Summary of results
All data from OlimpBase World Team Chess Championship.
Open section team medals
Women's team medals
The next edition is played in Poland in September of 2023. [2]
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads are the most important international tournaments for teams.
The strongest national teams in the world participate, and also some teams represent an entire continent. A full round is played by the teams, meaning that each team plays against every other team. At the first tournament, in 1985, teams consisted of six players; since then, teams have been reduced to four players. Reserve players are permitted.
From 1985, the championship was held every four years; since 2011, it has been held every two years. Since 2007, there has been a separate championship for women teams, which is also held every two years.
Since 2007, the final scores depend on the team results; before 2007, the individual scores determined the final ranking.
All data from OlimpBase World Team Chess Championship.
The next edition is played in Poland in September of 2023. [2]
The table contains the men's teams ranked by the medals won at the World Team Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
The table contains the women's teams ranked by the medals won at the World Team Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Georgia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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