Khanty Mansiysk Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk
The biggest team chess event of the year

The Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk September 19 – October 4. It is the 39th editon of the Olympiad, coming after Dresden Chess Olympiad 2008 and preceeding the Chess Olympiad 2012 in Turkey.

As confirmed by the organizers and Alexander Filipenko, the preparation for the Olympiad is on schedule. Despite the negative effects of the financial crisis, the organizers are working closely with the federal center and autonomous district to provide good conditions and assure that the Olympiad is held at the highest level.

Khanty Mansiysk passed successfully the major test for the Olympiad, and organized successfully the World Cup.

Participants

Soon we will start publishing the known teams for the Chess Olympiad 2010. If you are acquainted with the full team of a country (men or women), please, send it to us at our contact form.

The story of the 2010 Chess Olympiad

There were six bidders to host the 2010 Chess Olympiad. Among them were Poznan (bidding for August 2010 in Poland), Riga (14 to 30 May in Latvia), Tallinn (September in Estonia), Budva (October in Serbia and Montenegro), Buenos Aires (November in Argentina), and Khanty Mansiysk Autonomous Region-Yugra (September 2010).

The final decision was made at the FIDE general assembly in Turin. Khanty Mansiysk emerged as favourite in the FIDE voting where representatives of 135 countries gathered to decide the host nation for 2010 Olympiad, the biggest team championship in the world.

Here is how the voting proceeded:

Round 1: Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) – 45 votes, Buenos Aires (ARG) – 39 votes, Budva (SCG) – 36 votes, Riga (LAT) – 13 votes, Poznan (POL) – 12 votes.

Round 2: Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) – 53 votes, Buenos Aires (ARG ) – 38 votes, Budva (SCG) – 46 votes.

Round 3: Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) – 71 votes, Budva (SCG) – 64 votes.

Russia has organized the Chess Olympiad three times so far: 1956 (Soviet Union), 1994 and 1998.

History of the Chess Olympiad

Year / Event / Location / Gold / Silver / Bronze

1927 1st Chess Olympiad United Kingdom London Hungary 40 Denmark 38.5 England 36.5
1928 2nd Chess Olympiad The Hague, Netherlands Hungary 44 USA 39.5 Poland 37
1930 3rd Chess Olympiad Hamburg, Germany Poland 48.5 Hungary 47 Germany 44.5
1931 4th Chess Olympiad Prague, Czechoslovakia USA 48 Poland 47 Czechoslovakia 46.5
1933 5th Chess Olympiad Folkestone, UK USA 39 Czechoslovakia 37.5 Sweden 34
1935 6th Chess Olympiad Warsaw, Poland USA 54 Sweden 52.5 Poland 52
1937 7th Chess Olympiad Stockholm, Sweden USA 54.5 Hungary 48.5 Poland 47
1939 8th Chess Olympiad Buenos Aires, Argentina Germany 36 Poland 35.5 Estonia 33.5
1950 9th Chess Olympiad Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 45.5 Argentina 43.5 W. Germany 40.5
1952 10th Chess Olympiad Helsinki, Finland USSR 21 Argentina 19.5 Yugoslavia 19
1954 11th Chess Olympiad Amsterdam, Holland USSR 34 Argentina 27 Yugoslavia 26.5
1956 12th Chess Olympiad Moscow, Soviet Union USSR 31 Yugoslavia 26.5 Hungary 26.5
1958 13th Chess Olympiad Munich, West Germany USSR 34.5 Yugoslavia 29 Argentina 25.5
1960 14th Chess Olympiad Leipzig, East Germany USSR 34 USA 29 Yugoslavia 27
1962 15th Chess Olympiad Varna, Bulgaria USSR 31.5 Yugoslavia 28 Argentina 26
1964 16th Chess Olympiad Tel Aviv, Israel USSR 36.5 Yugoslavia 32 W. Germany 30.5
1966 17th Chess Olympiad La Habana, Cuba USSR 39.5 USA 34.5 Hungary 33.5
1968 18th Chess Olympiad Lugano, Switzerland USSR 39.5 Yugoslavia 31 Bulgaria 30
1970 19th Chess Olympiad Siegen, West Germany USSR 27.5 Hungary 26.5 Yugoslavia 26
1972 20th Chess Olympiad Skopje, Yugoslavia USSR 42 Hungary 40.5 Yugoslavia 38
1974 21st Chess Olympiad Nice, France USSR 46 Yugoslavia 37.5 USA 36.5
1976 22nd Chess Olympiad Haifa, Israel USA 37 Netherlands 36.5 England 35.5
1978 23rd Chess Olympiad Buenos Aires, Argentina Hungary 37 USSR 36 USA 35
1980 24th Chess Olympiad Valletta, Malta USSR 39 Hungary 39 USA 35
1982 25th Chess Olympiad Lucerne, Switzerland USSR 42.5 Czechoslovakia 36 USA 35
1984 26th Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki, Greece USSR 41 England 37 USA 35
1986 27th Chess Olympiad Dubai, UAE USSR 40 England 39 USA 38
1988 28th Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki, Greece USSR 40.5 England 34.5 Netherlands 34.5
1990 29th Chess Olympiad Novi Sad, Yugoslavia USSR 39 USA 35.5 England 35.5
1992 30th Chess Olympiad Manila, Philippines Russia 39 Uzbekistan 35 Armenia 34.5
1994 31st Chess Olympiad Russia Russia 37.5 Bosnia/Herzegovina 35 Russia II 34.5
1996 32nd Chess Olympiad Yerevan, Armenia Russia 38.5 Ukraine 35 USA 34
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Elista, Russia Russia 35.5 USA 34.5 Ukraine 32.5
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Istanbul, Turkey Russia 38 Germany 37 Ukraine 35.5
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Bled, Slovenia Russia 38.5 Hungary 37.5 Armenia 35
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Calvia, Spain Ukraine 39.5 Russia 36.5 Armenia 36.5
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Turin, Italy Armenia 36 China 34 USA 33
2008 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden, Germany Armenia 19 Israel 18 USA 17
2010 39th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2012 40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul, Turkey