| Year | Site | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | London (ol) | 20 |
| 1928 | The Hague (ol) | 12 |
| 1930 | Hamburg (ol) | 70 |
| 1931 | Prague (ol) | 165 |
| 1933 | Folkestone (ol) | 67 |
| 1935 | Warsaw (ol) | 89 |
| 1937 | Stockholm (ol) | 106 |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires (ol_final_A) | 142 |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires (ol_final_B) | 19 |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires (ol_prel_A) | 24 |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires (ol_prel_B) | 15 |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires (ol_prel_C) | 27 |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires (ol_prel_D) | 18 |
| 1950 | Dubrovnik (ol) | 192 |
| 1952 | Helsinki (ol) | 344 |
| 1954 | Amsterdam (ol) | 421 |
| 1956 | Moscow (ol) | 438 |
| 1958 | Munich (ol) | 240 |
| 1960 | Leipzig (ol) | 188 |
| 1962 | Varna (ol) | 560 |
| 1964 | Tel Aviv (ol) | 413 |
| 1966 | Havana (ol) | 257 |
| 1968 | Lugano (ol) | 183 |
| 1970 | Siegen (ol) | 192 |
| 1972 | Skopje (ol) | 198 |
| 1974 | Nice (ol) | 222 |
| 1976 | Haifa (ol) | 50 |
| 1978 | Buenos Aires (ol) | 159 |
| 1980 | Malta (ol) | 128 |
| 1981 | Malta (ol) | 1 |
| 1982 | Lucerne (ol) | 241 |
| 1984 | Thessaloniki (ol) | 240 |
| 1986 | Dubai (ol) | 221 |
| 1988 | Thessaloniki (ol) | 244 |
| 1990 | Novi Sad (ol) | 256 |
| 1992 | Manila (ol) | 304 |
| 1994 | Moscow (ol) | 324 |
| 1995 | Moscow (ol) | 1 |
| 1996 | Yerevan (ol) | 333 |
| 1998 | Elista (ol) | 269 |
| 2000 | Istanbul (ol) | 520 |
Be careful with the following!
The games for the Olympiads are not complete.
| Plyr | Ct |
|---|---|
| Gligoric, S. | 169 |
| Portisch, L. | 167 |
| Najdorf, M. | 141 |
| Unzicker, W. | 131 |
| Keres, P. | 116 |
| Szabo, L. | 110 |
| Pachman, L. | 109 |
| Prins, L. | 106 |
| Stahlberg, G. | 98 |
| Filip, M. | 97 |
| Korchnoi, V. | 97 |
| Porath, Y. | 97 |
| Uhlmann, W. | 97 |
The top-10 most successful players all have less than 10 games total.
| Player | W | +W-L=D | B | +W-L=D | Score | Games | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilienthal, A. | W | +7-1=0 | B | +4-1=1 | 11.5 | 14 | 82.14% |
| Karpov, An | W | +25-0=9 | B | +12-2=7 | 45.0 | 55 | 81.82% |
| Sadler, M. | W | +4-0=3 | B | +4-0=2 | 10.5 | 13 | 80.77% |
| Petrosian, T. | W | +36-0=12 | B | +19-1=20 | 71.0 | 88 | 80.68% |
| Tal, M. | W | +29-0=11 | B | +20-2=15 | 62.0 | 77 | 80.52% |
| Bronstein, D. | W | +19-1=2 | B | +11-0=15 | 38.5 | 48 | 80.21% |
| Alekhine, A. | W | +22-1=9 | B | +18-1=12 | 50.5 | 63 | 80.16% |
| Kasparov, G. | W | +26-0=9 | B | +15-3=11 | 51.0 | 64 | 79.69% |
| Smyslov, V. | W | +27-1=7 | B | +18-1=20 | 58.5 | 74 | 79.05% |
| Bogoljubov, E. | W | +7-0=1 | B | +2-1=3 | 11.0 | 14 | 78.57% |
| Player | W | +W-L=D | B | +W-L=D | Score | Games | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keres, P. | W | +44-1=19 | B | +28-9=15 | 89.0 | 116 | 76.72% |
| Korchnoi, V. | W | +28-6=18 | B | +18-4=23 | 66.5 | 97 | 68.56% |
| Najdorf, M. | W | +30-4=31 | B | +35-12=29 | 95.0 | 141 | 67.38% |
| Portisch, L. | W | +46-5=34 | B | +34-19=29 | 111.5 | 167 | 66.77% |
| Gligoric, S. | W | +39-9=40 | B | +31-14=36 | 108.0 | 169 | 63.91% |
| Szabo, L. | W | +28-8=23 | B | +18-13=20 | 67.5 | 110 | 61.36% |
| Unzicker, W. | W | +31-8=24 | B | +24-18=26 | 80.0 | 131 | 61.07% |
| Uhlmann, W. | W | +18-13=22 | B | +18-5=21 | 57.5 | 97 | 59.28% |
| Pachman, L. | W | +22-7=27 | B | +14-12=27 | 63.0 | 109 | 57.80% |
| Stahlberg, G. | W | +23-11=17 | B | +14-12=21 | 56.0 | 98 | 57.14% |
| Prins, L. | W | +24-17=14 | B | +19-14=18 | 59.0 | 106 | 55.66% |
| Filip, M. | W | +17-9=24 | B | +11-15=21 | 50.5 | 97 | 52.06% |
| Porath, Y. | W | +22-12=18 | B | +8-19=18 | 48.0 | 97 | 49.48% |