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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Corbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
Etymologies
- Back-formation from Middle English Olympiades, Olympiads, from Latin Olympias, Olympiad-, Olympiad, from Greek Olumpias, Olumpiad-, from Olumpia, Olympia, Greece, site of the Olympic Games.
Examples
“She describes the bitter disappointment she felt as a middle-schooler after placing first in an Arabic language olympiad -- only to be barred from the next, nationwide round.”
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“Bobby Fischer created the "game of the century" in 1956 against Donald Byrne and he almost beat the world champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1962 olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria, with the Grunfeld defense.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: The Most Treacherous Defense in Chess
“At the chess olympiad in Buenos Aires in 1978, Donner lost to a Chinese master Liu Wenzhe.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Chess in Clouds of Smoke
“Tal won the first seven games at the Student olympiad in Uppsala, Sweden, and during that streak he produced an astonishing miniature against a Polish player.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: When Bobby Fischer Played Chess Like Misha Tal
“To win gold medals at any chess olympiad, you need exceptional performances of at least two players, who know how to take risks and collect ...”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Ukraine Wins Chess Olympiad
“To win gold medals at any chess olympiad, you need exceptional performances of at least two players, who know how to take risks and collect points.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Ukraine Wins Chess Olympiad
“In the Women's olympiad, Russia 1, led by the Kosintseva sisters, Tatiana and Nadezhda, and by the women's world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, grabbed first place, winning all 11 matches, collecting 22 points.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Ukraine Wins Chess Olympiad
“In 1982, during the chess olympiad in the Swiss city of Lucerne, Florencio Campomanes bribed his way to the FIDE presidency and the World Chess Federation lost its innocence.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Chess World of Karpov and Kasparov
“The 11-round olympiad concludes Sunday, October 3.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Ivanchuk Dominates Chess Olympiad
“The chess olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia is in full swing, moving into the second half.”
The Huffington Post: Lubomir Kavalek: Ivanchuk Dominates Chess Olympiad
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Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008
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