31st Chess Olympiad - Women's Results

Women's Results

The women's division was contested by 81 teams representing 79 nations plus Russia "B" and the IBCA. The time control for each game permitted each player 2 hours to make the first 40 of his or her moves, then an additional 1 hour to make the next 20 moves. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided by 1. The Buchholz system; and 2. Match points.

The Georgian team, led by former world champion Chiburdanidze, retained their title. Hungary returned to the medal ranks due to the return of Zsuzsa and Zsófia Polgár. Meanwhile, little sister Judit played first board for the Hungarian team in the open event - the first woman to do so. China, captained by reigning world champion Xie Jun, took the bronze.

#	Country	Players	Average rating	Points	Buchholz
1	Georgia	Chiburdanidze, Ioseliani, Arakhamia-Grant, Gurieli	2463	32
2	Hungary	Zsuzsa Polgár, Zsófia Polgár, Mádl, Csonkics	2472	31
3	China	Xie Jun, Peng Zhaoqin, Qin Kanying, Zhu Chen	2420	27	351.0

#	Country	Average rating	Points	Buchholz
4	Romania	2357	27	346.0
5	Ukraine	2340	25
6	Estonia	2255	24½	336.5
7	Germany	2352	24½	326.0
8	England	2270	24½	320.5
9	Israel	2260	24	346.0
10	Russia	2382	24	342.0
11	Kazakhstan	2267	24	338.0
12	Russia "B"	2238	24	337.5
13	Bulgaria	2317	24	328.0
14	Vietnam	2120	24	324.5
15	Belarus	2263	24	322.5
16	Greece	2280	24	314.0
17	Yugoslavia	2378	23½	332.5
18	Azerbaijan	2352	23½	329.5
19	Croatia	2258	23½	324.5
20	Poland	2298	23½	309.0
21	Czech Republic	2227	23½	304.0
22	United States	2317	23	329.5
23	Lithuania	2212	23	304.5
24	Armenia	2203	22½	323.5
25	Cuba	2203	22½	322.0
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2188	22½	320.5
27	Latvia	2317	22½	320.0
28	France	2180	22½	317.5
29	Indonesia	2167	22½	314.5
30	Slovenia	2167	22½	310.5
31	Uzbekistan	2150	22½	305.0
32	Mongolia	2143	22½	300.5
33	Denmark	2143	22½	289.0
34	India	2178	22	309.0
35	Netherlands	2213	22	302.0
36	Argentina	2152	22	301.0
37	Switzerland	2188	22	300.0
38	Moldova	2263	21½	343.0
39	Spain	2240	21½	316.5
40	Kyrgyzstan	2177	21½	301.0
41	Norway	2072	21½	287.0
42	Slovakia	2167	21	305.0
43	Sweden	2158	21	295.0
44	Brazil	2095	21	290.0
45	Macedonia	2113	20½	294.0
46	Finland	2058	20½	289.5
47	Italy	2015	20½	276.0
48	Ireland	2032	20½	274.5
49	Malaysia	2012	20½	272.0
50	Turkmenistan	2038	20	293.0
51	Scotland	2035	20	292.5
52	Canada	2090	20	287.0
53	IBCA	2115	20	285.5
54	Austria	2095	20	283.0
55	Colombia	2037	20	263.0
56	Australia	2118	19½	296.0
57	Venezuela	2027	19½	288.0
58	Turkey	2040	19½	275.0
59	Philippines	2003	19½	265.5
60	Chile	2022	19½	248.0
61	Dominican Republic	2000	19½	219.0
62	Bangladesh	2110	19	294.5
63	Mexico	2000	19	273.5
64	Algeria	2000	19	244.0
65	Wales	2003	19	226.5
66	Nigeria	2000	19	222.0
67	Ecuador	2000	18½	283.5
68	Portugal	2002	18½	281.0
69	Albania	2000	18½	273.5
70	Belgium	2000	18½	259.5
71	Iran	2000	18½	229.0
72	Puerto Rico	2002	18	240.0
73	Singapore	2003	18	223.5
74	New Zealand	2012	18	213.0
75	Costa Rica	2000	17½
76	Zimbabwe	2003	17
77	Seychelles	2000	14½
78	Botswana	2000	10½
79	Malta	2000	10	213.5
80	Netherlands Antilles	2000	10	212.0
81	United States Virgin Islands	2003	7½