Ukraine Win 39th Chess Olympiad
Ukraine took the gold medal in the 39th Chess Olympiad with a final round 2-2 draw with Israel, where all games were drawn.
Russia also only managed a draw with Spain, despite Kramnik beating Shirov on top board. A loss by Svidler to Ivan Salgado Lopez ensured the tie was drawn.
Israel took the bronze medal on tie-break from Hungary, despite Hungary beating Poland 2.5-1.5.
The Russian women had already secured the gold medal in the women's event before the last round, and a win on board 4 by Valentina Gunina ensured that they kept their record of winning every single match they played. Truly an epic achievement!
So goodbye to Khanty-Mansiysk, and we look forward to the 40th Olympiad which will take place in 2012 in Instanbul, Turkey.
The top standings in the Open competition were:
| Rank | Seed | Team | W | D | L | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 2 | Ukraine | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 380,5 |
| 2 | 1 | Russia 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 379,5 |
| 3 | 11 | Israel | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 367,5 |
| 4 | 5 | Hungary | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 355,5 |
| 5 | 3 | China | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 362,0 |
| 6 | 4 | Russia 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 355,0 |
| 7 | 6 | Armenia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 345,0 |
| 8 | 16 | Spain | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 332,0 |
| 9 | 9 | USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 315,5 |
| 10 | 10 | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 311,5 |
| 11 | 15 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 346,5 |
| 12 | 7 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 333,0 |
| 13 | 14 | Russia 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 320,5 |
| 14 | 35 | Belarus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 307,5 |
| 15 | 13 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 305,0 |
| 16 | 22 | Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 302,5 |
| 17 | 24 | Brazil | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 290,5 |
| 18 | 19 | India | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 287,0 |
| 19 | 44 | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 257,5 |
| 20 | 17 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 338,5 |
| 21 | 30 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 316,5 |
| 22 | 25 | Greece | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 302,5 |
| 23 | 18 | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 299,0 |
| 24 | 12 | England | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 292,0 |
| 25 | 26 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 281,0 |
The final standings in the women's event:
| Rank | Seed | Team | W | D | L | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 1 | Russia 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 439,5 |
| 2 | 2 | China | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 386,5 |
| 3 | 4 | Georgia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 384,0 |
| 4 | 18 | Cuba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 348,5 |
| 5 | 6 | USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 336,5 |
| 6 | 10 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 336,0 |
| 7 | 26 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 320,0 |
| 8 | 12 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 296,5 |
| 9 | 3 | Ukraine | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 366,5 |
| 10 | 5 | Russia 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 335,5 |
| 11 | 7 | Armenia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 327,5 |
| 12 | 21 | Greece | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 316,0 |
| 13 | 14 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 312,5 |
| 14 | 36 | Russia 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 287,0 |
| 15 | 9 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 320,5 |
| 16 | 11 | France | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 314,0 |
| 17 | 8 | India | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 313,5 |
| 18 | 24 | Vietnam | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 278,0 |
| 19 | 29 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 276,0 |
| 20 | 41 | Lithuania | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 261,5 |
| 21 | 39 | England | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 257,5 |
| 22 | 27 | Croatia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 257,5 |
| 23 | 35 | Peru | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 246,5 |
| 24 | 15 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 317,5 |
| 25 | 16 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 313,5 |
The star turn of the Olympiad came from Vassily Ivanchuk who took the individual gold medal for best performance on top board, with a TPR of 2890 Elo. All the board prizes are shown below.
| Board 1 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Ivanchuk Vassily | Ukraine | 2754 | 8,0 | 2890 |
| 2 | Aronian Levon | Armenia | 2783 | 7,5 | 2888 |
| 3 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | Russia 2 | 2706 | 6,5 | 2821 |
| Board 2 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Sutovsky Emil | Israel | 2665 | 6,5 | 2895 |
| 2 | Almasi Zoltan | Hungary | 2707 | 7,0 | 2801 |
| 3 | Wang Hao | China | 2724 | 7,5 | 2783 |
| Board 3 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Teterev Vitaly | Belarus | 2511 | 7,0 | 2853 |
| 2 | Eljanov Pavel | Ukraine | 2761 | 7,0 | 2737 |
| 3 | Rublevsky Sergei | Russia 3 | 2683 | 8,0 | 2727 |
| Board 4 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Karjakin Sergey | Russia 1 | 2747 | 8,0 | 2859 |
| 2 | Efimenko Zahar | Ukraine | 2683 | 8,5 | 2783 |
| 3 | Giri Anish | Netherlands | 2677 | 8,0 | 2730 |
| Board 5 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Feller Sebastien | France | 2649 | 6,0 | 2708 |
| 2 | Bartel Mateusz | Poland | 2599 | 7,0 | 2706 |
| 3 | Babula Vlastimil | Czech Republic | 2515 | 7,0 | 2668 |
Women's individual medals:
| Board 1 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Kosintseva Tatiana | Russia 1 | 2573 | 7,0 | 2628 |
| 2 | Mamedjarova Zeinab | Azerbaijan | 2234 | 9,0 | 2623 |
| 3 | Hou Yifan | China | 2578 | 8,0 | 2573 |
| Board 2 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Kosintseva Nadezhda | Russia 1 | 2565 | 8,5 | 2662 |
| 2 | Ju Wenjun | China | 2516 | 9,5 | 2636 |
| 3 | Pham Le Thao Nguyen | Vietnam | 2304 | 8,5 | 2481 |
| Board 3 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Marrero Lopez Yaniet | Cuba | 2324 | 7,0 | 2511 |
| 2 | Melia Salome | Georgia | 2439 | 7,0 | 2458 |
| 3 | Berzina Ilze | Latvia | 2283 | 9,0 | 2450 |
| Board 4 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Gaponenko Inna | Ukraine | 2469 | 7,5 | 2691 |
| 2 | Bodnaruk Anastasia | Russia 2 | 2399 | 7,0 | 2569 |
| 3 | Vasiliev Olga | Israel | 2293 | 7,0 | 2379 |
| Board 5 | |||||
| Name | Team | Elo | Pts. | TPR | |
| 1 | Muzychuk Mariya | Ukraine | 2464 | 6,5 | 2431 |
| 2 | Kashlinskaya Alina | Russia 2 | 2358 | 5,5 | 2327 |
| 3 | Khotenashvili Bela | Georgia | 2464 | 5,0 | 2289 |
