Chess Olympiad 1952

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Svenska Handelshögskolan (venue)

The 10th Chess Olympiad took place in Helsinki ( Finland ) from August 9th to 31st, 1952 .

Overview

25 teams took part and determined the teams for the final groups A to C in three preliminary groups. 140 players took part in the competition, including 13 grandmasters and 38 international champions. Both the opening groups and the final groups were held as round-robin tournaments. The first three teams in each preliminary group qualified for final group A.

The Chess Olympiad was held in the Svenska Handelshögskolan in Helsinki. The main judge was Karel Opočenský from Czechoslovakia . 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).

It was the first chess Olympiad with the participation of a team from the Soviet Union, which subsequently dominated the tournament until the state was dissolved. Luxembourg was also at the start for the first time. In addition to the team from the German Chess Federation , a selection from the GDR competed for the first time, as well as a team from Saarland. Israel made its debut under its current national name after a team from the Mandate Palestine had previously twice participated in the Chess Olympiads.

Results

Preliminary rounds

Initially, three preliminary round groups were formed. The teams in places 1 to 3 in each group made it to the A final, three more to the B final and the rest to the C final.

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2 2 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 25½ 14th 6th 2 0
2 BR Germany 2 ● 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 4th 4th 23 14th 6th 2 0
3 Czechoslovakia 2 2 ● 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 3 4th 22½ 14th 6th 2 0
4th England ½ 1½ 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 4th 4th 18th 08th 3 2 3
5 Denmark ½ 1½ 1 2 ● 2 1½ 3 4th 15½ 06th 2 2 4th
6th Cuba ½ ½ ½ 2 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 14th 08th 3 2 3
7th Iceland ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 1½ 2 12½ 03 1 1 6th
8th Saarland ½ 0 1 0 1 1½ 2½ ● 4th 10½ 04th 2 0 6th
9 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 2 0 ● 02½ 01 0 1 7th
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Sweden ● 2 2 3½ 2 3½ 4th 4th 21st 11 4th 3 0
2 Hungary 2 ● 2½ 2½ 4th 3 4th 2½ 20½ 13 6th 1 0
3 Yugoslavia 2 1½ ● 3 2½ 3 3 3½ 18½ 11 5 1 0
4th GDR ½ 1½ 1 ● 3 1½ 2½ 3½ 13½ 06th 3 0 4th
5 Austria 2 0 1½ 1 ● 2½ 2 2½ 11½ 06th 2 2 3
6th Italy ½ 1 1 2½ 1½ ● 1 3½ 11 04th 2 0 5
7th Brazil 0 0 1 1½ 2 3 ● 3 10½ 05 2 1 4th
8th Norway 0 1½ ½ ½ 1½ ½ 1 ● 05½ 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 3 2½ 3 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 23½ 15th 7th 0 0
2 United States 1 ● 1½ 4th 1½ 2 4th 4th 18th 07th 3 1 3
3 Finland 1½ 2½ ● 1½ 1½ 3 4th 3 17th 08th 4th 0 3
4th Israel 1 0 2½ ● 2½ 2 4th 4th 16 09 4th 1 2
5 Netherlands ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ ● 1½ 1½ 3½ 13½ 06th 3 0 4th
6th Poland 0 2 1 2 2½ ● 2½ 2½ 12½ 08th 3 2 2
7th Switzerland ½ 0 0 0 2½ 1½ ● 3 07½ 04th 2 0 5
8th Greece 0 0 1 0 ½ 1½ 1 ● 04th 00 0 0 7th

Final rounds

Final group A
Rg team code 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union URS ● 2½ 2 2 2 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 21st 13 5 3 0
2 Argentina ARG 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 3½ 2½ 3½ 19½ 10 5 0 3
3 Yugoslavia YUG 2 1½ ● 2½ 2 3 2½ 3 2½ 19th 12 5 2 1
4th Czechoslovakia CSR 2 2½ 1½ ● 2 1½ 2 3 3½ 18th 09 3 3 2
5 United States United States 2 2½ 2 2 ● 2 1½ 3 2 17th 09 2 5 1
6th Hungary HUN 1½ 1 1 2½ 2 ● 2½ 2 3½ 16 08th 3 2 3
7th Sweden SWE 1 ½ 1½ 2 2½ 1½ ● 2 2 13 05 1 3 4th
8th FRG GER ½ 1½ 1 1 1 2 2 ● 1½ 10½ 02 0 2 6th
9 Finland FIN ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2 ½ 2 2½ ● 10 04th 1 2 5
Final group B
Rg team code 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th BP MP + = -
10 Netherlands NED ● 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 21st 13 6th 1 1
11 Israel ISR 2 ● 2 3 2½ 3 2½ 2 2½ 19½ 13 5 3 0
12 Poland POLE 2½ 2 ● 2½ 1½ 2½ 1 2 2½ 16½ 10 4th 2 2
13 GDR GDR 1½ 1 1½ ● 2 3 1½ 3 3 16½ 07th 3 1 4th
14th Denmark THE 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 ● 1½ 2½ 3 1½ 16 07th 3 1 4th
15th Cuba CUB ½ 1 1½ 1 2½ ● 3 3½ 2 15th 07th 3 1 4th
16 England CLOSELY 1 1½ 3 2½ 1½ 1 ● 1½ 2 14th 05 2 1 5
17th Austria AUT 1 2 2 1 1 ½ 2½ ● 3 13 06th 2 2 4th
18th Italy ITA 1 1½ 1½ 1 2½ 2 2 1 ● 12½ 04th 1 2 5
Final group C
Rg team code 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th BP MP + = -
19th Brazil BRA ● 2½ 2 2½ 4th 3½ 4th 18½ 11 5 1 0
20th Greece GRE 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 4th 13½ 06th 3 0 3
21st Norway NOR 2 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 13 06th 2 2 2
22nd Switzerland SUI 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 1½ 2½ 3½ 13 06th 3 0 3
23 Iceland ISL 0 2½ 2½ 2½ ● 1 4th 12½ 08th 4th 0 2
24 Saarland SAA ½ 1½ 2 1½ 3 ● 4th 12½ 04th 2 1 3
25th Luxembourg LUX 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ● 01 00 0 0 6th

Best individual percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code Size BP Lots %
Board 1
1 Miguel Najdorf ARG A. 12½ 16 78.1
2 Gideon Ståhlberg SWE A. 10 13 76.9
3 László Szabó HUN A. 10½ 14th 75.0
Board 2
1 Vasily Smyslow URS A. 10½ 13 80.8
2 Lothar Schmid GER A. 9 12 75.0
3 Braslav Rabar YUG A. 8th 12 66.7
Board 3
1 David Bronstein URS A. 8th 10 80.0
2 Johannes Hendrikus Donner NED B. 10 13 76.9
3 Robert Byrne United States A. 10½ 15th 70.0
Board 4
1 Cenek Kottnauer CSR A. 12½ 15th 83.3
2 Efim Geller URS A. 10½ 14th 75.0
2 Bogdan Śliwa POLE B. 9 12 75.0
Reserve 1
1 Héctor Rossetto ARG A. 8th 10 80.0
2 Dennis Morton Horne CLOSELY B. 5½ 9 61.1
3 Wilfried Lange GER A. 5 10 50.0
Reserve 2
1 Ludwig Rellstab GER A. 6½ 9 72.2
2 Izaak Grynfeld POLE B. 7th 10 70.0

Note: Boleslavsky's score of 7 out of 8 on the second reserve board was ignored as he only played 8 games.

Team of the Soviet Union (Olympic Champion)

Paul Keres

Results from preliminary group 3 and final group A.

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Paul Keres 6½ 12 54.2 10.
2 Vasily Smyslow 10½ 13 80.8 1.
3 David Bronstein 8th 10 80.0 1.
4th Efim Geller 10½ 14th 75.0 2.
Res 1 Isaak Efremowitsch Boleslavski 7th 8th 87.5
Res 2 Alexander Alexandrovich Kotov 2 3 66.7

Results of the West German players (FRG)

Lothar Schmid

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Rudolf Teschner 5½ 13 42.3 18th
2 Lothar Schmid 9 12 75.0 2.
3 Gerhard Pfeiffer 4th 10 40.0 18th
4th Herbert Heinicke 3½ 10 35.0 19th
Res 1 Wilfried Lange 5 10 50.0 3.
Res 2 Ludwig Rellstab 6½ 9 72.2 1.

Results of the East German players (GDR)

Results from preliminary group 2 and final group B

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Berthold Koch 5½ 15th 36.7 20th
2 Wolfgang Pietzsch 8th 15th 53.3 8th.
3 Hans place 7½ 15th 50.0 15th
4th Klaus Müller 9 15th 60.0 7th

Results of the Saarland players

Otto Benkner, 1953

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group C

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Gerhard Lorson 4th 13 30.8 22nd
2 Otto Benkner 9 14th 64.3 5.
3 Ernst Weichselbaumer 4th 12 33.3 21st
4th Felix Jost 4th 13 30.8 21st
Res Franz Jacob 2 4th 50.0

Team lineups

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