The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 will take place from July 28th to August 10th in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. With 187 teams registered in Men’s competition and 162 teams registered in the Women’s competition, the 2022 Chennai Olympiad breaks the record previously set in the Batumi, 2018.
Starting rank lists of teams and teams compositions have been published on chess-results (scroll down for teams lists). The Men’s battlefield is led by the USA (with an average rating of 2771), Azerbaijan (with an average rating of 2705) and India (with an average rating of 2696). Taking into account the absence of Russian and Chinese teams, the USA is an absolute favorite to win the event.
Read more: Ding Liren reveals the Chinese Team will not play in the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 / USA – Team composition / Azerbaijan – Team composition / India – Team composition
Women’s Teams of India (with an average rating of 2486), Ukraine (with an average rating of 2478), and Georgia (with an average rating of 2475) are the top seeds of the women’s section.
All 44th Chess Olympiad news / 44th Chess Olympiad main information
Starting rank list of Teams (Men’s section):
No.
Team
RtgAvg
Captain
1
United States of America
2771
Donaldson, John
2
Azerbaijan
2705
Abasov, Nijat
3
India
2696
Narayanan, Srinath
4
Norway
2692
Haarr, Jon Kristian
5
Spain
2687
Magem Badals, Jordi
6
Poland
2683
Socko, Bartosz
7
Netherlands
2672
Smeets, Jan
8
Ukraine
2666
Sulypa, Oleksandr
9
Germany
2664
Gustafsson, Jan
10
England
2662
Pein, Malcolm
11
India 2
2649
Ramesh, R B
12
Armenia
2642
Pashikian, Arman
13
Iran
2636
Pourramezanali, Amirreza
14
Uzbekistan
2625
Sokolov, Ivan
15
France
2621
Maze, Sebastien
16
Hungary
2621
Acs, Peter
17
Czech Republic
2612
Simacek, Pavel
18
Croatia
2611
Kozul, Zdenko
19
Romania
2605
Miron, Lucian-Costin
20
Turkey
2602
Kanmazalp, Ogulcan
21
Greece
2602
Nikolaidis, Ioannis
22
Israel
2598
Glaz, Ilana David
23
Serbia
2595
Perunovic, Miodrag
24
Georgia
2580
Sturua, Zurab
25
Italy
2574
Van Wely, Loek
26
Denmark
2566
Hansen, Sune Berg
27
Brazil
2563
Priyadharshan, Kannappan
28
Australia
2559
Rodgers, Jack
29
Argentina
2558
Hungaski, Robert
30
Bulgaria
2557
31
Sweden
2556
Ahlander, Bjorn
32
Cuba
2552
Oscar Perez Garcia, Rodney
33
Austria
2546
Predojevic, Borki
34
Slovakia
2543
Movsesian, Sergei
35
Lithuania
2540
Vaznonis, Donatas
36
Switzerland
2534
Hindermann, Felix
37
Peru
2533
Gutierrez, Renzo
38
Egypt
2530
Mohamed, Farag Amrou
39
Kazakhstan
2526
Ibrayev, Nurlan
40
Montenegro
2521
Kosic, Dragan
41
Slovenia
2510
Sebenik, Matej
42
Chile
2510
Garcia Cardenas, Pablo
43
Iceland
2509
Petursson, Margeir
44
Canada
2496
Plotkin, Victor
45
Mongolia
2478
Gan-Od, Sereenen
46
Indonesia
2472
Majella, Rudijanto
47
Turkmenistan
2469
Kakabayev, Mergen
48
Paraguay
2467
Riquelme, Andres
49
Moldova
2462
50
Uruguay
2460
Rivera, Daniel
51
Belgium
2460
Hovhannisyan, Mher
52
Colombia
2456
Mosquera, Miguel
53
Philippines
2452
Torre, Eugenio
54
Portugal
2440
Galvao, Henrique
55
Albania
2434
Muco, Fatos
56
Finland
2433
Keinanen, Toivo
57
Singapore
2427
Kvon, Andrey
58
Estonia
2414
Kaido, Kulaots
59
Andorra
2398
Martinez Balastegui, Marti
60
Ireland
2396
Jackson, Carl
61
Faroe Islands
2394
Gaard, Ingolf
62
North Macedonia
2389
Nedev, Trajko
63
Mexico
2389
Della Morte, Pablo
64
Latvia
2382
Ungurs, Edgars
65
Bangladesh
2380
Mallick, Masudur Rahman
66
Ecuador
2370
Noboa, Silva Kevin
67
Kosovo
2343
Fejzullahu, Afrim
68
Scotland
2342
Minnican, Alan
69
South Africa
2342
Grover, Sahaj
70
Kyrgyzstan
2337
Imanaliev, Talaibek
71
Bolivia
2324
Munoz Contreras, Nelson
72
Venezuela
2317
Palacios, Lanza Antonio
73
Zambia
2314
Banda, Aaron
74
Malaysia
2304
Subramaniam, Sumant
75
Dominican Republic
2286
Mazara Ruiz, Adan Manuel
76
Costa Rica
2280
Fernandez Sanchez, Mario Andres
77
Tunisia
2270
Bouaziz, Mehdi
78
Nigeria
2263
Akhiwu, Eugene Ehidiamhen
79
Luxembuorg
2263
David, Alberto
80
Japan
2258
Stojanovic, Mihajlo
81
Yemen
2257
Abdulla, Ba Mallm
82
Guatemala
2249
Leyva, Hector
83
Panama
2246
Collantes, Juan Ramon
84
Iraq
2244
Al-Sahlanee, Hayder A. Jaafar
85
New Zealand
2242
Bojkov, Dejan
86
Tajikistan
2242
Hisoriev, Shorahmat
87
South Korea
2228
Song, Jinwoo
88
El Salvador
2222
Castillo, Nelson
89
Monaco
2216
Loseva, Yulia
90
Uganda
2216
Teeba, Jorden
91
Trinidad & Tobago
2213
Hunte, Keelan
92
Angola
2209
Domingos, Catarino
93
Zimbabwe
2208
Moyo, Lloyd
94
Lebanon
2198
Khodashenas, Mersad
95
Wales
2192
Hunt, Adam C
96
Syria
2191
Hamad, Alsaed
97
Algeria
2189
Badreddine Khelfallah, Omar
98
Jordan
2180
Kruppa, Yuri
99
Thailand
2176
Pitirotjirathon, Jirapak
100
Sudan
2161
Delchev, Aleksander
101
Cyprus
2148
Antoniou, Stathis
102
Nicaragua
2147
Rocha, Maximiliano
103
United Arab Emirates
2146
Erdogdu, Mert
104
Madagascar
2143
Ramalanjaona, Andrianantenaina
105
Pakistan
2114
Amer, Karim
106
Nepal
2110
Bogati, Dhan Bahadur
107
Jamaica
2107
Pitterson, Jomo
108
South Sudan
2101
Henry, John
109
Ethiopia
2091
Birhanu, Tegegn Mehadem
110
Puerto Rico
2089
Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando
111
Sri Lanka
2086
Barsov, Alexei
112
Botswana
2069
Thompson, Modisane
113
Honduras
2049
Colindres, Javier Medina
114
Netherlands Antilles
2046
Curiel, David
115
Malta
2040
Novak, Atilla Robert
116
Malawi
2028
Sharra, Leonard
117
Haiti
2026
Luxama, Jacques Muller
118
Suriname
2019
Kaslan, Marlon
119
Qatar
2010
Kuzmin, Alexey
120
Namibia
2009
Mishra, Neeraj-Kumar
121
Libya
2008
Abokrais, Kaled
122
Cape Verde
2004
Carapinha, Francisco Manuel
123
Barbados
1998
Gurevich, Mikhail
124
Myanmar
1995
Maung, Maung Kyaw Zaw Hein
125
Liechtenstein
1982
Frick, Renato
126
Mali
1977
Doumbia, Amadou
127
Jersey
1968
Mooney, Graham
128
Mauritania
1961
Mohamed Salem, Yahi
129
Bahrain
1957
Abdulgaffar, Jamal
130
Afghanistan
1949
Farazi, Khaibar
131
Saudi Arabia
1935
Haddouche, Mohamed
132
Chinese Taipei
1932
Tsai, Yao-Hung
133
Somalia
1931
Mohamoud Farah, Mustafa
134
Kenya
1928
Magana, Ben
135
Ghana
1918
Ribli, Zoltan
136
Cote d’Ivoire
1917
Mosso, Guy Serge
137
Liberia
1905
Tamba, William Saa
138
Sao Tome and Principe
1897
Sharma, Hemant
139
Hong Kong
1895
Lam, Chi Wang Raymond
140
Palestine
1893
Sader, Naji
141
Guam
1888
Tirador, Elias
142
Mozambique
1887
Alice, Mateus Felizardo Viageiro
143
Kuwait
1865
Abdel Razik, Khaled
144
Mauritius
1865
Bhowany, Koomaren
145
Oman
1865
146
Aruba
1863
Bueno Perez, Lazaro Antonio
147
Saint Lucia
1862
Comas, Martin
148
Togo
1859
Numatsi, Yawotsu Dzigba
149
Senegal
1838
Izeta Txabarri, Felix
150
Gambia
1836
Kenmure, Jamie
151
Guyana
1826
Mars, Davion
152
Maldives
1807
Li, Jackson
153
San Marino
1797
Caruso, Augusto
154
Bermuda
1796
Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra
155
Palau
1779
Cabunagan, Tito
156
Bahamas
1777
Gonzalez, Renier
157
Tanzania
1763
Mussa, Mangula
158
Nauru
1762
Depaune, Inza
159
Rwanda
1736
Nkuyubwatsi, Eddy Christian
160
Cameroon
1707
Fouda Tocko, Paul Aristide
161
Timor-Leste
1704
dos Reis, Tito
162
Lesotho
1692
Mphetole, Mona
163
Sierra Leone
1670
Lwebuga, Ronald
164
Brunei Darussalam
1657
Hj, Sulaiman Amir Fakhry
165
Eswatini
1657
Siame, William
166
Papua New Guinea
1641
McCoy, Tom
167
Gabon
1608
Bongo, Akanga Ndjila Barthelemy
168
Guernsey
1602
Akshat, Khamparia
169
Fiji
1591
Arvind, Goru
170
Cayman Islands
1586
Tracey, Shaun M
171
Burundi
1555
Ntagasigumwami, Deo
172
Eritrea
1549
Debesai, Zerabruk Sahlu
173
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1546
Esungi, Guy Botetsi
174
US Virgin Islands
1492
Smith, Michael
175
Djibouti
1470
Ismael, Mohamed Goumaneh
176
Central African Republic
1436
Kourakoumba, Florent
177
Seychelles
1371
Hoareau, Benjamin
178
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1222
Enemchukwu Chinedu, Benjamin
179
Dominica
1204
Phadke, Sohan
180
British Virgin Islands
1154
Sava, Christiansen-Danut-Eugen
181
Laos
1063
Muth, Matthias Potisarath
182
Bhutan
1000
Palden Dorji, Thinley
183
Chad
1000
Hachim Bachar, Mahamat
184
Comoros
1000
Chamsidine, Bacar Salim
185
Equatorial Guinea
1000
Gatjens Capche, Angel Estanislao
186
Niger
1000
Boureima, Adamou Noma
187
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1000
Kelkar, Abishek
.
Starting rank list of Teams (Women’s section):
No.
Team
RtgAvg
Captain
1
India
2486
Kunte, Abhijit
2
Ukraine
2478
Brodsky, Michail
3
Georgia
2475
Jojua, Davit
4
Kazakhstan
2441
Kotsur, Pavel
5
Poland
2423
Dziuba, Marcin
6
France
2400
Gozzoli, Yannick
7
Azerbaijan
2399
Mamedov, Nidjat
8
United States of America
2390
Khachiyan, Melikset
9
Germany
2383
Yakovich, Yuri
10
Bulgaria
2367
Arnaudov, G. Petar
11
Armenia
2367
12
India 2
2351
Swapnil, S. Dhopade
13
Hungary
2342
Papp, Gabor
14
Spain
2327
Martinez Martin, David
15
Cuba
2324
Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis
16
Netherlands
2312
Bosch, Jeroen
17
Serbia
2312
Chelushkina, Irina
18
Indonesia
2304
Lumondong, Lisa Karlina
19
Israel
2289
Botvinnik, Ilia
20
Romania
2283
Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula
21
England
2274
D’Costa, Lorin
22
Slovakia
2265
Stohl, Igor
23
Czech Republic
2260
Polak, Tomas
24
Vietnam
2259
Nguyen, Minh Thang
25
Italy
2251
Bellia, Fabrizio
26
Slovenia
2245
Grosar, Aljosa
27
Greece
2236
Kotronias, Vesileios
28
Turkey
2220
Mikhalchishin, Adrian
29
Mongolia
2220
Tserendorj, Batsaikhan
30
Switzerland
2219
Novkovic, Milan
31
Estonia
2215
Kulaots, Kaido
32
Peru
2212
Pacheco, Marco
33
Colombia
2207
Rios, Cristhian Camilo
34
Sweden
2196
Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
35
Australia
2195
Sandler, Leonid
36
Brazil
2186
Ankit, R. Rajpara
37
Austria
2185
Baumegger, Siegfried
38
Iran
2168
Hashemi, Amir Erfan
39
Philippines
2165
Gonzales, Jayson
40
Argentina
2154
Iermito, Sebastian
41
Lithuania
2148
Vaznonis, Donatas
42
Canada
2139
Thavandiran, Shiyam
43
Croatia
2117
Kovacevic, Blazimir
44
Finland
2113
Nazarova, Anastasia
45
Uzbekistan
2094
Egin, Vladimir
46
Denmark
2085
Sylvan, Jacob
47
Norway
2079
Kaasen, Tor Fredrik
48
Egypt
2078
Ezat, Mohamed
49
Belgium
2054
Goossens, Hanne
50
Latvia
2054
Maklakova, Nellija
51
Ireland
2045
O`Donnell, Conor
52
Malaysia
2038
Mok, Tze-Meng
53
Moldova
2033
Slovineanu, Viacheslav
54
Mexico
2005
Sanchez Enriquez, Oscar Gerardo
55
Singapore
1999
Luther, Thomas
56
Chile
1990
Valdes Escobar, Alvaro
57
Venezuela
1977
Sanchez Castillo, Sarai Carolina
58
Portugal
1962
Rocha, Sergio
59
Bolivia
1952
Monroy Carrizo, Javier
60
Iceland
1951
Johannesson, Ingvar Thor
61
Algeria
1946
Nassr, Nacer
62
Turkmenistan
1944
Turayev, Shahruh
63
Costa Rica
1926
Gonzalez Acosta, Bernal
64
Bangladesh
1917
Chowdhury, Mahmuda Hoque
65
Ecuador
1916
Heredia Serrano, Carla
66
Montenegro
1911
Milovic, Aleksandra
67
Paraguay
1889
Gonzalez Mancuello, Elisa
68
Nigeria
1882
Adedayo-Adeosun, Olabowale Doyin
69
Angola
1874
Assis, Antonio Henriques
70
Albania
1865
Zadrima, Aldo
71
North Macedonia
1863
Andonovski, Ljubisa
72
Scotland
1850
Minnican, Alan
73
Lebanon
1836
Shamieh, Jamal
74
New Zealand
1835
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C.
75
Dominican Republic
1832
Del Rosario Moreno, Carlos
76
El Salvador
1828
Meza Paz, Luis Rafael
77
Uruguay
1808
Moccero, Eduardo
78
Nicaragua
1798
Granados Diaz, Maria Esther
79
Kyrgyzstan
1780
Shyngys Kyzy, Aizharkyn
80
Tajikistan
1775
Odinaeva, Saodat
81
South Africa
1764
Jurgensen, Graham
82
Iraq
1762
Abdullah, Mahdi Attiyah
83
Syria
1762
Azam, Zeno
84
Monaco
1753
Berezovska, Svetlana
85
United Arab Emirates
1734
Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter
86
Puerto Rico
1733
Rivera De Jesus, Donato
87
Zambia
1723
Mukumbo, Sydney
88
Botswana
1690
Pilane Masego, Sylvia
89
Guatemala
1683
Leyva, Hector
90
Wales
1673
Healey, Michael W
91
Panama
1656
Mathews Romero, Cesar
92
Japan
1656
Petrov, Marian
93
Uganda
1651
Otim, Isaac Jonathan
94
Zimbabwe
1648
Gora, Tapiwa
95
Hong Kong
1623
Kwok, Yuen Shan
96
Jamaica
1609
Matthews, Shane
97
Sri Lanka
1592
Perera, GK Nilu Nadeeka
98
South Korea
1581
You, Garam
99
Kenya
1577
Andiwoh, Moses
100
Libya
1568
Alabed, Hadhom Mohamed M.
101
Nepal
1565
Niraula, Bhupendra
102
Andorra
1561
Garcia Paolicchi, Raul
103
Madagascar
1547
Ramorasata, Andrianina
104
Honduras
1546
Garay Munoz, Mario Gerardo
105
Thailand
1535
Chongstitwattana, Cholapat
106
Suriname
1519
Frijde, Reyna
107
Haiti
1517
Gedeus, Steven Daniel
108
Malta
1513
Sammut Briffa, Peter
109
Oman
1511
110
Mozambique
1494
Soca, Roberto Tiago
111
Palestine
1488
Ezzedein, Khaled
112
Barbados
1485
Davies, Nigel R
113
Ethiopia
1457
Reda, Tofik Berhe
114
Fiji
1449
Lyons, Ryan Joshua
115
Timor-Leste
1441
dos Santos, Elfiana
116
Tunisia
1435
Bouaziz, Mehdi
117
Guam
1418
Szekely, Zoltan
118
Trinidad & Tobago
1401
Cupid, Kevin
119
Kosovo
1392
Ermeni, Bekim
120
Pakistan
1359
Janjua, Raja Muhammad Gauhar Iqbal
121
Malawi
1342
Mwangupili, Francisco
122
Sudan
1341
Anwar, Mohamed
123
Namibia
1336
Mueller, Leonhard
124
Chinese Taipei
1322
Shih, Ching-An
125
Cyprus
1316
Bryan, Mark
126
Cape Verde
1316
Neves, Diogo Alexandre
127
Lesotho
1312
Moseli, Phera
128
Ghana
1302
129
Aruba
1290
Tromp, Hubert Randolf
130
Senegal
1289
Ba, El Hadji Saidou Nourou
131
Bahamas
1265
Ferguson, Joseph
132
Palau
1263
Mission, Baby Edna
133
Kuwait
1257
Alkout, Eman
134
Myanmar
1245
Htun, Min Thu Yein
135
Eswatini
1212
Sharma, Dinesh K.
136
Mauritius
1193
Ying, Patrick Li
137
Guyana
1184
Mohr, Georg
138
Eritrea
1181
Dirar, Khaled Hassen
139
Togo
1180
Botsoe, Koffi
140
Cameroon
1149
Djomou Kouahou, Maximilien
141
Maldives
1147
Abdul Raheem, Zeeshan
142
Jersey
1134
Zapata, Alonso
143
Bahrain
1131
Ali, Alsulaiti
144
Liberia
1114
Kondoh, Foday W.
145
Sao Tome and Principe
1109
Costa, Marcelino Tavares Batista
146
Cote d’Ivoire
1078
Zirimba, Paul
147
Tanzania
1033
Mustafa, Ebrahim
148
Sierra Leone
1002
Kamara, Sarah
149
Bhutan
1000
Pem, Kuenzang
150
Burundi
1000
Ingabire, Alain-Michel
151
Central African Republic
1000
Gamba, Merveille-Gloria
152
Comoros
1000
Farhana, Said Ali
153
Djibouti
1000
Hassan, Kadir Ali
154
Gabon
1000
Bongo, Akanga Ndjila Barthelemy
155
Gambia
1000
Kenmure, Jamie
156
Laos
1000
Somchanda, Vong Thong
157
Mali
1000
Camara, Salimata dite Mama
158
Rwanda
1000
Ngoga, Eustache
159
Saudi Arabia
1000
Masrahi, Abdulrahman A
160
Seychelles
1000
Aizenberg, Lior
161
Somalia
1000
Muhumad, Mahad Dahir
162
South Sudan
1000
Deng, Aluel Elizabeth Akuei
.