42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women last round

China won the gold medal with 20 points, while Poland has a better tie-break than Ukraine and finished 2nd (17 points).

Results of top 5 matches

1  China (CHN)Rtg3  Russia (RUS)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Hou, Yifan
2658GM
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2538½ – ½
GM
Ju, Wenjun
2583GM
Gunina, Valentina
25201 – 0
WGM
Tan, Zhongyi
2475WGM
Goryachkina, Aleksandra
24751 – 0
IM
Guo, Qi
2417WGM
Pogonina, Natalija
24840 – 1
8  Hungary (HUN)Rtg7  Poland (POL)Rtg½ :3½
GM
Hoang, Thanh Trang
2467GM
Socko, Monika
2437½ – ½
IM
Lazarne Vajda, Szidonia
2372WGM
Zawadzka, Jolanta
24290 – 1
WGM
Gara, Ticia
2379WGM
Kulon, Klaudia
23460 – 1
IM
Gara, Anita
2355WIM
Wozniak, Mariola
22460 – 1
2  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg9  Bulgaria (BUL)Rtg3 : 1
GM
Muzychuk, Anna
2550GM
Stefanova, Antoaneta
25151 – 0
GM
Muzychuk, Mariya
2539IM
Videnova, Iva
2386½ – ½
GM
Zhukova, Natalia
2475WGM
Nikolova, Adriana
2358½ – ½
GM
Ushenina, Anna
2457WIM
Raeva, Elitsa
22321 – 0
16  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg66  Malaysia (MAS)Rtg3 : 1
WGM
Mamedjarova, Zeinab
2295WFM
Tan, Li Ting
1993½ – ½
WGM
Mammadzada, Gunay
2361WFM
Bakri, Alia Anin Azwa
1923½ – ½
WFM
Hojjatova, Aydan
2339WCM
Azman Hisham, Nur Nabila
19941 – 0
WGM
Kazimova, Narmin
2302WFM
Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada
19451 – 0
6  United States of America (USA)Rtg5  India (IND)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Krush, Irina
2444GM
Harika, Dronavalli
2542½ – ½
IM
Paikidze, Nazi
2366IM
Padmini, Rout
24081 – 0
IM
Zatonskih, Anna
2449IM
Tania, Sachdev
24020 – 1
WGM
Nemcova, Katerina
2365WGM
Soumya, Swaminathan
2379½ – ½

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open last round

USA shared 1st-2nd places with Ukraine (both teams are on 20 points) but had a better tie-break. Russia finished 3rd with 18 points.

Results of top 5 matches

2  United States of America (USA)Rtg25  Canada (CAN)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2808GM
Bareev, Evgeny
26751 – 0
GM
Nakamura, Hikaru
2789GM
Kovalyov, Anton
2617½ – ½
GM
So, Wesley
2782GM
Lesiege, Alexandre
25121 – 0
GM
Shankland, Samuel L
2679GM
Hansen, Eric
25820 – 1
5  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg29  Slovenia (SLO)Rtg3½: ½
GM
Eljanov, Pavel
2739GM
Beliavsky, Alexander G
26021 – 0
GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan
2709GM
Lenic, Luka
2622½ – ½
GM
Korobov, Anton
2675GM
Borisek, Jure
25581 – 0
GM
Volokitin, Andrei
2647GM
Sebenik, Matej
25261 – 0
1  Russia (RUS)Rtg36  Italy (ITA)Rtg3 : 1
GM
Kramnik, Vladimir
2808GM
Vocaturo, Daniele
25831 – 0
GM
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
2731GM
Rombaldoni, Axel
2567½ – ½
GM
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2740GM
Brunello, Sabino
2568½ – ½
GM
Grischuk, Alexander
2754FM
Moroni, Luca Jr
24591 – 0
62  Turkmenistan (TKM)Rtg4  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg1 : 3
GM
Atabayev, Maksat
2485GM
Radjabov, Teimour
2722½ – ½
IM
Atabayev, Yusup
2453GM
Mamedov, Rauf
2666½ – ½
FM
Atabayev, Saparmyrat
2406GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij
26960 – 1
GM
Odeev, Handszar
2401GM
Safarli, Eltaj
26880 – 1
9  India (IND)Rtg12  Norway (NOR)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Harikrishna, P.
2752GM
Carlsen, Magnus
2857½ – ½
GM
Adhiban, B.
2671GM
Hammer, Jon Ludvig
2651½ – ½
GM
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2669GM
Tari, Aryan
25701 – 0
GM
Sethuraman, S.P.
2640GM
Urkedal, Frode
25370 – 1

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open 10th round

USA and Ukraine share 1st with 18 points, Russia is 3rd with 16.

Results of top 5 matches

20  Georgia (GEO)Rtg2  United States of America (USA)Rtg1½:2½
GM
Jobava, Baadur
2665GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2808½ – ½
GM
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil
2609GM
Nakamura, Hikaru
27891 – 0
GM
Pantsulaia, Levan
2601GM
So, Wesley
27820 – 1
GM
Sanikidze, Tornike
2497GM
Shankland, Samuel L
26790 – 1
17  Czech Republic (CZE)Rtg5  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg1 : 3
GM
Navara, David
2742GM
Eljanov, Pavel
27390 – 1
GM
Laznicka, Viktor
2651GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan
2709½ – ½
GM
Hracek, Zbynek
2591GM
Kryvoruchko, Yuriy
2693½ – ½
GM
Babula, Vlastimil
2540GM
Volokitin, Andrei
26470 – 1
9  India (IND)Rtg1  Russia (RUS)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Harikrishna, P.
2752GM
Karjakin, Sergey
27691 – 0
GM
Adhiban, B.
2671GM
Kramnik, Vladimir
28080 – 1
GM
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2669GM
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2740½ – ½
GM
Sethuraman, S.P.
2640GM
Grischuk, Alexander
2754½ – ½
6  England (ENG)Rtg4  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Adams, Michael
2738GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2761½ – ½
GM
Howell, David W L
2665GM
Mamedov, Rauf
26660 – 1
GM
Jones, Gawain C B
2635GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij
26961 – 0
GM
Short, Nigel D
2666GM
Safarli, Eltaj
26881 – 0
21  Latvia (LAT)Rtg25  Canada (CAN)Rtg1 : 3
GM
Shirov, Alexei
2673GM
Bareev, Evgeny
26751 – 0
GM
Kovalenko, Igor
2651GM
Kovalyov, Anton
26170 – 1
GM
Neiksans, Arturs
2628GM
Lesiege, Alexandre
25120 – 1
IM
Sveshnikov, Vladimir
2404GM
Hansen, Eric
25820 – 1

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women 10th round

China leads with 18 points, Russia is 2nd with 16, while 6 (!) teams share 3rd place with 15 points.

Results of top 5 matches

7  Poland (POL)Rtg1  China (CHN)Rtg1½:2½
GM
Socko, Monika
2437GM
Hou, Yifan
26580 – 1
WGM
Zawadzka, Jolanta
2429GM
Ju, Wenjun
25831 – 0
WGM
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina
2409GM
Zhao, Xue
2522½ – ½
WGM
Kulon, Klaudia
2346WGM
Tan, Zhongyi
24750 – 1
5  India (IND)Rtg2  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Harika, Dronavalli
2542GM
Muzychuk, Anna
2550½ – ½
IM
Padmini, Rout
2408GM
Muzychuk, Mariya
2539½ – ½
IM
Tania, Sachdev
2402GM
Zhukova, Natalia
24751 – 0
WGM
Soumya, Swaminathan
2379GM
Ushenina, Anna
24570 – 1
3  Russia (RUS)Rtg4  Georgia (GEO)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2538GM
Dzagnidze, Nana
25221 – 0
GM
Gunina, Valentina
2520IM
Javakhishvili, Lela
24861 – 0
WGM
Goryachkina, Aleksandra
2475GM
Khotenashvili, Bela
2463½ – ½
WGM
Girya, Olga
2452IM
Batsiashvili, Nino
24740 – 1
16  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg33  Colombia (COL)Rtg3 : 1
WGM
Mammadzada, Gunay
2361IM
Rodriguez Rueda, Paula Andrea
23261 – 0
WGM
Mammadova, Gulnar
2304WIM
Chirivi C, Jenny Astrid
22091 – 0
WFM
Hojjatova, Aydan
2339WIM
Rivera, Ingris
22010 – 1
WGM
Kazimova, Narmin
2302WIM
Castrillon Gomez, Melissa
21941 – 0
15  Mongolia (MGL)Rtg6  United States of America (USA)Rtg2 : 2
IM
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel
2422GM
Krush, Irina
24441 – 0
IM
Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs
2391IM
Zatonskih, Anna
2449½ – ½
WIM
Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh
2228WGM
Nemcova, Katerina
23650 – 1
WGM
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii
2288WGM
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca
2279½ – ½

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women 9th round

China leads with 16 points, Poland is 2nd with 15, while Ukraine, Russia, India and USA share 3rd with 14.

Results of top 5 matches

6  United States of America (USA)Rtg1  China (CHN)Rtg1½:2½
GM
Krush, Irina
2444GM
Hou, Yifan
2658½ – ½
IM
Paikidze, Nazi
2366GM
Ju, Wenjun
25830 – 1
IM
Zatonskih, Anna
2449WGM
Tan, Zhongyi
2475½ – ½
WGM
Nemcova, Katerina
2365IM
Guo, Qi
2417½ – ½
18  Israel (ISR)Rtg7  Poland (POL)Rtg½ :3½
WIM
Shvayger, Yuliya
2408GM
Socko, Monika
24370 – 1
WIM
Efroimski, Marsel
2322WGM
Zawadzka, Jolanta
24290 – 1
IM
Klinova, Masha
2290WGM
Kulon, Klaudia
2346½ – ½
WIM
Gutmakher, Olga
2216WIM
Wozniak, Mariola
22460 – 1
19  Vietnam (VIE)Rtg3  Russia (RUS)Rtg1½:2½
IM
Pham, Le Thao Nguyen
2338GM
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2538½ – ½
WGM
Hoang, Thi Bao Tram
2325GM
Gunina, Valentina
25200 – 1
WGM
Nguyen, Thi Mai Hung
2316WGM
Goryachkina, Aleksandra
2475½ – ½
WGM
Nguyen, Thi Thanh An
2249WGM
Pogonina, Natalija
2484½ – ½
2  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg16  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg3½: ½
GM
Muzychuk, Anna
2550WGM
Mamedjarova, Zeinab
22951 – 0
GM
Muzychuk, Mariya
2539WGM
Mammadzada, Gunay
23611 – 0
GM
Ushenina, Anna
2457WGM
Mammadova, Gulnar
2304½ – ½
IM
Gaponenko, Inna
2416WFM
Hojjatova, Aydan
23391 – 0
5  India (IND)Rtg21  Netherlands (NED)Rtg3 : 1
GM
Harika, Dronavalli
2542GM
Peng, Zhaoqin
23681 – 0
IM
Padmini, Rout
2408WGM
Haast, Anne
23060 – 1
IM
Tania, Sachdev
2402FM
Kazarian, Anna-Maja
22311 – 0
WGM
Soumya, Swaminathan
2379
Keetman, Maaike
22211 – 0

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