Chess Olympiad 2008

Event: Chess Olympiad 2008

Site: Dresden, Germany

Venue: Congress Center

Date: November 12 to November 25, 2008

No. of Teams: Men (157)

No. of Teams: Women (119)

Total No. of Teams: 276

No. of Players: Men (784)

No. of Players: Women (593)

Total No. of Players: 1,377

Top Seed Teams

RP Team (Seeded No.38)

Individual seedings of RP Men's Team players out of a total of 784 players:

-- GM Wesley So (No. 86)
-- IM John Paul Gomez (No. 202)
-- GM Darwin Laylo (No.219)
-- GM Jayson Gonzales (No.254)
-- GM Bong Villamayor (No.257)

Interestingly, GM Villamayor (the lowest seeded RP Team member) will man Board 1.

RP Women's Team (Seeded No.51):