Chess Olympiad 1928

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Binnenhof around 1900 (venue)

The 2nd Chess Olympiad took place from July 21st to August 6th 1928 in The Hague . It was organized by FIDE and consisted of a men's competition. In addition, various attractions took place to make chess known.

background

The game was played in the Binnenhof , the Dutch parliament. 17 teams with a total of 86 players took part, who played against each other in a round-robin tournament . Poland, Latvia, the USA and Romania were there for the first time. Time controls were unknown after an hour for the first 20 trains. Poland, Latvia, the USA and Romania were at the start of a Chess Olympiad for the first time.

In the German team were the players Heinrich Wagner , Wilhelm Hilse , Wilhelm Schönmann , Max Blümich and Heinz Foerder .

Final result as a cross table

Rg team code 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th BP MP + = -
1 Hungary HUN ● 1½ 3 2 3½ 1½ 2½ 3 3 3½ 2½ 3 2 2½ 3 3½ 4th 44 26th 12 2 2
2 United States United States 2½ ● 1 3½ 3½ 2 2 1½ 3 3 3 2 2½ 2 2 3 3 39½ 23 9 5 2
3 Poland POLE 1 3 ● 1½ 2 1 3 2½ 3 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 2½ 4th 37 22nd 9 4th 3
4th Austria AUT 2 ½ 2½ ● 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 3½ 3 1½ 3½ 36½ 20th 8th 4th 4th
5 Denmark THE ½ ½ 2 1 ● 1½ 1 3 3 1½ 3 4th 2½ 3 2½ 2 3 34 18th 8th 2 6th
6th Switzerland SUI 2½ 2 3 2 2½ ● 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 2 2½ 1½ 4th 34 17th 6th 5 5
7th Czechoslovakia CSR 1½ 2 1 3 3 2½ ● 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 2 1 2½ 4th 4th 34 15th 6th 3 7th
8th Argentina ARG 1 2½ 1½ 2 1 3 2½ ● 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 3 3 1½ 3 2 33½ 16 7th 2 7th
9 Germany GER 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2½ ● 2 2½ 1 1 3 2½ 3 3 31½ 17th 7th 3 6th
10 Netherlands NED ½ 1 2 1 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 ● 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 3½ 3 31½ 16 6th 4th 6th
11 France FRA 1½ 1 1½ 1 1 2½ 2 2½ 1½ 2 ● 2 2 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 31 16 6th 4th 6th
12 Belgium BEL 1 2 1½ 3 0 1½ 2½ 1 3 2½ 2 ● 2 3 1½ 1½ 3 31 15th 6th 3 7th
13 Sweden SWE 2 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 2 1 3 2½ 2 2 ● 3 1½ 1 3½ 31 13 4th 5 7th
14th Latvia LAT 1½ 2 2 ½ 1 2 3 1 1 2½ 1½ 1 1 ● 3½ 3½ 3 30th 13 5 3 8th
15th Italy ITA 1 2 2 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ ½ ● 1½ 1½ 26½ 09 3 3 10
16 Romania ROME ½ 1 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 2½ 3 ½ 2½ ● 3½ 25½ 13 6th 1 9
17th Spain ESP 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 2 1 1 1½ 1 ½ 1 2½ ½ ● 13½ 03 1 1 14th

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