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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 14 12th November 2000

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

Women's results Round 14 12th November 2000

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