9th Chess Olympiad

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The official poster for the Olympiad.

The 9th Chess Olympiad (Croatian: 9. Šahovska olimpijada), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open team tournament,[1] as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, FPR Yugoslavia (present day Croatia). Eighty-four players from 16 nations played a total of 480 games. The acclaimed 1950 Dubrovnik chess set was designed and manufactured specifically for the Olympiad.

Results[edit]

Team standings[edit]

# Country Players Points
1  Yugoslavia Gligorić, Pirc, Trifunović, Rabar, Vidmar Jr., Puc 45½
2  Argentina Najdorf, Bolbochán Jul., Guimard, Rossetto, Pilnik 43½
3  West Germany Unzicker, Schmid, Pfeiffer, Rellstab, Staudte 40½
4  United States Reshevsky, Steiner, Horowitz, Shainswit, Kramer G., Evans 40
5  Netherlands Euwe, van Scheltinga, Prins, Cortlever, Kramer H., Donner 37
6  Belgium O'Kelly, Dunkelblum, Devos, Thibaut, Van Schoor 32
7  Austria Beni, Busek, Müller, Palda, Lambert 31½
8  Chile Castillo, Flores, Letelier, Maccioni 30½
9  France Tartakower, Rossolimo, Hugot, Kesten, Chaudé de Silans, Crépeaux 28½
10  Finland Böök, Ojanen, Niemi, Niemelä, Helle, Heikinheimo 28
11  Sweden Sköld, Johansson, Bergkvist A., Bergkvist N., Lindquist, Stenborg 27½
12  Italy Castaldi, Nestler, Porreca, Giustolisi, Primavera 25
13  Denmark Poulsen, Enevoldsen, Pedersen, Kupferstich, Nielsen 22
14  Peru Canal, Súmar, Zapata, Pinzón Solis 21½
15  Norway Myhre, Vestøl, Morcken, Kongshavn, Opsahl 15
16  Greece Mastihiadis, Panagopoulos, Zografakis, Boulahanis, Othoneos 12

Team results[edit]

Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 + − = Points
1  Yugoslavia - 1½ 3 2 2½ 3 2 2 3½ 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 11 1 3 45½
2  Argentina 2½ - 2 1½ 1½ 4 3 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 3½ 3 12 2 1 43½
3  West Germany 1 2 - 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 4 3 3 2 3½ 4 11 2 2 40½
4  United States 2 2½ 2½ - 2 2½ 2 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 3 2½ 4 3½ 11 0 4 40
5  Netherlands 1½ 2½ 1 2 - 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 3½ 2½ 4 4 8 3 4 37
6  Belgium 1 0 1½ 1½ 2½ - 2½ 2 2 3 3½ 1½ 3½ 3 1½ 3 7 6 2 32
7  Austria 2 1 1½ 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 3 3½ 3½ 5 6 4 31½
8  Chile 2 1 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ - 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 4 2 5 5 5 30½
9  France ½ 1½ 1 2 2 2 2 2 - ½ 1 2½ 2½ 2 3½ 3½ 4 5 6 28½
10  Finland 1 1½ 1 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 3½ - ½ 3 1½ 2 3 2½ 5 8 2 28
11  Sweden 1 ½ 0 1½ 2 ½ 1½ 2 3 3½ - 1½ 2 3 2 3½ 4 7 4 27½
12  Italy 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 2½ 2½ 1 1½ 1 2½ - 3 3½ 2 2½ 6 8 1 25
13  Denmark 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 1 - 2 3 3½ 3 9 3 22
14  Peru 0 ½ 2 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 2 2 1 ½ 2 - 3 2 1 9 5 21½
15  Norway 0 ½ ½ 0 0 2½ ½ 0 ½ 1 2 2 1 1 - 3½ 2 11 2 15
16  Greece 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 2 ½ 1½ ½ 1½ ½ 2 ½ - 0 13 2 12

Individual medals[edit]

The prizes for best individual results went to:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
  2. ^ 9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik 1950 at olimpbase.org
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