Silver medal for Russia, bronze for Israel

Ivanchuk
the hero for Ukraine
The national men team of Ukraine became gold medalist of the 39 th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Eljanov, Efimenko, and Moiseenko won the gold medal in the open section.
Ukraine took the early lead with two consecutive 4:0 victories against Iraq and Scotland. The surprise of the first half, Croatia, stopped them for a draw in round 3. At that time surfaced the winning spirit of Ivanchuk, who brought the team victories against Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, and Georgia. A draw in the critical match with Russia in round 8 and victories against Azerbaijan and France stabilized Ukraine on top of the table. A final draw against Israel was enough for the gold medal.
Second place is for Russia, who were the rating favorites of the competition. A wrong step against Hungary and the draw with Ukraine complicated things for the Russians. A final draw with the inspired team of Spain left them with the silver medal.
Third on tiebreak is Israel. They finished with the same points as Hungary, but with a better tiebreak.
Read on for photos, interviews, standings, and more.
Medal winners open section
Board 1:
Gold medal Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), 8/10, TPR 2890
Silver medal Levon Aronian (Armenia), 7.5/10, TPR 2888
Bronze medal Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia 2), 6.5/9, TPR 2821
Board 2:
Gold medal Emil Sutovsky (Israel), 6.5/8, TPR 2895
Silver medal Zoltan Almasi (Hungary), 7/10, 2801
Bronze medal Wang Hao (China), 7.5/10, TPR 2783
Board 3:
Gold medal Vitaly Teterev (Belarus), 7/8, TPR 2853
Silver medal Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), 7/10, TPR 2737
Bronze medal Sergei Rublevsky (Russia 3), 8/11, TPR 2727
Board 4:
Gold medal Sergey Karjakin (Russia 1), 8/10, TPR 2859
Silver medal Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine), 8.5/11, TPR 2783
Bronze medal Anish Giri (The Netherlands), 8/11, TPR 2730
Board 5:
Gold medal Sebastien Feller (France), 6/9, TPR 2708
Silver medal Mateusz Bartel (Poland), 7/9, TPR 2706
Bronze medal Vlastimil Babula (Czech Republic), 7/9, TPR 2668
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Final standings
1 Ukraine 19 MP ( 380.5 / 31 GP)
2 Russia 1 18 MP ( 379.5 / 28 GP)
3 Israel 17 MP ( 367.5 / 29 GP)
4 Hungary 17 MP ( 355.5 / 26.5 GP)
5 China 16 MP ( 362 / 29 GP)
6 Russia 2 16 MP ( 355 / 29.5 GP)
7 Armenia 16 MP ( 345 / 27 GP)
8 Spain 16 MP ( 332 / 28.5 GP)
9 United States of America 16 MP ( 315.5 / 27 GP)
10 France 16 MP ( 311.5 / 25 GP)
11 Poland 15 MP ( 346.5 / 29 GP)
12 Azerbaijan 15 MP ( 333 / 28 GP)
13 Russia 3 15 MP ( 320.5 / 26 GP)
14 Belarus 15 MP ( 307.5 / 27.5 GP)
15 Netherlands 15 MP ( 305 / 24.5 GP)
16 Slovakia 15 MP ( 302.5 / 26.5 GP)
17 Brazil 15 MP ( 290.5 / 27 GP)
18 India 15 MP ( 287 / 26.5 GP)
19 Denmark 15 MP ( 257.5 / 26.5 GP)
20 Czech Republic 14 MP ( 338.5 / 28 GP)
21 Italy 14 MP ( 316.5 / 25.5 GP)
22 Greece 14 MP ( 302.5 / 26.5 GP)
23 Cuba 14 MP ( 299 / 26.5 GP)
24 England 14 MP ( 292 / 26 GP)
25 Argentina 14 MP ( 281 / 26 GP)
26 Estonia 14 MP ( 277 / 25.5 GP)
27 Kazakhstan 14 MP ( 274 / 27 GP)
28 Moldova 14 MP ( 265 / 27 GP)
29 Iran 14 MP ( 259.5 / 25.5 GP)
30 Georgia 13 MP ( 316 / 27.5 GP)
31 Bulgaria 13 MP ( 287.5 / 26.5 GP)
32 Croatia 13 MP ( 284.5 / 25 GP)
33 Serbia 13 MP ( 278.5 / 25.5 GP)
34 Sweden 13 MP ( 277 / 24 GP)
35 Lithuania 13 MP ( 268 / 27.5 GP)
36 Slovenia 13 MP ( 264.5 / 25 GP)
37 Canada 13 MP ( 264 / 25 GP)
38 Austria 13 MP ( 263 / 27 GP)
39 Russia 4 13 MP ( 258 / 27.5 GP)
40 Iceland 13 MP ( 257.5 / 26.5 GP)
41 Egypt 13 MP ( 252 / 25 GP)
42 Montenegro 13 MP ( 251.5 / 26 GP)
43 Qatar 13 MP ( 236 / 26 GP)
44 Peru 13 MP ( 231 / 24 GP)
45 Turkey 13 MP ( 230 / 23.5 GP)
46 Uruguay 13 MP ( 227 / 24.5 GP)
47 Zambia 13 MP ( 202.5 / 25 GP)
48 ICSC 13 MP ( 197 / 24 GP)
49 Uzbekistan 12 MP ( 285 / 25.5 GP)
50 Philippines 12 MP ( 276 / 26 GP)
51 Norway 12 MP ( 274.5 / 24 GP)
52 Vietnam 12 MP ( 272 / 24 GP)
53 Chile 12 MP ( 261 / 24 GP)
54 Colombia 12 MP ( 255 / 24 GP)
55 Australia 12 MP ( 253 / 26 GP)
56 Former YUG Rep of Macedonia 12 MP ( 246.5 / 26.5 GP)
57 Albania 12 MP ( 231.5 / 24 GP)
58 Singapore 12 MP ( 231 / 22.5 GP)
59 Finland 12 MP ( 218 / 23.5 GP)
60 Belgium 12 MP ( 215 / 23.5 GP)
61 United Arab Emirates 12 MP ( 211.5 / 23.5 GP)
62 Pakistan 12 MP ( 194.5 / 22 GP)
63 IPCA 12 MP ( 192.5 / 22.5 GP)
64 Germany 11 MP ( 268 / 24.5 GP)
65 Switzerland 11 MP ( 258.5 / 25.5 GP)
66 Bosnia & Herzegovina 11 MP ( 254.5 / 23 GP)
67 Indonesia 11 MP ( 248.5 / 25 GP)
68 Kyrgyzstan 11 MP ( 231.5 / 23.5 GP)
69 Latvia 11 MP ( 224 / 22 GP)
70 Russia 5 11 MP ( 220 / 22 GP)
71 Mongolia 11 MP ( 216.5 / 22 GP)
72 Mexico 11 MP ( 214 / 22 GP)
73 Bangladesh 11 MP ( 200 / 22 GP)
74 South Africa 11 MP ( 194.5 / 22 GP)
75 Portugal 11 MP ( 194 / 22 GP)
76 Turkmenistan 11 MP ( 193 / 21 GP)
77 Jordan 11 MP ( 188 / 21.5 GP)
78 Libya 11 MP ( 187.5 / 23 GP)
79 Paraguay 11 MP ( 186 / 22.5 GP)
80 Faroe Islands 11 MP ( 185.5 / 21.5 GP)
81 Venezuela 11 MP ( 184.5 / 22 GP)
82 Costa Rica 11 MP ( 179 / 22 GP)
83 Scotland 11 MP ( 175.5 / 20.5 GP)
84 Yemen 11 MP ( 165 / 20 GP)
85 Ecuador 10 MP ( 219 / 23 GP)
86 Tajikistan 10 MP ( 218 / 24 GP)
87 Andorra 10 MP ( 206.5 / 21.5 GP)
88 Ireland 10 MP ( 202 / 23.5 GP)
89 Algeria 10 MP ( 195.5 / 22 GP)
90 Dominican Republic 10 MP ( 191.5 / 24 GP)
91 New Zealand 10 MP ( 176 / 20.5 GP)
92 Malaysia 10 MP ( 172 / 22 GP)
93 Thailand 10 MP ( 168.5 / 21 GP)
94 Panama 10 MP ( 168.5 / 20.5 GP)
95 Barbados 10 MP ( 168 / 19.5 GP)
96 Japan 10 MP ( 166.5 / 20.5 GP)
97 Luxembourg 10 MP ( 162.5 / 20.5 GP)
98 Cyprus 10 MP ( 162.5 / 19 GP)
99 Guatemala 10 MP ( 160.5 / 22 GP)
100 Malta 10 MP ( 157 / 22 GP)
101 Nigeria 10 MP ( 153 / 20 GP)
102 IBCA 10 MP ( 145.5 / 19 GP)
103 Iraq 9 MP ( 183 / 21 GP)
104 Sri Lanka 9 MP ( 169 / 19.5 GP)
105 Jamaica 9 MP ( 160 / 20 GP)
106 Uganda 9 MP ( 158.5 / 21 GP)
107 Nepal 9 MP ( 152.5 / 21 GP)
108 Puerto Rico 9 MP ( 151 / 17 GP)
109 Lebanon 9 MP ( 149 / 19 GP)
110 Monaco 9 MP ( 143 / 18 GP)
111 Honduras 9 MP ( 141.5 / 21.5 GP)
112 Palestine 9 MP ( 133 / 20 GP)
113 Korea 9 MP ( 132 / 17 GP)
114 Bolivia 9 MP ( 116.5 / 16.5 GP)
115 Trinidad & Tobago 9 MP ( 107 / 16.5 GP)
116 Botswana 8 MP ( 141 / 18 GP)
117 Bahrain 8 MP ( 139 / 19 GP)
118 Mauritius 8 MP ( 138 / 19 GP)
119 Chinese Taipei 8 MP ( 137.5 / 20.5 GP)
120 Kenya 8 MP ( 135 / 18 GP)
121 Aruba 8 MP ( 130.5 / 18.5 GP)
122 Wales 8 MP ( 127.5 / 17.5 GP)
123 Jersey 8 MP ( 127 / 15 GP)
124 Angola 8 MP ( 125 / 19.5 GP)
125 Mali 8 MP ( 121.5 / 18 GP)
126 Namibia 8 MP ( 112 / 18 GP)
127 Malawi 8 MP ( 104 / 16.5 GP)
128 Ethiopia 8 MP ( 100 / 14.5 GP)
129 Hongkong 8 MP ( 83 / 15 GP)
130 Guernsey 8 MP ( 69.5 / 14.5 GP)
131 Mauritania 7 MP ( 112.5 / 15 GP)
132 Surinam 7 MP ( 110 / 16 GP)
133 Macau 7 MP ( 108.5 / 17 GP)
134 Mozambique 7 MP ( 103 / 16.5 GP)
135 Madagascar 7 MP ( 102 / 16 GP)
136 Netherlands Antilles 7 MP ( 80.5 / 14.5 GP)
137 Cameroon 7 MP ( 78.5 / 16 GP)
138 Sao Tome and Principe 7 MP ( 70.5 / 14.5 GP)
139 Haiti 6 MP ( 98 / 17 GP)
140 Ghana 6 MP ( 81 / 15.5 GP)
141 Bermuda 6 MP ( 81 / 14.5 GP)
142 Sierra Leone 6 MP ( 74 / 13 GP)
143 Papua New Guinea 6 MP ( 70 / 18 GP)
144 San Marino 6 MP ( 50.5 / 10 GP)
145 Burundi 6 MP ( 45.5 / 9 GP)
146 Rwanda 3 MP ( 57 / 10.5 GP)
147 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 MP ( 32.5 / 8 GP)
148 Seychelles 2 MP ( 46 / 9.5 GP)
149 Senegal 1 MP ( 0 / 2 GP)
