| 24th Chess Olympiad: La Valletta 1980 |
[ Information || Final Group || Statistics ]
[ Standings | Crosstable | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th ]
| URS | Soviet Union | 2658 | 2½ : 1½ | 2311 | Venezuela | VEN |
| GM Karpov | 2725 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | IM Ostos | ||
| GM Polugaevsky | 2635 | ½ - ½ | 2330 | IM Fernández | ||
| GM Tal | 2705 | ½ - ½ | 2350 | IM Palacios | ||
| GM Geller | 2565 | ½ - ½ | Dounia | |||
| SCO | Scotland | 2275 | 0 : 4 | 2551 | Hungary | HUN |
| IM Pritchett | 2390 | 0 - 1 | 2655 | GM Portisch | ||
| Swanson | 2245 | 0 - 1 | 2510 | GM Csom | ||
| Upton | 2265 | 0 - 1 | 2505 | GM Faragó | ||
| McNab | 0 - 1 | 2535 | IM Pintér | |||
| YUG | Yugoslavia | 2534 | 3½ : ½ | 2279 | Tunisia | TUN |
| GM Ljubojević | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2370 | IM Bouaziz | ||
| GM Ivkov | 2530 | 1 - 0 | 2345 | IM Belkadi | ||
| GM Kurajica | 2525 | 1 - 0 | Hmadi | |||
| GM Marjanović | 2490 | ½ - ½ | Ouechtati | |||
| BEL | Belgium | 2208 | 1½ : 2½ | 2489 | Netherlands | NED |
| Meulders | 2230 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | GM Sosonko | ||
| De Bruycker | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Ree | |||
| Deleyn | 0 - 1 | 2425 | IM Langeweg | |||
| Goormachtigh | 1 - 0 | 2465 | IM Van der Wiel | |||
| CSR | Czechoslovakia | 2530 | 3 : 1 | 2255 | Ireland | IRL |
| GM Hort | 2595 | ½ - ½ | 2300 | Delaney | ||
| GM Smejkal | 2565 | 1 - 0 | 2290 | Dunne | ||
| GM Jansa | 2480 | 1 - 0 | Doyle | |||
| GM Plachetka | 2480 | ½ - ½ | 2230 | Ludgate | ||
| TUR | Turkey | 2241 | 0 : 4 | 2505 | England | ENG |
| İpek | 2285 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | GM Stean | ||
| Gümrükçüoğlu | 2210 | 0 - 1 | 2515 | GM Nunn | ||
| Öney | 2270 | 0 - 1 | 2490 | IM Speelman | ||
| Pamuk | 0 - 1 | 2485 | IM Mestel | |||
| USA | United States | 2485 | 4 : 0 | 2258 | Dominican Republic | DOM |
| GM Alburt | 2515 | 1 - 0 | Alvarez | |||
| IM Seirawan | 2510 | 1 - 0 | 2340 | Abreu | ||
| GM Christiansen | 2485 | 1 - 0 | 2220 | Gonzáles | ||
| IM De Firmian | 2430 | 1 - 0 | 2270 | Mateo | ||
| PAR | Paraguay | 2240 | 0 : 4 | 2438 | Israel | ISR |
| Gamarra Cáceres | 2250 | 0 - 1 | 2455 | IM Birnboim | ||
| Ferreira, O. | 2240 | 0 - 1 | 2455 | IM Grünfeld | ||
| Bogda | 2270 | 0 - 1 | 2440 | Murey | ||
| Santacruz | 0 - 1 | 2400 | IM Kagan | |||
| SWE | Sweden | 2466 | 3½ : ½ | 2243 | Lebanon | LIB |
| GM Andersson | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2350 | IM Kouatly | ||
| IM Karlsson | 2405 | ½ - ½ | 2220 | Sursock | ||
| IM Schneider | 2450 | 1 - 0 | Abouchaaya | |||
| IM Schüssler | 2420 | 1 - 0 | Khechen | |||
| PAK | Pakistan | 2233 | 0 : 4 | 2470 | Bulgaria | BUL |
| Farooqui | 2330 | 0 - 1 | 2495 | GM Ermenkov | ||
| Zafar | 0 - 1 | 2455 | GM Tringov | |||
| Chaudry | 0 - 1 | 2465 | GM Radulov | |||
| Rana | 0 - 1 | 2465 | IM Georgiev | |||
| CUB | Cuba | 2458 | 3½ : ½ | 2235 | Syria | SYR |
| GM García Gonzáles | 2505 | 1 - 0 | 2230 | Catalan | ||
| GM García Martínez | 2450 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Hakki | ||
| GM Rodríguez Céspedes | 2420 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Beitar | ||
| GM Nogueiras | 2455 | ½ - ½ | Arafeh | |||
| LUX | Luxembourg | 2218 | ½ : 3½ | 2396 | Iceland | ISL |
| Haas | 0 - 1 | 2475 | IM Ólafsson, H. | |||
| Stull | 2270 | ½ - ½ | 2435 | IM Árnason | ||
| Specchio | 0 - 1 | 2425 | IM Pétursson | |||
| Kirsch | 0 - 1 | 2250 | Hjartarson | |||
| ARG | Argentina | 2400 | 4 : 0 | 2226 | Malta "A" | MLT |
| IM Rubinetti | 2445 | 1 - 0 | 2240 | Attard | ||
| IM Debarnot | 2430 | 1 - 0 | 2250 | Camilleri | ||
| IM Schweber | 2425 | 1 - 0 | 2215 | Gouder | ||
| Giardelli | 2300 | 1 - 0 | Sollars | |||
| THA | Thailand | 2225 | 1 : 3 | 2398 | West Germany | GER |
| Chaivichit | 0 - 1 | 2485 | GM Hecht | |||
| Sinprayoon | 2250 | 1 - 0 | 2335 | Lobron | ||
| Trisa-Ard | 2250 | 0 - 1 | 2405 | Hermann | ||
| Darakorn | 0 - 1 | 2365 | Kunsztowicz | |||
| DEN | Denmark | 2408 | 3 : 1 | 2213 | Japan | JPN |
| IM Jakobsen | 2410 | 1 - 0 | 2225 | Gonda | ||
| IM Høi | 2410 | 1 - 0 | Takemoto | |||
| FM Fedder | 2410 | 0 - 1 | Shiraki | |||
| Mortensen | 2400 | 1 - 0 | 2225 | Sakurai | ||
| ZIM | Zimbabwe | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2425 | Spain | ESP |
| Barlow | 0 - 1 | 2485 | GM Díez del Corral | |||
| Strugo | 0 - 1 | 2430 | GM Bellón López | |||
| Levy | 0 - 1 | 2410 | GM Pomar Salamanca | |||
| Kuwaza | 0 - 1 | 2375 | Rivas Pastor | |||
| COL | Colombia | 2375 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Hong Kong | HKG |
| IM García | 2440 | 1 - 0 | Lin | |||
| IM Zapata | 2410 | 1 - 0 | Chao | |||
| Acosta | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Luk Luen Wah | |||
| IM González Rodríguez | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Murphy | |||
| ISV | U.S. Virgin Islands | 2233 | 0 : 4 | 2419 | Poland | POL |
| Van Tilbury | 2330 | 0 - 1 | 2460 | IM Sznapik | ||
| Grim | 0 - 1 | 2430 | GM Schmidt | |||
| Grumer | 0 - 1 | 2405 | Kuligowski | |||
| Turner | 0 - 1 | 2380 | IM Bielczyk | |||
| FIN | Finland | 2345 | 3 : 1 | 2216 | British Virgin Islands | IVB |
| GM Westerinen | 2470 | 0 - 1 | 2265 | Hook | ||
| Hurme | 2380 | 1 - 0 | Jarecki, J. | |||
| Ristoja | 2330 | 1 - 0 | Georges | |||
| Pirttimäki | 1 - 0 | Solomon | ||||
| GCI | Guernsey | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2278 | Switzerland | SUI |
| Blow | 0 - 1 | 2350 | Huss | |||
| Knight | 0 - 1 | 2335 | Hammer | |||
| Lainé | 0 - 1 | 2225 | Züger | |||
| Bisson | 0 - 1 | Franzoni | ||||
| PHI | Philippines | 2365 | 3 : 1 | 2203 | Guyana | GUY |
| GM Torre | 2520 | 1 - 0 | 2210 | Broomes, M. | ||
| IM Mascariñas | 2375 | 1 - 0 | Broomes, G. | |||
| Pacis | 2290 | 1 - 0 | Wharton | |||
| Bernal | 2275 | 0 - 1 | Austin | |||
| PUR | Puerto Rico | 2201 | 0 : 4 | 2356 | Chile | CHI |
| Colón Romero | 0 - 1 | 2380 | IM Morovic Fernández | |||
| Ochoa | 0 - 1 | 2305 | IM Campos Moreno | |||
| Moraza Ramos | 2205 | 0 - 1 | 2335 | Cifuentes Parada | ||
| Vázquez Ramos | 0 - 1 | 2405 | Silva Sánchez | |||
| CAN | Canada | 2341 | 3½ : ½ | 2200 | Faroe Islands | FAI |
| IM Hebert | 2360 | 1 - 0 | Ziska | |||
| IM Day | 2385 | ½ - ½ | Apol | |||
| GM Yanofsky | 2420 | 1 - 0 | Vilhelm | |||
| Vukadinov | 1 - 0 | Midjord | ||||
| ALG | Algeria | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2274 | New Zealand | NZL |
| Baghli | 0 - 1 | 2330 | IM Sarapu | |||
| Cherrad | ½ - ½ | 2365 | Small | |||
| Kharchi | 0 - 1 | Aptekar | ||||
| Bounedjar | 0 - 1 | Anderson | ||||
| FRA | France | 2334 | 3½ : ½ | 2200 | Andorra | AND |
| IM Haïk | 2440 | 1 - 0 | Santamaría Mas | |||
| Giffard | 2300 | 1 - 0 | Clua Ballague | |||
| Seret | 2340 | 1 - 0 | Pantebre Martínez | |||
| Roos, L. | 2255 | ½ - ½ | De la Casa | |||
| MNC | Monaco | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2330 | Austria | AUT |
| Caruana | 0 - 1 | 2445 | GM Robatsch | |||
| Negro | 0 - 1 | 2210 | Herzog | |||
| Girault | 0 - 1 | 2300 | Roth | |||
| Angles d'Auriac | 0 - 1 | 2365 | Wittmann | |||
| CHN | China | 2380 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Trinidad & Tobago | TRI |
| Liu Wenzhe | 2430 | 1 - 0 | Raphael | |||
| Qi Jingxuan | 2405 | 1 - 0 | Duchesne | |||
| Liang Jinrong | 2415 | 1 - 0 | Lee, Cec. | |||
| Li Zunian | 2270 | 1 - 0 | Ramon-Fortune | |||
| JOR | Jordan | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2358 | Brazil | BRA |
| Bukhari, S. | 0 - 1 | 2415 | Sunyé Neto | |||
| Bakr | 0 - 1 | 2260 | Carvalho | |||
| Bukhari, M. | ½ - ½ | 2350 | Lucena | |||
| Kilani | 0 - 1 | 2405 | IM Van Riemsdijk | |||
| ITA | Italy | 2303 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Libya | LBA |
| IM Tóth | 2415 | 1 - 0 | Hingary | |||
| IM Zichichi | 2395 | 1 - 0 | Tawengi | |||
| Taruffi | 1 - 0 | Elmejbri | ||||
| Passerotti | 1 - 0 | Benohman | ||||
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2329 | Norway | NOR |
| Whyte | 0 - 1 | 2335 | Heim | |||
| Conejares | 0 - 1 | 2395 | Hoen | |||
| Markov | 0 - 1 | 2245 | Moen | |||
| Marko | 0 - 1 | 2340 | Sande | |||
| GRE | Greece | 2361 | 3½ : ½ | 2200 | Bermuda | BER |
| IM Makropoulos | 2455 | ½ - ½ | Harris | |||
| Skembris | 2315 | 1 - 0 | Radford | |||
| Skalkotas | 2370 | 1 - 0 | Dill | |||
| Pountsas | 2305 | 1 - 0 | Tee | |||
| ZAI | Zaire | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2323 | Australia | AUS |
| De Vries | ½ - ½ | 2345 | Rogers | |||
| Ciezkowski | 0 - 1 | 2415 | IM Jamieson | |||
| Callens | 0 - 1 | Johansen | ||||
| Claeys | 0 - 1 | 2330 | Shaw | |||
| MEX | Mexico | 2341 | 2½ : 1½ | 2200 | United Arab Emirates | UAE |
| IM Frey | 2385 | 1 - 0 | Said | |||
| Villarreal | 2350 | ½ - ½ | Said | |||
| Maya | 2305 | 0 - 1 | Said | |||
| Ocampo | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Ghubash | |||
| ANG | Angola | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2343 | Indonesia | INA |
| Fonseca de Oliveira | 0 - 1 | 2290 | Handoko | |||
| Adão Domingos | 0 - 1 | 2340 | GM Suradiradja | |||
| De Meireles | 0 - 1 | 2365 | IM Ardiansyah | |||
| Ferreira, R. | 0 - 1 | 2375 | Gunawan | |||
| POR | Portugal | 2335 | 2½ : 1½ | 2200 | Egypt | EGY |
| IM Silva | 2380 | 1 - 0 | Soliman | |||
| Fernandes | 2375 | 1 - 0 | Fatin | |||
| Pereira Santos | 2240 | ½ - ½ | El-Said | |||
| Santos | 2345 | 0 - 1 | Afifi | |||
| KEN | Kenya | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2328 | Mongolia | MGL |
| Yongo | 0 - 1 | 2320 | IM Myagmarsuren | |||
| Donde | 0 - 1 | 2375 | Tumurbator | |||
| Kinyanjui | 0 - 1 | 2285 | Jigjidsuren | |||
| Oulo | 0 - 1 | 2330 | Lhagva | |||
| WLS | Wales | 2325 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Uganda | UGA |
| Williams | 2395 | 1 - 0 | Zabasajja | |||
| Cooper | 2335 | 1 - 0 | Musasira | |||
| Hutchings | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Mungyereza | |||
| Jones | 2245 | 1 - 0 | Kisubi | |||
| IND | India | 2298 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Cyprus | CYP |
| Ravisekhar | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Riza | |||
| IM Ravikumar | 2305 | 1 - 0 | Aristotelous | |||
| Khan | 2220 | 1 - 0 | Hadjiyiannis | |||
| Meetei | 2340 | 1 - 0 | Kleopas | |||
| NGR | Nigeria | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2259 | Albania | ALB |
| Omuku | 0 - 1 | 2335 | Adhami | |||
| Agusto | ½ - ½ | 2300 | Pustina | |||
| Faseyitan | 0 - 1 | Zadrima | ||||
| Awobokun | 0 - 1 | Karkanaqe | ||||
| MAS | Malaysia | 2200 | 3½ : ½ | 2200 | Jamaica | JAM |
| Liew Chee Meng | 1 - 0 | Wheeler | ||||
| Foo Lum Choon | ½ - ½ | Powell | ||||
| Chang Hing Wah | 1 - 0 | Niederhoffer, A. | ||||
| Cheah Woon Leng | 1 - 0 | Cameron | ||||
| ROM | Romania | 2 : 2 | Malta "B" | MLT2 | ||
| Team Romania came late and were paired with Malta 2. The score was set as 2:2 by default. | ||||||
Standings after 1st round >>
| no. | code | pts | Buch | 1 | 2 |
| 1. | MGL | 4 | 0.0 | KEN 4 |
BUL |
| INA | 4 | 0.0 | ANG 4 |
ENG | |
| CHN | 4 | 0.0 | TRI 4 |
ISL | |
| CHI | 4 | 0.0 | PUR 4 |
USA | |
| IND | 4 | 0.0 | CYP 4 |
SUI | |
| COL | 4 | 0.0 | HKG 4 |
AUS | |
| SUI | 4 | 0.0 | GCI 4 |
IND | |
| ESP | 4 | 0.0 | ZIM 4 |
BRA | |
| NOR | 4 | 0.0 | PNG 4 |
HUN | |
| ITA | 4 | 0.0 | LBA 4 |
PHI | |
| AUT | 4 | 0.0 | MNC 4 |
CUB | |
| BUL | 4 | 0.0 | PAK 4 |
MGL | |
| WLS | 4 | 0.0 | UGA 4 |
ARG | |
| ARG | 4 | 0.0 | MLT 4 |
WLS | |
| ISR | 4 | 0.0 | PAR 4 |
CAN | |
| POL | 4 | 0.0 | ISV 4 |
ALB | |
| ENG | 4 | 0.0 | TUR 4 |
INA | |
| USA | 4 | 0.0 | DOM 4 |
CHI | |
| HUN | 4 | 0.0 | SCO 4 |
NOR | |
| 20. | NZL | 3½ | 0.5 | ALG 3½ |
SWE |
| MAS | 3½ | 0.5 | JAM 3½ |
YUG | |
| AUS | 3½ | 0.5 | ZAI 3½ |
COL | |
| ALB | 3½ | 0.5 | NGR 3½ |
POL | |
| BRA | 3½ | 0.5 | JOR 3½ |
ESP | |
| GRE | 3½ | 0.5 | BER 3½ |
URS | |
| ISL | 3½ | 0.5 | LUX 3½ |
CHN | |
| FRA | 3½ | 0.5 | AND 3½ |
CSR | |
| CUB | 3½ | 0.5 | SYR 3½ |
AUT | |
| SWE | 3½ | 0.5 | LIB 3½ |
NZL | |
| CAN | 3½ | 0.5 | FAI 3½ |
ISR | |
| YUG | 3½ | 0.5 | TUN 3½ |
MAS | |
| 32. | GER | 3 | 1.0 | THA 3 |
FIN |
| FIN | 3 | 1.0 | IVB 3 |
GER | |
| DEN | 3 | 1.0 | JPN 3 |
NED | |
| PHI | 3 | 1.0 | GUY 3 |
ITA | |
| CSR | 3 | 1.0 | IRL 3 |
FRA | |
| 37. | POR | 2½ | 1.5 | EGY 2½ |
UAE |
| MEX | 2½ | 1.5 | UAE 2½ |
MLT2 | |
| NED | 2½ | 1.5 | BEL 2½ |
DEN | |
| URS | 2½ | 1.5 | VEN 2½ |
GRE | |
| 41. | MLT2 | 2 | 2.0 | ROM 2 |
MEX |
| ROM | 2 | 2.0 | MLT2 2 |
EGY | |
| 43. | UAE | 1½ | 2.5 | MEX 1½ |
POR |
| EGY | 1½ | 2.5 | POR 1½ |
ROM | |
| BEL | 1½ | 2.5 | NED 1½ |
JPN | |
| VEN | 1½ | 2.5 | URS 1½ |
THA | |
| 47. | IVB | 1 | 3.0 | FIN 1 |
TUN |
| GUY | 1 | 3.0 | PHI 1 |
LBA | |
| JPN | 1 | 3.0 | DEN 1 |
BEL | |
| THA | 1 | 3.0 | GER 1 |
VEN | |
| IRL | 1 | 3.0 | CSR 1 |
AND | |
| 52. | ZAI | ½ | 3.5 | AUS ½ |
FAI |
| BER | ½ | 3.5 | GRE ½ |
DOM | |
| AND | ½ | 3.5 | FRA ½ |
IRL | |
| FAI | ½ | 3.5 | CAN ½ |
ZAI | |
| NGR | ½ | 3.5 | ALB ½ |
PUR | |
| JOR | ½ | 3.5 | BRA ½ |
ZIM | |
| JAM | ½ | 3.5 | MAS ½ |
ALG | |
| TUN | ½ | 3.5 | YUG ½ |
IVB | |
| LIB | ½ | 3.5 | SWE ½ |
ISV | |
| ALG | ½ | 3.5 | NZL ½ |
JAM | |
| LUX | ½ | 3.5 | ISL ½ |
MNC | |
| SYR | ½ | 3.5 | CUB ½ |
TRI | |
| 64. | ANG | 0 | 4.0 | INA 0 |
PAK |
| UGA | 0 | 4.0 | WLS 0 |
GCI | |
| PNG | 0 | 4.0 | NOR 0 |
TUR | |
| MNC | 0 | 4.0 | AUT 0 |
LUX | |
| LBA | 0 | 4.0 | ITA 0 |
GUY | |
| KEN | 0 | 4.0 | MGL 0 |
MLT | |
| CYP | 0 | 4.0 | IND 0 |
SCO | |
| GCI | 0 | 4.0 | SUI 0 |
UGA | |
| HKG | 0 | 4.0 | COL 0 |
PAR | |
| ISV | 0 | 4.0 | POL 0 |
LIB | |
| PUR | 0 | 4.0 | CHI 0 |
NGR | |
| ZIM | 0 | 4.0 | ESP 0 |
JOR | |
| MLT | 0 | 4.0 | ARG 0 |
KEN | |
| SCO | 0 | 4.0 | HUN 0 |
CYP | |
| TRI | 0 | 4.0 | CHN 0 |
SYR | |
| TUR | 0 | 4.0 | ENG 0 |
PNG | |
| PAR | 0 | 4.0 | ISR 0 |
HKG | |
| DOM | 0 | 4.0 | USA 0 |
BER | |
| PAK | 0 | 4.0 | BUL 0 |
ANG |