2nd Chess Olympiad

The 2nd Chess Olympiad (Dutch: De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open[1] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands.

Results

Team standings
#CountryPlayersPoints
1Hungary HungaryNagy, Steiner, E., Vajda, Havasi44
2 United StatesKashdan, Steiner, H., Factor, Tholfsen, Hanauer39½
3 PolandMakarczyk, Frydman, Regedziński, Chwojnik, Blass37
4 AustriaHönlinger, Lokvenc, Müller, Wolf, Beutum36½
5 DenmarkNorman-Hansen, Andersen, Gemzøe, Ruben34
6  SwitzerlandRivier, Gygli, Voellmy, Naegeli, Henneberger M., Michel34
7 CzechoslovakiaGilg, Prokeš, Pokorný, Rejfíř, Schulz, Teller34
8 ArgentinaFernández Coria, Maderna, Palau, Reca, Grau33½
9 GermanyWagner, Hilse, Schönmann, Blümich, Foerder31½
10 NetherlandsWeenink, Kroone, Van den Bosch, Schelfhout, Wertheim W., Wertheim J.31½
11 FranceGaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Drezga31
12 BelgiumSapira, Koltanowski, Censer I., Dunkelblum31
13 SwedenStoltz, Jacobson, Ståhlberg, Karlin, Jonsson31
14 LatviaApšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis30
15 ItalyMonticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti26½
16 RomaniaBródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju25½
17 SpainMarín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla13½

Team results
Place Country 1234567891011121314151617 +−=Points
1 Hungary Hungary -1½323½2½1½33½332½22½33½4 122244
2  United States 2½-13½3½221½33232½2233 92539½
3  Poland 13-1½2312½232½2½2½222½4 93437
4  Austria 2½2½-3122321333½31½3½ 84436½
5  Denmark ½½21-11½31½3432½32½23 86234
6   Switzerland 1½2133-2½1½1½11½2212½44 67334
7  Czechoslovakia 2½2322½1½-11½22½1½222½1½4 65534
8  Argentina 12½1½212½3-1½1½31½331½32 77233½
9  Germany ½1212½2½2½2½-21½21½1½23½3 66431½
10  Netherlands 11121322½2-12½132½33 76331½
11  France 121½302½1½12½3-2231½1½3 67331
12  Belgium 1½11½1122½2½21½2-22½2½32½ 66431
13  Sweden 21½1½11½2212½322-31½13½ 47531
14  Latvia 1½22½13212½111½1-3½3½3 58330
15  Italy 12211½1½1½2½21½2½1½2½½-1½1½ 310326½
16  Romania ½11½2½202½1½12½13½2½-3½ 69125½
17  Spain 010½10021111½½12½½- 114113½

Individual medals

No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]

  • Gold medal winner – Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
  • Silver medal winner – André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%);
  • Bronze medal winner – Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
  • 4–5th place – Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
  • 4–5th place – Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
  • 6th place – William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%).

Amateur World Championship

The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3][4]

#PlayerPointsBerger
System
1 Max Euwe (Netherlands)12
2 Dawid Przepiórka (Poland)11
3 Hermanis Matisons (Latvia)10
4 Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Spain)9½66.25
5 Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia)9½64.50
6 Norman Whitaker (United States)9½57.25
7 Carl Carls (Germany)9
8 Albert Becker (Austria)7
9 André Chéron (France)647.00
10 Allan Nilsson (Sweden)641.75
11 Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy)636.50
12 Lajos Steiner (Hungary)5½36.00
13 José Araiza (Mexico)5½35.75
14 Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland)5½31.75
15 Alexandru Tyroler (Romania)5
16 Walter Henneberger (Switzerland)3

Notes
  1. Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
  2. 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague, 1928—Information–Basic data–Tournament review–Individual medals–Interesting games–Trivia
  3. Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924–1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
  4. 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928—Amateur World Championship–Standings–Round by Round Pairings–Progress Table

References

See also
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