The tables show the line-up of the teams at the 1978 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires . 66 teams took part in the Olympics and played a tournament in the Swiss system over 14 rounds. Among them was a B-team from the host country to ensure an even number of participants. This played out of competition and was not assigned a placement. The rating was primarily based on board points, then based on the Buchholz rating and finally on team points. Each team consisted of four regular players and a maximum of two substitute players.
Teams 1. Hungary 2. Soviet Union 3. USA 4. Germany 5. Israel
6. Romania
Octav Troianescu , who was reported as the second substitute, was not used during the tournament.
7. Denmark
Kaj Blom, who was reported as the second substitute, was not used during the tournament.
8. Poland Andrzej Filipowicz , who was reported as the second substitute, was not used during the tournament.
9. Spain 10. Switzerland 11. Canada 12. England 13. Bulgaria 14. Netherlands 15. Yugoslavia 16. Sweden 17. Argentina 18. Cuba
19. Austria
20. China
space
country
G
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V
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Team p.
20th
China People's Republic People's Republic of China
6th
3
5
30.5
15th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Qi Jingxuan 6th
2
5
7th
13
2
Chen De
1
3
5
2.5
9
3
Liu Wenzhe 5
1
4th
5.5
10
4th
Liang Jinrong 4th
3
4th
5.5
11
R.
Chang Tung Lo
2
3
0
3.5
5
R.
Zhang Weida
5
3
0
6.5
8th
21. Mexico 22. Finland 23. Colombia 24. Philippines Only the two substitutes were present for the first round match against Andorra. They won their games, so the competition ended 2-2. There is no assignment by name to the boards that have been left free.
25. New Zealand 26. Indonesia 27. Brazil 28. Iceland 29. Chile
space
country
G
R.
V
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Team p.
29
Chile Chile
5
4th
5
29
14th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Pedro Donoso Velasco
5
4th
4th
7th
13
2
Victor Frias Pablaza 3
7th
1
6.5
11
3
Iván Morovic 3
3
5
4.5
11
4th
Carlos Silva Sánchez
7th
3
2
8.5
12
R.
Guillermo Scholz Solis
1
2
2
2
5
R.
Roberto Cifuentes Parada 0
1
3
0.5
4th
30. Australia Phillip John Viner , who was reported as the second substitute, was not used during the tournament.
31. Norway Argentina B 32. Paraguay
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
32
Paraguay 1954 Paraguay
5
2
7th
28.5
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Zenón Franco Ocampos 4th
6th
3
7th
13
2
Carlos Gamarra Cáceres
2
3
5
3.5
10
3
Victorio Riego Prieto
2
4th
3
4th
9
4th
Alejandro Bogda
3
6th
2
6th
11
R.
Julio Ferreira
4th
4th
1
6th
9
R.
Julio César Ingolotti
2
0
2
2
4th
33.Scotland 34. Venezuela
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
34
Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
6th
1
7th
28
13
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Julio Ostos 7th
4th
3
9
14th
2
Antonio Fernández 7th
4th
3
9
14th
3
Salvador Díaz
3
2
5
4th
10
4th
Aníbal Gamboa
2
2
5
3
9
R.
Amado Dounia
1
3
2
2.5
6th
R.
Marvin González
0
1
2
0.5
3
35. Syria
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
35
Syria Syria
6th
1
0 7th
28
13
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Imad Arafeh
2
2
10
3
14th
2
Imad Hakki 5
5
0 4th
7.5
14th
3
Mohamad Toufik Catalan
9
1
0 4th
9.5
14th
4th
Ahmed Khatib
8th
0
0 6th
8th
14th
The two substitutes M. Kassen and Mohammad Amin Khattab were not used.
36. France 37. Uruguay 38. Dominican Republic
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
38
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
5
4th
5
27.5
14th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Eliseo González
3
3
6th
4.5
12
2
Alberto Delgado
6th
3
4th
7.5
13
3
Franklin Álvarez
4th
2
4th
5
10
4th
Ramón Mateo 1
1
3
1.5
5
R.
Marco Pérez Nivar
5
3
2
6.5
10
R.
Liao Yuan Eu
2
1
3
2.5
6th
39.Sri Lanka
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
39
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
3
7th
4th
27.5
13
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Sunil Weeramantry
9
2
3
10
14th
2
DHC Aturupane
8th
2
4th
9
14th
3
Chandana Goonetilleke
3
2
9
4th
14th
4th
Arjuna Parakrama
4th
1
9
4.5
14th
40. Hong Kong
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
40
Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
5
2
7th
27.5
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Krishan Jhunjhnuwala
6th
3
4th
7.5
13
2
Vicente Valdellon
1
2
5
2
8th
3
Kan Wai Shui
5
2
4th
6th
11
4th
Ramesh Jhunjhnuwala
4th
3
4th
5.5
11
R.
Kaarlo Schepel
2
0
4th
2
6th
R.
Naresh Jhunjhnuwala
4th
1
2
4.5
7th
41.Wales The second substitute Geoff Tyrrell was not used during the tournament.
42. Peru
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
42
Peru Peru
5
1
8th
27
11
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Orestes Rodríguez Vargas 6th
4th
0
8th
10
2
Manuel Gonzales Bernal 2
4th
5
4th
11
3
Carlos Ruben Vásquez Horna
3
0
6th
3
9
4th
Julio Vásquez
3
2
4th
4th
9
R.
Jorge Luis Pelaez Contti
2
1
4th
2.5
7th
R.
Carlos Robbiano Taboada
4th
3
3
5.5
10
43. Guyana
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
43
Guyana Guyana
6th
0
8th
27
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Maurice Broomes
6th
2
6th
7th
14th
2
Gordon Broomes
6th
3
4th
7.5
13
3
Patrick Wharton
3
2
5
4th
10
4th
Edan Warsali
5
2
5
6th
12
R.
Colin Brooms
1
3
3
2.5
7th
44. Japan
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
44
Japan Japan
7th
2
5
27
16
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Hiroshi Takemoto 4th
4th
5
6th
13
2
Yasuji Matsumoto
3
1
3
3.5
7th
3
Takayuki Sakurai
1
8th
4th
5
13
4th
Yukitaka Ozaki
3
0
6th
3
9
R.
Koobun Oda
6th
2
2
7th
10
R.
Masayasu Tanuma
2
1
1
2.5
4th
45. Luxembourg
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
45
Luxembourg Luxembourg
6th
3
5
27
15th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Norbert Stull 4th
3
4th
5.5
11
2
Jean Schammo 2
7th
2
5.5
11
3
Paul Milbers
3
5
2
5.5
10
4th
Gérard Kirsch
5
1
4th
5.5
10
R.
Raymond Welz
0
0
5
0
5
R.
Georges Philippe 3
4th
2
5
9
46. Faroe Islands
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
46
Faroese Faroe Islands
5
2
7th
27
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
John Jacobsen
1
3
6th
2.5
10
2
Luitjen Apol
5
3
4th
6.5
12
3
Hans Petersen
1
8th
0
5
9
4th
Súni Ziska
6th
3
3
7.5
12
R.
Jóan Pætur Midjord
3
1
3
3.5
7th
R.
Niels Durhuus
2
0
4th
2
6th
47. Belgium
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
47
Belgium Belgium
4th
4th
6th
26.5
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Helmut Schumacher 3
4th
3
5
10
2
Hendrik Wostyn
3
4th
3
5
10
3
Roeland Mollekens
0
6th
3
3
9
4th
Paul van Herck
2
5
2
4.5
9
R.
Harold Larsen
3
4th
2
5
9
R.
Robert de Hert
2
4th
3
4th
9
48. Guatemala
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
48
Guatemala Guatemala
6th
2
6th
26.5
14th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
2
Francisco Batres
8th
3
3
9.5
14th
3
Danilo Canda
3
4th
6th
5
13
4th
José Carlos Grajeda
2
5
6th
4.5
13
R.
Federico Garrido
5
5
2
7.5
12
R.
Emilio Cruz Lorenzana
0
0
4th
0
4th
The player Otto de León registered for board 1 did not play a game.
49. Morocco
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
49
Morocco Morocco
6th
2
6th
26.5
14th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Khaled Chorfi
4th
4th
6th
6th
14th
2
Abdullah Al-Hamido
6th
1
6th
6.5
13
3
Muhamed Arbouche
6th
1
5
6.5
12
4th
Abdel Hafed El-Amri
2
1
5
2.5
8th
R.
S. Khatib
2
4th
1
4th
7th
R.
Mustafa Ahmed Bakali
1
0
1
1
2
50. Tunisia
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
50
Tunisia Tunisia
4th
4th
6th
26th
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Slim Bouaziz 5
6th
2
8th
12
2
Ridha Belkadi 5
4th
3
7th
12
3
Noureddine Tabbane
5
0
7th
5
12
4th
Bechir Kchouk
1
1
6th
1.5
8th
R.
Slaheddine Hmadi 1
1
4th
1.5
6th
R.
Taoufik Zargouni
3
0
2
3
5
51. Ecuador
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
51
Ecuador Ecuador
5
4th
5
26th
14th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Denis Homero Verduga 2
3
6th
3.5
11
2
Plinio Pazos 5
1
5
5.5
11
3
Carlos Salvador
5
5
2
7.5
12
4th
Javier Freile
5
2
5
6th
12
R.
Carlos Frank
0
1
3
0.5
4th
R.
Raúl Marquez
2
2
2
3
6th
52.Bolivia
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
52
Bolivia Bolivia
5
2
7th
26th
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Romelio Chavez Chavez
4th
2
7th
5
13
2
José Zarco Castillo
5
4th
4th
7th
13
3
Ismael Mendivil
1
2
4th
2
7th
4th
Eduarta Alborta
5
4th
3
7th
12
R.
Jorge Orestes
0
1
3
0.5
4th
R.
Ruben Palacios Alvarez
3
3
1
4.5
7th
53. Trinidad and Tobago
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
53
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
3
4th
7th
26th
10
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Cecil Lee
1
1
6th
1.5
8th
2
Kwane Payne
4th
3
4th
5.5
11
3
Courtney Lee
2
1
6th
2.5
9
4th
Edward Duchesne
7th
1
4th
7.5
12
R.
Michael Lum Tong
4th
2
2
5
8th
R.
Stephen Chin Fong
3
2
3
4th
8th
54. Jordan
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
54
Jordan Jordan
5
4th
5
26th
14th
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Abdel Malik Arafat
0
2
4th
1
6th
2
Samir Shoumali
4th
3
7th
5.5
14th
3
Suhail Al-Mallah
4th
4th
5
6th
13
4th
Hapez Bakr
6th
2
3
7th
11
R.
Jirie's Yazid Haddad
1
0
3
1
4th
R.
Ahed Saqqa
5
1
2
5.5
8th
55. Jamaica
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
55
Jamaica Jamaica
4th
4th
6th
25.5
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Sheldon Wong
5
5
4th
7.5
14th
2
Enos Grant
1
5
8th
3.5
14th
3
Andre Wong
5
4th
5
7th
14th
4th
John Powell
7th
1
6th
7.5
14th
56. Puerto Rico
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
56
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
6th
0
8th
25th
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Manuel Moraza Choisme
3
1
6th
3.5
10
2
Jorge Freyre
2
2
5
3
9
3
Luís Torres
4th
4th
3
6th
11
4th
Fabio Ochoa
1
1
5
1.5
7th
R.
Fernando Martínez Buitrago
5
1
4th
5.5
10
R.
Luís Ferrao
4th
3
2
5.5
9
57. Malaysia
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
57
Malaysia Malaysia
5
2
7th
25th
12
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Tan Bian Huat
3
4th
5
5
12
2
Woo Beng Keong
1
4th
7th
3
12
3
Christie Hon Kah Seng
5
3
5
6.5
13
4th
Jimmy Liew Chee Meng 6th
4th
2
8th
12
R.
Foo Lum Choon
2
1
4th
2.5
7th
The second substitute Lawrence How was not used in the course of the tournament.
58. Libya
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
58
Political system of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya
4th
2
8th
23.5
10
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Mohammed Shabsh Abdulatif
6th
2
5
7th
13
2
Camel Mohamed El-Ageli
2
3
7th
3.5
12
3
Ahmed Ali Tawengi
4th
3
6th
5.5
13
4th
Ali Isgeta
2
5
3
4.5
10
R.
Ali Kheiri Talha
3
0
5
3
9
The second substitute M. Aburziza was not used during the tournament.
59. Mauritania
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
59
Mauritania Mauritania
5
3
6th
23.5
13
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Mohamed Lemine Bouasria
2
2
9
3
13
2
Mohamed Radhy Sol
8th
0
6th
8th
14th
3
Mohamed Sidi El-Mokhtar
7th
0
7th
7th
14th
4th
Moustapha Ahmed Louly
1
2
4th
2
7th
R.
Mohamed Maouloud
3
1
4th
3.5
8th
60. Andorra
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
60
Andorra Andorra
3
4th
0 7th
22.5
10
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Miguel Clua Ballague
0
2
10
1
12
2
José Antonio Pantebre Martinez
6th
1
0 5
6.5
12
3
Antonio Gomez Abad
5
4th
0 2
7th
11
4th
Benet Pantebre Martínez
2
0
0 6th
2
8th
R.
Jordi Fité Barris
4th
0
0 4th
4th
8th
R.
Josep Vañó
1
2
0 2
2
5
61. US Virgin Islands
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
61
American Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands
3
3
8th
22nd
9
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Craig Van Tilbury 5
4th
5
7th
14th
2
Walter Hoyt
1
3
5
2.5
9
3
Eugene Grumer
2
2
5
3
9
4th
Chiu Yum San
2
0
7th
2
9
R.
Harold Hanno
1
0
7th
1
8th
R.
John Turner
6th
1
0
6.5
7th
62.Bermuda
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
62
Bermuda Bermuda
4th
3
7th
20.5
11
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Paul Yerbury
6th
5
3
8.5
14th
2
Michael Radford
2
4th
8th
4th
14th
3
Derek Harris
3
1
5
3.5
9
4th
Nigel Chudleigh
1
0
7th
1
8th
R.
James Dill
1
1
5
1.5
7th
R.
Joseph Lattyak
2
0
2
2
4th
63. Zaire
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
63
Zaire Zaire
1
3
10
16
5
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Gerrit Jan de Vries
4th
4th
0 6th
6th
14th
2
Joseph Ciezkowski
4th
2
0 8th
5
14th
3
Kaim Merali
3
0
11
3
14th
4th
Mugaruka Biringanine
2
0
12
2
14th
64. United Arab Emirates
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
64
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
2
1
11
12.5
5
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Abdul Hassan
1
2
0 5
2
8th
2
Mohamed Saleh Najib
2
2
0 5
3
9
3
Zayed Abdulghafour
0
1
0 9
0.5
10
4th
Abdullah Abdul Rahman
2
1
0 8th
2.5
11
R.
Abdullah Al-Kaitoob
2
0
0 7th
2
9
R.
Abdul Zainal
1
3
0 5
2.5
9
65. British Virgin Islands
space
country
G
R.
V
Brettp.
Team p.
65
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
0
1
13
12.5
1
board
player
G
R.
V
Points
Lots
1
Bill Hook 8th
3
0 3
9.5
14th
2
Elton Georges
1
3
0 9
2.5
13
3
Henry Pickering
0
1
13
0.5
14th
4th
John A. Campbell
0
0
0 7th
0
7th
R.
Carlos Downing
0
0
0 8th
0
8th
swell
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Soviet Union
United States
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Israel
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Romania
Denmark
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Poland
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Spain
Switzerland
Canada
England
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Bulgaria
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Yugoslavia
Sweden
Argentina
Cuba
Austria
People's Republic of China
Mexico
Finland
Colombia
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New Zealand
Indonesia
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Brazil
Iceland
Chile
Australia
Norway
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Paraguay
Scotland
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Venezuela
Syria
France
Uruguay
Dominican Republic
Sri Lanka
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Hong Kong
Wales
Peru
Guyana
Japan
Luxembourg
Faroe Islands
Belgium
Guatemala
Morocco
Tunisia
Ecuador
Bolivia
Trinidad and Tobago
Jordan
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Malaysia
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Mauritania
Andorra
American Virgin Islands
Bermuda
Zaire
United Arab Emirates
British Virgin Islands
