Chess Olympiad 1937

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Grand Hotel Royal (venue)

The 7th Chess Olympiad took place from July 31 to August 14, 1937 in Stockholm ( Sweden ).

Overview

19 teams took part to determine the Olympic champion in a round-robin tournament . Germany was not represented this time. 94 players took part in the competition. The team tournament was played with four teams, with a substitute player was allowed. The Grand Hotel Royal in Stockholm was the venue. The time to consider was two and a half hours for 40 trains, then one hour for 16 trains each time. The placements were determined 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 2½ 3 2 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 4th 4th 3½ 3 3½ 54½ 33 15th 3 0
2 Hungary HUN 2 ● 2 2 2 2½ 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2½ 3 3½ 4th 4th 48½ 29 11 7th 0
3 Poland POLE ½ 2 ● 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4th 2½ 3 4th 47 30th 14th 2 2
4th Argentina ARG 1½ 2 1½ ● 2 1 2 3 2½ 3 2 3 2½ 4th 3 4th 2½ 3½ 4th 47 26th 11 4th 3
5 Czechoslovakia CSR 1 2 2 2 ● 2 2½ 3½ 1½ 3 2 3 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 2½ 45 27 11 5 2
6th Netherlands NED 2 1½ 1½ 3 2 ● 2½ 3 2½ 2 3 2 2½ 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 44 27 11 5 2
7th Estonia EST 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 1½ ● 1½ 3 2 2½ ½ 3 3 3 3½ 3 3½ 4th 41½ 20th 9 2 7th
8th Lithuania LTU ½ 2 1½ 1 ½ 1 2½ ● 2½ 2 3½ 2 2 4th 3 1½ 4th 4th 4th 41½ 20th 8th 4th 6th
9 Yugoslavia YUG 1 1 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 1 1½ ● 2 3 2 2½ 3 3½ 2 3 3½ 4th 40 19th 8th 3 7th
10 Sweden SWE 1½ 2 ½ 1 1 2 2 2 2 ● 3 2 2½ 3 3 2½ 3½ 3 2 38½ 21st 7th 7th 4th
11 Latvia LAT 2 1 2½ 2 2 1 1½ ½ 1 1 ● 3 3 2 3 2½ 2½ 3 4th 37½ 20th 8th 4th 6th
12 Finland FIN ½ 1 1½ 1 1 2 3½ 2 2 2 1 ● 1 3 2½ 2½ 2 3 2½ 34 17th 6th 5 7th
13 England CLOSELY ½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 1 3 ● 3 2 3½ 3 3 2 34 13 5 3 10
14th Italy ITA 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 ● 1½ 3 2 3 4th 26½ 09 3 3 12
15th Denmark THE 0 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 2 2½ ● 2 2½ 1½ 2½ 25½ 09 3 3 12
16 Iceland ISL 0 1 0 0 ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 2 ● 3½ 1½ 2 23 07th 2 3 13
17th Belgium BEL ½ ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1½ 2 1 2 1½ ½ ● 2½ 3½ 22½ 06th 2 2 14th
18th Norway NOR 1 0 1 ½ 1 1½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 2½ 2½ 1½ ● 2 19½ 05 2 1 15th
19th Scotland SCO ½ 0 0 0 1½ ½ 0 0 0 2 0 1½ 2 0 1½ 2 ½ 2 ● 14th 04th 0 4th 14th

Best percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code BP Lots %
Board 1
1 Flohr, Solomon CSR 12½ 16 78.1
2 Keres, Paul EST 11 15th 73.3
3 Euwe, Machgielis NED 9½ 13 73.1
Board 2
1 Fine, Reuben United States 11½ 15th 76.7
2 Szabó, László HUN 12½ 18th 69.4
3 Trifunović, Petar YUG 11 16 68.8
Board 3
1 Kashdan, Isaac United States 14th 16 87.5
2 Steiner, Endre HUN 14½ 18th 80.6
3 Frydman, Paulin POLE 11½ 16 71.9
Board 4
1 Danielsson, Gosta SWE 14th 18th 77.8
2 Guimard, Carlos Enrique ARG 11 16 68.8
3 Luckis, Markas LTU 11½ 17th 67.6
reserve
1 Horowitz, Israel Albert United States 13 15th 86.7
2 Regedziński, Teodor POLE 11 13 84.6
3 Pleci, Isaías ARG 14th 17th 82.4

Team from the United States (Olympic Champion)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Reshevsky, Samuel Herman 9½ 16 59.4 7th
2 Fine, Reuben 11½ 15th 76.7 1.
3 Kashdan, Isaac 14th 16 87.5 1.
4th Marshall, Frank James 6½ 10 65.0 4th
reserve Horowitz, Israel Albert 13 15th 86.7 1.

Team from Hungary (silver medal)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Lilienthal, Andor 12 17th 70.6 4th
2 Szabó, László 12½ 18th 69.4 2.
3 Steiner, Endre 14½ 18th 80.6 2.
4th Havasi, Kornel 8½ 15th 56.7 8th.
reserve Vajda, Árpád 1 4th 25.0

Team from Poland (bronze medal)

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Tartakower, Ksawery 6th 13 46.2 13.
2 Najdorf, Mieczysław 9½ 16 59.4 8th.
3 Frydman, Paulin 11½ 16 71.9 3.
4th Appel, Izaak 9 14th 64.3 5.
reserve Regedziński, Teodor 11 13 84.6 2.

Team lineups

literature

  • WH Cozens: The lost olympiad Stockholm 1937 . British Chess Magazine, St. Leonards on Sea 1985

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