Chess Olympiad 1996
The 32nd Chess Olympiad 1996 took place from September 15 to October 2, 1996 in Yerevan ( Armenia ).
Overview of open group
At the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan in 1996, 114 teams (including Armenia B and Armenia C) played in the open group. Afghanistan and Mozambique made their debut among them. The Channel Island Jersey provided its own team for the first time, having formed a team with neighboring Guernsey since 1982. The venue was the sports and concert complex .
- Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Vanik Zakarian (Armenia)
- Main Referee: Alesha Khachatrian (Armenia)
- Participants: 665 (171 Grand Masters , 162 International Masters and 57 FIDE Masters)
- Thinking time: 40 trains in two hours, then one hour for every 20 further trains
Results
Teams open group
See the final score below as a complete progress table .
The teams from Russia (38.5 board points), the Ukraine (35) and the USA (34) came in first three places .
The Olympic champion Russia played with the players Garry Kasparov (7 points out of 9 games), Vladimir Kramnik (4½ out of 9), Alexei Dreev (5 out of 8), Peter Svidler (8½ out of 11, bronze), Evgeny Bareev (7½ out of 10, Silver) and Sergei Rublevsky (6 out of 9).
The German men came in 10th and played with Artur Jussupow (8½ out of 13), Robert Hübner (6½ out of 10), Rustem Dautov (5 out of 10), Eric Lobron (4½ out of 9), Jörg Hickl (4 out of 7) and Christopher Lutz (4½ out of 7).
The Austrian men came in 48th and played with Nikolaus Stanec (8½ out of 14), Georg Danner (6½ out of 11), Reinhard Lendwai (4½ out of 11), Michael Schlosser (3 out of 9), Harald Casagrande (6 out of 11) and Leo Kwatschewsky on the sixth board, which was not used.
Individual medals open group
Board 1
- Gold: Al-Modiahki, Mohamad (QAT) 8 out of 10
- Silver: Kasparov, Garry (RUS) 7 out of 9
- Bronze: Ivanchuk, Vasyl (UKR) 8½ from 11
Board 2
- Gold: Robinson, Richard (BER) 8 out of 10
- Silver: Yermolinsky, Alexander (USA) 8 out of 11
- Bronze: Giorgadze, Giorgi (GEO) 8½ from 12
Board 3
- Gold: Iuldachev, Saidali (UZB) 11 from 14
- Silver: Chaivichit, Suchart (THA) 7 out of 9
- Bronze: Magai, Vladimir (KGZ) 10½ from 14
Board 4
- Gold: Sadler, Matthew (ENG) 10½ from 13
- Silver: Sunthornpongsathorn, Veraphol (THA) 7 from 9
- Bronze: Svidler, Peter (RUS) 8½ from 11
Reserve 1
- Gold: Asrian, Karen (ARM2) 10 out of 12
- Silver: Bareev, Evgeny (RUS) 7½ out of 10
- Bronze: Nedev, Trajce (MKD) 8 from 11
Reserve 2
- Gold: Makumbi, Geoffrey (UGA) 7½ from 8
- Silver: Pčola, Pavol (SVK) 7 out of 8
- Bronze: Mallahi, Amir (IRI) 6½ from 8
Women's teams
In the women's category, Georgia (30 board points) won ahead of China (28.5) and Russia (28.5). Georgia competed with Maia Chiburdanidze (8½ points from 12 games), Nana Ioseliani (10 out of 13, silver), Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (8 out of 10, gold) and Nino Gurieli (3½ out of 7).
The German women took 15th place and played with Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (6½ out of 13), Jordanka Micic (3½ out of 7), Marina Olbrich (7 out of 12) and Bettina Trabert (6½ out of 10).
Individual medals women
Board 1
- Gold: Öwezowa, Mähri (TKM) 10½ from 14
- Silver: Fierro Baquero, Martha (ECU) 9½ from 13
- Bronze: Polgár, Zsófia (HUN) 10 from 14
Board 2
- Gold: Zhu Chen (CHN) 10 out of 13
- Silver: Ioseliani, Nana (GEO) 10 from 13
- Bronze: Diaz, Maria-Alejandra (AHO) 10½ from 14
Board 3
- Gold: Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (GEO) 8 out of 10
- Silver: Reprun, Nadezhda (UZB) 9 out of 12
- Bronze: Sedina, Elena (UKR) 9½ from 13
reserve
- Gold: Zielińska, Marta (POL) 6 out of 7
- Silver: Pitam, Ella (ISR) 9½ out of 12
- Bronze: Pascua, Rachel (PHI) 6½ from 9
Final score of the open group
- Determination of the placement (Rg = rank): sum of board points (BP), scoring (Wtg) according to the Bucholz system, sum of team points (MP).
The Chess Olympiad is a team tournament. In Yerevan 14 rounds were played according to the Swiss system. In the Swiss system, teams of the same rank are drawn from one another. Each team (team) could use four players per team fight. Four individual points (board points) are awarded per team fight, which are indicated in the following table of the 14 rounds under the code of the opposing team. The code is a short key for the teams. The result of a team fight are the team points (win = 2, draw = 1, loss = 0). In addition, the numbers of won, undecided and lost fights are listed (+ = -).
Complete progress table
Rg team code BP Wtg MP + = - 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 1 Russia RUS 38½ 451.5 26th 12 2 0 FIN
3½BAN
3½FRA
2½GER
3CHN
2½ARM
2½CZE
3½ESP
2½BUL
3½BIH
2UKR
2ISR
2½USA
2½ISL
2½2 Ukraine UKR 35 442.0 24 10 4th 0 IRL
3CRO
2½SVK
2½SLO
2½POR
2KAZ
2ROM
2½PHI
2½EST
3ESP
3RUS
2UZB
3BUL
2½ARM
23 United States United States 34 448.0 19th 8th 3 3 PAR
3YUG
2UZB
1½NOR
2½GRE
3ISL
3½CHN
2ISR
3ARM
2HUN
1½SVK
3½BUL
2½RUS
1½GEO
2½4th England CLOSELY 34 447.5 23 10 3 1 INA
3½THE
3LAT
2½ROM
2½NED
2½GEO
2½ESP
1CRO
2VIE
3ARM
2SWE
2½CHN
2ISR
2½HUN
2½5 Armenia A POOR 33½ 452.0 19th 7th 5 2 TUR
3½SLO
1VIE
2½INA
4KAZ
3RUS
1½NED
2BLR
3USA
2ENG
2GEO
2BIH
2½CRO
2½UKR
26th Spain ESP 33½ 451.5 21st 9 3 2 LUX
3½UZB
2½CHI
2½LTU
3SWE
2½CHN
2½ENG
3RUS
1½GEO
2½UKR
1BIH
2CRO
2HUN
2SLO
37th Bosnia &
HerzegovinaBIH 33½ 439.5 18th 6th 6th 2 ECU
4ARM2
2OFF
2½FRA
2SLO
3CUB
2EST
1KAZ
3CRO
3RUS
2ESP
2ARM
1½NED
2LTU
3½8th Georgia GEO 33 446.0 18th 7th 4th 3 NZL
4OFF
2MKD
2½POL
3CUB
2ENG
1½ARG
3CHN
2½ESP
1½ISL
2½ARM
2HUN
2UZB
3USA
1½9 Bulgaria BUL 33 443.0 20th 9 2 3 BEL
3½KAZ
2PER
2½LAT
2PHI
2½POR
3CUB
2½UZB
3RUS
½FRA
2½EST
3½USA
1½UKR
1½CRO
2½10 Germany GER 33 440.0 19th 9 1 4th DO
4PHI
3ARG
2½RUS
1SVK
2½CRO
1½KAZ
2GRE
3YUG
1½CZE
2½ISL
1½BLR
3INA
2½ISR
2½11 Sweden SWE 33 434.0 16 6th 4th 4th JPN
3½ITA
2COL
2OFF
4ESP
1½ROM
2FRA
2½NED
1½BLR
3½CHN
1½ENG
1½CUB
2LAT
2½KAZ
312 Iceland ISL 33 426.5 18th 8th 2 4th VEN
2½ESA
3½ARM2
2CHI
2½EST
1½USA
½CAN
3½ROM
2COL
4GEO
1½GER
2½INA
2½CHN
3RUS
1½13 China CHN 32½ 448.5 16 7th 2 5 QAT
4BRA
3½HUN
3CUB
2½RUS
1½ESP
1½USA
2GEO
1½PER
3SWE
2½ISR
1½ENG
2ISL
1BLR
314th Netherlands NED 32½ 436.5 19th 7th 5 2 TJK
2KGZ
3½ITA
3½EST
2½ENG
1½BLR
2½ARM
2SWE
2½HUN
2ISR
1LAT
2LTU
3BIH
2CUB
2½15th Argentina ARG 32½ 430.0 15th 7th 1 6th HKG
4IND
3GER
1½CZE
1½ISR
2SVK
3GEO
1LTU
3FRA
1½GRE
2½CUB
1½LAT
1½CAN
3INA
3½16 Croatia CRO 32 443.5 17th 7th 3 4th WLS
3UKR
1½BRA
3MKD
2½THE
3GER
2½HUN
2ENG
2BIH
1POR
3YUG
3½ESP
2ARM
1½BUL
1½17th Israel ISR 32 443.5 17th 7th 3 4th RSA
3EST
2YUG
2½UZB
2ARG
2MDA
2½ARM3
3½USA
1BAN
3½NED
3CHN
2½RUS
1½ENG
1½GER
1½18th Hungary HUN 32 440.5 18th 7th 4th 3 AUT
3½MDA
4CHN
1POR
2½CZE
2½FRA
2½CRO
2EST
2½NED
2USA
2½UZB
1½GEO
2ESP
2ENG
1½19th Uzbekistan UZB 32 434.5 18th 8th 2 4th THA
3½ESP
1½USA
2½ISR
2CHI
3½EST
2POL
3BUL
1INA
3YUG
3HUN
2½UKR
1GEO
1PHI
2½20th Latvia LAT 32 424.5 15th 6th 3 5 MRI
4TKM
2½ENG
1½BUL
2PER
1½PHI
1½EGY
3½FRA
1½SUI
3KAZ
2NED
2ARG
2½SWE
1½FIN
321st Cuba CUB 31½ 438.5 16 6th 4th 4th IBC
4COL
2½SCO
3½CHN
1½GEO
2BIH
2BUL
1½YUG
1½MKD
2VIE
2½ARG
2½SWE
2ROM
2½NED
1½22nd Yugoslavia YUG 31½ 423.0 19th 9 1 4th IRI
3USA
2ISR
1½CAN
2½FIN
3BRA
1½IBC
3½CUB
2½GER
2½UZB
1CRO
½ITA
2½SUI
3CZE
2½23 Slovenia SLO 31½ 419.5 17th 7th 3 4th AHO
3½ARM
3POL
2UKR
1½BIH
1THA
3PHI
1SVK
2EGY
2½KGZ
2½OFF
2BRA
3EST
3½ESP
124 Greece GRE 31½ 412.5 18th 9 0 5 MAR
2½NOR
3POR
½WLS
3USA
1DO
3½ITA
3GER
1RSA
3ARG
1½BAN
2½PHI
1MDA
3½FRA
2½25th France FRA 31 438.0 15th 7th 1 6th PUR
3½LIE
3½RUS
1½BIH
2MDA
3HUN
1½SWE
1½LAT
2½ARG
2½BUL
1½INA
1OFF
3POL
2½GRE
1½26th Philippines PHI 31 431.5 14th 5 4th 5 MLT
4GER
1BLR
1ECU
4BUL
1½LAT
2½SLO
3UKR
1½ROM
2POL
2MKD
2GRE
3KAZ
2UZB
1½27 Vietnam VIE 31 412.0 14th 6th 2 6th NCA
2½CZE
2ARM
1½RSA
2NOR
1LIB
4OFF
2½CHI
4ENG
1CUB
1½ARM2
2½ROM
1½MKD
1½BRA
3½28 Australia OUT 31 411.5 16 6th 4th 4th BOT
4GEO
2BIH
1½SWE
0WLS
3½TJK
2VIE
1½TUR
2IRL
3ITA
2½SLO
2FRA
1ARM2
2½RSA
3½29 Canada CAN 31 397.5 16 7th 2 5 BER
4LTU
2ROM
½YUG
1½PAR
2½MAS
2ISL
½URU
3SCO
2½FIN
1½IND
2½DO
3½ARG
1TUR
430th Kazakhstan KAZ 30½ 436.0 14th 4th 6th 4th BAR
3½BUL
2TKM
2SUI
4ARM
1UKR
2GER
2BIH
1IND
3LAT
2LTU
1½NOR
3½PHI
2SWE
131 Romania ROME 30½ 434.5 14th 3 8th 3 LIB
4SUI
2CAN
3½ENG
1½BLR
2SWE
2UKR
1½ISL
2PHI
2MKD
2POL
2VIE
2½CUB
1½TKM
232 Czech
republicCZE 30½ 432.5 15th 6th 3 5 MAS
2½VIE
2BAN
4ARG
2½HUN
1½PER
4RUS
½INA
2POR
2½GER
1½BLR
1½ARM3
2½SVK
2YUG
1½33 Belarus BLR 30½ 426.5 15th 7th 1 6th SIN
3½MKD
1½PHI
3ARM2
3ROM
2NED
1½BRA
3ARM
1SWE
½DO
4CZE
2½GER
1ARM3
3CHN
134 Slovakia SVK 30½ 422.0 14th 5 4th 5 MNC
4SCO
1½UKR
1½PAR
3½GER
1½ARG
1MDA
2SLO
2TJK
3DEN
3½USA
½PER
2½CZE
2POL
235 Macedonia MKD 30½ 421.5 16 5 6th 3 UGA
3½BLR
2½GEO
1½CRO
1½ARM3
2NOR
2½SCO
2IRL
3CUB
2ROM
2PHI
2POL
1½VIE
2½COL
236 Poland POLE 30½ 420.0 17th 6th 5 3 UAE
4POR
2½SLO
2GEO
1LTU
2½EGY
3UZB
1SUI
2ARM2
2½PHI
2ROM
2MKD
2½FRA
1½SVK
237 Lithuania LTU 30½ 419.5 15th 7th 1 6th FAI
4CAN
2SUI
2½ESP
1POL
1½AUT
2½FIN
2½ARG
1KGZ
1½EGY
4KAZ
2½NED
1BAN
4BIH
½38 Denmark THE 30½ 404.0 16 8th 0 6th ZIM
3½ENG
1LUX
3COL
2½CRO
1ARM3
1KGZ
1PUR
4MDA
3SVK
½MAR
3BAN
1½BEL
2½EST
339 Turkmenistan TKM 30½ 390.0 16 6th 4th 4th HON
4LAT
1½KAZ
2MDA
1EGY
½HKG
2½VEN
3IND
1AUT
2TUR
2IRI
3CHI
3PER
3ROM
240 Norway NOR 30th 409.0 17th 8th 1 5 ANG
3GRE
1SYR
2½USA
1½VIE
3MKD
1½AUT
2½MDA
1½TUR
3ARM2
2POR
2½KAZ
½IND
2½SUI
341 Peru BY 30th 407.5 14th 7th 0 7th CYP
4CHI
1½BUL
1½SCO
3LAT
2½CZE
0ECU
3LUX
4CHN
1EST
½KGZ
3SVK
1½TKM
1EGY
3½42 Armenia C ARM3 30th 404.0 16 7th 2 4th BRN
4TJK
2JPN
3MKD
2THE
3ISR
½ITA
2½BRA
3INA
1FIN
3½CZE
1½BLR
1KGZ
343 Colombia COL 30th 402.0 14th 5 4th 5 SMR
4CUB
1½SWE
2DEN
1½AUT
2INA
1½BAN
2MAS
3ISL
0JPN
1½IBC
2½ANG
3½ITA
3MKD
244 Indonesia INA 29½ 426.5 15th 7th 1 6th ENG
½ZIM
3½NZL
3½ARM
0BEL
3½COL
2½ARM2
3½CZE
2UZB
1ARM3
3FRA
3ISL
1½GER
1½ARG
½45 Moldova MDA 29½ 411.5 15th 7th 1 6th AND
3½HUN
0LIE
4TKM
3FRA
1ISR
1½SVK
2NOR
2½THE
1IND
2½BEL
3½EST
1½GRE
½MAS
346 Finland FIN 29½ 401.5 15th 7th 1 6th RUS
½PUR
2ESA
2½ZIM
4YUG
1TUR
3½LTU
1½BAN
½WLS
3CAN
2½ARM3
½SIN
3VEN
4LAT
147 Tajikistan TJK 29 398.5 15th 5 5 4th NED
2MAR
2ARM3
2ITA
2½DO
2½OFF
2SUI
1AUT
2½SVK
1NZL
1½URU
4ARM2
2KGZ
1½BAN
2½48 Austria AUT 29 393.5 12 4th 4th 6th HUN
½AND
3½ECU
2VEN
3COL
2LTU
1½NOR
1½TJK
1½TKM
2IRI
1½LUX
2NZL
3½BRA
½LIB
449 Estonia EST 28½ 438.5 14th 6th 2 6th URU
3ISR
2IND
4NED
1½ISL
2½UZB
2BIH
3HUN
1½UKR
1PER
3½BUL
½MDA
2½SLO
½THE
150 Armenia
BARM2 28½ 413.0 12 3 6th 5 MAC
4BIH
2ISL
2BLR
1IRL
2½ITA
2INA
½ECU
4POL
1½NOR
2VIE
1½TJK
2OFF
1½BEL
251 Brazil BRA 28½ 408.5 15th 7th 1 6th HAI
4CHN
½CRO
1IBC
3½TUR
2½YUG
2½BLR
1KGZ
2ARM3
1IRL
2½MAS
3SLO
1AUT
3½VIE
½52 Portugal POR 28½ 408.0 10 4th 2 8th SEY
4POL
1½GRE
3½HUN
1½UKR
2BUL
1LUX
2SCO
3½CZE
1½CRO
1NOR
1½SUI
1EGY
1½CHI
353 Kyrgyzstan KGZ 28½ 395.5 14th 6th 2 6th ESA
1½NED
½YEM
½MRI
4PUR
3½CHI
2THE
3BRA
2LTU
2½SLO
1½PER
1SCO
3TJK
2½ARM3
154 Belgium BEL 28½ 391.0 15th 6th 3 5 BUL
½BAR
3MAR
2½IRI
1½INA
½UAE
3½URU
2DO
2MAS
2½RSA
3MDA
½JPN
3½DEN
1½ARM2
255 Ireland IRL 28½ 389.5 12 5 2 7th UKR
1NCA
3IBC
2PUR
3ARM2
1½LUX
1SYR
4MKD
1OFF
1BRA
1½ECU
2VEN
1LIE
3PAR
3½56 Scotland SCO 28½ 381.0 15th 6th 3 5 ISV
4SVK
2½CUB
½PER
1RSA
2IND
3½MKD
2POR
½CAN
1½ECU
2½TUR
2½KGZ
1CHI
2DO
357 Italy ITA 28 404.5 11 4th 3 7th SRI
3½SWE
2NED
½TJK
1½BAR
4ARM2
2GRE
1ARM3
1½IRI
3OFF
1½NZL
3YUG
1½COL
1IND
258 Switzerland SUI 28 400.0 14th 6th 2 6th GCI
4ROM
2LTU
1½KAZ
0MAR
2½RSA
3TJK
3POL
2LAT
1BAN
1VEN
3POR
3YUG
1NOR
159 India IND 28 397.0 12 5 2 7th JCI
4ARG
1EST
0MAS
3BAN
2SCO
½HKG
4TKM
3KAZ
1MDA
1½CAN
1½MAR
3NOR
1½ITA
260 Syria SYR 28 364.5 15th 6th 3 4th MAC
4NOR
1½EGY
1URU
2PAR
3IRL
0QAT
2YEM
2½IBC
1½AND
2½ESA
2NZL
3FAI
361 Bangladesh BAN 27½ 411.5 14th 6th 2 6th MOZ
4RUS
½CZE
0ANG
4IND
2IRI
2½COL
2FIN
3½ISR
½SUI
3GRE
1½DEN
2½LTU
0TJK
1½62 Republic of South Africa RSA 27½ 395.0 14th 6th 2 6th ISR
1URU
2½MAS
2½VIE
2SCO
2SUI
1SIN
3IBC
3½GRE
1BEL
1ANG
1½YEM
3LUX
3OFF
½63 Luxembourg LUX 27½ 388.0 15th 6th 3 5 ESP
½THA
4THE
1YEM
3IRI
2IRL
3POR
2PER
0DO
½LIE
3AUT
2ECU
2½RSA
1AND
364 Malaysia MAS 27½ 387.0 10 4th 2 8th CZE
1½VEN
2RSA
1½IND
1MOZ
4CAN
2IRI
2½COL
1BEL
1½UAE
3½BRA
1TUR
1½BAR
3½MDA
165 United
Arab EmiratesUAE 27½ 361.0 13 6th 1 7th POL
0JCI
3½WLS
1THA
1½QAT
2½BEL
½AND
1½UGA
4IBC
2½MAS
½ZIM
3IRI
1½JPN
2ESA
3½66 Egypt EGY 27 393.5 15th 7th 1 5 MLT
2½UGA
3SYR
3TKM
3½POL
1LAT
½THA
3½SLO
1½LTU
0FAI
2WLS
3½POR
2½PER
½67 Morocco MAR 27 379.5 12 4th 4th 6th GRE
1½TJK
2BEL
1½CYP
2½SUI
1½VEN
1½ESA
2NZL
2½ANG
2PAR
3½THE
1IND
1AND
2HKG
2½68 Chile CHI 26½ 405.0 13 5 3 6th MLI
4PER
2½ESP
1½ISL
1½UZB
½KGZ
2THA
3VIE
0SIN
3VEN
2JPN
2½TKM
1SCO
2POR
169 Turkey DOOR 26½ 396.5 12 5 2 7th ARM
½AHO
3VEN
1½QAT
3½BRA
1½FIN
½ZIM
4OFF
2NOR
1TKM
2SCO
1½MAS
2½IRI
3CAN
070 Tunisia TO DO 26½ 393.0 15th 7th 1 6th GER
0BOT
3HKG
2½URU
3TJK
1½GRE
½JPN
3BEL
2LUX
3½BLR
0THA
3½CAN
½IBC
2½SCO
171 Venezuela VEN 26½ 386.0 14th 5 4th 5 ISL
1½MAS
2TUR
2½AUT
1LIB
2MAR
2½TKM
1ESA
2BAR
3½CHI
2SUI
1IRL
3FIN
0CYP
2½72 Iran IRI 26½ 382.5 13 6th 1 7th YUG
1PAR
1SRI
4BEL
2½LUX
2BAN
1½MAS
1½ANG
2½ITA
1AUT
2½TKM
1UAE
2½TUR
1YEM
2½73 IBCA IBC 26½ 380.0 12 5 2 7th CUB
0GCI
4IRL
2BRA
½YEM
3CYP
4YUG
½RSA
½UAE
1½SYR
2½COL
1½THA
3DO
1½ECU
274 Wales WLS 26½ 379.5 15th 6th 3 5 CRO
1ANG
2½UAE
3GRE
1OFF
½BRN
2½PUR
2PAR
3FIN
1FAI
2BAR
2EGY
½THA
2½ZIM
375 Ecuador ECU 26½ 376.5 12 4th 4th 6th BIH
0SEY
4AUT
2PHI
0SRI
3½NZL
3PER
1ARM2
0BRN
4SCO
1½IRL
2LUX
1½PAR
2IBC
276 Japan JPN 26½ 375.5 14th 6th 2 6th SWE
½SRI
2½LIB
3ARM3
1NZL
1½NCA
2½DO
1AND
2CYP
3½COL
2½CHI
1½BEL
½UAE
2BAR
2½77 Uruguay URU 26th 375.5 15th 6th 3 5 EST
1RSA
1½NCA
3DO
1SYR
2ANG
2½BEL
2CAN
1LIE
2½HKG
2½TJK
0BRN
2½UGA
2½SIN
278 Hong Kong HKG 26th 369.5 13 6th 1 7th ARG
0HAI
3DO
1½NZL
2FAI
2½TKM
1½IND
0SMR
3AND
2½URU
1½YEM
1AHO
3½PUR
2½MAR
1½79 Puerto Rico PURE 26th 368.5 13 5 3 6th FRA
½FIN
2MON
3½IRL
1KGZ
½AHO
3WLS
2THE
0HON
3½SIN
2ESA
2½BAR
1½HKG
1½ANG
2½80 Singapore SIN 26th 367.0 10 3 4th 7th BLR
½UGA
2ANG
2BAR
1½ESA
1½YEM
3½RSA
1FAI
3CHI
1PUR
2QAT
3½FIN
1LIB
1½URU
281 Faroe Islands FAI 26th 361.5 13 5 3 6th LTU
0SMR
2½CYP
1½ESA
2½HKG
1½UGA
1½BRN
2½SIN
1NCA
3½WLS
2EGY
2PAR
2ANG
2½SYR
182 New Zealand NZL 25½ 377.0 13 6th 1 7th GEO
0BER
4INA
½HKG
2JPN
2½ECU
1NCA
2½MAR
1½MLT
3½TJK
2½ITA
1AUT
½SYR
1SMR
383 Angola ANG 25½ 371.0 10 4th 2 8th NOR
1WLS
1½SIN
2BAN
0HAI
4URU
1½UGA
3½IRI
1½MAR
2ESA
2½RSA
2½COL
½FAI
1½PUR
1½84 Andorra AND 25½ 363.5 11 3 5 6th MDA
½AUT
½HAI
2½NCA
1½MLT
2LIE
2UAE
2½JPN
2HKG
1½MNC
2SYR
1½SRI
4MAR
2LUX
185 Yemen YEM 25½ 363.0 11 4th 1 7th BYE
2KGZ
3½LUX
1IBC
1SIN
½BOT
1½JCI
3½SYR
1½AHO
3½HKG
3RSA
1ESA
2IRI
1½86 Liechtenstein LIE 25½ 356.0 13 5 3 6th BRN
3½FRA
½MDA
0SMR
3THA
0AND
2MOZ
2MNC
3URU
1½LUX
1SRI
2NCA
3½IRL
1UGA
2½87 Cyprus CYP 25½ 351.5 14th 6th 2 6th PER
0MRI
2½FAI
2½MAR
1½AHO
3IBC
0SRI
2½BAR
2JPN
½BOT
2MLT
3LIB
1BER
3½VEN
1½88 Paraguay PAR 25th 379.0 12 5 2 7th USA
1IRI
3QAT
3SVK
½CAN
1½SYR
1MLT
2½WLS
1SRI
3MAR
½MNC
3½FAI
2ECU
2IRL
½89 Barbados BAR 25th 368.0 13 5 3 6th KAZ
½BEL
1MLT
3SIN
2½ITA
0QAT
2SMR
3CYP
2VEN
½MAC
4WLS
2PUR
2½MAS
½JPN
1½90 Lebanon LIB 25th 358.5 13 6th 1 7th ROM
0HON
3JPN
1MNC
3VEN
2VIE
0QAT
1½MOZ
4ESA
1½THA
½BOT
3CYP
3SIN
2½AUT
091 Qatar QAT 25th 346.5 12 4th 4th 6th CHN
0ISV
4PAR
1TUR
½UAE
1½BAR
2LIB
2½SYR
2THA
1½UGA
3SIN
½ZIM
2BOT
2½NCA
292 El Salvador ESA 24½ 378.5 11 3 5 6th KGZ
2½ISL
½FIN
1½FAI
1½SIN
2½ZIM
2MAR
2VEN
2LIB
2½ANG
1½PUR
1½SYR
2YEM
2UAE
½93 Thailand THA 24½ 372.5 11 5 1 8th UZB
½LUX
0HON
4UAE
2½LIE
4SLO
1CHI
1EGY
½QAT
2½LIB
3½DO
½IBC
1WLS
1½BOT
294 Zimbabwe ZIM 24½ 357.5 12 5 2 7th DEN
½INA
½BOT
4FIN
0SMR
3½ESA
2TUR
0SRI
1BER
2½MON
3½UAE
1QAT
2BRN
3WLS
195 Nicaragua NCA 24½ 354.5 10 4th 2 8th VIE
1½IRL
1URU
1AND
2½UGA
2½JPN
1½NZL
1½MLT
1½FAI
½GCI
3½BRN
2LIE
½HAI
3QAT
296 Uganda UGA 24½ 348.5 10 4th 2 8th MKD
½SIN
2EGY
1BRN
2½NCA
1½FAI
2½ANG
½UAE
0SEY
4QAT
1BER
2MNC
4URU
1½LIE
1½97 Malta MLT 24½ 346.0 11 4th 3 7th PHI
0EGY
1½BAR
1HAI
2AND
2MAC
3½PAR
1½NCA
2½NZL
½SRI
2CYP
1BER
1½AHO
2½MRI
398 Bahrain BRN 24½ 344.0 11 5 1 8th LIE
½ARM3
0JCI
3UGA
1½MNC
3WLS
1½FAI
1½HON
2½ECU
0SMR
3½NCA
2URU
1½ZIM
1SRI
399 Botswana BOT 24 341.5 12 5 2 7th OFF
0DO
1ZIM
0JCI
2½MAC
1½HAI
2½YEM
2½AHO
1½MRI
3CYP
2LIB
1MON
3QAT
1½THA
2100 Netherlands
AntillesAHO 24 338.5 9 4th 1 9 SLO
½TUR
1SMR
1½GCI
3½CYP
1PUR
1HON
1½BOT
2½MAC
2YEM
½MRI
3HKG
½MLT
1½JCI
4101 San Marino SMR 23½ 325.0 12 6th 0 8th COL
0FAI
1½AHO
2½LIE
1ZIM
½GCI
3½BAR
1HKG
1HAI
2½BRN
½ISV
3HON
3MRI
2½NZL
1102 Macau MAC 23½ 304.5 13 5 3 6th ARM2
0SYR
0SEY
3MONTH
1BOT
2½MLT
½MRI
2AFG
3½AHO
2BAR
0HAI
1½JCI
2ISV
3BER
2½103 Haiti HAI 23 312.5 9 4th 1 9 BRA
0HKG
1AND
1½MLT
2ANG
0BOT
1½ISV
3½MRI
1½SMR
1½HON
1½MAC
2½SEY
3NCA
1GCI
2½104 Sri Lanka SRI 22½ 335.0 10 4th 2 8th ITA
½JPN
1½IRI
0ISV
4ECU
½BER
2½CYP
1½ZIM
3PAR
1MLT
2LIE
2AND
0MON
3BRN
1105 Monaco MNC 22½ 319.0 12 5 2 7th SVK
0MON
1½MRI
2½LIB
1BRN
1HON
2BER
3LIE
1GCI
3AND
2PAR
½UGA
0SEY
2½AFG
2½106 Mauritius MRI 22nd 323.5 7th 3 1 10 LAT
0CYP
1½MNC
1½KGZ
0JCI
3MON
1½MAC
2HAI
2½BOT
1BER
1½AHO
1ISV
4SMR
1½MLT
1107 Bermuda BER 22nd 317.5 11 4th 1 8th CAN
0NZL
0GCI
½BYE
2ISV
4SRI
1½MNC
1SEY
2½ZIM
1½MRI
2½UGA
2MLT
2½CYP
½MAC
1½108 Mozambique MOZ 21½ 328.0 12 5 2 7th BAN
0MNC
2½PUR
½MAC
3MAS
0MRI
2½LIE
2LIB
0JCI
3½ZIM
½HON
3BOT
1SRI
1SEY
2109 Honduras HON 21½ 305.5 11 5 1 8th TKM
0LIB
1THA
0SEY
3GCI
2½MNC
2AHO
2½BRN
1½PUR
½HAI
2½MONTH
1SMR
1AFG
1ISV
3110 jersey JCI 20th 309.0 11 4th 1 8th IND
0UAE
½BRN
1BOT
1½MRI
1BYE
2SEY
3YEM
½MOZ
½ISV
3AFG
2½MAC
2GCI
2½AHO
0111 guernsey GCI 18½ 305.5 7th 2 1 10 SUI
0IBC
0BER
3½AHO
½HON
1½SMR
½BYE
2ISV
4MNC
1NCA
½SEY
2AFG
0JCI
1½HAI
1½112 Afghanistan AFG 17th 313.0 8th 4th 0 3 MAC
½ISV
3½SEY
3JCI
1½GCI
4HON
3MNC
1½113 Seychelles SEY 16 306.0 5 0 3 10 POR
0ECU
0MAC
1HON
1BYE
2ISV
2JCI
1BER
1½UGA
0AFG
1GCI
2HAI
1MNC
1½MOZ
2114 US
Virgin IslandsISV 9 311.0 3 0 1 12 SCO
0QAT
0BYE
2SRI
0BER
0SEY
2HAI
½GCI
0AFG
½JCI
1SMR
1MRI
0MAC
1HON
1Mali MLI CHI
0
Team lineups
Individual evidence
- ↑ 32nd Chess Olympiad (women): Yerevan 1996 on Olimpbase (English)
Web links
- 32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996 on Olimpbase (English)
- Chess Olympiad 1996 in Armenia on TeleSchess
- Norwegians in Yerevan (Norwegian)
- Heather Lang's report (English)
- The 1996 Chess Olympiad by Gerhard Hund