Team line-ups for the 1952 Chess Olympiad
The tables show the line-up of the teams at the 1952 Chess Olympiad in Helsinki . The 25 participating teams initially played in three preliminary round groups. Three teams from each group came into one of three final groups. Each team consisted of four regular players and a maximum of two substitute players. In the tables, the final position is given for each team, next to it is the final tournament reached. The team balances are listed separately for the preliminary and final round, whereas the individual balances of the players are shown in the sum of both tournament phases. For the placement of the teams, the board points were the priority.
Teams
1. Soviet Union
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (A) |
.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union
|
7th | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 14th | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 21st | 13 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | GM | Paul Keres | 3 | 7th | 2 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 2 | GM | Vasily Smyslow | 8th | 5 | 0 | 10.5 | 13 |
| 3 | GM | David Bronstein | 7th | 2 | 1 | 8th | 10 |
| 4th | GM | Efim Geller | 8th | 5 | 1 | 10.5 | 14th |
| R. | GM | Isaak Boleslawski | 6th | 2 | 0 | 7th | 8th |
| R. | GM | Alexander Kotow | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
2. Argentina
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (A) |
 Argentina
|
6th | 2 | 0 | 25.5 | 14th | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 19.5 | 10 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | GM | Miguel Najdorf | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12.5 | 16 |
| 2 | IN THE | Julio Bolbochan | 4th | 10 | 0 | 9 | 14th |
| 3 | GM | Erich Eliskases | 4th | 4th | 2 | 6th | 10 |
| 4th | GM | Herman Pilnik | 6th | 7th | 1 | 9.5 | 14th |
| R. | IN THE | Héctor Rossetto | 8th | 0 | 2 | 8th | 10 |
3. Yugoslavia
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (A) |
.svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 21st | 11 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 19th | 12 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | GM | Svetozar Gligorić | 6th | 7th | 2 | 9.5 | 15th |
| 2 | IN THE | Braslav Rabar | 5 | 6th | 1 | 8th | 12 |
| 3 | IN THE | Petar Trifunović | 3 | 8th | 2 | 7th | 13 |
| 4th | IN THE | Vasja Pirc | 2 | 7th | 1 | 5.5 | 10 |
| R. | IN THE | Andrija Fuderer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 | 5 |
| R. | IN THE | Borislav Milic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 5 |
4. Czechoslovakia
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 (A) |
 Czechoslovakia
|
6th | 2 | 0 | 22.5 | 14th | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 18th | 9 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Miroslav Filip | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 14th | |
| 2 | IN THE | Luděk Pachman | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8th | 15th |
| 3 | IN THE | Jaroslav Šajtar | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8th | 15th |
| 4th | IN THE | Cenek Kottnauer | 10 | 5 | 0 | 12.5 | 15th |
| R. | IN THE | František Zita | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| R. | František Pithart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
5. USA
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (A) |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 3 | 18th | 7th | |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 17th | 9 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | GM | Samuel Reshevsky | 7th | 5 | 1 | 9.5 | 13 |
| 2 | IN THE | Larry Evans | 3 | 7th | 4th | 6.5 | 14th |
| 3 | IN THE | Robert Byrne | 8th | 5 | 2 | 10.5 | 15th |
| 4th | IN THE | Arthur Bisguier | 3 | 8th | 4th | 7th | 15th |
| R. | IN THE | George Koltanowski | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| R. | Hans Berliner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | |
6. Hungary
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (A) |
.svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
6th | 1 | 0 | 20.5 | 13 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | GM | László Szabó | 8th | 5 | 1 | 10.5 | 14th |
| 2 | IN THE | Gedeon Barcza | 3 | 7th | 4th | 6.5 | 14th |
| 3 | IN THE | József Szily | 6th | 6th | 2 | 9 | 14th |
| 4th | IN THE | Tibor Flórián | 3 | 7th | 2 | 6.5 | 12 |
| R. | József Pogáts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| R. | István Molnár | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
7. Sweden
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (A) |
 Sweden
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 21st | 11 | |
| 1 | 3 | 4th | 13 | 5 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | GM | Gideon Ståhlberg | 8th | 4th | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | IN THE | Gösta pride | 3 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | IN THE | Erik Lundin | 5 | 6th | 2 | 8th | 13 |
| 4th | Kristian Skold | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 10 | |
| R. | Inge Johansson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.5 | 8th | |
| R. | Gosta Danielsson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 6th | |
8. Germany
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 (A) |
 BR Germany
|
6th | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14th | |
| 0 | 2 | 6th | 10.5 | 2 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Rudolf Teschner | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 13 | |
| 2 | IN THE | Lothar Schmid | 7th | 4th | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Gerhard Pfeiffer | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 10 | |
| 4th | Herbert Heinicke | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | |
| R. | Wilfried Lange | 3 | 4th | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| R. | IN THE | Ludwig Rellstab | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 9 |
9. Finland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (A) |
 Finland
|
4th | 0 | 3 | 17th | 8th | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Eero Böök | 5 | 4th | 5 | 7th | 14th |
| 2 | IN THE | Kaarle Ojanen | 3 | 6th | 5 | 6th | 14th |
| 3 | IN THE | Osmo Kaila | 4th | 4th | 3 | 6th | 11 |
| 4th | Toivo Salo | 2 | 3 | 4th | 3.5 | 9 | |
| R. | Jalo Aatos Fred | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 10 | |
| R. | Aarne Ilmari Niemelae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10. Netherlands
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (B) |
 Netherlands
|
3 | 0 | 4th | 13.5 | 6th | |
| 6th | 1 | 1 | 21st | 13 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Theo van Scheltinga | 3 | 6th | 3 | 6th | 12 |
| 2 | IN THE | Lodewijk Prins | 3 | 4th | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | IN THE | Johannes Hendrikus Donner | 8th | 4th | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 4th | IN THE | Nicolaas Cortlever | 6th | 4th | 3 | 8th | 13 |
| R. | Haije Kramer | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 7th | |
| R. | Johan Barendregt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
11. Israel
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (B) |
 Israel
|
4th | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 | 13 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Moshe Czerniak | 7th | 4th | 4th | 9 | 15th |
| 2 | Menachem Oren | 6th | 3 | 4th | 7.5 | 13 | |
| 3 | IN THE | Josef Porath | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 14th |
| 4th | Izak Aloni | 6th | 1 | 3 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| R. | Albert Mandelbaum | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.5 | 8th | |
12. Poland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (B) |
.svg){kind=small} Poland
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 8th | |
| 4th | 2 | 2 | 16.5 | 10 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Alfred Tarnowski | 4th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 14th | |
| 2 | Andrzej Pytlakowski | 0 | 1 | 6th | 0.5 | 7th | |
| 3 | IN THE | Kazimierz Plater | 2 | 8th | 3 | 6th | 13 |
| 4th | Bogdan Śliwa | 7th | 4th | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| R. | Wladyslaw Litmanowicz | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4th | |
| R. | Izaak Grynfeld | 5 | 4th | 1 | 7th | 10 | |
13. GDR
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 (B) |
German Democratic Republic
|
3 | 0 | 4th | 13.5 | 6th | |
| 3 | 1 | 4th | 16.5 | 7th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Berthold Koch | 3 | 5 | 7th | 5.5 | 15th |
| 2 | Wolfgang Pietzsch | 5 | 6th | 4th | 8th | 15th | |
| 3 | Hans place | 6th | 3 | 6th | 7.5 | 15th | |
| 4th | Klaus Müller | 7th | 4th | 4th | 9 | 15th | |
14. Denmark
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 (B) |
 Denmark
|
2 | 2 | 4th | 15.5 | 6th | |
| 3 | 1 | 4th | 16 | 7th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Jens Enevoldsen | 6th | 5 | 4th | 8.5 | 15th | |
| 2 | Christian Poulsen | 3 | 5 | 4th | 5.5 | 12 | |
| 3 | Palle Nielsen | 5 | 6th | 2 | 8th | 13 | |
| 4th | Eigil Pedersen | 5 | 3 | 6th | 6.5 | 14th | |
| R. | Harald Enevoldsen | 2 | 2 | 6th | 3 | 10 | |
15. Cuba
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (B) |
 Cuba
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 15th | 8th | |
| 3 | 1 | 4th | 15th | 7th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Miguel Alemán Dovo | 2 | 5 | 4th | 4.5 | 11 | |
| 2 | Francisco Planas García | 0 | 4th | 7th | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Gonzáles | 6th | 7th | 3 | 9.5 | 16 | |
| 4th | Eldis Cobo Arteaga | 6th | 3 | 5 | 7.5 | 14th | |
| R. | Rogelio Ortega | 5 | 1 | 6th | 5.5 | 12 | |
16. England
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (B) |
 England
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 18th | 8th | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 14th | 5 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Harry Golombek | 2 | 7th | 3 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2 | Jonathan Penrose | 6th | 5 | 2 | 8.5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Philip Stuart Milner-Barry | 2 | 7th | 3 | 5.5 | 12 | |
| 4th | Leonard Barden | 2 | 5 | 4th | 4.5 | 11 | |
| R. | Dennis Morton Horne | 4th | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 9 | |
| R. | David Vincent Hooper | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 7th | |
17. Austria
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 (B) |
 Austria
|
2 | 2 | 3 | 11.5 | 6th | |
| 2 | 2 | 4th | 13 | 6th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Josef Lokvenc | 3 | 6th | 4th | 6th | 13 |
| 2 | Karl Poschauko | 3 | 4th | 6th | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | IN THE | Alfred Beni | 5 | 4th | 8th | 7th | 13 |
| 4th | Franz Auer | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | |
| R. | Karl Palda | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| R. | Hans Keller | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7th | |
18. Italy
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (B) |
 Italy
|
2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4th | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 12.5 | 4th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Giogio Porreca | 5 | 5 | 4th | 7.5 | 14th | |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nestler | 3 | 7th | 4th | 6.5 | 14th | |
| 3 | Francesco Scafarelli | 0 | 2 | 6th | 1 | 8th | |
| 4th | Ugo Calà | 2 | 3 | 6th | 3.5 | 11 | |
| R. | Giuseppe Primavera | 3 | 4th | 6th | 5 | 13 | |
19. Brazil
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 (C) |
 Brazil
|
2 | 1 | 4th | 10.5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 | 11 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Eugênio German | 6th | 3 | 2 | 7.5 | 11 |
| 2 | João Souza Mendes | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.5 | 8th | |
| 3 | José Thiago Mangini | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 9 | |
| 4th | Flávio de Carvalho Jr. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 9 | |
| R. | Oswaldo Cruz Filho | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 7th | |
| R. | Fernando Vasconcelles | 3 | 1 | 4th | 3.5 | 8th | |
20. Greece
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (C) |
.svg){kind=small} Greece
|
0 | 0 | 7th | 4th | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.5 | 6th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Georgios Gaitanaros | 3 | 2 | 6th | 4th | 11 | |
| 2 | Konstantinos Tsiknopoulos | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 10 | |
| 3 | Fotis Mastihiadis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 11 | |
| 4th | Ioannis Anagnostou | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 6th | |
| R. | Theodoros Sakellaropoulos | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 7th | |
| R. | Aristides Zografakis | 0 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 7th | |
21. Norway
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 (C) |
 Norway
|
0 | 0 | 7th | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Aage Vestøl | 0 | 4th | 6th | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | Erling Myhre | 1 | 4th | 7th | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Otto Birger Morcken | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8th | |
| 4th | Ernst Rojahn | 4th | 4th | 3 | 6th | 11 | |
| R. | Wilhelm Ramm | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| R. | Erik Madsen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 8th | |
22. Switzerland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 (C) |
 Switzerland
|
2 | 0 | 5 | 7.5 | 4th | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | IN THE | Henry Grob | 6th | 1 | 6th | 6.5 | 13 |
| 2 | Paul Muller | 2 | 4th | 6th | 4th | 12 | |
| 3 | Fernand Morel | 3 | 3 | 6th | 4.5 | 12 | |
| 4th | Peter Bachmann | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | |
| R. | Edwin Bhend | 3 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
23. Iceland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 (C) |
 Iceland
|
1 | 1 | 6th | 12.5 | 3 | |
| 4th | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 8th | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Eggert Gilfer | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8th | |
| 2 | Friðrik Ólafsson | 3 | 6th | 4th | 6th | 13 | |
| 3 | Lárus Johnsen | 2 | 4th | 5 | 4th | 11 | |
| 4th | Guðjón Sigurðsson | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6th | 12 | |
| R. | Sigurgeir Gíslason | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6th | |
| R. | Guðmundur Arnlaugsson | 4th | 0 | 2 | 4th | 6th | |
24. Saarland
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 (C) |
.svg){kind=small} Saarland
|
2 | 0 | 6th | 10.5 | 4th | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 | 5 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Gerhard Lorson | 4th | 0 | 9 | 4th | 13 | |
| 2 | Otto Benkner | 6th | 6th | 2 | 9 | 14th | |
| 3 | Ernst Weichselbaumer | 3 | 2 | 7th | 4th | 12 | |
| 4th | Felix Jost | 3 | 2 | 8th | 4th | 13 | |
| R. | Franz Jacob | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | |
25. Luxembourg
| space | country | G | R. | V | Brettp. | Team p. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 (C) |
 Luxembourg
|
0 | 1 | 7th | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 0 | |||
| board | title | player | G | R. | V | Points | Lots |
| 1 | Charles Doerner | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.5 | 14th | |
| 2 | Paul Levy | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.5 | 11 | |
| 3 | H. Lambert | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.5 | 14th | |
| 4th | Pierre Kremer | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| R. | Richard Barber | 0 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 6th | |
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Women: Emmen 1957 | Split 1963 | Oberhausen 1966 | Lublin 1969 | Skopje 1972 | Medellín 1974 | Haifa 1976 | Buenos Aires 1978 | Valletta 1980 | Lucerne 1982 | Thessaloniki 1984 | Dubai 1986 | Thessaloniki 1988 | Novi Sad 1990 | Manila 1992 | Moscow 1994 | Yerevan 1996 | Elista 1998 | Istanbul 2000 | Bled 2002 | Calvià 2004 | Turin 2006 | Dresden 2008 | Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 | Istanbul 2012 | Tromsø 2014 | Baku 2016 | Batumi 2018 | Moscow 2021 | Minsk 2022
Unofficial events: Budapest 1926 | Chess Olympia Munich 1936 | Counter Olympics Tripoli 1976