Now that the election has finished, chess will once again take center stage in Khanty-Mansiysk. Here are the top team pairings for round 9:
Open Olympiad:
1. Azerbaijan (13/22.5) - Ukraine (14/23)
2. Armenia (13/21) - Russia 1 (13/21)
3. Georgia (13/23.5) - France (13/20)
4. Israel (12/21.5) - Hungary (13/19.5)
5. Cuba (12/21) - China (12/22)
6. Bulgaria (11/21.5) - United States of America (12/21)
7. India (11/20) - Poland (11/21.5)
8. Czech Republic (11/21.5) - Canada (11/20)
9. Croatia (11/19.5) - Spain (11/21)
10. Belarus (11/21.5) - Slovakia (11/19.5)
11. Russia 3 (11/18.5) - England (11/20)
12. Norway (11/19.5) - Serbia (11/21)
13. Brazil (11/21) - Italy (11/19.5)
14. Colombia (11/20.5) - Estonia (11/19.5)
Women's Olympiad:
1. Russia 1 (16/25) - Serbia (13/23)
2. Georgia (12/22.5) - Russia 2 (13/20.5)
3. Hungary (12/20) - China (12/22.5)
4. Ukraine (12/22) - Croatia (12/19)
5. Cuba (12/23.5) - India (12/21)
6. Bulgaria (12/18.5) - Romania (11/21.5)
7. Slovakia (11/21.5) - Armenia (11/21)
8. Poland (11/20.5) - Uzbekistan (11/22)
9. United States of America (11/20) - Greece (11/20.5)
10. Latvia (11/19.5) - Kazakhstan (10/21)
Full pairings here: http://www.ugra-chess.com/results.php
