# 25th Chess Olympiad

The 25th Chess Olympiad (German: Die 25. Schacholympiade), 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 29 and November 16, 1982, in Lucerne, Switzerland.
The Soviet team with three world champions (reigning champion Karpov, future champion Kasparov and former champion Tal) were back in their usual form and this time left no doubt about the outcome. In the end, they only drew one match (against the Netherlands; and won the rest) and finished no less than 6½ points ahead of runners-up Czechoslovakia. The United States took the bronze medals.
Off the board, FIDE elected a new president at its congress held concurrently with the Olympiad. Friðrik Ólafsson of Iceland was succeeded by Florencio Campomanes of the Philippines.

## Open event

A total of 91 nations played a 14-round Swiss system tournament - 93 had applied, but The Gambia and Mauritania did not arrive. To make for an even number of teams, the Swiss hosts also fielded a "B" team. For the first time, the two British Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, participated with a joint 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 ratingPointsBuchholzMP 1 Soviet UnionKarpov, Kasparov, Polugaevsky, Beliavsky, Tal, Yusupov265142½ 2 CzechoslovakiaHort, Smejkal, Ftáčnik, Jansa, Plachetka, Ambrož253936 3 United StatesBrowne, Seirawan, Alburt, Kavalek, Tarjan, Christiansen258035½ 4 YugoslaviaLjubojević, Gligorić, Kovačević, Velimirović, Ivanović, Hulak255435 5 HungaryPortisch, Ribli, Sax, Pintér, Csom, Grószpéter257933½461.5 6 BulgariaTringov, Radulov, Velikov, Inkiov, Donchev, Popov247533½431.5 7 PolandSznapik, Schmidt, Kuligowski, Adamski, Bielczyk, Sygulski245933 8 DenmarkKristiansen, Mortensen, Fedder, Øst-Hansen, Fries-Nielsen243332½442.5 9 CubaGarcía González, Nogueiras, Rodríguez Céspedes, Hernández, García Martínez, Vilela248332½432.5 10 EnglandMiles, Nunn, Speelman, Stean, Mestel, Chandler256132456.5 11 ArgentinaQuinteros, Cámpora, Hase, Rubinetti, Bronstein, Gómez Baillo245832447.0 12 RomaniaGheorghiu, Șubă, Ciocâltea, Ghindă, Stoica, Foișor248832442.0 13 IsraelGruenfeld, Murey, Gutman, Birnboim, Greenfeld, Kagan247532432.0 14 AustriaHölzl, Herzog, Wittmann, Danner, Baumgartner239632421.5 15 West GermanyHübner, Unzicker, Pfleger, Lobron, Hecht, Kindermann251831½456.5 16 SwedenAndersson, Schüssler, Karlsson, Schneider, Wedberg, Ornstein251831½451.0 17 NetherlandsTimman, Sosonko, Ree, van der Wiel, van der Sterren, Ligterink254631½448.0 18 CanadaIvanov, Suttles, Hébert, Day, Pelts, Berry245331½441.0 19 PhilippinesTorre, Mascariñas, Maninang, Yap, Cain, Lupian242831½411.5 20 ColombiaZapata, Alzate, Gutierrez, Agudelo, Cuartas, Mendoza237131½402.5 21 ChileMorovic, Frias Pablaza, Cifuentes, Campos Moreno, Salazar Jacob, Abarca Aguirre242531 22 AustraliaRogers, Jamieson, West, Johansen, Shaw, Hjorth235530½432.5 23 IcelandSigurjónsson, Árnason, H. Ólafsson, Pétursson, Hjartarson, Jóhannsson244630½415.0 24 NorwayHelmers, Heim, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Agdestein, Bjerke, Hoen238330½414.0 25 FinlandRantanen, Westerinen, Mäki, Binham, Yrjölä, Raaste239430½398.0 26 SwitzerlandKorchnoi, Hug, Wirthensohn, Partoş, Züger, Franzoni247930451.0 27 IndonesiaArdiansyah, Handoko, Adianto, Miolo, Ginting, Fauzi232030430.5 28 SpainDíez del Corral, Bellón López, Fernández García, Martín González, Sanz Alonso, Ochoa de Echagüen242530418.520 29 FranceHaïk, Kouatly, Giffard, Seret, D. Roos, Andruet241430418.517 30 WalesWilliams, Cooper, Jones, Lamford, Cunningham231030407.5 31 IrelandDunne, Delaney, Short, Doyle, Wallace, Barry224330398.5 - Switzerland "B"Trepp, Gobet, Bhend, Huss, Kaenel, Vucenovic230330397.0 32 ScotlandMcKay, McNab, Condie, Upton, Swanson, Bryson232429½422.5 33 GreeceSkembris, Skalkotas, Kourkounakis, Gavrilakis, Liverios, Trikaliotis234329½412.5 34 MongoliaMyagmarsuren, Jigjidsüren, Hurelbaatar, Lhagva229429½409.5 35 Dominican RepublicAbreu, Liao Yuan Eu, Mateo, Gonzáles, Domínguez, Pérez Nivar233429½408.5 36 VenezuelaFernández, Palacios Lanza, Ostos, Guerra, Urbaneja, Gamboa234429½399.0 37 ChinaLiu Wenzhe, Liang Jinrong, Li Zunian, Ye Jiangchuan, Zhang Weida239529426.5 38 BrazilSunye Neto, Paolozzi da Cunha, Segal, Trois, Milos, van Riemsdijk242429412.5 39 MexicoFrey, Sisniega, Villarreal, Campos López, Aldrete Lobo242629409.016 40 AlbaniaMuço, Qendro, Zadrima, Sula, Karkanaqe, Nasto228529409.013 41 IndiaThipsay, Ravi Sekhar, Nagendra, N. R. Anil Kumar, Khan, Parameswaran239028½419.0 42 ItalyPasserotti, Messa, Arlandi, Sanna, Ceschia, Cocozza232328½397.0 43 SingaporeLeow, Wong Meng Kong, Chia Chee Seng, Chan Peng Kong, Tan Chee Keon, Lim Kok Ann230628½396.5 44 UruguayRivera Kuzawka, Dienavorian Lacherian, Bauzá Ortiz, Izquierdo Saravia, Wernik Oliva, Escofet Fernández221828½390.0 45 New ZealandSmall, Sarapu, Nokes, Dowden, Smith, Stuart228928412.5 46 EgyptAfifi, Fatin, El-Said, Yassin, El-Ghazali, Abdelnabbi225328393.0 47 TurkeyOnat, Sel, Durlu, Öney, Süer, Asaturoğlu226528388.5 48 GuatemalaRodas Martini, Juárez Flores, Pérez, Reyes Nájera, Batres, Deras Díaz229328378.017 49 Sri LankaD. H. C. Aturupane, Parakrama, Goonetilleke, G. H. A. Aturupane, T. D. R. Peires, Pitigala221428378.014 50 BelgiumWeemaes, Goormachtigh, Defize, De Bruycker, Pergericht, Schumacher230327½403.5 51 PortugalL. Santos, J. P. Santos, Silva, Fernandes, Durão, A. P. Santos235327½386.5 52 ParaguayFranco Ocampos, Gamarra Cáceres, Valiente, Bogda, Santacruz, Sosa Harrison229427½378.0 53 SyriaHakki, Beitar, Houshan, Argha, Hamwieh224827½375.5 54 ThailandSinprayoon, Trisa-Ard, Chaivichit, Rittiphunyawong, Ruenwongsa, Kavakul232827390.0 55 PakistanKhan, Farooqui, Hussain, Mohiuddin, Mirza, Zafar225627387.5 56 Faroe IslandsHansen, Apol, Ziska, T. Nielsen, Midjord, Joensen220027368.5 57 MalaysiaLiew Chee Meng, Hon Kah Seng, Goh Yoon Wah, Choong Yit Chuan, Quah Seng Sun, A. Annvar Bin Zainal222626½385.0 58 Hong KongJhunjhnuwala, Jhunjhnuwala, Luk Luen Wah, Schepel, Lin, Latham225126½374.0 59 LebanonSursock, Abouchaaya, El-Khechen, Narchi, Loheac-Ammoun221126½372.5 60 Puerto RicoFalcón, Santa Torres, Martínez Buitrago, Moraza Choisme, Ochoa, Davila Vega220826383.5 61 JapanTakemoto, Nishimura, Matsumoto, Kaya, Yuuki, Shintani220026365.5 62 TunisiaBouaziz, Kaabi, Graa, Ouechtati, Belkhodja, Zargouni224025½389.5 63 Trinidad and TobagoTavares, Cecil Lee, Courtney Lee, Duchesne, Ramon-Fortune, Raphael220425½369.0 64 EcuadorArrata, Vintimilla, Matamoros Franco, Delgado, Yépez Jaramillo, M. Pinoargote221425½364.5 65 AlgeriaBenhadi, Slimani, Chaourar, Telmoune, Kharchi, Bammoune220025½363.5 66 CyprusRiza, Martidis, Demetrakis, Avgousti, Schinis221325½363.0 67 AndorraPurgimón, Santamaría Mas, D. Iglesias, Pantebre Martínez, Clua Ballague, De la Casa220025½362.5 68 ZimbabweBarlow, Glazier, Kuwaza, Levy, Rahman, Kyriakides220025½360.5 69 SurinameLindeboom, Koenders, Tjongtjinjoe, Hoefdraad, Kuslan, Veer220025½354.5 70 Guernsey and JerseyBlow, Fulton, Knight, Watkins, Cummins220025½352.0 71 Papua New GuineaRush, Pilapil, Marko, Markov, Baker, Fancy220025½351.5 72 MaltaCamilleri, Azzopardi, Lauri, Cilia Vincenti, Sollars, Zaffarese220525½347.5 73 United Arab EmiratesM. Saleh, Sharif, Shuhail, N. M. Saleh, Razaq220025½345.5 74 MonacoGirault, Angles d'Auriac, Merqui, Lepine, Lorinczi Retek, Zapuzek220025½341.5 75 NigeriaCaiafas, I. Onime, Agusto, O. Faseyitan220025367.5 76 LuxembourgFeller, Stull, Schammo, Bastian, Wietor, Goerens221125346.5 77 UgandaKamuhangire, Zabasajja, Zirembuzi, Mpeka, Okoth, Mungyereza220025334.5 78 ZaireDe Vries, Vandecastele, Buysschaert, Behrenfelt, Claeys220025330.5 79 LibyaAbdulatif, M. Hingary, El-Mejbri, El-Ageli, Amer, El-Gheiadi220024½ 80 JamaicaTonsingh, Wheeler, Powell, Ewbank, Matthews220024364.5 81 JordanBakr, Bukhari, Battikhi, Zu'bi, Arafat220024348.0 82 SenegalSakho, Sargos, S. Mbaye, Diop, P. Sakho220024334.0 83 British Virgin IslandsHook, Jarecki, Solomon, Pickering, Walters220923 84 HondurasUstariz, López, Yuja, Luque, Zaldivar, Díaz220022½325.5 85 United States Virgin IslandsVan Tilbury, Turner, Chiu Yum San, Grumer, Carty, W. Grolemund220122½320.5 86 BahrainFaroghi, A. Hamid Khonji, Rashid, Said, K. Mohsin, Al-Khozai220022½316.0 87 AngolaNascimento, de Carvalho, De Meireles, Veloso, Ferreira, Sousa220022319.5 88 KenyaKanani, Adam, Miheso, Pravinlal Nandlal, Anilkumar Ramanlal220022289.5 89 BermudaWojciechowski, Harris, Radford, Tee, Chudleigh, Dill220019½ 90 BotswanaBlackburn, Hamley, Thobosi, Abdulla, Madikwe, Kgatshe220014½325.0 91 ZambiaMwanse, Sikazwe, Salimu, N. Kawanu, Ndlhovu Vuto, Kafumbwe220014½322.5

### Individual medals

* Board 1: Zenón Franco Ocampos 11 / 13 = 84.6%
* Board 2: Rico Mascariñas 7½ / 9 = 83.3%
* Board 3: Carlos Matamoros Franco 7 / 9 = 77.8%
* Board 4: Simen Agdestein 9 / 12 = 75.0%
* 1st reserve: Daniël Roos 9 / 11 = 81.8%
* 2nd reserve: Stuart Fancy 8 / 9 = 88.9%

## Women's event

45 nations were signed up, and to make for an even number of teams, the Swiss hosts also fielded a "B" team. However, the Dominican Republic never showed up, so the competition ended up consisting of an odd 45 teams after all.
In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.
Like the open event, the women's tournament was dominated by the Soviet Union, captained by world champion Chiburdanidze, who won the gold medals by a three-point margin. Romania and Hungary took silver and bronze, respectively.
    #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsBuchholz 1 Soviet UnionChiburdanidze, Alexandria, Gaprindashvili, Ioseliani236033 2 RomaniaMureșan, Pogorevici, Nuțu-Terescenko, Polihroniade229730 3 HungaryVerőci-Petronić, Ivánka, Porubszky-Angyalosine, Csonkics220526 4 PolandEreńska-Radzewska, Brustman, Wiese, Szmacińska215325½ 5 ChinaLiu Shilan, Wu Mingqian, An Yangfeng209024½342.5 6 West GermanyHund, Fischdick, Feustel, Laakmann218524½340.0 7 SwedenCramling, Borisova-Ornstein, Aatolainen, Nyberg212224 8 NetherlandsVreeken, Bruinenberg, Belle, van Parreren205823½321.0 9 IndiaR. Khadilkar, J. Khadilkar, V. Khadilkar, Thipsay200723½299.5 10 SpainGarcía Vicente, García Padrón, Gallego Eraso, Ferrer Lucas211223341.0 11 EnglandMiles, Jackson, Groves, Needham208323337.0 12 YugoslaviaLazarević, Nikolin, Maksimović, Maček216523333.5 13 FranceTagnon, Ruck-Petit, Lebel-Arias, Boulongne192723297.5 14 BulgariaLematschko, Bojadjieva, Voyska, Angelova214322½335.5 15 ColombiaGuggenberger, Salazar Varón, Maya de Alzate, Leyva197522½311.5 16 BrazilJussara Chaves, Ribeiro, Joara Chaves, Cardoso189222½303.5 17 United StatesSavereide, Haring, Lanni, Crotto211022339.0 18 ItalyPernici, Iacono, Deghenghi, Moscatiello187522306.0 19 CanadaShterenberg, Roos, Baltgailis, Mongeau195322302.5 20 MongoliaHulgana, P. Buzhinlham, Sh. Batcengel180022299.5 21 AustraliaSlavotinek, Martin, Clementi, Travers188522292.0 22 GreeceNika, Kondou, Firigou, K. Mihailidou180222235.0 23 ArgentinaSoppe, Justo, Burijovich, Rizzo195321½305.5 24 IndonesiaTamin, Wijayanti, Mun, S. Punyanan180221½287.0 25 IcelandTorsteinsdóttir, Tráinsdóttir, Friðþjófsdóttir, Kristinsdóttir181321306.0 26 SwitzerlandVeprek, Bürgin, Baumann, Steiner190521294.5 27 PhilippinesCartel, Fontanilla, Palacios183321265.5 28 New ZealandStretch, Burndred, Martin, Sievey180021219.5 29 AustriaHennings, Hausner, Dür, Kattinger194520½301.0 30 IsraelGlaz, Schwartz, Gal, A. Inbar192820½297.0 31 ScotlandMilligan, Condie, Hindle, Morrison182020½294.5 32 FinlandLandry, Laitinen, Pihlajamäki, Ristoja192320½254.0 33 MexicoAcevedo, Carvajal, Salazar184320½231.5 34 BelgiumDe Corte, Careme, Schumacher, Maseyczik180020 35 JapanTakahashi, Watai, Nakagawa, Kamijima186019½294.0 - Switzerland "B"Küng, Leu, Schladetzky, Eigenmann184819½279.0 36 TurkeyGülümser Yılmaz, Arbil, Gülsevil Yılmaz, Yardımıcı183819½253.5 37 VenezuelaDe Francisco, Niño del Táchira, Delgado, García La Rosa185319½244.5 38 WalesEvans, Anson, Brunker, James181518½248.0 39 NorwayKlingen, Dahl, Birkestrand, Kumle180018½243.5 40 IrelandConnolly, Martin, Delaney, Murphy180018½220.0 41 EgyptBasta Sohair, A. Samy Maha, Ibrahim, Farag180016½ 42 Trinidad and TobagoMoheni, Belmar, M. Geofroy, R. Geofroy180011½ 43 ZambiaMbuye, E. Mzyece, Mulenga18005½ 44 United States Virgin IslandsWidmer, Quenzel, F. Jankowski, N. Fodiaba18004

### Individual medals

* Board 1: Barbara Pernici 9½ / 12 = 79.2%
* Board 2: Nana Alexandria 7½ / 9 = 83.3%
* Board 3: Daniela Nuțu-Terescenko 11 / 12 = 91.7%
* Reserve: Elisabeta Polihroniade and Teresa Leyva 7 / 9 = 77.8%