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34th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul, Turkey

The 34th Chess Olympiad takes place in Istanbul, Turkey October 28th-November 12th 2000. This is a Swiss system team event over 14 rounds. The number of board points accumulated (rather than match points) over the entire event decides the positions. The men's teams consist of 6 players 4 of whom play in each match, the women's teams consist of 4 players of whom 3 play in each match.

Men's results Round 9 6th November 2000

Germany                     1.5   2.5  Ukraine  
Bulgaria                    2.5   1.5  Russia  
Armenia                     3.5   0.5  Spain  
Romania                     2.5   1.5  Switzerland  
United States of America    2.0   2.0  Israel  
Hungary                     3.0   1.0  France  
Bosnia & Herzegovina        2.0   2.0  Netherlands  
Slovakia                    2.0   2.0  Estonia  
England                     2.5   1.5  Iceland  
Poland                      1.5   2.5  Uzbekistan  
Cuba                        1.5   2.5  Denmark  
China                       1.5   2.5  Georgia  
Moldova                     0.5   3.5  Brazil  
India                       3.0   1.0  Slovenia  
Latvia                      0.5   3.5  Greece  
Mongolia                    1.0   3.0  Philippines  
Kazakhstan                  3.0   1.0  Croatia  
Lithuania                   1.0   3.0  Czech Republic  
Yugoslavia                  1.0   3.0  Canada  
Sweden                      3.0   1.0  Austria  
Indonesia                   2.5   1.5  Vietnam  
Turkmenistan                1.5   2.5  Australia  
Kyrgyzstan                  2.5   1.5  Mexico  
Italy                       2.5   1.5  Venezuela  
Scotland                    2.5   1.5  Singapore  
Macedonia                   3.0   1.0  Peru  
Azerbaijan                  1.5   2.5  Ecuador  
U.A.Emirates                1.5   2.5  Egypt  
Portugal                    3.5   0.5  Belgium  
Bangladesh                  0.0   4.0  Belarus  
Argentina                   2.5   1.5  Finland  
Chile                       2.0   2.0  New Zealand  
Faroe Islands               1.0   3.0  Norway  
Albania                     2.0   2.0  Morocco  
Iran                        2.0   2.0  Andorra  
Turkey A                    3.0   1.0  Malaysia  
Iraq                        3.5   0.5  South Africa  
Luxembourg                  2.0   2.0  Syria  
Angola                      1.0   3.0  Colombia  
Tunisia                     1.0   3.0  Myanmar  
Qatar                       1.5   2.5  Ireland  
Costa Rica                  2.5   1.5  Japan  
Honduras                    1.0   3.0  Pakistan  
Yemen                       1.0   3.0  Turkey B  
Zambia                      3.5   0.5  Puerto Rico  
Zimbabwe                    1.0   3.0  Cyprus  
Bolivia                     0.0   4.0  El Salvador  
Barbados                    0.5   3.5  Paraguay  
Trinidad & Tobago           0.0   4.0  Wales  
Uganda                      2.5   1.5  Sri Lanka  
Jamaica                     2.5   1.5  Macau  
Malta                       1.0   3.0  Netherlands Antilles  
Botswana                    1.0   3.0  Ethiopia  
Brunei Darussalam           1.0   3.0  Monaco  
San Marino                  1.5   2.5  Palestine  
Liechtenstein               2.5   1.5  Guernsey  
Surinam                     4.0   0.0  Panama  
Mauritius                   0.5   3.5  Hong Kong  
Namibia                     0.5   3.5  Kenya  
Jersey                      2.0   2.0  Seychelles  
U.S. Virgin Isl.            2.0   2.0  Bermuda  
Papua New Guinea            3.0   1.0  Rwanda  
Uruguay                     1.0   3.0  IBSA  

Women's results Round 9 6th November 2000

Russia                      1.5   1.5  China  
Armenia                     0.5   2.5  Georgia  
Bulgaria                    0.5   2.5  Ukraine  
Netherlands                 3.0   0.0  Lithuania  
Czech Republic              2.0   1.0  Poland  
Hungary                     2.5   0.5  Azerbaijan  
Vietnam                     1.0   2.0  Austria  
Yugoslavia                  3.0   0.0  Slovenia  
India                       1.5   1.5  Germany  
Romania                     3.0   0.0  Israel  
Greece                      2.0   1.0  Belarus  
Spain                       2.5   0.5  Bosnia & Herzegovina  
Latvia                      1.0   2.0  England  
Uzbekistan                  2.0   1.0  Croatia  
Finland                     0.5   2.5  Moldova  
Kazakhstan                  1.5   1.5  Cuba  
Venezuela                   1.5   1.5  United States of America  
Mongolia                    2.0   1.0  Estonia  
France                      2.0   1.0  Turkmenistan  
Macedonia                   1.5   1.5  Ecuador  
Slovakia                    3.0   0.0  Wales  
Sweden                      2.0   1.0  Norway  
Kyrgyzstan                  1.0   2.0  Switzerland  
Turkey A                    1.0   2.0  Brazil  
Denmark                     2.0   1.0  Argentina  
Philippines                 2.0   1.0  Mexico  
Albania                     1.0   2.0  Australia  
Malaysia                    0.0   3.0  Bangladesh  
Costa Rica                  0.0   3.0  Scotland  
Japan                       1.5   1.5  Indonesia  
Turkey B                    0.5   2.5  Portugal  
Ireland                     2.0   1.0  South Africa  
New Zealand                 0.5   2.5  Iran  
Canada                      2.5   0.5  Singapore  
Puerto Rico                 1.0   2.0  Iraq  
U.A.Emirates                2.0   1.0  Guatemala  
Colombia                    3.0   0.0  Sri Lanka  
Botswana                    1.0   2.0  El Salvador  
Syria                       1.0   2.0  Angola  
Yemen                       0.0   3.0  Morocco  
Iceland                     3.0   0.0  U.S. Virgin Isl.  
Zambia                      2.5   0.5  Macau  
IBSA                        2.0   1.0  Italy