Chess @ the olympics

jbaca

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14 Aug 04

jbaca

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14 Aug 04

I am trying to find out if chess will be featured @ the 2004 Olympics or is 2008 the target date, I thought it would happen this year as exhibition only.

Impala03

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The Chi

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14 Aug 04

I thought chess has been at the olympics for many years now... I also know that there are US chess teams competing in 04 olympics

SirLoseALot

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14 Aug 04

For many years?No way!You're not confusing the olympics with chess olympiads,are you?

Otis

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14 Aug 04

Didn't chess get rejected into becoming an olympic sport?

We all know the Russians would clearly win gold anyways

jbaca

Joined: 06 Apr 04
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14 Aug 04

So I guess I just misread something!

jbaca

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14 Aug 04

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I did find this reference to an exhibition @ 2000 Sydney:
http://www.auschess.org.au/columns/ct/ct240900.htm

RBHILL

Acts 13:48

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15 Aug 04

Originally posted by Otis
Didn't chess get rejected into becoming an olympic sport?

We all know the Russians would clearly win gold anyways

You are right about the Russians winning.
I would complain though because the US mens basketball will always win the Gold, even if they lose 1 out of 40 games or so every 3 Olympics.

taifun

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16 Aug 04

Does anyone here know how to get a book about the games in The Chess Olympic of 1936?
It seems to be very difficult, indeed.😉

Osse

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16 Aug 04

Originally posted by taifun
Does anyone here know how to get a book about the games in The Chess Olympic of 1936?
It seems to be very difficult, indeed.😉

"The Munich Olympiad 1936", by Tony Gillam, is available from the British Chess Magazine bookstore: http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/chessbooks/bookschessplayer.html

I have no idea whether it is any good or not. I would guess the ChessBase databases have all the games on them also.