25th Chess Olympiad
The 25th Chess Olympiad (German: Die 25. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 29 and November 16, 1982, in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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The Soviet team with three world champions (reigning champion Karpov, future champion Kasparov and former champion Tal) were back in their usual form and this time left no doubt about the outcome. In the end, they only drew one match (against the Netherlands; and won the rest) and finished no less than 6½ points ahead of runners-up Czechoslovakia. The United States took the bronze medals.
Off the board, FIDE elected a new president at its congress held concurrently with the Olympiad. Friðrik Ólafsson of Iceland was succeeded by Florencio Campomanes of the Philippines.
Open event
A total of 91 nations played a 14-round Swiss system tournament - 93 had applied, but The Gambia and Mauritania did not arrive. To make for an even number of teams, the Swiss hosts also fielded a "B" team. For the first time, the two British Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, participated with a joint team.
In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.
Open event # Country Players Average
ratingPoints Buchholz MP 1 Soviet Union
Karpov, Kasparov, Polugaevsky, Beliavsky, Tal, Yusupov 2651 42½ 2 Czechoslovakia
Hort, Smejkal, Ftáčnik, Jansa, Plachetka, Ambrož 2539 36 3 United States
Browne, Seirawan, Alburt, Kavalek, Tarjan, Christiansen 2580 35½ 4 Yugoslavia
Ljubojević, Gligorić, Kovačević, Velimirović, Ivanović, Hulak 2554 35 5 Hungary
Portisch, Ribli, Sax, Pintér, Csom, Grószpéter 2579 33½ 461.5 6 Bulgaria
Tringov, Radulov, Velikov, Inkiov, Donchev, Popov 2475 33½ 431.5 7 Poland
Sznapik, Schmidt, Kuligowski, Adamski, Bielczyk, Sygulski 2459 33 8 Denmark
Kristiansen, Mortensen, Fedder, Øst-Hansen, Fries-Nielsen 2433 32½ 442.5 9 Cuba
García González, Nogueiras, Rodríguez Céspedes, Hernández, García Martínez, Vilela 2483 32½ 432.5 10 England
Miles, Nunn, Speelman, Stean, Mestel, Chandler 2561 32 456.5 11 Argentina
Quinteros, Cámpora, Hase, Rubinetti, Bronstein, Gómez Baillo 2458 32 447.0 12 Romania
Gheorghiu, Șubă, Ciocâltea, Ghindă, Stoica, Foișor 2488 32 442.0 13 Israel
Gruenfeld, Murey, Gutman, Birnboim, Greenfeld, Kagan 2475 32 432.0 14 Austria
Hölzl, Herzog, Wittmann, Danner, Baumgartner 2396 32 421.5 15 West Germany
Hübner, Unzicker, Pfleger, Lobron, Hecht, Kindermann 2518 31½ 456.5 16 Sweden
Andersson, Schüssler, Karlsson, Schneider, Wedberg, Ornstein 2518 31½ 451.0 17 Netherlands
Timman, Sosonko, Ree, van der Wiel, van der Sterren, Ligterink 2546 31½ 448.0 18 Canada
Ivanov, Suttles, Hébert, Day, Pelts, Berry 2453 31½ 441.0 19 Philippines
Torre, Mascariñas, Maninang, Yap, Cain, Lupian 2428 31½ 411.5 20 Colombia
Zapata, Alzate, Gutierrez, Agudelo, Cuartas, Mendoza 2371 31½ 402.5 21 Chile
Morovic, Frias Pablaza, Cifuentes, Campos Moreno, Salazar Jacob, Abarca Aguirre 2425 31 22 Australia
Rogers, Jamieson, West, Johansen, Shaw, Hjorth 2355 30½ 432.5 23 Iceland
Sigurjónsson, Árnason, H. Ólafsson, Pétursson, Hjartarson, Jóhannsson 2446 30½ 415.0 24 Norway
Helmers, Heim, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Agdestein, Bjerke, Hoen 2383 30½ 414.0 25 Finland
Rantanen, Westerinen, Mäki, Binham, Yrjölä, Raaste 2394 30½ 398.0 26 Switzerland
Korchnoi, Hug, Wirthensohn, Partoş, Züger, Franzoni 2479 30 451.0 27 Indonesia
Ardiansyah, Handoko, Adianto, Miolo, Ginting, Fauzi 2320 30 430.5 28 Spain
Díez del Corral, Bellón López, Fernández García, Martín González, Sanz Alonso, Ochoa de Echagüen 2425 30 418.5 20 29 France
Haïk, Kouatly, Giffard, Seret, D. Roos, Andruet 2414 30 418.5 17 30 Wales
Williams, Cooper, Jones, Lamford, Cunningham 2310 30 407.5 31 Ireland
Dunne, Delaney, Short, Doyle, Wallace, Barry 2243 30 398.5 - Switzerland "B"
Trepp, Gobet, Bhend, Huss, Känel, Vucenovic 2303 30 397.0 32 Scotland
McKay, McNab, Condie, Upton, Swanson, Bryson 2324 29½ 422.5 33 Greece
Skembris, Skalkotas, Kourkounakis, Gavrilakis, Liverios, Trikaliotis 2343 29½ 412.5 34 Mongolia
Myagmarsuren, Jigjidsüren, Hurelbaatar, Lhagva 2294 29½ 409.5 35 Dominican Republic
Abreu, Liao Yuan Eu, Mateo, Gonzáles, Domínguez, Pérez Nivar 2334 29½ 408.5 36 Venezuela
Fernández, Palacios Lanza, Ostos, Guerra, Urbaneja, Gamboa 2344 29½ 399.0 37 China
Liu Wenzhe, Liang Jinrong, Li Zunian, Ye Jiangchuan, Zhang Weida 2395 29 426.5 38 Brazil
Sunye Neto, Paolozzi da Cunha, Segal, Trois, Milos, van Riemsdijk 2424 29 412.5 39 Mexico
Frey, Sisniega, Villarreal, Campos López, Aldrete Lobo 2426 29 409.0 16 40 Albania
Muço, Qendro, Zadrima, Sula, Karkanaqe, Nasto 2285 29 409.0 13 41 India
Thipsay, Ravisekhar, Nagendra, N. R. Anil Kumar, Khan, Parameswaran 2390 28½ 419.0 42 Italy
Passerotti, Messa, Arlandi, Sanna, Ceschia, Cocozza 2323 28½ 397.0 43 Singapore
Leow, Wong Meng Kong, Chia Chee Seng, Chan Peng Kong, Tan Chee Keon, Lim Kok Ann 2306 28½ 396.5 44 Uruguay
Rivera Kuzawka, Dienavorian Lacherian, Bauzá Ortiz, Izquierdo Saravia, Wernik Oliva, Escofet Fernández 2218 28½ 390.0 45 New Zealand
Small, Sarapu, Nokes, Dowden, Smith, Stuart 2289 28 412.5 46 Egypt
Afifi, Fatin, El-Said, Yassin, El-Ghazali, Abdelnabbi 2253 28 393.0 47 Turkey
Onat, Sel, Durlu, Öney, Süer, Asaturoğlu 2265 28 388.5 48 Guatemala
Rodas Martini, Juárez Flores, Pérez, Reyes Nájera, Batres, Deras Díaz 2293 28 378.0 17 49 Sri Lanka
D. H. C. Aturupane, Parakrama, Goonetilleke, G. H. A. Aturupane, T. D. R. Peires, Pitigala 2214 28 378.0 14 50 Belgium
Weemaes, Goormachtigh, Defize, De Bruycker, Pergericht, Schumacher 2303 27½ 403.5 51 Portugal
L. Santos, J. P. Santos, Silva, Fernandes, Durão, A. P. Santos 2353 27½ 386.5 52 Paraguay
Franco Ocampos, Gamarra Cáceres, Valiente, Bogda, Santacruz, Sosa Harrison 2294 27½ 378.0 53 Syria
Hakki, Beitar, Houshan, Argha, Hamwieh 2248 27½ 375.5 54 Thailand
Sinprayoon, Trisa-Ard, Chaivichit, Rittiphunyawong, Ruenwongsa, Kavakul 2328 27 390.0 55 Pakistan
Khan, Farooqui, Hussain, Mohiuddin, Mirza, Zafar 2256 27 387.5 56 Faroe Islands
Hansen, Apol, Ziska, T. Nielsen, Midjord, Joensen 2200 27 368.5 57 Malaysia
Liew Chee Meng, Hon Kah Seng, Goh Yoon Wah, Choong Yit Chuan, Quah Seng Sun, A. Annvar Bin Zainal 2226 26½ 385.0 58 Hong Kong
Jhunjhnuwala, Jhunjhnuwala, Luk Luen Wah, Schepel, Lin, Latham 2251 26½ 374.0 59 Lebanon
Sursock, Abouchaaya, El-Khechen, Narchi, Loheac-Ammoun 2211 26½ 372.5 60 Puerto Rico
Falcón, Santa Torres, Martínez Buitrago, Moraza Choisme, Ochoa, Davila Vega 2208 26 383.5 61 Japan
Takemoto, Nishimura, Matsumoto, Kaya, Yuuki, Shintani 2200 26 365.5 62 Tunisia
Bouaziz, Kaabi, Graa, Ouechtati, Belkhodja, Zargouni 2240 25½ 389.5 63 Trinidad and Tobago
Tavares, Cecil Lee, Courtney Lee, Duchesne, Ramon-Fortune, Raphael 2204 25½ 369.0 64 Ecuador
Arrata, Vintimilla, Matamoros Franco, Delgado, Yépez Jaramillo, M. Pinoargote 2214 25½ 364.5 65 Algeria
Benhadi, Slimani, Chaourar, Telmoune, Kharchi, Bammoune 2200 25½ 363.5 66 Cyprus
Riza, Martidis, Demetrakis, Avgousti, Schinis 2213 25½ 363.0 67 Andorra
Purgimón, Santamaría Mas, D. Iglesias, Pantebre Martínez, Clua Ballague, De la Casa 2200 25½ 362.5 68 Zimbabwe
Barlow, Glazier, Kuwaza, Levy, Rahman, Kyriakides 2200 25½ 360.5 69 Suriname
Lindeboom, Koenders, Tjongtjinjoe, Hoefdraad, Kuslan, Veer 2200 25½ 354.5 70 Guernsey and
Jersey
Blow, Fulton, Knight, Watkins, Cummins 2200 25½ 352.0 71 Papua New Guinea
Rush, Pilapil, Marko, Markov, Baker, Fancy 2200 25½ 351.5 72 Malta
Camilleri, Azzopardi, Lauri, Cilia Vincenti, Sollars, Zaffarese 2205 25½ 347.5 73 United Arab Emirates
M. Saleh, Sharif, Shuhail, N. M. Saleh, Razaq 2200 25½ 345.5 74 Monaco
Girault, Angles d'Auriac, Merqui, Lepine, Lorinczi Retek, Zapuzek 2200 25½ 341.5 75 Nigeria
Caiafas, I. Onime, Agusto, O. Faseyitan 2200 25 367.5 76 Luxembourg
Feller, Stull, Schammo, Bastian, Wietor, Goerens 2211 25 346.5 77 Uganda
Kamuhangire, Zabasajja, Zirembuzi, Mpeka, Okoth, Mungyereza 2200 25 334.5 78 Zaire
De Vries, Vandecastele, Buysschaert, Behrenfelt, Claeys 2200 25 330.5 79 Libya
Abdulatif, M. Hingary, El-Mejbri, El-Ageli, Amer, El-Gheiadi 2200 24½ 80 Jamaica
Tonsingh, Wheeler, Powell, Ewbank, Matthews 2200 24 364.5 81 Jordan
Bakr, Bukhari, Battikhi, Zu'bi, Arafat 2200 24 348.0 82 Senegal
Sakho, Sargos, S. Mbaye, Diop, P. Sakho 2200 24 334.0 83 British Virgin Islands
Hook, Jarecki, Solomon, Pickering, Walters 2209 23 84 Honduras
Ustariz, López, Yuja, Luque, Zaldivar, Díaz 2200 22½ 325.5 85 United States Virgin Islands
Van Tilbury, Turner, Chiu Yum San, Grumer, Carty, W. Grolemund 2201 22½ 320.5 86 Bahrain
Faroghi, A. Hamid Khonji, Rashid, Said, K. Mohsin, Al-Khozai 2200 22½ 316.0 87 Angola
Nascimento, de Carvalho, De Meireles, Veloso, Ferreira, Sousa 2200 22 319.5 88 Kenya
Kanani, Adam, Miheso, Pravinlal Nandlal, Anilkumar Ramanlal 2200 22 289.5 89 Bermuda
Wojciechowski, Harris, Radford, Tee, Chudleigh, Dill 2200 19½ 90 Botswana
Blackburn, Hamley, Thobosi, Abdulla, Madikwe, Kgatshe 2200 14½ 325.0 91 Zambia
Mwanse, Sikazwe, Salimu, N. Kawanu, Ndlhovu Vuto, Kafumbwe 2200 14½ 322.5
Individual medals
- Board 1:
Zenón Franco Ocampos 11 / 13 = 84.6%
- Board 2:
Rico Mascariñas 7½ / 9 = 83.3%
- Board 3:
Carlos Matamoros Franco 7 / 9 = 77.8%
- Board 4:
Simen Agdestein 9 / 12 = 75.0%
- 1st reserve:
Daniël Roos 9 / 11 = 81.8%
- 2nd reserve:
Stuart Fancy 8 / 9 = 88.9%
Women's event
45 nations were signed up, and to make for an even number of teams, the Swiss hosts also fielded a "B" team. However, the Dominican Republic never showed up, so the competition ended up consisting of an odd 45 teams after all.
In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.
Like the open event, the women's tournament was dominated by the Soviet Union, captained by world champion Chiburdanidze, who won the gold medals by a three-point margin. Romania and Hungary took silver and bronze, respectively.
# Country Players Average
ratingPoints Buchholz 1 Soviet Union
Chiburdanidze, Alexandria, Gaprindashvili, Ioseliani 2360 33 2 Romania
Mureșan, Pogorevici, Nuțu-Terescenko, Polihroniade 2297 30 3 Hungary
Verőci-Petronić, Ivánka, Porubszky-Angyalosine, Csonkics 2205 26 4 Poland
Ereńska-Radzewska, Brustman, Wiese, Szmacińska 2153 25½ 5 China
Liu Shilan, Wu Mingqian, An Yangfeng 2090 24½ 342.5 6 West Germany
Hund, Fischdick, Feustel, Laakmann 2185 24½ 340.0 7 Sweden
Cramling, Borisova-Ornstein, Aatolainen, Nyberg 2122 24 8 Netherlands
Vreeken, Bruinenberg, Belle, van Parreren 2058 23½ 321.0 9 India
R. Khadilkar, J. Khadilkar, V. Khadilkar, Thipsay 2007 23½ 299.5 10 Spain
García Vicente, García Padrón, Gallego Eraso, Ferrer Lucas 2112 23 341.0 11 England
Miles, Jackson, Groves, Needham 2083 23 337.0 12 Yugoslavia
Lazarević, Nikolin, Maksimović, Maček 2165 23 333.5 13 France
Tagnon, Ruck-Petit, Lebel-Arias, Boulongne 1927 23 297.5 14 Bulgaria
Lematschko, Bojadjieva, Voyska, Angelova 2143 22½ 335.5 15 Colombia
Guggenberger, Salazar Varón, Maya de Alzate, Leyva 1975 22½ 311.5 16 Brazil
Jussara Chaves, Ribeiro, Joara Chaves, Cardoso 1892 22½ 303.5 17 United States
Savereide, Haring, Lanni, Crotto 2110 22 339.0 18 Italy
Pernici, Iacono, Deghenghi, Moscatiello 1875 22 306.0 19 Canada
Shterenberg, Roos, Baltgailis, Mongeau 1953 22 302.5 20 Mongolia
Hulgana, P. Buzhinlham, Sh. Batcengel 1800 22 299.5 21 Australia
Slavotinek, Martin, Clementi, Travers 1885 22 292.0 22 Greece
Nika, Kondou, Firigou, K. Mihailidou 1802 22 235.0 23 Argentina
Soppe, Justo, Burijovich, Rizzo 1953 21½ 305.5 24 Indonesia
Tamin, Wijayanti, Mun, S. Punyanan 1802 21½ 287.0 25 Iceland
Torsteinsdóttir, Tráinsdóttir, Friðþjófsdóttir, Kristinsdóttir 1813 21 306.0 26 Switzerland
Veprek, Bürgin, Baumann, Steiner 1905 21 294.5 27 Philippines
Cartel, Fontanilla, Palacios 1833 21 265.5 28 New Zealand
Stretch, Burndred, Martin, Sievey 1800 21 219.5 29 Austria
Hennings, Hausner, Dür, Kattinger 1945 20½ 301.0 30 Israel
Glaz, Schwartz, Gal, A. Inbar 1928 20½ 297.0 31 Scotland
Milligan, Condie, Hindle, Morrison 1820 20½ 294.5 32 Finland
Landry, Laitinen, Pihlajamäki, Ristoja 1923 20½ 254.0 33 Mexico
Acevedo, Carvajal, Salazar 1843 20½ 231.5 34 Belgium
De Corte, Careme, Schumacher, Maseyczik 1800 20 35 Japan
Takahashi, Watai, Nakagawa, Kamijima 1860 19½ 294.0 - Switzerland "B"
Küng, Leu, Schladetzky, Eigenmann 1848 19½ 279.0 36 Turkey
Gülümser Yılmaz, Arbil, Gülsevil Yılmaz, Yardımıcı 1838 19½ 253.5 37 Venezuela
De Francisco, Niño del Táchira, Delgado, García La Rosa 1853 19½ 244.5 38 Wales
Evans, Anson, Brunker, James 1815 18½ 248.0 39 Norway
Klingen, Dahl, Birkestrand, Kumle 1800 18½ 243.5 40 Ireland
Connolly, Martin, Delaney, Murphy 1800 18½ 220.0 41 Egypt
Basta Sohair, A. Samy Maha, Ibrahim, Farag 1800 16½ 42 Trinidad and Tobago
Moheni, Belmar, M. Geofroy, R. Geofroy 1800 11½ 43 Zambia
Mbuye, E. Mzyece, Mulenga 1800 5½ 44 United States Virgin Islands
Widmer, Quenzel, F. Jankowski, N. Fodiaba 1800 4
Individual medals
- Board 1:
Barbara Pernici 9½ / 12 = 79.2%
- Board 2:
Nana Alexandria 7½ / 9 = 83.3%
- Board 3:
Daniela Nuțu-Terescenko 11 / 12 = 91.7%
- Reserve:
Elisabeta Polihroniade and
Teresa Leyva 7 / 9 = 77.8%
References
- Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- 25th Chess Olympiad: Lucerne 1982 OlimpBase