Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiads are chess  events open to all national teams. They have been run since 1927 by the world chess organisation, FIDE.There is another world championship for chess teams run by FIDE, but it is not open. In 2010 FIDE chose the five strongest teams, and pitched them against five much weaker teams. The basis for this decision has not been explained.  Since 1950, they have been run every two years.List of Chess Olympida Earlier events were all-play-all. Then, as numbers grew, a system of qualifying sections were used. In recent times, the format has been a Swiss system. This, in chess terms, is a method whereby opponents are chosen each round to have similar scores. It has been widely used for individual tournaments.Reuben, Stewart 2005. The chess organiser's handbook. 3rd ed, incorporating the 2005 FIDE laws of chess. Chapter 9 Swiss pairing systems. 

Recognised sport
Chess is a recognized sport by the International Olympic CommitteeRecognized Sports of the International Olympic Committee  
International Olympic Committee official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008. with FIDE being the recognized International Sports Federation for chess since June 1999.International Federation (IF) for chess. International Olympic Committee official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.FIDE - Uniting the Chess World FIDE Official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.ARISF Members Association of Recognized IOC International Sports Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
As a member of the International Olympic Committee, FIDE adheres to its rules, including controversially having doping tests. Complete FIDE Anti-Doping Documents FIDE official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.Controversy over FIDE doping check ChessBase.com Retrieved 2 May 2008.The Insanity of drug testing in chess  by Jeremy Silman Retrieved 2 May 2008.Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008  chinaorbit.com Retrieved 2 May 2008. The prospects of chess becoming an Olympic sporting event at some future date remain unclear. The naming of FIDE's team championship as the "Chess Olympiad" is of historical origin and implies no connection between this event and the Olympic Games.

 Open section   Open section
 Year  Event  Location  Gold  Silver  Bronze 1927  1st Chess Olympiad   London, United Kingdom    40   38.5   36.5 1928  2nd Chess Olympiad   The Hague, Netherlands   44   39.5   37 1930  3rd Chess Olympiad   Hamburg, Germany   48.5   47   44.5 1931  4th Chess Olympiad   Prague, Czechoslovakia   48   47   46.5 1933  5th Chess Olympiad   Folkestone, United Kingdom   39   37.5   34 1935  6th Chess Olympiad   Warsaw, Poland   54   52.5   52 1936  non-FIDE unofficial Chess Olympiad *   Munich, Germany  Hungary 110.5  Poland 108  Germany 106.5 1937  7th Chess Olympiad   Stockholm, Sweden   54.5   48.5   47 1939  8th Chess Olympiad   Buenos Aires, Argentina   36   35.5   33.5 1950  9th Chess Olympiad   Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia   45.5   43.5   West Germany 40.5 1952  10th Chess Olympiad   Helsinki, Finland   21   19.5   19 1954  11th Chess Olympiad   Amsterdam, Netherlands   34   27   26.5 1956  12th Chess Olympiad  Moscow, Soviet Union   31   26.5   26.5 1958  13th Chess Olympiad   Munich, West Germany   34.5   29   25.5 1960  14th Chess Olympiad   Leipzig, East Germany   34   29   27 1962  15th Chess Olympiad   Varna, Bulgaria   31.5   28   26 1964  16th Chess Olympiad   Tel Aviv, Israel   36.5   32  West Germany 30.5 1966  17th Chess Olympiad   Havana, Cuba   39.5   34.5   33.5 1968  18th Chess Olympiad   Lugano, Switzerland   39.5   31   30 1970  19th Chess Olympiad   Siegen, West Germany   27.5   26.5   26 1972  20th Chess Olympiad  Skopje, Yugoslavia   42   40.5   38 1974  21st Chess Olympiad   Nice, France   46   37.5   36.5 1976  22nd Chess Olympiad *   Haifa, Israel   37   36.5   35.5 1978  23rd Chess Olympiad   Buenos Aires, Argentina   37   36   35 1980  24th Chess Olympiad   Valletta, Malta   39   39   35 1982  25th Chess Olympiad   Lucerne, Switzerland   42.5   36   35 1984  26th Chess Olympiad   Thessaloniki, Greece   41   37   35 1986  27th Chess Olympiad   Dubai, UAE   40   39   38 1988  28th Chess Olympiad   Thessaloniki, Greece   40.5   34.5   34.5 1990  29th Chess Olympiad  Novi Sad, Yugoslavia   39   35.5   35.5 1992  30th Chess Olympiad   Manila, Philippines   39   35   34.5 1994  31st Chess Olympiad   Moscow, Russia   37.5   35  -II 34.5 1996  32nd Chess Olympiad   Yerevan, Armenia   38.5   35   34 1998  33rd Chess Olympiad   Elista, Russia   35.5   34.5   32.5 2000  34th Chess Olympiad   Istanbul, Turkey   38   37   35.5 2002  35th Chess Olympiad   Bled, Slovenia   38.5   37.5   35 2004  36th Chess Olympiad   Calviá, Spain   39.5   36.5   36.5 2006  37th Chess Olympiad   Turin, Italy   36   34   33 2008  38th Chess Olympiad   Dresden, Germany   19   18   17 2010  39th Chess Olympiad   Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia   19   18   17 2012  40th Chess Olympiad   Istanbul, Turkey   19    19  18 2014  41th Chess Olympiad   Tromsø, Norway   19   17   17 2016  42th Chess Olympiad   Baku, Azerbaijan   20   20   18 2018  43th Chess Olympiad   Batumi, Georgia   18   18   18 2022  44th Chess Olympiad   Chennai, India   19   19   18 2024  45th Chess Olympiad   Budapest, Hungary   21   17   17
* In 1936 FIDE refused its approval on grounds of Nazi anti-semitism; however, the organisers accepted Jewish players, and many did play in the event.Edward Winter: The 1936 Munich Chess Olympiad

* In 1976 the USSR and other communist countries did not compete for political reasons.

 Women's section    Women's section
 Year  Event  Location  Gold  Silver  Bronze 1957  lst Chess Olympiad   Emmen    10.5   10.5   10 1963  2nd Chess Olympiad  Split    25   24.5   21 1966  3rd Chess Olympiad  Oberhausen   22   20.5   17 1969  4th Chess Olympiad  Lublin   26   20.5   19 1972  5th Chess Olympiad  Skopje   11.5   8.5   8 1974  6th Chess Olympiad  Medellin   13.5   13.5   13 1976  7th Chess Olympiad  Haifa   17   11.5   11.5 1978  8th Chess Olympiad  Buenos Aires   16   11   11 1980  9th Chess Olympiad  Valletta   32.5   32   26.5 1982  10th Chess Olympiad  Luzern   33   30   26 1984  11th Chess Olympiad  Thessaloniki    32   27.5   27 1986  12th Chess Olympiad  Dubai    33.5   29   28 1988  13th Chess Olympiad  Thessaloniki    33   32.5   28 1990  14th Chess Olympiad  Novi Sad   35   35   29 1992  15th Chess Olympiad  Manila   30.5   29   28.5 1994  16th Chess Olympiad  Moscow    32   31   27 1996  17th Chess Olympiad  Yerevan   30   28.5   28.5 1998  18th Chess Olympiad  Elista   29   27   27 2000  19th Chess Olympiad  Istanbul   32   31   28.5 2002  20th Chess Olympiad  Bled   29.5   29   28 2004  21st Chess Olympiad  Calvià   31   28   27.5 2006  22nd Chess Olympiad  Torino   29.5   28   27.5 2008  23rd Chess Olympiad  Dresden    18   18   17 2010  24th Chess Olympiad  Khanty-Mansiysk   22   18   16 2012  25th Chess Olympiad  Istanbul   19   19   18 2014  26th Chess Olympiad  Tromsø   20   18   18 2016  27th Chess Olympiad  Baku   20   17   17 2018  28th Chess Olympiad  Batumi   18   18   17 2022  29th Chess Olympiad  Chennai   18   18   17 2024  30th Chess Olympiad  Budapest   19   18   17

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