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Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiads are chess events open to all national teams. They have been run since 1927 by the world chess organisation, FIDE.[1] Since 1950, they have been run every two years.[2] Earlier events were all-play-all. Then, as numbers grew, a system of qualifying sections were used. In recent times, the format has been a Swiss system. This, in chess terms, is a method whereby opponents are chosen each round to have similar scores. It has been widely used for individual tournaments.[3]

Recognised sport

Chess is a recognized sport by the International Olympic Committee[4] with FIDE being the recognized International Sports Federation for chess since June 1999.[4][5][6][7] As a member of the International Olympic Committee, FIDE adheres to its rules, including controversially having doping tests.[8][9][10][11] The prospects of chess becoming an Olympic sporting event at some future date remain unclear. The naming of FIDE's team championship as the "Chess Olympiad" is of historical origin and implies no connection between this event and the Olympic Games.

Open section [12]

Year Event Location Gold Silver Bronze
1927 1st Chess Olympiad   London, United Kingdom   Hungary 40   Denmark 38.5   United Kingdom36.5
1928 2nd Chess Olympiad   The Hague, Netherlands   Hungary 44   United States 39.5   Poland 37
1930 3rd Chess Olympiad   Hamburg, Germany   Poland 48.5   Hungary 47   Germany 44.5
1931 4th Chess Olympiad   Prague, Czechoslovakia   United States 48   Poland 47   Czechoslovakia 46.5
1933 5th Chess Olympiad   Folkestone, United Kingdom   United States 39   Czechoslovakia 37.5   Sweden 34
1935 6th Chess Olympiad   Warsaw, Poland   United States 54   Sweden 52.5   Poland 52
1936 non-FIDE unofficial Chess Olympiad *   Munich, Germany Hungary 110.5 Poland 108 Germany 106.5
1937 7th Chess Olympiad   Stockholm, Sweden   United States 54.5   Hungary 48.5   Poland 47
1939 8th Chess Olympiad   Buenos Aires, Argentina   Germany 36   Poland 35.5   33.5
1950 9th Chess Olympiad   Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia   Yugoslavia 45.5   Argentina 43.5   West Germany 40.5
1952 10th Chess Olympiad   Helsinki, Finland   Soviet Union 21   Argentina 19.5   Yugoslavia 19
1954 11th Chess Olympiad   Amsterdam, Netherlands   Soviet Union 34   Argentina 27   Yugoslavia 26.5
1956 12th Chess Olympiad Moscow, Soviet Union   Soviet Union 31   Yugoslavia 26.5   Hungary 26.5
1958 13th Chess Olympiad   Munich, West Germany   Soviet Union 34.5   Yugoslavia 29   Argentina 25.5
1960 14th Chess Olympiad   Leipzig, East Germany   Soviet Union 34   United States 29   Yugoslavia 27
1962 15th Chess Olympiad   Varna, Bulgaria   Soviet Union 31.5   Yugoslavia 28   Argentina 26
1964 16th Chess Olympiad   Tel Aviv, Israel   Soviet Union 36.5   Yugoslavia 32  West Germany 30.5
1966 17th Chess Olympiad   Havana, Cuba   Soviet Union 39.5   United States 34.5   Hungary 33.5
1968 18th Chess Olympiad   Lugano, Switzerland   Soviet Union 39.5   Yugoslavia 31   Bulgaria 30
1970 19th Chess Olympiad   Siegen, West Germany   Soviet Union 27.5   Hungary 26.5   Yugoslavia 26
1972 20th Chess Olympiad Skopje, Yugoslavia   Soviet Union 42   Hungary 40.5   Yugoslavia 38
1974 21st Chess Olympiad   Nice, France   Soviet Union 46   Yugoslavia 37.5   United States 36.5
1976 22nd Chess Olympiad *   Haifa, Israel   United States 37   Netherlands 36.5   England 35.5
1978 23rd Chess Olympiad   Buenos Aires, Argentina   Hungary 37   Soviet Union 36   United States 35
1980 24th Chess Olympiad   Valletta, Malta   Soviet Union 39   Hungary 39   United States 35
1982 25th Chess Olympiad   Lucerne, Switzerland   Soviet Union 42.5   Czechoslovakia 36   United States 35
1984 26th Chess Olympiad   Thessaloniki, Greece   Soviet Union 41   England 37   United States 35
1986 27th Chess Olympiad   Dubai, UAE   Soviet Union 40   England 39   United States 38
1988 28th Chess Olympiad   Thessaloniki, Greece   Soviet Union 40.5   England 34.5   Netherlands 34.5
1990 29th Chess Olympiad Novi Sad, Yugoslavia   Soviet Union 39   United States 35.5   England 35.5
1992 30th Chess Olympiad   Manila, Philippines   Russia 39   Uzbekistan 35   Armenia 34.5
1994 31st Chess Olympiad   Moscow, Russia   Russia 37.5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 35   Russia-II 34.5
1996 32nd Chess Olympiad   Yerevan, Armenia   Russia 38.5   Ukraine 35   United States 34
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad   Elista, Russia   Russia 35.5   United States 34.5   Ukraine 32.5
2000 34th Chess Olympiad   Istanbul, Turkey   Russia 38   Germany 37   Ukraine 35.5
2002 35th Chess Olympiad   Bled, Slovenia   Russia 38.5   Hungary 37.5   Armenia 35
2004 36th Chess Olympiad   Calviá, Spain   Ukraine 39.5   Russia 36.5   Armenia 36.5
2006 37th Chess Olympiad   Turin, Italy   Armenia 36   China 34   United States 33
2008 38th Chess Olympiad   Dresden, Germany   Armenia 19   18   United States 17
2010 39th Chess Olympiad   Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia   Ukraine 19   Russia 18   17
2012 40th Chess Olympiad   Istanbul, Turkey   Armenia 19   Russia 19   Ukraine 18
2014 41th Chess Olympiad   Tromsø, Norway   China 19   Hungary 17   India 17
2016 42th Chess Olympiad   Baku, Azerbaijan   United States 20   Ukraine 20   Russia 18
2018 43th Chess Olympiad   Batumi, Georgia   China 18   United States 18   Russia 18
2022 44th Chess Olympiad   Chennai, India   Uzbekistan 19   Armenia 19   India 18
2024 45th Chess Olympiad   Budapest, Hungary   India 21   United States 17   Uzbekistan 17

* In 1936 FIDE refused its approval on grounds of Nazi anti-semitism; however, the organisers accepted Jewish players, and many did play in the event.[13]

* In 1976 the USSR and other communist countries did not compete for political reasons.

Women's section [14]

Year Event Location Gold Silver Bronze
1957 lst Chess Olympiad Emmen   Netherlands   Soviet Union 10.5   Romania 10.5   East Germany 10
1963 2nd Chess Olympiad Split   Yugoslavia   Soviet Union 25   Yugoslavia 24.5   East Germany 21
1966 3rd Chess Olympiad Oberhausen   West Germany   Soviet Union 22   Romania 20.5   East Germany 17
1969 4th Chess Olympiad Lublin  Poland   Soviet Union 26   Hungary 20.5   Czechoslovakia 19
1972 5th Chess Olympiad Skopje  Yugoslavia   Soviet Union 11.5   Romania 8.5   Hungary 8
1974 6th Chess Olympiad Medellin  Colombia   Soviet Union 13.5   Romania 13.5   Bulgaria 13
1976 7th Chess Olympiad Haifa    17   England 11.5   Spain 11.5
1978 8th Chess Olympiad Buenos Aires  Argentina   Soviet Union 16   Hungary 11   West Germany 11
1980 9th Chess Olympiad Valletta    Soviet Union 32.5   Hungary 32   Poland 26.5
1982 10th Chess Olympiad Luzern  Swaziland   Soviet Union 33   Romania 30   Hungary 26
1984 11th Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki   Greece   Soviet Union 32   Bulgaria 27.5   Romania 27
1986 12th Chess Olympiad Dubai   United Arab Emirates   Soviet Union 33.5   Hungary 29   Romania 28
1988 13th Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki   Greece   Hungary 33   Soviet Union 32.5   Yugoslavia 28
1990 14th Chess Olympiad Novi Sad  Yugoslavia   Hungary 35   Soviet Union 35   China 29
1992 15th Chess Olympiad Manila  Philippines   30.5   Ukraine 29   China 28.5
1994 16th Chess Olympiad Moscow   Russia   32   Hungary 31   China 27
1996 17th Chess Olympiad Yerevan  Armenia   30   China 28.5   Russia 28.5
1998 18th Chess Olympiad Elista  Russia   China 29   Russia 27   27
2000 19th Chess Olympiad Istanbul  Turkey   China 32   31   Russia 28.5
2002 20th Chess Olympiad Bled  Slovenia   China 29.5   Russia 29   Poland 28
2004 21st Chess Olympiad Calvià  Spain   China 31   United States 28   Russia 27.5
2006 22nd Chess Olympiad Torino  Italy   Ukraine 29.5   Russia 28   China 27.5
2008 23rd Chess Olympiad Dresden   Germany   18   Ukraine 18   United States 17
2010 24th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk  Russia   Russia 22   China 18   16
2012 25th Chess Olympiad Istanbul  Turkey   Russia 19   China 19   Ukraine 18
2014 26th Chess Olympiad Tromsø  Norway   Russia 20   China 18   Ukraine 18
2016 27th Chess Olympiad Baku  Azerbaijan   China 20   Poland 17   Ukraine 17
2018 28th Chess Olympiad Batumi    China 18   Ukraine 18   17
2022 29th Chess Olympiad Chennai  India   Ukraine 18   18   India 17
2024 30th Chess Olympiad Budapest  Hungary   India 19   Kazakhstan 18   United States 17

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References

  1. ↑ There is another world championship for chess teams run by FIDE, but it is not open. In 2010 FIDE chose the five strongest teams, and pitched them against five much weaker teams. The basis for this decision has not been explained. [1]
  2. ↑ List of Chess Olympida
  3. ↑ Reuben, Stewart 2005. The chess organiser's handbook. 3rd ed, incorporating the 2005 FIDE laws of chess. Chapter 9 Swiss pairing systems.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Recognized Sports of the International Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  5. ↑ International Federation (IF) for chess. International Olympic Committee official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  6. ↑ FIDE - Uniting the Chess World FIDE Official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  7. ↑ ARISF Members Association of Recognized IOC International Sports Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  8. ↑ Complete FIDE Anti-Doping Documents FIDE official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  9. ↑ Controversy over FIDE doping check ChessBase.com Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  10. ↑ The Insanity of drug testing in chess Archived 2012-06-23 at the Wayback Machine by Jeremy Silman Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  11. ↑ Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008 Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine chinaorbit.com Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  12. ↑ Open section
  13. ↑ Edward Winter: The 1936 Munich Chess Olympiad
  14. ↑ Women's section
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