42nd Chess Olympiad 2016 Baku
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USA won the gold medal after 1976.
1st - 14th September 2016
Baku , Azerbaijan
180 countries
11 rounds, Swiss system
Open: 4 players, 1 reserve
Women: 4 players, 1 reserve
Time control : 90 mn / 40 moves +
30 minutes until the end of the game +
30 seconds additional time per move starting from move 1
Open section - Top 10 teams according to the average rating
Russia 2768
United States of America 2761
China 2743
Azerbaijan 2715
Ukraine 2698
France 2693
Poland 2686
India 2685
England 2682
Hungary 2675
Final standings - Top 10
| Rank |
Country |
Matchpoints | Tie - Break | Game-points |
| 1 |
USA | 20 | 413.5 | 31.5 |
| 2 |
Ukraine | 20 | 404.5 | 31 |
| 3 |
Russia | 18 | 419 | 32 |
| 4 |
India | 16 | 350.5 | 27.5 |
| 5 |
Norway | 16 | 344.5 | 26.5 |
| 6 |
Turkey | 16 | 341.5 | 30 |
| 7 |
Poland | 16 | 331 | 29.5 |
| 8 |
France | 16 | 326.5 | 30 |
| 9 |
England | 16 | 323 | 26.5 |
| 10 |
Peru | 16 | 306 | 26.5 |
Matchpoints : 2 for wins, 1 for draws
Tie - Break: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break without lowest result (Khanty-Mansiysk)
WOMEN - Final standings - Top 5
| Rank |
Country |
Matchpoints | Tie - Break | Game-points |
| 1 |
China | 20 | 416 | 31 |
| 2 |
Poland | 17 | 427.5 | 33 |
| 3 |
Ukraine | 17 | 404.5 | 30.5 |
| 3 |
Russia | 16 | 380.5 | 29 |
| 4 |
India | 16 | 342.5 | 28 |
BOARD PRIZES
| Gaprindashvilicup (Best federation : open + women) |
|---|
| | Teams | Points | Tie break |
| 1 | Ukraine | 37 | 809 |
| 2 | USA | 36 | 746 |
| 3 | China | 35 | 764 |
Tie break: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break without lowest result
| Board 1 |
|---|
| Player | Country | Rp | Games | Point |
| 1 | Jobava, Baadur | GEO | 2926 | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2839 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2838 | 10 | 7 |
| Board 2 |
|---|
| Player | Country | Rp | Games | Point |
| 1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2903 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Kovalyov, Anton | CAN | 2852 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Cori, Jorge | PER | 2810 | 10 | 8 |
Final Round (11) - Top 10 boards
USA - Canada : 2.5 - 1.5
Ukraine - Slovenia : 3.5 - 0.5
Russia - Italy : 3 - 1
Turkmenistan - Azerbaijan 1: 1 - 3
India - Norway: 2 - 2
Peru - England : 2 - 2
Turkey - Georgia : 2.5 - 1.5
Greece - Hungary : 2 - 2
France - Czech Republic : 3 - 1
Poland - Spain : 3 - 1
Open - Round 10 - Top 10 boards
Georgia - USA : 1.5 - 2.5
Czech Rep. - Ukraine : 1 - 3
India - Russia : 2 - 2
England - Azerbaijan 1 : 2.5 - 1.5
Latvia - Canada : 1 - 3
Norway - Iran : 3.5 - 0.5
Moldova - Italy : 1.5 - 2.5
Slovenia - Vietnam : 3 - 1
Spain - Greece : 2 - 2
Chile - Peru : 1.5 - 2.5
Open - Round 9 - Top 10 boards
Ukraine - India : 2.5 - 1.5
USA - Norway : 3 - 1
Iran - England: 2 - 2
Azerbaijan 1 - Russia : 1 - 3
Latvia - Slovenia : 2 - 2
Netherlands - Czech Republic: 1.5 - 2.5
Hungary - Georgia: 1.5 - 2.5
Italy - Chile : 2 - 2
Greece - Turkey : 2 - 2
Canada - Denmark: 3.5 - 0.5
Open - Round 8 - Top 10 boards
Russia - USA : 2 - 2
Georgia - Ukraine: 1 - 3
England - India : 1.5 - 2.5
Azerbaijan 1 - Latvia : 2.5 - 1.5
Italy - Iran : 2 - 2
Greece - Slovenia : 2 - 2
Norway - Peru : 3 - 1
Canada - Vietnam : 2 - 2
Netherlands - Cuba : 2.5 - 1.5
China - Hungary : 1.5 - 2.5
Open - Round 7 - Top 10 boards
India - USA : 0.5 - 3.5
Latvia - Netherlands : 3 - 1
Russia - Czech Republic : 3.5 - 0.5
Croatia - Azerbaijan 1 : 0.5 - 3.5
Georgia - Romania : 3 - 1
England - China: 3 - 1
Ukraine - Canada : 2.5 - 1.5
Turkey - Norway : 1.5 - 2.5
Iran - Mongolia : 3.5 - 0.5
Slovenia - Spain : 2.5 - 1.5
Open - Round 6 - Top 10 boards
India - Netherlands : 2.5 - 1.5
USA - Ukraine : 2.5 - 1.5
Czech Republic - Georgia : 2 - 2
Greece - Azerbaijan 1 : 2 - 2
Canada - Belarus : 2.5 - 1.5
Germany - Russia : 1 - 3
China - Argentina : 2.5 - 1.5
Romania 1- Azerbaijan 2 : 2.5 - 1.5
Iceland - Turkey : 2 - 2
Kazakhstan - Latvia : 1.5 - 2.5
Open - Round 5 - Top 10 boards
Ukraine - China: 2.5 - 1.5
Netherlands- Belarus : 2.5 - 1.5
Serbia - USA : 1 - 3
Azerbaijan 1 - India: 1 - 3
Slovenia - Czech Republic : 1 - 3
Spain - Georgia : 0.5 - 3.5
Mongolia - Turkey: 1 - 3
Russia - Egypt : 3 - 1
Moldova - Poland : 2 - 2
Cuba - Canada: 1 - 3
Open - Round 4 - Top 10 boards
Ukraine - Russia : 2.5 - 1.5
India - Cuba : 2.5 - 1.5
USA - Czech Republic : 2 - 2
Romania - Azerbaijan 1 : 1 - 3
China - Italy: 3 - 1
England - Netherlands : 0.5 - 3.5
Belarus - Latvia : 2.5 - 1.5
Serbia - Slovenia : 2 - 2
Greece - France : 2 - 2
Spain - Peru : 3.5 - 0.5
Open - Round 3 - Top 10 boards
Moldova - Russia : 1 - 3
Cuba - Poland : 2.5 - 1.5
Azerbaijan - India: 1 - 3
Azerbaijan - Hungary : 1 - 3
Netherlands - Vietnam : 2.5 - 1.5
Italy - Turkey : 2.5 - 1.5
England - Canada : 2.5 - 1.5
USA - Argentina : 3 - 1
Brazil - China : 1 - 3
Germany - Ukraine : 1.5 - 2.5
Open - Round 2 - Top 10 boards
Russia - Turkmenistan : 4 - 0
Scotland - USA : 0.5 - 3.5
China - Belgium : 3.5 - 0.5
FYROM - Azerbaijan 1 : 0 - 4
Albania - Ukraine: 0.5 - 3.5
Indonesia - England : 1.5 - 2.5
Poland - United Arab Emirates : 4 - 0
Ireland - France : 0.5 - 3.5
India - Costa Rica : 4 - 0
Netherlands - ICCD: 4 - 0
Turkey - IPCA: 4 - 0
Open - Round 1 - Top 10 boards
Nigeria - Russia: 0 - 4
USA - Andorra: 0 - 4
Kosovo - China: 0 - 4
Azerbaijan 1 - Zimbabwe: 4 - 0
Ukraine - Jordan : 4 - 0
Iraq - Poland : 0 - 4
France - Guatemala : 4 - 0
Bolivia - India : 0 - 4
Hungary- Japan : 3.5 - 0.5
Morocco - Netherlands: 0 - 4
