34th Chess Olympiad (women) (see all-time tournament summary) |
| Date: |
28th October - 12th November 2000 |
| City: |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| Venue: |
The Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Centre (Rumeli Fair) |
| President of Organizing Committee: |
Mr. Emrehan Halıcı (TUR) |
| Tournament Director: |
Mr. Sinan Erdem (TUR) |
| Chief Arbiter: |
IA Geurt Gijssen (NED) |
| Teams participating: |
86 (incl. Turkey "B") |
| Players participating: |
338 (incl. 2 GMs, 12 IMs, 44 WGMs, 1 FM, 65 WIMs and 39 WFMs) |
| Games played: |
1806 Argentina came late and did not play in round 1. |
| Competition format: |
Three board fourteen round Swiss. |
| Final order decided by: |
1. Game points; 2. Buchholz; 3. Match points |
| Time control: |
40 moves in 100 minutes, 20 moves in 50 minutes, then 10 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 second increment added after each move. |
| Official logo: |
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| Website: |
http://www.istanbulchessolympiad.com (cached only) |
| Downloadable game file: |
00olw.zip |