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 -32333234 122244
2  United States -12233232233 92539½
3  Poland 13-23123224 93437
4  Austria 2½-3122321333 84436½
5  Denmark ½½21-13343323 86234
6   Switzerland 2133-122144 67334
7  Czechoslovakia 232-12224 65534
8  Argentina 1213-33332 77233½
9  Germany ½121-2223 66431½
10  Netherlands 11121322-11333 76331½
11  France 123013-2233 67331
12  Belgium 111222-23 66431
13  Sweden 21221322-31 47531
14  Latvia 22½1321111-3 58330
15  Italy 12212½- 310326½
16  Romania ½1201½113½- 69125½
17  Spain 010½1002111½1½- 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)66.25
5 Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia)64.50
6 Norman Whitaker (United States)57.25
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)36.00
13 José Araiza (Mexico)35.75
14 Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland)31.75
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, 1928InformationBasic dataTournament reviewIndividual medalsInteresting gamesTrivia
  3. Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924–1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
  4. 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928Amateur World ChampionshipStandingsRound by Round PairingsProgress Table

References

See also

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