6th Chess Olympiad
1935 chess tournament in Warsaw, Poland
The winning American team is awarded the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
Award from the 1935 Chess Olympiad
The 6th Chess Olympiad (Polish : 6. Olimpiada szachowa ), organized by the 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 August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw , Poland. The famous retired Polish master Dawid Przepiórka took the major responsibility as a chairman of Organizing Committee.
The Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
#
Country
Players
Points
1
United States
Fine , Marshall , Kupchik , Dake , Horowitz
54
2
Sweden
Ståhlberg , Stoltz , Lundin , Danielsson , Larsson
52½
3
Poland
Tartakower , Frydman , Najdorf , Friedman , Makarczyk
52
4
Hungary
Steiner L. , Lilienthal , Havasi , Szabó , Réthy
51
5
Czechoslovakia
Flohr , Opočenský , Rejfíř , Treybal K. , Pelikán
49
6
Yugoslavia
Vidmar , Pirc , Kostić , Trifunović , König
45½
7
Austria
Grünfeld , Spielmann , Eliskases , Müller , Podhorzer
43½
8
Argentina
Grau , Bolbochán Jac. , Pleci , Maderna
42
9
Latvia
Petrovs , Apšenieks , Feigins , Hasenfuss , Krūmiņš
41
10
France
Alekhine , Betbeder , Muffang , Kahn , Raizman
38
11
Estonia
Keres , Friedemann , Laurine , Raud , Kibbermann
37½
12
England
Winter , Thomas , Alexander , Atkins , Golombek
37
13
Finland
Böök , Rasmusson , Solin , Krogius , Salo
35
14
Lithuania
Mikėnas , Machtas , Vistaneckis , Vaitonis , Luckis
34
15
Palestine
Foerder , Enoch , Dobkin , Winz , Czerniak
32
16
Denmark
Andersen , Nielsen B. , Enevoldsen , Nielsen J. , Sørensen
31½
17
Romania
Silbermann , Ichim , Bródy , Erdélyi , Popa
27½
18
Italy
Sacconi , Monticelli , Rosselli del Turco , Romi , Napolitano
24
19
Switzerland
Naegeli , Grob , Michel , Stähelin , Gygli
21
20
Irish Free State
Reilly , Creevey , O'Hanlon , Cranston , De Burca
12
Team results
Place
Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
+
−
=
Points
1
United States
-
1½
2½
1
3
2½
2½
2½
2½
3½
3½
2½
3½
2½
3½
3
4
3½
3½
3
17
2
0
54
2
Sweden
2½
-
1½
2
2
1½
2
3½
2½
3½
3
2½
2½
3
3
3
4
4
3
3½
14
2
3
52½
3
Poland
1½
2½
-
2½
2
1½
2
2
3
2½
3½
3½
3
2½
3
3
2
4
4
4
13
2
4
52
4
Hungary
3
2
1½
-
2
3
2
1½
3
2½
3
2½
2½
2½
3½
3½
3
3½
3½
3
14
2
3
51
5
Czechoslovakia
1
2
2
2
-
2
2
2½
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
3½
2½
3
3½
4
10
1
8
49
6
Yugoslavia
1½
2½
2½
1
2
-
1
2
2
3
3
2½
2½
3
3
2½
3
3
1½
4
12
4
3
45½
7
Austria
1½
2
2
2
2
3
-
2
1½
2
2
2½
1½
2
3
2½
1½
3
3½
4
7
4
8
43½
8
Argentina
1½
½
2
2½
1½
2
2
-
1
2½
2½
2
1½
2½
2½
3
2½
3½
3½
3
10
5
4
42
9
Latvia
1½
1½
1
1
2
2
2½
3
-
2
1½
1
2½
1½
3
3
3
3½
2½
3
9
7
3
41
10
France
½
½
1½
1½
1
1
2
1½
2
-
2½
2½
1½
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
6
8
5
38
11
Estonia
½
1
½
1
1
1
2
1½
2½
1½
-
1½
1½
2
2½
3½
3½
4
3
3½
7
10
2
37½
12
England
1½
1½
½
1½
2
1½
1½
2
3
1½
2½
-
3
1½
2½
1
1½
3
2
3½
6
10
3
37
13
Finland
½
1½
1
1½
0
1½
2½
2½
1½
2½
2½
1
-
2
2
2
4
1
3½
2
6
9
4
35
14
Lithuania
1½
1
1½
1½
1
1
2
1½
2½
2
2
2½
2
-
1½
2
1½
1
3
3
4
10
5
34
15
Palestine
½
1
1
½
2
1
1
1½
1
1
1½
1½
2
2½
-
2
2½
2
3½
4
4
11
4
32
16
Denmark
1
1
1
½
½
1½
1½
1
1
1
½
3
2
2
2
-
3½
3
2
3½
4
11
4
31½
17
Romania
0
0
2
1
1½
1
2½
1½
1
2
½
2½
0
2½
1½
½
-
2
3
2½
5
11
3
27½
18
Italy
½
0
0
½
1
1
1
½
½
2
0
1
3
3
2
1
2
-
1½
3½
3
13
3
24
19
Switzerland
½
1
0
½
½
2½
½
½
1½
0
1
2
½
1
½
2
1
2½
-
3
3
14
2
21
20
Irish Free State
1
½
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
½
½
2
1
0
½
1½
½
1
-
0
1
18
12
Individual medals
The prizes for best individual results went to:
References
^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division , this section is open to both male and female players.
Official Unofficial Women's only Paralympiad Online