Chess Superpower

[gegev]

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The overall list of World Chess Olympiad gold medal winner countries worldwide.

Results of 3 unofficial Chess Olympiads of 1924, 1926 and 1936 are not taken into account.

Results after the last; 40-th World Chess Olympiad

1 USSR 17
2 Russia 6
3 USA 5
4 Armenia 3
5 Hungary 3
6 Ukraine 2
7 Yugoslavia 2
8 Germany 1
9 Poland 1

Total : 40 gold medals

For about 90 years just 8 countries worldwide manged to win in World Chess Olympiads. USSR excluded, because it doesn't exist and Armenia contributed in its gold medals heavily.

http://chess.about.com/od/chesshistory/a/Chess-Olympiad-Winners.htm

[Haykakan]

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Grats to our men! I wish we were as brilliant on other things like international politics and economy but still this is a great achievement for a tiney resoursless country.

[Haykakan]

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ARMENIA TO HOST EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014

Mediamax
Sept 12 2012
Armenia

Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenia will host European Individual Chess
Championship 2014.

Secretary General of the Armenian Chess Federation Gagik Hovhannisyan
stated this today, Mediamax reports.

The Championship will be dedicated to the 85th anniversary of World
Champion Tigran Petrosyan.

[gegev]

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The overall list of World Chess Olympiad gold medal winner countries worldwide

Winner Year Location Medal

Armenia, 2006, Turin, Italy: Gold
Armenia, 2008, Dresden, Germany: Gold
Armenia, 2012, Ankara, Turkey: Gold
Germany, 1939, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Gold
Hungary, 1927, London, UK: Gold
Hungary, 1928, TheHague, Netherlands: Gold
Hungary, 1978, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Gold
Poland, 1930, Hamburg, Germany: Gold
Russia, 1992, Manila, Philippines: Gold
Russia, 1994, Moscow, Russia: Gold
Russia, 1996, Yerevan, Armenia: Gold
Russia, 1998, Elista, Russia: Gold
Russia, 2000, Istanbul, Turkey: Gold
Russia, 2002, Bled, Slovenia: Gold
Ukraine, 2004, Calvia, Spain: Gold
Ukraine, 2010, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia: Gold
USA, 1931, Prague, Czechoslovakia: Gold
USA, 1933, Folkestone, UK: Gold
USA, 1935, Warsaw, Poland: Gold
USA, 1937, Stockholm, Sweden: Gold
USA, 1976, Haifa, Israel: Gold
USSR, 1952, Helsinki, Finland: Gold
USSR, 1954, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Gold
USSR, 1956, Moscow, USSR: Gold
USSR, 1958, Munich, West Germany: Gold
USSR, 1960, Leipzig, East Germany: Gold
USSR, 1962, Varna, Bulgaria: Gold
USSR, 1964, Tel Aviv, Israel: Gold
USSR, 1966, La Habana, Cuba: Gold
USSR, 1968, Lugano, Switzerland: Gold
USSR, 1970, Siegen, West Germany: Gold
USSR, 1972, Skopje, Yugoslavia: Gold
USSR, 1974, Nice, France: Gold
USSR, 1980, Valletta, Malta: Gold
USSR, 1982, Lucerne, Switzerland: Gold
USSR, 1984, TheSsaloniki, Greece: Gold
USSR, 1986, Dubai, UAE: Gold
USSR, 1988, TheSsaloniki, Greece: Gold
Yugoslavia, 1950, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia: Gold
Yugoslavia, 1990, Novi Sad,Yugoslavia: Gold

[Haykakan]

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I DON'T IMAGINE CHESS OLYMPIAD WITHOUT ARMENIA'S TEAM - FIDE VICE PRESIDENT

news.am
September 13

Now, it is already clear that the three-time World Olympiad champions,
Armenian men's national chess team, will not head to Azerbaijani
capital, Baku, World Chess Federation (FIDE) Vice President Ilya
Levitov stated.

He reflected on the 42nd World Chess Olympiad, which be held in 2016
in Baku.

"I very much like my Azerbaijani colleagues, who are investing
money to develop chess. But what shall we do with the [national]
team of three-time Olympiad champion Armenia? I don't imagine the
chess Olympiad without Armenia's team; that would be meaningless.

Now, it's already clear that Armenia's squad will not head to Baku.

This certainly is a serious problem whose solutions are not seen.

Let's hope the political situation in that region changes in the
next three or four years," Sport Express quotes FIDE Vice President
as saying.

[Haykakan]

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GRAND SLAM FINAL: ARONIAN BEATS KARJAKIN IN ROUND 1

PanARMENIAN.Net
September 25, 2012 - 11:43 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored a smashing
victory against Russia's Sergey Karjakin in Sao Paulo-hosted Grand
Slam final's round 1.

Meanwhile, world's number one Magnus Carlsen suffered a loss against
Fabiano Caruana, while Vishy Anand and Paco Vallejo drew their
first game.

With 3 points each, Aronian and Caruana share 1st-2nd places. Armenian
grandmaster will face off against Anand in round 2, with Caruana and
Vallejo to rival Karjakin and Carlsen respectively.

The tournament's second stage will be held in Bilbao, from October
8-13.

[Haykakan]

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ARMENIA BIDDING TO HOST WORLD CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

PanARMENIAN.Net
September 24, 2012 - 18:27 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia filed an application to host World Chess
Team Championship 2015, RA Chess Academy representative told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

According to FIDE official website, the world championship is scheduled
for January 5-20.

It's noteworthy that Armenian men's team won the World Chess Olympiad
in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 9 to become champions for the
third time.

Yerevan also organizes European Individual Chess Championship, due
in 2014.

[gegev]

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Grand Slam Masters Final

1)
San Paulo (Brazil),
September 24-26, 28-29, 2012

2)
Bilbao (Spain), 2012
October 8-10, 12-13, 2012

Results after second round

Name Score

1. Garuana 6
2. Aronian 4
3. Carlsen 3
4. Anand 2
5. Vallejo 1
6. Karjakin 0

Anand - Aronian 0.5-0.5

http://www.chessdom.com/final-masters-sao-paulo-bilbao-2012-live/

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Grand Slam Masters Final

San Paulo (Brazil),
September 24-26, 28-29, 2012

Results after 4-th round

Name Score

Garuana 10
Aronian 6
Carlsen 5
Anand 4
Vallejo 2
Karjakin 2

Karlsen - Aronian 0.5-0.5

http://www.chessdom.com/final-masters-sao-paulo-bilbao-2012-live/

[gegev]

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Ocober 6 is Levon Aronian's birthday. Now he is 30 years old.

Happy birthday Levon!!!