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Posted: October 4, 2010 03:11 PM  Ukraine Wins Chess Olympiad
What's Your Reaction:  To win gold medals at any chess olympiad,
you need exceptional performances of at least two players who
know how to take risks and collect points. But you also need a
few others who can steady the team -- solid players hard to
defeat. If that is not enough, you need some luck. The team of
Ukraine had it all at the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-
Mansiysk, Russia, that finished Sunday.  Led by the amazing GM
Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ukraine clinched the gold undefeated, winning
eight matches, tying three and collecting 19 points. Russia's
top team finished with the silver medal with 18 points. Israel
tied for third place with Hungary with 17 points, but won the
bronze on a better tiebreak.   Ivanchuk receiving the gold
medal, Russian team on the left  In the Women's olympiad, Russia
1, led by the Kosintseva sisters, Tatiana and Nadezhda, and by
the women's world champion Alexan