4th Chess Olympiad
1931 chess tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia
The 4th Chess Olympiad (Czech: 4. Šachová olympiáda), 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
# |
Country |
Players |
Points
|
1 |
United States |
Kashdan, Marshall, Dake, Horowitz, Steiner H. |
48
|
2 |
Poland |
Rubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman |
47
|
3 |
Czechoslovakia |
Flohr, Gilg, Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička |
46½
|
4 |
Yugoslavia |
Vidmar, Asztalos, Kostić, Pirc, König |
46
|
5 |
Germany |
Bogoljubow, Ahues, Wagner, Richter, Helling |
45½
|
6 |
Latvia |
Matisons, Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss |
45½
|
7 |
Sweden |
Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Berndtsson, Lundin |
45½
|
8 |
Austria |
Grünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker, Lokvenc |
45
|
9 |
Great Britain |
Sultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Wahltuch |
44
|
10 |
Hungary |
Steiner E., Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Sterk |
39½
|
11 |
Netherlands |
Weenink, Noteboom, Van den Bosch, Addicks, Van Doesburgh |
35
|
12 |
Switzerland |
Johner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Rivier, Michel |
34
|
13 |
Lithuania |
Mikėnas, Šeinbergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Luckis |
30½
|
14 |
France |
Alekhine, Gromer, Kahn, Betbeder, Duchamp |
29½
|
15 |
Romania |
Erdélyi, Balogh, Baratz, Gudju, Wechsler |
28
|
16 |
Italy |
Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romi, Hellmann |
24
|
17 |
Denmark |
Andersen, Cruusberg, Ruben, Lie, Larsen |
19½
|
18 |
Norway |
Christoffersen, Hansen, Halvorsen, Hovind, Gulbrandsen |
15½
|
19 |
Spain |
Golmayo, Vilardebó, Soler, Marín y Llovet, Sanz Aguado |
15½
|
Team results
Place
|
Country
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19
|
|
+ |
− |
= |
Points
|
1
|
United States
|
- |
2 |
3½ |
1½ |
2 |
1½ |
2½ |
1½ |
2½ |
2½ |
2½ |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3½ |
3½ |
4 |
4 |
3
|
|
12 |
3 |
3 |
48
|
2
|
Poland
|
2 |
- |
2½ |
2 |
3 |
1½ |
2 |
2 |
1½ |
3½ |
2½ |
2 |
3 |
3½ |
3 |
4 |
2½ |
4 |
2½
|
|
11 |
2 |
5 |
47
|
3
|
Czechoslovakia
|
½ |
1½ |
- |
2½ |
1½ |
2½ |
2 |
2½ |
1½ |
3 |
2½ |
3 |
2½ |
2½ |
3½ |
3½ |
4 |
3½ |
4
|
|
13 |
4 |
1 |
46½
|
4
|
Yugoslavia
|
2½ |
2 |
1½ |
- |
1 |
1½ |
2 |
2½ |
3½ |
2½ |
1½ |
2½ |
2½ |
3½ |
3 |
3 |
3½ |
3½ |
4
|
|
12 |
4 |
2 |
46
|
5
|
Germany
|
2 |
1 |
2½ |
3 |
- |
2½ |
2 |
1½ |
½ |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
2½ |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3½ |
3½
|
|
13 |
3 |
2 |
45½
|
6
|
Latvia
|
2½ |
2½ |
1½ |
2½ |
1½ |
- |
2 |
2½ |
1½ |
1 |
3 |
2½ |
3 |
3 |
2½ |
2½ |
4 |
3½ |
4
|
|
13 |
4 |
1 |
45½
|
7
|
Sweden
|
1½ |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
2 |
2½ |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3½ |
3 |
3½ |
3 |
3½
|
|
9 |
2 |
7 |
45½
|
8
|
Austria
|
2½ |
2 |
1½ |
1½ |
2½ |
1½ |
3 |
- |
2½ |
1½ |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
2½ |
4 |
3½ |
3 |
2½ |
3
|
|
13 |
4 |
1 |
45
|
9
|
Great Britain
|
1½ |
2½ |
2½ |
½ |
3½ |
2½ |
2 |
1½ |
- |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
1½ |
1½ |
3 |
3 |
3½ |
3½ |
3½
|
|
12 |
5 |
1 |
44
|
10
|
Hungary
|
1½ |
½ |
1 |
1½ |
1½ |
3 |
1½ |
2½ |
1½ |
- |
1½ |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2½ |
3½ |
3½ |
3
|
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
39½
|
11
|
Netherlands
|
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
2½ |
1½ |
1 |
1 |
1½ |
1½ |
2½ |
- |
0 |
3½ |
2 |
2 |
2½ |
3 |
2 |
4
|
|
6 |
9 |
3 |
35
|
12
|
Switzerland
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1½ |
1 |
1½ |
0 |
1½ |
1 |
1 |
4 |
- |
3 |
2½ |
1 |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
3
|
|
7 |
9 |
2 |
34
|
13
|
Lithuania
|
1 |
1 |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2½ |
2 |
½ |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
|
5 |
11 |
2 |
30½
|
14
|
France
|
1 |
½ |
1½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1½ |
2½ |
1 |
2 |
1½ |
2 |
- |
1½ |
1½ |
3 |
3 |
2½
|
|
4 |
11 |
3 |
29½
|
15
|
Romania
|
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2½ |
- |
3 |
1½ |
2 |
3
|
|
5 |
11 |
2 |
28
|
16
|
Italy
|
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
1 |
2½ |
1 |
- |
2½ |
3½ |
2
|
|
3 |
14 |
1 |
24
|
17
|
Denmark
|
0 |
1½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1½ |
1 |
1 |
2½ |
1½ |
- |
3½ |
3
|
|
3 |
15 |
0 |
19½
|
18
|
Norway
|
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1½ |
½ |
½ |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
½ |
½ |
- |
2
|
|
0 |
15 |
3 |
15½
|
19
|
Spain
|
1 |
1½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1½ |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-
|
|
0 |
16 |
2 |
15½
|
Individual medals
For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.
Notes
- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
References
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Paralympiad | |
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