Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiads are chess events open to all national teams. They have been run since 1927 by the world chess organisation, FIDE. Since 1950, they have been run every two years. 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.

Recognised sport

Chess is a recognized sport by the International Olympic Committee with FIDE being the recognized International Sports Federation for chess since June 1999. As a member of the International Olympic Committee, FIDE adheres to its rules, including controversially having doping tests. 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

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	Estonia 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	Israel 18	United States 17
2010	39th Chess Olympiad	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Ukraine 19	Russia 18	Israel 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.

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

Women's section

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	LublinPoland	Soviet Union 26	Hungary 20.5	Czechoslovakia 19
1972	5th Chess Olympiad	SkopjeYugoslavia	Soviet Union 11.5	Romania 8.5	Hungary 8
1974	6th Chess Olympiad	MedellinColombia	Soviet Union 13.5	Romania 13.5	Bulgaria 13
1976	7th Chess Olympiad	HaifaIsrael	Israel 17	England 11.5	Spain 11.5
1978	8th Chess Olympiad	Buenos AiresArgentina	Soviet Union 16	Hungary 11	West Germany 11
1980	9th Chess Olympiad	VallettaMalta	Soviet Union 32.5	Hungary 32	Poland 26.5
1982	10th Chess Olympiad	LuzernSwaziland	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 SadYugoslavia	Hungary 35	Soviet Union 35	China 29
1992	15th Chess Olympiad	ManilaPhilippines	Georgia 30.5	Ukraine 29	China 28.5
1994	16th Chess Olympiad	Moscow Russia	Georgia 32	Hungary 31	China 27
1996	17th Chess Olympiad	YerevanArmenia	Georgia 30	China 28.5	Russia 28.5
1998	18th Chess Olympiad	ElistaRussia	China 29	Russia 27	Georgia 27
2000	19th Chess Olympiad	IstanbulTurkey	China 32	Georgia 31	Russia 28.5
2002	20th Chess Olympiad	BledSlovenia	China 29.5	Russia 29	Poland 28
2004	21st Chess Olympiad	CalviàSpain	China 31	United States 28	Russia 27.5
2006	22nd Chess Olympiad	TorinoItaly	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-MansiyskRussia	Russia 22	China 18	Georgia 16
2012	25th Chess Olympiad	IstanbulTurkey	Russia 19	China 19	Ukraine 18
2014	26th Chess Olympiad	TromsøNorway	Russia 20	China 18	Ukraine 18
2016	27th Chess Olympiad	BakuAzerbaijan	China 20	Poland 17	Ukraine 17
2018	28th Chess Olympiad	BatumiGeorgia	China 18	Ukraine 18	Georgia 17
2022	29th Chess Olympiad	ChennaiIndia	Ukraine 18	Georgia 18	India 17
2024	30th Chess Olympiad	BudapestHungary	India 19	Kazakhstan 18	United States 17