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.

The next Chess Olympiad will be held in 2014 in Norway.

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YearEventLocationGoldSilverBronze
19271st Chess OlympiadUnited Kingdom London, United KingdomHungary 40Denmark 38.5England 36.5
19282nd Chess OlympiadNetherlands The Hague, NetherlandsHungary 44USA 39.5Poland 37
19303rd Chess OlympiadGermany Hamburg, GermanyPoland 48.5Hungary 47Germany 44.5
19314th Chess OlympiadCzechoslovakia Prague, CzechoslovakiaUSA 48Poland 47Czechoslovakia 46.5
19335th Chess OlympiadUnited Kingdom Folkestone, United KingdomUSA 39Czechoslovakia 37.5Sweden 34
19356th Chess OlympiadPoland Warsaw, PolandUSA 54Sweden 52.5Poland 52
1936non-FIDE unofficial Chess Olympiad *Germany Munich, GermanyHungary 110.5Poland 108Germany 106.5
19377th Chess OlympiadSweden Stockholm, SwedenUSA 54.5Hungary 48.5Poland 47
19398th Chess OlympiadArgentina Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGermany 36Poland 35.5Estonia 33.5
19509th Chess OlympiadDubrovnik, YugoslaviaYugoslavia 45.5Argentina 43.5W. Germany 40.5
195210th Chess OlympiadFinland Helsinki, FinlandUSSR 21Argentina 19.5Yugoslavia 19
195411th Chess OlympiadNetherlands Amsterdam, NetherlandsUSSR 34Argentina 27Yugoslavia 26.5
195612th Chess OlympiadMoscow, Soviet UnionUSSR 31Yugoslavia 26.5Hungary 26.5
195813th Chess OlympiadGermany Munich, West GermanyUSSR 34.5Yugoslavia 29Argentina 25.5
196014th Chess OlympiadEast Germany Leipzig, East GermanyUSSR 34USA 29Yugoslavia 27
196215th Chess OlympiadBulgaria Varna, BulgariaUSSR 31.5Yugoslavia 28Argentina 26
196416th Chess OlympiadIsrael Tel Aviv, IsraelUSSR 36.5Yugoslavia 32W. Germany 30.5
196617th Chess OlympiadCuba Havana, CubaUSSR 39.5USA 34.5Hungary 33.5
196818th Chess OlympiadSwitzerland Lugano, SwitzerlandUSSR 39.5Yugoslavia 31Bulgaria 30
197019th Chess OlympiadGermany Siegen, West GermanyUSSR 27.5Hungary 26.5Yugoslavia 26
197220th Chess OlympiadSkopje, YugoslaviaUSSR 42Hungary 40.5Yugoslavia 38
197421st Chess OlympiadFrance Nice, FranceUSSR 46Yugoslavia 37.5USA 36.5
197622nd Chess Olympiad *Israel Haifa, IsraelUSA 37Netherlands 36.5England 35.5
197823rd Chess OlympiadArgentina Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHungary 37USSR 36USA 35
198024th Chess OlympiadMalta Valletta, MaltaUSSR 39Hungary 39USA 35
198225th Chess OlympiadSwitzerland Lucerne, SwitzerlandUSSR 42.5Czechoslovakia 36USA 35
198426th Chess OlympiadGreece Thessaloniki, GreeceUSSR 41England 37USA 35
198627th Chess OlympiadUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, UAEUSSR 40England 39USA 38
198828th Chess OlympiadGreece Thessaloniki, GreeceUSSR 40.5England 34.5Netherlands 34.5
199029th Chess OlympiadNovi Sad, YugoslaviaUSSR 39USA 35.5England 35.5
199230th Chess OlympiadPhilippines Manila, PhilippinesRussia 39Uzbekistan 35Armenia 34.5
199431st Chess OlympiadRussia Moscow, RussiaRussia 37.5Bosnia/Herzegovina 35Russia II 34.5
199632nd Chess OlympiadArmenia Yerevan, ArmeniaRussia 38.5Ukraine 35USA 34
199833rd Chess OlympiadRussia Elista, RussiaRussia 35.5USA 34.5Ukraine 32.5
200034th Chess OlympiadTurkey Istanbul, TurkeyRussia 38Germany 37Ukraine 35.5
200235th Chess OlympiadSlovenia Bled, SloveniaRussia 38.5Hungary 37.5Armenia 35
200436th Chess OlympiadSpain Calviá, SpainUkraine 39.5Russia 36.5Armenia 36.5
200637th Chess OlympiadItaly Turin, ItalyArmenia 36China 34USA 33
200838th Chess OlympiadGermany Dresden, GermanyArmenia 19Israel 18USA 17
201039th Chess OlympiadRussia Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaUkraine 19Russia 18Israel 17
201240th Chess OlympiadTurkey Istanbul, Turkey Armenia 19 Russia 19 Ukraine 18

* 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.[12]

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

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.
  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. 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. Edward Winter: The 1936 Munich Chess Olympiad
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