Chess Olympiad

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Chess Olympiad Bled 2002

The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organized by FIDE since 1927 and takes place in even-numbered years. Prior to World War II the event was occasionally held annually. There were also two "unofficial" events (not recognized by FIDE) using the name organized for political reasons in 1936 and 1976.

Although chess is covered in sports sections in many newspapers around the world, it is not included as one of the recognized Olympic sports. However, FIDE is now a member of the International Olympic Committee and adheres to its rules. The prospects of chess becoming an Olympic event at some future date remain unclear.

The 2008 Olympiad is scheduled to be held in Dresden, Germany. The 2010 Olympiad is expected to be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

The trophy for winning the men's team is the Hamilton-Russell Cup, which was offered by the english magnate Frederick Hamilton-Russell as a prize for the 1st Olympiad (London 1927). The cup is kept by the winning team until the next event, when it will be consigned to the next winner.
The trophy for the winning women's team is known as the Vera Menchik Cup.

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Bobby Fischer's score card from his round 3 game against Miguel Najdorf in the 1970 Chess Olympiad.
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Symbol of 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw 1935 by J.Steifer


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[edit] Men's Olympiads

Year Event Location Gold Silver Bronze
1924 The Chess Olympiad (individual) Paris Czechoslovakia Hungary Switzerland
1926 The Team Tournament (part of FIDE summit) Budapest Hungary Yugoslavia Romania
1927 1st Chess Olympiad London Hungary 40 Denmark 38.5 England 36.5
1928 2nd Chess Olympiad The Hague Hungary 44 USA 39.5 Poland 37
1930 3rd Chess Olympiad Hamburg Poland 48.5 Hungary 47 Germany 44.5
1931 4th Chess Olympiad Prague USA 48 Poland 47 Czechoslovakia 46.5
1933 5th Chess Olympiad Folkestone USA 39 Czechoslovakia 37.5 Sweden 34
1935 6th Chess Olympiad Warsaw USA 54 Sweden 52.5 Poland 52
1936 non-FIDE unofficial Chess Olympiad Munich Hungary Poland Germany
1937 7th Chess Olympiad Stockholm USA 54.5 Hungary 48.5 Poland 47
1939 8th Chess Olympiad Buenos Aires Germany 36 Poland 35.5 Estonia 33.5
1950 9th Chess Olympiad Dubrovnik Yugoslavia 45.5 Argentina 43.5 W. Germany 40.5
1952 10th Chess Olympiad Helsinki USSR 21 Argentina 19.5 Yugoslavia 19
1954 11th Chess Olympiad Amsterdam USSR 34 Argetina 27 Yugoslavia 26.5
1956 12th Chess Olympiad Moscow USSR 31 Yugoslavia 26.5 Hungary 26.5
1958 13th Chess Olympiad Munich USSR 34.5 Yugoslavia 29 Argentina 25.5
1960 14th Chess Olympiad Leipzig USSR 34 USA 29 Yugoslavia 27
1962 15th Chess Olympiad Varna USSR 31.5 Yugoslavia 28 Argentina 26
1964 16th Chess Olympiad Tel Aviv USSR 36.5 Yugoslavia 32 W. Germany 30.5
1966 17th Chess Olympiad Havana USSR 39.5 USA 34.5 Hungary 33.5
1968 18th Chess Olympiad Lugano USSR 39.5 Yugoslavia 31 Bulgaria 30
1970 19th Chess Olympiad Siegen USSR 27.5 Hungary 26.5 Yugoslavia 26
1972 20th Chess Olympiad Skopje USSR 42 Hungary 40.5 Yugoslavia 38
1974 21st Chess Olympiad Nice USSR 46 Yugoslavia 37.5 USA 36.5
1976 22nd Chess Olympiad * Haifa USA 37 Netherlands 36.5 England 35.5
1976 Against-Israeli Chess Olympiad Tripoli El Salvador Tunisia Pakistan
1978 23rd Chess Olympiad Buenos Aires Hungary 37 USSR 36 USA 35
1980 24th Chess Olympiad Valletta USSR 39 Hungary 39 USA 35
1982 25th Chess Olympiad Lucerne USSR 42.5 Czechoslovakia 36 USA 35
1984 26th Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki USSR 41 England 37 USA 35
1986 27th Chess Olympiad Dubai USSR 40 England 39 USA 38
1988 28th Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki USSR 40.5 England 34.5 Netherlands 34.5
1990 29th Chess Olympiad Novi Sad USSR 39 USA 35.5 England 35.5
1992 30th Chess Olympiad Manila Russia 39 Uzbekistan 35 Armenia 34.5
1994 31st Chess Olympiad Moscow Russia 37.5 Bosnia/Herzogovina 35 Russia II 34.5
1996 32nd Chess Olympiad Yerevan Russia 38.5 Ukraine 35 USA 34
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Elista Russia 35.5 USA 34.5 Ukraine 32.5
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Istanbul Russia 38 Germany 37 Ukraine 35.5
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Bled Russia 38.5 Hungary 37.5 Armenia 35
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Calviá Ukraine 39.5 Russia 36.5 Armenia 36.5
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Turin Armenia 36 China 34 USA 33

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

[edit] Best individual results in men's olympiads


Player Country Nr. Games Won Drawn Lost  % Medals
Mikhail Tal URS 8 101 65 34 2 81.2 5 - 2 - 0
Anatoly Karpov URS 6 68 43 23 2 80.1 3 - 2 - 0
Tigran Petrosian URS 10 129 78 50 1 79.8 6 - 0 - 0
Isaac Kashdan USA 5 79 52 22 5 79.7 2 - 1 - 1
Vassily Smyslov URS 9 113 69 42 2 79.6 4 - 2 - 2
David Bronstein URS 4 49 30 18 1 79.6 3 - 1 - 0
Garry Kasparov URS 9 82 50 29 3 78.7 7 - 2 - 2
Alexander Alekhine FRA 5 72 43 27 2 78.5 2 - 2 - 0
Milan Matulovic YUG 6 78 46 28 4 76.9 1 - 2 - 0
Paul Keres (1) URS 10 141 85 44 12 75.9 5 - 1 - 1
Efim Geller URS 7 76 46 23 7 75.6 3 - 3 - 0
James Tarjan USA 5 51 32 13 6 75.5 2 - 1 - 0
Robert James Fischer USA 4 65 40 18 7 75.4 2 - 1 - 0
Mikhail Botvinnik URS 6 73 39 31 3 74.7 2 - 1 - 2
Salo Flohr CSR 7 82 46 28 8 73.2 2 - 1 - 1


  • Note: only players participating to at least four olympiads are considered in this table.
  • Country names are given with the IOC three-letter codes.
  • Medals indicated are only individual ones (not team), in the order gold-silver-bronze.
  • (1) Keres played for Estonia in his first three olympiads.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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