1998 Chess Olympiad

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Chess Palace in Elista (venue)

The 33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 took place from September 26th to October 13th, 1998 in Elista ( Kalmykia ).

Overview of open group

At the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista in 1998, 110 teams including Russia B, Russia C and Russia D (Kalmykia) played in the open group. The tournament venue was the Chess Palace.

  • Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Igor Shalkhakov (Russia)
  • Main Referee : Geurt Gijssen (Netherlands)
  • Participants: 634 (171 Grand Masters , 135 International Masters and 58 FIDE Masters)
  • Thinking time : 40 moves in 100 minutes, then 20 moves in 50 minutes and then 10 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30 seconds per move.

Results

Teams open group

See the final score below as a complete progress table .

The teams from Russia (35.5 board points), the USA (34.5) and the Ukraine (32.5) came in first three places .

The Olympic champion Russia played with the players Peter Svidler (5½ out of 9), Sergei Rublevsky (5 out of 8), Evgeny Bareev (5 out of 8), Alexander Morozevich (8 out of 10, silver medal), Vadim Zviagintsev (5½ out of 8) and Konstantin Sakaev (6½ out of 9).

The German men came in 6th and played with Artur Jussupow (7½ out of 12), Rustem Dautov (6½ out of 11), Christopher Lutz (4½ out of 8), Robert Hübner (5½ out of 8), Eric Lobron (4½ out of 9), Christian Gabriel (3½ out of 6) and Thomas Luther (4 out of 7).

Individual medals open group

Board 1

Gold: Al-Modiahki, Mohamad (QAT) 7½ from 8
Silver: Müller, Leonhard (NAM) 7½ out of 9
Bronze: Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (GEO) 8 out of 10

Board 2

Gold: Aikhoje, Odion (NGR) 6½ from 8
Silver: Lputian, Smbat (ARM) 8 from 11
Bronze: Alexandrov, Alexei (BLR) 8½ from 12
Bronze: Dervishi, Erald (ALB) 8½ from 12

Board 3

Gold: Vera González, Reynaldo (CUB) 7 out of 9
Silver: Grivas, Efstratios (GRE) 7½ out of 10
Silver: Sturua, Zurab (GEO) 7½ from 10

Board 4

Gold: Gadhi, Hamaid (YEM) 6½ from 8
Silver: Morozevich, Alexander (RUS) 8 out of 10
Bronze: Adérito, Pedro (ANG) 7 out of 9

Reserve 1

Gold: Muir, Andrew (SCO) 6 out of 7
Silver: Kostenko, Petr (KAZ) 7½ from 10
Bronze: De Firmian, Nick (USA) 6 out of 8
Bronze: Kamiński, Marcin (POL) 6 out of 8
Bronze: Giaccio, Alfredo (ARG) 6 from 8

Reserve 2

Gold: Awruch, Boris (ISR) 8 out of 10
Silver: Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) 7 out of 9
Bronze: Hillarp Persson, Tiger (SWE) 7½ from 10

Women's teams

In the women's category, China (29 board points) won ahead of Russia (27) and Georgia (27). China competed with Xie Jun (7 points out of 10 games), Zhu Chen (8 out of 11), Wang Pin (6 out of 9) and Wang Lei (8 out of 9, gold medal).

The German women took 16th place and played with Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (8½ out of 12), Marina Olbrich (5½ out of 10), Anke Koglin (7 out of 11) and Elisabeth Pähtz (1 out of 6).

Individual medals women

Board 1

Gold: Öwezowa, Mähri (TKM) 10½ from 13
Silver: Chiburdanidze, Maia (GEO) 9½ from 12
Bronze: Marić, Alisa (YUG) 9 from 12
Bronze: Zhaoqin, Peng (NED) 9 out of 12

Board 2

Gold: Al-Rufei, Eman Hassane (IRQ) 8 out of 9
Silver: Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS3) 10 from 13
Bronze: Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina (RUS) 9 from 12
Bronze: Koskela, Niina (FIN) 9 from 12
Bronze: Hunt, Harriet (ENG) 9 out of 12

Board 3

Gold: Schumjakina, Tatjana (RUS) 6½ from 8
Silver: Cosma, Elena-Luminița (ROM) 7 out of 9
Bronze: Sergeeva, Tatyana (KAZ) 8½ from 11

reserve

Gold: Stepowaja-Diantschenko, Tatjana (RUS) 8 out of 9
Silver: Wang Lei (CHN) 8 out of 9
Bronze: Hussain, Alya (UAE) 7 out of 8

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 Elista 13 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 13 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
1 Russia RUS 35½ 394.0 23 11 1 1 AUT
3½		 CHI
3½		 ROM
2½		 USA
2½		 RUS2
2½		 LTU
3		 BUL
1		 BLR
3		 ENG
2½		 UKR
3		 ARM
2		 GER
3		 NED
3½
2 United States United States 34½ 394.0 20th 8th 4th 1 IRI
4		 KGZ
3½		 ARG
2½		 RUS
1½		 NED
4		 GEO
2½		 UKR
2		 BUL
2		 FRA
2½		 RUS2
2		 ENG
3		 ROM
3		 CHN
2
3 Ukraine UKR 32½ 394.0 18th 7th 4th 2 TJK
4		 CHN
2		 SUI
3		 YUG
2½		 FRA
2		 UZB
3		 USA
2		 ENG
1½		 CZE
3		 RUS
1		 BIH
3½		 RUS2
2		 ARM
3
4th Israel ISR 32½ 379.0 18th 8th 2 3 VEN
3½		 SLO
2½		 CHN
1		 MGL
4		 ENG
2½		 ARM
1½		 ESP
2½		 ROM
2		 UZB
2		 NED
1		 AUT
3		 SUI
3½		 RUS2
3½
5 China CHN 31½ 389.5 19th 8th 3 2 SIN
4		 UKR
2		 ISR
3		 ARM
2½		 BUL
2		 RUS2
2½		 EST
2½		 FRA
1½		 GER
1½		 CZE
2½		 HUN
2½		 GRE
3		 USA
2
6th Germany GER 31½ 386.5 20th 9 2 2 IRL
3½		 GRE
3		 LTU
2½		 ARG
2½		 HUN
2½		 EST
2		 ARM
1½		 SWE
2½		 CHN
2½		 ROM
2		 BUL
2½		 RUS
1		 CUB
3½
7th Georgia GEO 31½ 377.5 15th 6th 3 4th LUX
3½		 CUB
3		 UZB
2		 ROM
1½		 KGZ
4		 USA
1½		 BLR
1		 CRO
2		 ISL
2½		 CAN
3		 SWE
2		 LAT
1½		 AZE
4
8th Russia B RUS2 31 395.5 16 6th 4th 3 RSA
4		 IND
2		 BLR
2		 MKD
4		 RUS
1½		 CHN
1½		 SUI
3½		 ARM
2½		 BUL
3		 USA
2		 NED
2½		 UKR
2		 ISR
½
9 Hungary HUN 31 375.0 16 7th 2 4th NZL
3½		 MKD
2		 VIE
3		 SWE
2½		 GER
1½		 LAT
2		 ITA
2½		 CUB
1½		 RUS3
4		 BUL
1½		 CHN
1½		 PHI
2½		 ARG
3
10 Romania ROME 30½ 392.5 17th 7th 3 3 FAI
4		 RUS3
3		 RUS
1½		 GEO
2½		 LTU
1		 FIN
3		 GRE
2½		 ISR
2		 PHI
3		 GER
2		 POL
3		 USA
1		 LAT
2
11 England CLOSELY 30½ 390.5 18th 8th 2 3 BAN
2½		 OFF
3		 AZE
2½		 KAZ
3		 ISR
1½		 CAN
2½		 LTU
3½		 UKR
2½		 RUS
1½		 FRA
3		 USA
1		 ARM
2		 POL
2
12 Netherlands NED 30½ 380.5 15th 7th 1 5 SCO
2		 BAN
1½		 IRQ
4		 VEN
4		 USA
0		 BIH
2½		 YUG
1½		 TJK
3		 CRO
3½		 ISR
3		 RUS2
1½		 BUL
3½		 RUS
½
13 Belarus BLR 30½ 378.5 17th 6th 5 2 PUR
4		 AZE
2		 RUS2
2		 IND
3		 MDA
2		 KAZ
2½		 GEO
3		 RUS
1		 ARM
1½		 KGZ
2		 ITA
2		 CRO
2½		 ESP
3
14th Latvia LAT 30½ 369.5 16 6th 4th 3 LIB
3½		 ARM
1		 MEX
3		 AZE
3		 CUB
2		 HUN
2		 CZE
1½		 RUS3
1½		 BRA
2		 BAN
4		 EST
2½		 GEO
2½		 ROM
2
15th Poland POLE 30½ 361.5 15th 6th 3 4th IBC
3		 TKM
2½		 TUR
3		 BUL
1		 BIH
2		 MKD
2		 KGZ
1½		 IRL
1½		 NZL
4		 SLO
4		 ROM
1		 FRA
3		 ENG
2
16 Armenia POOR 30th 397.5 17th 7th 3 3 EGY
3½		 LAT
3		 MDA
2		 CHN
1½		 BEL
3½		 ISR
2½		 GER
2½		 RUS2
1½		 BLR
2½		 CUB
2½		 RUS
2		 ENG
2		 UKR
1
17th Bulgaria BUL 30th 393.0 18th 8th 2 3 MGL
2½		 PER
3		 ITA
3		 POL
3		 CHN
2		 FRA
3		 RUS
3		 USA
2		 RUS2
1		 HUN
2½		 GER
1½		 NED
½		 GRE
3
18th Yugoslavia YUG 30th 367.5 16 7th 2 4th CYP
4		 BRA
3		 SWE
2½		 UKR
1½		 EST
1		 CRO
2		 NED
2½		 ESP
1½		 IRL
3		 MDA
2½		 CUB
1½		 UZB
2		 PHI
3
19th Kazakhstan KAZ 30th 359.5 14th 5 4th 4th NCA
4		 PHI
2½		 FRA
2		 ENG
1		 ALB
3½		 BLR
1½		 CUB
2		 GRE
2		 KGZ
1½		 ISL
2		 AZE
1½		 BEL
3½		 ITA
3
20th Sweden SWE 29½ 372.0 16 7th 2 4th UAE
4		 CAN
3		 YUG
1½		 HUN
1½		 COL
2½		 AUT
2½		 MDA
2½		 GER
1½		 ESP
2½		 UZB
2½		 GEO
2		 CUB
1½		 CZE
2
21st Czech
republic		 CZE 29½ 372.0 16 7th 2 4th NGR
3		 CRO
1½		 KGZ
2½		 FIN
3		 ESP
1		 IRI
3½		 LAT
2½		 MDA
3½		 UKR
1		 CHN
1½		 UZB
2		 ITA
2½		 SWE
2
22nd Lithuania LTU 29½ 368.0 15th 7th 1 5 JPN
4		 VIE
2½		 GER
1½		 BAN
3		 ROM
3		 RUS
1		 ENG
½		 CHI
3½		 CUB
1		 PHI
1		 FAI
4		 ESP
2		 UZB
2½
23 Slovenia SLO 29½ 357.5 15th 6th 3 4th SMR
3½		 ISR
1½		 CAN
1½		 TKM
4		 ARG
2		 CUB
2		 UZB
1		 MEX
3		 COL
2		 POL
0		 SCO
3		 AUT
3		 KGZ
3
24 Cuba CUB 29 379.5 17th 7th 3 3 YEM
3½		 GEO
1		 CHI
3		 CAN
3		 LAT
2		 SLO
2		 KAZ
2		 HUN
2½		 LTU
3		 ARM
1½		 YUG
2½		 SWE
2½		 GER
½
25th Croatia CRO 29 363.0 16 7th 2 4th ECU
3		 CZE
2½		 PHI
1½		 ALB
1½		 FAI
3½		 YUG
2		 CAN
2½		 GEO
2		 NED
½		 VIE
3		 COL
3		 BLR
1½		 MKD
2½
26th France FRA 28½ 383.5 14th 5 4th 4th AND
4		 ITA
2½		 KAZ
2		 UZB
3		 UKR
2		 BUL
1		 BRA
4		 CHN
2½		 USA
1½		 ENG
1		 PHI
2		 POL
1		 IND
2
27 Uzbekistan UZB 28½ 373.5 13 4th 5 4th QAT
4		 TUR
2½		 GEO
2		 FRA
1		 POR
4		 UKR
1		 SLO
3		 EST
2		 ISR
2		 SWE
1½		 CZE
2		 YUG
2		 LTU
1½
28 Argentina ARG 28½ 372.0 12 5 2 6th BOL
4		 MEX
3½		 USA
1½		 GER
1½		 SLO
2		 GRE
1½		 PHI
2		 ISL
1½		 ALB
2½		 MKD
3		 SUI
1		 CAN
3½		 HUN
1
29 Spain ESP 28½ 370.5 17th 7th 3 3 BEL
3		 FIN
2		 POR
2½		 BRA
2½		 CZE
3		 SUI
2		 ISR
1½		 YUG
2½		 SWE
1½		 COL
2½		 KGZ
2½		 LTU
2		 BLR
1
30th Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 BIH 28½ 368.0 15th 5 5 3 IRQ
4		 ISL
2		 IND
2		 PHI
1½		 POL
2		 NED
1½		 MGL
3		 CAN
2½		 GRE
3		 EST
2½		 UKR
½		 KGZ
2		 RUS3
2
31 Switzerland SUI 28½ 364.5 16 7th 2 4th PLE
4		 POR
2½		 UKR
1		 PER
3		 PHI
2½		 ESP
2		 RUS2
½		 EGY
3½		 EST
2		 ITA
1½		 ARG
3		 ISR
½		 ALB
2½
32 Russia C RUS3 28½ 357.5 17th 7th 3 3 MAS
4		 ROM
1		 ALB
2		 BEL
1		 EGY
3½		 COL
2		 AUT
2½		 LAT
2½		 HUN
0		 LUX
2½		 TKM
2½		 FIN
3		 BIH
2
33 India IND 28½ 353.0 16 6th 4th 3 GCI
4		 RUS2
2		 BIH
2		 BLR
1		 AUT
1		 MEX
2½		 TJK
1½		 IBC
2½		 IRI
2½		 BRA
2		 PER
3		 ISL
2½		 FRA
2
34 Mexico MEX 28½ 343.0 13 6th 1 6th AHO
4		 ARG
½		 LAT
1		 OFF
2½		 TUR
2		 IND
1½		 RSA
4		 SLO
1		 BEL
3		 GRE
1		 IRL
2½		 MDA
1½		 TKM
4
35 Philippines PHI 28 368.5 13 5 3 5 AFG
4		 KAZ
1½		 CRO
2½		 BIH
2½		 SUI
1½		 ISL
2		 ARG
2		 MKD
3½		 ROM
1		 LTU
3		 FRA
2		 HUN
1½		 YUG
1
36 Greece GRE 28 366.5 14th 6th 2 5 ZIM
3½		 GER
1		 TKM
2		 TUR
2½		 BAN
3½		 ARG
2½		 ROM
1½		 KAZ
2		 BIH
1		 MEX
3		 MDA
3½		 CHN
1		 BUL
1
37 Moldova MDA 28 364.5 15th 6th 3 4th MAC
4		 ALB
3		 ARM
2		 EST
2		 BLR
2		 BRA
2½		 SWE
1½		 CZE
½		 FIN
3½		 YUG
1½		 GRE
½		 MEX
2½		 ISL
2½
38 Egypt EGY 28 338.5 16 7th 2 4th ARM
½		 LIB
2		 JPN
3½		 IBC
2		 RUS3
½		 NGR
4		 BEL
3		 SUI
½		 POR
2½		 TKM
1½		 VIE
2½		 COL
2½		 OFF
3
39 Kyrgyzstan KGZ 27½ 373.5 14th 6th 2 5 BAR
4		 USA
½		 CZE
1½		 NGR
4		 GEO
0		 LUX
3½		 POL
2½		 FIN
2½		 KAZ
2½		 BLR
2		 ESP
1½		 BIH
2		 SLO
1
40 Estonia EST 27½ 370.5 13 4th 5 4th WLS
3½		 COL
2½		 ISL
3		 MDA
2		 YUG
3		 GER
2		 CHN
1½		 UZB
2		 SUI
2		 BIH
1½		 LAT
1½		 AZE
1		 TJK
2
41 Italy ITA 27½ 360.0 12 5 2 6th ESA
4		 FRA
1½		 BUL
1		 AUT
1½		 RSA
3		 CHI
3		 HUN
1½		 ALB
2		 OFF
3		 SUI
2½		 BLR
2		 CZE
1½		 KAZ
1
42 Canada CAN 27½ 358.5 11 5 1 7th UGA
4		 SWE
1		 SLO
2½		 CUB
1		 PUR
4		 ENG
1½		 CRO
1½		 BIH
1½		 ECU
4		 GEO
1		 ISL
2		 ARG
½		 PER
3
43 Azerbaijan AZE 27½ 356.0 14th 6th 2 5 NAM
4		 BLR
2		 ENG
1½		 LAT
1		 TJK
2		 IRL
2½		 FIN
1		 IRI
1½		 QAT
2½		 VEN
4		 KAZ
2½		 EST
3		 GEO
0
44 Albania ALB 27½ 354.0 14th 5 4th 4th LBA
4		 MDA
1		 RUS3
2		 CRO
2½		 KAZ
½		 VEN
3		 TKM
2½		 ITA
2		 ARG
1½		 CHI
2		 BRA
3		 MKD
2		 SUI
1½
45 Finland FIN 27½ 354.0 12 5 2 6th KEN
3½		 ESP
2		 MKD
1½		 CZE
1		 IBC
4		 ROM
1		 AZE
3		 KGZ
1½		 MDA
½		 IRQ
3½		 BEL
2		 RUS3
1		 TUR
3
46 Macedonia MKD 27½ 352.5 15th 6th 3 4th MLT
3½		 HUN
2		 FIN
2½		 RUS2
0		 YEM
3		 POL
2		 POR
3		 PHI
½		 FAI
3		 ARG
1		 CHI
3½		 ALB
2		 CRO
1½
47 Tajikistan TJK 27½ 348.5 15th 5 5 3 UKR
0		 KEN
3		 ECU
3½		 VIE
2		 AZE
2		 BEL
2		 IND
2½		 NED
1		 CHI
1½		 IBC
2		 YEM
2½		 IRI
3½		 EST
2
48 Brazil BRA 27½ 348.0 14th 6th 2 5 SEY
4		 YUG
1		 COL
2½		 ESP
1½		 SCO
4		 MDA
1½		 FRA
0		 WLS
3		 LAT
2		 IND
2		 ALB
1		 TUR
2½		 VIE
2½
49 Mongolia MGL 27½ 341.5 14th 5 4th 4th BUL
1½		 SCO
2		 QAT
4		 ISR
0		 MAS
2		 ANG
3½		 BIH
1		 POR
2		 LUX
1½		 TUR
2		 RSA
2½		 IRL
3		 BAN
2½
50 Austria AUT 27 360.0 13 6th 1 6th RUS
½		 TRI
3		 ZIM
3		 ITA
2½		 IND
3		 SWE
1½		 RUS3
1½		 TKM
2		 VIE
1½		 WLS
4		 ISR
1		 SLO
1		 CHI
2½
51 Iceland ISL 27 355.0 12 4th 4th 5 JCI
4		 BIH
2		 EST
1		 POR
1½		 PER
3		 PHI
2		 COL
2½		 ARG
2½		 GEO
1½		 KAZ
2		 CAN
2		 IND
1½		 MDA
1½
52 IBCA IBC 27 339.5 13 4th 5 4th POL
1		 JAM
3		 SCO
2		 EGY
2		 FIN
0		 BOL
2		 MAS
4		 IND
1½		 TUR
2		 TJK
2		 OFF
1½		 IRQ
3½		 COL
2½
53 Bangladesh BAN 26½ 353.5 15th 7th 1 5 ENG
1½		 NED
2½		 NZL
4		 LTU
1		 GRE
½		 IRQ
3		 VIE
2½		 OFF
2		 TKM
2½		 LAT
0		 ECU
3		 LUX
2½		 MGL
1½
54 Belgium BEL 26½ 351.0 14th 6th 2 5 ESP
1		 RUS4
3½		 OFF
2½		 RUS3
3		 ARM
½		 TJK
2		 EGY
1		 IRQ
3		 MEX
1		 ZIM
4		 FIN
2		 KAZ
½		 NGR
2½
55 Vietnam VIE 26½ 348.5 11 4th 3 6th HON
4		 LTU
1½		 HUN
1		 TJK
2		 VEN
2		 OFF
2		 BAN
1½		 PER
2½		 AUT
2½		 CRO
1		 EGY
1½		 UAE
3½		 BRA
1½
56 New Zealand NZL 26½ 323.0 15th 7th 1 5 HUN
½		 MLT
3½		 BAN
0		 JAM
2½		 IRQ
1		 UGA
2		 LBA
3		 BOL
4		 POL
0		 ANG
2½		 UAE
1½		 MAS
2½		 RSA
3½
57 Colombia COL 26th 356.0 8th 3 2 8th ANG
3½		 EST
1½		 BRA
1½		 CYP
3½		 SWE
1½		 RUS3
2		 ISL
1½		 TUR
3½		 SLO
2		 ESP
1½		 CRO
1		 EGY
1½		 IBC
1½
58 Ireland IRL 26th 343.5 13 6th 1 6th GER
½		 ZIM
1		 RUS4
3½		 ANG
2½		 ECU
3		 AZE
1½		 LIB
3		 POL
2½		 YUG
1		 PER
2		 MEX
1½		 MGL
1		 PUR
3
59 Iran IRI 26th 339.0 14th 6th 2 5 USA
0		 BAR
3		 PUR
2½		 CHI
2		 SIN
3½		 CZE
½		 ECU
2½		 AZE
2½		 IND
1½		 OFF
2		 LUX
1½		 TJK
½		 LIB
4
60 Luxembourg LUX 26th 333.0 14th 6th 2 5 GEO
½		 YEM
2½		 FAI
2		 MAS
1½		 JAM
3		 KGZ
½		 ESA
3		 LIB
3		 MGL
2½		 RUS3
1½		 IRI
2½		 BAN
1½		 VEN
2
61 Chile CHI 26th 331.0 12 5 2 6th ISV
4		 RUS
½		 CUB
1		 IRI
2		 ZIM
3½		 ITA
1		 FAI
3½		 LTU
½		 TJK
2½		 ALB
2		 MKD
½		 YEM
3½		 AUT
1½
62 Angola ANG 26th 313.5 13 5 3 5 COL
½		 WLS
2		 AND
3		 IRL
1½		 LIB
2½		 MGL
½		 RUS4
½		 MLI
4		 YEM
2		 NZL
1½		 QAT
2½		 ECU
2		 BOL
3½
63 Australia OUT 25½ 342.0 12 4th 4th 5 TRI
3		 ENG
1		 BEL
1½		 MEX
1½		 QAT
3½		 VIE
2		 PER
2½		 BAN
2		 ITA
1		 IRI
2		 IBC
2½		 TKM
2		 EGY
1
64 Peru BY 25½ 337.5 11 5 1 7th RUS4
2½		 BUL
1		 BOL
4		 SUI
1		 ISL
1		 TRI
3		 OFF
1½		 VIE
1½		 RSA
3		 IRL
2		 IND
1		 WLS
3		 CAN
1
65 Venezuela VEN 25½ 334.5 13 5 3 5 ISR
½		 SMR
3½		 LBA
4		 NED
0		 VIE
2		 ALB
1		 YEM
2		 QAT
1½		 AND
4		 AZE
0		 PUR
2½		 SCO
2½		 LUX
2
66 Scotland SCO 25½ 334.0 12 4th 4th 5 NED
2		 MGL
2		 IBC
2		 SIN
3		 BRA
0		 RSA
1½		 UAE
3		 YEM
2		 WLS
1		 CYP
4		 SLO
1		 VEN
1½		 FAI
2½
67 Portugal POR 25½ 333.5 12 5 2 6th MLI
4		 SUI
1½		 ESP
1½		 ISL
2½		 UZB
0		 MAS
3½		 MKD
1		 MGL
2		 EGY
1½		 FAI
½		 JPN
2½		 BOL
2		 KEN
3
68 Wales WLS 25½ 320.0 14th 6th 2 5 EST
½		 ANG
2		 LIB
2½		 FAI
½		 NCA
3½		 YEM
2		 SIN
3½		 BRA
1		 SCO
3		 AUT
0		 RUS4
3		 PER
1		 ECU
3
69 Nigeria NGR 25½ 318.5 13 6th 1 6th CZE
1		 ECU
2		 UAE
3		 KGZ
0		 BOL
2½		 EGY
0		 JCI
4		 FAI
0		 BOT
4		 RUS4
2½		 TUR
1		 ESA
4		 BEL
1½
70 Turkey DOOR 25th 342.5 9 3 3 7th BOT
4		 UZB
1½		 POL
1		 GRE
1½		 MEX
2		 TKM
1		 MLT
4		 COL
½		 IBC
2		 MGL
2		 NGR
3		 BRA
1½		 FIN
1
71 Turkmenistan TKM 24½ 352.5 11 4th 3 6th JAM
3		 POL
1½		 GRE
2		 SLO
0		 UAE
4		 TUR
3		 ALB
1½		 AUT
2		 BAN
1½		 EGY
2½		 RUS3
1½		 OFF
2		 MEX
0
72 Faroe Islands FAI 24½ 341.5 12 5 2 6th ROM
0		 MAS
3		 LUX
2		 WLS
3½		 CRO
½		 RUS4
3		 CHI
½		 NGR
4		 MKD
1		 POR
3½		 LTU
0		 RSA
2		 SCO
1½
73 Iraq IRQ 24½ 329.0 14th 7th 0 6th BIH
0		 JCI
3½		 NED
0		 LBA
3		 NZL
3		 BAN
1		 AND
3		 BEL
1		 PUR
3½		 FIN
½		 ESA
2½		 IBC
½		 TRI
3
74 Malaysia MAS 24 321.0 11 4th 3 6th RUS3
0		 FAI
1		 SMR
4		 LUX
2½		 MGL
2		 POR
½		 IBC
0		 AFG
4		 RUS4
1		 SIN
2		 LBA
3½		 NZL
1½		 UAE
2
75 United
Arab Emirates		 UAE 24 316.5 13 6th 1 6th SWE
0		 UGA
3		 NGR
1		 KEN
2½		 TKM
0		 MLI
4		 SCO
1		 AND
1		 NCA
3½		 TRI
3		 NZL
2½		 VIE
½		 MAS
2
76 Puerto
Rico		 PURE 24 313.5 12 6th 0 7th BLR
0		 NAM
3		 IRI
1½		 MLI
4		 CAN
0		 LIB
½		 NCA
2½		 SIN
3		 IRQ
½		 KEN
3½		 VEN
1½		 QAT
3		 IRL
1
77 Andorra AND 24 308.5 15th 6th 3 4th FRA
0		 ESA
2½		 ANG
1		 NCA
2		 UGA
2		 JPN
3		 IRQ
1		 UAE
3		 VEN
0		 NAM
2½		 JAM
2½		 ZIM
2		 YEM
2½
78 Jamaica JAM 24 307.5 12 5 2 6th TKM
1		 IBC
1		 TRI
2½		 NZL
1½		 LUX
1		 BOT
3		 ZIM
2		 CYP
1		 UGA
2½		 JPN
2		 AND
1½		 HON
2½		 QAT
2½
79 Ecuador ECU 23½ 330.0 10 4th 2 7th CRO
1		 NGR
2		 TJK
½		 MAC
4		 IRL
1		 CYP
3½		 IRI
1½		 RUS4
3½		 CAN
0		 QAT
2½		 BAN
1		 ANG
2		 WLS
1
80 South Africa RSA 23½ 326.0 11 4th 3 6th RUS2
0		 GCI
4		 SIN
2		 YEM
2		 ITA
1		 SCO
2½		 MEX
0		 PLE
3½		 PER
1		 LBA
3½		 MGL
1½		 FAI
2		 NZL
½
81 Zimbabwe ZIM 23½ 316.0 14th 5 4th 4th GRE
½		 IRL
3		 AUT
1		 UGA
3		 CHI
½		 ESA
2		 JAM
2		 TRI
2½		 CYP
2½		 BEL
0		 MLT
2½		 AND
2		 RUS4
2
82 Russia D RUS4 23½ 315.5 10 4th 2 7th PER
1½		 BEL
½		 IRL
½		 AHO
3½		 KEN
3		 FAI
1		 ANG
3½		 ECU
½		 MAS
3		 NGR
1½		 WLS
1		 TRI
2		 ZIM
2
83 Kenya KEN 23½ 302.0 10 5 0 8th FIN
½		 TJK
1		 ESA
2½		 UAE
1½		 RUS4
1		 AHO
1½		 MAC
3		 JPN
2½		 TRI
1½		 PUR
½		 BAR
3		 NAM
4		 POR
1
84 Yemen YEM 23 328.5 9 2 5 6th CUB
½		 LUX
1½		 AFG
4		 RSA
2		 MKD
1		 WLS
2		 VEN
2		 SCO
2		 ANG
2		 ESA
2½		 TJK
1½		 CHI
½		 AND
1½
85 Bolivia BOL 23 315.0 12 5 2 6th ARG
0		 AHO
3½		 PER
0		 PLE
2½		 NGR
1½		 IBC
2		 UGA
3		 NZL
0		 SIN
1½		 SMR
4		 LIB
2½		 POR
2		 ANG
½
86 Libya LBA 23 301.0 11 5 1 7th ALB
0		 MAC
4		 VEN
0		 IRQ
1		 ESA
1		 HON
3½		 NZL
1		 BOT
2		 MLT
3½		 RSA
½		 MAS
½		 JCI
3½		 SMR
2½
87 Cyprus CYP 23 299.0 12 6th 0 7th YUG
0		 SEY
3		 PLE
3½		 COL
½		 TRI
1½		 ECU
½		 AHO
2½		 JAM
3		 ZIM
1½		 SCO
0		 NAM
1½		 UGA
3		 HON
2½
88 Singapore SIN 23 294.5 11 4th 3 6th CHN
0		 ISV
4		 RSA
2		 SCO
1		 IRI
½		 PLE
3½		 WLS
½		 PUR
1		 BOL
2½		 MAS
2		 TRI
1½		 NCA
2½		 JPN
2
89 Qatar QAT 22½ 317.5 10 5 0 8th UZB
0		 BOT
3½		 MGL
0		 HON
3½		 OFF
½		 JCI
3		 TRI
2½		 VEN
2½		 AZE
1½		 ECU
1½		 ANG
1½		 PUR
1		 JAM
1½
90 Trinidad & Tobago TRI 22½ 312.0 9 4th 1 8th OFF
1		 AUT
1		 JAM
1½		 JPN
3½		 CYP
2½		 PER
1		 QAT
1½		 ZIM
1½		 KEN
2½		 UAE
1		 SIN
2½		 RUS4
2		 IRQ
1
91 El Salvador ESA 22½ 305.5 10 4th 2 7th ITA
0		 AND
1½		 KEN
1½		 BOT
2		 LBA
3		 ZIM
2		 LUX
1		 MLT
2½		 LIB
3½		 YEM
1½		 IRQ
1½		 NGR
0		 BAR
2½
92 Japan JPN 22½ 303.5 9 3 3 7th LTU
0		 HON
2½		 EGY
½		 TRI
½		 GCI
4		 AND
1		 SMR
2		 KEN
1½		 AHO
3½		 JAM
2		 POR
1½		 LIB
1½		 SIN
2
93 Uganda UGA 22½ 296.0 10 4th 2 7th CAN
0		 UAE
1		 BAR
3½		 ZIM
1		 AND
2		 NZL
2		 BOL
1		 AHO
2½		 JAM
1½		 LIB
½		 JCI
2½		 CYP
1		 SEY
4
94 Lebanon LIB 22nd 323.0 9 4th 1 8th LAT
½		 EGY
2		 WLS
1½		 MLT
3		 ANG
1½		 PUR
3½		 IRL
1		 LUX
1		 ESA
½		 UGA
3½		 BOL
1½		 JPN
2½		 IRI
0
95 Palestine PLE 22nd 288.5 11 4th 3 6th SUI
0		 MLI
3		 CYP
½		 BOL
1½		 SEY
2		 SIN
½		 NAM
4		 RSA
½		 SMR
2		 BAR
2		 HON
1		 MAC
2½		 NCA
2½
96 San Marino SMR 22nd 276.0 12 4th 4th 5 SLO
½		 VEN
½		 MAS
0		 GCI
2½		 MAC
2		 BAR
2½		 JPN
2		 NCA
2		 PLE
2		 BOL
0		 ISV
4		 MLT
2½		 LBA
1½
97 Honduras HON 22nd 270.0 9 3 3 7th VIE
0		 JPN
1½		 NCA
2		 QAT
½		 BAR
2		 LBA
½		 GCI
2½		 MAC
2		 NAM
1		 ISV
4		 PLE
3		 JAM
1½		 CYP
1½
98 Nicaragua NCA 21½ 296.5 9 3 3 7th KAZ
0		 AFG
1½		 HON
2		 AND
2		 WLS
½		 NAM
2½		 PUR
1½		 SMR
2		 UAE
½		 GCI
3		 BOT
3		 SIN
1½		 PLE
1½
99 Barbados BAR 21½ 272.0 9 3 3 7th KGZ
0		 IRI
1		 UGA
½		 NAM
2½		 HON
2		 SMR
1½		 BOT
1½		 SEY
2		 MAC
2½		 PLE
2		 KEN
1		 ISV
3½		 ESA
1½
100 Macau MAC 21½ 268.0 11 4th 3 6th MDA
0		 LBA
0		 ISV
3½		 ECU
0		 SMR
2		 AFG
2½		 KEN
1		 HON
2		 BAR
1½		 JCI
2		 AHO
2½		 PLE
1½		 MLT
3
101 Botswana BOT 21st 283.0 12 4th 4th 5 TUR
0		 QAT
½		 GCI
2½		 ESA
2		 MLT
2		 JAM
1		 BAR
2½		 LBA
2		 NGR
0		 SEY
3		 NCA
1		 MLI
2		 AFG
2½
102 Malta MLT 20½ 293.0 7th 3 1 9 MKD
½		 NZL
½		 NAM
3		 LIB
1		 BOT
2		 SEY
4		 TUR
0		 ESA
1½		 LBA
½		 AFG
3½		 ZIM
1½		 SMR
1½		 MAC
1
103 Namibia NAM 20½ 273.0 9 4th 1 8th AZE
0		 PUR
1		 MLT
1		 BAR
1½		 AFG
2½		 NCA
1½		 PLE
0		 ISV
4		 HON
3		 AND
1½		 CYP
2½		 KEN
0		 MLI
2
104 Mali MLI 20½ 261.5 9 2 5 6th POR
0		 PLE
1		 SEY
4		 PUR
0		 JCI
1½		 UAE
0		 ISV
4		 ANG
0		 GCI
2		 AHO
2		 AFG
2		 BOT
2		 NAM
2
105 jersey JCI 20th 265.5 11 4th 3 6th ISL
0		 IRQ
½		 AHO
2		 AFG
2½		 MLI
2½		 QAT
1		 NGR
0		 GCI
2		 SEY
2½		 MAC
2		 UGA
1½		 LBA
½		 ISV
3
106 Afghanistan AFG 20th 260.0 8th 3 2 8th PHI
0		 NCA
2½		 YEM
0		 JCI
1½		 NAM
1½		 MAC
1½		 SEY
2		 MAS
0		 ISV
4		 MLT
½		 MLI
2		 GCI
3		 BOT
1½
107 Netherlands
Antilles		 AHO 19th 268.0 7th 2 3 8th MEX
0		 BOL
½		 JCI
2		 RUS4
½		 ISV
3½		 KEN
2½		 CYP
1½		 UGA
1½		 JPN
½		 MLI
2		 MAC
1½		 SEY
1		 GCI
2
108 guernsey GCI 18½ 261.5 7th 2 3 8th IND
0		 RSA
0		 BOT
1½		 SMR
1½		 JPN
0		 ISV
3½		 HON
1½		 JCI
2		 MLI
2		 NCA
1		 SEY
2½		 AFG
1		 AHO
2
109 Seychelles SEY 18th 259.0 7th 2 3 8th BRA
0		 CYP
1		 MLI
0		 ISV
4		 PLE
2		 MLT
0		 AFG
2		 BAR
2		 JCI
1½		 BOT
1		 GCI
1½		 AHO
3		 UGA
0
110 US
Virgin Islands		 ISV 3 272.5 0 0 0 13 CHI
0		 SIN
0		 MAC
½		 SEY
0		 AHO
½		 GCI
½		 MLI
0		 NAM
0		 AFG
0		 HON
0		 SMR
0		 BAR
½		 JCI
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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 33rd Chess Olympiad (women): Elista 1998 on Olimpbase (English)

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