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
Afghanistan	Afghanistan	5	5
Egypt	Egypt	5	5
Albania	Albania	5	5
Algeria	Algeria	5	5
American Virgin Islands	American Virgin Islands	4th	-
Andorra	Andorra	5	-
Angola	Angola	5	5
Argentina	Argentina	5	5
Armenia	Armenia	5	5
Aruba	Aruba	5	5
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	5	5
Ethiopia	Ethiopia	5	-
Australia	Australia	5	5
Bahrain	Bahrain	5	-
Bangladesh	Bangladesh	5	5
Barbados	Barbados	5	5
Belgium	Belgium	5	-
Bermuda	Bermuda	5	-
Bolivia	Bolivia	5	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	5
Botswana	Botswana	5	4th
Brazil	Brazil	5	5
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands	5	-
Bulgaria	Bulgaria	5	5
China	People's Republic of China	5	5
Costa Rica	Costa Rica	5	5
Denmark	Denmark	5	5
Germany 1	Germany	5	5
Germany 2	Germany	5	5
Germany 3	Germany	5	5
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	5	5
Ecuador	Ecuador	5	5
El Salvador	El Salvador	5	5
England	England	5	5
Estonia	Estonia	5	5
Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	5	-
Fiji	Fiji	5	5
Finland	Finland	5	5
France	France	5	5
Gabon	Gabon	3	-
Georgia	Georgia	5	5
Ghana	Ghana	5	-
Greece	Greece	5	5
Guatemala	Guatemala	5	5
guernsey	guernsey	5	-
Honduras	Honduras	5	4th
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	5	-
India	India	5	5
Indonesia	Indonesia	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	Iraq	5	5
Iran	Iran	5	5
Ireland	Ireland	5	5
Iceland	Iceland	5	5
Israel	Israel	5	5
Italy	Italy	5	5
Jamaica	Jamaica	5	-
Japan	Japan	5	4th
Yemen	Yemen	5	5
jersey	jersey	5	-
Jordan	Jordan	5	-
Canada	Canada	5	5
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	5	5
Qatar	Qatar	5	5
Kenya	Kenya	5	5
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	5	5
Colombia	Colombia	5	5
Croatia	Croatia	5	5
Cuba	Cuba	5	5
Latvia	Latvia	5	5
Lebanon	Lebanon	5	4th
Libya	Libya	5	5
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	5	-
Lithuania	Lithuania	5	5
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	5	5
Macau	Macau	5	5
Madagascar	Madagascar	4th	-
Malawi	Malawi	5	-
Malaysia	Malaysia	5	-
Maldives	Maldives	5	-
Malta	Malta	5	5
Morocco	Morocco	5	5
Mauritius	Mauritius	5	-
Macedonia	North Macedonia	5	-
Mexico	Mexico	5	5
Moldova	Moldova	5	5
Monaco	Monaco	5	-
Mongolia	Mongolia	5	5
Montenegro	Montenegro	5	5
Mozambique	Mozambique	5	-
Myanmar	Myanmar	5	-
Namibia	Namibia	5	-
Nepal	Nepal	5	-
New Zealand	New Zealand	5	5
Nicaragua	Nicaragua	5	-
Netherlands	Netherlands	5	5
Netherlands Antilles	Netherlands Antilles	5	-
Nigeria	Nigeria	5	5
Norway	Norway	5	5
Austria	Austria	5	5
Pakistan	Pakistan	5	5
Palestine	Palestine	5	-
Panama	Panama	5	5
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	5	-
Paraguay	Paraguay	5	5
Peru	Peru	5	5
Philippines	Philippines	5	5
Poland	Poland	5	5
Portugal	Portugal	5	5
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	5	5
Rwanda	Rwanda	5	-
Romania	Romania	5	5
Russia	Russia	5	5
Zambia	Zambia	5	5
San Marino	San Marino	5	-
Scotland	Scotland	5	5
Sweden	Sweden	5	5
Switzerland	Switzerland	5	5
Serbia	Serbia	5	5
Seychelles	Seychelles	5	5
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	5	-
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	5	-
Singapore	Singapore	5	-
Slovakia	Slovakia	5	5
Slovenia	Slovenia	5	5
Spain	Spain	5	5
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	5	4th
South Africa	South Africa	5	5
Sudan	Sudan	5	-
South Korea	South Korea	4th	5
Suriname	Suriname	5	5
Syria	Syria	5	5
Tajikistan	Tajikistan	5	5
Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	5	5
Thailand	Thailand	5	-
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	5	5
Czech Republic	Czech Republic	5	5
Tunisia	Tunisia	5	4th
Turkey	Turkey	5	5
Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	5	5
Uganda	Uganda	5	-
Ukraine	Ukraine	5	5
Hungary	Hungary	5	5
Uruguay	Uruguay	5	5
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	5	5
Venezuela	Venezuela	5	5
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	5	5
United States	United States	5	5
Vietnam	Vietnam	5	5
Wales	Wales	5	5
Belarus	Belarus	5	5
Cyprus	Cyprus	5	-

Web links

• Team statistics at the 2008 Chess Olympiad on olimpbase.org