37th Olympiad Heads into the Final Rounds

What more could you ask for? Hundreds of the world's best players descending onto one town, battling it out for their country. That's exactly what is happening right now in northern Italy in the town of Turin. 150 countries from around the world have sent six of their top men's players and four of their top women's players to put on their best performances in representing their homeland. The Olympiad has been organized by FIDE since 1927 and takes place every two years.

There are thirteen rounds during the event. During each round each country puts four players into action giving two players a rest and then alternate their players as they choose. Strategy not only takes place at the boards but off the boards as well! Who needs a rest? Who's feeling in top form on a particular day? Who's on a hot streak? It all comes into play at this event.

After eleven rounds of action the Olympiad is heading into its closing rounds. In the men's section Russia broke out into an early lead holding onto first place spot until round six when they lost to France allowing Armenia to jump into the lead. Armenia has held the first place spot since. In the women's section a three way tie between China, Lithuania, and France heated up the action by round two.

Individual performances have been exciting to follow. GM Gabriel Sargissian of Armenia has the best record on points with 8.0 points out of 9 games. GM Vladimir Kramnik has the best performance rating of the event with 2873. His rating entering the tournament was 2729! The best win percentage is held by the untitled player Tunveer Mohyuddin Gillani of Pakistan with 6.0/6.0.

Men's Top 10 Results After Round 11:

Rank	Team	Score
1	Armenia	32.0
2	China	28.5
3	France	28.5
4	Russia	28.0
5	USA	28.0
6	Czech Republic	27.5
7	Ukraine	27.5
8	Cuba	27.5
9	Israel	27.5
10	Netherlands	27.0

Women's Top 10 Results After Round 11:

Rank	Team	Score
1	Ukraine	25.5
2	Russia	24.5
3	China	23.5
4	USA	21.5
5	India	21.5
6	Georgia	21.0
7	Hungary	20.5
8	Armenia	20.5
9	France	20.5
10	Bulgaria	20.0

View all of the games played in the Olympiad in PGN format:

Men's Games (2,652 games)

Women's Games (1,380 games)

Category: Chess , The Chess Olympiad