13th Chess Olympiad

The 13th Chess Olympiad (German: Die 13. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 30 and October 23, 1958, in Munich, West Germany.

The official poster of the Olympiad

The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Botvinnik, lived up to expectations and won their fourth gold medals in a row, with Yugoslavia and Argentina taking the silver and bronze, respectively. The West German hosts finished 7th, right behind rivals East Germany. The two neighbouring nations were tied on both game and match points, but the East Germans had won the match between the two.

Results

Preliminaries

A total of 36 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of nine teams each. The top three from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 4th–6th to Final B, and no. 7–9 to Final C. All groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments.

Group 1 was won by the Soviet hosts, well ahead of Bulgaria and Austria. The Netherlands, Denmark, and France took the places 4–6, while Italy, Puerto Rico, and Ireland finished at the bottom of the group.

Spain caused a small surprise by taking first place in group 2, ahead of the resurrected US team and the host nation. Finland, Iceland, and Israel made up the middle part of the group, while Norway, South Africa, and Iran had to settle for the bottom.

Group 3 was won by Argentina, ahead of East Germany and England. Traditional chess power Hungary surprisingly had to settle for Final B, along with Poland and Colombia. Meanwhile, The Philippines, Scotland, and Lebanon finished at the bottom of the group.

Czechoslovakia clinched group 4, ahead of Yugoslavia and Switzerland. Canada, Sweden, and Belgium made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, Tunisia, and Greece completed the field.

  • Group 1:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + = Points
«A»  Soviet Union - 3 4 4 4 8 0 0 27
«A»  Bulgaria ½ - 3 2 4 5 2 1 21½
«A»  Austria 1 - 2 4 4 5 2 1 21
«B»  Netherlands 2 - 3 3 3 4 5 2 1 20½
«B»  Denmark 1 2 - 4 3 4 1 16½
«B»  France 0 0 1 - 2 4 3 4 1 14½
«C»  Italy 0 ½ 0 1 2 - 2 5 1 11
«C»  Puerto Rico ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ - 3 1 7 0 8
«C»  Ireland 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 4
  • Group 2:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + = Points
«A»  Spain - 2 3 3 7 0 1 23½
«A»  United States 2 - 3 3 3 6 1 1 23
«A»  West Germany - 2 3 4 4 5 2 1 22
«B»  Finland 1 ½ 2 - 2 3 3 3 3 2 15½
«B»  Iceland 1 1 2 - 2 2 2 3 3 15½
«B»  Israel 1 1 1 - 2 3 3 3 4 1 15
«C»  Norway ½ 1 0 2 2 - 2 1 4 3 11½
«C»  South Africa ½ ½ 0 2 1 - 5 2 1 10½
«C»  Iran ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 - 0 7 1
  • Group 3:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + = Points
«A»  Argentina - 2 3 4 4 6 1 1 23
«A»  East Germany - 3 2 3 4 6 1 1 21
«A»  England 1 - 3 2 3 3 4 5 2 1 20
«B»  Hungary 2 - 1 3 5 2 1 19½
«B»  Poland 2 1 - 2 4 3 3 2 19
«B»  Colombia 1 1 2 3 2 - 3 3 2 16½
«C»  Philippines ½ 1 ½ ½ - 2 4 2 5 1 12½
«C»  Scotland 0 1 ½ ½ 2 - 3 1 6 1 10
«C»  Lebanon 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 - 0 8 0
  • Group 4:
Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + = Points
«A»  Czechoslovakia - 2 3 2 4 4 4 6 0 2 25
«A»  Yugoslavia 2 - 2 4 4 6 0 2 24
«A»   Switzerland 1 2 - 4 4 4 3 1 20
«B»  Canada 2 0 - 3 2 5 1 2 19
«B»  Sweden - 4 2 3 3 4 1 18½
«B»  Belgium 0 0 1 ½ - 3 5 0 10½
«C»  Portugal ½ ½ ½ 2 0 - 2 3 1 5 2 10
«C»  Tunisia 0 0 0 ½ 2 2 - 1 5 2
«C»  Greece 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ - 1 7 0

Final

Final A
#CountryPlayersPointsMPHTH
1 Soviet UnionBotvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Tal, Petrosian34½
2 YugoslaviaGligorić, Matanović, Ivkov, Trifunović, Đurašević, Fuderer29
3 ArgentinaPilnik, Panno, Eliskases, Redolfi, Sanguineti, Emma25½
4 United StatesReshevsky, Lombardy, Bisguier, Evans, Rossolimo24
5 CzechoslovakiaPachman, Filip, Fichtl, Kozma, Rejfíř, Šefc2212
6 East GermanyUhlmann, Malich, Dittmann, Bertholdt, Fuchs, Pietzsch2211
7 West GermanyUnzicker, Tröger, Schmid, Darga, Pfeiffer, Lehmann2211½
8  SwitzerlandKupper, Blau, Keller, Walther, Nievergelt, Bhend19
9 SpainPomar, Pérez, Torán Albero, Farre, Albareda, Lladó Lumbera17½
10 BulgariaNeikirch, Bobotsov, Minev, Milev, Tringov, Padevsky17
11 EnglandAlexander, Penrose, Golombek, Clarke, Wade16
12 AustriaDückstein, Prameshuber, Stöckl, Beni, Lokvenc15½
Final B
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
13 HungarySzabó, Barcza, Portisch, Bilek, Honfi, Forintos31
14 NetherlandsEuwe, Donner, Prins, van den Berg, Kramer, Roessel28
15 CanadaYanofsky, Anderson, Vaitonis, Füster, Joyner, Siemms24½17
16 ColombiaCuéllar, Sánchez, de Greiff, Martín24½13
17 IsraelPorat, Czerniak, Aloni, Smiltiner, Pilshchik, Kraidman23½
18 DenmarkLarsen, Andersen, Enevoldsen J., Pedersen, Ravn, Enevoldsen H.23
19 PolandŚliwa, Tarnowski, Szukszta, Witkowski, Kostro, Brzózka22½
20 SwedenStåhlberg, Johansson, Sterner, Nilsson, Arnlind, Hörberg21
21 FinlandOjanen, Böök, Rantanen, Fred, Koskinen, Hällström19
22 IcelandJóhannsson, Pálmason, Thorbergsson, Jónsson, Guðmundsson, Kristjánsson18
23 FranceRaizman, Boutteville, Bergraser, Lemoine, Catozzi, Noradounguian15
24 BelgiumDunkelblum, Franck, Van Schoor, Van den Broeck, Beyen, Weltjens13½
Final C
#CountryPlayersPointsMPHTH
25 NorwayRojahn, Vestøl, Ofstad, Bøckman, Lindblom, Halvorsen30
26 PhilippinesCardoso, Campomanes, Borja, Aldecoa29½
27 South AfricaHeidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern28
28 ItalyPrimavera, Romani, Norcia, Palmiotto, Laco, Contedini26½
29 ScotlandFairhurst, Aitken, Macleod, Perkins, Beckingham E., Thomson25½
30 GreeceSyngellakis, Angos, Panagopoulos, Sakellaropoulos, Anastasopoulos, Zografakis25
31 PortugalDurão, Oliveira, Ribeiro, Gonçalves, Pereira, Cardoso23
32 IranSafvat, Mashian, Pakdaman, Lotfy, Navabi, Assar20
33 Puerto RicoCintrón, Benítez, Reissmann, Llavandero, Azúar, Vissepó14½4
34 IrelandWalsh, Reilly, Canton B., Loughrey, Russell A., Reid14½4
35 TunisiaLagha, Harrouchi, Kchouk, Ennigrou, Mohsen14
36 LebanonChalabi, Gabriel, Tarazi, Allam, Succar13½

Final A

No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + = Points
1  Soviet Union - 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 0 3 34½
2  Yugoslavia 2 - 3 2 9 0 2 29
3  Argentina 2 - 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 5 1 5 25½
4  United States 2 2 - 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 6 24
5  Czechoslovakia ½ 1 2 2 - 3 2 3 2 4 3 4 22
6  East Germany 0 ½ 1 2 - 3 4 5 5 1 22
7  West Germany 1 ½ - 3 2 5 5 1 22
8   Switzerland ½ ½ 1 1 - 3 4 7 0 19
9  Spain ½ 1 2 ½ 1 - 2 3 6 2 17½
10  Bulgaria ½ 2 2 1 2 2 - 0 7 4 17
11  England 0 1 1 - 2 9 0 16
12  Austria 0 2 2 2 2 0 ½ - 1 6 4 15½

Final B

No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + = Points
13  Hungary - 2 2 3 4 4 8 1 2 31
14  Netherlands ½ - 3 2 3 3 9 1 1 28½
15  Canada ½ - 1 2 8 2 1 24½
16  Colombia 2 3 - 3 1 2 2 5 3 3 24½
17  Israel 2 2 1 - 3 5 4 2 23½
18  Denmark 1 3 ½ - 2 4 2 4 5 2 23
19  Poland ½ 1 2 - 3 2 3 3 5 4 2 22½
20  Sweden 2 2 1 - 2 2 3 4 4 21
21  Finland 1 2 0 - 3 2 3 6 2 19
22  Iceland 1 ½ 2 2 1 - 3 2 7 2 18
23  France 0 ½ 2 1 2 1 - 1 8 2 15
24  Belgium 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 2 - 1 9 1 13½

Final C

No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + = Points
25  Norway - 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 8 1 2 30
26  Philippines - 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 7 0 4 29½
27  South Africa 2 2 - 2 2 2 3 4 6 0 5 28
28  Italy 1 2 2 - 3 3 4 6 3 2 26½
29  Scotland 1 1 2 - 2 4 2 5 3 3 25½
30  Greece 1 2 2 2 - 2 3 3 6 1 4 25
31  Portugal 1 1 - 2 5 5 1 23
32  Iran 2 2 1 - 3 1 3 2 2 6 3 20
33  Puerto Rico 1 0 1 ½ 2 1 - 2 1 8 2 14½
34  Ireland ½ 0 0 2 3 - 1 2 1 8 2 14½
35  Tunisia 0 1 ½ 0 2 1 ½ 1 3 - 3 7 1 14
36  Lebanon ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 2 2 2 - 0 8 3 13½

Individual medals

References

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