Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy
Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy is a prestigious award given to the chess players of the country that achieves the best combined score of open and women's teams in the Chess Olympiad.
Trophy history
[edit]This trophy was created by FIDE in 1997 and named after Nona Gaprindashvili, the former women's World Champion (1962–1978). The trophy is awarded to the team that has the best overall performance across the open and women's divisions. It was first awarded to Russian men's and women's teams at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista in 1998.
Russia won this trophy six times, China – three times, India and Ukraine – two times each.
Trophy winners
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Trophy mischief
[edit]In 2008, after Ukrainian chess players won the prize, it was damaged during transportation to Ukraine. Trophy renovated in 2009 according to the same design.[1]
In 2022, the trophy was won by Indian chess players. In 2024, it was won again by the Indian men's and women's team, but only a copy of the award was presented as the award had disappeared in India between the Olympics.[2][3]