Chess Olympiad 1935

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The 6th Chess Olympiad took place from August 16 to 31, 1935 in Warsaw ( Poland ).

Overview

20 teams took part to determine the Olympic champion in a round-robin tournament . Estonia and Ireland as well as the Mandate Palestine were in the starting field for the first time. Germany was not represented this time. 99 players took part in the competition. The team tournament was played with four teams, with a substitute player was allowed. The officers' mess of the garrison in Warsaw was the venue.

The head of the organizing committee was Bronisław Nakoniecznikoff-Klukowski from Poland. Dawid Przepiórka from Poland acted as tournament director . The reflection time was two hours for 36 trains, then one hour for each 18 trains. The placements were decided based on the board points (BP), team points (MP), number of wins (+), direct comparison, salvor system and coin toss.

As part of the Chess Olympiad, the 1935 World Chess Championship for women took place.

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 20th BP MP + = -
1 United States United States ● 1½ 2½ 1 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3 4th 3½ 3½ 3 54 34 17th 0 2
2 Sweden SWE 2½ ● 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 4th 4th 3 3½ 52½ 31 14th 3 2
3 Poland POLE 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 2 1½ 2 2 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 2½ 3 3 2 4th 4th 4th 52 30th 13 4th 2
4th Hungary HUN 3 2 1½ ● 2 3 2 1½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 3 51 31 14th 3 2
5 Czechoslovakia CSR 1 2 2 2 ● 2 2 2½ 2 3 3 2 4th 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 4th 49 28 10 8th 1
6th Yugoslavia YUG 1½ 2½ 2½ 1 2 ● 1 2 2 3 3 2½ 2½ 3 3 2½ 3 3 1½ 4th 45½ 27 12 3 4th
7th Austria AUT 1½ 2 2 2 2 3 ● 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 1½ 2 3 2½ 1½ 3 3½ 4th 43½ 22nd 7th 8th 4th
8th Argentina ARG 1½ ½ 2 2½ 1½ 2 2 ● 1 2½ 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 42 24 10 4th 5
9 Latvia LAT 1½ 1½ 1 1 2 2 2½ 3 ● 2 1½ 1 2½ 1½ 3 3 3 3½ 2½ 3 41 21st 9 3 7th
10 France FRA ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 2 1½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 1½ 2 3 3 2 2 4th 4th 38 17th 6th 5 8th
11 Estonia EST ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 3 3½ 37½ 16 7th 2 10
12 Great Britain CLOSELY 1½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 3 1½ 2½ ● 3 1½ 2½ 1 1½ 3 2 3½ 37 15th 6th 3 10
13 Finland FIN ½ 1½ 1 1½ 0 1½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 1 ● 2 2 2 4th 1 3½ 2 35 16 6th 4th 9
14th Lithuania LTU 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 ● 1½ 2 1½ 1 3 3 34 13 4th 5 10
15th Palestine ISR ½ 1 1 ½ 2 1 1 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 2 2½ ● 2 2½ 2 3½ 4th 32 12 4th 4th 11
16 Denmark THE 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1 ½ 3 2 2 2 ● 3½ 3 2 3½ 31½ 12 4th 4th 11
17th Romania ROME 0 0 2 1 1½ 1 2½ 1½ 1 2 ½ 2½ 0 2½ 1½ ½ ● 2 3 2½ 27½ 13 5 3 11
18th Italy ITA ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 2 ● 1½ 3½ 24 09 3 3 13
19th Switzerland SUI ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 2½ ½ ½ 1½ 0 1 2 ½ 1 ½ 2 1 2½ ● 3 21st 08th 3 2 14th
20th Ireland IRL 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 2 1 0 ½ 1½ ½ 1 ● 12 01 0 1 18th

Best percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code BP Lots %
Board 1
1 Flohr, Solomon CSR 13 17th 76.5
2 Alekhine, Alexander FRA 12 17th 70.6
3 Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 11½ 17th 67.6
3 Tartakower, Ksawery POLE 11½ 17th 67.6
Board 2
1 Lilienthal, Andor HUN 15th 19th 78.9
2 Frydman, Paulin POLE 11½ 16 71.9
3 Stoltz, Gosta SWE 12 19th 63.2
3 Bolbochan, Jacobo ARG 12 19th 63.2
Board 3
1 Eliskases, Erich AUT 15th 19th 78.9
2 Havasi, Kornel HUN 8th 11 72.7
3 Kupchik, Abraham United States 10 14th 71.4
Board 4
1 Dake, Arthur William United States 15½ 18th 86.1
2 Danielsson, Gosta SWE 15th 19th 78.9
3 Trifunović, Petar YUG 12½ 16 78.1
reserve
1 Horowitz, Israel Albert United States 12 15th 80.0
2 Pelikán, Jiří CSR 10½ 15th 70.0
3 Luckis, Markas LTU 11 16 68.8

Team from the United States (Olympic Champion)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Fine, Reuben 9 17th 52.9 10.
2 Marshall, Frank James 7½ 12 62.5 5.
3 Kupchik, Abraham 10 14th 71.4 3.
4th Dake, Arthur William 15½ 18th 86.1 1.
reserve Horowitz, Israel Albert 12 15th 80.0 1.

Team from Sweden (silver medal)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Ståhlberg, Gideon 11½ 17th 67.6 3.
2 Stoltz, Gosta 12 19th 63.2 3.
3 Lundin, Erik 13½ 19th 71.1 4th
4th Danielsson, Gosta 15th 19th 78.9 2.
reserve Larsson, Ernst ½ 2 25.0

Team from Poland (bronze medal)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Tartakower, Ksawery 11½ 17th 67.6 3.
2 Frydman, Paulin 11½ 16 71.9 2.
3 Najdorf, Mieczysław 12 17th 70.6 5.
4th Friedmann, Henryk 7½ 12 62.5 6th
reserve Makarczyk, Kazimierz 9½ 14th 67.9 4th

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