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2016 Olympiad — Pre-Round 10 Predictions

by scribe | Sep 11, 2016 | current news, people, tournaments

The ninth round of the Chess Olympiad in Baku brought some clarity to the proceedings. On the men’s side, the U.S. team beat Norway, Ukraine beat India, and Russia crushed the home team, Azerbaijan. That leaves the troika of the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia on top...

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