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Russian mantle is at stake
MANILA, June 10: The proud Russian chess squad, heirs to glorious Soviet teams that ruled
the Chess Olympiad for decades, face a bruising battle to retain their title against powerful rivals England, the Ukraine and the United States, reports Reuter.
The absence of ex-World Champion Anatoly Karpov and Arthur Yusupov has weakend the Russians but they are still tough to beat tn the Manila World Olympiad, opposing Grandmasters said
This time the English team has a good chance to win the Chess Olympiad but it will be. a big fight between England. Russia, the Ukraine and USA." said »>orld champion Garrl Kasparov, who leads the depleted Russian squad
They may be weakened by the loss of strong players but they are still formidable." said British Grandmaster Nigel Short, who beat Karpov to qualify for the finals of the Candidates' Series to choose the challenger for the world title.
We have a good chance this year. I think the team is better
prepared this time," added Short, who will face Dutchman Jan Ttmman tn a match in January to choose who will challenge Kasparov for the world crown.
After two rounds of play. Russia leads the Manila competition with 7.5 points with England and six other countries tied for second place half a point behind.
The loss of two of their key players might spur the Russians to work harder in the 14-round tournament and the battle for the top spot may be the most closely-fought in 70 years, short said.
Their mantle is on the line," a member of the England team said.
Karpov skipped the Manila competition supposedly because he was bitterly disappointed by his loss to Short in Linares. Spain a few months «®>
"Mr. Karpov has indicated he is very busy while Mr Yusupov asked for steep requirements that the Russian Chess Federation cannot meet." Kasparov told reporters.
The England team — which includes Short. Jonathan Speclman, Michael Adams.
Murray Chandler. John Nunn and Julian Hodgson— has been together for years, creating a solid team spirit needed in the long contest for top honours.
"England has the same players. They know each other very well. They have this team spirit which sets them apart from most teams." said Ttmman.
Another solid contender is the United States, which fin ished second behind the Russians in the 1990 Olympiad in Novisad In Yugoslavia.
Powered by three Soviet emigres — youthftil prodigy Gata Kamsky, Alexander Ycrmollnsky and Boris Gulko — the US team hopes to topple the Russians from the top perch when the tournament ends on June 25.
Another serious challenger will be the Ukraine, led by world number three Vassily Invachuk and two other stalwarts of the former Soviet squad, Oleg Romanishin and Alexander Beliavsky
Other teams waiting in the wings are Hungary. Germany, the Netherlands and even China.
"There arc no easy matches." said England captain Michael Stean.