# 23rd Chess Olympiad

The 23rd Chess Olympiad (Spanish: La 23$^a$ Olimpíada de ajedrez), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 25 and November 12, 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
After the boycott two years earlier, the Eastern Bloc countries were back, including the Soviet team who, as usual, were huge favourites——but in the end they had to settle for the silver medal. Hungary, led by Lajos Portisch, caused quite an upset by taking the gold medals by a full point. The United States took the bronze.
This tournament also witnessed the debut of China, which placed 20th with six untitled players, and later became a chess power and won the Chess Olympiad in 2014 and 2018.

## Open event

Sixty-five nations played a 14-round Swiss system tournament. To make for an even number of teams, the Argentine hosts also fielded a "B" team. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.
    Open event #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsBuchholz 1 HungaryPortisch, Ribli, Sax, Adorján, Csom, Vadász257037 2 Soviet UnionSpassky, Petrosian, Polugaevsky, Gulko, Romanishin, Vaganian262036 3 United StatesKavalek, Browne, Lein, Byrne, Tarjan, Lombardy255335 4 West GermanyHübner, Unzicker, Pfleger, Darga, Hecht, Borik254033 5 IsraelDzindzichashvili, Liberzon, Kagan, Bleiman, Birnboim, Gruenfeld250932½442.5 6 RomaniaGheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Ghițescu, Suba, Ghindă, Troianescu246832½422.5 7 DenmarkHamann, Jakobsen, Kristiansen, Fedder, Høi, Blom241632440.5 8 PolandSchmidt, Kuligowski, Sznapik, Adamski, Pytel, Filipowicz244932437.0 9 SpainDíez del Corral, Pomar, Calvo, Bellón López, Sanz Alonso, Rivas Pastor242932430.5 10 SwitzerlandKorchnoi, Hug, Lombard, Wirthensohn, Huss, Bhend248432426.0 11 CanadaHébert, Biyiasas, Day, Piasetski, Nickoloff, Coudari238832422.5 12 EnglandMiles, Stean, Keene, Hartston, Mestel, Nunn250831½452.5 13 BulgariaRadulov, Ermenkov, Tringov, Padevsky, Spasov, Inkiov248631½437.0 14 NetherlandsTimman, Sosonko, Donner, Ree, Ligterink, Langeweg253831½432.5 15 YugoslaviaGligorić, Ljubojević, Matanović, Ivkov, Velimirović, Parma255831438.0 16 SwedenAndersson, Ornstein, Schneider, Kaiszauri, Schüssler, Wedberg245331437.5 17 ArgentinaEmma, Bronstein, Hase, Cámpora, Szmetan, Grinberg240931418.0 18 CubaGarcía González, Hernández, Rodríguez Céspedes, Vilela de Acuña, García Martínez, Lebredo Zarragoitia248630½437.0 19 AustriaRobatsch, Hölzl, Stoppel, Wittmann, Janetschek, Dür238930½417.0 20 ChinaQi Jingxuan, Chen De, Liu Wenzhe, Liang Jinrong, Chang Tung Lo, Zhang Weida227330½413.5 21 MexicoSisniega, Campos López, Villarreal, Aldrete, Escondrillas, Navarro236130½393.5 22 FinlandWesterinen, Rantanen, Hurme, Saren, Raaste, Kivipelto238930421.0 23 ColombiaGarcía, Gutierrez, Rodríguez, Zapata, de Greiff, Agudelo235930400.5 24 PhilippinesTorre E., Rodríguez, Mascariñas, Bordonada, Torre V., de Guzman240529½407.0 25 New ZealandSarapu, Chandler, Small, Stuart, Anderson, Weir227029½396.0 26 IndonesiaSuradiradja, Ardiansyah, Bachtiar, Wotulo, Sampouw, Kileng234629½394.0 27 BrazilTrois, van Riemsdijk, Segal, Braga, Másculo, Carvalho235529½393.5 28 IcelandÓlafsson F., Sigurjónsson, Ólafsson H., Pétursson, Árnason, Ásmundsson248029423.0 29 ChileDonoso Velasco, Frias Pablaza, Morovic, Silva Sánchez, Scholz Solis, Cifuentes Parada239529417.0 30 AustraliaJamieson, Fuller, Shaw, Rogers, Woodhams, Viner239929408.0 31 NorwayWibe, Helmers, Øgaard, Hoen, Johannessen, Heiberg240929398.0 - Argentina "B"Giardelli, Seidler, Barbero, Braga, Bernat, Monier232928½413.0 32 ParaguayFranco Ocampos, Gamarra Cáceres, Riego Prieto, Bogda, Ferreira, Ingolotti227828½411.5 33 ScotlandPritchett, Levy, Jamieson, Upton, Giulian, Reid230928404.5 34 VenezuelaOstos, Fernández, Diaz, Gamboa, Dounia, González225328401.5 35 SyriaArafeh, Hakki, Catalan, Khatib, Kassen M., Khattab220028373.0 36 FranceHaïk, Giffard, Preissmann, Roos, Sellos, Letzelter235827½425.0 37 UruguayEstrada Degrandi, Dienavorian Lacherian, Silva Nazzari, Bademian Orchanian, Lamas Baliero, Pazdur González227027½381.5 38 Dominican RepublicGonzáles, Delgado, Álvarez, Mateo, Pérez Nivar, Liao Yuan Eu222927½380.5 39 Sri LankaWeeramantry, Aturupane D. H. C., Goonetilleke, Parakrama220027½373.5 40 Hong KongJhunjhnuwala K., Valdellon, Kan Wai Shui, Jhunjhnuwala R., Schepel, Jhunjhnuwala N.223527½367.0 41 WalesCooper, Williams, Hutchings, Jones, Trevelyan, Tyrrell232427403.5 42 PeruRodríguez Vargas, González Bernal, Vásquez Horna, Vásquez, Pelaez Contti, Robbiano Taboada227127399.5 43 GuyanaBroomes M., Broomes G., Wharton, Warsali, Brooms220027369.0 44 JapanTakemoto, Matsumoto, Sakurai, Ozaki, Oda, Tanuma220027359.0 45 LuxembourgStull, Schammo, Milbers, Kirsch, Welz, Philippe221927353.0 46 Faroe IslandsJacobsen, Apol, Petersen, Ziska, Midjord, Durhuus220027346.0 47 BelgiumSchumacher, Wostyn, Mollekens, Van Herck, Larsen, De Hert222326½374.5 48 GuatemalaDe León, Batres, Canda, Grajeda, Garrido, Cruz Lorenzana220026½358.0 49 MoroccoChorfi, Al-Hamido, Arbouche, El-Amri, Khatib S., Bakali220026½356.0 50 TunisiaBouaziz, Belkadi, Tabbane, Kchouk, Hmadi, Zargouni227926390.0 51 EcuadorVerduga, Pazos, Salvador, Freile, Frank, Márquez226626381.5 52 BoliviaChávez Chávez, Zarco Castillo, Mendivil, Alborta, Orestes, Palacios Alvarez221326368.0 53 Trinidad and TobagoCecil Lee, Payne, Courtney Lee, Duchesne, Lum Tong, Chin Fong220026356.5 54 JordanArafat, Shoumali, Al-Mallah, Bakr, Haddad, Saqqa220026327.5 55 JamaicaWong S., Grant, Wong A., Powell220025½ 56 Puerto RicoMoraza Choisme, Freyre, Torres, Ochoa, Martínez Buitrago, Ferrao221425373.0 57 MalaysiaTan Bian Huat, Woo Beng Keong, Hon Kah Seng, Liew Chee Meng, Foo Lum Choon, How220025365.5 58 LibyaShabsh Abdulatif, El-Ageli, Tawengi, Isgeta, Talha, Aburziza M.220023½321.0 59 MauritaniaBouasria, Radhy Sol, El-Mokhtar, Louly, Maouloud220023½319.5 60 AndorraClua Ballague, Pantebre Martínez, Gómez Abad, Pantebre Martínez, Fité Barris, Vañó220022½ 61 United States Virgin IslandsVan Tilbury, Hoyt, Grumer, Chiu Yum San, Hanno, John Turner220022 62 BermudaYerbury, Radford, Harris, Chudleigh, Dill, Lattyak220020½ 63 ZaireDe Vries, Ciezkowski, Merali, Biringanine220016 64 United Arab EmiratesHassan, Saleh, Abdulghafour, Abdul Rahman, Al-Kaitoob, Zainal220012½328.5 65 British Virgin IslandsHook, Georges, Pickering, Campbell, Downing221312½327.5

### Team standing

The following ratings were used to determine the placement (#).
* BP (sum of board points)
* TP (sum of team points)
    #TeamCodeBPTP+=-1234567891011121314 1 HungaryHUN37231031SCO 3½POL 3NED 3ESP 2½USA 2URS 1½DEN 2ENG 3BUL 2½GER 2ISL 3SWE 3½ISR 2½YUG 3 2 Soviet UnionURS36231031WLS 3ARG2 3½ROM 3CUB 3ENG 2HUN 2½BUL 2½USA 3GER 1½ISR 2SWE 2POL 2½CAN 3NED 2½ 3 United StatesUSA35231031PAR 3AUT 2½CAN 3AUS 3HUN 2ENG 2½YUG 2½URS 1DEN 4CUB 2½GER 2½ISR 2½POL 2SUI 2 4 West GermanyGER3317653NZL 4CHI 2½CUB 1FIN 3DEN 1½SWE 2WLS 4ARG 3URS 2½HUN 2USA 1½YUG 2ENG 2ISR 2 5 IsraelISR32½18743ECU 4BRA 2½ESP 1CAN 2½PHI 2FRA 2½ROM 2FIN 3POL 2½URS 2CUB 3½USA 1½HUN 1½GER 2 6 RomaniaROM32½16644PUR 4CAN 1½URS 1INA 1½CHN 2½TUN 4ISR 2BUL 2FRA 2ARG2 3YUG 1½ISL 3ESP 2ENG 2½ 7 DenmarkDEN3220842JPN 3MEX 2½COL 3YUG 2GER 2½CAN 3½HUN 2CUB 2USA 0SUI 2½ENG 1CHI 3½BUL 2AUT 2½ 8 PolandPOL3217734MAS 3½HUN 1HKG 2½BRA 4SWE 2½PHI 2ENG 2½YUG 1½ISR 1½FRA 3ESP 2½URS 1½USA 2CAN 2 9 SpainESP3215635GUA 4VEN 2½ISR 3HUN 1½BUL 1½FIN 2FRA 1½AUS 3½SUI 1½AUT 3POL 1½CUB 2ROM 2SWE 2½ 10 SwitzerlandSUI3219833BEL 3FRA 1½MEX 2½CHN 2½CHI 3½YUG 1BRA 2½SWE 2ESP 2½DEN 1½PHI 3ENG 2AUT 2½USA 2 11 CanadaCAN3216725LBA 4ROM 2½USA 1ISR 1½SCO 3½DEN ½DOM 3½CHI 2ENG 1PER 3PAR 2½FRA 4URS 1POL 2 12 EnglandENG31½15635DOM 4COL 3½ARG 2½BUL 2½URS 2USA 1½POL 1½HUN 1CAN 3SWE 1½DEN 3SUI 2GER 2ROM 1½ 13 BulgariaBUL31½16725LUX 4INA 3FRA 2½ENG 1½ESP 2½CUB 3URS 1½ROM 2HUN 1½ISL 1ARG 3NED 1½DEN 2FIN 2½ 14 NetherlandsNED31½17734URU 4FIN 3HUN 1ARG 2½CUB 1COL 2SWE 1½CHN 2PAR 2½BRA 3ARG2 3BUL 2½YUG 2URS 1½ 15 YugoslaviaYUG3118743TUN 3½AUS 2½NOR 2½DEN 2FRA 2SUI 3USA 1½POL 2½CUB 1½ARG 2½ROM 2½GER 2NED 2HUN 1 16 SwedenSWE3117734HKG 3NOR 1½BEL 3½CHI 2½POL 1½GER 2NED 2½SUI 2CHN 3½ENG 2½URS 2HUN ½FIN 2½ESP 1½ 17 ArgentinaARG3116806BOL 3CHN 3½ENG 1½NED 1½COL 2½INA 3ISL 2½GER 1PER 3YUG 1½BUL 1AUT 1NOR 2½VEN 3½ 18 CubaCUB30½17734PER 2½MAR 4GER 3URS 1NED 3BUL 1PHI 3DEN 2YUG 2½USA 1½ISR ½ESP 2ISL 2½CHN 2 19 AustriaAUT30½15716GUY 2½USA 1½SCO 2½NZL 1½PAR 2CHN ½HKG 3MAS 3½AUS 4ESP 1FIN 2½ARG 3SUI 1½DEN 1½ 20 ChinaCHN30½15635ISL 3ARG ½DOM 3½SUI 1½ROM 1½AUT 3½FIN 2NED 2SWE ½VEN 1½TUN 2½SYR 2½ECU 4CUB 2 21 MexicoMEX30½16725TRI 3DEN 1½SUI 1½URU 3VEN 1½PAR 1PUR 3PER 1DOM 2½NOR 2BOL 3ECU 3COL 2ISL 2½ 22 FinlandFIN3014626JAM 4NED 1ARG2 2½GER 1PER 3ESP 2CHN 2ISR 1NZL 3COL 3AUT 1½VEN 3SWE 1½BUL 1½ 23 ColombiaCOL3015554UAE 4ENG ½DEN 1HKG 4ARG 1½NED 2SCO 2½NOR 3ISL 2FIN 1CHI 2PHI 2½MEX 2BRA 2 24 PhilippinesPHI29½16644AND 2PER 2½WLS 3½ISL 2½ISR 2POL 2CUB 1INA 2½ARG2 1½CHI 2½SUI 1COL 1½SCO 3NZL 2 25 New ZealandNZL29½15716GER 0SRI 3LUX 3½AUT 2½INA 1½BRA 1½MAS 3½ARG2 2FIN 1TUN 2½ECU 1JPN 3½PER 3PHI 2 26 IndonesiaINA29½14626ZAI 4BUL 1CHI 1½ROM 2½NZL 2½ARG 1VEN 2½PHI 1½NOR 1ECU 2SCO 1½GUA 4AUS 2PAR 2½ 27 BrazilBRA29½14626IVB 4ISR 1½VEN 2½POL 0TUN 3NZL 2½SUI 1½WLS 2½CHI 1½NED 1AUS 2BOL 4PAR 1½COL 2 28 IcelandISL2913617CHN 1JPN 4PAR 3PHI 1½AUS 2½VEN 3ARG 1½FRA 2½COL 2BUL 3HUN 1ROM 1CUB 1½MEX 1½ 29 ChileCHI2914545SRI 4GER 1½INA 2½SWE 1½SUI ½SCO 2JAM 4CAN 2BRA 2½PHI 1½COL 2DEN ½ARG2 2½AUS 2 30 AustraliaAUS2915635ISV 3½YUG 1½FAI 3½USA 1ISL 1½NOR 2½PAR 2½ESP ½AUT 0SRI 4BRA 2ARG2 2½INA 2CHI 2 31 NorwayNOR2914626BER 3½SWE 2½YUG 1½FRA 1ECU 3AUS 1½ARG2 2COL 1INA 3MEX 2VEN 1½PAR 2½ARG 1½WLS 2½ - Argentina "B"ARG228½12527JOR 4URS ½FIN 1½PAR 2WLS 1½SYR 4NOR 2NZL 3PHI 2½ROM 1NED 1AUS 1½CHI 1½FRA 2½ 32 ParaguayPAR28½12527USA 1AND 4ISL 1ARG2 2AUT 2MEX 3AUS 1½VEN 3NED 1½WLS 2½CAN 1½NOR 1½BRA 2½INA 1½ 33 ScotlandSCO2814626HUN ½MAS 3½AUT 1½GUY 4CAN ½CHI 2COL 1½DOM 2ECU 1½URU 2½INA 2½WLS 2½PHI 1PER 2½ 34 VenezuelaVEN2813617MAU 4ESP 1½BRA 1½ECU 2MEX 2½ISL 1INA 1½PAR 1PUR 3½CHN 2½NOR 2½FIN 1FRA 3ARG ½ 35 SyriaSYR2813617FRA 0URU 1½BOL 2½BER 3½DOM 1½ARG2 0LUX 3SRI 2TUN 1½MAR 3PUR 3½CHN 1½WLS 1½TRI 3 36 FranceFRA27½12527SYR 4SUI 2½BUL 1½NOR 3YUG 2ISR 1½ESP 2½ISL 1½ROM 2POL 1PER 3½CAN 0VEN 1ARG2 1½ 37 UruguayURU27½15554NED 0SYR 2½MAU 4MEX 1BOL 2MAS 1SRI 2GUY 2½FAI 2SCO 1½GUA 2½DOM 2½TUN 2HKG 2 38 Dominican RepublicDOM27½14545ENG 0UAE 3½CHN ½MAR 3SYR 2½BOL 3½CAN ½SCO 2MEX 1½TRI 2WAL 22URU 1½GUY 3SRI 2 39 Sri LankaSRI27½13374CHI 0NZL 1MAS 2GUA 1½AND 3½MAU 2URU 2SYR 2JAM 4AUS 0FAI 3½TUN 2LUX 2DOM 2 40 Hong KongHKG27½12527SWE 1BER 4POL 1½COL 0TRI 3JAM 1AUT 1JPN 3½WLS 1BOL 0UAE 4MAS 3½BEL 2URU 2 41 WalesWLS2713617URS 1TRI 3PHI ½BEL 3½ARG2 2½ECU 3GER 0BRA 1½HKG 3PAR 1½DOM 2SCO 1½SYR 2½NOR 1½ 42 PeruPER2711518CUB 1½PHI 1½TUN 2FAI 3½FIN 1PUR 2½GUY 3½MEX 3ARG 1CAN 1FRA ½TRI 3½NZL 1SCO 1½ 43 GuyanaGUY2712608AUT 1½FAI ½AND 4SCO 0LUX 1½MAR 4PER ½URU 1½BEL 2½GUA 1JOR 2½BER 4DOM 1TUN 2½ 44 JapanJPN2716725DEN 1ISL 0ISV 2½TRI 2MAU 1JOR 2½GUA 2½HKG ½ZAI 4LBA 3LUX 2NZL ½JAM 2½PUR 3 45 LuxembourgLUX2715635BUL 0ZAI 3NZL ½JAM 2GUY 2½FAI 1SYR 1MAR 2½AND 3JOR 2½JPN 2BEL 1½SRI 2IVB 3½ 46 Faroe IslandsFAI2712527MAR 2GUY 3½AUS ½PER ½MAS 1LUX 3BEL 2½ECU 1½URU 2PUR 1½SRI ½IVB 4LBA 1½ZAI 3 47 BelgiumBEL26½12446SUI 1BOL 3SWE ½WLS ½MAR 1½BER 3½FAI 1½TRI 2GUY 1½MAS 2JAM 3LUX 2½HKG 2GUA 2 48 GuatemalaGUA26½14626ESP 0MAU 1LBA 2½SRI 2½PUR 1½TRI 2½JPN 1½JAM 2MAS 2½GUY 3URU 1½INA 0UAE 4BEL 2 49 MoroccoMAR26½14626FAI 2CUB 0JAM 2½DOM 1BEL 2½GUY 0LBA 2½LUX 1½BER 3½SYR 1ZAI 4PUR 2½BOL 1½ECU 2 50 TunisiaTUN2612446YUG ½ISV 3PER 2JOR 4BRA 1ROM 0ECU 2BOL 2½SYR 2½NZL 1½CHN 1½SRI 2URU 2GUY 1½ 51 EcuadorSCU2614545ISR 0IVB 3PUR 4VEN 2NOR 1WLS 1TUN 2FAI 2½SCO 2½INA 2NZL 3MEX 1CHN 0MAR 2 52 BoliviaBOL2612527ARG 1BEL 1SYR 1½UAE 4URU 2DOM ½MAU 2½TUN 1½TRI 2½HKG 4MEX 1BRA 0MAR 2½JAM 2 53 Trinidad and TobagoTRI2610347MEX 1WLS 1JOR 2JPN 2HKG 1GUA 1½ISV 3½BEL 2BOL 1½DOM 2AND 3½PER ½IVB 3½SYR 1 54 JordanBOL2614545ARG2 0JAM 2TRI 2TUN 0BER 2½JPN 1½IVB 2½AND 2MAU 3½LUX 1½GUY 1½LBA 2½ZAI 2ISV 2½ 55 JamaicaJAM25½12446FIN 0JOR 2MAR 1½LUX 2ZAI 3½HKG 3CHI 0GUA 2SRI 0IVB 3½BEL 1UAE 3½JPN 1½BOL 2 56 Puerto RicoPUR2512608ROM 0LBA 3ECU 0ISV 4GUA 2½PER 1½MEX 1MAU 4VEN ½FAI 2½SYR ½MAR 1½MAS 3JPN 1 57 MalaysiaMAS2512527POL ½SCO ½SRI 2LBA 3½FAI 3URU 3NZL ½AUT ½GUA 1½BEL 2ISV 3HKG ½PUR 1UAE 3½ 58 LibyaLBA23½10428CAN 0PUR 1GUA 1½MAS ½ISV 2ZAI 2MAR 1½IVB 2½UAE 3½JPN 1BER 1½JOR 1½FAI 2½AND 2½ 59 MauritaniaMAU23½13536VEN 0GUA 3URU 0AND 2½JPN 3SRI 2BOL 1½PUR 0JOR ½UAE 2IVB 3ZAI 3ISV 1BER 2 60 AndorraAND22½10347PHI 2PAR 0GUY 0MAU 1½SRI ½IVB 3UAE 3½JOR 2LUX 1ZAI 3TRI ½ISV 2BER 2LBA 1½ 61 United States Virgin IslandsISV2209338AUS ½TUN 1JPN 1½PUR 0LBA 2UAE 3TRI ½ZAI 2½IVB 2BER 1½MAS 1AND 2MAU 3JOR 1½ 62 BermudaBER20½11437NOR ½HKG 0IVB 3½SYR ½JOR 1½BEL ½ZAI 2UAE 2½MAR ½ISV 2½LBA 2½GUY 0AND 2MAU 2 63 ZaireZAI16051310INA 0LUX 1UAE 1IVB 3JAM ½LBA 2BER 2ISV 1½JPN 0AND 1MAR 0MAU 1JOR 2FAI 1 64 United Arab EmiratesUAE12½052111COL 0DOM ½ZAI 3BOL 0IVB 2½ISV 1AND ½BER 1½LBA ½MAU 2HKG 0JAM ½GUA 0MAS ½ 65 British Virgin IslandsIVB12½010113BRA 0ECU 1BER ½ZAI 1UAE 1½AND 1JOR 1½LBA 1½ISV 2JAM ½MAU 1FAI 0TRI ½LUX ½

### Individual medals

* Board 1: Viktor Korchnoi 9/11 = 81.8%
* Board 2: Adam Kuligowski 10/13 = 76.9%
* Board 3: Georgi Tringov 8½/11 = 77.3%
* Board 4: Glenn Bordonada 7/9 = 77.8%
* 1st reserve: James Tarjan 9½/11 = 86.4%
* 2nd reserve: John Turner 6½/7 = 92.9%

## Women's event

Thirty-two nations took part in the women's Olympiad. From four preliminary groups the teams were split into four finals. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by match points, then by using the Sonneborn-Berger system.
The Soviet team was back, and led by newly crowned world champion Chiburdanidze they secured the gold medals in a superior display, as well as all four individual board prizes. On the reserve board, Akhmilovskaya won all of her ten games, the only perfect score in Olympiad history. Hungary and West Germany took silver and bronze, respectively.

### Preliminaries

* Group 1:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| «A» | Soviet Union | - | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20½ |
| «A» | England | 0 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| «B» | Netherlands | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| «B» | France | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| «C» | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2½ | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7½ |
| «C» | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7½ |
| «D» | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7½ |
| «D» | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
* Group 2:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| «A» | Hungary | - | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| «A» | West Germany | 1½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| «B» | United States | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13½ |
| «B» | Argentina | ½ | 1½ | 1 | - | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| «C» | Denmark | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| «C» | Scotland | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| «D» | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4½ |
| «D» | Monaco | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
* Group 3:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| «A» | Yugoslavia | - | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15½ |
| «A» | Poland | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14½ |
| «B» | India | 1½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| «B» | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12½ |
| «C» | Canada | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| «C» | Brazil | ½ | 1½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9½ |
| «D» | Wales | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7½ |
| «D» | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | - | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1½ |
* Group 4:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| «A» | Spain | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16½ |
| «A» | Bulgaria | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16½ |
| «B» | Romania | 2 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15½ |
| «B» | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| «C» | Colombia | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| «C» | Japan | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6½ |
| «D» | Puerto Rico | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2 | - | 1½ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4½ |
| «D» | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4½ |

### Finals

    Final A #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMPS-B 1 Soviet UnionChiburdanidze, Gaprindashvili, Alexandria, Akhmilovskaya237016 2 HungaryVerőci-Petronić, Ivánka, Makai, Kas226011843.00 3 West GermanyLaakmann, Fischdick, Hund, Weichert214311837.50 4 YugoslaviaMarković, Maček, Pihajlić, Prokopović2197117 5 PolandEreńska-Radzewska, Szmacińska, Jurczyńska, Wiese214710½ 6 SpainGarcía Vicente, Ferrer Lucas, García Padrón, Cuevas Rodríguez20438½6 7 BulgariaLemachko, Krumova, Shikova, Asenova21758½4 8 EnglandMiles, Jackson, Caldwell, Pritchard21307½
    Final B #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMP 9 SwedenBorisova, Dahlin, Bengtsson, Cramling20721513 10 RomaniaPolihroniade, Baumstark, Mureșan, Nuțu21831511 11 Netherlandsvan der Mije, Vreeken, van Parreren, Belle214010 12 ArgentinaSoppe, Arias, Justo, Cazón19539½7 13 FranceMerlini, Tagnon, Ruck-Petit, Warkentin19359½4 14 United StatesSavereide, Haring, Herstein, Teasley21109 15 IndiaKhadilkar R., Khadilkar J., Khadilkar V.18008½ 16 AustraliaPope, Kellner, McGrath, Depasquale19757½
    Final C #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMPS-B 17 DenmarkHøiberg, Haahr, Larsen196713942.25 18 CanadaShterenberg, Day, Baltgailis190713941.25 19 ColombiaGuggenberger, Patiño, Gómez, Zapata188012 20 BrazilCardoso, Simonsen, Assunção, Snitkowsky180711½9 21 FinlandVuorenpää-Landry, Palasto, Pihlajamäki, Ristoja189311½8 22 ScotlandHoustoun, Hindle, Elder, McGhee18131 23 JapanWatai, Takahashi, Nakagawa, Shibuta18026½ 24 MexicoMaurá Denis, Camps de Ocampo, Escondrillas, Salazar18005½
    Final D #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMPS-B 25 WalesGarwell, Evans, Brunker, Watkins188017½ 26 IcelandTorsteinsdóttir, Tráinsdóttir, Norðdahl, Samúelsdóttir180013½ 27 VenezuelaGarcía La Rosa, Casique, Arteaga, Niño del Táchira180012 28 BoliviaArias M., Zubieta S., Zubieta A. M., Arias D.180010½734.25 29 UruguayDe los Santos, Villar de Armas, Ferrari Frei, Fernández Lares180010½726.00 30 New ZealandFoster, Stretch, Barrowman, Davies180010½725.25 31 MonacoFässler, Santoy, Haumeder, Fleureau18005½ 32 Puerto RicoCastellón de Santana, Rodríguez Ramírez, Paniagua Torres, Landrau Laureano18004

### Final «A»

| No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| 1 | Soviet Union | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Hungary | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10½ |
| 6 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 1½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8½ |
| 7 | Bulgaria | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8½ |
| 8 | England | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7½ |

### Final «B»

| No. | Country | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | + | − | = | Points |
| 9 | Sweden | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Romania | 1½ | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9½ |
| 13 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9½ |
| 14 | United States | ½ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | India | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | ½ | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9½ |
| 16 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7½ |

### Final «C»

| No. | Country | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | + | − | = | Points |
| 17 | Denmark | - | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 18 | Canada | 1 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | ½ | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | Colombia | 1½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 | Brazil | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11½ |
| 21 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 1½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11½ |
| 22 | Scotland | 1½ | 2½ | 0 | 1 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 23 | Japan | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 0 | 1 | - | 2½ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6½ |
| 24 | Mexico | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5½ |

### Final «D»

| No. | Country | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | + | − | = | Points |
| 25 | Wales | - | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17½ |
| 26 | Iceland | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13½ |
| 27 | Venezuela | ½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | Bolivia | 1½ | 2 | ½ | - | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10½ |
| 29 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10½ |
| 30 | New Zealand | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10½ |
| 31 | Monaco | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1½ | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5½ |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1½ | - | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |

### Individual medals

* Board 1: Maia Chiburdanidze 9/11 = 81.8%
* Board 2: Nona Gaprindashvili 9½/11 = 86.4%
* Board 3: Nana Alexandria 8/10 = 80%
* Reserve: Elena Akhmilovskaya 10/10 = 100%