The chess tournament history definitely shows the monopoly which the Russianss have on the first place.
Chess Olympiads (a.k.a. World Team Championships)
Bled 2002 - 1st Russia 38.5 2nd Hungary 37.5 3rd Armenia 35 Istanbul 2000 - 1st Russia 38 2nd Germany 37 3rd Ukraine 35.5 Elista 1998 - 1st Russia 35.5 2nd USA 34.5 3rd Ukraine 32.5 Yerevan 1996 - 1st Russia 38.5 2nd Ukraine 35 3rd USA 34 Moscow 1994 - 1st Russia 37.5 2nd Bosnia/Herz' 35 3rd Russia II 34.5 Manila 1992 - 1st Russia 39 2nd Uzbekistan 35 3rd Armenia 34.5 Novi Sad 1990 - 1st USSR 39 2nd USA 35.5 3rd England 35.5 Thessaloniki 1988 - 1st USSR 40.5 2nd England 34.5 3rd Netherlands 34.5 Dubai 1986 - 1st USSR 40 2nd England 39 3rd USA 38 Thessaloniki 1984 - 1st USSR 41 2nd England 37 3rd USA 35 Luzern 1982 - 1st USSR 39 2nd CSSR 39 3rd USA 35 Valletta 1980 - 1st USSR 39 2nd Hungary 39 3rd USA 35 Buenos Aires 1978 - 1st Hungary 37 2nd USSR 36 3rd USA 35 Haifa 1976 - 1st USA 37 2nd Netherlands 36.5 3rd England 35.5 (note: USSR and others did not compete in 1976 for political reasons) Nice 1974 - 1st USSR 46 2nd Yugoslavia 37.5 3rd USA 36.5 Skopje 1972 - 1st USSR 42 2nd Hungary 40.5 3rd Yugoslavia 38 Siegen 1970 - 1st USSR 27.5 2nd Hungary 26.5 3rd Yugoslavia 26 Lugano 1968 - 1st USSR 39.5 2nd Yugoslavia 31 3rd Bulgaria 30 Havana 1966 - 1st USSR 39.5 2nd USA 34.5 3rd Hungary 33.5 Tel Aviv 1964 - 1st USSR 36.5 2nd Yugoslavia 32 3rd W Germany 30.5 Varna 1962 - 1st USSR 31.5 2nd Yugoslavia 28 3rd Argentina 26 Leipzig 1960 - 1st USSR 34 2nd USA 29 3rd Yugoslavia 27 Munich 1958 - 1st USSR 34.5 2nd Yugoslavia 29 3rd Argentina 25.5 Moscow 1956 - 1st USSR 31 2nd Yugoslavia 26.5 3rd Hungary 26.5 Amsterdam 1954 - 1st USSR 34 2nd Argentina 27 3rd Yugoslavia 26.5 Helsinki 1952 - 1st USSR 21 2nd Argentina 19.5 3rd Yugoslavia 19 Dubrovnik 1950 - 1st Yugo'via 45.5 2nd Argentina 43.5 3rd W Germany 40.5 Buenos Aires 1939 - 1st Germany 36 2nd Poland 35.5 3rd Estonia 33.5 Stockholm 1937 - 1st USA 54.5 2nd Hungary 48.5 3rd Poland 47 Warsaw 1935 - 1st USA 54 2nd Sweden 52.5 3rd Poland 52 Folkestone 1933 - 1st USA 39 2nd Czechoslovakia 37.5 3rd Poland 34 Prague 1931 - 1st USA 48 2nd Poland 47 3rd Czechoslovakia 46.5 Hamburg 1930 - 1st Poland 48.5 2nd Hungary 47 3rd Germany 44.5 The Hague 1928 - 1st Hungary 44 2nd USA 39.5 3rd Poland 57 London 1927 - 1st Hungary 40 2nd Denmark 38.5 3rd England 36.5
