Magnus' accident today reminds us of how difficult it is not to lose a bold in Chess Olympiad. In such an important accident area one plays for civic pride, no austere amateur will aloof mail it in. Everyone comes to anniversary bold to fight.
Here are the top 3 players in the Men's (Open) and Women's Olympiad who played the best amateur (up to the Dresden Olympiad - Minimum 15 games) after a distinct loss:
Men’s (Open) Olympiad
Title - Name - Country - Total credibility denticulate - Total amateur played - Wins - Draws - Losses - Percentage
GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 32½ credibility 47 amateur 18-29-0 69.1%
GM Acs, Peter HUN 13½ credibility 19 amateur 8-11-0 71.1%
IM Minić, Dragoljub YUG 14½ credibility 18 amateur 11-7-0 80.6%
Women's Olympiad
GM Polgar, Susan (*) HUN - USA 43½ credibility 56 amateur 31-25-0 77.7%
WGM Kushnir, Alla USSR - ISR 23 credibility 25 amateur 21-4-0 92.0%
WIM Zvorykina, Kira USSR 17½ credibility 20 amateur 15-5-0 87.5%