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They did it!!! Images from Mars now being received. Keep up to date at NASA's mission website .

Next up in chess is the Chess Olympiad where countries from around the world send their top players to compete. This year it is being held in that great trading city of the ancient world that is Istanbul. Scotland ranked 58th in the world are represented by Colin Mcnab, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, John Shaw, Alan Tate and Graham Morrison. Best of luck to them You can find out more by going to the  tournament website .   Looking at the Russian team I see chessqueen will be there in the womens section and Vladimir Kramnik in the open tournament. Other teams of note are the International  Braille  Association, International  Committee  of Silent Chess and International Physically Disabled Association. Great to see. Tournament starts 27th of August and runs to the 10th of September.