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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 1 28th October 2000

Russia                      4.0-0.0   Morocco  
Albania                     0.5-3.5   England  
Hungary                     4.0-0.0   U.A.Emirates  
New Zealand                 0.5-3.5   China  
Israel                      3.5-0.5   Norway  
Andorra                     0.5-3.5   Ukraine  
United States of America    2.5-1.5   Turkey A  
Colombia                    0.5-3.5   Bulgaria  
Netherlands                 3.5-0.5   Venezuela  
IBSA                        0.0-4.0   Georgia  
Germany                     4.0-0.0   Paraguay  
Faroe Islands               1.0-3.0   Czech Republic  
Armenia                     4.0-0.0   Pakistan  
Iraq                        1.0-3.0   Bosnia & Herzegovina  
Poland                      3.5-0.5   Malaysia  
Yemen                       0.0-4.0   Spain  
Croatia                     3.5-0.5   Wales  
Nicaragua                   0.0-4.0   Belarus  
Uzbekistan                  3.5-0.5   Turkey B  
Cyprus                      0.5-3.5   Brazil  
Slovenia                    3.0-1.0   Bolivia  
Syria                       0.5-3.5   Switzerland  
Kazakhstan                  3.5-0.5   Uruguay  
Jamaica                     0.0-4.0   Cuba  
Greece                      3.5-0.5   Luxembourg  
Zambia                      0.5-3.5   Sweden  
Slovakia                    4.0-0.0   Uganda  
Trinidad & Tobago           0.0-4.0   France  
Yugoslavia                  3.0-1.0   Tunisia  
Malta                       0.0-4.0   India  
Estonia                     4.0-0.0   Monaco  
Zimbabwe                    0.5-3.5   Romania  
Denmark                     3.5-0.5   Puerto Rico  
Japan                       1.5-2.5   Indonesia  
Latvia                      4.0-0.0   Qatar  
South Africa                0.0-4.0   Philippines  
Moldova                     4.0-0.0   Palestine  
Netherlands Antilles        0.5-3.5   Australia  
Kyrgyzstan                  4.0-0.0   Namibia  
Jersey                      0.5-3.5   Lithuania  
Former YUG Rep of Macedonia 3.5-0.5   Macau  
Kenya                       0.0-4.0   Italy  
Vietnam                     3.5-0.5   Honduras  
Liechtenstein               0.0-4.0   Myanmar  
Singapore                   3.0-1.0   Hong Kong  
El Salvador                 0.5-3.5   Iceland  
Canada                      4.0-0.0   Surinam  
Guernsey & Jersey           0.0-4.0   Azerbaijan  
Scotland                    4.0-0.0   Sri Lanka  
Mauritius                   0.0-4.0   Turkmenistan  
Chile                       3.0-1.0   Angola  
Seychelles                  0.0-4.0   Finland  
Ireland                     4.0-0.0   Panama  
Botswana                    0.0-4.0   Egypt  
Iran                        4.0-0.0   Papua New Guinea  
San Marino                  0.0-4.0   Mongolia  
Mexico                      4.0-0.0   U.S. Virgin Isl.  
Bermuda                     0.0-4.0   Austria  
Bangladesh                  4.0-0.0   Djibouti  
Mauritania                  0.0-4.0   Ecuador  
Portugal                    3.5-0.5   Barbados  
Rwanda                      0.0-4.0   Belgium  
Costa Rica                  4.0-0.0   Brunei Darussalam  
 
Women's results Round 1 28th October 2000

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