The heroes of the Olympics

(created on 29th March 2005)
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1.
Which of the following players was NOT a victim of one of Fischer’s “Havana triplets”?
2.
Which player won four medals across the Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1984 (including three gold)?
3.
This newly emerging star was awarded the GM title soon after his excellent score at the 1956 Moscow Olympiad. Who was he?
4.
Which of the following players never defeated a reigning World Champion in an Olympiad game?
5.
Who was the first woman ever to play for a team in the men’s Chess Olympiad?
6.
One of the world’s top players arrived for the 1935 Warsaw Olympiad with his favourite pet—a cat named “Chess” (of course). Who was he?
7. Which of the following great players never appeared in a Chess Olympiad?
8.
Which player fainted at the board and was then ordered by doctors to withdraw from the Olympiad (Siegen 1970)?
9. One of participants of Paris 1924 tournament later served on the appeals committee in Thessaloniki (1984) at the age of 87. Who was he?
10.
Which of the following players represented fewer than three different countries in Chess Olympiads?
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