Team line-ups for the 1937 Chess Olympiad
The tables show the line-up of the teams at the 1937 Chess Olympiad in Stockholm . The 19 participating teams played a full tournament with one game each against each other team. Each team had four regular players and a maximum of one substitute player. For each team the won, undecided and lost competitions as well as the scores are given. Then for each player his personal results follow. For the placement of the teams, the board points were the priority.
Teams
1. USA
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
15th | 3 | 0 | 54.5 | 33 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Samuel Reshevsky | 6th | 7th | 3 | 9.5 | 16 |
| 2 | Reuben Fine | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11.5 | 15th |
| 3 | Isaac Kashdan | 13 | 2 | 1 | 14th | 16 |
| 4th | Frank Marshall | 3 | 7th | 0 | 6.5 | 10 |
| R. | Israel Albert Horowitz | 11 | 4th | 0 | 13 | 15th |
2. Hungary
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
11 | 7th | 0 | 48.5 | 29 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Andor Lilienthal | 9 | 6th | 2 | 12 | 17th |
| 2 | László Szabó | 9 | 7th | 2 | 12.5 | 18th |
| 3 | Endre Steiner | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14.5 | 18th |
| 4th | Kornel Havasi | 6th | 5 | 4th | 8.5 | 15th |
| R. | Árpád Vajda | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
3. Poland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
14th | 2 | 2 | 47 | 30th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Savielly Tartakower | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6th | 13 |
| 2 | Mieczysław Najdorf | 6th | 7th | 3 | 9.5 | 16 |
| 3 | Paulino Frydman | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11.5 | 16 |
| 4th | Izaak Appel | 7th | 4th | 3 | 9 | 14th |
| R. | Teodor Regedziński | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
4. Argentina
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th |
|
11 | 4th | 3 | 47 | 26th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Luis Roberto Piazzini | 4th | 6th | 2 | 7th | 12 |
| 2 | Jacobo Bolbochan | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 3 | Roberto Gray | 8th | 5 | 2 | 10.5 | 15th |
| 4th | Carlos Guimard | 8th | 6th | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| R. | Isaías Pleci | 11 | 6th | 0 | 14th | 17th |
5. Czechoslovakia
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 27 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Salo Flohr | 9 | 7th | 0 | 12.5 | 16 |
| 2 | Jan Foltys | 7th | 9 | 2 | 11.5 | 18th |
| 3 | Emil Zinner | 9 | 4th | 4th | 11 | 17th |
| 4th | Jiří Pelikán | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4.5 | 10 |
| R. | František Zíta | 4th | 3 | 4th | 5.5 | 11 |
6. Netherlands
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th |
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 27 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Max Euwe | 8th | 3 | 2 | 9.5 | 13 |
| 2 | Salo Landau | 5 | 8th | 2 | 9 | 15th |
| 3 | Lodewijk Prins | 5 | 4th | 5 | 7th | 14th |
| 4th | Theo van Scheltinga | 7th | 5 | 3 | 9.5 | 15th |
| R. | Adriaan de Groot | 6th | 6th | 3 | 9 | 15th |
7. Estonia
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th |
|
9 | 2 | 7th | 41.5 | 20th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Paul Keres | 9 | 4th | 2 | 11 | 15th |
| 2 | Paul Felix Schmidt | 4th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 16 |
| 3 | Ilmar Raud | 7th | 8th | 2 | 11 | 17th |
| 4th | Johannes Türn | 1 | 4th | 6th | 3 | 11 |
| R. | Gunnar Friedemann | 6th | 5 | 2 | 8.5 | 13 |
8. Lithuania
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th |
|
8th | 4th | 6th | 41.5 | 20th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Vladas Mikėnas | 7th | 8th | 3 | 11 | 18th |
| 2 | Povilas Vaitonis | 8th | 5 | 5 | 10.5 | 18th |
| 3 | Isakas Vistaneckis | 5 | 3 | 8th | 6.5 | 16 |
| 4th | Markas Luckis | 7th | 9 | 1 | 11.5 | 17th |
| R. | Leonardas Abramavičius | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9. Yugoslavia
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
|
8th | 3 | 7th | 40 | 19th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Vasja Pirc | 3 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 17th |
| 2 | Petar Trifunović | 8th | 6th | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Savo Vuković | 1 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 8th |
| 4th | Boris Kostic | 7th | 9 | 2 | 11.5 | 18th |
| R. | Mirko Bröder | 4th | 7th | 2 | 7.5 | 13 |
10. Sweden
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |
|
7th | 7th | 4th | 38.5 | 21st |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Gideon Ståhlberg | 7th | 4th | 4th | 9 | 15th |
| 2 | Erik Lundin | 4th | 7th | 5 | 7.5 | 16 |
| 3 | Gosta Stoltz | 2 | 3 | 7th | 3.5 | 12 |
| 4th | Gosta Danielsson | 12 | 4th | 2 | 14th | 18th |
| R. | Eric Jonsson | 2 | 5 | 4th | 4.5 | 11 |
11. Latvia
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |
|
8th | 4th | 6th | 37.5 | 20th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Vladimir Petrovs | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 18th |
| 2 | Fricis Apšenieks | 8th | 5 | 4th | 10.5 | 17th |
| 3 | Voldemārs Mežgailis | 2 | 7th | 6th | 5.5 | 15th |
| 4th | Karlis Ozols | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| R. | Lūcijs Endzelīns | 6th | 4th | 2 | 8th | 12 |
12. Finland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |
|
6th | 5 | 7th | 34 | 17th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Thorsten Gauffin | 2 | 4th | 8th | 4th | 14th |
| 2 | Eero Böök | 6th | 9 | 3 | 10.5 | 18th |
| 3 | Ilmari Solin | 2 | 2 | 7th | 3 | 11 |
| 4th | Toivo Salo | 4th | 5 | 5 | 6.5 | 14th |
| R. | Kaarle Ojanen | 7th | 6th | 2 | 10 | 15th |
13. England
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |
|
5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 13 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | George Alan Thomas | 2 | 11 | 4th | 7.5 | 17th |
| 2 | Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander | 8th | 6th | 3 | 11 | 17th |
| 3 | Philip Stuart Milner-Barry | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4th | Harry Golombek | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8th | 16 |
| R. | George Wheatcroft | 4th | 1 | 8th | 4.5 | 13 |
14. Italy
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th |
|
3 | 3 | 12 | 26.5 | 9 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Vincenzo Castaldi | 6th | 5 | 6th | 8.5 | 17th |
| 2 | Michele Riello | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2.5 | 16 |
| 3 | Mario Napolitano | 5 | 5 | 6th | 7.5 | 16 |
| 4th | Cherubino Staldi | 5 | 2 | 7th | 6th | 14th |
| R. | Stefano Roselli del Turco | 2 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 9 |
15. Denmark
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th |
|
3 | 3 | 12 | 25.5 | 9 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Jens Enevoldsen | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7.5 | 17th |
| 2 | Ernst Sørensen | 0 | 7th | 10 | 3.5 | 17th |
| 3 | Christian Poulsen | 3 | 7th | 7th | 6.5 | 17th |
| 4th | Øjvind Larsen | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 10 |
| R. | Johannes Petersen | 3 | 1 | 7th | 3.5 | 11 |
16. Iceland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |
|
2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 7th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Eggert Gilfer | 1 | 4th | 10 | 3 | 15th |
| 2 | Jón Guðmundsson | 4th | 5 | 7th | 6.5 | 16 |
| 3 | Ásmundur Ásgeirsson | 5 | 6th | 5 | 8th | 16 |
| 4th | Baldur Möller | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4th | 16 |
| R. | Sturla Pétursson | 0 | 3 | 6th | 1.5 | 9 |
17. Belgium
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th |
|
2 | 2 | 14th | 22.5 | 6th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Arthur Dunkelblum | 4th | 9 | 5 | 8.5 | 18th |
| 2 | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 18th |
| 3 | Arthur Baert | 0 | 6th | 12 | 3 | 18th |
| 4th | Marcel Defosse | 1 | 4th | 13 | 3 | 18th |
18. Norway
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th |
|
2 | 1 | 15th | 19.5 | 5 |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Storm Herseth | 0 | 4th | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Oluf Kavlie-Jørgensen | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3.5 | 15th |
| 3 | Andreas Gulbrandsen | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4th | 15th |
| 4th | K. Salbu | 6th | 3 | 6th | 7.5 | 15th |
| R. | Hans Christoffer Christoffersen | 1 | 3 | 7th | 2.5 | 11 |
19. Scotland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th |
|
0 | 4th | 14th | 14th | 4th |
| board | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | James Macrae Aitken | 4th | 3 | 10 | 5.5 | 17th |
| 2 | John Montgomerie | 1 | 1 | 14th | 1.5 | 16 |
| 3 | George Page | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 4th | Peter Reid | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4.5 | 17th |
| R. | Charles Pirie | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | 10 |