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Baku 2016 List of Teams and Average Ratings (Open)
Azerbaijan, being the host country, is fielding three teams in the open tournament: Azerbaijan-1 is seeded 4th with an average rating of 2705, Azerbaijan-2 is 24th seed with average rating 2576 and Azerbaijan-3 is 72th seed with 2350 average rating.
Team USA includes three strong, top 10 players: Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Wesley So.
Team Armenia, who were thrice champions in the last 5 Olympiads, are not sending contingents to Baku due to political conflicts between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
See below the 180 teams that will play in the Open Division:
Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad List of Teams and Average Ratings (Open)
| Rank | Teams | Ave. Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 2760 |
| 2 | United States of America | 2740 |
| 3 | China | 2735 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 2705 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 2688 |
| 6 | France | 2678 |
| 7 | Poland | 2677 |
| 8 | England | 2672 |
| 9 | Hungary | 2656 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 2654 |
| 11 | India | 2651 |
| 12 | Germany | 2644 |
| 13 | Spain | 2628 |
| 14 | Cuba | 2622 |
| 15 | Israel | 2622 |
| 16 | Croatia | 2619 |
| 17 | Norway | 2613 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 2604 |
| 19 | Belarus | 2602 |
| 20 | Turkey | 2599 |
| 21 | Georgia | 2590 |
| 22 | Greece | 2589 |
| 23 | Argentina | 2583 |
| 24 | Azerbaijan-2 | 2576 |
| 25 | Serbia | 2574 |
| 26 | Romania | 2574 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 2574 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 2572 |
| 29 | Latvia | 2568 |
| 30 | Canada | 2560 |
| 31 | Brazil | 2554 |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 2548 |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 2547 |
| 34 | Sweden | 2545 |
| 35 | Vietnam | 2545 |
| 36 | Italy | 2544 |
| 37 | Moldova | 2543 |
| 38 | Denmark | 2535 |
| 39 | Peru | 2532 |
| 40 | Egypt | 2524 |
| 41 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2523 |
| 42 | Austria | 2522 |
| 43 | Paraguay | 2511 |
| 44 | Iceland | 2510 |
| 45 | Iran | 2509 |
| 46 | Australia | 2505 |
| 47 | Switzerland | 2504 |
| 48 | Chile | 2500 |
| 49 | Slovakia | 2495 |
| 50 | Montenegro | 2488 |
| 51 | Colombia | 2475 |
| 52 | Philippines | 2464 |
| 53 | Finland | 2462 |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 2456 |
| 55 | Mongolia | 2456 |
| 56 | Lithuania | 2453 |
| 57 | Portugal | 2446 |
| 58 | Venezuela | 2418 |
| 59 | Singapore | 2417 |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 2416 |
| 61 | Belgium | 2411 |
| 62 | Scotland | 2410 |
| 63 | Estonia | 2397 |
| 64 | Albania | 2395 |
| 65 | FYROM | 2391 |
| 66 | Ireland | 2379 |
| 67 | Uruguay | 2358 |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 2358 |
| 69 | Mexico | 2356 |
| 70 | Monaco | 2355 |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 2354 |
| 72 | Azerbaijan-3 | 2350 |
| 73 | IPCA | 2350 |
| 74 | Zambia | 2340 |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 2315 |
| 76 | South Africa | 2314 |
| 77 | ICCD | 2313 |
| 78 | New Zealand | 2308 |
| 79 | Nigeria | 2308 |
| 80 | Algeria | 2307 |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 2305 |
| 82 | Qatar | 2297 |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 2296 |
| 84 | Ecuador | 2287 |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 2285 |
| 86 | Morocco | 2281 |
| 87 | Faroe Isles | 2276 |
| 88 | IBCA | 2275 |
| 89 | Andorra | 2274 |
| 90 | Kosovo | 2271 |
| 91 | Indonesia | 2270 |
| 92 | Jordan | 2269 |
| 93 | Iraq | 2257 |
| 94 | Angola | 2257 |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 2256 |
| 96 | Bolivia | 2248 |
| 97 | Guatemala | 2247 |
| 98 | Japan | 2228 |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 2226 |
| 100 | Wales | 2219 |
| 101 | Myanmar | 2216 |
| 102 | Barbados | 2208 |
| 103 | Yemen | 2205 |
| 104 | Pakistan | 2202 |
| 105 | Uganda | 2202 |
| 106 | Malaysia | 2200 |
| 107 | Syria | 2186 |
| 108 | El Salvador | 2180 |
| 109 | Lebanon | 2176 |
| 110 | Sudan | 2174 |
| 111 | Madagascar | 2172 |
| 112 | Thailand | 2171 |
| 113 | Honduras | 2169 |
| 114 | Trinidad & Tobago | 2168 |
| 115 | Jamaica | 2147 |
| 116 | Mozambique | 2138 |
| 117 | Panama | 2136 |
| 118 | Puerto Rico | 2132 |
| 119 | Libya | 2096 |
| 120 | Malta | 2090 |
| 121 | Mauritius | 2065 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 2063 |
| 123 | Gambia | 2054 |
| 124 | Nepal | 2046 |
| 125 | Cyprus | 2043 |
| 126 | Mali | 2043 |
| 127 | Brunei | 2033 |
| 128 | Chinese Taipei | 2033 |
| 129 | South Korea | 2029 |
| 130 | Palestine | 2026 |
| 131 | Surinam | 2024 |
| 132 | Mauritania | 2016 |
| 133 | Malawi | 2011 |
| 134 | Kuwait | 2008 |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 2005 |
| 136 | Ivory Coast | 2001 |
| 137 | Oman | 2000 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 1995 |
| 139 | Haiti | 1990 |
| 140 | Botswana | 1989 |
| 141 | Netherlands Antilles | 1988 |
| 142 | Namibia | 1980 |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | 1980 |
| 144 | Saudi Arabia | 1974 |
| 145 | Kenya | 1974 |
| 146 | Ghana | 1958 |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 1944 |
| 148 | Jersey | 1933 |
| 149 | Bahrain | 1924 |
| 150 | Guernsey | 1922 |
| 151 | San Marino | 1922 |
| 152 | Cameroon | 1902 |
| 153 | South Sudan | 1899 |
| 154 | Bahamas | 1878 |
| 155 | Guam | 1874 |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 1872 |
| 157 | Macau | 1847 |
| 158 | Fiji | 1836 |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 1832 |
| 160 | US Virgin Isles | 1823 |
| 161 | Aruba | 1804 |
| 162 | Maldives | 1801 |
| 163 | Liberia | 1798 |
| 164 | Sao Tome & Principe | 1790 |
| 165 | Guyana | 1776 |
| 166 | Burundi | 1762 |
| 167 | Tanzania | 1756 |
| 168 | Rwanda | 1755 |
| 169 | Palau | 1735 |
| 170 | Seychelles | 1709 |
| 171 | Lesotho | 1701 |
| 172 | Bermuda | 1693 |
| 173 | Senegal | 1682 |
| 174 | Congo | 1678 |
| 175 | Togo | 1637 |
| 176 | Somalia | 1586 |
| 177 | Swaziland | 1542 |
| 178 | Eritrea | |
| 179 | Djibouti | |
| 180 | Central African Republic |