Chess Olympiad 1956

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The 12th Chess Olympiad took place from August 31 to September 25, 1956 in Moscow ( Soviet Union ).

Overview

34 teams took part, who determined the teams for the final groups A to C in four preliminary groups. 197 players took part in the competition, including 20 grandmasters and 35 international champions. Both the opening groups and the final groups A to C were held as round-robin tournaments. The first three teams in each preliminary group qualified for final group A.

It was played in the Central Theater of the Red Army . Igor Bondarevsky from the Soviet Union and Ari Ilmakunnas from Finland acted as referees . 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).

For the first time, the starting field included teams from the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Iran, Mongolia and India.

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 2½ 2½ 4th 3 4th 4th 3½ 23½ 14th 7th 0 0
2 Bulgaria 1½ ● 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 19½ 12 6th 0 1
3 Switzerland 1½ 1 ● 3½ 2 3 4th 3 18th 09 4th 1 2
4th Poland 0 1½ ½ ● 3 3 3 4th 15th 08th 4th 0 3
5 Sweden 1 1½ 2 1 ● 2½ 3 3½ 14½ 07th 3 1 3
6th Norway 0 1 1 1 1½ ● 2 2½ 09 03 1 1 5
7th Puerto Rico 0 ½ 0 1 1 2 ● 2½ 07th 03 1 1 5
8th Saarland ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1½ 1½ ● 05½ 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Yugoslavia ● 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3 4th 4th 23½ 14th 7th 0 0
2 Israel 1½ ● 1½ 2 3 2½ 4th 3½ 18th 09 4th 1 2
3 Denmark 1 2½ ● 2 2 2 4th 3 16½ 09 3 3 1
4th Netherlands ½ 2 2 ● 2½ 3 3 3 16 10 4th 2 1
5 Austria ½ 1 2 1½ ● 1½ 2½ 4th 13 05 2 1 4th
6th France 1 1½ 2 1 2½ ● 1½ 3 12½ 05 2 1 4th
7th Mongolia 0 0 0 1 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 07½ 04th 2 0 5
8th Scotland 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1½ ● 05 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 4th 4th 4th 24 13 6th 1 1
2 BR Germany 1½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 3 4th 3½ 4th 23 13 6th 1 1
3 England 2½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 3½ 4th 3 3½ 22½ 13 6th 1 1
4th Iceland 2 2 2 ● 1 2½ 3 4th 4th 20½ 11 4th 3 1
5 Chile ½ 1½ 1½ 3 ● 2½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 17½ 08th 4th 0 4th
6th Finland 1½ 1 ½ 1½ 1½ ● 2 3½ 3 14½ 05 2 1 5
7th India 0 0 0 1 2½ 2 ● 3½ 3½ 12½ 07th 3 1 4th
8th Luxembourg 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 2½ 05½ 02 1 0 7th
9 Ireland 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1½ ● 04th 00 0 0 8th
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Hungary ● 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 23 13 5 3 0
2 Romania 1½ ● 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 3 21½ 13 6th 1 1
3 Czechoslovakia 2 2 ● 2 2½ 2 4th 3 4th 21½ 12 4th 4th 0
4th GDR 2 1½ 2 ● 1 2½ 3 4th 2½ 18½ 10 4th 2 2
5 Colombia 2 1½ 1½ 3 ● 2 1½ 4th 2½ 18th 08th 3 2 3
6th Belgium ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 ● 3 2½ 1½ 14½ 06th 2 2 4th
7th Philippines ½ ½ 0 1 2½ 1 ● 1½ 3 10 04th 2 0 6th
8th Greece ½ 0 1 0 0 1½ 2½ ● 3 08½ 04th 2 0 6th
9 Iran 0 1 0 1½ 1½ 2½ 1 1 ● 08½ 02 1 0 7th

Finals

Final group A
Rg team code 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union URS ● 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 4th 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 31 20th 10 0 1
2 Yugoslavia YUG 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 3 2 2½ 26½ 17th 7th 3 1
3 Hungary HUN 2½ 2 ● 1½ 2 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 4th 26½ 16 6th 4th 1
4th Argentina ARG 1½ 2 2½ ● 1½ 1½ 3 2½ 2 1½ 1½ 3½ 23 10 4th 2 5
5 FRG GER 1 1½ 2 2½ ● 2½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 22nd 12 5 2 4th
6th Bulgaria BUL 1½ 1 2 2½ 1½ ● 2 1½ 3 2½ 1½ 3 22nd 10 4th 2 5
7th Czechoslovakia CSR ½ 1½ 1½ 1 2½ 2 ● 2 1½ 2 3 3 20½ 09 3 3 5
8th England CLOSELY 0 1½ 2 1½ 2 2½ 2 ● 2½ 1½ 2½ 2 20th 10 3 4th 4th
9 Switzerland SUI 1 1 1 2 2½ 1 2½ 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 19th 09 3 3 5
10 Denmark THE ½ 1 1½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 2 ● 3 1 19th 08th 3 2 6th
11 Romania ROME 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 1 1½ 2 1 ● 2 19th 07th 2 3 6th
12 Israel ISR 1½ 1½ 0 ½ 1½ 1 1 2 1½ 3 2 ● 15½ 04th 1 2 8th
Final group B
Rg team code 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 BP MP + = -
13 Austria AUT ● 2 0 2 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 2½ 3½ 28 18th 8th 2 1
14th Iceland ISL 2 ● 2 1½ 2 3 3 3½ 3 2½ 3 1½ 27 15th 6th 3 2
15th Sweden SWE 4th 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 1½ 3 1½ 2 1½ 26½ 14th 6th 2 3
16 Belgium BEL 2 2½ 1½ ● 3 2 1 1½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 23½ 13 5 3 3
17th Finland FIN 1 2 1½ 1 ● 3 1½ 2½ 3 3 2 2 22½ 11 4th 3 4th
18th Colombia COL 1½ 1 ½ 2 1 ● 2 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 21st 11 4th 3 4th
19th Netherlands NED ½ 1 1½ 3 2½ 2 ● 3 2 3 1½ 1 21st 10 4th 2 5
20th GDR GDR 1 ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 1 ● 1½ 3 2½ 3 20½ 10 5 0 6th
21st France FRA 1 1 1 2 1 1½ 2 2½ ● 1½ 2 4th 19½ 07th 2 3 6th
22nd Chile CHI 1 1½ 2½ 1 1 2 1 1 2½ ● 2½ 3 19th 09 4th 1 6th
23 Poland POLE 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 2 1½ ● 2½ 19th 07th 2 3 6th
24 Norway NOR ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2 1 3 1 0 1 1½ ● 16½ 07th 3 1 7th
Final group C
Rg team code 25th 26th 27 28 29 30th 31 32 33 34 BP MP + = -
25th Philippines PHI ● 1½ 1½ 3½ 3 2½ 2 3 3 4th 24 13 6th 1 2
26th Saarland SAA 2½ ● 2 2½ 2 2 2½ 3 2½ 4th 23 15th 6th 3 0
27 India IND 2½ 2 ● 2 3½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 3 2 20½ 11 4th 3 2
28 Iran IRI ½ 1½ 2 ● 1½ 2½ 3 1½ 3 3½ 19th 09 4th 1 4th
29 Puerto Rico PURE 1 2 ½ 2½ ● 2 3 3 2 2½ 18½ 11 4th 3 2
30th Mongolia MGL 1½ 2 2½ 1½ 2 ● 2 2 2 3 18½ 09 2 5 2
31 Scotland SCO 2 1½ 2½ 1 1 2 ● 2½ 2 3 17½ 09 3 3 3
32 Greece GRE 1 1 1½ 2½ 1 2 1½ ● 3 3½ 17th 07th 3 1 5
33 Ireland IRISHMAN 1 1½ 1 1 2 2 2 1 ● 1½ 13 03 0 3 6th
34 Luxembourg LUX 0 0 2 ½ 1½ 1 1 ½ 2½ ● 09 03 1 1 7th

Best individual percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code Size BP Pn %
Board 1
1 Larsen, Bent THE A. 14th 18th 77.8
2 Botvinnik, Mikhail URS A. 9½ 13 73.1
3 Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL B. 13 18th 72.2
Board 2
1 Dückstein, Andreas AUT B. 13 17th 76.5
2 Matanović, Aleksandar YUG A. 11½ 16 71.9
2 Barcza, Gedeon HUN A. 11½ 16 71.9
Board 3
1 Keres, Paul URS A. 9½ 12 79.2
2 Ivkov, Borislav YUG A. 12 16 75.0
3 Möller, Baldur ISL B. 11 16 68.8
Board 4
1 Bronstein, Dawid URS A. 11 13 84.6
2 Tan PHI C. 13 17th 76.5
3 Tringov, Georgi BUL A. 9 12 75.0
Reserve 1
1 Sanguineti, Raúl ARG A. 9 11 88.8
2 Clarke, Peter Hugh CLOSELY A. 9½ 12 79.2
3 Taimanow, Mark URS A. 8½ 11 77.3
Reserve 2
1 Geller, Efim URS A. 7½ 10 75.0
2 Ljungqvist, Lennart SWE B. 7th 10 70.0
3 Milev, Zdravko BUL A. 9 13 69.2

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 9½ 13 73.1 2.
2 Smyslow, Vasily 8½ 13 65.4 4th
3 Keres, Paul 9½ 12 79.2 1.
4th Bronstein, David 11 13 84.6 1.
Res 1 Taimanow, Mark 8½ 11 77.3 3.
Res 2 Geller, Efim 7½ 10 75.0 1.

Results of the West German players (FRG)

Results from preliminary group 3 and final group A.

board Name first Name BP Lots % Pl
1 Unzicker, Wolfgang 11 18th 61.1 8th.
2 Schmid, Lothar 7½ 13 57.7 10.
3 Darga, Klaus 7½ 14th 53.6 17th
4th Pfeiffer, Gerhard 7½ 11 68.2 5.
Res 1 Niephaus, Walter 6½ 10 65.0 5.
Res 2 Teschner, Rudolf 5 10 50.0 7th

Results of the Swiss players

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name BP Lots % Pl
1 Blue, Maximilian 9½ 17th 55.9 14th
2 Bhend, Edwin 6½ 16 40.6 22nd
3 Walther, Edgar 10½ 17th 61.8 6th
4th Keller, Dieter 8th 16 50.0 12.
Res Johner, Hans 2½ 6th 41.7

Results of the East German players (GDR)

Results from preliminary group 4 and final group B

board Name first Name BP Lots % Pl
1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 8th 16 50.0 16.
2 Dittmann, Sieghart 5½ 14th 39.3 25th
3 Herrmann, Ludwig 6½ 14th 46.4 21st
4th Fuchs, Reinhart 9½ 15th 63.3 7th
Res 1 Koch, Berthold 3½ 7th 50.0
Res 2 Place, Hans 6th 10 60.0 4th

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 Otto Benkner 5 13 38.5 28.
2 Gerhard Lorson 7th 15th 46.7 17th
3 Ernst Weichselbaumer 6½ 12 54.2 13.
4th Werner Folz 4½ 10 45.0 20th
Res 1 Gerhard Both 1 5 20.0
Res 2 Peter Schmitt 6½ 9 50.0

Team lineups

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