In any of my posts, I do not think that I have detailed how the Tromso Olympiad works "behind the scenes." When a round has been completed and the results verified, the next round is paired by countries. This is done by 22:00 Tromso time (4:00 pm ET) -- I have seen it released as early as 21:00 Tromso time (3:00 pm ET). These pairing can be seen under "Team Pairings" at http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=-1.
Teams then are given until 09:30 Tromso time (3:30 ET am ET) the following morning to submit their board lineups for the round. If a top board player rests, those below him move up one slot and the reserve player is given board 4. By 10:00 Tromso time, the board pairings are released. These too can be found at http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=-1.
The players then have four hours to prepare for their assigned opponent. This is done with the help of the team coach who analyses the player's previous games both at this Olympiad and those that can be found in available databases.
The rounds begin sharp at 14:00 Tromso time (8:00 am ET), with the exception of round 1 and 11, which are scheduled for 15:00 and 11:00 Tromso time respectively.
Teams then are given until 09:30 Tromso time (3:30 ET am ET) the following morning to submit their board lineups for the round. If a top board player rests, those below him move up one slot and the reserve player is given board 4. By 10:00 Tromso time, the board pairings are released. These too can be found at http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=-1.
The players then have four hours to prepare for their assigned opponent. This is done with the help of the team coach who analyses the player's previous games both at this Olympiad and those that can be found in available databases.
The rounds begin sharp at 14:00 Tromso time (8:00 am ET), with the exception of round 1 and 11, which are scheduled for 15:00 and 11:00 Tromso time respectively.
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