Chess Olympiad 1958

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Venue: Deutsches Museum

The 13th Chess Olympiad took place in Munich from September 30th to October 23rd, 1958 .

Overview

36 teams took part, who determined the teams for the final groups A to C in four preliminary groups. 207 players took part in the competition, including 25 grandmasters and 42 international masters. Both the opening groups and the final groups A to C were held as round-robin tournaments. The first three teams per opening group qualified for the final group A. Tunisia, Portugal, Lebanon and South Africa made their debut.

It was played in the Deutsches Museum . The chief organizers were Ludwig Schneider and Willi Fohl from the Federal Republic of Germany. Alois Nagler from Switzerland acted as the main referee . 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 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 4th 4th 3½ 4th 27 16 8th 0 0
2 Bulgaria ½ ● 3 1½ 2 4th 3½ 3½ 3½ 21½ 11 5 1 2
3 Austria 1½ 1 ● 2 2½ 2½ 4th 3½ 4th 21st 11 5 1 2
4th Netherlands 1½ 2½ 2 ● 1½ 3 3 3 4th 20½ 11 5 1 2
5 Denmark 1 2 1½ 2½ ● 1½ 1½ 2½ 4th 16½ 07th 3 1 4th
6th France 0 0 1½ 1 2½ ● 2 3½ 4th 14½ 07th 3 1 4th
7th Italy 0 ½ 0 1 2½ 2 ● 3½ 1½ 11 05 2 1 5
8th Puerto Rico ½ ½ ½ 1 1½ ½ ½ ● 3 08th 02 1 0 7th
9 Ireland 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 2½ 1 ● 04th 02 1 0 7th
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Spain ● 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 23½ 15th 7th 1 0
2 United States 2 ● 1½ 3½ 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 23 13 6th 1 1
3 BR Germany 1½ 2½ ● 2 3 1½ 4th 4th 3½ 22nd 11 5 1 2
4th Finland 1 ½ 2 ● 12 3 2½ 1½ 3 15½ 08th 3 2 3
5 Iceland 1½ 1 1 2 ● 2½ 2 2 3½ 15½ 07th 2 3 3
6th Israel 1 1 2½ 1 1½ ● 2 3 3 15th 07th 3 1 4th
7th Norway ½ 1 0 1½ 2 2 ● 2½ 2 11½ 05 1 3 4th
8th South Africa ½ ½ 0 2½ 2 1 1½ ● 2½ 10½ 05 2 1 5
9 Iran ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 1½ ● 07½ 01 0 1 7th
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2½ 1½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 4th 4th 23 13 6th 1 1
2 GDR 1½ ● 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 4th 21st 13 6th 1 1
3 England 2½ 1 ● 1½ 3 2 3 3 4th 20th 11 5 1 2
4th Hungary 1½ 2 2½ ● 2½ 1 3½ 3½ 3 19½ 11 5 1 2
5 Poland 2 1½ 1 1½ ● 2 3½ 3½ 4th 19th 08th 3 2 3
6th Colombia 1 1 2 3 2 ● 1½ 2½ 3½ 16½ 08th 3 2 3
7th Philippines ½ 1½ 1 ½ ½ 2½ ● 2 4th 12½ 05 2 1 5
8th Scotland 0 1½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ 2 ● 3 10 03 1 1 6th
9 Lebanon 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 ● 02½ 00 0 0 8th
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Czechoslovakia ● 2 3 2 2½ 4th 3½ 4th 4th 25th 15th 6th 2 0
2 Yugoslavia 2 ● 2 4th 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 3½ 24 14th 6th 2 0
3 Switzerland 1 2 ● 1½ 2½ 4th 3½ 4th 1½ 20th 09 4th 1 3
4th Canada 2 0 2½ ● 2½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 19th 12 5 2 1
5 Sweden 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ ● 3½ 4th 2 3 18½ 07th 3 1 4th
6th Belgium 0 1½ 0 1 ½ ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 10½ 06th 3 0 5
7th Portugal ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1½ ● 2 3 10 04th 1 2 5
8th Tunisia 0 0 0 ½ 2 1½ 2 ● 3½ 09½ 04th 1 2 5
9 Greece 0 ½ 2½ ½ 1 1½ 1 ½ ● 07½ 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 ● 2 2 2 3½ 4th 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 34½ 19th 8th 3 0
2 Yugoslavia YUG 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 29 20th 9 2 0
3 Argentina ARG 2 1½ ● 2 2 3 3 2½ 3 2 2½ 2 25½ 15th 5 5 1
4th United States United States 2 1½ 2 ● 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 2 24 14th 4th 6th 1
5 Czechoslovakia CSR ½ 1 2 2 ● 2½ 1½ 3 2 2½ 3 2 22nd 12 4th 4th 3
6th GDR GDR 0 ½ 1 2 1½ ● 3½ 2½ 1½ 3 2½ 4th 22nd 11 5 1 5
7th Federal Republic of Germany GER 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ ● 3 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 22nd 11 5 1 5
8th Switzerland SUI ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 ● 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 19th 08th 4th 0 7th
9 Spain ESP ½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1 ● 2 2½ 2½ 17½ 08th 3 2 6th
10 Bulgaria BUL ½ 1½ 2 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 ● 1½ 1½ 17th 04th 0 4th 7th
11 England CLOSELY 0 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 16 04th 2 0 9
12 Austria AUT 0 2 2 2 2 0 1½ ½ 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 15½ 06th 1 4th 6th
Final group B
Rg team code 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 BP MP + = -
13 Hungary HUN ● 3½ 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 4th 4th 31 18th 8th 2 1
14th Netherlands NED ½ ● 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 28½ 19th 9 1 1
15th Canada CAN 2½ ½ ● 1 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 24½ 17th 8th 1 2
16 Colombia COL 2 1½ 3 ● 3 1 2 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 24½ 13 5 3 3
17th Israel ISR 2 1½ 2 1 ● 3½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 23½ 12 5 2 4th
18th Denmark THE 1 1½ 1½ 3 ½ ● 1½ 2 4th 2½ 2 3½ 23 10 4th 2 5
19th Poland POLE ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½ ● 3 1½ 2 3 3 22½ 12 5 2 4th
20th Sweden SWE 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 1 ● 2½ 2 1½ 2 21st 10 3 4th 4th
21st Finland FIN 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 0 2½ 1½ ● 3 2 2½ 19th 08th 3 2 6th
22nd Iceland ISL 1½ 1 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 1 ● 3 2½ 18th 06th 2 2 7th
23 France FRA 0 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 2 1 ● 1½ 15th 04th 1 2 8th
24 Belgium BEL 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 13½ 03 1 1 9
Final group C
Rg team code 25th 26th 27 28 29 30th 31 32 33 34 35 36 BP MP + = -
25th Norway NOR ● 2½ 2 3 3 3 2½ 2 3 2½ 4th 3½ 30th 18th 8th 2 1
26th Philippines PHI 2½ ● 2 2 3 2 3 2 4th 3½ 2 2½ 29½ 18th 7th 4th 0
27 South Africa RSA 2 2 ● 2 2 2 3 2½ 2½ 4th 3½ 2½ 28 17th 6th 5 0
28 Italy ITA 1 2 2 ● 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 3 2½ 4th 3½ 26½ 14th 6th 2 3
29 Scotland SCO 1 1 2 1½ ● 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 2 3½ 25½ 13 5 3 3
30th Greece GRE 1 2 2 2½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 25th 16 6th 4th 1
31 Portugal POR 1½ 1 1 2½ 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 23 11 5 1 5
32 Iran IRI 2 2 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ ● 3 1 3 2 20th 07th 2 3 6th
33 Puerto Rico PURE 1 0 1½ 1 ½ 1½ 2 1 ● 2½ 1½ 2 14½ 04th 1 2 8th
34 Ireland IRISHMAN 1½ ½ 0 1½ 0 2 1½ 3 1½ ● 1 2 14½ 04th 1 2 8th
35 Tunisia TO DO 0 1 ½ 0 2 1 ½ 1 2½ 3 ● 2½ 14th 07th 3 1 7th
36 Lebanon LIB ½ 1½ 1½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 2 2 2 1½ ● 13½ 03 0 3 8th

Best individual percentage results

Svetozar Gligorić
gold medal on board 1
Board, place Name first Name code group Result percent
Board 1
1 Gligorić, Svetozar YUG A. 12 out of 15 80.0
2 Euwe, Machgielis NED B. 8½ from 11 77.3
3 Botvinnik, Mikhail URS A. 9 out of 12 75.0
Board 2
1 Anderson, Frank Ross CAN B. 10½ from 13 80.8
2 Smyslov, Vassily URS A. 9½ from 12 79.2
3 Panno, Oscar ARG A. 12 out of 16 75.0
Board 3
1 Keres, Paul URS A. 9½ from 12 79.2
2 Fichtl, Jiří CSR A. 12½ from 17 73.5
3 Borja, Melitón PHI C. 13½ from 19 71.1
Board 4
1 Bronstein, David URS A. 9½ from 12 79.2
2 Evans, Larry United States A. 11½ from 16 71.9
3 Nilsson, Zandor SWE B. 11 out of 16 68.8
Reserve 1
1 Tal, Mikhail URS A. 13½ from 15 90.0
2 Tringov, Georgi BUL A. 7 out of 10 70.0
3 Rossolimo, Nicolas United States A. 10 out of 15 66.7
3 Kramer, Haije NED B. 8 out of 12 66.7
Reserve 2
1 Petrosian, Tigran URS A. 10½ from 13 80.8
1 Forintos, Győző HUN B. 10½ from 13 80.8
3 Fuderer, Andrija YUG A. 8½ from 11 77.3

Team of the Soviet Union (Olympic Champion)

Mikhail Botvinnik

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail 9 out of 12 75.0 3.
2 Smyslov, Vassily 9½ from 12 79.2 2.
3 Keres, Paul 9½ from 12 79.2 1.
4th Bronstein, David 9½ from 12 79.2 1.
Res 1 Tal, Mikhail 13½ from 15 90.0 1.
Res 2 Petrosian, Tigran 10½ from 13 80.8 1.

Results of the East German players (GDR)

Results from preliminary group 3 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 10½ from 17 61.8 9.
2 Malich, Burkhard 5½ out of 10 55.0 17th
3 Dittmann, Sieghart 9½ from 15 63.3 6th
4th Bertholdt, Dieter 5½ out of 12 45.8 21st
Res 1 Fuchs, Reinhart 7½ from 13 57.7 8th.
Res 2 Pietzsch, Wolfgang 4½ out of 9 50.0 9.

Results of the West German players (Federal Republic of Germany)

Results from preliminary group 2 and final group A

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Unzicker, Wolfgang 11½ from 18 63.9 6th
2 Tröger, Paul 5½ out of 12 45.8 26th
3 Schmid, Lothar 8 out of 13 61.5 9.
4th Darga, Klaus 8 out of 12 66.7 4th
Res 1 Pfeiffer, Gerhard 5½ out of 10 55.0 13.
Res 2 Lehmann, Heinz 5½ from 11 50.0 9.

Results of the Swiss players

Results from preliminary group 4 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Kupper, Josef 7 out of 14 50.0 20th
2 Blue, Maximilian 7½ from 17 44.1 28.
3 Keller, Dieter 2 out of 5 40.0
4th Walther, Edgar 8½ from 14 60.7 11.
Res 1 Never mind, Erwin 6½ from 13 50.0 18th
Res 2 Bhend, Edwin 7½ from 13 57.7 7th

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