Chess Olympiad 2008 / participant
At the 38th Chess Olympiad in 2008 , 1329 players in 268 teams, 114 women's teams (564 players) and 154 open teams (765 players, often referred to as “men's teams” despite the possibility of women's participation). The teams come from 149 countries. Germany is sending 3 teams as host and one team each is sent by the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC) and the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA).
incoming teams | Country / Association | open teams players |
Women's teams players |
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Afghanistan |
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5 | 5 |
Egypt |
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5 | 5 |
Albania |
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5 | 5 |
Algeria |
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5 | 5 |
American Virgin Islands |
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4th | - |
Andorra |
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5 | - |
Angola |
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5 | 5 |
Argentina |
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5 | 5 |
Armenia |
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5 | 5 |
Aruba |
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5 | 5 |
Azerbaijan |
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5 | 5 |
Ethiopia |
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5 | - |
Australia |
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5 | 5 |
Bahrain |
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5 | - |
Bangladesh |
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5 | 5 |
Barbados |
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5 | 5 |
Belgium |
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5 | - |
Bermuda |
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5 | - |
Bolivia |
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5 | 5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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5 | 5 |
Botswana |
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5 | 4th |
Brazil |
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5 | 5 |
British Virgin Islands |
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5 | - |
Bulgaria |
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5 | 5 |
China |
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5 | 5 |
Costa Rica |
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5 | 5 |
Denmark |
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5 | 5 |
Germany 1 |
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5 | 5 |
Germany 2 |
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5 | 5 |
Germany 3 |
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5 | 5 |
Dominican Republic |
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5 | 5 |
Ecuador |
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5 | 5 |
El Salvador |
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5 | 5 |
England |
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5 | 5 |
Estonia |
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5 | 5 |
Faroe Islands |
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5 | - |
Fiji |
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5 | 5 |
Finland |
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5 | 5 |
France |
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5 | 5 |
Gabon |
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3 | - |
Georgia |
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5 | 5 |
Ghana |
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5 | - |
Greece |
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5 | 5 |
Guatemala |
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5 | 5 |
guernsey |
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5 | - |
Honduras |
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5 | 4th |
Hong Kong |
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5 | - |
India |
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5 | 5 |
Indonesia |
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5 | 5 |
International Braille Chess Association | IBCA | 5 | 5 |
International Committee of Silent Chess | ICSC | 5 | 5 |
International Physically Disabled Chess Association | IPCA | 5 | 5 |
Iraq |
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5 | 5 |
Iran |
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5 | 5 |
Ireland |
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5 | 5 |
Iceland |
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5 | 5 |
Israel |
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5 | 5 |
Italy |
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5 | 5 |
Jamaica |
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5 | - |
Japan |
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5 | 4th |
Yemen |
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5 | 5 |
jersey |
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5 | - |
Jordan |
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5 | - |
Canada |
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5 | 5 |
Kazakhstan |
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5 | 5 |
Qatar |
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5 | 5 |
Kenya |
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5 | 5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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5 | 5 |
Colombia |
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5 | 5 |
Croatia |
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5 | 5 |
Cuba |
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5 | 5 |
Latvia |
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5 | 5 |
Lebanon |
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5 | 4th |
Libya |
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5 | 5 |
Liechtenstein |
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5 | - |
Lithuania |
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5 | 5 |
Luxembourg |
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5 | 5 |
Macau |
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5 | 5 |
Madagascar |
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4th | - |
Malawi |
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5 | - |
Malaysia |
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5 | - |
Maldives |
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5 | - |
Malta |
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5 | 5 |
Morocco |
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5 | 5 |
Mauritius |
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5 | - |
Macedonia |
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5 | - |
Mexico |
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5 | 5 |
Moldova |
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5 | 5 |
Monaco |
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5 | - |
Mongolia |
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5 | 5 |
Montenegro |
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5 | 5 |
Mozambique |
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5 | - |
Myanmar |
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5 | - |
Namibia |
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5 | - |
Nepal |
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5 | - |
New Zealand |
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5 | 5 |
Nicaragua |
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5 | - |
Netherlands |
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5 | 5 |
Netherlands Antilles |
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5 | - |
Nigeria |
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5 | 5 |
Norway |
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5 | 5 |
Austria |
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5 | 5 |
Pakistan |
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5 | 5 |
Palestine |
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5 | - |
Panama |
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5 | 5 |
Papua New Guinea |
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5 | - |
Paraguay |
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5 | 5 |
Peru |
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5 | 5 |
Philippines |
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5 | 5 |
Poland |
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5 | 5 |
Portugal |
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5 | 5 |
Puerto Rico |
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5 | 5 |
Rwanda |
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5 | - |
Romania |
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5 | 5 |
Russia |
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5 | 5 |
Zambia |
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5 | 5 |
San Marino |
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5 | - |
Scotland |
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5 | 5 |
Sweden |
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5 | 5 |
Switzerland |
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5 | 5 |
Serbia |
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5 | 5 |
Seychelles |
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5 | 5 |
Sierra Leone |
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5 | - |
Zimbabwe |
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5 | - |
Singapore |
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5 | - |
Slovakia |
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5 | 5 |
Slovenia |
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5 | 5 |
Spain |
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5 | 5 |
Sri Lanka |
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5 | 4th |
South Africa |
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5 | 5 |
Sudan |
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5 | - |
South Korea |
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4th | 5 |
Suriname |
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5 | 5 |
Syria |
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5 | 5 |
Tajikistan |
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5 | 5 |
Taiwan |
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5 | 5 |
Thailand |
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5 | - |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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5 | 5 |
Czech Republic |
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5 | 5 |
Tunisia |
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5 | 4th |
Turkey |
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5 | 5 |
Turkmenistan |
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5 | 5 |
Uganda |
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5 | - |
Ukraine |
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5 | 5 |
Hungary |
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5 | 5 |
Uruguay |
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5 | 5 |
Uzbekistan |
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5 | 5 |
Venezuela |
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5 | 5 |
United Arab Emirates |
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5 | 5 |
United States |
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5 | 5 |
Vietnam |
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5 | 5 |
Wales |
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5 | 5 |
Belarus |
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5 | 5 |
Cyprus |
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5 | - |
Web links
- Team statistics at the 2008 Chess Olympiad on olimpbase.org