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8/10/2014

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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.
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Byron
8/10/2014 07:11:01 am

Good stuff Andre - I'm also finding the use of technology at this Olympiad astounding. Every single match can be watched from anywhere in the world - live!

In fact, not only are we able to watch ALL of the games, but the computer shows the three top candidate moves in plain language showing who is either 'slightly better', 'much better' or 'winning'. Really nice!

I was watching everyone's games before I had to dash off to church for 11:00. Tough games today but I like everyone's stick-ability. We'll take the 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 win any day (spoiler alert - Lol) though Elton had the squeeze on his opponent until that Rook-Night exchange which surprisingly was still calculated as an equal game after that. Cox's marathon was back and forth but I can imagine that it must have been a tough mental game.

As you begin to wind down, I wish you guys all the best in your upcoming rounds and I hope you're enjoying Tromso!

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