2012 World Chess Olympiad Overview
The 40th World Chess Olympiad will take place in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27th through September 10th, 2012. The Olympiad, which is a team tournament in which 163 countries compete, has been held since 1924.
Schedule
| Date | Day | Time (CST) | Event |
| August 27 | Monday | 12:00 pm | Captains' Meeting |
| August 28 | Tuesday | 7:00 am | Round 1 |
| August 29 | Wednesday | 7:00 am | Round 2 |
| August 30 | Thursday | 7:00 am | Round 3 |
| August 31 | Friday | 7:00 am | Round 4 |
| September 1 | Saturday | 7:00 am | Round 5 |
| September 2 | Sunday | Rest Day | |
| September 3 | Monday | 7:00 am | Round 6 |
| September 4 | Tuesday | 7:00 am | Round 7 |
| September 5 | Wednesday | 7:00 am | Round 8 |
| September 6 | Thursday | 7:00 am | Round 9 |
| September 7 | Friday | 7:00 am | Round 10 |
| September 8 | Saturday | Rest Day | |
| September 9 | Sunday | 3:00 am | Round 11 |
| September 10 | Monday | Departure |
All Countries in 2012 Olympiad
| 1 | Afghanistan |
42 | Estonia |
83 | Luxembourg | 124 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2 | Albania | 43 | Ethiopia | 84 | Macau | 125 | Scotland |
| 3 | Algeria | 44 | Faroe Islands |
85 | Madagascar | 126 | Serbia |
| 4 | Andorra | 45 | Fiji | 86 | Malawi | 127 | Seychelles |
| 5 | Angola | 46 | Finland | 87 | Malaysia | 128 | Sierra Leone |
| 6 | Argentina | 47 | Former YUG Rep of Macedonia |
88 | Maldives | 129 | Singapore |
| 7 | Armenia |
48 | France | 89 | Mali | 130 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Aruba | 49 | Georgia | 90 | Malta | 131 | Slovenia |
| 9 | Australia |
50 | Germany | 91 | Mauritania |
132 | Somalia |
| 10 | Austria | 51 | Ghana | 92 | Mauritius | 133 | South Africa |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 52 | Greece | 93 | Mexico | 134 | South Korea |
| 12 | Bahrain | 53 | Guam | 94 | Moldova | 135 | Spain |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 54 | Guatemala | 95 | Monaco | 136 | Sri Lanka |
| 14 | Barbados | 55 | Guernsey | 96 | Mongolia | 137 | Sudan |
| 15 | Belarus | 56 | Haiti | 97 | Montenegro | 138 | Suriname |
| 16 | Belgium | 57 | Honduras | 98 | Mozambique | 139 | Sweden |
| 17 | Bermuda | 58 | Hong Kong |
99 | Myanmar | 140 | Switzerland |
| 18 | Bolivia | 59 | Hungary | 100 | Namibia | 141 | Syria |
| 19 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 60 | Iceland | 101 | Nepal | 142 | Tajikistan |
| 20 | Botswana | 61 | India | 102 | Netherlands | 143 | Thailand |
| 21 | Brazil | 62 | Indonesia |
103 | Netherlands Antilles |
144 | Togo |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 63 | International Braille Chess Association |
104 | New Zealand |
145 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 23 | Burundi | 64 | International Committee of Silent Chess |
105 | Nicaragua | 146 | Tunisia |
| 24 | Cameroon | 65 | International Physically Disabled Chess Association |
106 | Nigeria | 147 | Turkey |
| 25 | Canada | 66 | Iran | 107 | Norway | 148 | Turkey 2016 |
| 26 | Chile | 67 | Iraq | 108 | Pakistan | 149 | Turkey 2023 |
| 27 | China | 68 | Ireland | 109 | Palau | 150 | Turkmenistan |
| 28 | Chinese Taipei | 69 | Israel | 110 | Palestine | 151 | Uganda |
| 29 | Colombia | 70 | Italy | 111 | Panama | 152 | Ukraine |
| 30 | Congo | 71 | Jamaica | 112 | Papua New Guinea |
153 | United Arab Emirates |
| 31 | Costa Rica |
72 | Japan | 113 | Paraguay | 154 | United States of America |
| 32 | Croatia | 73 | Jersey | 114 | Peru | 155 | Uruguay |
| 33 | Cuba | 74 | Jordan | 115 | Philippines | 156 | US Virgin Islands |
| 34 | Cyprus | 75 | Kazakhstan | 116 | Poland | 157 | Uzbekistan |
| 35 | Czech Republic |
76 | Kenya | 117 | Portugal | 158 | Venezuela |
| 36 | Denmark | 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 118 | Puerto Rico |
159 | Vietnam |
| 37 | Dominican Republic |
78 | Latvia | 119 | Qatar | 160 | Wales |
| 38 | Ecuador | 79 | Lebanon | 120 | Romania | 161 | Yemen |
| 39 | Egypt | 80 | Libya | 121 | Russia | 162 | Zambia |
| 40 | El Salvador |
81 | Liechtenstein | 122 | Rwanda | 163 | Zimbabwe |
| 41 | England | 82 | Lithuania | 123 | San Marino |
