| 23rd Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1978 |
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[ Standings | Crosstable | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th ]
| WLS | Wales | 2324 | 1 : 3 | 2604 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| Cooper | 2315 | 0 - 1 | 2620 | GM Petrosian | ||||
| Williams | 2390 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | GM Polugaevsky | ||||
| Hutchings | 2340 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Gulko | ||||
| Jones | 2250 | 0 - 1 | 2610 | GM Romanishin | ||||
| HUN | Hungary | 2559 | 3½ : ½ | 2309 | Scotland | SCO | ||
| GM Portisch | 2630 | 1 - 0 | 2405 | IM Pritchett | ||||
| GM Ribli | 2585 | 1 - 0 | 2320 | IM Levy | ||||
| GM Adorján | 2515 | ½ - ½ | 2310 | Jamieson | ||||
| GM Vadász | 2505 | 1 - 0 | Upton | |||||
| TUN | Tunisia | 2279 | ½ : 3½ | 2548 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| IM Bouaziz | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Gligorić | ||||
| IM Belkadi | 2350 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | GM Ljubojević | ||||
| Tabbane | 0 - 1 | 2505 | GM Matanović | |||||
| Kchouk | 0 - 1 | 2515 | GM Ivkov | |||||
| USA | United States | 2526 | 3 : 1 | 2278 | Paraguay | PAR | ||
| GM Lein | 2505 | ½ - ½ | 2340 | Franco Ocampos | ||||
| GM Byrne | 2550 | ½ - ½ | 2280 | Gamarra Cáceres | ||||
| GM Tarjan | 2510 | 1 - 0 | 2250 | Riego Prieto | ||||
| GM Lombardy | 2540 | 1 - 0 | 2240 | Bogda | ||||
| NZL | New Zealand | 2270 | 0 : 4 | 2500 | West Germany | GER | ||
| IM Sarapu | 2290 | 0 - 1 | 2595 | GM Hübner | ||||
| IM Chandler | 2390 | 0 - 1 | 2525 | GM Unzicker | ||||
| Small | 0 - 1 | 2480 | GM Hecht | |||||
| Stuart | 0 - 1 | 2400 | Borik | |||||
| NED | Netherlands | 2494 | 4 : 0 | 2270 | Uruguay | URU | ||
| GM Timman | 2585 | 1 - 0 | Estrada Degrandi | |||||
| IM Ree | 2500 | 1 - 0 | 2360 | Dienavorian Lacherian | ||||
| IM Ligterink | 2440 | 1 - 0 | 2270 | Silva Nazzari | ||||
| IM Langeweg | 2450 | 1 - 0 | 2250 | Bademian Orchanian | ||||
| ECU | Ecuador | 2264 | 0 : 4 | 2446 | Israel | ISR | ||
| IM Verduga | 2355 | 0 - 1 | 2550 | GM Dzindzichashvili | ||||
| Pazos | 2240 | 0 - 1 | 2465 | IM Kagan | ||||
| Salvador | 0 - 1 | 2440 | IM Bleiman | |||||
| Freile | 2260 | 0 - 1 | 2330 | IM Grünfeld | ||||
| ENG | England | 2483 | 4 : 0 | 2226 | Dominican Republic | DOM | ||
| GM Miles | 2565 | 1 - 0 | 2205 | Gonzáles, E. | ||||
| IM Hartston | 2475 | 1 - 0 | 2300 | Delgado | ||||
| IM Mestel | 2450 | 1 - 0 | Álvarez | |||||
| IM Nunn | 2440 | 1 - 0 | Mateo | |||||
| LUX | Luxembourg | 2213 | 0 : 4 | 2486 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| Stull | 2250 | 0 - 1 | 2490 | GM Radulov | ||||
| Schammo | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Ermenkov | |||||
| Kirsch | 0 - 1 | 2480 | GM Tringov | |||||
| Welz | 0 - 1 | 2455 | GM Padevsky | |||||
| CUB | Cuba | 2486 | 2½ : 1½ | 2271 | Peru | PER | ||
| GM García Gonzáles | 2535 | 0 - 1 | 2485 | GM Rodríguez Vargas | ||||
| GM Hernández | 2465 | ½ - ½ | González Bernal | |||||
| GM Rodríguez Céspedes | 2495 | 1 - 0 | Vásquez | |||||
| IM Vilela | 2450 | 1 - 0 | Pelaez Contti | |||||
| BEL | Belgium | 2223 | 1 : 3 | 2390 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| Schumacher | 2290 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | IM Hug | ||||
| Wostyn | 0 - 1 | 2400 | IM Lombard | |||||
| Mollekens | 0 - 1 | 2355 | Huss | |||||
| De Hert | ½ - ½ | 2345 | IM Bhend | |||||
| ISL | Iceland | 2435 | 1 : 3 | 2273 | China | CHN | ||
| GM Sigurjónsson | 2500 | 0 - 1 | 2405 | Qi Jingxuan | ||||
| IM Ólafsson, H. | 2420 | 1 - 0 | 2285 | Chen De | ||||
| IM Pétursson | 2350 | 0 - 1 | Liu Wenzhe | |||||
| Árnason | 2470 | 0 - 1 | Liang Jinrong | |||||
| PUR | Puerto Rico | 2214 | 0 : 4 | 2464 | Romania | ROM | ||
| Moraza Choisme | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu | |||||
| Freyre | 0 - 1 | 2455 | GM Ciocâltea | |||||
| Torres | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2450 | IM Ghiţescu | ||||
| Ochoa | 0 - 1 | 2430 | GM Şubă | |||||
| SWE | Sweden | 2453 | 3 : 1 | 2235 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| GM Andersson | 2545 | 1 - 0 | Jhunjhnuwala, K. | |||||
| IM Ornstein | 2425 | 1 - 0 | 2340 | Kan Wai Shui | ||||
| IM Schneider | 2430 | 1 - 0 | Jhunjhnuwala, R. | |||||
| IM Kaiszauri | 2410 | 0 - 1 | Schepel | |||||
| MAS | Malaysia | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2429 | Poland | POL | ||
| Tan Bian Huat | 0 - 1 | 2505 | GM Schmidt | |||||
| Woo Beng Keong | 0 - 1 | 2310 | Kuligowski | |||||
| Hon Kah Seng | ½ - ½ | 2430 | IM Sznapik | |||||
| Liew Chee Meng | 0 - 1 | 2470 | IM Adamski | |||||
| ESP | Spain | 2325 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Guatemala | GUA | ||
| GM Pomar Salamanca | 2420 | 1 - 0 | Batres | |||||
| IM Bellón López | 2350 | 1 - 0 | Canda | |||||
| IM Sanz Alonso | 2330 | 1 - 0 | Grajeda | |||||
| Rivas Pastor | 1 - 0 | Cruz Lorenzana | ||||||
| JPN | Japan | 2200 | 1 : 3 | 2416 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| Takemoto | ½ - ½ | 2470 | IM Hamann | |||||
| Matsumoto | 0 - 1 | 2400 | Jakobsen | |||||
| Sakurai | ½ - ½ | 2395 | Kristiansen | |||||
| Ozaki | 0 - 1 | 2400 | Fedder | |||||
| ARG | Argentina "A" | 2395 | 3 : 1 | 2213 | Bolivia | BOL | ||
| Emma | 2390 | 1 - 0 | 2250 | Chávez Chávez | ||||
| Bronstein | 2400 | ½ - ½ | Zarco Castillo | |||||
| Cámpora | 2370 | 1 - 0 | Mendivil | |||||
| IM Szmetan | 2420 | ½ - ½ | Alborta | |||||
| BER | Bermuda | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2395 | Norway | NOR | ||
| Yerbury | ½ - ½ | 2420 | IM Wibe | |||||
| Radford | 0 - 1 | 2345 | Helmers | |||||
| Harris | 0 - 1 | 2435 | IM Øgaard | |||||
| Dill | 0 - 1 | 2380 | Hoen | |||||
| PHI | The Philippines | 2213 | 2 : 2 | 2200 | Andorra | AND | ||
| Only two Filippino players arrived on time. Strangely enough no pairings were done at board #3 and #4. | ||||||||
| Torre, V. | 2250 | 1 - 0 | Clua Ballague | |||||
| De Guzman | 1 - 0 | Pantebre Martínez | ||||||
| -- empty board -- | - w/o + | Gómez Abad | ||||||
| -- empty board -- | - w/o + | Fité Barris | ||||||
| ISV | U.S. Virgin Islands | 2200 | ½ : 3½ | 2390 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Van Tilbury | ½ - ½ | 2390 | Fuller | |||||
| Hoyt | 0 - 1 | 2385 | Shaw | |||||
| Grumer | 0 - 1 | 2400 | Rogers | |||||
| Chiu Yum San | 0 - 1 | 2385 | Woodhams | |||||
| CHI | Chile | 2364 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Sri Lanka | SRI | ||
| Donoso Velasco | 2425 | 1 - 0 | Weeramantry | |||||
| Morovic Fernández | 2275 | 1 - 0 | Aturupane | |||||
| Silva Sánchez | 2405 | 1 - 0 | Goonetilleke | |||||
| Scholz Solis | 2350 | 1 - 0 | Parakrama | |||||
| GUY | Guyana | 2200 | 1½ : 2½ | 2385 | Austria | AUT | ||
| Broomes, M. | 0 - 1 | 2430 | GM Robatsch | |||||
| Broomes, G. | 1 - 0 | 2410 | Hölzl | |||||
| Wharton | ½ - ½ | 2350 | Stoppel | |||||
| Warsali | 0 - 1 | 2350 | Wittmann | |||||
| FIN | Finland | 2348 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| Rantanen | 2420 | 1 - 0 | Wong, S. | |||||
| Hurme | 2310 | 1 - 0 | Grant | |||||
| Saren | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Wong, A. | |||||
| Raaste | 2335 | 1 - 0 | Powell | |||||
| LBA | Libya | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2339 | Canada | CAN | ||
| Shabsh Abdulatif | 0 - 1 | 2255 | Hebert | |||||
| El-Ageli | 0 - 1 | 2450 | IM Biyiasas | |||||
| Tawengi | 0 - 1 | 2365 | IM Day | |||||
| Talha | 0 - 1 | 2285 | Coudari | |||||
| MEX | Mexico | 2361 | 3 : 1 | 2200 | Trinidad & Tobago | TRI | ||
| Sisniega | 2455 | 1 - 0 | Lee, Cec. | |||||
| IM Campos López | 2355 | 0 - 1 | Payne | |||||
| Villarreal | 2325 | 1 - 0 | Lee, Cou. | |||||
| Aldrete | 2310 | 1 - 0 | Duchesne | |||||
| IVB | British Virgin Islands | 2213 | 0 : 4 | 2339 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| Hook | 2250 | 0 - 1 | 2385 | Trois | ||||
| Georges | 0 - 1 | 2375 | Van Riemsdijk | |||||
| Pickering | 0 - 1 | 2395 | IM Segal | |||||
| Campbell | 0 - 1 | Braga | ||||||
| COL | Colombia | 2333 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | United Arab Emirates | UAE | ||
| García, G. | 2365 | 1 - 0 | Hassan | |||||
| IM Gutiérrez | 2380 | 1 - 0 | Abdulghafour | |||||
| Rodríguez | 2230 | 1 - 0 | Abdul Rahman | |||||
| IM Zapata | 2355 | 1 - 0 | Zainal | |||||
| SYR | Syria | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2328 | France | FRA | ||
| Arafeh | 0 - 1 | 2425 | IM Haïk | |||||
| Hakki | 0 - 1 | 2365 | Giffard | |||||
| Catalan | 0 - 1 | 2320 | Preissmann | |||||
| Khatib | 0 - 1 | Roos | ||||||
| INA | Indonesia | 2346 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Zaire | ZAI | ||
| GM Suradiradja | 2330 | 1 - 0 | De Vries | |||||
| IM Ardiansyah | 2330 | 1 - 0 | Ciezkowski | |||||
| IM Bachtiar | 2335 | 1 - 0 | Merali | |||||
| Kileng | 2390 | 1 - 0 | Biringanine | |||||
| MAU | Mauritania | 2200 | 0 : 4 | 2253 | Venezuela | VEN | ||
| Bouasria | 0 - 1 | 2275 | Ostos | |||||
| Radhy Sol | 0 - 1 | 2285 | Fernández | |||||
| El-Mokhtar | 0 - 1 | 2250 | Díaz | |||||
| Louly | 0 - 1 | Gamboa | ||||||
| ARG2 | Argentina "B" | 2278 | 4 : 0 | 2200 | Jordan | JOR | ||
| Giardelli | 2315 | 1 - 0 | Arafat | |||||
| Seidler | 2395 | 1 - 0 | Shoumali | |||||
| Barbero | 1 - 0 | Al-Mallah | ||||||
| Braga | 1 - 0 | Saqqa | ||||||
| MAR | Morocco | 2200 | 2 : 2 | 2200 | Faroe Islands | FAI | ||
| Chorfi | 1 - 0 | Jacobsen | ||||||
| Al-Hamido | 1 - 0 | Apol | ||||||
| Arbouche | 0 - 1 | Petersen | ||||||
| El-Amri | 0 - 1 | Ziska | ||||||
Standings after 1st round >>
| no. | code | pts | Buch | MP | 1 | 2 |
| 1. | FRA | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | SYR 4 |
SUI |
| VEN | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | MAU 4 |
ESP | |
| ARG2 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | JOR 4 |
URS | |
| CHI | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | SRI 4 |
GER | |
| BRA | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | IVB 4 |
ISR | |
| INA | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | ZAI 4 |
BUL | |
| COL | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | UAE 4 |
ENG | |
| FIN | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | JAM 4 |
NED | |
| NED | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | URU 4 |
FIN | |
| BUL | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | LUX 4 |
INA | |
| ENG | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | DOM 4 |
COL | |
| CAN | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | LBA 4 |
ROM | |
| ESP | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | GUA 4 |
VEN | |
| ROM | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | PUR 4 |
CAN | |
| ISR | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | ECU 4 |
BRA | |
| GER | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | NZL 4 |
CHI | |
| 17. | NOR | 3½ | 0.5 | 2 | BER 3½ |
SWE |
| AUS | 3½ | 0.5 | 2 | ISV 3½ |
YUG | |
| YUG | 3½ | 0.5 | 2 | TUN 3½ |
AUS | |
| POL | 3½ | 0.5 | 2 | MAS 3½ |
HUN | |
| HUN | 3½ | 0.5 | 2 | SCO 3½ |
POL | |
| 22. | MEX | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | TRI 3 |
DEN |
| CHN | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | ISL 3 |
ARG | |
| ARG | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | BOL 3 |
CHN | |
| SWE | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | HKG 3 |
NOR | |
| SUI | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | BEL 3 |
FRA | |
| DEN | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | JPN 3 |
MEX | |
| USA | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | PAR 3 |
AUT | |
| URS | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | WLS 3 |
ARG2 | |
| 30. | AUT | 2½ | 1.5 | 2 | GUY 2½ |
USA |
| CUB | 2½ | 1.5 | 2 | PER 2½ |
MAR | |
| 32. | AND | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | PHI 2 |
PAR |
| MAR | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | FAI 2 |
CUB | |
| FAI | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | MAR 2 |
GUY | |
| PHI | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | AND 2 |
PER | |
| 36. | GUY | 1½ | 2.5 | 0 | AUT 1½ |
FAI |
| PER | 1½ | 2.5 | 0 | CUB 1½ |
PHI | |
| 38. | TRI | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | MEX 1 |
WLS |
| BOL | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | ARG 1 |
BEL | |
| BEL | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | SUI 1 |
BOL | |
| JPN | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | DEN 1 |
ISL | |
| WLS | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | URS 1 |
TRI | |
| HKG | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | SWE 1 |
BER | |
| PAR | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | USA 1 |
AND | |
| ISL | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | CHN 1 |
JPN | |
| 46. | BER | ½ | 3.5 | 0 | NOR ½ |
HKG |
| ISV | ½ | 3.5 | 0 | AUS ½ |
TUN | |
| MAS | ½ | 3.5 | 0 | POL ½ |
SCO | |
| TUN | ½ | 3.5 | 0 | YUG ½ |
ISV | |
| SCO | ½ | 3.5 | 0 | HUN ½ |
MAS | |
| 51. | IVB | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | BRA 0 |
ECU |
| UAE | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | COL 0 |
DOM | |
| ZAI | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | INA 0 |
LUX | |
| MAU | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | VEN 0 |
GUA | |
| LBA | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | CAN 0 |
PUR | |
| PUR | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | ROM 0 |
LBA | |
| JAM | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | FIN 0 |
JOR | |
| JOR | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | ARG2 0 |
JAM | |
| ECU | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | ISR 0 |
IVB | |
| GUA | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | ESP 0 |
MAU | |
| LUX | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | BUL 0 |
ZAI | |
| SRI | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | CHI 0 |
NZL | |
| DOM | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | ENG 0 |
UAE | |
| URU | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | NED 0 |
SYR | |
| SYR | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | FRA 0 |
URU | |
| NZL | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | GER 0 |
SRI |