24th Chess Olympiad - Women's Results

Women's Results

42 teams took part in the women's event which for the first time was played as a 14-round Swiss system tournament. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.

Like the open event, the women's tournament proved to be a tight affair between the Soviet Union and Hungary, with the Soviet team, captained by world champion Chiburdanidze, winning by half a point. Poland took the bronze.

#	Country	Players	Average rating	Points
1	Soviet Union	Chiburdanidze, Gaprindashvili, Alexandria, Ioseliani	2370	32½
2	Hungary	Verőci-Petronić, Ivánka, Porubszky-Angyalosine, Csonkics	2232	32
3	Poland	Ereńska-Radzewska, Szmacińska, Wiese, Brustman	2148	26½

#	Country	Average rating	Points	Buchholz	MP	Head- to-head
4	Romania	2200	26
5	West Germany	2152	24	339.5
6	China	1843	24	338.5
7	Israel	2113	23½	339.5
8	Yugoslavia	2142	23½	333.5
9	Bulgaria	2138	23	340.0
10	Brazil	1850	23	300.5
11	Spain	2122	22½	331.0
12	Argentina	1913	22½	314.0
13	United States	2092	22	334.0
14	England	2160	22	332.5
15	France	1942	22	312.5
16	Australia	1870	22	302.5
17	Netherlands	2092	21½	323.0
18	Colombia	1888	21½	311.0
19	Canada	1938	21½	305.0	15	2½
20	Italy	1935	21½	305.0	15	½
21	Sweden	1962	21½	297.5
22	Iceland	1800	21½	279.0
23	Dominican Republic	1800	21½	263.5
24	Greece	1800	21½	253.0
25	India	2075	21	305.5
26	Ireland	1818	21	287.5
27	Wales	1930	21	277.0
28	Scotland	1817	20½	286.0
29	New Zealand	1800	20½	239.0
30	Denmark	1875	20	291.5
31	Switzerland	1907	20	279.0
32	Mexico	1827	20	233.0
33	Austria	1938	19½	291.0
34	Finland	1900	19½	283.0
35	Egypt	1800	19½	234.0
36	Japan	1817	19	283.0
37	Belgium	1800	19	235.0
38	Malta	1800	15
39	Puerto Rico	1800	14½
40	United Arab Emirates	1800	13½
41	United States Virgin Islands	1800	4
42	Nigeria	1800	1