24th Chess Olympiad

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The 24th Chess Olympiad ({{langx|mt|L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess}}), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 20 and December 6, 1980, at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta.{{cite web |last1=Bartelski |first1=Wojciech |title=24th Chess Olympiad: La Valletta 1980 |url=https://olimpbase.org/1980/1980in.html |website=OlimpBase |access-date=15 February 2025}}

Once again, the defending champions Hungary proved to be a real match for the Soviet favourites. The Hungarians led the table until the last round, but in the end the two teams tied for first place. The Soviet Union had a slightly better tie break score and took back the gold medals after six years. Yugoslavia completed the medal ranks.

The Soviet team was captained by the reigning world champion Karpov (who fell ill during the tournament and didn't perform to his usual standard) and featured a former champion (Tal) as well as a future one: 17-year-old Olympic debutant Kasparov, who in his first appearance took a bronze medal on the 2nd reserve board.

The Buchholz points deciding the gold medal between the Soviet Union and Hungary were determined by the Scotland-Greece match in the last round. Members of the Hungarian team maintain to this day that Kasparov illegally advised the Greek players during the match whom eventually won 3.5 - 0.5 and thus the Soviet team got the better tie break than Hungary. Earlier in the last round Kasparov reached only a draw against Denmark's Jacob Øst-Hansen, and was allegedly scolded by Viktor Baturinsky the vice chairman of the Soviet Chess Federation.{{Cite news|url=https://magyarnemzet.hu/sport/2020/12/kaszparov-kereken-40-eve-krampuszt-adott-a-magyaroknak-mikulasra|title=Kaszparov kereken 40 éve krampuszt adott a magyaroknak Mikulásra |date=2020-12-06|work=Magyar Nemzet|access-date=2023-08-05|language=HU}}

Open event

A total of 81 nations played a 14-round Swiss system tournament. To make for an even number of teams, the Maltese hosts also fielded a "B" team. 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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class="wikitable" \|+ Open event ! # !! Country !! Players !! Average rating !! Points !! Buchholz !! MP
style="background:gold;"\|1	{{URS}}	Karpov, Polugaevsky, Tal, Geller, Balashov, Kasparov	2666	39	449.5
style="background:silver;"\|2	{{HUN}}	Portisch, Ribli, Sax, Csom, Faragó, Pintér	2593	39	448.0
style="background:#cc9966;"\|3	{{YUG}}	Ljubojević, Ivkov, Parma, Kurajica, Marjanović, Nikolić	2541	35
4	{{USA}}	Alburt, Seirawan, Christiansen, Tarjan, de Firmian, Shamkovich	2514	34
5	{{CSK}}	Hort, Smejkal, Jansa, Plachetka, Ftáčnik, Lechtýnský	2530	33
6	{{ENG}}	Miles, Stean, Nunn, Speelman, Keene, Mestel	2520	32½	453.0
7	{{POL}}	Sznapik, W. Schmidt, Kuligowski, Bielczyk, Pokojowczyk, Przewoźnik	2419	32½	424.0
8	{{ISR}}	Liberzon, Birnboim, Y. Gruenfeld, Murey, Kagan, D. Bernstein	2474	32	439.0
9	{{CAN}}	Hébert, Day, Yanofsky, Vukadinov, Vranesic, Allan	2385	32	410.5
10	{{NED}}	Timman, Sosonko, Ree, Langeweg, van der Wiel, Ligterink	2533	31½	449.5
11	{{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Șubă, Ghindă, Ghițescu, Stoica	2503	31½	437.5
12	{{SWE}}	Andersson, L. Karlsson, Schneider, Schüssler, Wedberg, Renman	2473	31½	434.0
13	{{CUB}}	García Gonzáles, García Martínez, Rodríguez Céspedes, Nogueiras, Hernández, Vera González	2468	31½	424.5
14	{{ARG}}	Quinteros, Rubinetti, Debarnot, Schweber, Giardelli, Hase	2454	31	439.0
15	{{PHI}}	Torre, Mascariñas, R. Rodríguez, Pacis, Bernal, Ramos	2390	31	430.5
16	{{DEN}}	Jakobsen, Høi, Fedder, Mortensen, Øst-Hansen, Pedersen	2408	31	427.5
17	{{FRA}}	Haïk, Giffard, Seret, L. Roos, Goldenberg, D. Roos	2381	31	415.0
18	{{WAL}}	Williams, Cooper, Hutchings, Jones, Johnston	2325	31	395.0
19	{{flag\|Bulgaria\|1971}}	Ermenkov, Tringov, Radulov, Georgiev, Popov, Spasov	2473	30½	454.0
20	{{FIN}}	Westerinen, Rantanen, Hurme, Ristoja, Mäki, Pirttimäki	2401	30½	431.0
21	{{AUT}}	Robatsch, Hölzl, Herzog, Roth, Wittmann, Wagner	2381	30½	414.0
22	{{ITA}}	Tóth, Zichichi, Taruffi, Passerotti, Trabattoni, Iannaccone	2334	30½	409.0
23	{{ISL}}	F. Ólafsson, H. Ólafsson, Árnason, Pétursson, Hjartarson, Jóhannsson	2474	30	434.5
24	{{NOR}}	Helmers, Heim, Hoen, Moen, Tiller, Sande	2369	30	421.5
25	{{GER}}	Pfleger, Hecht, Borik, Lobron, Hermann, Kunsztowicz	2451	30	420.0
26	{{flag\|Spain\|1977}}	Díez del Corral, Bellón López, Pomar, Rivas Pastor, Sanz Alonso, Gómez Esteban	2425	30	416.5
27	{{GRE}}	Makropoulos, Skembris, Skalkotas, Pountsas, Natsis, Trikaliotis	2365	30	402.5
28	{{flag\|Venezuela\|1930}}	Ostos, Fernández, Palacios, Dounia, Escalante	2311	30	399.5
29	{{flag\|Brazil\|1968}}	Sunye Neto, Carvalho, Lucena, van Riemsdijk, Câmara, Gentil	2374	30	397.0
30	{{SYR}}	Catalan, Hakki, Beitar, Arafeh, Kassabe	2235	30	394.5
31	{{SUI}}	Hug, Wirthensohn, Huss, Hammer, Züger, Franzoni	2391	29½
32	{{COL}}	García, Zapata, Castro, Cuartas, Acosta, González Rodríguez	2423	29	419.0
33	{{flag\|Albania\|1946}}	Muço, Adhami, Pustina, Zadrima, Qendro, Karkanaqe	2319	29	415.5
34	{{AUS}}	Rogers, Jamieson, Johansen, Fuller, Shaw, West	2361	29	410.5
35	{{IND}}	Ravi Sekhar, Ravikumar, Khan, Meetei, Hassan	2325	29	410.0
36	{{CHI}}	Morovic, Campos Moreno, Cifuentes, Silva Sánchez, Donoso Velasco, Velasquez Ojeda	2388	29	408.5
37	{{MEX}}	Frey Beckman, Campos López, Félix Villarreal, Maya, Ocampo, Navarro	2359	29	396.0
38	{{CHN}}	Liu Wenzhe, Qi Jingxuan, Liang Jinrong, Li Zunian, Tang Hongjian	2380	28½	411.5
39	{{POR}}	Silva, Fernandes, J. Santos, L. Santos, Durão	2351	28½	406.0
40	{{BEL}}	Meulders, De Bruycker, Deleyn, Goormachtigh, Defize, Schumacher	2233	28½	395.0
41	{{IRL}}	Delaney, Dunne, Doyle, Ludgate, Curtin, McCarthy	2255	28½	391.5
42	{{THA}}	Chaivichit, Sinprayoon, Trisa-Ard, Darakorn	2225	28½	390.0
43	{{PAK}}	Mirza, Farooqui, Zafar, Chaudry, Ahmad, Rana	2238	28½	372.5
44	{{DOM}}	Álvarez, Abreu, Gonzáles, Mateo, Pérez Nivar	2258	28	399.0
45	{{INA}}	Handoko, Suradiradja, Arif, Ardiansyah, Gunawan, Kusnadi	2354	28	397.5
46	{{flagcountry\|MGL\|1945}}	Myagmarsuren, Tumurbator, Jigjidsuren, Lhagva	2328	27½	402.5
47	{{flag\|Paraguay\|1954}}	Gamarra Cáceres, Ferreira, Bogda, Santacruz	2255	27½	387.0
48	{{TUR}}	İpek, Gümrükçüoğlu, Öney, Süer, Pamuk	2259	27½	384.5
49	{{MYS}}	Liew Chee Meng, Foo Lum Choon, Chang Hing Wah, Cheah Woon Leng, Abdul Rahman	2200	27½	378.0
50	{{TRI}}	Lee, Raphael, Duchesne, Lee, Mohipp, Ramon-Fortune	2200	27½	370.5
51	{{SCO}}	Pritchett, Swanson, Upton, McNab, Norris, Bonner	2291	27	423.5
52	{{flagcountry\|JPN\|1947}}	Gonda, Takemoto, T. Shiraki, Sakurai, T. Hirata, Sugimoto	2213	27	373.0
53	{{GUY}}	M. Broomes, G. Broomes, Wharton, R. Austin, J. Macedo	2203	26½	369.0	13
54	{{LUX}}	Haas, Feller, Stull, Schammo, Specchio, Kirsch	2230	26½	369.0	12
55	{{ALG}}	Baghli, Cherrad, Slimani, Kharchi, R. Bounedjar, Belamine	2200	26½	351.0
56	{{NZL}}	Chandler, Sarapu, Small, Aptekar, Anderson	2336	26	401.0
57	{{LIB}}	Kouatly, Sursock, Abouchaaya, Khechen, N. Saade	2243	26	389.5
58	{{flag\|Tunisia\|1959}}	Bouaziz, Belkadi, Hmadi, Ouechtati, Doghri, L. Hamzaoui	2279	26	387.5
59	{{EGY}}	Soliman, Fatin, El-Said, Afifi, Sadek, Hamed	2200	25½	391.0
60	{{UAE}}	N. A. Said, S. A. Said, N. M. Said, Ghubash, Qasim, Saleh	2200	25½	379.0
61	{{MLT}}	Attard, Camilleri, Gouder, Sollars, Gauci, G. Borg	2226	25½	376.5
62	{{ZIM}}	Donnely, Barlow, V. Strugo, Levy, Kuwaza, T. Klement	2200	25½	369.5
63	{{flagcountry\|PUR\|1952}}	M. Colón Romero, Ochoa, Moraza Choisme, Vázquez Ramos, Sosa, Falcón	2201	25½	357.0
-	{{MLT}} "B"	Cilia Vincenti, Vella Gera, Psaila, Thake, Vasallo, A. Borg	2200	25½	355.5
64	{{JAM}}	Wheeler, Powell, A. Niederhoffer, Cameron	2200	25½	348.5
65	{{VIR}}	Van Tilbury, R. Grim, Grumer, Turner, Chiu Yum San, D. Delzell	2233	25½	333.0
66	{{flagcountry\|HKG\|1959}}	Kan Wai Shui, Lin, Chao, Luk Luen Wah, M. Camm, R. Murphy	2235	25	349.0
67	{{flagcountry\|GGY\|1936}}	Fulton, Blow, Newman, Knight, Lainé, Bisson	2200	25	345.0
68	{{JOR}}	S. Bukhari, Bakr, M. Bukhari, Kilani, Arafat	2200	25	323.5
69	{{flagcountry\|CYP\|1960}}	Martidis, Riza, Aristotelous, Hadjiyiannis, Kleopas	2200	24½	356.0
70	{{KEN}}	Kanani, Adam, Yongo, Donde, Kinyanjui, S. Oulo	2200	24½	318.5
71	{{NGR}}	Omuku, Agusto, O. Faseyitan, E. Awobokun, O. Ayoola	2200	23½	361.0
72	{{FRO}}	Ziska, Apol, Vilhelm, Midjord, Joensen	2200	24½	355.0
73	{{AND}}	Santamaría Mas, Clua Ballague, J. A. Pantebre Martínez, De la Casa, Gómez Abad, B. Pantebre Martínez	2200	23½	345.5
74	{{flagcountry\|LBA\|1977}}	M. Hingary, Tawengi, El-Mejbri, Benohman, Ali Dreibika, Talha	2200	23½	344.0
75	{{VGB}}	Hook, Jarecki, Georges, Solomon	2216	23½	326.0
76	{{BER}}	Wojciechowski, Harris, Radford, Chudleigh, Dill, Tee	2200	23	326.0
77	{{ZAI}}	De Vries, Ciezkowski, Buysschaert, Callens, Claeys	2200	23	319.5
78	{{MON}}	Caruana, Negro, Girault, Lepine, Bernard, Angles d'Auriac	2200	20½
79	{{PNG}}	B. Whyte, F. Conejares, Hothersall, Markov, Marko, Puru	2200	19½
80	{{UGA}}	Zabasajja, O. Musasira, Mungyereza, Kisubi, Kamuhangire, Kiiza	2200	17½
81	{{ANG}}	Fonseca de Oliveira, Adão Domingos, De Meireles, Ferreira, V. Marques Alves, Saraiva de Carvalho	2200	13½

=Individual medals=

Board 1: {{flagicon|VGB}} Bill Hook 11½/14 = 82.1%
Board 2: {{flagicon|FIN}} Yrjö Rantanen 9½/13 = 73.1%
Board 3: {{flagicon|MEX}} José Félix Villarreal 9/11 = 81.8%
Board 4: {{flagicon|HUN}} István Csom 7/9 = 77.8%
1st reserve: {{flagicon|URS}} Yury Balashov (7½/10) and {{flagicon|NOR}} Bjørn Tiller (6/8) = 75.0%
2nd reserve: {{flagicon|YUG}} Predrag Nikolić 6½/8 = 81.3%

=Best game=

The 'Best Game' prize went to [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1377689 Jonathan Mestel (England) - Nils Gustaf Renman (Sweden)] from round 13.

Women's event<span class="anchor" id="Women's results"></span>

42 teams took part in the women's event which for the first time was played as a 14-round Swiss system tournament. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the Buchholz system, then by match points.

Like the open event, the women's tournament proved to be a tight affair between the Soviet Union and Hungary, with the Soviet team, captained by world champion Chiburdanidze, winning by half a point. Poland took the bronze.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Country !! Players !! Average rating !! Points !! Buchholz !! MP !! Head- to-head
style="background:gold;"\|1	{{URS}}	Chiburdanidze, Gaprindashvili, Alexandria, Ioseliani	2370	32½
style="background:silver;"\|2	{{HUN}}	Verőci-Petronić, Ivánka, Porubszky-Angyalosine, Csonkics	2232	32
style="background:#cc9966;"\|3	{{POL}}	Ereńska-Radzewska, Szmacińska, Wiese, Brustman	2148	26½
4	{{flag\|Romania\|1965}}	Polihroniade, Baumstark, Nuțu, Mureșan	2200	26
5	{{FRG}}	Fischdick, B. Hund, Laakmann, I. Hund	2152	24	339.5
6	{{CHN}}	Liu Shilan, Wu Mingqian, An Yangfeng	1843	24	338.5
7	{{ISR}}	Glaz, Kristol, Podrazhanskaya, Nudelman	2113	23½	339.5
8	{{YUG}}	Marković, Dragašević, Štadler, Prokopović	2142	23½	333.5
9	{{flag\|Bulgaria\|1971}}	Lematschko, Bojadjieva, Voyska, Angelova	2138	23	340.0
10	{{flag\|Brazil\|1968}}	Abreu Carvalho, Chaves, Cardoso, Longo	1850	23	300.5
11	{{flag\|Spain\|1977}}	García Vicente, Ferrer Lucas, García Padrón, Cuevas Rodríguez	2122	22½	331.0
12	{{ARG}}	Soppe, Arias, Justo, Vázquez	1913	22½	314.0
13	{{USA}}	Savereide, Crotto, Haring, Frenkel	2092	22	334.0
14	{{ENG}}	Miles, Jackson, Caldwell, Whitehead	2160	22	332.5
15	{{FRA}}	Merlini, Ruck-Petit, Schall, Legendre	1942	22	312.5
16	{{AUS}}	Mott-McGrath, Hawkesworth, Slavotinek, Martin	1870	22	302.5
17	{{NED}}	Vreeken, Belle, van Parreren, Bruinenberg	2092	21½	323.0
18	{{COL}}	Guggenberger, Leyva, Maya de Alzate, Patiño	1888	21½	311.0
19	{{CAN}}	Shterenberg, Roos, Das, Day	1938	21½	305.0	15	2½
20	{{ITA}}	Pernici, Gramignani, Merciai, Deghenghi	1935	21½	305.0	15	½
21	{{SWE}}	Borisova-Ornstein, Aatolainen, Nyberg, Samuelsson	1962	21½	297.5
22	{{ISL}}	Kristinsdóttir, Tráinsdóttir, Friðþjófsdóttir, Norðdahl	1800	21½	279.0
23	{{DOM}}	García Portes, A. R. Marino, Cuevas	1800	21½	263.5
24	{{GRE}}	Fouriki, A. Efremoglou, Petraki, K. Mihailidou	1800	21½	253.0
25	{{IND}}	J. Khadilkar, R. Khadilkar, V. Khadilkar, Thipsay	2075	21	305.5
26	{{IRL}}	Cronin, Delaney, O'Siochrú, Connolly	1818	21	287.5
27	{{WAL}}	Garwell, Evans, James, Brunker	1930	21	277.0
28	{{SCO}}	Hindle, Elder, Jackson, Houstoun	1817	20½	286.0
29	{{NZL}}	Foster, Stretch, Brightwell, Flower	1800	20½	239.0
30	{{DEN}}	Thygesen, Haahr, Berg, Larsen	1875	20	291.5
31	{{SUI}}	Veprek, Bürgin, Schladetzky, Meyer	1907	20	279.0
32	{{MEX}}	Camps de Ocampo, Salazar, Escondrillas	1827	20	233.0
33	{{AUT}}	Hennings, Hausner, Samt, Kattinger	1938	19½	291.0
34	{{FIN}}	Sirkka-Liisa Landry, Palasto, Laitinen, Pihlajamäki	1900	19½	283.0
35	{{EGY}}	Basta Sohair, Izmael, A. Samy Maha, Ibrahim	1800	19½	234.0
36	{{flagcountry\|JPN\|1947}}	Takahashi, Watai, Nakagawa	1817	19	283.0
37	{{BEL}}	Careme, De Corte, Schumacher, Loo	1800	19	235.0
38	{{MLT}}	Grech-Sollars, Sciortino, Lentini, Fiott	1800	15
39	{{flagcountry\|PUR\|1952}}	Rodríguez Ramírez, Irizarry Adequin, Latorre Vélez, Martorell Martínez	1800	14½
40	{{UAE}}	Ahmad, N. Saleh, Karim, Hassan	1800	13½
41	{{VIR}}	Widmer, Quenzel, Grumer	1800	4
42	{{NGR}}	Isong, Olusola	1800	1

=Individual medals=

Board 1: {{flagicon|URS}} Maia Chiburdanidze 11½ / 13 = 88.5%
Board 2: {{flagicon|URS}} Nona Gaprindashvili 9½ / 12 = 79.2%
Board 3: {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Daniela Nuţu 7½ / 10 = 75.0%
Reserve: {{flagicon|URS}} Nana Ioseliani 7½ / 9 = 83.3%

References

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