- 1972 Chess Olympiad
Where: Skopje, Yugoslavia (today's Macedonia)
When: 18th September - 13th October 1972
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts----WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.--Soviet Union--URS--64-----18-----2----1
2.---Hungary------HUN--64-----18-----3----1
3.---Yugoslavia---YUG--60½----15-----4----3
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts----WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.--Soviet Union--URS--19-----10-----1----0
2.---Romania------ROM--16------6-----5----1
3.---Hungary------HUN--16------6-----4----2
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23 games, 1972 - 1974 Chess Olympiad
Where: Nice, France
When: 6th - 30th June 1974
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts----WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.--Soviet Union--URS--75-----21-----2----0
2.---Yugoslavia---YUG--63-----15-----5----3
3.-United States--USA--63-----16-----4----3
Where: Medellin, Colombia
When: 15th September - 7th October 1974
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts----WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.--Soviet Union--URS--24½----11-----2----1
2.---Romania------ROM--21½-----8-----5----1
3.----Bulgaria----BUL--18½-----9-----2----2
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19 games, 1974 - 1976 Chess Olympiad
Where: Haifa, Israel
When: 26th October - 10th November 1976
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.-United States-USA---37----383.5----9-----3----1
2.--Netherlands--NED---36½---383.5---10-----3---
--0
3.---England-----ENG---35½---385.5----9-----4---
--0
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.----Israel-----ISR---26----10----1-----0
2.----England----ENG---24----8-----2-----2
3.-----Spain-----ESP---22----7-----1-----4
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6 games, 1976 - 1978 Chess Olympiad
Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina
When: 25th October - 12th November 1978
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.----Hungary----HUN----37----446.0---10-----3---
--1
2.-Soviet Union--URS----36----445.5---10-----3----1
3.-United States-USA----35----447.5---10-----3----1 WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts--WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---36½--13---1-----0
2.----Hungary----HUN---30---8----5-----1
3.---W. Germany--GER---27---7----6-----1
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13 games, 1978 - 1980 Chess Olympiad
Where: La Valletta, Malta
When: 20th November - 6th December 1980
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union--URS--39----449.5---11-----3----0
2.---Hungary------HUN--39----448.0---10-----4----
-0
3.---Yugoslavia---YUG--35----448.0----8-----5----
-1
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---32½---331.5----11---2-----1
2.----Hungary----HUN---32----332.5----11---3-----
-0
3.-----Poland----POL---26½---339.0----9----2----
--3
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18 games, 1980-1982 - 1982 Chess Olympiad
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---42½---452.0---13-----1----0
2.----Czech.-----CSR---36----456.5----9-----3----
-2
3.-United States-USA---35½---461.0----10----3----1 WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---33----336.0----13---1-----0
2.---Romania-----ROM---30----334.0----9----3-----
-1
3.---Hungary-----HUN---26----343.0----7----5-----
-2
Sorry no data of Best individual medals
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16 games, 1980-1982 - 1984 Chess Olympiad
Where: Thessaloniki, Greece
When: 18th November - 5th December 1984
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---41----451.5---12-----1----1
2.---England-----ENG---37----447.5---10-----2----
-2
3.-United States-USA---35----455.5----9-----3----2 MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-------GM Nunn, John-----ENG----2868
2.----GM Vaganian, Rafael--URS----2809
3.-GM Beliavsky, Alexander-URS----2798
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS----32---341.0----12---2-----0
2.---Bulgaria----BUL----27½--343.5----8----3----
--3
3.---Romania-----ROM----27---344.5----9----3-----
-2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.----WGM Semenova, Lidia--URS----2505
2.-----WGM Cramling, Pia---SWE----2336
3.--WGM Gaprindashvili, N.-URS----2329
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20 games, 1984 - 1986 Chess Olympiad
Where: Turin, Italy
When: 20th May - 4th June 2006
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---40----465.5---10-----3----1
2.---England-----ENG---39½---462.0---12-----1---
--1
3.-United States-USA---38½---392.5---11-----2----1 MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.----GM Kasparov, Garry---URS----2746
2.-----GM Yusupov, Artur---URS----2741
3.----GM Chandler, Murray--ENG----2711
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---33½---339.5----13---1-----0
2.---Hungary-----HUN---29----343.5----8----4-----
-2
3.---Romania-----ROM---28----343.5----8----2-----
-4
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.--WGM Gaprindashvili, N.-URS----+ ∞
2.-----WGM Liu Shilan------CHN----2393
3.-WGM Chiburdanidze, Maia-URS----2388
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16 games, 1986 - 1988 Chess Olympiad
Where: Thessaloniki, Greece
When: 12th - 30th November 1988
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---40½---456.0---11-----3----0
2.---England-----ENG---34½---457.0----8-----3---
--3
3.--Netherlands--NED---34½---455.0----8-----5---
--1
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.----GM Kasparov, Garry---URS----2877
2.----GM Karpov, Anatoly---URS----2800
3.----GM Portisch, Lajos---HUN----2767
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Hungary-----HUN---33----340.0----13---0-----
-1
2.--Soviet Union-URS---32½---341.5----10---3-----1
3.--Yugoslavia---YUG---28----345.0----9----3-----
-2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.--------Polgár, Judit----HUN----2699
2.-----WGM Cramling, Pia---SWE----2566
3.-------Polgár, Zsuzsa----HUN----2497
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17 games, 1988 - 1990 Chess Olympiad
Where: Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
When: 16th November - 4th December 1990
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.--Soviet Union-URS---39----460.5----13---1-----0
2.-United States-USA---35½---452.5----8----3-----3
3.---England-----ENG---35½---450.5----9----4----
--1
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.----GM Hübner, Robert----GER----2734
2.---GM Chandler, Murray---ENG----2730
3.----GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl---URS----2711
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.----Hungary----HUN---35----344.5----13---0-----
-1
2.--Soviet Union-URS---35----340.5----13---1-----0
3.---China-------CHN---29----350.5----10---1-----
-3
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.--WGM Arakhamia, Ketevan-URS----+ ∞
2.---WGM Polgár, Zsófia----HUN----2599
3.----WGM Polgár, Zsuzsa---HUN----2539
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15 games, 1990 - 1992 Chess Olympiad
Where: Manila, The Philippines
When: 7th - 25th June 1992
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Russia------RUS---39----461.0---11-----2----
-1
2.---Uzbekistan--UZB---35----453.5---10-----1----
-3
3.-----Armenia---ARM---34½---458.0----9-----3---
--2
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---FM Kramnik, Vladimir--RUS----2958
2.---GM Kasparov, Garry----RUS----2908
3.-----GM Lautier, Joël----FRA----2758
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Georgia-----GEO---30½---346.5----11---3----
--0
2.---Ukraine-----UKR---29----345.5----9----4-----
-1
3.---China-------CHN---28½---343.0----9----2----
--3
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-WGM Chiburdanidze, Maia-GEO----2692
2.--WGM Galliamova, Alisa--UKR----2560
3.---WGM Ioseliani, Nana---GEO----2522
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23 games, 1992 - 1994 Chess Olympiad
Where: Moscow, Russia
When: 30th November - 17th December 1994
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Russia "A"--RUS---37½---455.5---10-----3----1
2.-Bos. & Herze.-BIH---35----456.0----9-----3----2
3.---Russia "B"--RUS2--34½---457.5----7-----6----1 MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---GM Topalov, Veselin---BUL----2781
2.-GM Cámpora, Daniel Hugo-ARG----2776
3.----GM Portisch, Lajos---HUN----2766
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Georgia-----GEO---32----339.5----11---3-----
-0
2.---Hungary-----HUN---31----344.5----10---3-----
-1
3.---China-------CHN---27----351.0----10---2-----
-2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---WGM Polgár, Zsófia----HUN----2625
2.-WGM Chiburdanidze, Maia-GEO----2612
3.------Sedina, Elena------UKR----2605
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15 games, 1994 - 1996 Chess Olympiad
Where: Yerevan, Armenia
When: 15th September - 2nd October 1996
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Russia------RUS---38½---451.5---12-----2---
--0
2.---Ukraine-----UKR---35----442.0---10-----4----
-0
3.-United States-USA---34----448.5----8-----3----3 MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---GM Kasparov, Garry----RUS----2873
2.---GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl----UKR----2809
3.---GM Yermolinsky, A.----USA----2760
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Georgia-----GEO---30----349.5----10---4-----
-0
2.---China-------CHN---28½---347.0----10---1----
--3
3.---Russia------RUS---28½---345.5----8----3----
--3
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.------WGM Zhu Chen-------CHN----2561
2.---IM Ioseliani, Nana----GEO----2539
3.--IM Arakhamia-Grant, K.-GEO----2530
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14 games, 1994-1996 - 1998 Chess Olympiad
Where: Elista, Russia
When: 26th September - 13th October 1998
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Russia "A"--RUS---35½---394.0---11-----1----1
2.-United States-USA---34½---394.0----8-----4----1
3.----Ukraine----UKR---32½---394.0----7-----4---
--2
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.GM Azmaiparashvili, Zurab-GEO---2804
2.---GM Topalov, Veselin----BUL---2797
3.-GM Morozevich, Alexander-RUS---2776
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---China-------CHN---29----299.5----9----3-----
-1
2.---Russia "A"--RUS---27----295.0---10----2-----1
3.---Georgia-----GEO---27----289.5---11----0-----
-2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-------WGM Wang Lei------CHN----2618
2.--WGM S.-Dianchenko, T---RUS----2611
3.--GM Chiburdanidze, Maia-GEO----2598
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10 games, 1988-1998 - 2000 Chess Olympiad
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
28th October - 12th November 2000
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Russia------RUS---38----457.5----8-----4----
-2
2.---Germany-----GER---37----455.5---10-----2----
-2
3.---Ukraine-----UKR---35½---457.5----8-----5---
--1
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-GM Morozevich, Alexander-RUS---2804
2.---GM Topalov, Veselin----BUL---2797
3.----GM Dautov, Rustem-----GER---2788
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---China-------CHN---32----347.0----10---4-----
-0
2.---Georgia-----GEO---31----350.5----11---2-----
-1
3.---Russia------RUS---28½---353.5----8----4----
--2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-------WGM Zhu Chen------CHN----2641
2.---IM Galliamova, Alisa--RUS----2617
3.---WGM Khurtsidze, Nino--GEO----2612
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22 games, 2000 - 2002 Chess Olympiad
Where: Bled, Slovenia
When: 25th October - 11th November 2002
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Russia------RUS---38½---460.0---10-----3---
--1
2.---Hungary-----HUN---37½---454.5---11-----2---
--1
3.---Armenia-----ARM---35----456.5----7-----4----
-3
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---GM Kasparov, Garry----RUS----2933
2.--GM Akopian, Vladimir---ARM----2827
3.-GM Khalifman, Alexander-RUS----2797
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---China-------CHN---29½---347.5----10---2----
--2
2.---Russia------RUS---29----347.0----10----3----
-1
3.---Poland------POL---28----344.5----8----4-----
-2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-------WGM Zhao Xue------CHN----2707
2.-WGM Kosintseva, Tatiana-RUS----2661
3.--WGM Hoang Thanh Trang--VIE----2598
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30 games, 2002 - 2004 Chess Olympiad
Where: Calvià, Spain
When: 14th - 30th October 2004
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Ukraine-----UKR---39½---459.0---10-----4---
--0
2.--Russia-------RUS---36½---460.0---11-----0---
--3
3.---Armenia-----ARM---36½---459.0----8-----4---
--2
MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.-----GM Jobava, Baadur----GEO---2842
2.---GM Anand, Viswanathan--IND---2824
3.----GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl----UKR---2819
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---China-------CHN---31----345.0---11---1------
-2
2.-United States-USA---28----350.5---10---3------1
3.---Russia------RUS---27½---346.0---9----3-----
--2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.----GM Polgar, Zsuzsa----USA----2622
2.-------GM Xie, Jun-------CHN----2597
3.------WGM Zhao, Xue------CHN----2596
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26 games, 2004 - 2006 Chess Olympiad
Where: Turin, Italy
When: 20th May - 4th June 2006
MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Armenia-----ARM---36----397.0---10-----3----
-0
2.---China-------CHN---34----393.0----8-----1----
-4
3.-United States-USA---33----392.5----9-----3----1 MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---GM Kramnik, Vladimir--RUS----2847
2.---GM Wang Yue-----------CHN----2837
3.---GM Bacrot, Etienne----FRA----2833
WOMEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts---Buch----WIN--DRAW---
LOST
1.---Ukraine-----UKR---29½---299.0----12---1----
--0
2.---Russia------RUS---28----306.0----9----3-----
-1
3.---China-------CHN---27½---307.5----8----3----
--2
WOMEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---ELOp
1.---WGM Zhukova, Natalia--UKR----2647
2.---WGM Zhao Xue----------CHN----2617
3.-IM Kosintseva, Tatiana--FRA----2598
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23 games, 2006 - 2008 Chess Olympiad
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1. White wins with 1 Rf3 Qg6 2 Rc7+! Bxc7 3 Qd7+ Kf8 4 Be6 f6 5 Qxc7 Re8 6 Qd6+ Re7 7 Rc3. Neither 5 . . . Qh5 6 Rd3! nor 5 . . . Ra8 6 Rd3 Qe8 7 Qxb7 Rb8 8 Qxa7 Ra8 9 Qb6, preparing Rd1-d7, will save Black. 3. 28 Rf4 Black refutes 28 Bf4 Qxe4 29 Qxb7 by 29 . . . Qe2! 30 Rg1 Nxf4 31 Qxa8 Nh3!, with an unstoppable attack. Nxf4 29 Nf6+ Qxf6 30 Bxf6 Again White has won the Queen. However, Topalov's next punch is a knockout. Bxg2+ 31 Kg1 Ba7+, White Resigns. 5. 14 Nxe6! fxe6 15 Nxd6+ Ke7 Forced. Not 15 . . . Kd8? 16 Nxb7+ Qxb7 because 17 Bg2 Qb8 18 Qxe6 Ra7 19 Bc6 wins. 16 Nxb7 Qxf4+? Only 16 . . . Qxb7 17 Bg2 Qc7 18 Bxa8 Rxa8 resists. Not 18 . . . Qxf4+? 19 Kb1 Rxa8 because 20 Rhf1 Qc7 21 Qf3 aims at a8 and f7. 17 Kb1 Bf6 18 Rxd7+! Kxd7 19 Nc5+ Kd6 Embarking on a one-way journey, but 19 . . . Ke8 20 Qxe6+ Be7 loses at least a Rook to 21 Qc6+ Kf7 22 Qd5+. 20 Qxe6+ Kxc5 21 b4+ Kd4 22 Bg2 Qd2 23 Qd5+, Black Resigns. 6. 17 0-0-0?! Not as convincing as gaining material by 17 Nd5! Bxd5 18 Bxb4 cxb4 19 Qd2 Nf6 20 Qxb4. Black cannot save his Queen by 17 . . . Qa4 18 b3 Qa3 because of 19 Ne3! Qb2 (also inadequate is 19 . . . a5 20 Nc4 Ba6 21 Qe4) 20 Ba5+ Kc8 21 Nd1 or by 17 . . . Qb5 18 c4 Qa4 19 b3 Qa3, as 20 Nc3 sets up 21 Nb1. Nf6 18 Rhe1 Bxd6? Black returns the piece but does not escape White's pressure. Only 18 . . . Qb6 hangs on. Then 19 Na4!? Qb5 20 Qe5! Qxa4 21 Qxc5 Qc6 22 Qg5 Bxd6 23 Qxg7 seems slightly in White's favor. 19 Ne4 Bf4 As 19 . . . Qb6? 20 Nxd6 Qxd6 21 Ba5+ costs Black his Queen. 20 Bxf4 Nxe4 21 fxe4 Re8 22 Qg4! Black has nullified threats on the e-file, but White can still use the d-file. Re6 23 Qxg7 Bc6 24 Qf8+ Re8 25 Qxf7, Black Resigns.
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8 games, 2008 - 2008 Noteworthy Puzzles
5 games, 2008
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Kibitzing
