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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 2 29th October 2000

Italy                       0.5-3.5  Russia  
Myanmar                     0.0-4.0  Hungary  
Georgia                     2.0-2.0  Canada  
Azerbaijan                  0.5-3.5  Germany  
Scotland                    1.0-3.0  Armenia  
Spain                       2.5-1.5  Turkmenistan  
Finland                     2.5-1.5  Belarus  
Cuba                        2.0-1.0  Ireland  
Egypt                       1.0-3.0  Slovakia  
France                      1.0-1.0  Iran  
India                       3.0-1.0  Mongolia  
Mexico                      1.5-2.5  Estonia  
Austria                     2.0-2.0  Latvia  
Philippines                 2.5-1.5  Bangladesh  
Ecuador                     0.5-2.5  Moldova  
Belgium                     2.5-1.5  Kyrgyzstan  
England                     3.0-1.0  Costa Rica  
China                       2.5-1.5  Kazakhstan  
Greece                      1.5-2.5  Israel  
Ukraine                     2.5-1.5  Sweden  
Bulgaria                    1.5-2.5  Romania  
Denmark                     2.0-2.0  Netherlands  
Australia                   1.5-1.5  Poland  
Lithuania                   2.5-1.5  Croatia  
Former YUG Rep of Macedonia 1.5-2.5  Uzbekistan  
Brazil                      2.0-2.0  Vietnam  
Switzerland                 3.0-1.0  Iceland  
Czech Republic              2.0-2.0  Portugal  
Bosnia & Herzegovina        0.0-0.0  Yugoslavia  
Singapore                   1.0-3.0  Slovenia  
United States of America    2.5-0.5  Chile  
Ethiopia                    1.0-3.0  Japan  
Indonesia                   4.0-0.0  Turkey A  
Tunisia                     1.0-3.0  Faroe Islands  
Hong Kong                   0.0-4.0  Iraq  
Bolivia                     2.5-1.5  Angola  
Uruguay                     1.5-2.5  Albania  
Luxembourg                  2.5-0.5  New Zealand  
Norway                      2.5-1.5  Zambia  
Zimbabwe                    1.0-3.0  Andorra  
Puerto Rico                 1.0-3.0  Colombia  
Venezuela                   3.5-0.5  Netherlands Antilles  
Malaysia                    4.0-0.0  Jersey  
Wales                       3.5-0.5  Macau  
Turkey B                    2.5-1.5  Honduras  
El Salvador                 3.0-1.0  Cyprus  
Barbados                    1.0-3.0  Syria  
Namibia                     0.0-4.0  Argentina  
Peru                        3.5-0.5  Kenya  
Morocco                     4.0-0.0  Liechtenstein  
U.A.Emirates                3.5-0.5  Surinam  
Paraguay                    1.0-3.0  Sri Lanka  
Pakistan                    3.5-0.5  Mauritius  
Seychelles                  0.0-4.0  Yemen  
Panama                      0.0-4.0  Jamaica  
Uganda                      2.0-2.0  Botswana  
Papua New Guinea            1.0-3.0  Trinidad & Tobago  
San Marino                  0.5-3.5  Malta  
Monaco                      3.0-1.0  U.S. Virgin Isl.  
Qatar                       4.0-0.0  Bermuda  
Brunei Darussalam           0.0-4.0  South Africa  
Palestine                   3.5-0.5  Rwanda  
Guernsey & Jersey           0.0-4.0  IBSA  
 
Women's results Round 2 29th October 2000

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