# World Team Chess Championship

The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads are the most important international tournaments for teams.
The strongest national teams in the world participate, and also some teams represent an entire continent. A full round is played by the teams, meaning that each team plays against every other team. At the first tournament, in 1985, teams consisted of six players; since then, teams have been reduced to four players. Reserve players are permitted.
From 1985, the championship was held every four years; since 2011, it has been held every two years. Since 2007, there has been a separate championship for women teams, which is also held every two years. Since 2007, the final scores depend on the team results; before 2007, the individual scores determined the final ranking.

## Summary of results

All data from OlimpBase World Team Chess Championship.

### Open section team medals

| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 | Lucerne Details | Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov Artur Yusupov Rafael Vaganian Andrei Sokolov Alexander Beliavsky Vasily Smyslov Alexander Chernin Lev Polugaevsky | Hungary Lajos Portisch Zoltán Ribli Gyula Sax Jozsef Pinter András Adorján Ivan Farago István Csom Attila Grószpéter | England Tony Miles John Nunn Jonathan Speelman Nigel Short Jonathan Mestel Murray Chandler James Plaskett Glenn Flear |
| 1989 | Lucerne Details | Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov Alexander Beliavsky Jaan Ehlvest Rafael Vaganian Vassily Ivanchuk Mikhail Gurevich | Yugoslavia Ljubomir Ljubojević Predrag Nikolić Petar Popovic Dragoljub Velimirovic Božidar Ivanović Branko Damljanovic | England Nigel Short Jonathan Speelman John Nunn Murray Chandler Michael Adams Julian Hodgson |
| 1993 | Lucerne Details | United States Gata Kamsky Alex Yermolinsky Boris Gulko Gregory Kaidanov Joel Benjamin Larry Christiansen | Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk Vladimir Malaniuk Oleg Romanishin Vladimir Tukmakov Viacheslav Eingorn Artur Frolov | Russia Vladimir Kramnik Alexander Khalifman Evgeny Bareev Sergey Dolmatov Alexei Dreev Alexey Vyzmanavin |
| 1997 | Lucerne Details | Russia Evgeny Bareev Peter Svidler Alexander Khalifman Sergei Rublevsky Alexei Dreev Vadim Zvjaginsev | United States Alex Yermolinsky Joel Benjamin Boris Gulko Nick De Firmian Gregory Kaidanov Larry Christiansen | Armenia Vladimir Akopian Rafael Vaganian Smbat Lputian Artashes Minasian Ashot Anastasian Melikset Khachiyan |
| 2001 | Yerevan Details | Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk Ruslan Ponomariov Vladimir Baklan Viacheslav Eingorn Oleg Romanishin Vadim Malakhatko | Russia Peter Svidler Alexei Dreev Alexander Grischuk Sergei Rublevsky Konstantin Sakaev Alexander Motylev | Armenia Vladimir Akopian Rafael Vaganian Smbat Lputian Karen Asrian Ashot Anastasian Artashes Minasian |
| 2005 | Beersheba Details | Russia Peter Svidler Alexei Dreev Alexander Grischuk Alexander Morozevich Evgeny Bareev Sergei Rublevsky | China Bu Xiangzhi Zhang Pengxiang Ni Hua Zhang Zhong Zhou Jianchao Liang Chong | Armenia Levon Aronian Vladimir Akopian Karen Asrian Rafael Vaganian Smbat Lputyan Ashot Anastasian |
| 2009 | Bursa Details | Russia Alexander Grischuk Dmitry Jakovenko Alexander Morozevich Evgeny Tomashevsky Vladimir Malakhov Nikita Vitiugov | United States Hikaru Nakamura Alexander Onischuk Yuri Shulman Varuzhan Akobian Robert Hess Ray Robson | India Pentala Harikrishna Surya Shekhar Ganguly Krishnan Sasikiran Geetha Narayanan Gopal Subramanian Arun Prasad Baskaran Adhiban |
| 2011 | Ningbo Details | Armenia Levon Aronian Sergei Movsesian Vladimir Akopian Gabriel Sargissian Robert Hovhannisyan | China Wang Hao Wang Yue Li Chao Yu Yangyi Ding Liren | Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk Pavel Eljanov Zahar Efimenko Alexander Moiseenko Alexander Areshchenko |
| 2013 | Antalya Details | Russia Vladimir Kramnik Sergey Karjakin Alexander Grischuk Ian Nepomniachtchi Nikita Vitiugov | China Li Chao Ding Liren Wang Yue Bu Xiangzhi Yu Yangyi | Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk Anton Korobov Alexander Moiseenko Yuriy Kryvoruchko Alexander Areshchenko |
| 2015 | Tsaghkadzor Details | China Ding Liren Yu Yangyi Bu Xiangzhi Wei Yi Wen Yang | Ukraine Ruslan Ponomariov Vassily Ivanchuk Pavel Eljanov Yuriy Kryvoruchko Alexander Moiseenko | Armenia Levon Aronian Gabriel Sargissian Sergei Movsesian Vladimir Akopian Hrant Melkumyan |
| 2017 | Khanty-Mansiysk Details | China Ding Liren Yu Yangyi Wei Yi Li Chao Wen Yang | Russia Peter Svidler Ian Nepomniachtchi Nikita Vitiugov Maxim Matlakov Vladimir Fedoseev | Poland Radosław Wojtaszek Jan-Krzysztof Duda Kacper Piorun Mateusz Bartel Grzegorz Gajewski |
| 2019 | Astana Details | Russia Sergey Karjakin Ian Nepomniachtchi Alexander Grischuk Dmitry Andreikin Vladislav Artemiev | England Michael Adams Luke McShane David Howell Gawain Jones Jon Speelman | China Ding Liren Yu Yangyi Wei Yi Bu Xiangzhi Ni Hua |
| 2022 | Jerusalem Details | China Lu Shanglei Xu Xiangyu Bai Jinshi Li Di Wen Yang | Uzbekistan Nodirbek Yakubboev Javokhir Sindarov Shamsiddin Vokhidov Jakhongir Vakhidov Ortik Nigmatov | Spain Jaime Santos Latasa David Antón Guijarro Alexei Shirov Daniil Yuffa Miguel Santos Ruiz |

### Women's team medals

The next edition is played in Poland in September of 2023.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Yekaterinburg Details | China Hou Yifan Zhao Xue Shen Yang Ruan Lufei Huang Qian | Russia Tatiana Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Korbut Elena Tairova | Ukraine Kateryna Lahno Anna Ushenina Inna Gaponenko Tatjana Vasilevich Oksana Vozovic |
| 2009 | Ningbo Details | China Hou Yifan Zhao Xue Shen Yang Ju Wenjun Huang Qian | Russia Tatiana Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Marina Romanko Valentina Gunina | Ukraine Anna Ushenina Natalia Zhukova Inna Yanovska Mariya Muzychuk Natalia Zdebskaya |
| 2011 | Mardin Details | China Hou Yifan Ju Wenjun Zhao Xue Tan Zhongyi Zhang Xiaowen | Russia Nadezhda Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva Alexandra Kosteniuk Valentina Gunina Natalia Pogonina | Georgia Nana Dzagnidze Lela Javakhishvili Bela Khotenashvili Nino Khurtsidze Salome Melia |
| 2013 | Astana Details | Ukraine Kateryna Lahno Anna Ushenina Mariya Muzychuk Natalia Zhukova Inna Gaponenko | China Ju Wenjun Huang Qian Tan Zhongyi Guo Qi Shen Yang | Russia Valentina Gunina Alexandra Kosteniuk Natalia Pogonina Alisa Galliamova Olga Girya |
| 2015 | Chengdu Details | Georgia Bela Khotenashvili Lela Javakhishvili Meri Arabidze Nino Batsiashvili Salome Melia | Russia Valentina Gunina Alexandra Kosteniuk Natalija Pogonina Aleksandra Goryachkina Olga Girya | China Ju Wenjun Tan Zhongyi Shen Yang Lei Tingjie Ding Yixin |
| 2017 | Khanty-Mansiysk Details | Russia Alexandra Kosteniuk Kateryna Lagno Valentina Gunina Aleksandra Goryachkina Olga Girya | China Ju Wenjun Tan Zhongyi Zhao Xue Lei Tingjie Guo Qi | Georgia Nana Dzagnidze Lela Javakhishvili Bela Khotenashvili Nino Batsiashvili Salome Melia |
| 2019 | Astana Details | China Tan Zhongyi Shen Yang Huang Qian Lei Tingjie Ding Yixin | Russia Kateryna Lagno Alexandra Kosteniuk Valentina Gunina Aleksandra Goryachkina Olga Girya | Georgia Bela Khotenashvili Meri Arabidze Lela Javakhishvili Nino Batsiashvili Salome Melia |
| 2021 | Sitges Details | Russia Aleksandra Goryachkina Alexandra Kosteniuk Kateryna Lagno Polina Shuvalova Alina Kashlinskaya | India Harika Dronavalli Vaishali Rameshbabu Tania Sachdev Bhakti Kulkarni Mary Ann Gomes | Georgia Nana Dzagnidze Nino Batsiashvili Meri Arabidze Lela Javakhishvili Salome Melia |
| 2023 | Bydgoszcz Details | Georgia Bella Khotenashvili Meri Arabidze Nino Batsiashvili Lela Javakhishvili Salome Melia | Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva Meruert Kamalidenova Xeniya Balabayeva Alua Nurmanova Assel Serikbay Amina Kairbekova | France Deimante Daulyte Cornette Anastasia Savina Sophie Milliet Mitra Hejazipour Natacha Benmesbah Silvia Alexieva |

## Medal table
### Open section table

The table contains the men's teams ranked by the medals won at the World Team Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Armenia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

### Women's section table

The table contains the women's teams ranked by the medals won at the World Team Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |