Ukraine Maintains Lead Going Into Round 10, 39th Chess Olympiad

2 October 2010, Khanty-Mansiysk – Ukraine continues to pile the match points and maintains the leadership at the top of the leaderboard.

Ukraine continues to be the sole leader at the World Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk. After 9 rounds the team of Ivanchuk Ponomariov, Eljanov, Efimenko, and Moiseenko have collected 16 match points from 7 victories, 2 draws, and 0 losses. Their latest victim was Azerbaijan, in round 9 Ukraine won a difficult match 2.5:1.5.

Malaysia is in 102th position with 7 MP. There are 149 chess teams participating in the 39th Chess Olympiad here in Siberia, Russia.

Position - Team - Match Points (Tiebreak 2 Sonneborn-Berger / Tiebreak 3 Game points)
1 Ukraine UKR 16 MP ( 255.5 SB / 25.5 GP )
2 Russia 1 RUS1 15 MP ( 266.5 SB / 23.5 GP )
3 France FRA 15 MP ( 233.5 SB / 22.5 GP )
4 Israel ISR 14 MP ( 238.5 SB / 24 GP )
5 China CHN 14 MP ( 233.5 SB / 24.5 GP )
6 United States of America USA 14 MP ( 229 SB / 23.5 GP )
7 Georgia GEO 13 MP ( 239 SB / 25 GP )
8 Poland POL 13 MP ( 234.5 SB / 24.5 GP )
9 Spain ESP 13 MP ( 229 SB / 23.5 GP )
10 Armenia ARM 13 MP ( 227 SB / 22.5 GP )
11 Hungary HUN 13 MP ( 227 SB / 21 GP )
12 Czech Republic CZE 13 MP ( 226 SB / 24.5 GP )
13 Azerbaijan AZE 13 MP ( 226 SB / 24 GP )
14 Belarus BLR 13 MP ( 219 SB / 24 GP )
15 Serbia SRB 13 MP ( 214 SB / 23.5 GP )
16 Italy ITA 13 MP ( 211 SB / 22.5 GP )
17 Russia 2 RUS2 12 MP ( 225 SB / 24 GP )
18 Greece GRE 12 MP ( 214.5 SB / 22.5 GP )
19 Cuba CUB 12 MP ( 211 SB / 22.5 GP )
20 England ENG 12 MP ( 206.5 SB / 22 GP )
21 Russia 3 RUS3 12 MP ( 206.5 SB / 20.5 GP )
22 Netherlands NED 12 MP ( 194 SB / 19.5 GP )
23 Chile CHI 12 MP ( 193.5 SB / 22 GP )
24 Colombia COL 12 MP ( 189 SB / 22.5 GP )
25 Estonia EST 12 MP ( 188.5 SB / 21.5 GP )
26 Egypt EGY 12 MP ( 175.5 SB / 21.5 GP )
27 Croatia CRO 11 MP ( 199.5 SB / 21 GP )
28 Vietnam VIE 11 MP ( 195 SB / 20.5 GP )
29 Norway NOR 11 MP ( 194 SB / 21 GP )
30 Bulgaria BUL 11 MP ( 193.5 SB / 23 GP )
31 Slovakia SVK 11 MP ( 190 SB / 21 GP )
32 Austria AUT 11 MP ( 189.5 SB / 23 GP )
33 Germany GER 11 MP ( 189 SB / 22 GP )
34 India IND 11 MP ( 185.5 SB / 21 GP )
35 Brazil BRA 11 MP ( 185 SB / 22 GP )
36 Slovenia SLO 11 MP ( 181 SB / 21 GP )
37 Philippines PHI 11 MP ( 179.5 SB / 22.5 GP )
38 Kazakhstan KAZ 11 MP ( 178.5 SB / 21.5 GP )
39 Russia 4 RUS4 11 MP ( 173 SB / 23 GP )
40 Montenegro MNE 11 MP ( 171 SB / 22 GP )
41 Switzerland SUI 11 MP ( 168.5 SB / 23 GP )
42 Sweden SWE 11 MP ( 167.5 SB / 18.5 GP )
43 Kyrgyzstan KGZ 11 MP ( 166.5 SB / 21.5 GP )
44 Argentina ARG 11 MP ( 166.5 SB / 21 GP )
45 Denmark DEN 11 MP ( 162 SB / 21 GP )
46 Canada CAN 11 MP ( 161 SB / 21 GP )
47 Qatar QAT 11 MP ( 148 SB / 22 GP )
48 Uzbekistan UZB 10 MP ( 183 SB / 21.5 GP )
49 Tajikistan TJK 10 MP ( 174.5 SB / 22.5 GP )
50 Iceland ISL 10 MP ( 170 SB / 21.5 GP )
51 Iran IRI 10 MP ( 165.5 SB / 20.5 GP )
52 Albania ALB 10 MP ( 156.5 SB / 20.5 GP )
53 Turkey TUR 10 MP ( 154 SB / 19 GP )
54 Moldova MDA 10 MP ( 153 SB / 20.5 GP )
55 Belgium BEL 10 MP ( 149 SB / 20 GP )
56 Latvia LAT 10 MP ( 148.5 SB / 19 GP )
57 Mexico MEX 10 MP ( 136.5 SB / 18.5 GP )
58 Peru PER 10 MP ( 134 SB / 18.5 GP )
59 Pakistan PAK 10 MP ( 133.5 SB / 19 GP )
60 South Africa RSA 10 MP ( 132 SB / 19.5 GP )
61 New Zealand NZL 10 MP ( 128.5 SB / 18 GP )
62 Jordan JOR 10 MP ( 125 SB / 18 GP )
63 Bosnia & Herzegovina BIH 9 MP ( 168.5 SB / 18.5 GP )
64 Australia AUS 9 MP ( 159 SB / 20 GP )
65 Lithuania LTU 9 MP ( 158.5 SB / 21 GP )
66 Former YUG Rep of Macedonia MKD 9 MP ( 152.5 SB / 21.5 GP )
67 Russia 5 RUS5 9 MP ( 143.5 SB / 18.5 GP )
68 Mongolia MGL 9 MP ( 142.5 SB / 18 GP )
69 Singapore SIN 9 MP ( 137 SB / 18 GP )
70 Uruguay URU 9 MP ( 137 SB / 17.5 GP )
71 Ireland IRL 9 MP ( 135 SB / 20 GP )
72 Finland FIN 9 MP ( 133.5 SB / 19 GP )
73 Andorra AND 9 MP ( 130 SB / 18.5 GP )
74 Bangladesh BAN 9 MP ( 126 SB / 19 GP )
75 Portugal POR 9 MP ( 124 SB / 17 GP )
76 Libya LBA 9 MP ( 123.5 SB / 18 GP )
77 Iraq IRQ 9 MP ( 121.5 SB / 18.5 GP )
78 United Arab Emirates UAE 9 MP ( 121 SB / 19 GP )
79 Turkmenistan TKM 9 MP ( 119.5 SB / 16.5 GP )
80 Zambia ZAM 9 MP ( 118 SB / 20 GP )
81 Paraguay PAR 9 MP ( 115 SB / 18.5 GP )
82 ICSC ICSC 9 MP ( 114 SB / 18.5 GP )
83 Scotland SCO 9 MP ( 114 SB / 17 GP )
84 Venezuela VEN 9 MP ( 113.5 SB / 17.5 GP )
85 Faroe Islands FAI 9 MP ( 112 SB / 17.5 GP )
86 Puerto Rico PUR 9 MP ( 107.5 SB / 14.5 GP )
87 Indonesia INA 8 MP ( 163 SB / 20 GP )
88 Dominican Republic DOM 8 MP ( 135 SB / 20.5 GP )
89 Ecuador ECU 8 MP ( 133 SB / 18 GP )
90 Algeria ALG 8 MP ( 120.5 SB / 18 GP )
91 Barbados BAR 8 MP ( 114.5 SB / 16.5 GP )
92 Guatemala GUA 8 MP ( 107 SB / 17 GP )
93 IPCA IPCA 8 MP ( 106 SB / 16.5 GP )
94 Kenya KEN 8 MP ( 104 SB / 17 GP )
95 Luxembourg LUX 8 MP ( 95.5 SB / 16.5 GP )
96 Yemen YEM 8 MP ( 93.5 SB / 15.5 GP )
97 Nigeria NGR 8 MP ( 93 SB / 17 GP )
98 IBCA IBCA 8 MP ( 90 SB / 15 GP )
99 Lebanon LIB 8 MP ( 87.5 SB / 15.5 GP )
100 Jersey JCI 8 MP ( 82 SB / 13.5 GP )
101 Costa Rica CRC 7 MP ( 115 SB / 15.5 GP )
102 Malaysia MAS 7 MP ( 109.5 SB / 17.5 GP )
103 Uganda UGA 7 MP ( 108.5 SB / 17.5 GP )
104 Jamaica JAM 7 MP ( 106 SB / 15.5 GP )
105 Malta MLT 7 MP ( 102 SB / 16.5 GP )
106 Sri Lanka SRI 7 MP ( 99 SB / 15 GP )
107 Panama PAN 7 MP ( 97 SB / 16 GP )
108 Honduras HON 7 MP ( 90 SB / 17 GP )
109 Cyprus CYP 7 MP ( 89 SB / 14 GP )
110 Nepal NEP 7 MP ( 87 SB / 16.5 GP )
111 Mauritius MRI 7 MP ( 86.5 SB / 16 GP )
112 Wales WLS 7 MP ( 84.5 SB / 14.5 GP )
113 Korea KOR 7 MP ( 84 SB / 14 GP )
114 Mauritania MTN 7 MP ( 80.5 SB / 13.5 GP )
115 Bahrain BRN 7 MP ( 79 SB / 15.5 GP )
116 Surinam SUR 7 MP ( 79 SB / 14.5 GP )
117 Monaco MNC 7 MP ( 77.5 SB / 14 GP )
118 Palestine PLE 7 MP ( 75 SB / 16.5 GP )
119 Bolivia BOL 7 MP ( 67 SB / 13 GP )
120 Trinidad & Tobago TRI 7 MP ( 65.5 SB / 13 GP )
121 Madagascar MAD 7 MP ( 59 SB / 13.5 GP )
122 Ethiopia ETH 7 MP ( 56 SB / 11 GP )
123 Thailand THA 6 MP ( 99 SB / 14 GP )
124 Mali MLI 6 MP ( 84 SB / 15 GP )
125 Japan JPN 6 MP ( 83.5 SB / 13.5 GP )
126 Botswana BOT 6 MP ( 81 SB / 14.5 GP )
127 Angola ANG 6 MP ( 64 SB / 14 GP )
128 Namibia NAM 6 MP ( 58.5 SB / 14 GP )
129 Hongkong HKG 6 MP ( 53.5 SB / 12 GP )
130 San Marino SMR 6 MP ( 29.5 SB / 9 GP )
131 Burundi BDI 6 MP ( 20 SB / 8 GP )
132 Chinese Taipei TPE 5 MP ( 87.5 SB / 14.5 GP )
133 Aruba ARU 5 MP ( 69.5 SB / 13 GP )
134 Mozambique MOZ 5 MP ( 60.5 SB / 12 GP )
135 Haiti HAI 5 MP ( 57 SB / 13.5 GP )
136 Malawi MAW 5 MP ( 48.5 SB / 11.5 GP )
137 Cameroon CMR 5 MP ( 48 SB / 11.5 GP )
138 Sao Tome and Principe STP 5 MP ( 46.5 SB / 12 GP )
139 Ghana GHA 5 MP ( 45.5 SB / 12 GP )
140 Macau MAC 5 MP ( 45 SB / 12.5 GP )
141 Sierra Leone SLE 5 MP ( 38 SB / 10.5 GP )
142 Netherlands Antilles AHO 4 MP ( 40 SB / 9.5 GP )
143 Bermuda BER 4 MP ( 39.5 SB / 9.5 GP )
144 Guernsey GCI 4 MP ( 31 SB / 9.5 GP )
145 U.S. Virgin Islands ISV 3 MP ( 25.5 SB / 7.5 GP )
146 Rwanda RWA 3 MP ( 25 SB / 7.5 GP )
147 Papua New Guinea PNG 2 MP ( 39 SB / 10.5 GP )
148 Seychelles SEY 2 MP ( 27 SB / 8.5 GP )
149 Senegal SEN 0 MP ( 0 SB / 0 GP )