22nd Chess Olympiad

The 22nd Chess Olympiad (Hebrew: אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22), organized by FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the first time, the event comprised both an open[1] and a women's tournament.

Stamp allusive to the Olympiad

Another first was the change in format. The growing number of teams (74 at the previous Olympiad) had made it impossible to continue with the previous system of round-robin preliminary and final groups, so beginning in Haifa, the open event was played as a Swiss system tournament (the women's event had fewer participants and did not use the Swiss system until 1980).

The first Swiss system Olympiad ended up with significantly fewer teams, however. International politics once again interfered in the world of sports, as many FIDE member nations withdrew in protest against the Olympiad being held in Israel, a country many of them didn't recognize. Among the nations that stayed away from Haifa were all of the Arab countries, some of which took part in the alternative Against Chess Olympiad instead. Other absentees were the entire Eastern Bloc, including most of the usual medal candidates. A number of Eastern European players had recently defected, however, and now represented various Western countries.

In the absence of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Hungary, the US team had the highest average rating and had to be considered favourites, even without Bobby Fischer. In the end, they lived up to expectations and won the gold medals, by half a point. The Netherlands and England took home the silver and bronze, respectively.

Open event

Forty-eight nations played 13 rounds. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by match points, then by using the Buchholz system.

Open event
#CountryPlayersAverage
rating
PointsMPBuchholz
1 United StatesByrne, Kavalek, Evans, Tarjan, Lombardy, Commons253537
2 NetherlandsTimman, Sosonko, Donner, Ree, Ligterink, Kuijpers249036½
3 EnglandMiles, Keene, Hartston, Stean, Mestel, Nunn246335½
4 ArgentinaNajdorf, Panno, Quinteros, Sanguineti, Szmetan, Bronstein251333
5 West GermanyUnzicker, Pachman, Kestler, Mohrlok, Ostermeyer, Wockenfuss248531
6 IsraelLiberzon, Kraidman, Dzindzichashvili, Lederman, Kagan, Birnboim249029½
7  SwitzerlandHug, Lombard, Wirthensohn, Huss, Hammer, Ott239129
8 CanadaBiyiasas, Day, Yanofsky, Amos, Lipnowski, Piasetski242828½15
9 SpainPomar, Bellón López, Martín González, Medina García, Sanz Alonso, Ochoa239928½12
10 ColombiaCuartas, Castro, Minaya Molano, García, de Greiff, Silva236528
11 NorwayØgaard, Hoen, Helmers, Hjertenes, Knudsen, Tiller233127½16
12 SwedenAndersson, Ornstein, Jansson, Schüssler, Wahlbom, Schneider245327½15376.5
13 ItalyTatai, Toth, Grinza, Micheli, Paoli, Taruffi238527½15361.5
14 WalesBotterill, Williams, Hutchings, Cooper, Jones, Rayner235527½15359.0
15 ParaguayFranco Ocampos, Gamarra Cáceres, Bogda, Ferreira, Pane L., Ingolotti221627½14
16 ChileSilva Sánchez, Donoso Velasco, Frias Pablaza, Scholz Solis, Velasquez Ojeda, Godoy Bugueño235627½13380.5
17 AustraliaJamieson, Fuller, Shaw, Rubanraut, Woodhams, Kellner239027½13367.5
18 AustriaRobatsch, Dückstein, Hölzl, Janetschek, Wittmann, Röhrl240527½13366.0
19 FinlandWesterinen, Rantanen, Raaste, Kanko, Saren, Vahtera237427½13346.5
20 PhilippinesTorre, Balinas, Rodríguez, Mascariñas, Caturla, Estimo24182717
21 New ZealandChandler, Green, Small, Smith, Cornford, Leonhardt22162715
22 IcelandSigurjónsson, Ólafsson H., Thorsteinsson, Sólmundarson, Pétursson, Víglundsson24262713
23 VenezuelaOstos, Palacios, Díaz, Sánchez, Schorr, Cúellar227526½13
24 BelgiumRooze, De Bruycker, Beyen, Van Seters, Mollekens, Schumacher232626½11
25 DenmarkRath, Øst-Hansen, Kølbæk, Rosenlund, Rosell, Mortensen234026½10
26 FranceHaïk, Preissmann, Puhm, Seret, Goldenberg, Letzelter23202614351.0
27 Dominican RepublicMyers, Columna, Carrión, González, Malagón, Pérez22002614300.5
28 UruguayBenítez, Bademian Orchanian, Ricetto, Silva Nazzari, Diano, Dienavorian Lacherian22032613
29 HondurasLozano, Aguilar, Rivera, Padilla, Luque, Becerra2200269
30 ThailandDarakorn, Sinprayoon, Rasmussen, Sa-ngadsup, Trisa-Ard, Vajrabhaya S.220025½12
31 IranSharif, Harandi, Shirazi, Mamouri, Safarzadeh, Saloor230325½11367.5
32 Costa RicaVaglio Muñoz, Gutiérrez Mangel, Jiménez Molina, Salas Leal, Chaves, Sobrado220025½11324.0
33 ScotlandPritchett, Levy, Jamieson, Findlay, Swanson, Bonner232125½10
34 GuernseyBrowning, Blow, Whetton, Lainé, Denning, Taylor22002514
35 IrelandKernan, Ludgate, Doyle, Keogh, Kennefick, Delaney22142512
36 LuxembourgStull, Feller, Schammo, Schneider, Philippe, Milbers225024½13
37 GuatemalaPérez, Batres, Deras Díaz, Cote, Garrido, Larios220024½12321.0
38 JapanHamada, Kuroda, Sakurai, Tatsutomi, Kanai A., Ozaki220024½12296.0
39 Hong KongKan Wai Shui, Lo Y. Cheong, Sin Kuen, Ko Chi, Lam, Pang C. K.224524½12291.5
40 BoliviaRamírez, Calle, Suarez S., García M., Rivas, Mendes J.220024½11
41 BermudaYerbury, Radford, Reichgeld, McDaniels, Marks, Jensen220024
42 AndorraGómez Abad, De la Casa, Martínez, Guijarro, Tarradellas220023
43 MonacoAngles d'Auriac, Martelli R., Cary A., Negro, Kostjoerin, Lepine220022
44 Faroe IslandsPetersen, Mikkelsen, Midjord, Ellefsen H., Petersen K., Thomassen J.220121½
45 Papua New GuineaRush, Markov, Earle M., Nacino T., Bluett N., Bell G.220018
46 United States Virgin IslandsAbraham, Hoyt, Rumsch, Grumer, Hanno, Levenson G.220015½
47 British Virgin IslandsHook, Georges, Pickering, Campbell, Linhart G., Corbin220313½
48 Netherlands AntillesMartina, Croes, Booi O., Brunk C., Tjinkamjet A.2200

Team standing

The following ratings were used to determine the placement (#).

#TeamCodeBPTPRtg+=-12345678910111213
1 United StatesUSA3721383.5931IRI
3
CHI
SCO
ITA
2
AUS
4
NED
ENG
2
ARG
GER
2
ISR
SUI
4
COL
3
WLS
2 NetherlandsNED36½23383.51030LUX
SCO
SUI
ARG
2
NOR
4
USA
ISR
3
ENG
2
CHI
SWE
GER
2
CAN
FIN
3
3 EnglandENG35½22385.5940NZL
FRA
4
ARG
GER
2
ITA
3
PHI
USA
2
NED
2
ISR
2
CAN
3
SWE
3
CHI
AUT
4 ArgentinaARG3320389.5922VEN
4
ESP
ENG
NED
2
SUI
3
GER
PHI
3
USA
IRI
3
AUT
3
ISR
SWE
CAN
2
5 West GermanyGER3115389.0634IRL
FIN
3
AUT
ENG
2
PHI
1
ARG
ESP
3
ISR
USA
2
IRI
4
NED
2
SUI
AUS
6 IsraelISR29½17392.5814URU
AUS
SWE
SUI
DEN
ESP
3
NED
1
GER
ENG
2
USA
½
ARG
PHI
3
PAR
7  SwitzerlandSUI2917365.0814AHO
4
CAN
NED
ISR
ARG
1
CHI
½
DEN
THA
ESP
2
COL
3
USA
0
GER
FRA
8 CanadaCAN28½15372.5634MNC
4
SUI
NOR
1
IRI
SCO
2
WLS
3
ITA
2
ESP
AUS
ENG
1
ISL
3
NED
ARG
2
9 SpainESP28½12355.0526ISV
4
ARG
BEL
SWE
2
VEN
4
ISR
1
GER
1
CAN
SUI
2
CHI
NOR
AUS
SCO
10 ColombiaCOL2814352.5625PNG
SWE
ISL
VEN
FIN
PAR
2
FRA
3
SCO
NOR
2
SUI
1
AUT
3
USA
1
HON
3
11 NorwayNOR27½16362.5643THA
HON
CAN
3
PHI
NED
0
FIN
PAR
AUT
2
COL
2
ISL
2
ESP
DEN
2
VEN
12 SwedenSWE27½15376.5715DOM
COL
ISR
ESP
2
AUT
SCO
CHI
IRI
1
PHI
4
NED
½
ENG
1
ARG
DEN
13 ItalyITA27½15361.5553AND
4
ISL
3
PHI
2
USA
2
ENG
1
IRI
2
CAN
2
CHI
½
IRL
AUS
FRA
SCO
2
BEL
14 WalesWLS27½15359.0634HON
2
NZL
2
LUX
PAR
2
URU
4
CAN
1
VEN
AUS
1
BEL
3
FIN
CHI
ISL
3
USA
½
15 ParaguayPAR27½14345.0625FRA
1
CRC
NZL
WLS
2
LUX
COL
2
NOR
BEL
URU
PHI
SCO
BOL
4
ISR
16 ChileCHI27½13380.5616CRC
3
USA
AUS
2
URU
3
ISL
SUI
SWE
ITA
NED
½
ESP
WLS
ENG
½
IRI
3
17 AustraliaAUS27½13367.5616JPN
4
ISR
CHI
2
BEL
4
USA
0
ISL
IRI
1
WLS
3
CAN
ITA
PHI
ESP
GER
18 AustriaAUT27½13366.0616GCI
4
BEL
GER
½
FIN
SWE
DEN
3
ISL
NOR
2
SCO
ARG
1
COL
1
CRC
4
ENG
19 FinlandFIN27½13346.5616IVB
GER
1
DEN
AUT
COL
NOR
SCO
2
BOL
ISL
WLS
LUX
3
NZL
NED
1
20 PhilippinesPHI2717367.5814FAI
4
DEN
3
ITA
2
NOR
GER
3
ENG
½
ARG
1
ISL
SWE
0
PAR
AUS
ISR
1
URU
21 New ZealandNZL2715346.5715ENG
WLS
2
PAR
CRC
3
BEL
1
DOM
LUX
JPN
DEN
IRL
THA
3
FIN
½
GUA
3
22 IcelandISL2713350.0616HKG
4
ITA
1
COL
LUX
3
CHI
AUS
AUT
PHI
FIN
NOR
2
CAN
1
WLS
1
IRL
3
23 VenezuelaVEN26½13336.5616ARG
0
PNG
MNC
4
COL
ESP
0
BEL
2
WLS
URU
½
THA
1
JPN
3
GCI
LUX
NOR
24 BelgiumBEL26½11341.5436GUA
4
AUT
ESP
AUS
0
NZL
3
VEN
2
IRL
2
PAR
WLS
1
FAI
4
CRC
IRI
2
ITA
25 DenmarkDEN26½10349.0427BER
4
PHI
1
FIN
IRL
4
ISR
½
AUT
1
SUI
FRA
2
NZL
DOM
IRI
NOR
2
SWE
26 FranceFRA2614351.0625PAR
3
ENG
0
URU
0
BOL
4
GCI
GUA
3
COL
1
DEN
2
DOM
SCO
2
ITA
THA
4
SUI
½
27 Dominican RepublicDOM2614300.5625SWE
½
LUX
½
BOL
2
AHO
4
CRC
2
NZL
GUA
HON
FRA
DEN
½
IVB
3
AND
HKG
3
28 UruguayURU2613341.0616ISR
½
JPN
2
FRA
4
CHI
1
WLS
0
HON
BER
3
VEN
PAR
THA
IRL
GUA
PHI
29 HondurasHON269304.0337WLS
2
NOR
½
HKG
2
THA
GUA
URU
ISV
4
DOM
CRC
½
AHO
4
BOL
2
FAI
4
COL
1
30 ThailandTHA25½12319.5607NOR
IRI
½
BER
3
HON
IRL
LUX
GCI
4
SUI
½
VEN
3
URU
NZL
1
FRA
0
AHO
4
31 IranIRI25½11367.5436USA
1
THA
IRL
2
CAN
JPN
4
ITA
2
AUS
3
SWE
3
ARG
1
GER
0
DEN
BEL
2
CHI
1
32 Costa RicaCRC25½11324.0517CHI
1
PAR
ISV
NZL
1
DOM
2
IRL
1
HKG
3
GUA
HON
BOL
BEL
AUT
0
MNC
33 ScotlandSCO25½10371.5346BOL
4
NED
USA
½
GCI
4
CAN
2
SWE
FIN
2
COL
AUT
FRA
2
PAR
ITA
2
ESP
½
34 GuernseyGCI2514298.5706AUT
0
GUA
3
FAI
SCO
0
FRA
JPN
THA
0
PNG
HKG
BER
VEN
½
AHO
AND
3
35 IrelandIRL2512328.0526GER
½
IVB
4
IRI
2
DEN
0
THA
CRC
3
BEL
2
LUX
ITA
NZL
URU
MNC
3
ISL
1
36 LuxembourgLUX24½13340.5616NED
½
DOM
WLS
ISL
1
PAR
THA
NZL
IRL
BOL
2
GUA
FIN
1
VEN
½
ISV
3
37 GuatemalaGUA24½12321.0607BEL
0
GCI
1
PNG
3
MNC
3
HON
FRA
1
DOM
CRC
JPN
3
LUX
BER
3
URU
NZL
1
38 JapanJPN24½12296.0526AUS
0
URU
2
AND
3
HKG
IRI
0
GCI
FAI
3
NZL
GUA
1
VEN
1
AHO
IVB
BER
2
39 Hong KongHKG24½12291.5445ISL
0
AND
2
HON
2
JPN
½
PNG
3
BER
2
CRC
1
FAI
3
GCI
IVB
MNC
2
ISV
3
DOM
1
40 BoliviaBOL24½11286.0436SCO
0
ISV
DOM
2
FRA
0
AHO
AND
4
PNG
FIN
LUX
2
CRC
HON
2
PAR
0
IVB
3
41 BermudaBER2414290.0544DEN
0
FAI
2
THA
1
ISV
AND
HKG
2
URU
1
MNC
2
IVB
3
GCI
GUA
1
PNG
JPN
2
42 AndorraAND2311274.0436ITA
0
HKG
2
JPN
1
FAI
2
BER
BOL
0
AHO
IVB
3
MNC
2
ISV
3
PNG
DOM
GCI
1
43 MonacoMNC2211277.5436CAN
0
AHO
VEN
0
GUA
1
ISV
FAI
1
IVB
3
BER
2
AND
2
PNG
HKG
2
IRL
1
CRC
½
44 Faroe IslandsFAI21½12277.0526PHI
0
BER
2
GCI
½
AND
2
IVB
MNC
3
JPN
1
HKG
1
AHO
BEL
0
ISV
HON
0
PNG
45 Papua New GuineaPNG1806280.03010COL
½
VEN
½
GUA
1
IVB
3
HKG
1
AHO
3
BOL
½
GCI
½
ISV
3
MNC
½
AND
BER
FAI
46 United States Virgin IslandsISV15½06283.03010ESP
0
BOL
CRC
½
BER
MNC
IVB
HON
0
AHO
PNG
1
AND
1
FAI
½
HKG
1
LUX
1
47 British Virgin IslandsIVB13½01283.50112FIN
½
IRL
0
AHO
2
PNG
1
FAI
ISV
MNC
1
AND
1
BER
1
HKG
½
DOM
1
JPN
BOL
1
48 Netherlands AntillesAHO001294.00112SUI
0
MNC
½
IVB
2
DOM
0
BOL
½
PNG
1
AND
½
ISV
FAI
½
HON
0
JPN
½
GCI
½
THA
0

Individual medals

Women's event

Twenty-three nations took part in the women's Olympiad. From four preliminary groups the teams were split into three finals. Israel, led by former World Championship challenger Kushnir, won the gold, ahead of England and Spain.

Preliminaries

  • Group 1:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 + = Points
«A»  Israel - 2 3 3 0 1 9
«A»  Australia - ½ 2 1 1 2
«B»  Argentina ½ - 1 1 2 1
«B»  Colombia 1 1 - 2 1 2 1
«C»  Austria 0 2 1 - 1 2 1
  • Group 2:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 + = Points
«A»  Netherlands - 3 3 4 0 1 12½
«A»  Denmark ½ - 3 3 2 1 2
«B»  Finland ½ - 2 2 3 1 1
«B»  Canada 1 - 2 1 1 3
«C»  Wales 0 0 ½ - 1 3 1
«C»  Japan 0 0 1 1 ½ - 0 5 0
  • Group 3:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 + = Points
«A»  England - 2 3 5 0 0 12½
«A»  Spain ½ - 2 3 4 1 0 10½
«B»  France 1 1 - 1 2 3 2 3 0 8
«B»  Italy ½ ½ 2 - 2 2 1 7
«C»  Sweden ½ ½ 1 ½ - 3 1 4 0
«C»  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
  • Group 4:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 + = Points
«A»  United States - 3 2 2 3 4 0 1 11½
«A»  West Germany - 2 ½ 3 3 1 1
«B»  Philippines 0 1 - 3 3 2 2 1
«B»  Ireland 1 ½ - 3 1 2 2
«C»   Switzerland 1 0 - 2 2 2 1 7
«C»  Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 5 0 1

Finals

Final A
#CountryPlayersAverage
rating
PointsMP
1 IsraelKushnir, Kristol, Podrazhanskaya, Nudelman218217
2 EnglandHartston, Jackson, Pritchard, Caldwell211511½8
3 SpainFerrer, García, Pino García Padrón, Canela189011½7
4 United StatesSavereide, Crotto, Herstein, Orton211210½
5 Netherlandsvan der Mije, Vreeken, Belle, van der Giessen2182
6 West GermanyLaakmann, Weichert, Prill-Gassemann, Wasnetsky20709
7 AustraliaMcGrath, Kellner, Pope, Depasquale1958
8 DenmarkHøiberg, Haahr, Larsen1917
Final B
#CountryPlayersAverage
rating
PointsMP
9 CanadaVujosevic, Shterenberg, Day, Williams M.190713½
10 ItalyGramignani, Pernici, Merciai, Romano D.180012
11 ArgentinaArias, Soppe, Cazón, Tadei180011½
12 IrelandHealy, O'Siochrú, Noonan, Shouldice189710½
13 FinlandVuorenpää, Pihlajamäki, Ristoja, Laitinen185210
14 FranceMerlini, Tagnon, Ruck-Petit, Warkentin18806
15 ColombiaLeyva, Herrera L., Zapata, Patiño18005
16 PhilippinesCartel H. P., Emperado, Lizares A., Alvárez C.18007
Final C
#CountryPlayersAverage
rating
PointsMP
17  SwitzerlandNäpfer, Veprek, Wettstein, Ludwig18751210
18 AustriaHausner, Hennings, Kattinger, Samt1940129
19 SwedenDahlin, Svensson, Svantesson, Bohmgren201211½
20 JapanNakagawa, Watai, Maeda, Terada M.183011
21 ScotlandElder, Hindle, Leask, Houstoun1810
22 WalesGarwell, Brunker, Davies, Jarman1800
23 New ZealandTerry L., Stretch, Hollis A.1800

Final «A»

No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + = Points
1  Israel - 2 3 2 2 3 7 0 0 17
2  England ½ - 2 1 3 2 2 11½
3  Spain 1 1 - ½ 2 3 3 3 1 11½
4  United States ½ - 0 2 3 2 2 10½
5  Netherlands 0 ½ 3 - 1 2 4
6  West Germany 1 ½ 1 - 2 1 3 3 9
7  Australia 1 2 ½ 1 - 1 1 4 2
8  Denmark 0 0 ½ 1 2 - 1 4 2

Final «B»

No. Country 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 + = Points
9  Canada - 2 1 1 2 5 2 0 13½
10  Italy 1 - 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 12
11  Argentina ½ ½ - 2 3 3 2 2 11½
12  Ireland 2 1 ½ - 1 1 3 4 0 10½
13  Finland 2 1 ½ - 2 2 1 3 3 1 10
14  France ½ 2 2 1 - 1 2 3 2
15  Colombia 1 1 2 1 2 - 1 2 4 1
16  Philippines ½ 1 0 ½ 2 2 - 2 4 1

Final «C»

No. Country 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 + = Points
17   Switzerland - 1 2 2 2 5 1 0 12
18  Austria 2 - 3 3 0 3 12
19  Sweden 1 - 1 3 3 2 1 11½
20  Japan 1 2 - 2 3 3 1 2 11
21  Scotland 1 ½ ½ - 1 3 2
22  Wales ½ 0 ½ 1 - 3 1 4 1
23  New Zealand ½ 0 0 ½ 0 - 0 5 1

Individual medals

References

  1. Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
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