2nd Chess Olympiad
Appearance
The 2nd Chess Olympiad (Dutch: De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open[1] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands.
Results
[edit]Team standings
[edit]Team results
[edit]Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | + | − | = | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
- | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 44 | |
2 | ![]() |
2½ | - | 1 | 3½ | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 39½ | |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | |
4 | ![]() |
2 | ½ | 2½ | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36½ | |
5 | ![]() |
½ | ½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 34 | |
6 | ![]() |
1½ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 34 | |
7 | ![]() |
2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 33½ | |
9 | ![]() |
½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31½ | |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | - | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31½ | |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 0 | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | |
12 | ![]() |
1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 | |
13 | ![]() |
2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1½ | 1 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 5 | 31 | |
14 | ![]() |
1½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 30 | |
15 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26½ | |
16 | ![]() |
½ | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 0 | 2½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | ½ | 2½ | - | 3½ | 6 | 9 | 1 | 25½ | |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | ½ | - | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13½ |
Individual medals
[edit]No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]
- Gold medal winner – Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
- Silver medal winner – André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%);
- Bronze medal winner – Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
- 4–5th place – Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
- 4–5th place – Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
- 6th place – William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%).
Amateur World Championship
[edit]The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3][4]
# Player Points Berger
System1 Max Euwe (Netherlands)
12 2 Dawid Przepiórka (Poland)
11 3 Hermanis Matisons (Latvia)
10 4 Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Spain)
9½ 66.25 5 Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia)
9½ 64.50 6 Norman Whitaker (United States)
9½ 57.25 7 Carl Carls (Germany)
9 8 Albert Becker (Austria)
7 9 André Chéron (France)
6 47.00 10 Allan Nilsson (Sweden)
6 41.75 11 Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy)
6 36.50 12 Lajos Steiner (Hungary)
5½ 36.00 13 José Araiza (Mexico)
5½ 35.75 14 Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland)
5½ 31.75 15 Alexandru Tyroler (Romania)
5 16 Walter Henneberger (Switzerland)
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- ^ 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague, 1928—Information–Basic data–Tournament review–Individual medals–Interesting games–Trivia
- ^ Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924–1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
- ^ 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928—Amateur World Championship–Standings–Round by Round Pairings–Progress Table
References
[edit]- 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928 OlimpBase
See also
[edit]- 1st Chess Olympiad (London 1927)
- 3rd Chess Olympiad (Hamburg 1930)