England reveal strong Olympiad squads as seniors campaign for gold in Krakow
Top five English grandmasters will feature in Budapest – as will nine-year-old prodigy Bodhana SivanandanEngland will look for at least a top-10 finish from the national Open team when the biennial 180-country chess Olympiad starts in Budapest, Hungary, in September, while the women’s squad features a debut for Bodhana Sivanandan, aged nine. In the 2022 Olympiad at Chennai, England finished 14th and 32nd. Since then the former Russian Nikita Vitiugov has transferred his allegiance, and is likely to be a formidable top board.The Open team in rating order is: Vitiugov (2678), David Howell (2675), Michael Adams (2672), Gawain Jones (2640), Luke McShane (2617). The women’s team consists of: Jovanka Houska (2333), Lan Yao (2325), Harriet Hunt (2304), Katarzyna Toma (2241), Sivanandan (2185). Continue reading…
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