39th Chess Olympiad
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The 39th Chess Olympiad
, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs
and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess
, took place in 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk
, Russia, on to . Russia has organized the Chess Olympiad three times previously: 1956
(Soviet Union), 1994
and 1998
.
Ukraine
won the team gold in the open section, while Russia won in the women's event. In individual competition, Emil Sutovsky
of Israel
, and Inna Gaponenko of Ukraine
won the gold medals for best rating performance in both sections, respectively.
, Budva
, Buenos Aires
, Poznań
, Riga
, and Tallinn
. The selection was part of the FIDE Congress held during the 37th Chess Olympiad
in Turin
in 2006.
Teams from 141 chess federations participated in the main event, with Russia entering five teams in the open, and three in the women's section, which is provided with the FIDE regulatives for the event. A total of 1,306 chess players participated, including 242 Grandmasters and 118 International Masters. The event also featured top ranked world player, Magnus Carlsen
, playing on top board for his native Norway. The main referee of the Olympiad was Sava Stoisavljevic.
The tournament play was a Swiss-system tournament. The time control
for every single game was 90 minutes per 40 moves, with addition of 30 seconds per move, and 30 minutes after the 40th move. For the first time after 2006, a player could offer a draw
during the whole game, which was limited for the Chess Olympiad 2008, where a player was not able to offer a draw before the 30th move played.
, but ahead of the bronze-medal winning Israel
. The first 10 teams are listed in the table below:
(bronze), who also were favored before the Olympiad. Russia won its first gold in women's section at the Chess Olympiads, having won all the matches, with a margin of four points ahead of the second placed China. Top ten ranked teams are listed as follows:
was re-elected as President of FIDE, defeating his rival Anatoly Karpov
decisively 95 votes to 55.
Three French players were caught in a scheme at this tournament to use a computer program to decide moves. Their plan involved one player, Cyril Marzolo, following the tournament at home and using the computer program to decide the best moves. He would send the moves by SMS to another player, Arnaud Hauchard, who would then stand or sit at various tables as a signal to the player, Sebasian Feller, to make a certain move. Sebastian Feller and Cyril Marzolo were given five year suspensions for this. Arnaud Hauchard was given a lifetime suspension. None of the other players on the French team knew of this or were involved.
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs
Fédération Internationale des Échecs
The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...
and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, took place in 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, Russia, on to . Russia has organized the Chess Olympiad three times previously: 1956
12th Chess Olympiad
The 12th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 31 and September 25, 1956, in Moscow, Soviet Union.-References:...
(Soviet Union), 1994
31st Chess Olympiad
The 31st Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between November 30 and December 17, 1994, in Moscow, Russia.- Chess competition :...
and 1998
33rd Chess Olympiad
The 33rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 26 and October 13, 1998, in Elista, Kalmykia, . In the open tournament there were 110 teams, and in the women's, 72 teams.-Chess City:The...
.
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
won the team gold in the open section, while Russia won in the women's event. In individual competition, Emil Sutovsky
Emil Sutovsky
Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess Grandmaster. He is one of the several top chess grandmasters who were born in Baku, Azerbaijan .-Successes:...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, and Inna Gaponenko of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
won the gold medals for best rating performance in both sections, respectively.
Bids
Six cities made the list with their bids to organize the Chess Olympiad 2010: Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, Budva
Budva
Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, and Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
. The selection was part of the FIDE Congress held during the 37th Chess Olympiad
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
in 2006.
Organization
The main events in both competitions were held in indoor tennis courts, which opened in September 2008. With an area of , it hosted 3,500 chess fans.Teams from 141 chess federations participated in the main event, with Russia entering five teams in the open, and three in the women's section, which is provided with the FIDE regulatives for the event. A total of 1,306 chess players participated, including 242 Grandmasters and 118 International Masters. The event also featured top ranked world player, Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy who is currently the number-one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list...
, playing on top board for his native Norway. The main referee of the Olympiad was Sava Stoisavljevic.
The tournament play was a Swiss-system tournament. The time control
Time control
A time control is a mechanism in the tournament play of almost all two-player board games so that each round of the match can finish in a timely way and the tournament can proceed. Time controls are typically enforced by means of a game clock...
for every single game was 90 minutes per 40 moves, with addition of 30 seconds per move, and 30 minutes after the 40th move. For the first time after 2006, a player could offer a draw
Draw by agreement
In chess, a draw by agreement is the outcome of a game due to the agreement of both players to a draw. A player may offer a draw to his opponent at any stage of a game; if the opponent accepts, the game is a draw. The relevant portion of the FIDE laws of chess is article 9.1...
during the whole game, which was limited for the Chess Olympiad 2008, where a player was not able to offer a draw before the 30th move played.
Open section
In the Open section, a total of 149 teams participated. The Russian national team was favored before the competition with the highest average Elo rating of 2749 points, but settled for silver finishing behind the second seeded UkraineUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, but ahead of the bronze-medal winning Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The first 10 teams are listed in the table below:
| Place of finish | Team | Players | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
 Ukraine |
Vassily Ivanchuk, Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov is a Ukrainian chess player and former FIDE World Champion.-Early career:Ponomariov was born in Horlivka in Ukraine. In 1994 he placed third in the World Under-12 Championship at the age of ten. In 1996 he won the European Under-18 Championship at the age of just... , Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.In 1999, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek, Ukraine.Eljanov won the Corus B 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland with a score of 9/13... , Zahar Efimenko Zahar Efimenko Zahar Efimenko is a Ukrainian chess player. He has been a grandmaster since 2002.-Chess career:In 1999 Efimenko won the U-14 World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In the same year he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek,... , Alexander Moiseenko Alexander Moiseenko Alexander Moiseenko is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. He was a member of the gold-medal winning Ukrainian team at the chess Olympiad in 2004.... |
2 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
 Russia 1 |
Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007... , Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk Alexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov.... , Peter Svidler Peter Svidler Peter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion .... , Sergey Karjakin Sergey Karjakin Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months... , Vladimir Malakhov |
1 |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Israel |
Boris Gelfand Boris Gelfand Boris Abramovich Gelfand is a Belarus-born Israeli chess Grandmaster. He won the 2011 Candidates Tournament and will challenge Viswanathan Anand for the World Chess Championship 2012.-Biography:... , Emil Sutovsky Emil Sutovsky Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess Grandmaster. He is one of the several top chess grandmasters who were born in Baku, Azerbaijan .-Successes:... , Ilia Smirin, Maxim Rodshtein Maxim Rodshtein Maxim Rodshtein is an Israeli chess Grandmaster . As of January 2009, his Elo rating is 2650, making him the #4 player in Israel and the #76 best player in the world. It was his peak rating so far. He won the World U-16 championship in Greece in 2004.Rodshtein won the 2006 Israeli Chess... , Victor Mikhalevski Victor Mikhalevski Victor Mikhalevski is an Israeli chess grandmaster who lives in Beer Sheva. his Elo rating was 2611, making him the #7 player in Israel and the 171st-highest rated player in the world... |
11 |
| Fourth |  Hungary |
Peter Leko Péter Lékó On the way to winning the prestigious Corus chess tournament in 2005, Lékó defeated Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand with the black pieces. The moves were:... , Zoltán Almási Zoltan Almasi Zoltán Almási is a Grandmaster of chess from Hungary. He is a seven-time Hungarian Chess Champion, winning in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008... , Judit Polgár Judit Polgár Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.Polgár was ranked No... , Ferenc Berkes Ferenc Berkes Ferenc Berkes is a Grandmaster of chess from Hungary. He is a three-time Hungarian Chess Champion, winning in 2004, 2007 and 2010. In 2002, he was World Under 18 Champion. He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the second round by Zahar Efimenko.-External links:*... , Csaba Balogh Csaba Balogh Csaba Balogh is a Hungarian chess player. Balogh earned his International Master title in 2002 and in 2004 he was recognized as a Grandmaster. He won the U-16 section of the 2003 European Youth Chess Championship. Balogh was also a member of the national team that won both the U-16 World Team... |
5 |
| Fifth |  People's Republic of China |
Wang Yue Wang Yue Wang Yue is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. He is China's highest-ever rated player with a peak Elo rating of 2751. In 2004, he became China's 18th Grandmaster at the age of 17.... , Wang Hao Wang Hao (chess player) Wang Hao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang Hao became the fourth ever Chinese player to cross the 2700 Elo rating mark. He is the reigning Chinese Chess Champion, with a ranking of No. 1 in China, No. 2 in Asia behind Viswanathan Anand and No. 19 in the world... , Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In 1999, he became China's 10th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue... , Zhou Jianchao Zhou Jianchao Zhou Jianchao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2006, he became China's 21st Grandmaster at the age of 17. In March 2009, Zhou became for the first time in his career a player in the world... , Li Chao Li Chao (chess player) Li Chao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2007, he became China's 23rd Grandmaster at the age of 18. As of April 2009, he is the sixth highest rated junior player and is China's fifth highest rated player... |
3 |
| Sixth | Russia 2 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster and the chess champion of Russia in 2010. , he was listed by FIDE as having an Elo rating of 2730.... , Evgeny Alekseev, Nikita Vitiugov Nikita Vitiugov Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov is a Russian chess grandmaster .Vitiugov is 2006 World Junior Chess Vice-Champion and participant of the Russian Chess Championship . He was a member of the gold-medal-winning Russian team at the World Team Chess Championship 2009 in Bursa... , Evgeny Tomashevsky Evgeny Tomashevsky Evgeny Tomashevsky is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In 2001 he won the U18 Russian championship in Rybinsk with 9/10 and in 2004 he became second in the U18 World Youth Chess Championship. In 2007 he became second in the Aeroflot Open.... , Artyom Timofeev Artyom Timofeev Artyom Timofeev is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won the European Youth Chess Championship for U18 in 2000. He tied for 1st-6th with Evgeniy Najer, Kaido Külaots, Zoltan Gyimesi, Sergey Grigoriants and Oleg Korneev at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2004... |
4 |
| Seventh |  Armenia |
Levon Aronian Levon Aronian Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one... , Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Arman Pashikian Arman Pashikian Arman Pashikian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was the Armenian Youth Champion in 1997 and 1998, winning also a silver medal in 1999 and in 2001 . He also took the fourth place in the European Championship. In 2003 Pashikian shared the first two places in the Armenian Chess Championship... , Avetik Grigoryan Avetik Grigoryan -Achievements:*2004, 2006, 2007: Won Armenian Youth Championship*2006: Won Yerevan Rapid Chess Cup*2006: Second at European Rapid Chess Championship*2007: Fourth at World Youth Chess Championship, under-18*2008: Second at Belgorod Open*2008: Second at Fajr Open... |
6 |
| Eighth |  Spain |
Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov is a Soviet-born Latvian chess grandmaster. He has consistently ranked among the world's top players since the early 1990s, and reached a ranking as high as number four in 1998... , Francisco Vallejo Pons Francisco Vallejo Pons Francisco Vallejo Pons is a chess Grandmaster from Spain. He was a chess prodigy, achieving the grandmaster title at the age of 16 years and 9 months, which makes him the 20th youngest player to ever become a grandmaster... , Ivan Lopez Salgado, Jordi Magem Badals, Daniel Alsina Leal |
16 |
| Ninth |  United States |
Hikaru Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess Grandmaster . He has been ranked among the top six players in the world by FIDE.... , Gata Kamsky Gata Kamsky Gata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. He is also the current United States Chess Champion. As of September 2011, he is rated No. 1 in the United States and No... , Alexander Onischuk Alexander Onischuk Alexander Onischuk is an American chess grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, he immigrated to the US in 2001 and currently lives in Northern Virginia. He was the 2006 U.S. Chess Champion... , Yuri Shulman, Robert Hess Robert Hess (chess player) Robert Lee Hess is an American chess Grandmaster. As of September 2011, his FIDE rating was 2625, fifth in the United States .-IM:... |
9 |
| Tenth |  Early Modern France |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess Grandmaster and the 2009 World Junior Chess Champion.-Grandmaster norms:He completed his final grandmaster norm at age 14 years, 4 months, in 2005.... , Laurent Fressinet Laurent Fressinet Laurent Fressinet is a French chess Grandmaster. He is married to Almira Skripchenko.In October 2011 he tied for 3rd-15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.-External links:*... , Vladislav Tkachiev Vladislav Tkachiev -Biography:In 1982, he moved to Kazakhstan with his parents and learnt to play chess a year later. A winner of the Kazakhstani Youth Championship in 1985, he went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila and was twice the national champion.... , Edouard Romain, Sebastien Feller Sebastien Feller Sebastien Feller is a French-born chess Grandmaster.- Chess career :Feller achieved both his International Master and Grandmaster titles in 2007 at age 17. He won the French Junior Championship 2007 and was vice-champion of the European U16 Championships 2007... |
10 |
Women's section
In Women's competition, the medals were distributed to Russia (gold), China (silver), and GeorgiaGeorgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
(bronze), who also were favored before the Olympiad. Russia won its first gold in women's section at the Chess Olympiads, having won all the matches, with a margin of four points ahead of the second placed China. Top ten ranked teams are listed as follows:
| Place of finish | Team | Players | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Russia 1 |
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster... , Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... , Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father... , Alisa Galliamova Alisa Galliamova Alisa Galliamova is a Russian chess player, who was born to Russian father and Tatar mother. She holds the FIDE titles Woman Grandmaster and International Master. In 1988 she won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship... , Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . In 2006 and 2008 she won Qualifying Russian Women Chess Championship and 2011 Superfinal Russian Women Chess Championship.... |
1 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
People's Republic of China |
Hou Yifan Hou Yifan Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's... , Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.Ju Wenjun plays for Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League .In December 2004, Ju came joint second in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut... , Zhao Xue Zhao Xue Zhao Xue is a Chinese chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster titles. In 2008, she became China's 24th Grandmaster.-Career:... , Huang Qian Huang Qian Huang Qian is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player.She is currently the 47th ranked female chess player in the world. She had previously been in the FIDE Top 20 Girls List from 2003–2006, having reached a peak of 9th position on the April 2006 list.... , Wang Yu Wang Yu (chess player) Wang Yu is a Chinese chess player who holds the IM and the WGM titles.-Chess career:In 1996, she won the World U14 Girls Championship and in 1998, won the World U16 Girls Championship.... |
2 |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Georgia (country) |
Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze is a chess player from Georgia, who achieved the title of International Grandmaster in 2008.-Youth success:As a junior player, she showed early promise by winning the World Girls Under-12 Championship in 1999... , Lela Javakhishvili, Meila Salome, Sopiko Khukhashvili, Bela Khotenashvili |
4 |
| Fourth |  Cuba |
Teresa Oldaz Valdes Lisandra, Oleiny Linares Nápoles, Yaniet Marrero Lopez, Sulennis Pina Vega, Maritza Arribas Robaina | 18 |
| Fifth | United States |
Irina Krush Irina Krush Irina Krush is an American chess player who won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998, 2007, and 2010. Born in Odessa, USSR , she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series.Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to... , Anna Zatonskih Anna Zatonskih Anna Zatonskih is a chess player from the United States. She is a Woman Grandmaster, as well as an International Master. She is a chess professional, who coaches players and competes in tournaments. Zatonskih is the 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011 U.S. Women's Chess Champion.Zatonskih learned chess at... , Tatev Abrahamyan Tatev Abrahamyan Tatev Abrahamyan is one of the youngest top-rated U.S. women's chess players, along with Alisa Melekhina, Sabina Foisor, and Abby Marshall. She tied for first in the 2005 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, but lost the playoff match to Rusudan Goletiani... , Kamile Baginskaite, Sabina-Francesca Foisor |
6 |
| Sixth |  Poland |
Monika Soćko Monika Socko Monika Soćko is a Polish chess player. She won the Polish women's chess championship four times . She is married to Polish GM Bartosz Soćko.... , Jolanta Zawadzka Jolanta Zawadzka Jolanta Zawadzka is a Polish chess player. In 2004 she won the World Youth Chess Championship for girls U18. She won the gold medal with the Polish team in the European Team chess championship in Goteborg in 2005 and a silver medal at same competition in Heraklion 2007. In 2006 she won the Polish... , Joanna Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna Dworakowska Joanna Dworakowska Joanna Dworakowska is a Polish chess player. She won the Polish women's championship three times , and holds the FIDE ranks of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.... , Beata Kądziołka |
10 |
| Seventh |  Azerbaijan |
Zeinab Mamedyarova Zeinab Mamedyarova Zeinab Hamid qizi Mamedyarova is an Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster chess player.-Career:In 2000, she gained the Woman Grandmaster title... , Turkan Mamedyarova, Gulnar Mammadova, Nargiz Umudova, Khayala Isgaldarova |
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| Eighth |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth holder of that title in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE.... , Margarita Voiska, Adriana Nikolova Adriana Nikolova Adriana Nikolova is a Bulgarian chess Woman Grandmaster . She is presently Bulgaria's newest WGM and her current chess club team is Loko 2004 from Plovdiv.... , Iva Videnova, Maria Velcheva |
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| Ninth | Ukraine |
Kateryna Lahno, Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova is a Ukrainian Grandmaster of chess. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, both at the European and World levels. She has also triumphed in several international women's tournaments... , Anna Ushenina Anna Ushenina Anna Ushenina is a Ukrainian chess player with the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster .-Biography:Born in Kharkiv, she still lives there with her family... , Inna Gaponenko, Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess player.Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In November 2010 was ranked as the fifth-highest girl player in the world... |
3 |
| Tenth | Russia 2 |
Natalija Pogonina, Olga Girya, Anastasia Savina, Anastasia Bodnaruk, Alina Kashinskaya | 5 |
Individual results
The players, who attained best rating performance during the tournament, won the individual gold medals.Open section
The winners of medals in the open section are:| Board | Place of finish | Team | Player | FIDE rating | Rating performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Ukraine |
Vassily Ivanchuk | 2754 | 2890 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Armenia |
Levon Aronian Levon Aronian Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one... |
2783 | 2888 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
Russia 2 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster and the chess champion of Russia in 2010. , he was listed by FIDE as having an Elo rating of 2730.... |
2706 | 2821 | |
| Second | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Israel |
Emil Sutovsky Emil Sutovsky Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess Grandmaster. He is one of the several top chess grandmasters who were born in Baku, Azerbaijan .-Successes:... |
2665 | 2895 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Hungary |
Zoltán Almási Zoltan Almasi Zoltán Almási is a Grandmaster of chess from Hungary. He is a seven-time Hungarian Chess Champion, winning in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008... |
2707 | 2801 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Mainland China |
Wang Hao Wang Hao (chess player) Wang Hao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang Hao became the fourth ever Chinese player to cross the 2700 Elo rating mark. He is the reigning Chinese Chess Champion, with a ranking of No. 1 in China, No. 2 in Asia behind Viswanathan Anand and No. 19 in the world... |
2724 | 2783 | |
| Third | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
 Belarus |
Vitaly Teterev Vitaly Teterev Vitaly Teterev is a Belarusian chess grandmaster. In the 2010 Chess Olympiad, playing for Belarus, he took gold medal for the best individual performance on board three. He scored 7.0/8 with a performance rating of 2853.-External links:... |
2511 | 2853 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Ukraine |
Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.In 1999, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek, Ukraine.Eljanov won the Corus B 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland with a score of 9/13... |
2761 | 2737 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
Russia 3 |
Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky is a Russian chess grandmaster . He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess champion after winning the Russian Superfinal in Moscow , one point clear from Dmitry Jakovenko and Alexander Morozevich.He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE... |
2683 | 2727 | |
| Fourth | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Russia 1 |
Sergey Karjakin Sergey Karjakin Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months... |
2747 | 2859 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Ukraine |
Zahar Efimenko Zahar Efimenko Zahar Efimenko is a Ukrainian chess player. He has been a grandmaster since 2002.-Chess career:In 1999 Efimenko won the U-14 World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In the same year he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek,... |
2683 | 2783 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Netherlands |
Anish Giri Anish Giri Anish Giri is a chess prodigy. He met his final grandmaster norm at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 2 days when he beat Venezuelan GM Eduardo Iturrizaga in the C Group of the 2009 Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands.... |
2677 | 2730 | |
| Fifth (Reserve) | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Early Modern France |
Sebastien Feller Sebastien Feller Sebastien Feller is a French-born chess Grandmaster.- Chess career :Feller achieved both his International Master and Grandmaster titles in 2007 at age 17. He won the French Junior Championship 2007 and was vice-champion of the European U16 Championships 2007... |
2649 | 2708 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Poland |
Mateusz Bartel Mateusz Bartel Mateusz Bartel is a Polish chess player who holds the title of International Grandmaster . He won the under-18 European championship in 2003.... |
2599 | 2706 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Czech Republic |
Vlastimil Babula | 2515 | 2668 |
Women's section
The winners of medals in the women's section are:| Board | Place of finish | Team | Player | FIDE rating | Rating performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Russia 1 |
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster... |
2573 | 2628 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Azerbaijan |
Zeinab Mamedjarova | 2234 | 2623 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
Mainland China |
Hou Yifan Hou Yifan Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's... |
2578 | 2573 | |
| Second | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Russia 1 |
Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... |
2565 | 2662 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Mainland China |
Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.Ju Wenjun plays for Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League .In December 2004, Ju came joint second in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut... |
2516 | 2636 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Vietnam |
Pham Le Thao Nguyen | 2304 | 2481 | |
| Third | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Cuba |
Yaniet Marrero Lopez | 2324 | 2511 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Georgia (country) |
Salome Melia | 2439 | 2458 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
 Latvia |
Ilze Berzina | 2283 | 2450 | |
| Fourth | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Ukraine |
Inna Gaponenko | 2469 | 2691 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Russia 2 |
Anastasia Bodnaruk | 2399 | 2569 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
Israel |
Olga Vasiliev | 2293 | 2379 | |
| Fifth (Reserve) | First Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture... |
Ukraine |
Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess player.Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In November 2010 was ranked as the fifth-highest girl player in the world... |
2464 | 2431 |
| Second Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats.... |
Russia 2 |
Alina Kashlinskaya | 2358 | 2327 | |
| Third Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St... |
Georgia (country) |
Bela Khotenashvili | 2464 | 2289 |
FIDE presidential elections
During the Olympiad Kirsan IlyumzhinovKirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov is a Kalmyk multi-millionaire businessman and politician. He was the President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and he has been the President of FIDE , the world's pre-eminent international chess organization, since 1995...
was re-elected as President of FIDE, defeating his rival Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
decisively 95 votes to 55.
Political Events and Incidents
In the first round, the Yemen team refused to play against Israel. Each of the four Israeli players was thus awarded a technical victory.Three French players were caught in a scheme at this tournament to use a computer program to decide moves. Their plan involved one player, Cyril Marzolo, following the tournament at home and using the computer program to decide the best moves. He would send the moves by SMS to another player, Arnaud Hauchard, who would then stand or sit at various tables as a signal to the player, Sebasian Feller, to make a certain move. Sebastian Feller and Cyril Marzolo were given five year suspensions for this. Arnaud Hauchard was given a lifetime suspension. None of the other players on the French team knew of this or were involved.