The 25th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 25. Schacholympiade), organized by

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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 October 29 and November 16, 1982, in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The Soviet team with three world champions (reigning champion Karpov, future champion Kasparov and former champion Tal) were back in their usual form and this time left no doubt about the outcome. In the end, they only drew one match (against the Netherlands; and won the rest) and finished no less than 6½ points ahead of runners-up Czechoslovakia. The United States took the bronze medals. Off the board, FIDE elected a new president at its congress held concurrently with the Olympiad.

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of Iceland was succeeded by

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of the Philippines.

Open event

A total of 91 nations played a 14-round

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- 93 had applied, but The Gambia and Mauritania did not arrive. To make for an even number of teams, the Swiss hosts also fielded a "B" team. For the first time, the two British Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, participated with a joint team. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the

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, then by match points. :

Individual medals

* Board 1:

Zenón Franco Ocampos Zenón Franco Ocampos (; born 12 May 1956, Paraguay) is a chess grandmaster (GM) from Paraguay. In the 1982 Chess Olympiad at Lucerne, he won the gold medal at board one by scoring 11 of 13. In the 1990 Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad Novi Sad ...

11 / 13 = 84.6% * Board 2: Rico Mascariñas 7½ / 9 = 83.3% * Board 3:

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7 / 9 = 77.8% * Board 4: Simen Agdestein 9 / 12 = 75.0% * 1st reserve: Daniël Roos 9 / 11 = 81.8% * 2nd reserve:

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8 / 9 = 88.9%

Women's event

45 nations were signed up, and to make for an even number of teams, the Swiss hosts also fielded a "B" team. However, the Dominican Republic never showed up, so the competition ended up consisting of an odd 45 teams after all. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by using the

, then by match points. Like the open event, the women's tournament was dominated by the Soviet Union, captained by world champion Chiburdanidze, who won the gold medals by a three-point margin. Romania and Hungary took silver and bronze, respectively. :

Individual medals

* Board 1: Barbara Pernici 9½ / 12 = 79.2% * Board 2:

Nana Alexandria Nana Alexandria ( ka, ნანა გიორგის ასული ალექსანდრია, ''Nana Giorgis asuli Aleksandria''; born 13 October 1949) is a Georgian chess player. A three-time Soviet women's champion, she was the ch ...

7½ / 9 = 83.3% * Board 3: Daniela Nuțu-Terescenko 11 / 12 = 91.7% * Reserve:

Elisabeta Polihroniade Elisabeta Polihroniade (; née Ionescu; 24 April 1935 – 23 January 2016) was a Romanian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and an International Arbiter (1986). She was born in Bucharest. She won the Romanian Women's Cha ...

and Teresa Leyva 7 / 9 = 77.8%

References

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