Chess Olympiad

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Chess Olympiad Bled 2002

The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organized by FIDE since 1927 and takes place in even years. Prior to World War II the event was occasionally held annually. There was also an "unofficial" series of Chess Olympiads which ended in 1976. Although chess is covered in sports sections in many newspapers around the world, it is not included as one of the recognised Olympic sports. However, FIDE is now a member of the International Olympic Committee and adheres to its rules. This means it could become an Olympic event some day in the future, although most knowledgeable observers consider this unlikely.

The 2008 Olympiad is due to be held in Dresden, Germany, which beat the only other bidder, Tallinn.

The trophy for the winning women's team is known as the Vera Menchik Cup.

Symbol of 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw 1935 by J.Steifer

[edit] Men's Olympiads

Year	Event	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1924	The Chess Olympiad (individual)	Paris	Czechoslovakia
1926	The Team Tournament (part of FIDE summit)	Budapest	Hungary
1927	1st Chess Olympiad	London	Hungary 40	Denmark 38.5	England 36.5
1928	2nd Chess Olympiad	The Hague	Hungary 44	USA 39.5	Poland 37
1930	3rd Chess Olympiad	Hamburg	Poland 48.5	Hungary 47	Germany 44.5
1931	4th Chess Olympiad	Prague	USA 48	Poland 47	Czechoslovakia 46.5
1933	5th Chess Olympiad	Folkestone	USA 39	Czechoslovakia 37.5	Sweden 34
1935	6th Chess Olympiad	Warsaw	USA 54	Sweden 52.5	Poland 52
1936	unofficial Chess Olympiad	Munich	Hungary	Poland	Germany
1937	7th Chess Olympiad	Stockholm	USA 54.5	Hungary 48.5	Poland 47
1939	8th Chess Olympiad	Buenos Aires	Germany 36	Poland 35.5	Estonia 33.5
1950	9th Chess Olympiad	Dubrovnik	Yugoslavia 45.5	Argentina 43.5	W. Germany 40.5
1952	10th Chess Olympiad	Helsinki	USSR 21	Argentina 19.5	Yugoslavia 19
1954	11th Chess Olympiad	Amsterdam	USSR 34	Argetina 27	Yugoslavia 26.5
1956	12th Chess Olympiad	Moscow	USSR 31	Yugoslavia 26.5	Hungary 26.5
1958	13th Chess Olympiad	Munich	USSR 34.5	Yugoslavia 29	Argentina 25.5
1960	14th Chess Olympiad	Leipzig	USSR 34	USA 29	Yugoslavia 27
1962	15th Chess Olympiad	Varna	USSR 31.5	Yugoslavia 28	Argentina 26
1964	16th Chess Olympiad	Tel Aviv	USSR 36.5	Yugoslavia 32	W. Germany 30.5
1966	17th Chess Olympiad	Havana	USSR 39.5	USA 34.5	Hungary 33.5
1968	18th Chess Olympiad	Lugano	USSR 39.5	Yugoslavia 31	Bulgaria 30
1970	19th Chess Olympiad	Siegen	USSR 27.5	Hungary 26.5	Yugoslavia 26
1972	20th Chess Olympiad	Skopje	USSR 42	Hungary 40.5	Yugoslavia 38
1974	21st Chess Olympiad	Nice	USSR 46	Yugoslavia 37.5	USA 36.5
1976	22nd Chess Olympiad *	Haifa	USA 37	Netherlands 36.5	England 35.5
1976	Against-Israeli Chess Olympiad	Tripoli	El Salvador	Tunisia	Pakistan
1978	23rd Chess Olympiad	Buenos Aires	Hungary 37	USSR 36	USA 35
1980	24th Chess Olympiad	Valletta	USSR 39	Hungary 39	USA 35
1982	25th Chess Olympiad	Lucerne	USSR 42.5	Czechoslovakia 36	USA 35
1984	26th Chess Olympiad	Thessaloniki	USSR 41	England 37	USA 35
1986	27th Chess Olympiad	Dubai	USSR 40	England 39	USA 38
1988	28th Chess Olympiad	Thessaloniki	USSR 40.5	England 34.5	Netherlands 34.5
1990	29th Chess Olympiad	Novi Sad	USSR 39	USA 35.5	England 35.5
1992	30th Chess Olympiad	Manila	Russia 39	Uzbekistan 35	Armenia 34.5
1994	31st Chess Olympiad	Moscow	Russia 37.5	Bosnia/Herzogovina 35	Russia II 34.5
1996	32nd Chess Olympiad	Yerevan	Russia 38.5	Ukraine 35	USA 34
1998	33rd Chess Olympiad	Elista	Russia 35.5	USA 34.5	Ukraine 32.5
2000	34th Chess Olympiad	Istanbul	Russia 38	Germany 37	Ukraine 35.5
2002	35th Chess Olympiad	Bled	Russia 38.5	Hungary 37.5	Armenia 35
2004	36th Chess Olympiad	Calviá	Ukraine 39.5	Russia 36.5	Armenia 36.5
2006	37th Chess Olympiad	Turin	Armenia 36	China 34	USA 33