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Russia in Chess

Last at World Chess Championship: runner-up, 2021

The record

  • World Chess Championship2 times runner-up2times runner-up
    Every result, newest first2
    • Dubai 2021 · Runner-up
    • New York City 2016 · Runner-up
  • Chess Olympiad11 golds, 6 silvers, 6 bronzes11golds
    Every result, newest first23
    • China (Virtual) 2021 · Gold · Open, 2nd Online Chess Olympiad · Daniil Dubov; Vladislav Artemiev; Aleksandra Goryachkina; Alexandra Kosteniuk; Andrey Esipenko; Polina Shuvalova; Kateryna Lagno; Leya Garifullina; Valentina Gunina; Alexander Grischuk; Vladimir Fedoseev; Volodar Murzin
    • (Virtual) 2020 · Gold · Open, 1st Online Chess Olympiad · Ian Nepomniachtchi; Vladislav Artemiev; Kateryna Lagno; Alexandra Kosteniuk; Alexey Sarana; Polina Shuvalova; Daniil Dubov; Aleksandra Goryachkina; Andrey Esipenko; Alexander Grischuk; Valentina Gunina; Margarita Potapova
    • Batumi, Georgia 2018 · Bronze · Open, Olympiad · Sergey Karjakin; Ian Nepomniachtchi; Dmitry Jakovenko; Vladimir Kramnik; Nikita Vitiugov
    • Baku, Azerbaijan 2016 · Bronze · Open, Olympiad · Sergey Karjakin; Vladimir Kramnik; Evgeny Tomashevsky; Ian Nepomniachtchi; Alexander Grischuk
    • Tromsø, Norway 2014 · Gold · Women, Olympiad · Kateryna Lagno; Valentina Gunina; Alexandra Kosteniuk; Olga Girya; Natalia Pogonina
    • Istanbul, Turkey 2012 · Silver · Open, Olympiad · Vladimir Kramnik; Alexander Grischuk; Sergey Karjakin; Evgeny Tomashevsky; Dmitry Jakovenko
    • Istanbul, Turkey 2012 · Gold · Women, Olympiad · Tatiana Kosintseva; Valentina Gunina; Nadezhda Kosintseva; Alexandra Kosteniuk; Natalia Pogonina
    • Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 2010 · Silver · Open, Olympiad · Vladimir Kramnik; Alexander Grischuk; Peter Svidler; Sergey Karjakin; Vladimir Malakhov
    • Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 2010 · Gold · Women, Olympiad · Tatiana Kosintseva; Nadezhda Kosintseva; Alexandra Kosteniuk; Alisa Galliamova; Valentina Gunina
    • Turin, Italy 2006 · Silver · Women, Olympiad · Alexandra Kosteniuk; Tatiana Kosintseva; Nadezhda Kosintseva; Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
    • Calvià, Spain 2004 · Silver · Open, Olympiad · Alexander Morozevich; Peter Svidler; Alexander Grischuk; Alexey Dreev; Alexander Khalifman; Vadim Zvjaginsev
    • Calvià, Spain 2004 · Bronze · Women, Olympiad · Alexandra Kosteniuk; Tatiana Kosintseva; Ekaterina Kovalevskaya; Nadezhda Kosintseva
    • Bled, Slovenia 2002 · Gold · Open, Olympiad · Garry Kasparov; Alexander Grischuk; Alexander Khalifman; Alexander Morozevich; Peter Svidler; Sergei Rublevsky
    • Bled, Slovenia 2002 · Silver · Women, Olympiad · Ekaterina Kovalevskaya; Svetlana Matveeva; Alexandra Kosteniuk; Tatiana Kosintseva
    • Istanbul, Turkey 2000 · Gold · Open, Olympiad · Alexander Khalifman; Alexander Morozevich; Peter Svidler; Sergei Rublevsky; Konstantin Sakaev; Alexander Grischuk
    • Istanbul, Turkey 2000 · Bronze · Women, Olympiad · Alisa Galliamova; Ekaterina Kovalevskaya; Svetlana Matveeva; Tatiana Stepovaya-Dianchenko
    • Elista, Russia 1998 · Gold · Open, Olympiad · Peter Svidler; Sergei Rublevsky; Evgeny Bareev; Alexander Morozevich; Vadim Zvjaginsev; Konstantin Sakaev
    • Elista, Russia 1998 · Silver · Women, Olympiad · Svetlana Matveeva; Ekaterina Kovalevskaya; Tatiana Shumiakina; Tatiana Stepovaya-Dianchenko
    • Yerevan, Armenia 1996 · Gold · Open, Olympiad · Garry Kasparov; Vladimir Kramnik; Alexey Dreev; Peter Svidler; Evgeny Bareev; Sergei Rublevsky
    • Yerevan, Armenia 1996 · Bronze · Women, Olympiad · Alisa Galliamova; Svetlana Matveeva; Svetlana Prudnikova; Ludmila Zaitseva
    • Moscow, Russia 1994 · Gold · Open, Olympiad · Garry Kasparov; Vladimir Kramnik; Evgeny Bareev; Alexey Dreev; Sergei Tiviakov; Peter Svidler
    • Moscow, Russia 1994 · Bronze · Open, Olympiad · Alexander Morozevich; Vadim Zvjaginsev; Mikhail Ulibin; Sergei Rublevsky; Konstantin Sakaev; Vasily Yemelin
    • Manila, Philippines 1992 · Gold · Open, Olympiad · Garry Kasparov; Alexander Khalifman; Sergey Dolmatov; Alexey Dreev; Vladimir Kramnik; Alexey Vyzmanavin
  • Candidates Tournament2 titles, 3 times runner-up, 1 bronze2titles
    Every result, newest first6
    • Yekaterinburg 2020–21 · Won
    • Berlin 2018 · Bronze
    • Moscow 2016 · Won
    • Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 · Runner-up
    • London 2013 · Runner-up
    • Kazan 2011 · Runner-up

Next

World Chess Championship: Geneva, November to December 2026: Gukesh against Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan), the 2026 Candidates winner

Against India

When Russia and India finished first and second: Russia first never, India first once.

  • 2014 · India first · Candidates Tournament

Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.