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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 12 9th November 2000
 
Armenia                     0.5   3.5  Russia  
United States of America    1.0   3.0  Germany  
Ukraine                     2.0   2.0  Netherlands  
Bulgaria                    1.5   2.5  Hungary  
Romania                     1.0   3.0  Israel  
Slovakia                    1.0   3.0  Bosnia & Herzegovina  
France                      1.0   3.0  England  
China                       2.5   1.5  Sweden  
Poland                      2.0   2.0  Denmark  
Cuba                        2.0   2.0  Brazil  
India                       2.5   1.5  Kyrgyzstan  
Philippines                 1.0   3.0  Georgia  
Greece                      2.0   2.0  Slovenia  
Latvia                      2.5   1.5  Yugoslavia  
Switzerland                 2.5   1.5  Kazakhstan  
Italy                       1.5   2.5  Uzbekistan  
Mongolia                    1.0   3.0  Spain  
Canada                      2.5   1.5  Estonia  
Croatia                     2.5   1.5  Finland  
Moldova                     1.0   3.0  Turkmenistan  
Australia                   1.5   2.5  Scotland  
Belarus                     3.0   1.0  Indonesia  
Iceland                     1.0   3.0  Argentina  
Norway                      2.0   2.0  Vietnam  
Ecuador                     2.0   2.0  Czech Republic  
Portugal                    3.5   0.5  Myanmar  
Venezuela                   3.0   1.0  Iran  
Zambia                      2.0   2.0  Colombia  
Lithuania                   3.5   0.5  Malaysia  
Azerbaijan                  2.0   2.0  Singapore  
Costa Rica                  0.5   3.5  Chile  
Mexico                      2.0   2.0  Austria  
Ireland                     4.0   0.0  Albania  
Egypt                       3.0   1.0  Uruguay  
Turkey A                    2.5   1.5  Belgium  
U.A.Emirates                1.5   2.5  Iraq  
Morocco                     3.5   0.5  Paraguay  
Qatar                       1.0   3.0  Faroe Islands  
El Salvador                 2.0   2.0  Pakistan  
New Zealand                 2.5   1.5  Tunisia  
Luxembourg                  0.5   3.5  Bangladesh  
Japan                       3.0   1.0  Angola  
Peru                        3.5   0.5  Andorra  
South Africa                2.5   1.5  Wales  
Syria                       2.5   1.5  Yemen  
Turkey B                    3.5   0.5  Jamaica  
Surinam                     1.0   3.0  Puerto Rico  
Cyprus                      2.5   1.5  Kenya  
Sri Lanka                   1.0   3.0  Bolivia  
Uganda                      1.5   2.5  Netherlands Antilles  
Liechtenstein               1.5   2.5  Monaco  
Ethiopia                    1.0   3.0  Honduras  
Zimbabwe                    3.5   0.5  Namibia  
Mauritius                   2.0   2.0  Malta  
Trinidad & Tobago           3.0   1.0  Palestine  
Botswana                    2.5   1.5  Hong Kong  
Macau                       1.5   2.5  Panama  
Barbados                    1.5   2.5  San Marino  
Guernsey                    2.5   1.5  Papua New Guinea  
Jersey                      2.0   2.0  Rwanda  
Brunei Darussalam           3.5   0.5  U.S. Virgin Isl.  
Bermuda                     1.5   2.5  Seychelles  
IBSA                        0.0   4.0  Macedonia  

Women's results Round 12 9th November 2000


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