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Chess Olympiad

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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

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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]

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

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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 Israel  Israel 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 Malta  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  Georgia 30.5  Ukraine 29  China 28.5
1994 16th Chess Olympiad Moscow  Russia  Georgia 32  Hungary 31  China 27
1996 17th Chess Olympiad Yerevan Armenia  Georgia 30  China 28.5  Russia 28.5
1998 18th Chess Olympiad Elista Russia  China 29  Russia 27  Georgia 27
2000 19th Chess Olympiad Istanbul Turkey  China 32  Georgia 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  Georgia 18  Ukraine 18  United States 17
2010 24th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk Russia  Russia 22  China 18  Georgia 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 Georgia  China 18  Ukraine 18  Georgia 17
2022 29th Chess Olympiad Chennai India  Ukraine 18  Georgia 18  India 17
2024 30th Chess Olympiad Budapest Hungary  India 19  Kazakhstan 18  United States 17

References

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  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