The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open ^[1] and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, took place between May 20 and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy. The Chess Olympiad is a Biennial Chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Contents 1 Human chess competition 1.1 Open tournament 1.1.1 Team results 1.1.1.1 Top ten overall finishers 1.1.1.2 Group prizes 1.1.2 Individual results 1.1.2.1 Best rating performance 1.1.2.2 Board prizes 1.2 Women's tournament 1.2.1 Team results 1.2.1.1 Top ten overall finishers 1.2.1.2 Group prizes 1.2.2 Individual results 1.2.2.1 Best rating performance 1.2.2.2 Board prizes 1.3 Overall title 1.4 Participating teams 2 FIDE Congress 3 Associated events 4 External links 5 Notes

Human chess competition

Open tournament

The open division was contested by 148 teams representing 143 nations and territories; Italy, as hosts, fielded three teams, whilst the International Blind Chess Association, the International Physically Disabled Chess Association, International Silent Chess Committee each provided one squad; neither Somalia nor Sierra Leone, each of which had registered a team, participated. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.

Led by first board Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian, the second highest-rated player at the Olympiad, and first reserve GM Gabriel Sargissian, who scored 10 points in 11 games, Armenia improved on their third place performance at the 36th Olympiad, claiming the gold medal by two full points over the silver medal-winning People's Republic of China, whose fourth board, GM Wang Yue, went undefeated, winning eight games and drawing four; Armenia ended the tournament without having lost a match, winning 10 and drawing three, including in the final round against Hungary, when four draws were cursorily recorded. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Levon Aronian (Լևոն Արոնյան born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian Chess player The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Gabriel Sarkisyan ( Armenian Գաբրիել Ազատի Սարգսյան other transcriptions of the name are Sarkissian and Sarkissyan the Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament as well as several events designed Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Wang Yue ( born March 31, 1987 in Taiyuan, Shanxi) is a Chinese Super Grandmaster - Chess player Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Aronian was the only Armenian player to lose a game during the tournament, falling in the fifth round to Russia's GM Vladimir Kramnik. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник (born June 25, 1975) is a Russian Chess grandmaster Kramnik, playing internationally for the first time in six months, scored six-and-one-half points in his nine games, recording the best rating performance of any player. The month is a unit of Time, used with Calendars which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon; His Russian team, though, did not perform as expected; fielding six of the tournament's top 17 players by ranking [1], Russia stood in second place, just one point behind Armenia, through the seventh round but lost matches to France (2½-1½), the United States (2½-1½), and, in the final round, Israel (3-1), and ultimately finished sixth; the finish was the first non-podium finish for the side representing the Soviet Union or Russia since the 9th Chess Olympiad, played in 1950. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For the 2004 film directed by Yann Moix see Podium (film. A podium (plural podia) is a Platform that The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The 9th 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 Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels Although they defeated the United States, 2½-1½, in the penultimate round, Israel settled for a tie for third place; the Americans claimed the bronze medal on Buchholz tiebreaks. For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded The Buchholz system is a ranking system in Chess developed by Bruno Buchholz in 1932 in order to determinate ranks in a Swiss system tournament where players In Games and Sports a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest or a set of Hungary, seeded 16th, finished fifth, getting strong performances from third board GM Ferenc Berkes and fourth board GM Csaba Balogh, while India, who entered the tournament seeded second, finished in 30th place, with first board GM Viswanathan Anand's and fourth board GM Shekhar Ganguly Surya's scoring just 50 per cent. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each Viswanathan Anand (ʋiɕˈʋəˌnɑˌt̪ʰən ɑnˌənd̪ விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த் (born December 11, 1969) is an Indian

Team results

The teams finishing first through third overall receive medals, as do those finishing in the top three amongst teams organized by seed; overall medal winners are not eligible to receive group prizes.

Top ten overall finishers

Place of finish [2]	Team	Players [3] [4]	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Matches won	Matches drawn	Matches lost	Total score [7]
First	Armenia	Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Gabriel Sargissian, Artashes Minasian	3	2682	10	3	0	36. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Levon Aronian (Լևոն Արոնյան born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian Chess player Karen Asrian ( 24 April 1980 – 9 June 2008) was an Armenian Chess Grandmaster. Smbat Gariginovich Lputian (sometimes transliterated as Lputyan born February 14, 1958 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Chess Gabriel Sarkisyan ( Armenian Գաբրիել Ազատի Սարգսյան other transcriptions of the name are Sarkissian and Sarkissyan the Artashes Minasian (sometimes transliterated as Minasyan Armenian: Արտաշես Մինասյան born 21 January 1967) is an Armenian 0
Second	People's Republic of China	Bu Xiangzhi, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Pengxiang, Wang Yue, Ni Hua, Zhao Jun	12	2628	8	1	4	34. A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Bu Xiangzhi ( Chinese: 卜祥志 Pinyin: Bǔ Xiángzhì born December 10, 1985 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese Zhang Zhong ( born September 5, 1978 in Chongqing) is a Chinese Chess Grandmaster who now plays for Singapore Zhang Pengxiang ( born June 29, 1980 in Tianjin) is a Chinese Chess Grandmaster, and is the reigning Asian Chess Wang Yue ( born March 31, 1987 in Taiyuan, Shanxi) is a Chinese Super Grandmaster - Chess player Ni Hua (Simplified Chinese 倪华 Traditional Chinese 倪華 born May 31 1983 in Shanghai) is a Chinese Super Grandmaster - Zhao Jun (赵骏 born December 12, 1986 in Jinan, Shandong) is a Chinese Chess Grandmaster. 0
Third	United States	Gata Kamsky, Alexander Onischuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Ildar Ibragimov, Gregory Kaidanov, Varuzhan Akobian	7	2656	9	3	1	33. For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gata Kamsky real name Gataulla Rustemovich Sabirov ( Tatar: Ğata Kamskiy Ğataulla Rөstəm uğlı Sabirov Гата Камский Гатаулла Рөстәм улы Сабиров Alexander Onischuk (born September 3, 1975) is an American Chess grandmaster. For the football player with a similar name see Haruki Nakamura. Ildar Ibragimov (Илдар Ибраһимов İldar İbrahimov born 16 August 1967) is a Chess Grandmaster. Gregory Kaidanov (Григорий Кайданов born October 11, 1959) is an International Grandmaster of Chess. Varuzhan Akobian (born November 19 1983) is an American Grandmaster of Chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides 0
Fourth	Israel	Boris Gelfand, Ilia Smirin, Emil Sutovsky, Boris Avrukh, Alexander Huzman, Victor Mikhalevski	6	2663	9	3	1	33. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Boris Abramovich Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is a Chess grandmaster. Ilya (or Ilia) Yulievich Smirin (איליה יוליביץ' סמירין Илья Юльевич Смирин born January 21, 1968, in Emil Sutovsky (born 19 September, 1977) is an Israeli Chess Grandmaster. Boris Leonidovich Avrukh (בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך Борис Леонидович Аврух born 10 February 1978, Karaganda, Alexander Huzman (born 10 April, 1962, Soviet Union) is an Israeli Chess Grandmaster and trainer Victor (Viktor Mikhalevski (וויקטור מיכלבסקי born 8 July 1972, Gomel, Belarus) is an Israeli chess grandmaster 0
Fifth	Hungary	Zoltán Almási, Zoltan Gyimesi, Ferenc Berkes, Csaba Balogh, Robert Ruck, Adam Horvath	16	2610	7	4	2	32. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Zoltán Almási (born August 29 1976) is a Grandmaster of Chess from Hungary. 5
Sixth	Russia	Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Bareev, Sergei Rublevsky	1	2730	7	2	4	32. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник (born June 25, 1975) is a Russian Chess grandmaster Peter Svidler (Пётр Свидлер Pyotr Svidler born June 17, 1976, in Leningrad) is a Russian Chess grandmaster. Alexander Grischuk (born October 31 1983) is a Chess grandmaster from Russia. Alexander Morozevich (Александр Морозе́вич (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian Chess player Evgeny Bareev (born in a Tatar family on 21 November 1966) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. Sergei Rublevsky (born 15 October 1974) is a Russian Chess grandmaster. 0
Seventh	France	Étienne Bacrot, Joel Lautier, Andrei Sokolov, Laurent Fressinet, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Christian Bauer	5	2665	7	5	1	32. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Étienne Bacrot (born January 22, 1983 in Picardie, France) is a French Chess grandmaster. Joël Lautier (born 12 April 1973) is a French Chess grandmaster. Andrei Yurievich Sokolov (Андрей Юрьевич Соколов born March 20, 1963 in Vorkuta) is a French Chess Grandmaster Laurent Fressinet (born November 1, 1981 in Dax, France) is a French Chess Grandmaster. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (born 1990 of France, is one of the youngest Chess grandmasters in history Christian Bauer (born January 11, 1977 in Forbach, France) is a French Chess player. 0
Eighth	Ukraine	Vasyl Ivanchuk, Andrei Volokitin, Sergey Karjakin, Pavel Eljanov, Alexander Moiseenko, Zahar Efimenko	4	2680	8	2	3	32. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Vassily Ivanchuk, also transliterated as Vasyl (Василь Михайлович Іванчук, Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk) (born March 18 1969 Andrei Volokitin (born 18 June 1986 in Lviv) is an Ukrainian Chess player and International Grandmaster of Chess Sergey Karjakin (Сергій Карякін Сергей Карякин born January 12, 1990 in Simferopol) is a Ukrainian Chess Pavel Eljanov (born 1983 is a Ukrainian Chess grandmaster. On the July 2007 FIDE Elo rating list Eljanov had a rating of 2701 making Alexander Moiseenko (born May 17 1980) is a Ukrainian Chess Grandmaster. Zahar Efimenko ( ukr Захар Ефименко is a Ukrainian Chess player born July 3 1985 0
Ninth	Bulgaria	Kiril Georgiev, Ivan Cheparinov, Aleksander Delchev, Vasili Spasov, IM [8] Vladimir Petkov , IM Valentin Iotov	10	2633	7	2	4	32. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev (Кирил Димитров Георгиев (born November 28, 1965 in Petrich) is a Bulgarian Chess Ivan Cheparinov (born November 26, 1986 in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian Chess player who won the Bulgarian Chess Championship Aleksander Delchev (Александър Делчев born July 15, 1971) is a Bulgarian Chess grandmaster. 0
Tenth	Spain	Alexei Shirov, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Miguel Illescas Cordoba, Julien Arizmendi Martinez, Pablo San Segundo Carrillo, Marc Narciso Dublan	11	2628	7	4	2	32. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov ( Aleksejs Širovs, Алексей Дмитриевич Широв) (born July 4, 1972 in Riga, Francisco Vallejo Pons (born August 21 1982 in Es Castell, Minorca) is a Chess Grandmaster from Spain. Miguel Illescas Córdoba (born December 3, 1965 in Barcelona) is a prominent Spanish grandmaster of Chess. 0

Group prizes

Group A (from amongst teams seeded 1st to 29th)

Team	Overall place of finish [9]	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Israel	4	6	2663	33. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. 0
Hungary	5	16	2610	32. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 5
Russia	6	1	2730	32. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 0

Group B (from amongst teams seeded 30th to 59th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Sweden	17	31	2549	30. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 5
Slovenia	23	32	2545	30. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west 0
Latvia	28	42	2516	30. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. 0

Group C (from amongst teams seeded 60th to 89th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Italy (team B)	48	70	2371	28. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 5
Kazakhstan	53	73	2348	28. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the 0
Colombia	57	62	2437	27. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. 0

Group D (from amongst teams seeded 90th to 119th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Tajikistan	54	106	2215	28. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of 0
Algeria	69	91	2285	26. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's 5
International Silent Chess Committee	76	90	2308	26. 0

Group E (from amongst teams seeded 120th to 148th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Japan	87	121	2139	25. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 5
Pakistan	98	123	2123	24. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and 5
Cyprus	103	122	2125	24. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía 0

Individual results

Individual medals are awarded to the three players to achieve the best rating performance having played at least eight games. Medals are also awarded to the top three finishers, by percentage of points won from total points possible, from amongst those to have played primarily on each of boards one through four (having played at least eight games) as well as to those reserves who have otherwise played at least seven games across all boards, who are classified as playing on boards five and six. Teams typically feature their better players on the lower-numbered boards, but illness, fatigue, and absence often affect playing rotations. Ties are resolved in favor of the player who played more games; where ties remain, the player with a better rating performance is awarded the superior placing. To tie or draw is to finish a Competition with identical or inconclusive results

Best rating performance

Player [4]	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Principal board played	Games played	Points scored	Rating performance
Vladimir Kramnik	Russia	2729	1	9	6. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник (born June 25, 1975) is a Russian Chess grandmaster Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 5	2847
Wang Yue	People's Republic of China	2598	4	12	10. Wang Yue ( born March 31, 1987 in Taiyuan, Shanxi) is a Chinese Super Grandmaster - Chess player Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 0	2837
Étienne Bacrot	France	2708	1	8	6. Étienne Bacrot (born January 22, 1983 in Picardie, France) is a French Chess grandmaster. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 0	2833
Magnus Carlsen	Norway	2646	1	8	6. Magnus Øen Carlsen (born Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen on 30 November 1990 is a Norwegian Chess Grandmaster and Chess prodigy. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional 0	2820
Sergey Karjakin	Ukraine	2661	3	11	8. Sergey Karjakin (Сергій Карякін Сергей Карякин born January 12, 1990 in Simferopol) is a Ukrainian Chess Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 5	2798
Bu Xiangzhi	People's Republic of China	2640	1	12	8. Bu Xiangzhi ( Chinese: 卜祥志 Pinyin: Bǔ Xiángzhì born December 10, 1985 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 0	2790
David Navara	Czech Republic	2658	1	12	8. David Navara (born March 27 1985) is a Chess Grandmaster from Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 5	2786
Vladimir Akopian	Armenia	2706	2	12	9. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani 0	2778
Levon Aronian	Armenia	2756	1	11	7. Levon Aronian (Լևոն Արոնյան born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian Chess player Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani 0	2768
Joel Lautier	France	2682	2	11	8. Joël Lautier (born 12 April 1973) is a French Chess grandmaster. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 0	2759

Board prizes

First board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
Mohyuddin Gillani Tanveer	Pakistan	2279	8	7. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and 0	87. 5
GM [11] Evgenij Ermenkov	Palestine	2462	10	8. Evgenij Petkov Ermenkov (Евгени Петков Ерменков (born 29 September 1949 is a Chess Grandmaster (GM Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called 5	85. 0
GM Hichem Hamdouchi	Morocco	2559	10	7. Hichem Hamdouchi ( Arabic هشام الحمدوشی born October 8 1972 in Tangier) is currently the strongest Moroccan Chess player and one Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa 5	75. 0

Second board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
IM [8] Josep Oms Pallise	Andorra	2496	11	9. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western 0	81. 8
Brian Dew	Hong Kong	2147	9	7. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders 0	77. 8
IM Eduardo Iturrizaga	Venezuela	2397	11	8. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the 5	77. 3

Third board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
Manuel Larrea	Uruguay	2278	8	7. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America 0	87. 5
GM [11] Rafael Leitao	Brazil	2575	10	8. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld 0	80. 0
GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba	Spain	2608	9	7. Miguel Illescas Córdoba (born December 3, 1965 in Barcelona) is a prominent Spanish grandmaster of Chess. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 0	77. 8

Fourth board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
GM [11] Wang Yue	People's Republic of China	2598	12	10. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Wang Yue ( born March 31, 1987 in Taiyuan, Shanxi) is a Chinese Super Grandmaster - Chess player Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 0	83. 3
GM Robert Zelcic	Croatia	2525	12	9. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between 0	75. 0
GM Boris Avrukh	Israel	2633	10	7. Boris Leonidovich Avrukh (בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך Борис Леонидович Аврух born 10 February 1978, Karaganda, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. 5	75. 0

Fifth (first reserve) board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
FM [12] Basheer Al-Qudaimi	Yemen	2396	7	7. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya 0	100. 0
Amer Karim	Pakistan	2260	8	7. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and 5	93. 8
Ali Laith	Iraq	2179	7	6. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. 5	92. 9

Sixth (second reserve) board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
Phiri Richmond	Zambia	no rating [13]	7	6. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. 5	92. 9
Hirawan Pg Mohd Omar Ak	Brunei	2335	7	6. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام 5	92. 9
Hameedullah Haidary	Afghanistan	no rating [13]	9	7. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, 5	83. 3

Women's tournament

The women's division was contested by 106 teams representing 102 nations and territories; Italy, as hosts, fielded two teams, whilst the International Blind Chess Association, the International Physically Disabled Chess Association, International Silent Chess Committee each provided one squad; neither Somalia nor Sudan, each of which had registered a team, participated, whilst Afghanistan, Uganda, and Rwanda each withdrew after one round. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the

Ukraine, who had finished in 18th place at the 36th Olympiad but entered the tournament seeded second, trailed top-seeded Russia by one half-point through the seventh round, despite having taken defeated the Russians in the fifth round, 2-1, but took the tournament lead in the eighth round, defeating Hungary while Russia managed only to halve their match with the United States. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament as well as several events designed A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ukraine, behind Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Natalia Zhukova, who scored seven-and-one-half points in her nine games, defeating the top- and second-rated players, Grandmaster (GM) Humpy Koneru of India and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, and third board International Master (IM) Inna Yanovska-Gaponenko, who won six games, drew two, and lost only one, never trailed during the remainder of the tournament, all but securing the gold medal and Vera Menchik Trophy with twelfth round win over India (2½-½) and eventually finishing one-and-one-half points ahead of silver medallist Russia. Natalia Zhukova (born 5 June 1979 in Dresden, Germany) is a Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster of Chess. The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Humpy Koneru (born 31 March 1987 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh) is a Chess grandmaster from India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Alexandra Kostantinovna Kosteniuk (Александра Константиновна Костенюк (born April 23, 1984 in Perm, Volga Federal The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. In Chess, a draw is one of the possible outcomes of a game the others being a win for white and a win for black Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Vera Menchik (Věra Menčíková Вера Францевна Менчик ( 16 February[[ 906]]&mdash 27 June[[ 944]] was a British - Czech chess A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, Defending champion China, on the strength of first board WGM Zhao Xue, who entered the tournament seeded 22nd yet, having played in each round, went undefeated in the Olympiad, conceding only six draws in 13 games, claimed the bronze medal by three points over the United States, with whom the Chinese team drew in the penultimate round to secure third place; the American team, on Buchholz tiebreaks, narrowly outpointed Hungary and Georgia for fourth place. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Zhao Xue (赵雪 born April 6, 1985 in Jinan, Shandong) is a Chinese Chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded In Games and Sports a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest or a set of Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Three double-digit seeds, the Netherlands (seeded 18th, finished seventh), Slovenia (seeded 17th, finished ninth), and the Czech Republic (seeded 22nd, finished tenth), finished in the top ten, while 12th-seeded Poland managed only a 20th place finish. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

Team results

The teams finishing first through third overall receive medals, as do those finishing in the top three amongst teams organized by seed; overall medal winners are not eligible to receive group prizes.

Top ten overall finishers

Place of finish [14]	Team	Players [15] [16]	Seed [17]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [18]	Matches won	Matches drawn	Matches lost	Total score [19]
First	Ukraine	WGM [20] Natalia Zhukova, IM [8] Kateryna Lahno, IM Inna Yanovska-Gaponenko, WGM Anna Ushenina	2	2441	12	1	0	29. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Natalia Zhukova (born 5 June 1979 in Dresden, Germany) is a Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster of Chess. Kateryna Lahno (b December 27, 1989) is a Ukrainian Chess player Anna Ushenina (born August 30, 1985 in Kharkov) is a Ukrainian Chess player with the titles of International Master (IM 5
Second	Russia	GM [11] Alexandra Kosteniuk, IM Tatiana Kosintseva, IM Nadezhda Kosintseva, IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	1	2499	9	3	1	28. A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Alexandra Kostantinovna Kosteniuk (Александра Константиновна Костенюк (born April 23, 1984 in Perm, Volga Federal Tatiana Kosintseva (born April 11 1986) is a Russian Chess player who has achieved the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster Nadezhda Kosintseva (born January 14 1985) is a Russian Chess player 0
Third	People's Republic of China	WGM Zhao Xue, WGM Wang Yu, Shen Yang, WFM [21] Hou Yifan	6	2408	8	3	2	27. For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Zhao Xue (赵雪 born April 6, 1985 in Jinan, Shandong) is a Chinese Chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster Wang Yu (王瑜 born November 19, 1982) is a Chinese Chess player who holds the IM and the WGM titles For the Chinese city see Shenyang. Shen Yang ( Chinese: 沈 阳 born January 23, 1989 in Nanjing, Hou Yifan () (born February 27, 1994, in Xinghua, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China) is a Chinese Chess prodigy 5
Fourth	United States	WGM Anna Zatonskih, IM Irina Krush, WGM Rusudan Goletiani, WGM Camilla Baginskaite	5	2414	7	5	1	24. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Anna Zatonskih (born Mariupol, Ukraine, June 17 1978) is a Chess player from the United States. Irina Krush (b December 24, 1983) is an American Chess player and won U Rusudan ("Rusa" Goletiani (born September 8 1980 in Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Georgian-American Camilla Baginskaite (born 24 February 1967 in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is an American 5
Fifth	Hungary	IM Hoang Thanh Trang, IM Ildiko Madl, IM Szidonia Vajda, WGM Anita Gara	4	2426	8	1	4	24. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Hoang Thanh Trang (born 25 April 1980) is a Hungarian Chess Grandmaster. Ildiko Madl (born 5 November 1969 in Tapolca as Mádl Ildikó is a Hungarian chess player 5
Sixth	Georgia	IM Nino Khurtsidze, IM Nana Dzagnidze, IM Lela Javakhishvili, IM Maia Lomineishvili	3	2430	7	3	3	24. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Nino Khurtsidze (born September 28 1975) is a Woman Grandmaster of Chess. Nana Dzagnidze (born 1 January 1987) is a female chess player from Georgia. 5
Seventh	Netherlands	GM Peng Zhaoqin, IM Tea Bosboom-Lanchava, FM [12] Petra Schuurman, WIM [22] Bianca Muhren	18	2344	7	3	3	24. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Peng Zhaoqin ( Simplified: 彭肇勤 born May 8, 1968 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a female Chinese Chessplayer 5
Eighth	Armenia	IM Lilit Mkrtchian, IM Elina Danielian, WGM Nelli Aginian, WIM Siranush Andriasian	7	2402	7	4	2	24. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Lilit Mkrtchian, Armenian Chess player, International Master, born 9 August, 1982. 0
Ninth	Slovenia	WGM Anna Muzychuk, WGM Ana Srebrnic, WIM Jana Krivec, WFM Ksenija Novak	17	2348	7	2	4	24. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Anna Muzychuk ( Ukrainian Ганна Музичук, Slovenian Ana Muzičuk) (born 28 february 1990 in Lviv Ana Srebrnič (born on February 20, 1984 in Ljubljana) is a Slovene Chess player, Woman Grandmaster. 0
Tenth	Czech Republic	IM Jana Jackova, WIM Katerina Cedikova, WIM Olga Sikorova, WIM Petra Blazkova	22	2299	8	0	5	24. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 0

Group prizes

Group A (from amongst teams seeded 1st to 20th)

Team	Overall place of finish [23]	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
United States	4	5	2414	24. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 5
Hungary	5	4	2426	24. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 5
Georgia	6	3	2430	24. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between 5

Group B (from amongst teams seeded 21st to 42nd)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Czech Republic	10	22	2302	24. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 0
Vietnam	15	23	2302	23. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially 0
Cuba	16	26	2289	23. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la 0

Group C (from amongst teams seeded 43rd to 64th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Philippines	26	60	2083	22. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP 0
Turkmenistan	36	43	2182	21. Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. 0
Canada	41	51	2132	21. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 0

Group D (from amongst teams seeded 65th to 86th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Indonesia	40	68	1986	21. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. 0
Venezuela	43	71	1941	20. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the 5
El Salvador	49	63	2007	20. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. 0

Group E (from amongst teams seeded 87th to 108th)

Team	Overall place of finish	Seed [5]	Average April 2006 FIDE rating [6]	Total score [7]
Algeria	79	87	1721	17. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's 5
New Zealand	80	84	1759	17. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 5
Nigeria	82	82	1723	17. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal 0

Individual results

Individual medals are awarded to the three players to achieve the best rating performance having played at least eight games. Medals are also awarded to the top three finishers, by percentage of points won from total points possible, from amongst those to have played primarily on each of boards one through three (having played at least eight games) as well as to those reserves who have otherwise played at least seven games across all boards, who are classified as playing on board four. Teams typically feature their better players on the lower-numbered boards, but illness, fatigue, and absence often affect playing rotations. Ties are resolved in favor of the player who played more games; where ties remain, the player with a better rating performance is awarded the superior placing. To tie or draw is to finish a Competition with identical or inconclusive results

Best rating performance

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Principal board played	Games played	Points scored	Rating performance
WGM [20] Zhao Xue	People's Republic of China	2423	1	13	10. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Zhao Xue (赵雪 born April 6, 1985 in Jinan, Shandong) is a Chinese Chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 0	2617
IM [8] Tatiana Kosintseva	Russia	2489	2	12	9. Tatiana Kosintseva (born April 11 1986) is a Russian Chess player who has achieved the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 5	2598
WFM [21] Hou Yifan	People's Republic of China	2298	3	13	11. Hou Yifan () (born February 27, 1994, in Xinghua, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China) is a Chinese Chess prodigy Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 0	2596
GM [11] Antoaneta Stefanova	Bulgaria	2502	1	12	9. Antoaneta Stefanova (Антоанета Стефанова (born April 19, 1979) is a Bulgarian Chess grandmaster, and a former The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian 0	2563
IM Hoang Thanh Trang	Hungary	2487	1	13	9. Hoang Thanh Trang (born 25 April 1980) is a Hungarian Chess Grandmaster. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 5	2539
WGM Natalia Zhukova	Ukraine	2425	1	10	7. Natalia Zhukova (born 5 June 1979 in Dresden, Germany) is a Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster of Chess. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 5	2537
IM Inna Yanovska-Gaponenko	Ukraine	2430	3	9	7. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 0	2531
IM Viktorija Cmilyte	Lithuania	2470	1	12	9. Viktorija Čmilytė (born on August 6 1983 in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian chess player with the titles of International Master Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the 5	2530
IM Nadezhda Kosintseva	Russia	2469	3	10	7. Nadezhda Kosintseva (born January 14 1985) is a Russian Chess player Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 5	2521
IM Irina Krush	United States	2437	2	11	8. Irina Krush (b December 24, 1983) is an American Chess player and won U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 0	2512

Board prizes

First board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
WIM [22] Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko	International Blind Chess Association	2263	10	9. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. 0	90. 0
WIM Eman Mohammed	Iraq	2118	8	7. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. 0	87. 5
WIM Sarai Sanchez	Venezuela	2176	11	9. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the 0	81. 8

Second board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
Fiona Steil-Antoni	Luxembourg	1968	12	10. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by 0	83. 3
IM [8] Katerina Lahno	Ukraine	2468	10	8. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 0	80. 0
IM Tatiana Kosintseva	Russia	2489	12	9. Tatiana Kosintseva (born April 11 1986) is a Russian Chess player who has achieved the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 5	79. 2

Third board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
WFM [21] Mohd Saleh Nora	United Arab Emirates	1925	8	7. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. 0	87. 5
IM [8] Inna Yanovska-Gaponenko	Ukraine	2430	9	7. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 0	77. 8
IM Lela Javakhishvili	Georgia	2410	11	8. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between 5	77. 3

Fourth (reserve) board

Player	Team represented	April 2006 FIDE rating	Games played	Points scored	Percentage attained [10]
WIM [22] Tatiana Berlin	Belarus	2207	8	7. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east 0	87. 5
WFM [21] Hou Yifan	People's Republic of China	2298	13	11. Hou Yifan () (born February 27, 1994, in Xinghua, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China) is a Chinese Chess prodigy Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 0	84. 6
Rahal Mawadda	Libya	1601	8	6. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab 5	81. 3

Overall title

The Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy is awarded to the entity the average place of finish of which in the open and women's division is the best (where two or more teams are tied, they are ordered by single-best finish in either division and then by total points scored); with an average finish of two-and-one-half, the People's Republic of China won the 2006 trophy. Nona Gaprindashvili (ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი born May 3, 1941) is a Georgian Chess player the sixth Women's ----A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Top ten finishers

Team	Open division placing	Women's division placing	Average placing
People's Republic of China	2	3	2. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 5
United States	3	4	3. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 5
Russia	6	2	4. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 0
Ukraine	8	1	4. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 5
Armenia	1	8	4. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani 5
Hungary	5	5	5. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 0
Netherlands	12	7	9. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands 5
Georgia	14	6	10. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between 0
Czech Republic	11	10	10. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 5
Bulgaria	9	13	11. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian 0

Participating teams

Squads representing 133 nations, three international organizations, three constituent countries, two autonomous entities, two crown dependencies, two special administrative regions, two insular areas, and one associated state were entered into the Olympiad, comprising 1307 players (some registered players, though, did not play). Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping An autonomous area is an area of a Country that has a degree of Autonomy, or freedom from an external authority The Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United A Special Administrative Region ( SAR) is a high autonomous administrative division of the People's Republic of China. An insular area is a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's An associated state is the minor partner in a formal free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a (usually larger nation for which no other specific

Entering teams in the open and women's division were

Afghanistan  Albania  Algeria  Angola  Argentina  Armenia  Australia  Azerbaijan  Bangladesh  Belarus  Bolivia  Bosnia-Herzegovina  Botswana  Brazil  Bulgaria  Canada  People's Republic of China  Chinese Taipei  Colombia  Costa Rica  Croatia  Cuba

Czech Republic  Denmark  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  England  Estonia  Fiji  Finland  France  Georgia  Germany  Greece  Guatemala  Honduras  Hungary  Iceland  India  Indonesia International Blind Chess Association International Physically Disabled Chess Association

International Silent Chess Association  Iran  Iraq  Ireland  Israel  Italy As hosts, entered three teams into the open section and two into the women's section. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some International Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest  Jamaica  Japan  Kazakhstan  Kenya  Kyrgyzstan  Latvia  Libya  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macedonia  Malaysia  Malta  Mexico  Moldova

Mongolia  Namibia  Netherlands  Netherlands Antilles  New Zealand  Nigeria  Norway  Panama  Peru  Philippines  Poland  Portugal  Puerto Rico  Qatar  Romania  Russia  Rwanda  Scotland  Serbia and Montenegro  Slovakia  Slovenia  Somalia Registered in each division but participated in neither the open nor the women's tournament. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The Republic of Macedonia (Република For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known

South Africa  Spain  Sri Lanka  Sudan Registered in each division but participated only in the men's tournament. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.  Suriname  Sweden  Switzerland  Tajikistan  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates  Uganda  Ukraine  United States Virgin Islands  United States  Uzbekistan  Venezuela  Wales  Yemen

Entering teams only in the open division were

Andorra  Aruba  Bahrain  Barbados  Belgium  Bermuda  British Virgin Islands  Brunei  Chile

Cyprus  Egypt  Ethiopia  Faroe Islands  Guernsey  Haiti  Hong Kong  Jersey

Lebanon  Liechtenstein  Macau  Malawi  Mauritius  Monaco  Morocco  Mozambique

Nepal  Nicaragua  Pakistan  Palestine  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay  San Marino  Seychelles

Sierra Leone Registered but did not participate  Singapore  South Korea  Syria  Thailand  Tunisia  Uruguay  Zambia

FIDE Congress

Concomitant to the chess competition was the 77th FIDE Congress, in which delegates from national chess federations met to transact business. Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Singapore South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. Incumbent FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov faced criticisms for alleged mismanagement and corruption, primarily from Western federations, including those of the United States, England, France, and Canada, but, with the support of most Asian and African delegates, notably those representing Russia and Singapore, staved off a challenge from Dutch businessman Bessel Kok to retain his position through 2010, winning 96 votes (to Kok's 54). Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (Кирса́н Никола́евич Илюмжи́нов (born April 5, 1962) is a Buddhist Kalmyk multi-millionaire Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings The United States Chess Federation ( USCF) is a non-profit organization the governing Chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations The English Chess Federation (ECF is the governing Chess organisation in England and is one of the federations of the FIDE. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Chess Federation of Canada or CFC ( French name Fédération canadienne des échecs) is Canada 's national Chess organization The Russian Chess Federation is the officially recognized arm of the FIDE in Russia. 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The general assembly also awarded the 38th Chess Olympiad, to be held in 2010, to Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, the site of the 2005 World Chess Cup and one of five locales that made bids. The 38th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament as well as several events designed Scheduled events Baseball July 13 - 81st Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Anaheim, California Khanty-Mansiysk (Ха́нты-Манси́йск is an oil boom town in Russia, the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track Sporting competitions named World Cup include FIFA World Cup (men's football(soccer FIFA Women's World Cup (women's football(soccer The city led after every round of the exhaustive ballot runoff voting, eventually winning, 71-64, over Budva, Montenegro. The exhaustive ballot is a Voting system used to elect a single winner The two-round system (also known as the second ballot or runoff voting) is a Voting system used to elect a single winner Budva ( Montenegrin language / Serbian language: Будва Budva Italian: Budua is a coastal town in Montenegro. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE!

Associated events

Held in conjunction with the Olympiad, though not officially sponsored by FIDE, were two computer chess events: the 14th World Computer Chess Championship, played at classical time controls, and the 14th World Computer Speed Chess Championship. The idea of creating a Chess -playing machine dates back to the eighteenth century World Computer Chess Championship ( WCCC) is an annual event where computer Chess engines compete against each other 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 World Computer Speed Chess Championship is an annual event where computer Chess engines compete against each other at Blitz chess Time controls Junior won its fifth championship and third in five years in the slower event, while newcomer Ikarus defeated four-time defending champion Shredder to win the blitz chess event. Junior is a Computer chess program authored by the Israeli programmers Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky. Ikarus was the Computer Speed Chess Champion in 2006. It did so by defeating the four-time champion Shredder in the World Computer Speed Chess Championship Shredder is a commercial Chess program developed in Germany by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen in 1993. Fast chess, also known as blitz chess, lightning chess, bullet chess and rapid chess, is a type of Chess game in which each side is

External links

• Olympiad official homepage
• FIDE press release on Olympiad results
• Detailed Olympiad results
• This Week in Chess round-by-round Olympiad summaries

Notes

1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the Men's division, this division is open to both male and female players, like Grandmaster Zhu Chen, the 2001 women's world champion, representing Qatar. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Zhu Chen ( (born March 16 1976 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang) is a Chess Grandmaster, who in 2001 became China's second women's Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated
2. ^ Where teams share the same total score, they are ordered by Buchholz tiebreak scores, calculated by summing the final scores of each opponent played by a given team. In Games and Sports a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest or a set of It was on the basis of a superior sum of opponents' scores, 392. 5 to 380. 5, that the United States claimed third place over Israel. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
3. ^ Players are ordered by board, from first to last, in the same fashion in which they principally played; the fifth and sixth players of each team may have played on higher boards during the Olympiad but played fewer games than the players who primarily occupied the positions.
4. ^ ^{a b} All players are Grandmasters except where a note to the contrary is present. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE.
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Teams were initially seeded into the Olympiad on the basis of the average Elo rating of the top four players expected to compose each team; for example, the highest-seeded team, Russia, entered the tournament with an average FIDE rating of 2718, whilst the lowest-seeded team, Somalia, fielded no players with international ratings (and was therefore assessed an average rating of 1600). The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} The ratings averaged are those of the top four players expected to compose each team.
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Inasmuch as the tournament consisted of 13 rounds, with four games played by each team per round, the maximum number of points one team could accumulate was 52.
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f} IM denotes International Master. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.
9. ^ Rank is after the application of tiebreaks, where applicable.
10. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} A player's percentage attained is the fraction of possible points he/she actually earned; a player winning five games, drawing three, and losing two would, having scored 6. 5 points over 10 games, achieve a 65 per cent success rate.
11. ^ ^{a b c d e} GM denotes Grandmaster. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE.
12. ^ ^{a b} FM denotes FIDE Master. FIDE Master (FM is a title awarded by the world Chess governing body Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE
13. ^ ^{a b} Players with no rating have not played the required ten rated, FIDE-approved games before the April rating list was issued. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the
14. ^ Where teams share the same total score, they are ordered by Buchholz tiebreak scores, calculated by summing the final scores of each opponent played by a given team. In Games and Sports a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest or a set of Georgia, for example, was placed ahead of the Netherlands because Georgia's opponents finished the tournament having scored 305. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands 5 points, whilst those of the Netherlands scored but 276. 5.
15. ^ Players are ordered by board, from first to last, in the same fashion in which they principally played; the fourth player on each team will have played on a higher board during the Olympiad but will have played fewer games than the players who primarily occupied the positions.
16. ^ Titles for all FIDE-titled players are provided.
17. ^ Teams were initially seeded into the Olympiad on the basis of the average Elo rating of their expected players; for example, the highest-seeded team, Russia, entered the tournament with an average FIDE rating of 2490, whilst the lowest-seeded team, Yemen, fielded no players with international ratings (and was therefore assessed an average rating of 1600). The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya
18. ^ The ratings averaged are those of the top three players expected to compose each team.
19. ^ Inasmuch as the tournament consisted of 13 rounds, with three games played by each team per round, the maximum number of points one team could accumulate was 39.
20. ^ ^{a b} WGM denotes Woman Grandmaster.
21. ^ ^{a b c d} WFM denotes Woman FIDE Master.
22. ^ ^{a b c} WIM denotes Woman International Master.
23. ^ Rank is after the application of tiebreaks, where applicable.

Preceded by 36th Chess Olympiad

FIDE Chess Olympiad 37th (2006)

Succeeded by 38th Chess Olympiad

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