World Team Chess Championship

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The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads are the most important international tournaments for teams.

The strongest national teams in the world participate, and also some teams represent an entire continent. A full round is played by the teams, meaning that each team plays against every other team. At the first tournament, in 1985, teams consisted of six players; since then, teams have been reduced to four players. Reserve players are permitted.

From 1985, the championship was held every four years; since 2011, it has been held every two years. Since 2007, there has been a separate championship for women teams, which is also held every two years.
Since 2007, the final scores depend on the team results; before 2007, the individual scores determined the final ranking.

Summary of results[edit]

All data from OlimpBase World Team Chess Championship.

Open section team medals[edit]

Year Location
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Switzerland Lucerne
Details
 Soviet Union
Anatoly Karpov
Artur Yusupov
Rafael Vaganian
Andrei Sokolov
Alexander Beliavsky
Vasily Smyslov
Alexander Chernin
Lev Polugaevsky
 Hungary
Lajos Portisch
Zoltán Ribli
Gyula Sax
Jozsef Pinter
András Adorján
Ivan Farago
István Csom
Attila Grószpéter
 England
Tony Miles
John Nunn
Jonathan Speelman
Nigel Short
Jonathan Mestel
Murray Chandler
James Plaskett
Glenn Flear
1989 Switzerland Lucerne
Details
 Soviet Union
Anatoly Karpov
Alexander Beliavsky
Jaan Ehlvest
Rafael Vaganian
Vassily Ivanchuk
Mikhail Gurevich
 Yugoslavia
Ljubomir Ljubojević
Predrag Nikolić
Petar Popovic
Dragoljub Velimirovic
Božidar Ivanović
Branko Damljanovic
 England
Nigel Short
Jonathan Speelman
John Nunn
Murray Chandler
Michael Adams
Julian Hodgson
1993 Switzerland Lucerne
Details
 United States
Gata Kamsky
Alex Yermolinsky
Boris Gulko
Gregory Kaidanov
Joel Benjamin
Larry Christiansen
 Ukraine
Vassily Ivanchuk
Vladimir Malaniuk
Oleg Romanishin
Vladimir Tukmakov
Viacheslav Eingorn
Artur Frolov
 Russia
Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Khalifman
Evgeny Bareev
Sergey Dolmatov
Alexei Dreev
Alexey Vyzmanavin
1997 Switzerland Lucerne
Details
 Russia
Evgeny Bareev
Peter Svidler
Alexander Khalifman
Sergei Rublevsky
Alexei Dreev
Vadim Zvjaginsev
 United States
Alex Yermolinsky
Joel Benjamin
Boris Gulko
Nick De Firmian
Gregory Kaidanov
Larry Christiansen
 Armenia
Vladimir Akopian
Rafael Vaganian
Smbat Lputian
Artashes Minasian
Ashot Anastasian
Melikset Khachiyan
2001 Armenia Yerevan
Details
 Ukraine
Vassily Ivanchuk
Ruslan Ponomariov
Vladimir Baklan
Viacheslav Eingorn
Oleg Romanishin
Vadim Malakhatko
 Russia
Peter Svidler
Alexei Dreev
Alexander Grischuk
Sergei Rublevsky
Konstantin Sakaev
Alexander Motylev
 Armenia
Vladimir Akopian
Rafael Vaganian
Smbat Lputian
Karen Asrian
Ashot Anastasian
Artashes Minasian
2005 Israel Beersheba
Details
 Russia
Peter Svidler
Alexei Dreev
Alexander Grischuk
Alexander Morozevich
Evgeny Bareev
Sergei Rublevsky
 China
Bu Xiangzhi
Zhang Pengxiang
Ni Hua
Zhang Zhong
Zhou Jianchao
Liang Chong
 Armenia
Levon Aronian
Vladimir Akopian
Karen Asrian
Rafael Vaganian
Smbat Lputyan
Ashot Anastasian
2009[1] Turkey Bursa
Details
 Russia


Alexander Grischuk
Dmitry Jakovenko
Alexander Morozevich
Evgeny Tomashevsky
Vladimir Malakhov
Nikita Vitiugov

 United States

Hikaru Nakamura
Alexander Onischuk
Yuri Shulman
Varuzhan Akobian
Robert Hess
Ray Robson

 India


Pentala Harikrishna
Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Krishnan Sasikiran
Geetha Narayanan Gopal
Subramanian Arun Prasad
Baskaran Adhiban

2011 China Ningbo
Details
 Armenia

Levon Aronian
Sergei Movsesian
Vladimir Akopian
Gabriel Sargissian
Robert Hovhannisyan

 China

Wang Hao
Wang Yue
Li Chao
Yu Yangyi
Ding Liren

 Ukraine

Vassily Ivanchuk
Pavel Eljanov
Zahar Efimenko
Alexander Moiseenko
Alexander Areshchenko

2013 Turkey Antalya
Details
 Russia

Vladimir Kramnik
Sergey Karjakin
Alexander Grischuk
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Nikita Vitiugov

 China

Li Chao
Ding Liren
Wang Yue
Bu Xiangzhi
Yu Yangyi

 Ukraine

Vassily Ivanchuk
Anton Korobov
Alexander Moiseenko
Yuriy Kryvoruchko
Alexander Areshchenko

2015 Armenia Tsaghkadzor
Details
 China

Ding Liren
Yu Yangyi
Bu Xiangzhi
Wei Yi
Wen Yang

 Ukraine

Ruslan Ponomariov
Vassily Ivanchuk
Pavel Eljanov
Yuriy Kryvoruchko
Alexander Moiseenko

 Armenia

Levon Aronian
Gabriel Sargissian
Sergei Movsesian
Vladimir Akopian
Hrant Melkumyan

2017 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk
Details
 China

Ding Liren
Yu Yangyi
Wei Yi
Li Chao
Wen Yang

 Russia

Peter Svidler
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Nikita Vitiugov
Maxim Matlakov
Vladimir Fedoseev

 Poland

Radosław Wojtaszek
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Kacper Piorun
Mateusz Bartel
Grzegorz Gajewski

2019 Kazakhstan Astana
Details
 Russia

Sergey Karjakin
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Alexander Grischuk
Dmitry Andreikin
Vladislav Artemiev

 England

Michael Adams
Luke McShane
David Howell
Gawain Jones
Jon Speelman

 China

Ding Liren
Yu Yangyi
Wei Yi
Bu Xiangzhi
Ni Hua

2022 Jerusalem
Details
 China

Lu Shanglei
Xu Xiangyu
Bai Jinshi
Li Di
Wen Yang

 Uzbekistan

Nodirbek Yakubboev
Javokhir Sindarov
Shamsiddin Vokhidov
Jakhongir Vakhidov
Ortik Nigmatov

 Spain

Jaime Santos Latasa
David Antón Guijarro
Alexei Shirov
Daniil Yuffa
Miguel Santos Ruiz

Women's team medals[edit]

The next edition is played in Poland in September of 2023.[2]

Year Location
Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Russia Yekaterinburg
Details
 China
Hou Yifan
Zhao Xue
Shen Yang
Ruan Lufei
Huang Qian
 Russia
Tatiana Kosintseva
Nadezhda Kosintseva
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Ekaterina Korbut
Elena Tairova
 Ukraine
Kateryna Lahno
Anna Ushenina
Inna Gaponenko
Tatjana Vasilevich
Oksana Vozovic
2009 China Ningbo
Details
 China
Hou Yifan
Zhao Xue
Shen Yang
Ju Wenjun
Huang Qian
 Russia
Tatiana Kosintseva
Nadezhda Kosintseva
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Marina Romanko
Valentina Gunina
 Ukraine
Anna Ushenina
Natalia Zhukova
Inna Yanovska
Mariya Muzychuk
Natalia Zdebskaya
2011 Turkey Mardin
Details
 China
Hou Yifan
Ju Wenjun
Zhao Xue
Tan Zhongyi
Zhang Xiaowen
 Russia
Nadezhda Kosintseva
Tatiana Kosintseva
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Valentina Gunina
Natalia Pogonina
 Georgia
Nana Dzagnidze
Lela Javakhishvili
Bela Khotenashvili
Nino Khurtsidze
Salome Melia
2013 Kazakhstan Astana
Details
 Ukraine
Kateryna Lahno
Anna Ushenina
Mariya Muzychuk
Natalia Zhukova
Inna Gaponenko
 China
Ju Wenjun
Huang Qian
Tan Zhongyi
Guo Qi
Shen Yang
 Russia
Valentina Gunina
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Natalia Pogonina
Alisa Galliamova
Olga Girya
2015 China Chengdu
Details
 Georgia
Bela Khotenashvili
Lela Javakhishvili
Meri Arabidze
Nino Batsiashvili
Salome Melia
 Russia
Valentina Gunina
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Natalija Pogonina
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Olga Girya
 China
Ju Wenjun
Tan Zhongyi
Shen Yang
Lei Tingjie
Ding Yixin
2017 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk
Details
 Russia
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Kateryna Lagno
Valentina Gunina
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Olga Girya
 China
Ju Wenjun
Tan Zhongyi
Zhao Xue
Lei Tingjie
Guo Qi
 Georgia
Nana Dzagnidze
Lela Javakhishvili
Bela Khotenashvili
Nino Batsiashvili
Salome Melia
2019 Kazakhstan Astana
Details
 China
Tan Zhongyi
Shen Yang
Huang Qian
Lei Tingjie
Ding Yixin
 Russia
Kateryna Lagno
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Valentina Gunina
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Olga Girya
 Georgia
Bela Khotenashvili
Meri Arabidze
Lela Javakhishvili
Nino Batsiashvili
Salome Melia
2021 Spain Sitges
Details
 Russia
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Kateryna Lagno
Polina Shuvalova
Alina Kashlinskaya
 India
Harika Dronavalli
Vaishali Rameshbabu
Tania Sachdev
Bhakti Kulkarni
Mary Ann Gomes
 Georgia
Nana Dzagnidze
Nino Batsiashvili
Meri Arabidze
Lela Javakhishvili
Salome Melia
2023 Poland Bydgoszcz
Details
 Georgia
Bella Khotenashvili
Meri Arabidze
Nino Batsiashvili
Lela Javakhishvili
Salome Melia
 Kazakhstan
Bibisara Assaubayeva
Meruert Kamalidenova
Xeniya Balabayeva
Alua Nurmanova
Assel Serikbay
Amina Kairbekova
 France
Deimante Daulyte Cornette
Anastasia Savina
Sophie Milliet
Mitra Hejazipour
Natacha Benmesbah
Silvia Alexieva

Total team ranking[edit]

Open section total ranking[edit]

The table contains the men's teams ranked by the medals won at the World Team Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia5218
2 China3317
3 Soviet Union2002
4 Ukraine1225
5 United States1203
6 Armenia1045
7 England0123
8 Hungary0101
 Uzbekistan0101
 Yugoslavia0101
11 India0011
 Poland0011
 Spain0011
Totals (13 entries)13131339

Women's section total ranking[edit]

The table contains the women's teams ranked by the medals won at the World Team Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China4217
2 Russia2518
3 Georgia2046
4 Ukraine1023
5 India0101
 Kazakhstan0101
7 France0011
Totals (7 entries)99927

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ It was held in January 2010
  2. ^ "Poland to host FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2023".