Saturday, May 06, 2006

Canadian Olympiad Team

Back in March, Olympiad manager IM Brian Hartman has announced team lineups.

Men:
1. GM Pascal Charbonneau 2510
2. GM Mark Bluvshtein 2531
3. IM Yan Teplitsky 2446
4. IM Igor Zugic 2466
5. GM Dima Tyomkin 2490
6. IM Tomas Krnan 2409

Women:
1. WIM Natalia Khoudgarian 2123
2. WIM Nava Starr 2169
3. WIM Dinara Khaziyeva 2103
4. WFM Hazel Smith 2035


One thing changed since then, IM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon (2419) will replace GM Dima Tyomkin. Team Chess Inc. has successfully raised the funds and hired world-famous trainer GM Lev Psakhis to coach both teams. WorldChessNetwork is supporting the project with $10.000 USD.


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