Correspondence Chess Olympiad

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In correspondence chess , the team world championship is called the Olympics.

German successes

Honoring the Olympic champions, 2012 at the correspondence chess meeting in Tambach-Dietharz .

By 2019, Germany had won gold medals seven times: Olympiads 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 20.

11th Olympiad 1992–1999 1 Heinrich Burger 8/12, 2 Hans Palm 6, 3 Karl-Heinz Maeder 7.5, 4 Fritz Baumbach 6, 5 Volker-Michael Anton 9, 6 Martin Kreuzer 9

12th Olympiad 1998–2004 1 Joachim Neumann 6/11, 2 Manfred Nimtz 7.5, 3 Volker-Michael Anton 9, 4 Martin Kreuzer 8, 5 Stephan Busemann 8.5, 6 Karl-Heinz Maeder 8.5.

13th Olympiad 2000–2008 1 Fritz Baumbach 6½ / 10, 2 Siegfried Kluve 4½, 3 Martin Kreuzer 6, 4 Robert von Weizsäcker 7½, 5 Roland Pfretzschner 6, 6 Matthias Kribben 7½.

14th Olympiad 2002–2006 1 Peter Hertel 7½ / 11, 2 Frank Gerhardt 6½, 3 Stephan Busemann 6½, 4 Andreas Brenke 7½, 5 Horst Broß 8½, 6 Hans-Joachim Hofstetter 9.

17th Olympiad 2006–2011 1 Maximilian Voss 6/12, 2 Peter Hertel 7½, 3 Arno Nickel 8, 4 Stephan Busemann 7, 5 Hans-Dieter Wunderlich 9, 6 Gerhard Müller 7.

18th Olympiad 2012–2016 1 Peter Hertel 6/12, 2 Matthias Kribben 8, 3 Maximilian Voss 6½, 4 Arno Nickel 7, 5 Hans Wunderlich 6½, 6 Reinhard Moll 7½.

20th Olympiad 2016-2019 1 Matthias Kribben 6/12, 2 Arno Nickel 7, 3 Stephan Busemann 6½, 4 Reinhard Moll 7, 5 Robert Bauer 7, 6 Matthias Gleichmann 6.


10th Women's Olympics 2015–2017 1 Svetlana Kloster 7/11, 2 Barbara Bolz 8.5 / 11, 3 Kristin Achatz 8/11, 4 Irene Neuburger 9.5 / 11.

Eternal medal table

(As of October 27, 2019)

Participating countries gold silver bronze
Germany 7th 4th 4th
Soviet Union 6th 1 1
Czechoslovakia 3 2 0
Hungary 1 2 0
Czech Republic 1 1 0
GoBritain 1 0 2
Norway 1 0 0
Lithuania 0 2 0
Sweden 0 1 2
Spain 0 1 2
Bulgaria 0 1 0
England 0 1 0
Russia 0 1 0
Slovenia 0 1 0

as well as Yugoslavia, Canada, Scotland, Latvia, Poland, USA, Netherlands, France, Italy with 1 bronze each.

Also included are the medals that were won by the GDR teams. The GDR was not an Olympic champion, at the 4th Olympiad they won silver, at the sixth bronze and at the 10th Olympiad the historic bronze medal in 1995, years after German reunification.

History of the correspondence chess Olympiads

Correspondence chess Olympiads have been held for teams since 1949. The 1935 Olympics were limited to Europe.

Correspondence Chess Olympiads of women

Correspondence chess Olympiads for women also take place. The first women's correspondence chess Olympiad was held from 1974 to 1979, with the team from the Federal Republic of Germany winning the silver medal. Juliane Hund played on the first board of the FRG and got 4.5 points from 7 games. Against the former world champion Olga Rubzowa she reached a draw.

1974-1979 1st Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Soviet Union (22), 2nd BRD (19), 3rd Czechoslovakia (15.5), 4th Hungary (14.5), 5th DDR (12.5), 6th Romania (12.5), 7th Poland ( 12.5) and 8 Australia (3.5).

1980-1986 2nd Olympic Games for Women

Placement in the final: 1st Soviet Union (26), 2nd Czechoslovakia (26), 3rd Yugoslavia (20), 4th Romania (19.5), 5th BRD (14), 6th Hungary (13), 7th Austria ( 10.5), 8th Great Britain (9) and 9th Netherlands (4).

1986-1992 3rd Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Estonia (23), 2nd Czech Republic (21), 3rd Hungary (14.5), 4th Germany (14), 5th Romania (12), 6th Serbia and Montenegro (11.5), 7th Poland (10.5) and 8 Australia (5.5).

1992-1997 4th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Czech Republic (24), 2nd Russia (21), 3rd Poland (18.5), 4th Germany (18), 5th France (15.5), 6th Hungary (14), 7th England (14), 8th Netherlands (11.5) and 9th USA (7.5).

1997-2003 5th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Russia (25), 2nd Germany (22), 3rd Czech Republic (18), 4th England (17), 5th Romania (16.5), 6th Poland (14), 6th France (12.5), 7th USA (10.5) and 8th Sweden (8.5).

2003-2006 6th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Lithuania (26.5), 2nd Germany (23.5), 3rd Italy (23), 4th Latvia (20), 5th Czech Republic (20), 6th Russia (17.5), 7th Poland (15.5), 8th Slovakia (12.5), 9th England (11.5) and 10th Brazil (10).

2007-2009 7th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Slovenia (25), 2nd Lithuania (23.5), 3rd Germany (23), 4th Italy (20), 5th Czech Republic (20), 6th Russia (17.5), 7th Romania (15.5), 8th England (13), 9th Argentina (11.5) and 10th Kazakhstan (11)

2008-2010 8th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Poland (27), 2nd Bulgaria (27), 3rd Italy (26), 4th Germany (25), 5th Slovakia (25), 6th Czech Republic (22), 7th Argentina (19), 8th Spain (17.5), 9th Portugal (16), 10th England (13) and 11th USA (2.5).

2011-2014 9th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Russia (34), 2nd Lithuania (32.5), 3rd Germany (30), 4th Ukraine (27), 5th Poland (25.5), 6th Italy (25), 7th Portugal ( 24.5), 8th Slovakia (24), 9th Bulgaria (23), 10th Romania (23), 11th England (19), 12th Austria (15) and 13th Spain (9.5).

2015-2017 10th Women's Olympics

Placement in the final: 1st Germany (33), 2nd Lithuania (30), 3rd Russia (28), 4th Ukraine (26), 5th Poland (25), 6th Italy (24), 7th Slovakia ( 23.5), 8 Romania (22.5), 9 England (19), 10 Czech Republic (18.5), 11 Australia (14.5) and 12 Canada (0).

1935–1939 European Country Correspondence Chess Olympiad

This tournament was organized by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IFSB), a forerunner of the ICCF (International Correspondence Chess Federation) founded in 1946. 17 European national teams took part. Placement in the final: 1st Hungary (20.5), 2nd Austria (19.5), 3rd Switzerland (16), 4th Portugal (13), 5th Denmark (11). Germany took last place with 10 points.

1949–1952 1st correspondence chess Olympiad

Only seven nations took part in this tournament, in which Germany was still missing in connection with the Second World War. The game was played on six boards, the board points achieved decided the team placement. Placement: 1st Hungary (25), 2nd Czechoslovakia (20), 3rd Sweden (19.5), 4th Portugal (19.5), 5th Argentina (18.5), 6th Italy (16), 7. Peru (7.5). Sweden won the bronze medal before Portugal tied for points due to a victory in a direct comparison.

1952–1955 2nd correspondence chess Olympiad

For the first time, a German representation took part, eight teams played for victory and place. Placement: 1st Czechoslovakia (27.5), 2nd Sweden (27.5), 3rd Germany (27), 4th USA (23), 5th Hungary (21.5), 6th Norway (20), 7. France (14.5), 8. India (7).

1958–1961 3rd correspondence chess Olympiad

Ten teams competed in the final, six of which had fought for the final among 14 teams in the qualification, the three medal winners of the previous Olympics were traditionally eligible for the new finals, and the Soviet Union, which entered for the first time, received a free place. Placement: 1st Soviet Union (35.5), 2nd Hungary (32.5), 3rd Yugoslavia (32), 4th Sweden (28), 5th Germany (28), 6th Argentina (28), 7th Australia (24.5), 8. Czechoslovakia (21), 9. Norway (20.5), 10. USA (20). For Germany, the future world champion Horst Rittner worked for the first time with 7.5 out of 9 on the top board and the later president of the German Correspondence Chess Federation Hermann Heemsoth (3.5 / 9).

1961–1964 4th correspondence chess Olympiad

For the preliminary round of the 4th Olympiad an all-German team should start, but the German Chess Federation / GDR decided shortly before the registration deadline to participate with its own team. Both German teams each qualified for the final with a second place in the preliminary round. Placement: 1st Soviet Union (36), 2nd GDR (28.5), 3rd Sweden (27.5), 4th FRG (22.5), 5th Hungary (22), 6th Yugoslavia (22), 7. Spain (21.5), 8. Argentina (21.5), 9. Denmark (14.5).

1965–1968 5th correspondence chess Olympiad

The tournament favorite was the Soviet Union, which competed with the current world champion Sagorowski , the later world champion Estrin , the top players Simagin , Dubinin , Moissejew and Judowitsch, who was the most successful Olympic player involved in five Soviet Olympic victories. Placement: 1st Czechoslovakia (31.5), 2nd Soviet Union (30), 3rd FRG (29.5), 4th GDR (26.5), 5th Sweden (25), 6th England (20), 7. Australia (19), 8. USA (18), 9. Turkey (16.5).

1968–1972 6th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

The Soviet Union won the tournament with a record lead of 9.5 points. For the winner of the bronze medal, the GDR team, the two (later) world champions Horst Rittner and Fritz Baumbach played in one team for the first time. Placement: 1st Soviet Union (38), 2nd Czechoslovakia (28.5), 3rd GDR (25.5), 4th Romania (21.5), 5th Australia (21), 6th Yugoslavia (20.5) ), 7. Argentina (20.5), 8. Iran (20), 9. FRG (19.5).

1972–1976 7th correspondence chess Olympiad

While the Soviet Union secured the title again, the two German teams only reached ranks in the wider field. Placement: 1st Soviet Union (35.5), 2nd Bulgaria (30), 3rd England (29.5), 4th Netherlands (28.5), 5th Czechoslovakia (28.5), 6th Hungary (28.5) , 5), 7. FRG (23.5), 8. Yugoslavia (23), 9. GDR (22), 10. Romania (21).

1977–1982 8th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

The final, played by 13 nations, took place without a BRD team that had already been eliminated in the preliminary round. Placement: 1st Soviet Union (46.5), 2nd Hungary (44), 3rd England (41.5), 4th Netherlands (38), 5th Bulgaria (37.5), 6th Yugoslavia (36), 7. Sweden (35), 8. Czechoslovakia (34.5), 9. Norway (33.5), 10. GDR (33.5), 11. Denmark (32.5), 12. Poland (31), 13. USA (23.5).

1982–1987 9th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

The representation of England achieved a historic Olympic victory, the GDR had missed the qualification for the finals in their preliminary group, the FRG team secured the silver medal. Placement: 1st England (33.5), 2nd FRG (30), 3rd Soviet Union (27), 4th Poland (25), 5th Portugal (23), 6th Denmark (22.5), 7th Hungary (20), 8. Romania (17.5), 9. Yugoslavia (17.5).

1987–1995 10th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

This tournament went down in chess history because of the curiosity that two nations were able to place themselves on the winners' ranks, which politically no longer existed at the end of the tournament. Placement: 1st Soviet Union (34), 2nd England (33.5), 3rd GDR (33.5), 4th Czechoslovakia (30.5), 5th Poland (29), 6th FRG (25.5) ), 7. Norway (25), 8. Italy (24), 9. Finland (18), 10. Netherlands (17).

1992–1999 11th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

For the first time an all-German team took part in the tournament. It ended with a double victory and two bronze winners with equal points. The ICCF Congress decided to award two gold and two bronze medals, so that Germany won its first gold medal despite the poorer rating and Scotland also received bronze despite the poorer rating.

Placement: 1st Czechoslovakia (45.5), 2nd Germany (45.5), 3rd Canada (40), 4th Scotland (40), 5th Russia (39), 6th Poland (38.5), 7. Sweden (36.5), 8. England (34.5), 9. Netherlands (34.5), 10. Hungary (30), 11. Denmark (29.5), 12. USA (27.5 ), 13. Romania (27).

1998–2004 12th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

The final took place without Russia, which had missed out on qualifying. Germany secured the Olympic victory with a clear lead.

Placement: 1st Germany (47.5), 2nd Lithuania (42.5), 3rd Latvia (42.5), 4th Sweden (37), 5th Switzerland (36.5), 6th Czech Republic (36th) , 5), 7. Austria (34), 8. Brazil (31.5), 9. Scotland (31), 10. Netherlands (27.5), 11. Canada (15.5), 12. Qatar (14 ).

2004–2008 13th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

Germany was able to win the Olympics again.

Placement: 1st Germany (38), 2nd Czech Republic (34.5), 3rd Poland (32), 4th Latvia (31.5), 5th Austria (30.5), 6th Russia (29.5 ), 7. Slovakia (29.5), 8. Brazil (29.5), 9. Luxembourg (29). 10. USA (27.5), 11. Lithuania (18.5).

2002–2006 14th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

Even before the final of the 13th Olympiad, the final of the 14th Olympiad from 2002 to 2006 took place. That was because the 14th Olympiad was for the first time no longer held by post, but by e-mail. The preliminary round lasted years shorter than the post preliminary round of the 13th Olympiad and so the start and of course the end of the 14th Olympiad were well before the thirteenth.

Placement: 1st Germany (45.5), 2nd Lithuania (39.5), 3rd USA (36), 4th France (35), 5th Russia (34), 6th Switzerland (33.5), 7. Czech Republic (33), 8. Hungary (31.5), 9. Denmark (30.5), 10. England (29), 11. Romania (26), 12. Argentina (22.5).

2006–2009 15th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

With the 15th Olympiad, a final was held on the correspondence chess server for the first time.

Placement: 1st Norway (48), 2nd Germany (47), 3rd Netherlands (46.5), 4th Portugal (43.5), 5th Russia (42.5), 6th Slovenia (41.5 ), 7.Estonia (39.5), 8. Austria (38), 9. Lithuania (37), 10. Ireland (36), 11. USA (34.5), 12. Latvia (34), 13. Kazakhstan (30), 14th Poland (28).

2010–2016 16th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

Placement: 1st Czech Republic (33.5), 2nd Germany (28.5), 3rd France (26.5), 4th Poland (25.5), 5th Brazil (24.5), 6th Israel (24.5), 7. Slovakia (24.5), Sweden (22.5), 8. Italy (22), 9. USA (20.5), 10. Ukraine (20.5), 11. England (20.5), 12th Finland (18.5).

2009–2012 17th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

The German team was able to secure the Olympic victory early, Spain was also secured early silver.

Placement: 1st Germany (44.5), 2nd Spain (43.5), 3rd Italy (39.5), 4th Russia (39), 5th Switzerland (38.5), 6th Ukraine (38th) ), 7. Estonia (37), 8. Norway (36.5), 9. Netherlands (33), 10. Romania (32.5), 11. Denmark (32), 12. USA (27), 13. Croatia (27).

2012–2016 18th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

Placement: 1st Germany (41.5), 2nd Slovenia (41), 3rd Spain (39), 4th Russia (38.5), 5th Italy (36.5), 6th France (36), 7. Slovakia (35.5), 8. Luxembourg (34.5), 8. Sweden (34.5), 9. Romania (33.5), 10. Israel (33), 11. Finland (32.5 ), 12. USA (32).

2016–2019 20th Correspondence Chess Olympiad

Placement: 1st Germany (39.5), 2nd Russia (39.5), 3rd Spain (39), 4th Belarus (37.5), 5th Slovenia (37). 6. USA (37), 7. Austria (37), 8. Sweden (35.5), 9. Bulgaria (35), 10. Estonia (34), 11. France (33), 12. Netherlands (32) , 13. Israel (32).

literature

  • Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924–2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 243 (first three teams of the 1st to 11th correspondence chess Olympiad).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 11th FS Olympiad ICCF - board 1
  2. ↑ 11th FS Olympiad ICCF - board 2
  3. ↑ 11th FS Olympiad ICCF - Board 3
  4. ↑ 11th FS Olympiad ICCF - Board 4
  5. ↑ 11th FS Olympiad ICCF - Board 5
  6. ↑ 11th FS Olympiad ICCF - Board 6
  7. ↑ Otto Borik , Joachim Petzold a . a .: Meyer's chess dictionary - chess knowledge for everyone . Mannheim 1993, p. 93
  8. ↑ 1st Correspondence Chess Olympiad of women on TeleSchess
  9. ↑ 1.Olympiaden for women
  10. ↑ 2nd Olympiads for Women
  11. ↑ 3rd Olympiads for Women
  12. ↑ 4th Olympiads for Women
  13. ↑ 5th Olympiads for Women
  14. ↑ 6th Olympiads for Women
  15. ↑ 7th Olympiads for Women
  16. ↑ 8th Olympiads for Women
  17. ↑ 9th Olympiads for Women
  18. ↑ 10th Olympiads for Women
  19. ↑ European Country Correspondence Chess Olympiad (1935/9)
  20. ↑ l. Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  21. ↑ 2nd Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  22. ↑ 3rd Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  23. ↑ 4th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  24. ↑ 5th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  25. ↑ 6th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  26. ↑ 7th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  27. ↑ 8th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  28. ↑ 9th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  29. ↑ 10th Correspondence Chess Olympiad
  30. ↑ 11th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  31. ↑ 12th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  32. ↑ 13th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  33. ↑ 14th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  34. ↑ 15th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  35. ↑ 16th Fern Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  36. ↑ 17th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  37. ↑ 18th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  38. ↑ 20th Correspondence Chess Olympiad at ICCF
  39. ↑ https://www.iccf.com/message?message=1292