1st Chess Olympiad
Players and spectators at the Westminster Central Hall.
Competing countries (in green) of the 1st Chess Olympiad.
The 1st Chess Olympiad, organized by the 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 18 and 30 July 1927 in London, United Kingdom. The 1st Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
# Country Players Points 1 .svg.png)
Maróczy, Nagy, Vajda, Havasi, Steiner E. 40 2 
Krause, Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Ruben 381⁄2 3 
Atkins, Yates, Thomas, Michell, Spencer 361⁄2 4 
Euwe, Weenink, Kroone, te Kolsté, Schelfhout 35 5 
Réti, Gilg, Hromádka, Pokorný, Prokeš 341⁄2 6 .svg.png)
Tarrasch, Mieses, Carls, Wagner 34 7 
Grünfeld, Lokvenc, Kmoch, Wolf, Gruber 34 8 
Johner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Grob, Michel 32 9 
Kostić, Vuković V., Asztalos, Kalabar 30 10 .svg.png)
Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romih, Sacconi 281⁄2 11 
Nilsson, Nyholm, Jakobson, Stoltz 28 12 
Grau, Rivarola, Nogués Acuña, Palau 27 13 .svg.png)
Chéron, Muffang, Renaud, Betbeder 241⁄2 14 
Tschepurnoff, Rasmusson, Heilimo, Terho 211⁄2 15 .svg.png)
Koltanowski, Censer I., Louviau, Censer M. 211⁄2 16 .svg.png)
Golmayo, Marín y Llovet, Vilardebo, Soler 141⁄2
Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]
# Player Points Percentage 1 
12/15 80% 1 12/15 80% 3 111⁄2/15 76.7% 4 9/12 75% 5 91⁄2/13 73.1% 6 101⁄2/15 70%
References
- ↑ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- ↑ OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, information
- 1st Chess Olympiad: London 1927 OlimpBase
Chess Olympiad London 1927 http://chess.comrel.pl/2012/06/wywiad-z-autorem.html
See also
- 2nd Chess Olympiad (The Hague 1928)
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