Chess Olympiad 1954

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Mikhail Botvinnik
gold medal on board 1

The 11th Chess Olympiad took place from September 4th to 25th, 1954 in Amsterdam ( Netherlands ). The venue was the Apollohal .

The venue was the Apollohal.

Overview

26 teams took part in four preliminary groups to determine the teams for the final groups A and B, including for the first time the representation of Colombia. 149 players took part in the competition, including 19 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 game was played in the Apollohalle. 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).

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 2 3½ 3 4th 4th 16½ 9 4th 1 0
2 Netherlands 2 ● 2½ 3 3 2½ 13 9 4th 1 0
3 Iceland ½ 1½ ● 3 3½ 2½ 11 6th 3 0 2
4th Austria 1 1 1 ● 3 3½ 09½ 4th 2 0 3
5 Finland 0 1 ½ 1 ● 3 05½ 2 1 0 4th
6th Greece 0 1½ 1½ ½ 1 ● 04½ 0 0 0 5
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2 2 3 3 4th 14th 8th 3 2 0
2 Bulgaria 2 ● 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 13½ 8th 3 2 0
3 Czechoslovakia 2 2 ● 2½ 3 4th 13½ 8th 3 2 0
4th Canada 1 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 3½ 10 4th 2 0 3
5 Italy 1 ½ 1 1½ ● 3½ 07½ 2 1 0 4th
6th Ireland 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ● 01½ 0 0 0 5
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Israel ● 1½ 3 2½ 3 3 3 16 10 5 0 1
2 Yugoslavia 2½ ● 2 3 2½ 2½ 1½ 14th 09 4th 1 1
3 Sweden 1 2 ● 2 2½ 2½ 4th 14th 08th 3 2 1
4th Denmark 1½ 1 2 ● 1½ 3½ 2 11½ 04th 1 2 3
5 Norway 1 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 2 2½ 11 05 2 1 3
6th France 1 1½ 1½ ½ 2 ● 3 09½ 03 1 1 4th
7th Saarland 1 2½ 0 2 1½ 1 ● 08th 03 1 1 4th
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Hungary ● 2½ 1½ 3 4th 3 4th 18th 10 5 0 1
2 BR Germany 1½ ● 2½ 3 2 3½ 4th 16½ 09 4th 1 1
3 England 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 1½ 4th 13½ 06th 3 0 3
4th Switzerland 1 1 1½ ● 2½ 3½ 4th 13½ 06th 3 0 3
5 Colombia 0 2 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 4th 12½ 07th 3 1 2
6th Belgium 1 ½ 2½ ½ 1½ ● 3 09 04th 2 0 4th
7th Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 1 ● 01 00 0 0 6th

Final rounds

Final group A
Rg team code 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union URS ● 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 2 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 4th 34 21st 10 1 0
2 Argentina ARG ½ ● 1½ 3 2½ 2 3 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 27 17th 8th 1 2
3 Yugoslavia YUG 1½ 2½ ● 2 2½ 1½ 3 3 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 26½ 16 7th 2 2
4th Czechoslovakia CSR 1½ 1 2 ● 3 2 1½ 2 3 2½ 3½ 2½ 24½ 13 5 3 3
5 FRG GER 1 1½ 1½ 1 ● 2 2½ ½ 2½ 4th 4th 3 23½ 11 5 1 5
6th Hungary HUN 1 2 2½ 2 2 ● 1 3 2 2 2 3½ 23 12 3 6th 2
7th Israel ISR 2 1 1 2½ 1½ 3 ● 3 ½ 3 2 2½ 22nd 12 5 2 4th
8th Netherlands NED ½ 1½ 1 2 3½ 1 1 ● 3 2½ 3 2 21st 10 4th 2 5
9 England CLOSELY ½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 3½ 1 ● 2½ 1 2½ 17th 07th 3 1 7th
10 Bulgaria BUL 1 1½ 2 1½ 0 2 1 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 17th 06th 2 2 7th
11 Sweden SWE ½ 1 1½ ½ 0 2 2 1 3 1½ ● 2 15th 05 1 3 7th
12 Iceland ISL 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 ● 13½ 02 0 2 9
Final group B
Rg team code 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th 26th BP MP + = -
13 Switzerland SUI ● 3 3 2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4th 1 3½ 3½ 37 23 11 1 1
14th Canada CAN 1 ● 3 2 3 3½ 2 2½ 3½ 2 3½ 2 3 4th 36 21st 9 3 1
15th Austria AUT 1 1 ● 3 3 3 2 3 2½ 3 3 3½ 4th 4th 36 21st 10 1 2
16 Denmark THE 2 2 1 ● 2 1½ 3 3½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 4th 3½ 34½ 18th 7th 4th 2
17th Italy ITA 1 1 1 2 ● 2 3 1½ 1 2 3½ 3½ 4th 3 28½ 13 5 3 5
18th Colombia COL ½ ½ 1 2½ 2 ● 2 2½ 1 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 4th 27½ 16 7th 2 4th
19th Belgium BEL 1½ 2 2 1 1 2 ● 1½ 3 2½ 2 2 2½ 4th 27 13 4th 5 4th
20th Finland FIN 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 2½ 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 1½ 4th 3 26½ 13 6th 1 6th
21st France FRA 1 ½ 1½ 1 3 3 1 1½ ● 3 1½ 3 2½ 3½ 26th 12 6th 0 7th
22nd Saarland SAA 1½ 1 1 2 2 ½ 1½ 2 1 ● 1 2½ 4th 4th 24 09 3 3 7th
23 Norway NOR 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 3 ● 2½ 4th 3 22nd 11 5 1 7th
24 Greece GRE 3 2 ½ ½ ½ 1½ 2 2½ 1 1½ 1½ ● 1½ 3 21st 08th 3 2 8th
25th Ireland IRISHMAN ½ 1 0 0 0 1½ 1½ 0 1½ 0 0 2½ ● 2½ 11 04th 2 0 11
26th Luxembourg LUX ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 1½ ● 07th 00 0 0 13

Best individual percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code Size BP Lots %
Board 1
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail URS A. 8½ 11 77.3
2 Kupper, Josef SUI B. 10 14th 71.4
3 Larsen, Bent THE B. 13½ 19th 71.1
Board 2
1 Anderson, Frank Ross CAN B. 14th 17th 82.4
2 Bolbochan, Julio ARG A. 11½ 15th 76.7
3 Smyslov, Vassily URS A. 9 12 75.0
Board 3
1 Barcza, Gedeon HUN A. 12½ 16 78.1
2 Bronstein, David URS A. 10½ 14th 75.0
3 Nielsen, Palle THE B. 11½ 16 71.9
Board 4
1 Keres, Paul URS A. 13½ 14th 96.4
2 Bhend, Edwin SUI B. 10 13 76.9
3 Scafarelli, Francesco ITA B. 12½ 17th 73.5
Reserve 1
1 Geller, Efim URS A. 5 7th 71.4
2 Fuderer, Andrija YUG A. 8½ 12 70.8
3 Kovács, Zoltan AUT B. 9 13 69.2
Reserve 2
1 Burstein, Sylvain FRA B. 8½ 11 77.3
2 Walther, Edgar SUI B. 9½ 13 73.1
3 Matanović, Aleksandar YUG A. 6½ 9 72.2

Team of the Soviet Union (Olympic Champion)

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name BP Lots % Pl
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail 8½ 11 77.3 1.
2 Smyslov, Vassily 9 12 75.0 3.
3 Bronstein, David 10½ 14th 75.0 2.
4th Keres, Paul 13½ 14th 96.4 1.
Res 1 Geller, Efim 5 7th 71.4 1.
Res 2 Kotov, Alexander 4th 6th 66.7

Results of the West German players (FRG)

Egon Joppen 1956

Results from preliminary group 3 and final group A.

board Name first Name BP Lots % Pl
1 Unzicker, Wolfgang 10½ 16 65.6 5.
2 Schmid, Lothar 7½ 13 57.7 8th.
3 Pfeiffer, Gerhard 6th 11 54.5 8th.
4th Rellstab, Ludwig 3 6th 50.0
Res 1 Darga, Klaus 5½ 11 50.0 12.
Res 2 Jopp, Egon 7½ 11 68.2 4th

Results of the Saarland players

Otto Benkner, 1953

Results from preliminary group 3 and final group B

board Name first Name BP Lots % space
1 Otto Benkner 10 16 62.5 8th.
2 Gerhard Lorson 6½ 18th 36.1 23.
3 Walter Morena 3½ 13 26.9 24.
4th Otto Kastel 4th 12 33.3 18th
Res 1 Ernst Weichselbaumer 7th 14th 50.0 12.
Res 2 Adolf Haas 1 3 33.3

Team lineups

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