Chess Team Takes Olympiad Silver

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We’ll be candid here: Until this week, when news about the Israeli men’s chess team started hitting the wires, we had no idea there was such a thing as a Chess Olympiad.  Clearly, we don’t know enough about the game.  The Chess Olympiad takes place every other year; this year’s host was Dresden, Germany.  After 11 rounds, the men’s team, led by Boris Gelfand, had racked up 18 points, good enough to place second behind Armenia.  (The USA placed third with 17 points.)  The women’s team finished in ninth place.
Bonus coverage: The Israeli media covered the story as well. Check out Ynet and Haaretz for more.

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