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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 5 1st November 2000

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

Women's results Round 5 1st November 2000

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