NZ teams at the 2020 Olympiad

[slyall]

Open Team (in provisional Board order)
1 Ben Hague
2 Russell Dive
3 Scott Wastney
4 Daniel Gong
5 John Duneas
Captain: Dejan Bojkov

Women’s Team (in confirmed Board Order)
1 Helen Milligan
2 Jasmine Zhang
3 Isabelle Ning
4 Nicole Qin
5 Nadia Braganza
Captain: Herman van Riemsdijk

Full document including reserves for Women's team

[heligan]

They deserve their titles.
(Official document, with added titles!):
OPEN TEAM
There were 5 applicants only for the NZ OPEN TEAM.
The PROVISIONAL Board Order is:
1. FM BEN HAGUE
2. IM RUSSELL DIVE
3. FM SCOTT WASTNEY
4. FM DANIEL GONG
5. FM JOHN DUNEAS
WOMEN’S TEAM
There were 10 applicants for the NZ WOMEN’S TEAM.
The CONFIRMED Board Order is
1. CM HELEN MILLIGAN
2. WIM JASMINE ZHANG
3. ISABELLE NING
4. WCM NICOLE QIN
5. WCM NADIA BRAGANZA
RESERVES
1. EVGENIA CHARMOVA
2. WCM JOY QIN
3. JINGBO WEI
4. ANYA THURNER
5. YOLANDA CHANG
PROVISO
Any vacancies occurring in the WOMEN’S TEAM will be filled from the list above.
However, the level of tournament chess activity and commitment by these players
in the period leading up to the Olympiad will take priority over the listed order.

[Capablanca-Fan]

Any Olympiad appeal?

[Shaun94]

It's great to see so many strong players from New Zealand selected to play in the Olympiad. If any of the selected players are looking for an event to play in the lead up and wish to participate in the 2020 Gold Coast Open, please get in touch scurtis@gardinerchess.com.au

[CivicChessMan]

Ranking for the Open Team is

1. FM BEN HAGUE 1st
2. IM RUSSELL DIVE 6th     
3. FM SCOTT WASTNEY 4th
4. FM DANIEL GONG 13th
5. FM JOHN DUNEAS 19th

Ranking for the Women's team is

1. CM HELEN MILLIGAN 2nd
2. WIM JASMINE ZHANG 3rd
3. ISABELLE NING 7th
4. WCM NICOLE QIN 9th
5. WCM NADIA BRAGANZA 12th

Reserves
1. EVGENIA CHARAMOVA -
2. WCM JOY QIN 11th
3. JINGBO WEI 14th
4. ANYA THURNER 15th
5. YOLANDA CHANG 17th

[ChrisBurns]

The 2020 Olympiad has been postponed till 2021. I hope the players selected this year will still be given option to keep their places for next year. It would mean that the players now have greater time to prepare.

[Craig_Hall]

There is a notice on the NZCF website advising that selections were cancelled.