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Ukrainian men top field in World Chess Olympiad

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Oct. 4, 2010, 6:02 a.m. | Ukraine — by Staff reports
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Ukraine took home the gold on Oct. 3 topping the field in the 11th and final round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The closely-watched tournament, which commenced on Sept. 21, saw the country's 5-man squad defeat top-seeded Russia.

Team members included Vasyl Ivanchuk (Lviv), Pavel Ehlyanov (Kharkiv), Ruslan Ponomarev (Kyiv), Zakhar Efimenko (Mukachevo), Oleksandr Moiseenko (Kharkiv) and team trainer Volodymr Tukmakov (Odesa).

The second-seeded Ukrainian squaid (19 match points) won the men’s competition with top seed Russia 1 (18 match points) coming in second. Israel took third place.
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Anonymous Oct. 4, 2010, 8:44 p.m.    

1st and 2nd place in the same pack... good job, boys!! Our sincere congratulations.

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Anonymous Oct. 7, 2010, 5:29 p.m.    

Great job!

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