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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 |