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.
Men's team medals
| Year | Location |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 | Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... Details |
Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once... Artur Yusupov Artur Yusupov Artur Mayakovich Yusupov is a German International Grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer.-Chess career:... Rafael Vaganian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play... Andrei Sokolov Andrei Sokolov Andrei Yurievich Sokolov is a French chess Grandmaster of Russian origin, now living in France... Alexander Beliavsky Alexander Beliavsky -External links:... Vasily Smyslov Vasily Smyslov Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won... Alexander Chernin Alexander Chernin Alexander Mikhailovich Chernin is a prominent chess master and a former Soviet Champion now living in Hungary.-Tournaments and championships:... Lev Polugaevsky Lev Polugaevsky Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, although he never achieved that title... |
Lajos Portisch Lajos Portisch Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"... Zoltán Ribli Zoltan Ribli Zoltán Ribli is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and International Arbiter . He was twice a World Championship Candidate and three times Hungarian Champion.-A career in chess:... Gyula Sax Gyula Sax Gyula Sax is a Hungarian chess player and International Arbiter , born in Budapest.He was awarded the IM title in 1972 and the GM title in 1974. He was the Hungarian Chess Champion in 1976 and 1977 . In 1971-72, he was the European Junior Champion, and he placed first at Rovinj-Zagreb 1975,... Josef Pinter András Adorján Andras Adorjan András Adorján is a Hungarian author and Grandmaster of chess , born in Budapest. He adopted his mother's surname Adorján in 1968.... Ivan Farago István Csom István Csom István Csom is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster and International Arbiter. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1967 and the Grandmaster title in 1973. He was Hungarian Champion in 1972 and 1973... Atilla Groszpeter |
Anthony Miles John Nunn John Nunn John Denis Martin Nunn is one of England's strongest chess players and once belonged to the world's top ten. He is also a three times world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician.... Jonathan Speelman Nigel Short Nigel Short Nigel David Short MBE is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19. Short is often regarded as the strongest English player of the 20th century as he was ranked third in the world, from January 1988 – July 1989 and in 1993, he challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess... Jonathan Mestel Jonathan Mestel Andrew Jonathan Mestel is Professor of applied mathematics at Imperial College London who works on magnetohydrodynamics and biological fluid dynamics... Murray Chandler Murray Chandler Murray Graham Chandler is a New Zealand chess grandmaster who has played internationally for that nation and for England, after gaining citizenship there in the early 1980s... James Plaskett James Plaskett Harold James Plaskett was British Chess Champion in 1990, awarded the International Grandmaster title in 1985, and is also a writer, blogger, sometime explorer/cryptozoologist and legal campaigner... Glenn Flear Glenn Flear Glenn Curtis Flear is a British chess grandmaster now living in Montpellier, France. He is the author of several books, some on chess openings and some on the endgame.... |
| 1989 | Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... Details |
Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once... Alexander Beliavsky Alexander Beliavsky -External links:... Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962 is a chess player, who was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1987 and was named Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989... Rafael Vaganian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play... Vassily Ivanchuk Mikhail Gurevich Mikhail Gurevich (chess player) Mikhail Naumovich Gurevich is a Soviet chess player. He lived in Belgium from 1991 to 2005 and since then resides in Turkey.... |
Ljubomir Ljubojević Ljubomir Ljubojevic Ljubomir Ljubojević is a Grandmaster of chess. He was born on November 2, 1950, in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia . Ljubojević was awarded the International Master title in 1970 and the GM title in 1971. He was Yugoslav champion in 1977 and 1982. He won the 1974 Canadian Open Chess Championship... Predrag Nikolić Predrag Nikolic Predrag Nikolić is a Bosnian chess grandmaster.He first competed for the Yugoslav Championship in 1979, taking a share of second place. The following year and again in 1984, he went one step further and became the Yugoslav national champion... Petar Popovic Dragoljub Velimirovic Dragoljub Velimirovic Dragoljub Velimirović is a Serbian and former Yugoslav chess grandmaster, born in Valjevo.-Biography:... Božidar Ivanović Božidar Ivanovic Božidar Ivanović is a chess Grandmaster who now represents Montenegro, a politician, and a chess official. He has served as Minister of Sport and Tourism in Montenegro. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship three times, in 1973, 1981, and 1983... Branko Damljanovic Branko Damljanovic Branko Damljanovic is a Serbian grandmaster. His rating peaked at 2625 in July 2006. His chess career started in 1975 in Čačak.-External links:... |
Nigel Short Nigel Short Nigel David Short MBE is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19. Short is often regarded as the strongest English player of the 20th century as he was ranked third in the world, from January 1988 – July 1989 and in 1993, he challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess... Jonathan Speelman John Nunn John Nunn John Denis Martin Nunn is one of England's strongest chess players and once belonged to the world's top ten. He is also a three times world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician.... Murray Chandler Murray Chandler Murray Graham Chandler is a New Zealand chess grandmaster who has played internationally for that nation and for England, after gaining citizenship there in the early 1980s... Michael Adams Julian Hodgson Julian Hodgson Julian Michael Hodgson is an English International Grandmaster and former British Champion of chess.He first came to the notice of the chess world for his phenomenal prowess as a junior; he was London under-18 champion at 12 years of age and won the British Boys under-21 title aged just... |
| 1993 | Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... Details |
Gata Kamsky Gata Kamsky Gata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. He is also the current United States Chess Champion. As of September 2011, he is rated No. 1 in the United States and No... Alex Yermolinsky Alex Yermolinsky Alex Yermolinsky is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1993, Yermolinsky won the U.S. Chess Championship, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov... Boris Gulko Gregory Kaidanov Gregory Kaidanov Gregory Kaidanov is a Grandmaster of chess.As of April 2007, his Elo rating was 2587, making him the #9 player in the US and the 179th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2646 in 2002.... Joel Benjamin Joel Benjamin Joel Benjamin is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1998, he was voted "Grandmaster of the Year" by the U.S. Chess Federation. , his Elo rating was 2576, making him the No. 12 player in the U.S. and the 214th-highest rated player in the world.-Life and career:Benjamin is a native of Brooklyn, New... Larry Christiansen |
Vassily Ivanchuk Vladimir Malaniuk Vladimir Malaniuk Vladimir Pavlovich Malaniuk is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.... Oleg Romanishin Oleg Romanishin Oleg Mikhailovich Romanishin is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and former European junior champion.Many honours and awards were bestowed on him as a young man. After winning the European Junior Championship in 1973, he became an International Master the same year... Vladimir Tukmakov Vladimir Tukmakov Vladimir Borisovich Tukmakov is a Jewish-Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He gained the Grandmaster title in 1972.His career first blossomed when he helped and then led the USSR to consecutive wins of the World Student Team Championship from 1966 to 1972, bagging nine gold medals along the way.In the... Viacheslav Eingorn Arthur Frolov |
Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007... Alexander Khalifman Alexander Khalifman Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a Soviet and Russian chess Grandmaster of Jewish descent; he is also a former FIDE champion.When Khalifman was 6 years old, he was taught chess by his father.... Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Bareev is a Russian chess Grandmaster and chess coach. In October 2003, he was in fourth place in the world rankings, with an Elo rating of 2739.... Sergey Dolmatov Sergey Dolmatov Sergey Viktorovich Dolmatov is a Russian Grandmaster of chess and former World Junior Chess Champion.Born in Kiselevsk in the former Soviet Union, Dolmatov's solid yet enterprising style of play was soon to launch him to the forefront of youth chess, culminating in him winning the World Junior... Alexei Dreev Alexey Vyzmanavin Alexey Vyzmanavin Alexey Borisovich Vyzmanavin was a Russian chess Grandmaster.During the early part of his career, he regularly played in the Moscow Championships and in 1981, with an Elo rating of 2200, finished sixth, ahead of several strong grandmasters including David Bronstein, Yuri Razuvaev, Artur Yusupov,... |
| 1997 | Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... Details |
Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Bareev is a Russian chess Grandmaster and chess coach. In October 2003, he was in fourth place in the world rankings, with an Elo rating of 2739.... Peter Svidler Peter Svidler Peter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion .... Alexander Khalifman Alexander Khalifman Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a Soviet and Russian chess Grandmaster of Jewish descent; he is also a former FIDE champion.When Khalifman was 6 years old, he was taught chess by his father.... Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky is a Russian chess grandmaster . He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess champion after winning the Russian Superfinal in Moscow , one point clear from Dmitry Jakovenko and Alexander Morozevich.He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE... Alexei Dreev Vadim Zvjaginsev Vadim Zvjaginsev Cifuentes-Parada-Zvjaginsev, Wijk aan Zee Open 1995 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.O-O Be7 9.Rd1 O-O 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Qc7 12.Nc3 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.cxd5 a6 15.Nh4 g6 16.Bh6 Rfe8 17.Qd2 Bd6 18.g3 b5 19.Bf3 b4 20.Ne2 Ne4 21.Qc2 Ndf6 22.Ng2 Qd7 23.Ne3 Rad8 24.Bg2? ... |
Alex Yermolinsky Alex Yermolinsky Alex Yermolinsky is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1993, Yermolinsky won the U.S. Chess Championship, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov... Joel Benjamin Joel Benjamin Joel Benjamin is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1998, he was voted "Grandmaster of the Year" by the U.S. Chess Federation. , his Elo rating was 2576, making him the No. 12 player in the U.S. and the 214th-highest rated player in the world.-Life and career:Benjamin is a native of Brooklyn, New... Boris Gulko Nick De Firmian Nick de Firmian Nicholas Ernest de Firmian , is a chess grandmaster and three-time U.S. chess champion, winning in 1987 , 1995, and 1998. He also tied for first in 2002, but Larry Christiansen won the playoff... Gregory Kaidanov Gregory Kaidanov Gregory Kaidanov is a Grandmaster of chess.As of April 2007, his Elo rating was 2587, making him the #9 player in the US and the 179th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2646 in 2002.... Larry Christiansen |
Vladimir Akopian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play... Smbat Lputian Smbat Lputian Smbat Gariginovich Lputian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was first at tournament in Berlin 1982, shared first at Athens 1983 and at Irkutsk 1983, first at Sarajevo 1985 and at Irkutsk 1986, shared first at Hastings 1986-87 and first at Dortmund 1988... Artashes Minasian Artashes Minasian Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23,=28,-12. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad... Ashot Anastasian Ashot Anastasian Ashot Anastasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2556, making him ranked number 14 in Armenia.... Melikset Khachiyan Melikset Khachiyan Melikset Khachiyan is an Armenian-American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles.Khachiyan began playing chess at the age of eight. Two years later he won the Baku Junior Championship. When he was twelve he became a Soviet candidate master. Among his own... |
| 2001 | Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country... Details |
Vassily Ivanchuk Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov is a Ukrainian chess player and former FIDE World Champion.-Early career:Ponomariov was born in Horlivka in Ukraine. In 1994 he placed third in the World Under-12 Championship at the age of ten. In 1996 he won the European Under-18 Championship at the age of just... Vladimir Baklan Vladimir Baklan Vladimir Baklan is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. In 2000 he won with the Ukrainian team a gold medal in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship.... Viacheslav Eingorn Oleg Romanishin Oleg Romanishin Oleg Mikhailovich Romanishin is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and former European junior champion.Many honours and awards were bestowed on him as a young man. After winning the European Junior Championship in 1973, he became an International Master the same year... Vadim Malakhatko Vadim Malakhatko Vadim Malakhatko is a Ukrainian–Belgian chess grandmaster. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship... |
Peter Svidler Peter Svidler Peter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion .... Alexei Dreev Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk Alexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov.... Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky is a Russian chess grandmaster . He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess champion after winning the Russian Superfinal in Moscow , one point clear from Dmitry Jakovenko and Alexander Morozevich.He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE... Konstantin Sakaev Konstantin Sakaev Konstantin Sakaev is a Russian chess Grandmaster , from St Petersburg and Russian Champion in 1999. He is also a chess writer. Sakaev is on the staff of the Grandmaster Chess School in St... Alexander Motylev Alexander Motylev Alexander Anatolyevich Motylev is an International Grandmaster of chess and a former champion of Russia.He learnt how to play at the age of four and a half years and at age six took part in group instruction sessions. This is not uncommon in Russia where chess is very much part of the school... |
Vladimir Akopian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play... Smbat Lputian Smbat Lputian Smbat Gariginovich Lputian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was first at tournament in Berlin 1982, shared first at Athens 1983 and at Irkutsk 1983, first at Sarajevo 1985 and at Irkutsk 1986, shared first at Hastings 1986-87 and first at Dortmund 1988... Karen Asrian Karen Asrian Karen Asrian was an Armenian chess Grandmaster.As of the October 2006 FIDE rating list, his Elo rating was 2634, tied for the fourth highest rank in Armenia.... Ashot Anastasian Ashot Anastasian Ashot Anastasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2556, making him ranked number 14 in Armenia.... Artashes Minasian Artashes Minasian Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23,=28,-12. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad... |
| 2005 | Beersheba Beersheba Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300.... Details |
Peter Svidler Peter Svidler Peter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion .... Alexei Dreev Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk Alexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov.... Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In the November 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2762, making him the 9th-highest rated player in the world, although he has previously ranked as high as second, in the July 2008 list.... Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Bareev is a Russian chess Grandmaster and chess coach. In October 2003, he was in fourth place in the world rankings, with an Elo rating of 2739.... Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky is a Russian chess grandmaster . He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess champion after winning the Russian Superfinal in Moscow , one point clear from Dmitry Jakovenko and Alexander Morozevich.He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE... |
Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In 1999, he became China's 10th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue... Zhang Pengxiang Zhang Pengxiang Zhang Pengxiang is a Chinese chess Grandmaster, and was the 2007 Asian Chess Champion. In 2001, he became China's 12th Grandmaster. He has stated his desire to teach and give training to youngsters in China via an . He lives in Beijing.-Career:... Ni Hua Ni Hua Ni Hua is one of China's top chess grandmasters and is the national team captain. In 2003, he became China's 15th Grandmaster at the age of 19. On April 2008, Ni Hua and Bu Xiangzhi both became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue... Zhao Jun Zhao Jun Zhao Jun is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2004, he became China's 19th Grandmaster at the age of 17.Zhao Jun plays for Shandong chess club in the China Chess League . He is ranked 11th in China .... Jianchao Zhou Liang Chong Liang Chong Liang Chong is a Chinese chess Grandmaster.In 2004, he became China's 16th Grandmaster.-Grandmaster title:Chong gained the GM title in July 2004.He achieved his first GM norm at the 3rd S.T. Lee Cup Open Tournament in September 1996 scoring 6/10... |
Levon Aronian Levon Aronian Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one... Vladimir Akopian Karen Asrian Karen Asrian Karen Asrian was an Armenian chess Grandmaster.As of the October 2006 FIDE rating list, his Elo rating was 2634, tied for the fourth highest rank in Armenia.... Rafael Vaganian Rafael Vaganian Rafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play... Smbat Lputyan Ashot Anastasian Ashot Anastasian Ashot Anastasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2556, making him ranked number 14 in Armenia.... |
| 2009 | Bursa Details |
Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk Alexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov.... Dmitry Jakovenko Dmitry Jakovenko Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko is a Russian chess grandmaster. On the March 2010 FIDE Elo rating list, Jakovenko has a rating of 2725, making him the 20th highest ranked player in the world.... Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In the November 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2762, making him the 9th-highest rated player in the world, although he has previously ranked as high as second, in the July 2008 list.... Evgeny Tomashevsky Evgeny Tomashevsky Evgeny Tomashevsky is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In 2001 he won the U18 Russian championship in Rybinsk with 9/10 and in 2004 he became second in the U18 World Youth Chess Championship. In 2007 he became second in the Aeroflot Open.... Vladimir Malakhov Nikita Vitiugov Nikita Vitiugov Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov is a Russian chess grandmaster .Vitiugov is 2006 World Junior Chess Vice-Champion and participant of the Russian Chess Championship . He was a member of the gold-medal-winning Russian team at the World Team Chess Championship 2009 in Bursa... |
Hikaru Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess Grandmaster . He has been ranked among the top six players in the world by FIDE.... Alexander Onischuk Alexander Onischuk Alexander Onischuk is an American chess grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, he immigrated to the US in 2001 and currently lives in Northern Virginia. He was the 2006 U.S. Chess Champion... Yuri Shulman Varuzhan Akobian Varuzhan Akobian Varuzhan Akobian is an Armenian-American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles.He became an International Master at age 16... Robert Hess Robert Hess (chess player) Robert Lee Hess is an American chess Grandmaster. As of September 2011, his FIDE rating was 2625, fifth in the United States .-IM:... Ray Robson Ray Robson Ray Robson is an American chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. In October 2009, about two weeks before turning 15, he became the youngest grandmaster-elect in history who plays for the United States .Robson's norms were gained at the Arctic Chess... |
Pendyala Harikrishna Pendyala Harikrishna Pentala Harikrishna is a chess player from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Harikrishna became the youngest grandmaster from India in 2001. He is No. 3 in India after Viswanathan Anand & Krishnan Sasikiran, No. 9 in Asia & ranked 71st in the world as per FIDE rating as on November 2011.In November... Surya Shekhar Ganguly Surya Shekhar Ganguly Surya Shekhar Ganguly is an Indian chess Grandmaster and a chess prodigy from Kolkata. He started playing chess at the age of 5 and achieved great successes at National Junior and World Junior Championships since the age of 8. He also set a record of being the youngest player to beat a Grandmaster... Krishnan Sasikiran Krishnan Sasikiran Krishnan Sasikiran is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second, after Viswanathan Anand, No. 6 in Asia & ranked 56th in the world in FIDE rating as on September 2011.... Geetha Narayanan Gopal Geetha Narayanan Gopal Geetha Narayanan Gopal is an Indian chess grandmaster from Aluva, Kerala. He took up the game at age 10, was coached by TM Sankaran Namboothiripad, later coached by IM Varghese Koshy. Subsequently he was coached in group camps by Ruslan Scherbakov and Evgeny Vladimirov.He became both an... Arun Prasad B.Adhiban |
| 2011 | Ningbo Ningbo Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,... Details |
Levon Aronian Levon Aronian Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one... Sergei Movsesian Sergei Movsesian Sergei Movsesian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster who used to play for Slovakia, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia... Vladimir Akopian Gabriel Sargissian Robert Hovhannisyan |
Wang Hao Wang Hao (chess player) Wang Hao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang Hao became the fourth ever Chinese player to cross the 2700 Elo rating mark. He is the reigning Chinese Chess Champion, with a ranking of No. 1 in China, No. 2 in Asia behind Viswanathan Anand and No. 19 in the world... Wang Yue Wang Yue Wang Yue is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. He is China's highest-ever rated player with a peak Elo rating of 2751. In 2004, he became China's 18th Grandmaster at the age of 17.... Chao Li Yu Yangyi Yu Yangyi Yu Yangyi is a top junior chess player, who in October 2009 at the age of 15, became China's 29th Grandmaster.-Tournaments:... Liren Ding |
Vassily Ivanchuk Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.In 1999, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek, Ukraine.Eljanov won the Corus B 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland with a score of 9/13... Zahar Efimenko Zahar Efimenko Zahar Efimenko is a Ukrainian chess player. He has been a grandmaster since 2002.-Chess career:In 1999 Efimenko won the U-14 World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In the same year he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek,... Alexander Moiseenko Alexander Moiseenko Alexander Moiseenko is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. He was a member of the gold-medal winning Ukrainian team at the chess Olympiad in 2004.... Alexander Areshchenko Alexander Areshchenko Alexander Areshchenko is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster and won the Ukrainian Champion in 2005. In 1999, he won the U-14 World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain ahead of future super-grandmaster Wang Yue. In 2007 he tied for 2nd-4th with Hikaru Nakamura and Emil Sutovsky in the 5th... |
Women's team medals
| Year | Location |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's... Details |
Hou Yifan Hou Yifan Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's... Zhao Xue Zhao Xue Zhao Xue is a Chinese chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster titles. In 2008, she became China's 24th Grandmaster.-Career:... Shen Yang Ruan Lufei Ruan Lufei Ruan Lufei is a Chinese chess player. She plays for Jiangsu chess club in the China Chess League .-Career:... Huang Qian Huang Qian Huang Qian is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player.She is currently the 47th ranked female chess player in the world. She had previously been in the FIDE Top 20 Girls List from 2003–2006, having reached a peak of 9th position on the April 2006 list.... |
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster... Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Kovalevskaya is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . She won the Russian women's championship in 1994 and 2000. and was runner-up in the Women's World Chess Championship 2004.-External links:... Ekaterina Korbut Yelena Tairova |
Kateryna Lahno Anna Ushenina Anna Ushenina Anna Ushenina is a Ukrainian chess player with the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster .-Biography:Born in Kharkiv, she still lives there with her family... Inna Gaponenko Tatyana Vasilevich Oksana Vozovic Oksana Vozovic Oksana Vozovic is a Ukrainian chess Woman Grandmaster and kickboxer.In 2003, she finished 3rd behind Alexander Zubov and Yuriy Kuzubov in Mykolaiv. She tied for 1st-2nd with Tatiana Kostiuk in the Rector Cup 2005 and tied for 1st-2nd with Evgeniya Doluhanova in the Femida 2005 tournament in Kharkiv... |
| 2009 | Ningbo Ningbo Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,... Details 2nd Women World Team Chess Championship - Teams :*China 1# Hou Yifan# Zhao Xue# Shen Yang# Ju Wenjun# Huang Qian*Georgia# Maia Chiburdanidze# Nana Dzagnidze# Lela Javakhishvili# Maia Lomineishvili# Sopiko Khukhashvili*Russia# Tatiana Kosintseva# Nadezhda Kosintseva... |
Hou Yifan Hou Yifan Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's... Zhao Xue Zhao Xue Zhao Xue is a Chinese chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster titles. In 2008, she became China's 24th Grandmaster.-Career:... Shen Yang Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.Ju Wenjun plays for Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League .In December 2004, Ju came joint second in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut... Huang Qian Huang Qian Huang Qian is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player.She is currently the 47th ranked female chess player in the world. She had previously been in the FIDE Top 20 Girls List from 2003–2006, having reached a peak of 9th position on the April 2006 list.... |
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster... Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Kosintseva Nadezhda Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster.... Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Ekaterina Kovalevskaya is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . She won the Russian women's championship in 1994 and 2000. and was runner-up in the Women's World Chess Championship 2004.-External links:... Marina Romanko Marina Romanko Marina Romanko is a Russian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.... Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster . In 2006 and 2008 she won Qualifying Russian Women Chess Championship and 2011 Superfinal Russian Women Chess Championship.... |
Anna Ushenina Anna Ushenina Anna Ushenina is a Ukrainian chess player with the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster .-Biography:Born in Kharkiv, she still lives there with her family... Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova Natalia Zhukova is a Ukrainian Grandmaster of chess. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, both at the European and World levels. She has also triumphed in several international women's tournaments... Inna Yanovska Maria Muzychuk Natalya Zdebska |