Chess Olympiad 1931

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Wenceslas Square in Prague 1984. In 1931 the Chess Olympiad took place here in a side street.

The 4th Chess Olympiad was held from July 11th to 26th, 1931 in Prague ( Czechoslovakia ) in the café of the U Nováků palace near Wenceslas Square . The 1931 World Chess Championship for women also took place in the same context .

Overview

19 teams took part to determine the Olympic champion in a round-robin tournament . 93 players took part in the competition. The team tournament was played with four teams, with a substitute player was allowed. Tournament director was Vladimír Mrázik from Czechoslovakia. Josef Louma from Czechoslovakia was the technical director. The reflection time was two hours for 40 trains. The placements were decided based on the board points (BP) and team points (MP).

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 18th 19th BP MP + = -
1 United States United States ● 2 3½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 3 48 27 12 3 3
2 Poland POLE 2 ● 2½ 2 3 1½ 2 2 1½ 3½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 3 4th 2½ 4th 2½ 47 27 11 5 2
3 Czechoslovakia CSR ½ 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 1½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 46½ 27 13 1 4th
4th Yugoslavia YUG 2½ 2 1½ ● 1 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 3½ 4th 46 26th 12 2 4th
5 Germany GER 2 1 2½ 3 ● 2½ 2 1½ ½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3 3 4th 3½ 3½ 45½ 28 13 2 3
6th Latvia LAT 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 1½ 1 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 2½ 4th 3½ 4th 45½ 27 13 1 4th
7th Sweden SWE 1½ 2 2 2 2 2 ● 1 2 2½ 3 4th 3 2 3½ 3 3½ 3 3½ 45½ 25th 9 7th 2
8th Austria AUT 2½ 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 3 ● 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4th 3½ 3 2½ 3 45 27 13 1 4th
9 Great Britain CLOSELY 1½ 2½ 2½ ½ 3½ 2½ 2 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 3 1½ 1½ 3 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 44 25th 12 1 5
10 Hungary HUN 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 1½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 39½ 19th 9 1 8th
11 Netherlands NED 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 0 3½ 2 2 2½ 3 2 4th 35 15th 6th 3 9
12 Switzerland SUI 2 2 1 1½ 1 1½ 0 1½ 1 1 4th ● 3 2½ 1 2½ 2½ 3 3 34 16 7th 2 9
13 Lithuania LTU 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1 2½ 2 ½ 1 ● 2 1 3 3 3 3 30½ 12 5 2 11
14th France FRA 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 1 2 1½ 2 ● 1½ 1½ 3 3 2½ 29½ 11 4th 3 11
15th Romania ROME ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1½ ½ 0 1 1 2 3 3 2½ ● 3 1½ 2 3 28 12 5 2 11
16 Italy ITA ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2½ 1 ● 2½ 3½ 2 24 07th 3 1 14th
17th Denmark THE 0 1½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1½ 1 1 2½ 1½ ● 3½ 3 19½ 06th 3 0 15th
18th Norway NOR 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1½ ½ ½ 2 1 1 1 2 ½ ½ ● 2 15½ 03 0 3 15th
19th Spain ESP 1 1½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1½ 1 2 1 2 ● 15½ 02 0 2 16

Best percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code BP Lots %
Board 1
1 Alekhine, Alexander FRA 13½ 18th 75.0
2 Bogolyubov, Efim GER 12½ 17th 73.5
3 Kashdan, Isaac United States 12 17th 70.6
Board 2
1 Stoltz, Gosta SWE 13½ 18th 75.0
1 Tartakower, Ksawery POLE 13½ 18th 75.0
3 Steiner, Lajos HUN 12 17th 70.6
Board 3
1 Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT 11½ 16 71.9
2 Thomas, George Alan CLOSELY 12½ 18th 69.4
3 Rejfíř, Josef CSR 11 16 68.8
Board 4
1 Becker, Albert AUT 10½ 14th 75.0
2 Pirc, Vasya YUG 12½ 17th 73.5
3 Judge, Kurt GER 10½ 15th 70.0
reserve
1 Skalička, Karel CSR 10½ 14th 75.0
2 Steiner, Herman United States 8½ 12 70.8
3 Hasenfuss, Volfgangs LAT 7½ 11 68.2

Team from the United States (Olympic Champion)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Kashdan, Isaac 12 17th 70.6 3.
2 Marshall, Frank James 10 16 62.5 5.
3 Dake, Arthur William 8½ 14th 60.7 6th
4th Horowitz, Israel Albert 9 13 69.2 4th
reserve Steiner, Herman 8½ 12 70.8 2.

Team from Poland (silver medal)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Rubinstein, Akiba 9½ 16 59.4 8th.
2 Tartakower, Ksawery 13½ 18th 75.0 1.
3 Przepiórka, Dawid 10 17th 58.8 10.
4th Makarczyk, Kazimierz 8th 12 66.7 6th
reserve Frydman, Paulin 6th 9 66.7 4th

Team from Czechoslovakia (bronze medal)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Flohr, Salo 11 18th 61.1 6th
2 Gilg, Karl 5 11 45.5 11.
3 Rejfíř, Josef 11 16 68.8 3.
4th Opočenský, Karel 9 13 69.2 4th
reserve Skalička, Karel 10½ 14th 75.0 1.

Team from Germany (5th place)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Bogolyubov, Efim 12½ 17th 73.5 2.
2 Ahues, Carl 7th 13 53.8 9.
3 Wagner, Heinrich 8½ 14th 60.7 6th
4th Judge, Kurt 10½ 15th 70.0 3.
reserve Helling, Karl 7th 13 53.8 7th

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