4th Chess Olympiad

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

#CountryPlayersPoints
1 United StatesKashdan, Marshall, Dake, Horowitz, Steiner H.48
2 PolandRubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman47
3 CzechoslovakiaFlohr, Gilg, Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička46½
4 YugoslaviaVidmar, Asztalos, Kostić, Pirc, König46
5 GermanyBogoljubow, Ahues, Wagner, Richter, Helling45½
6 LatviaMatisons, Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss45½
7 SwedenStåhlberg, Stoltz, Berndtsson, Lundin45½
8 AustriaGrünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker, Lokvenc45
9 Great BritainSultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Wahltuch44
10Hungary HungarySteiner E., Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Sterk39½
11 NetherlandsWeenink, Noteboom, Van den Bosch, Addicks, Van Doesburgh35
12  SwitzerlandJohner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Rivier, Michel34
13 LithuaniaMikėnas, Šeinbergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Luckis30½
14 FranceAlekhine, Gromer, Kahn, Betbeder, Duchamp29½
15 RomaniaErdélyi, Balogh, Baratz, Gudju, Wechsler28
16Italy ItalyRosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romi, Hellmann24
17 DenmarkAndersen, Cruusberg, Ruben, Lie, Larsen19½
18 NorwayChristoffersen, Hansen, Halvorsen, Hovind, Gulbrandsen15½
19 SpainGolmayo, Vilardebó, Soler, Marín y Llovet, Sanz Aguado15½

Team results

Place Country 12345678910111213141516171819 +=Points
1  United States -22233443 123348
2  Poland 2-232223344 112547
3  Czechoslovakia ½-23344 134146½
4  Yugoslavia 2-12334 124246
5  Germany 213-2½33334 133245½
6  Latvia -2133344 134145½
7  Sweden 22222-12343233 92745½
8  Austria 23-3433 134145
9  Great Britain ½2-333 125144
10 Hungary Hungary ½13-32333 98139½
11  Netherlands 11-022324 69335
12   Switzerland 22110114-3133 79234
13  Lithuania 111112½1-213333 511230½
14  France 1½½112122-33 411329½
15  Romania ½1½11½011233-323 511228
16 Italy Italy ½0½111½111-2 314124
17  Denmark 00½00½1½½111-3 315019½
18  Norway 00½½½½1½½21112½½-2 015315½
19  Spain 100½0½1½10111212- 016215½

Individual medals

For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.

Board 1Board 2Board 3Board 4Reserve
France Alexander Alekhine13½ / 18
75.0
Sweden Gösta Stoltz13½ / 18
75.0
Latvia Vladimirs Petrovs11½ / 16
71.9
Austria Albert Becker10½ / 14
75.0
Czechoslovakia Karel Skalička10½ / 14
75.0
Germany Efim Bogoljubow12½ / 17
73.5
Poland Savielly Tartakower13½ / 18
75.0
United Kingdom George Alan Thomas12½ / 18
69.4
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Vasja Pirc12½ / 17
73.5
United States Herman Steiner8½ / 12
70.8
United States Isaac Kashdan12 / 17
70.6
Hungary Lajos Steiner12 / 17
70.6
Czechoslovakia Josef Rejfiř11 / 16
68.8
Germany Kurt Richter10½ / 15
70.0
Latvia Wolfgang Hasenfuss7½ / 11
68.2

Notes

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

References

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