Opening Ceremonies from the 38th Chess Olympiad being held in Dresden, Germany.
The Chess Olympiad, the pre-eminent team chess event in the world, which this year is being held in Dresden, Germany, has started and after two rounds the favorites have all posted two wins, but not without some scares.
Russia, the top-ranked team, edged out its two opponents, Switzerland and Poland, by 2.5 to 1.5. Ukraine, the No. 2 seed, beat its opponents, Vietnam and Serbia, by similarly slim margins. And China, No. 3, survived a loss in Round 1 by Ni Hua, its No. 2 player, to Wesley So of the Philippines, a 15-year-old prodigy who is already that country’s top player. Armenia, the defending champion, has looked very good, blowing out its Round 1 opponent, Italy, 4 to 0, and comfortably topping Moldova, 3 to 1, in Round 2.
Team-Composition with round-results
 25. United States of America (USA / RtgAvg:2673, Captain: Donaldson, John W / TB1: 3 / TB2: 12) |
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| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | Rp | |
| 1 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2729 | USA | ½ | ½ | 1,0 | 2 | 2586 | 0 | |
| 2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2704 | USA | ½ | 0,5 | 2 | 2587 | 0 | ||
| 3 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2644 | USA | 1 | 1 | 2,0 | 3 | 2562 | 0 | |
| 4 | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2616 | USA | 0 | 0,0 | 2 | 2492 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2606 | USA | 1 | 0 | 1,0 | 3 | 2523 | 0 | |
