Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei whitiāhua - At the Turin 2006 Olympiad
, he tūranga iti engari he āwhina i roto i te tīma ā-motu me te kaute nui o te 3.5/5. I taua wa, ko tana whakatauranga Elo e whakaatu ana i te pumau o ana mahi, a ka paahitia e ia te tohu 2600 i te timatanga o te tau 2007. Ko te mahi me te kaiako hou (GM Vladimir Chuchelov) pea tetahi atu take mo tana ahunga whakamua tonu. I te European Team Chess Championship i Heraklion i te 2007, i whakawhiwhia e ia tetahi atu tohu pai (4.5/8) ki te katoa o te roopu Netherlands.