4th Chess Olympiad

The 4th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open[1] and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings

#CountryPlayersPoints
1 United StatesKashdan, Marshall, Dake, Horowitz, Steiner H.48
2 PolandRubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman47
3 CzechoslovakiaFlohr, Gilg, Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička46½
4 YugoslaviaVidmar, Asztalos*, Kostić, Pirc, König*46
5 GermanyBogoljubow, Ahues, Wagner, Richter, Helling45½
6 LatviaMatisons, Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss45½
7 SwedenStåhlberg, Stoltz, Berndtsson, Lundin45½
8 AustriaGrünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker, Lokvenc45
9 Great BritainSultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Wahltuch44
10Hungary HungarySteiner E., Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Sterk39½
11 NetherlandsWeenink, Noteboom, Van den Bosch, Addicks, Van Doesburgh35
12  SwitzerlandJohner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Rivier, Michel34
13 LithuaniaMikėnas, Šembergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Luckis30½
14 FranceAlekhine, Gromer, Kahn, Betbeder, Duchamp29½
15 RomaniaErdélyi*, Balogh*, Baratz, Gudju, Wechsler28
16Italy ItalyRosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romi, Hellmann24
17 DenmarkAndersen, Cruusberg, Ruben, Lie, Larsen19½
18 NorwayChristoffersen, Hansen, Halvorsen, Hovind, Gulbrandsen15½
19 SpainGolmayo, Vilardebo, Soler, Marín y Llovet, Sanz Aguado15½
  • HUN-born

Individual medals

For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.

Board 1Board 2Board 3Board 4Reserve
France Alexander Alekhine13½ / 18
75.0		Sweden Gösta Stoltz13½ / 18
75.0		Latvia Vladimirs Petrovs11½ / 16
71.9		Austria Albert Becker10½ / 14
75.0		Czechoslovakia Karel Skalička10½ / 14
75.0
Germany Efim Bogoljubow12½ / 17
73.5		Poland Savielly Tartakower13 / 18
75.0		United Kingdom George Alan Thomas12½ / 18
69.4		Kingdom of Yugoslavia Vasja Pirc12½ / 17
73.5		United States Herman Steiner8½ / 12
70.8
United States Isaac Kashdan12 / 17
70.6		Hungary Lajos Steiner12 / 17
70.6		Czechoslovakia Josef Rejfiř11 / 16
68.8		Germany Kurt Richter10½ / 15
70.0		Latvia Wolfgang Hasenfuss7½ / 11
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Notes

  1. ↑ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.

References

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