Overall Title
The Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy is awarded to the nation that has the best average rank in the open and women's divisions. Where two or more teams are tied, they are ordered by best single finish in either division and then by total number of points scored.
The trophy, named after the former women's World Champion (1961–78), was created by FIDE in 1997.
| # | Team | Open division |
Women's division |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 2½ |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Armenia | 3 | 11 | 7 |
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