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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 3 30th October 2000

Hungary                     2.5   1.5  Russia  
Germany                     3.0   1.0  Moldova  
Armenia                     1.5   2.5  Slovakia  
England                     2.5   1.5  India  
Estonia                     2.0   2.0  Spain  
Philippines                 2.0   2.0  Switzerland  
Finland                     1.0   3.0  Cuba  
Belgium                     1.0   3.0  France  
Uzbekistan                  1.5   2.5  China  
Israel                      3.5   0.5  Slovenia  
Romania                     2.0   2.0  Ukraine  
Latvia                      1.5   2.5  United States of America  
Lithuania                   2.0   2.0  Georgia  
Canada                      2.0   2.0  Czech Republic  
Poland                      3.0   1.0  Austria  
Netherlands                 3.5   0.5  Vietnam  
Turkmenistan                1.5   2.5  Bosnia & Herzegovina  
Belarus                     2.0   2.0  Ireland  
Iran                        0.0   4.0  Brazil  
Bangladesh                  1.0   3.0  Denmark  
Indonesia                   2.0   2.0  Mexico  
Kyrgyzstan                  2.5   1.5  Japan  
Bulgaria                    2.5   1.5  Former YUG Rep of Macedonia  
Croatia                     2.0   2.0  Scotland  
Kazakhstan                  2.5   1.5  Egypt  
Mongolia                    1.0   3.0  Greece  
Sweden                      3.0   1.0  Costa Rica  
Iraq                        1.0   3.0  Australia  
Yugoslavia                  3.0   1.0  Azerbaijan  
Italy                       4.0   0.0  Ecuador  
Iceland                     3.0   1.0  Portugal  
Argentina                   3.0   1.0  Malaysia  
Faroe Islands               1.0   3.0  Myanmar  
Yemen                       0.5   3.5  Singapore  
Wales                       2.0   2.0  Morocco  
Jamaica                     1.5   2.5  Norway  
Qatar                       1.5   2.5  Venezuela  
Chile                       3.5   0.5  Syria  
Luxembourg                  2.5   1.5  Peru  
Malta                       0.5   3.5  U.A.Emirates  
Andorra                     2.0   2.0  Palestine  
Colombia                    4.0   0.0  El Salvador  
Angola                      1.0   3.0  Pakistan  
Albania                     3.5   0.5  Monaco  
Sri Lanka                   0.5   3.5  Turkey B  
Trinidad & Tobago           4.0   0.0  Ethiopia  
Uruguay                     2.0   2.0  Bolivia  
Honduras                    3.0   1.0  Uganda  
Botswana                    0.5   3.5  Tunisia  
New Zealand                 3.0   1.0  Zimbabwe  
Turkey A                    2.5   1.5  Puerto Rico  
Cyprus                      4.0   0.0  Barbados  
Macau                       0.0   4.0  Paraguay  
Zambia                      4.0   0.0  Hong Kong  
Netherlands Antilles        2.0   2.0  Papua New Guinea  
U.S. Virgin Isl.            1.0   3.0  Jersey  
Kenya                       3.5   0.5  Mauritius  
Surinam                     3.5   0.5  San Marino  
Rwanda                      0.0   4.0  Namibia  
Liechtenstein               2.5   1.5  Panama  
Bermuda                     1.0   3.0  Guernsey & Jersey  
Brunei Darussalam           3.0   1.0  Seychelles  
IBSA                        3.0   1.0  South Africa  
 
Women's results Round 3 30th October 2000

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