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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 11 8th November 2000
 
Russia                      2.5   1.5  Ukraine  
Germany                     1.5   2.5  Bulgaria 
Hungary                     2.5   1.5  Armenia 
Bosnia & Herzegovina        2.0   2.0  Israel 
Netherlands                 2.5   1.5  Poland 
Philippines                 1.5   2.5  United States of America 
England                     2.5   1.5  Greece 
Denmark                     2.0   2.0  China 
India                       2.0   2.0  Brazil 
Kazakhstan                  1.5   2.5  Slovakia 
France                      2.5   1.5  Switzerland 
Romania                     3.0   1.0  Canada 
Uzbekistan                  1.0   3.0  Kyrgyzstan 
Georgia                     2.5   1.5  Estonia 
Latvia                      2.5   1.5  Spain 
Indonesia                   1.0   3.0  Sweden 
Slovenia                    3.0   1.0  Iceland 
Yugoslavia                  3.0   1.0  Ecuador 
Egypt                       0.0   4.0  Cuba 
Moldova                     2.0   2.0  Australia 
Italy                       3.0   1.0  Portugal 
Finland                     2.5   1.5  Czech Republic 
Iran                        1.5   2.5  Scotland 
Turkmenistan                2.5   1.5  Venezuela 
Croatia                     3.0   1.0  Ireland 
Belarus                     2.5   1.5  Azerbaijan 
Macedonia                   1.5   2.5  Argentina 
Chile                       1.5   2.5  Norway 
Mongolia                    3.5   0.5  Morocco 
Malaysia                    2.0   2.0  Colombia 
Faroe Islands               1.0   3.0  Vietnam 
Iraq                        1.5   2.5  Zambia 
Myanmar                     3.0   1.0  New Zealand 
El Salvador                 1.5   2.5  Singapore 
Austria                     2.5   1.5  Qatar 
Belgium                     2.0   2.0  U.A.Emirates 
Costa Rica                  3.0   1.0  Andorra 
Albania                     2.5   1.5  Luxembourg 
Pakistan                    2.0   2.0  Tunisia 
Wales                       1.5   2.5  Turkey A 
Puerto Rico                 0.5   3.5  Mexico 
Bangladesh                  2.0   2.0  Syria 
Peru                        2.0   2.0  Turkey B 
Yemen                       1.5   2.5  Japan 
Uruguay                     4.0   0.0  Zimbabwe 
Sri Lanka                   1.0   3.0  Angola 
Cyprus                      1.5   2.5  Jamaica 
Paraguay                    4.0   0.0  Trinidad & Tobago 
Botswana                    0.5   3.5  South Africa 
Netherlands Antilles        1.5   2.5  Surinam 
Monaco                      2.0   2.0  Uganda 
Malta                       1.5   2.5  Liechtenstein 
Bolivia                     3.0   1.0  Barbados 
Honduras                    2.5   1.5  Palestine 
Panama                      1.5   2.5  Mauritius 
Hong Kong                   2.0   2.0  Macau 
Jersey                      0.5   3.5  Ethiopia 
Kenya                       4.0   0.0  Bermuda 
Namibia                     3.5   0.5  Brunei Darussalam 
Papua New Guinea            2.5   1.5  U.S. Virgin Isl. 
Seychelles                  3.0   1.0  Guernsey 
Rwanda                      0.0   4.0  San Marino 
Lithuania                   2.0   2.0  IBSA 
 
Women's results Round 11 8th November 2000

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