22nd Chess Olympiad

The 22nd Chess Olympiad (Hebrew: אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22), organized by FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the first time, the event comprised both an open[1] and a women's tournament.
Another first was the change in format. The growing number of teams (74 at the previous Olympiad) had made it impossible to continue with the previous system of round-robin preliminary and final groups, so beginning in Haifa, the open event was played as a Swiss system tournament (the women's event had fewer participants and did not use the Swiss system until 1980).
The first Swiss system Olympiad ended up with significantly fewer teams, however. International politics once again interfered in the world of sports, as many FIDE member nations withdrew in protest against the Olympiad being held in Israel, a country many of them didn't recognize. Among the nations that stayed away from Haifa were all of the Arab countries, some of which took part in the alternative Against Chess Olympiad instead. Other absentees were the entire Eastern Bloc, including most of the usual medal candidates. A number of Eastern European players had recently defected, however, and now represented various Western countries.
In the absence of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Hungary, the US team had the highest average rating and had to be considered favourites, even without Bobby Fischer. In the end, they lived up to expectations and won the gold medals, by half a point. The Netherlands and England took home the silver and bronze, respectively.
Open event
Forty-eight nations played 13 rounds. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided first by match points, then by using the Buchholz system.
- Open event - # - Country - Players - Average 
 rating- Points - MP - Buchholz - 1 .png) United States United States- Byrne, Kavalek, Evans, Tarjan, Lombardy, Commons - 2535 - 37 - 2  Netherlands Netherlands- Timman, Sosonko, Donner, Ree, Ligterink, Kuijpers - 2490 - 36½ - 3  England England- Miles, Keene, Hartston, Stean, Mestel, Nunn - 2463 - 35½ - 4  Argentina Argentina- Najdorf, Panno, Quinteros, Sanguineti, Szmetan, Bronstein - 2513 - 33 - 5  West Germany West Germany- Unzicker, Pachman, Kestler, Mohrlok, Ostermeyer, Wockenfuss - 2485 - 31 - 6  Israel Israel- Liberzon, Kraidman, Dzindzichashvili, Lederman, Kagan, Birnboim - 2490 - 29½ - 7 .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland- Hug, Lombard, Wirthensohn, Huss, Hammer, Ott - 2391 - 29 - 8 .svg.png) Canada Canada- Biyiasas, Day, Yanofsky, Amos, Lipnowski, Piasetski - 2428 - 28½ - 15 - 9 .svg.png) Spain Spain- Pomar, Bellón López, Martín González, Medina García, Sanz Alonso, Ochoa - 2399 - 28½ - 12 - 10  Colombia Colombia- Cuartas, Castro, Minaya Molano, García, de Greiff, Silva - 2365 - 28 - 11  Norway Norway- Øgaard, Hoen, Helmers, Hjertenes, Knudsen, Tiller - 2331 - 27½ - 16 - 12  Sweden Sweden- Andersson, Ornstein, Jansson, Schüssler, Wahlbom, Schneider - 2453 - 27½ - 15 - 376.5 - 13  Italy Italy- Tatai, Toth, Grinza, Micheli, Paoli, Taruffi - 2385 - 27½ - 15 - 361.5 - 14  Wales Wales- Botterill, Williams, Hutchings, Cooper, Jones, Rayner - 2355 - 27½ - 15 - 359.0 - 15 .svg.png) Paraguay Paraguay- Franco Ocampos, Gamarra Cáceres, Bogda, Ferreira, Pane L., Ingolotti - 2216 - 27½ - 14 - 16  Chile Chile- Silva Sánchez, Donoso Velasco, Frias Pablaza, Scholz Solis, Velasquez Ojeda, Godoy Bugueño - 2356 - 27½ - 13 - 380.5 - 17 .svg.png) Australia Australia- Jamieson, Fuller, Shaw, Rubanraut, Woodhams, Kellner - 2390 - 27½ - 13 - 367.5 - 18  Austria Austria- Robatsch, Dückstein, Hölzl, Janetschek, Wittmann, Röhrl - 2405 - 27½ - 13 - 366.0 - 19  Finland Finland- Westerinen, Rantanen, Raaste, Kanko, Saren, Vahtera - 2374 - 27½ - 13 - 346.5 - 20 .svg.png) Philippines Philippines- Torre, Balinas, Rodríguez, Mascariñas, Caturla, Estimo - 2418 - 27 - 17 - 21  New Zealand New Zealand- Chandler, Green, Small, Smith, Cornford, Leonhardt - 2216 - 27 - 15 - 22  Iceland Iceland- Sigurjónsson, Ólafsson H., Thorsteinsson, Sólmundarson, Pétursson, Víglundsson - 2426 - 27 - 13 - 23 .svg.png) Venezuela Venezuela- Ostos, Palacios, Díaz, Sánchez, Schorr, Cúellar - 2275 - 26½ - 13 - 24 .svg.png) Belgium Belgium- Rooze, De Bruycker, Beyen, Van Seters, Mollekens, Schumacher - 2326 - 26½ - 11 - 25  Denmark Denmark- Rath, Øst-Hansen, Kølbæk, Rosenlund, Rosell, Mortensen - 2340 - 26½ - 10 - 26  France France- Haïk, Preissmann, Puhm, Seret, Goldenberg, Letzelter - 2320 - 26 - 14 - 351.0 - 27  Dominican Republic Dominican Republic- Myers, Columna, Carrión, González, Malagón, Pérez - 2200 - 26 - 14 - 300.5 - 28  Uruguay Uruguay- Benítez, Bademian Orchanian, Ricetto, Silva Nazzari, Diano, Dienavorian Lacherian - 2203 - 26 - 13 - 29 .svg.png) Honduras Honduras- Lozano, Aguilar, Rivera, Padilla, Luque, Becerra - 2200 - 26 - 9 - 30  Thailand Thailand- Darakorn, Sinprayoon, Rasmussen, Sa-ngadsup, Trisa-Ard, Vajrabhaya S. - 2200 - 25½ - 12 - 31 .svg.png) Iran Iran- Sharif, Harandi, Shirazi, Mamouri, Safarzadeh, Saloor - 2303 - 25½ - 11 - 367.5 - 32  Costa Rica Costa Rica- Vaglio Muñoz, Gutiérrez Mangel, Jiménez Molina, Salas Leal, Chaves, Sobrado - 2200 - 25½ - 11 - 324.0 - 33  Scotland Scotland- Pritchett, Levy, Jamieson, Findlay, Swanson, Bonner - 2321 - 25½ - 10 - 34 .svg.png) Guernsey Guernsey- Browning, Blow, Whetton, Lainé, Denning, Taylor - 2200 - 25 - 14 - 35  Ireland Ireland- Kernan, Ludgate, Doyle, Keogh, Kennefick, Delaney - 2214 - 25 - 12 - 36  Luxembourg Luxembourg- Stull, Feller, Schammo, Schneider, Philippe, Milbers - 2250 - 24½ - 13 - 37  Guatemala Guatemala- Pérez, Batres, Deras Díaz, Cote, Garrido, Larios - 2200 - 24½ - 12 - 321.0 - 38 .svg.png) Japan Japan- Hamada, Kuroda, Sakurai, Tatsutomi, Kanai A., Ozaki - 2200 - 24½ - 12 - 296.0 - 39 .svg.png) Hong Kong Hong Kong- Kan Wai Shui, Lo Y. Cheong, Sin Kuen, Ko Chi, Lam, Pang C. K. - 2245 - 24½ - 12 - 291.5 - 40  Bolivia Bolivia- Ramírez, Calle, Suarez S., García M., Rivas, Mendes J. - 2200 - 24½ - 11 - 41  Bermuda Bermuda- Yerbury, Radford, Reichgeld, McDaniels, Marks, Jensen - 2200 - 24 - 42  Andorra Andorra- Gómez Abad, De la Casa, Martínez, Guijarro, Tarradellas - 2200 - 23 - 43  Monaco Monaco- Angles d'Auriac, Martelli R., Cary A., Negro, Kostjoerin, Lepine - 2200 - 22 - 44  Faroe Islands Faroe Islands- Petersen, Mikkelsen, Midjord, Ellefsen H., Petersen K., Thomassen J. - 2201 - 21½ - 45  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea- Rush, Markov, Earle M., Nacino T., Bluett N., Bell G. - 2200 - 18 - 46  United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands- Abraham, Hoyt, Rumsch, Grumer, Hanno, Levenson G. - 2200 - 15½ - 47  British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands- Hook, Georges, Pickering, Campbell, Linhart G., Corbin - 2203 - 13½ - 48 .svg.png) Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles- Martina, Croes, Booi O., Brunk C., Tjinkamjet A. - 2200 - 7½ 
Team standing
The following ratings were used to determine the placement (#).
- BP (sum of board points)
- TP (sum of team points)
- Rtg (Buchholz scoring system)
- # - Team - Code - BP - TP - Rtg - + - = - - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 1 .png) United States United States- USA - 37 - 21 - 383.5 - 9 - 3 - 1 - IRI 
 3- CHI 
 2½- SCO 
 3½- ITA 
 2- AUS 
 4- NED 
 1½- ENG 
 2- ARG 
 2½- GER 
 2- ISR 
 3½- SUI 
 4- COL 
 3- WLS 
 3½- 2  Netherlands Netherlands- NED - 36½ - 23 - 383.5 - 10 - 3 - 0 - LUX 
 3½- SCO 
 2½- SUI 
 2½- ARG 
 2- NOR 
 4- USA 
 2½- ISR 
 3- ENG 
 2- CHI 
 3½- SWE 
 3½- GER 
 2- CAN 
 2½- FIN 
 3- 3  England England- ENG - 35½ - 22 - 385.5 - 9 - 4 - 0 - NZL 
 2½- FRA 
 4- ARG 
 2½- GER 
 2- ITA 
 3- PHI 
 3½- USA 
 2- NED 
 2- ISR 
 2- CAN 
 3- SWE 
 3- CHI 
 3½- AUT 
 2½- 4  Argentina Argentina- ARG - 33 - 20 - 389.5 - 9 - 2 - 2 - VEN 
 4- ESP 
 2½- ENG 
 1½- NED 
 2- SUI 
 3- GER 
 2½- PHI 
 3- USA 
 1½- IRI 
 3- AUT 
 3- ISR 
 2½- SWE 
 2½- CAN 
 2- 5  West Germany West Germany- GER - 31 - 15 - 389.0 - 6 - 3 - 4 - IRL 
 3½- FIN 
 3- AUT 
 3½- ENG 
 2- PHI 
 1- ARG 
 1½- ESP 
 3- ISR 
 1½- USA 
 2- IRI 
 4- NED 
 2- SUI 
 1½- AUS 
 2½- 6  Israel Israel- ISR - 29½ - 17 - 392.5 - 8 - 1 - 4 - URU 
 3½- AUS 
 2½- SWE 
 2½- SUI 
 1½- DEN 
 3½- ESP 
 3- NED 
 1- GER 
 2½- ENG 
 2- USA 
 ½- ARG 
 1½- PHI 
 3- PAR 
 2½- 7 .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland- SUI - 29 - 17 - 365.0 - 8 - 1 - 4 - AHO 
 4- CAN 
 2½- NED 
 1½- ISR 
 2½- ARG 
 1- CHI 
 ½- DEN 
 2½- THA 
 3½- ESP 
 2- COL 
 3- USA 
 0- GER 
 2½- FRA 
 3½- 8 .svg.png) Canada Canada- CAN - 28½ - 15 - 372.5 - 6 - 3 - 4 - MNC 
 4- SUI 
 1½- NOR 
 1- IRI 
 2½- SCO 
 2- WLS 
 3- ITA 
 2- ESP 
 2½- AUS 
 2½- ENG 
 1- ISL 
 3- NED 
 1½- ARG 
 2- 9 .svg.png) Spain Spain- ESP - 28½ - 12 - 355.0 - 5 - 2 - 6 - ISV 
 4- ARG 
 1½- BEL 
 2½- SWE 
 2- VEN 
 4- ISR 
 1- GER 
 1- CAN 
 1½- SUI 
 2- CHI 
 1½- NOR 
 2½- AUS 
 1½- SCO 
 3½- 10  Colombia Colombia- COL - 28 - 14 - 352.5 - 6 - 2 - 5 - PNG 
 3½- SWE 
 1½- ISL 
 2½- VEN 
 1½- FIN 
 1½- PAR 
 2- FRA 
 3- SCO 
 2½- NOR 
 2- SUI 
 1- AUT 
 3- USA 
 1- HON 
 3- 11  Norway Norway- NOR - 27½ - 16 - 362.5 - 6 - 4 - 3 - THA 
 2½- HON 
 3½- CAN 
 3- PHI 
 1½- NED 
 0- FIN 
 2½- PAR 
 2½- AUT 
 2- COL 
 2- ISL 
 2- ESP 
 1½- DEN 
 2- VEN 
 2½- 12  Sweden Sweden- SWE - 27½ - 15 - 376.5 - 7 - 1 - 5 - DOM 
 3½- COL 
 2½- ISR 
 1½- ESP 
 2- AUT 
 2½- SCO 
 2½- CHI 
 2½- IRI 
 1- PHI 
 4- NED 
 ½- ENG 
 1- ARG 
 1½- DEN 
 2½- 13  Italy Italy- ITA - 27½ - 15 - 361.5 - 5 - 5 - 3 - AND 
 4- ISL 
 3- PHI 
 2- USA 
 2- ENG 
 1- IRI 
 2- CAN 
 2- CHI 
 ½- IRL 
 2½- AUS 
 1½- FRA 
 2½- SCO 
 2- BEL 
 2½- 14  Wales Wales- WLS - 27½ - 15 - 359.0 - 6 - 3 - 4 - HON 
 2- NZL 
 2- LUX 
 1½- PAR 
 2- URU 
 4- CAN 
 1- VEN 
 2½- AUS 
 1- BEL 
 3- FIN 
 2½- CHI 
 2½- ISL 
 3- USA 
 ½- 15 .svg.png) Paraguay Paraguay- PAR - 27½ - 14 - 345.0 - 6 - 2 - 5 - FRA 
 1- CRC 
 2½- NZL 
 2½- WLS 
 2- LUX 
 2½- COL 
 2- NOR 
 1½- BEL 
 2½- URU 
 2½- PHI 
 1½- SCO 
 1½- BOL 
 4- ISR 
 1½- 16  Chile Chile- CHI - 27½ - 13 - 380.5 - 6 - 1 - 6 - CRC 
 3- USA 
 1½- AUS 
 2- URU 
 3- ISL 
 1½- SUI 
 3½- SWE 
 1½- ITA 
 3½- NED 
 ½- ESP 
 2½- WLS 
 1½- ENG 
 ½- IRI 
 3- 17 .svg.png) Australia Australia- AUS - 27½ - 13 - 367.5 - 6 - 1 - 6 - JPN 
 4- ISR 
 1½- CHI 
 2- BEL 
 4- USA 
 0- ISL 
 2½- IRI 
 1- WLS 
 3- CAN 
 1½- ITA 
 2½- PHI 
 1½- ESP 
 2½- GER 
 1½- 18  Austria Austria- AUT - 27½ - 13 - 366.0 - 6 - 1 - 6 - GCI 
 4- BEL 
 2½- GER 
 ½- FIN 
 2½- SWE 
 1½- DEN 
 3- ISL 
 1½- NOR 
 2- SCO 
 2½- ARG 
 1- COL 
 1- CRC 
 4- ENG 
 1½- 19  Finland Finland- FIN - 27½ - 13 - 346.5 - 6 - 1 - 6 - IVB 
 3½- GER 
 1- DEN 
 2½- AUT 
 1½- COL 
 2½- NOR 
 1½- SCO 
 2- BOL 
 2½- ISL 
 1½- WLS 
 1½- LUX 
 3- NZL 
 3½- NED 
 1- 20 .svg.png) Philippines Philippines- PHI - 27 - 17 - 367.5 - 8 - 1 - 4 - FAI 
 4- DEN 
 3- ITA 
 2- NOR 
 2½- GER 
 3- ENG 
 ½- ARG 
 1- ISL 
 2½- SWE 
 0- PAR 
 2½- AUS 
 2½- ISR 
 1- URU 
 2½- 21  New Zealand New Zealand- NZL - 27 - 15 - 346.5 - 7 - 1 - 5 - ENG 
 1½- WLS 
 2- PAR 
 1½- CRC 
 3- BEL 
 1- DOM 
 2½- LUX 
 1½- JPN 
 2½- DEN 
 2½- IRL 
 2½- THA 
 3- FIN 
 ½- GUA 
 3- 22  Iceland Iceland- ISL - 27 - 13 - 350.0 - 6 - 1 - 6 - HKG 
 4- ITA 
 1- COL 
 1½- LUX 
 3- CHI 
 2½- AUS 
 1½- AUT 
 2½- PHI 
 1½- FIN 
 2½- NOR 
 2- CAN 
 1- WLS 
 1- IRL 
 3- 23 .svg.png) Venezuela Venezuela- VEN - 26½ - 13 - 336.5 - 6 - 1 - 6 - ARG 
 0- PNG 
 3½- MNC 
 4- COL 
 2½- ESP 
 0- BEL 
 2- WLS 
 1½- URU 
 ½- THA 
 1- JPN 
 3- GCI 
 3½- LUX 
 3½- NOR 
 1½- 24 .svg.png) Belgium Belgium- BEL - 26½ - 11 - 341.5 - 4 - 3 - 6 - GUA 
 4- AUT 
 1½- ESP 
 1½- AUS 
 0- NZL 
 3- VEN 
 2- IRL 
 2- PAR 
 1½- WLS 
 1- FAI 
 4- CRC 
 2½- IRI 
 2- ITA 
 1½- 25  Denmark Denmark- DEN - 26½ - 10 - 349.0 - 4 - 2 - 7 - BER 
 4- PHI 
 1- FIN 
 1½- IRL 
 4- ISR 
 ½- AUT 
 1- SUI 
 1½- FRA 
 2- NZL 
 1½- DOM 
 3½- IRI 
 2½- NOR 
 2- SWE 
 1½- 26  France France- FRA - 26 - 14 - 351.0 - 6 - 2 - 5 - PAR 
 3- ENG 
 0- URU 
 0- BOL 
 4- GCI 
 2½- GUA 
 3- COL 
 1- DEN 
 2- DOM 
 2½- SCO 
 2- ITA 
 1½- THA 
 4- SUI 
 ½- 27  Dominican Republic Dominican Republic- DOM - 26 - 14 - 300.5 - 6 - 2 - 5 - SWE 
 ½- LUX 
 ½- BOL 
 2- AHO 
 4- CRC 
 2- NZL 
 1½- GUA 
 2½- HON 
 2½- FRA 
 1½- DEN 
 ½- IVB 
 3- AND 
 2½- HKG 
 3- 28  Uruguay Uruguay- URU - 26 - 13 - 341.0 - 6 - 1 - 6 - ISR 
 ½- JPN 
 2- FRA 
 4- CHI 
 1- WLS 
 0- HON 
 2½- BER 
 3- VEN 
 3½- PAR 
 1½- THA 
 1½- IRL 
 2½- GUA 
 2½- PHI 
 1½- 29 .svg.png) Honduras Honduras- HON - 26 - 9 - 304.0 - 3 - 3 - 7 - WLS 
 2- NOR 
 ½- HKG 
 2- THA 
 1½- GUA 
 1½- URU 
 1½- ISV 
 4- DOM 
 1½- CRC 
 ½- AHO 
 4- BOL 
 2- FAI 
 4- COL 
 1- 30  Thailand Thailand- THA - 25½ - 12 - 319.5 - 6 - 0 - 7 - NOR 
 1½- IRI 
 ½- BER 
 3- HON 
 2½- IRL 
 1½- LUX 
 1½- GCI 
 4- SUI 
 ½- VEN 
 3- URU 
 2½- NZL 
 1- FRA 
 0- AHO 
 4- 31 .svg.png) Iran Iran- IRI - 25½ - 11 - 367.5 - 4 - 3 - 6 - USA 
 1- THA 
 3½- IRL 
 2- CAN 
 1½- JPN 
 4- ITA 
 2- AUS 
 3- SWE 
 3- ARG 
 1- GER 
 0- DEN 
 1½- BEL 
 2- CHI 
 1- 32  Costa Rica Costa Rica- CRC - 25½ - 11 - 324.0 - 5 - 1 - 7 - CHI 
 1- PAR 
 1½- ISV 
 3½- NZL 
 1- DOM 
 2- IRL 
 1- HKG 
 3- GUA 
 1½- HON 
 3½- BOL 
 2½- BEL 
 1½- AUT 
 0- MNC 
 3½- 33  Scotland Scotland- SCO - 25½ - 10 - 371.5 - 3 - 4 - 6 - BOL 
 4- NED 
 1½- USA 
 ½- GCI 
 4- CAN 
 2- SWE 
 1½- FIN 
 2- COL 
 1½- AUT 
 1½- FRA 
 2- PAR 
 2½- ITA 
 2- ESP 
 ½- 34 .svg.png) Guernsey Guernsey- GCI - 25 - 14 - 298.5 - 7 - 0 - 6 - AUT 
 0- GUA 
 3- FAI 
 3½- SCO 
 0- FRA 
 1½- JPN 
 2½- THA 
 0- PNG 
 3½- HKG 
 2½- BER 
 1½- VEN 
 ½- AHO 
 3½- AND 
 3- 35  Ireland Ireland- IRL - 25 - 12 - 328.0 - 5 - 2 - 6 - GER 
 ½- IVB 
 4- IRI 
 2- DEN 
 0- THA 
 2½- CRC 
 3- BEL 
 2- LUX 
 2½- ITA 
 1½- NZL 
 1½- URU 
 1½- MNC 
 3- ISL 
 1- 36  Luxembourg Luxembourg- LUX - 24½ - 13 - 340.5 - 6 - 1 - 6 - NED 
 ½- DOM 
 3½- WLS 
 2½- ISL 
 1- PAR 
 1½- THA 
 2½- NZL 
 2½- IRL 
 1½- BOL 
 2- GUA 
 2½- FIN 
 1- VEN 
 ½- ISV 
 3- 37  Guatemala Guatemala- GUA - 24½ - 12 - 321.0 - 6 - 0 - 7 - BEL 
 0- GCI 
 1- PNG 
 3- MNC 
 3- HON 
 2½- FRA 
 1- DOM 
 1½- CRC 
 2½- JPN 
 3- LUX 
 1½- BER 
 3- URU 
 1½- NZL 
 1- 38 .svg.png) Japan Japan- JPN - 24½ - 12 - 296.0 - 5 - 2 - 6 - AUS 
 0- URU 
 2- AND 
 3- HKG 
 3½- IRI 
 0- GCI 
 1½- FAI 
 3- NZL 
 1½- GUA 
 1- VEN 
 1- AHO 
 3½- IVB 
 2½- BER 
 2- 39 .svg.png) Hong Kong Hong Kong- HKG - 24½ - 12 - 291.5 - 4 - 4 - 5 - ISL 
 0- AND 
 2- HON 
 2- JPN 
 ½- PNG 
 3- BER 
 2- CRC 
 1- FAI 
 3- GCI 
 1½- IVB 
 3½- MNC 
 2- ISV 
 3- DOM 
 1- 40  Bolivia Bolivia- BOL - 24½ - 11 - 286.0 - 4 - 3 - 6 - SCO 
 0- ISV 
 1½- DOM 
 2- FRA 
 0- AHO 
 3½- AND 
 4- PNG 
 3½- FIN 
 1½- LUX 
 2- CRC 
 1½- HON 
 2- PAR 
 0- IVB 
 3- 41  Bermuda Bermuda- BER - 24 - 14 - 290.0 - 5 - 4 - 4 - DEN 
 0- FAI 
 2- THA 
 1- ISV 
 2½- AND 
 2½- HKG 
 2- URU 
 1- MNC 
 2- IVB 
 3- GCI 
 2½- GUA 
 1- PNG 
 2½- JPN 
 2- 42  Andorra Andorra- AND - 23 - 11 - 274.0 - 4 - 3 - 6 - ITA 
 0- HKG 
 2- JPN 
 1- FAI 
 2- BER 
 1½- BOL 
 0- AHO 
 3½- IVB 
 3- MNC 
 2- ISV 
 3- PNG 
 2½- DOM 
 1½- GCI 
 1- 43  Monaco Monaco- MNC - 22 - 11 - 277.5 - 4 - 3 - 6 - CAN 
 0- AHO 
 3½- VEN 
 0- GUA 
 1- ISV 
 2½- FAI 
 1- IVB 
 3- BER 
 2- AND 
 2- PNG 
 3½- HKG 
 2- IRL 
 1- CRC 
 ½- 44  Faroe Islands Faroe Islands- FAI - 21½ - 12 - 277.0 - 5 - 2 - 6 - PHI 
 0- BER 
 2- GCI 
 ½- AND 
 2- IVB 
 2½- MNC 
 3- JPN 
 1- HKG 
 1- AHO 
 3½- BEL 
 0- ISV 
 3½- HON 
 0- PNG 
 2½- 45  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea- PNG - 18 - 6 - 280.0 - 3 - 0 - 10 - COL 
 ½- VEN 
 ½- GUA 
 1- IVB 
 3- HKG 
 1- AHO 
 3- BOL 
 ½- GCI 
 ½- ISV 
 3- MNC 
 ½- AND 
 1½- BER 
 1½- FAI 
 1½- 46  United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands- ISV - 15½ - 6 - 283.0 - 3 - 0 - 10 - ESP 
 0- BOL 
 2½- CRC 
 ½- BER 
 1½- MNC 
 1½- IVB 
 2½- HON 
 0- AHO 
 2½- PNG 
 1- AND 
 1- FAI 
 ½- HKG 
 1- LUX 
 1- 47  British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands- IVB - 13½ - 1 - 283.5 - 0 - 1 - 12 - FIN 
 ½- IRL 
 0- AHO 
 2- PNG 
 1- FAI 
 1½- ISV 
 1½- MNC 
 1- AND 
 1- BER 
 1- HKG 
 ½- DOM 
 1- JPN 
 1½- BOL 
 1- 48 .svg.png) Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles- AHO - 7½ - 1 - 294.0 - 0 - 1 - 12 - SUI 
 0- MNC 
 ½- IVB 
 2- DOM 
 0- BOL 
 ½- PNG 
 1- AND 
 ½- ISV 
 1½- FAI 
 ½- HON 
 0- JPN 
 ½- GCI 
 ½- THA 
 0
Individual medals
- Board 1:  Jan Timman 8½ / 11 = 77.3% Jan Timman 8½ / 11 = 77.3%
- Board 2:  Gennadi Sosonko 6 / 8 = 75.0% Gennadi Sosonko 6 / 8 = 75.0%
- Board 3:  Marcelo Carrión 9 / 11 = 81.8% Marcelo Carrión 9 / 11 = 81.8%
- Board 4:  Michael Stean 5½ / 8 = 68.8% Michael Stean 5½ / 8 = 68.8%
- 1st reserve:  Boris de Greiff 5½ / 7 = 78.6% Boris de Greiff 5½ / 7 = 78.6%
- 2nd reserve:  Kim Commons 7½ / 9 = 83.3% Kim Commons 7½ / 9 = 83.3%
Women's event
Twenty-three nations took part in the women's Olympiad. From four preliminary groups the teams were split into three finals. Israel, led by former World Championship challenger Kushnir, won the gold, ahead of England and Spain.
Preliminaries
- Group 1:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  Israel | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| «A» | .svg.png) Australia | 1½ | - | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5½ | |
| «B» |  Argentina | ½ | 2½ | - | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5½ | |
| «B» |  Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1½ | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5½ | |
| «C» |  Austria | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4½ | 
- Group 2:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  Netherlands | - | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12½ | |
| «A» |  Denmark | ½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9½ | |
| «B» |  Finland | ½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | |
| «B» | .svg.png) Canada | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7½ | |
| «C» |  Wales | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4½ | |
| «C» | .svg.png) Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2½ | 
- Group 3:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  England | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12½ | |
| «A» | .svg.png) Spain | ½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10½ | |
| «B» |  France | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| «B» |  Italy | ½ | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| «C» |  Sweden | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5½ | |
| «C» |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1½ | 
- Group 4:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» | .png) United States | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11½ | |
| «A» |  West Germany | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | ½ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | |
| «B» | .svg.png) Philippines | 0 | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8½ | |
| «B» |  Ireland | 1 | ½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7½ | |
| «C» | .svg.png) Switzerland | 1 | 2½ | 0 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| «C» |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 
Finals
- Final A - # - Country - Players - Average 
 rating- Points - MP - 1  Israel Israel- Kushnir, Kristol, Podrazhanskaya, Nudelman - 2182 - 17 - 2  England England- Hartston, Jackson, Pritchard, Caldwell - 2115 - 11½ - 8 - 3 .svg.png) Spain Spain- Ferrer, García, Pino García Padrón, Canela - 1890 - 11½ - 7 - 4 .png) United States United States- Savereide, Crotto, Herstein, Orton - 2112 - 10½ - 5  Netherlands Netherlands- van der Mije, Vreeken, Belle, van der Giessen - 2182 - 9½ - 6  West Germany West Germany- Laakmann, Weichert, Prill-Gassemann, Wasnetsky - 2070 - 9 - 7 .svg.png) Australia Australia- McGrath, Kellner, Pope, Depasquale - 1958 - 8½ - 8  Denmark Denmark- Høiberg, Haahr, Larsen - 1917 - 6½ 
- Final B - # - Country - Players - Average 
 rating- Points - MP - 9 .svg.png) Canada Canada- Vujosevic, Shterenberg, Day, Williams M. - 1907 - 13½ - 10  Italy Italy- Gramignani, Pernici, Merciai, Romano D. - 1800 - 12 - 11  Argentina Argentina- Arias, Soppe, Cazón, Tadei - 1800 - 11½ - 12  Ireland Ireland- Healy, O'Siochrú, Noonan, Shouldice - 1897 - 10½ - 13  Finland Finland- Vuorenpää, Pihlajamäki, Ristoja, Laitinen - 1852 - 10 - 14  France France- Merlini, Tagnon, Ruck-Petit, Warkentin - 1880 - 9½ - 6 - 15  Colombia Colombia- Leyva, Herrera L., Zapata, Patiño - 1800 - 9½ - 5 - 16 .svg.png) Philippines Philippines- Cartel, Emperado, Lizares, Alvárez - 1800 - 7 
- Final C - # - Country - Players - Average 
 rating- Points - MP - 17 .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland- Näpfer, Veprek, Wettstein, Ludwig - 1875 - 12 - 10 - 18  Austria Austria- Hausner, Hennings, Kattinger, Samt - 1940 - 12 - 9 - 19  Sweden Sweden- Dahlin, Svensson, Svantesson, Bohmgren - 2012 - 11½ - 20 .svg.png) Japan Japan- Nakagawa, Watai, Maeda, Terada M. - 1830 - 11 - 21  Scotland Scotland- Elder, Hindle, Leask, Houstoun - 1810 - 7½ - 22  Wales Wales- Garwell, Brunker, Davies, Jarman - 1800 - 6½ - 23  New Zealand New Zealand- Terry L., Stretch, Hollis A. - 1800 - 2½ 
Final «A»
| No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 |  England | ½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11½ | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Spain | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11½ | |
| 4 | .png) United States | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10½ | |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 3 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9½ | |
| 6 |  West Germany | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | .svg.png) Australia | 1 | 2 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4½ | |
| 8 |  Denmark | 0 | 1½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6½ | 
Final «B»
| No. | Country | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | .svg.png) Canada | - | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13½ | |
| 10 |  Italy | 1 | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11 |  Argentina | ½ | ½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11½ | |
| 12 |  Ireland | 2 | 1 | ½ | - | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10½ | |
| 13 |  Finland | 2 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 14 |  France | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9½ | |
| 15 |  Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9½ | |
| 16 | .svg.png) Philippines | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7½ | 
Final «C»
| No. | Country | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | .svg.png) Switzerland | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| 18 |  Austria | 2 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| 19 |  Sweden | 1 | 1½ | - | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11½ | |
| 20 | .svg.png) Japan | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 21 |  Scotland | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7½ | |
| 22 |  Wales | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6½ | |
| 23 |  New Zealand | ½ | 1½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2½ | 
Individual medals
- Board 1:  Alla Kushnir 7½ / 8 = 93.8% Alla Kushnir 7½ / 8 = 93.8%
- Board 2: .svg.png) Nava Shterenberg 9 / 10 = 90.0% Nava Shterenberg 9 / 10 = 90.0%
- Board 3: .svg.png) Hyroko Maeda 6½ / 8 = 81.3% Hyroko Maeda 6½ / 8 = 81.3%
- Reserve:  Lea Nudelman 6½ / 7 = 92.9% Lea Nudelman 6½ / 7 = 92.9%
References
- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- 22nd Chess Olympiad: Haifa 1976 OlimpBase