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28th Chess Olympiad

1988 chess tournament in Thessaloniki, Greece

The 28th Chess Olympiad (, I 28i Skakistikí Olympiáda), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 12 and November 30, 1988, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

After the successful 26th Olympiad in Thessaloniki in 1984, FIDE had agreed to hold every other Olympiad (the ones in Olympic years) in the home country of the Olympic movement - provided the Greek Chess Federation and government could provide the necessary funding. This was only the case once, in 1988; after that the Olympiad went back to a new host city every two years.

Israel was back, having been effectively banned from the previous Olympiad in Dubai, as were the countries that had stayed away in sympathy: The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Also reappearing in the Olympic arena—after a 16-year absence—was East Germany, who celebrated their return by beating their West German rivals 3–1.

The Soviet Union dominated as usual. With world champions Kasparov (reigning) and Karpov (former) on the top boards, they won by no less than six points. A strong English team took their third consecutive silver medals, while the returning Dutch team took the bronze.

Open event

There were 107 teams from 106 different nations playing in a 14-round Swiss system tournament. Chile had also been signed up, but never arrived.

In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.

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Individual medals

Performance rating: URS Garry Kasparov 2877
Board 1: URS Garry Kasparov 8½ / 10 = 85.0%
Board 2: URS Anatoly Karpov 8 / 10 = 80.0%
Board 3: GUA Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera 7½ / 10 = 75.0%
Board 4: THA Suchart Chaivichit 8 / 9 = 88.9%
1st reserve: ITA Ennio Arlandi and ESA Eduardo Vásquez 5½ / 7 = 78.6%
2nd reserve: BAN Tahmidur Rahman and ARG Jorge Gómez Baillo 6 / 7 = 85.7%

Best combination

The 'Best combination' prize went to Carsten Høi (Denmark) - Boris Gulko (USA) from round 4.

Women's event

56 teams from 55 different nations took part. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.

The Soviet Union had won 10 of the previous 11 Olympiads, but this time they were bested by a Hungarian teenage team featuring 19-year-old Mádl as well as all three Polgár sisters: Zsuzsa (also 19), Zsófia (14), and Judit (12). The biggest star of the women's event was 12-year-old prodigy Judit, who scored 12½ points in 13 games and won her board as well as the overall performance rating.

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Individual medals

Performance rating: HUN Judit Polgár 2694
Board 1: SWE Pia Cramling 12½ / 14 = 89.3%
Board 2: HUN Judit Polgár 12½ / 13 = 96.2%
Board 3: CHN Peng Zhaoqin (10½/14) and AUT Maria Horvath (9/12) = 75.0%
Reserve: BAN Yesmin Begum 6½ / 8 = 81.3%

References

28th Chess Olympiad: Thessaloniki 1988 OlimpBase

References

Although commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players.

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