1960 Chess Olympiad

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Bobby Fischer against world champion Michail Tal at the Chess Olympiad
The Ringmessehaus, the venue for the Chess Olympiad (spring fair 1961)

The 14th Chess Olympiad took place from October 26th to November 9th 1960 in Leipzig (then GDR ).

Overview

40 teams took part, including for the first time Albania, Monaco and Indonesia. 232 players took part in the competition, including 26 grandmasters and 37 international champions. The only woman participating was Anne Marie Renoy-Chevrier . The teams for the final groups A to C were determined in four preliminary groups. The first three teams in each preliminary group qualified for final group A, the next three for B, and the rest was C. Both the preliminary groups and final groups A and B (12 teams each) were played as round-robin tournaments, final group C (16 teams ) in the Swiss system (eleven rounds).

The game was played in the Ring-Messehaus . The chief organizers were Johannes Dieckmann (chairman of the organizing committee) and Herbert R. Grätz (chairman of the executive committee) from the GDR. Vyacheslav Ragosin from the Soviet Union acted as the main referee . The reflection time was 150 minutes 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).

During the Chess Olympiad, an international exhibition Chess through the Ages took place in the City History Museum , for which an exhibition catalog was also published.

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Bulgaria ● 2 2 3 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 4th 3½ 27 16 7th 2 0
2 Yugoslavia 2 ● 2 2 3 2 3 4th 4th 4th 26th 14th 5 4th 0
3 GDR 2 2 ● 2½ 3½ 3 2 3 4th 3 25th 15th 6th 3 0
4th Norway 1 2 1½ ● 1 2 2 4th 3 4th 20½ 09 3 3 3
5 Finland ½ 1 ½ 3 ● 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4th 19½ 12 6th 0 3
6th Israel 1½ 2 1 2 1½ ● 1½ 2½ 3 4th 19th 08th 3 2 4th
7th Indonesia 1 1 2 2 1½ 2½ ● 1½ 3 4th 18½ 08th 3 2 4th
8th France ½ 0 1 0 1 1½ 2½ ● 1 3½ 11 04th 2 0 7th
9 Albania 0 0 0 1 1½ 1 1 3 ● 3 10½ 04th 2 0 7th
10 Malta ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ● 03 00 0 0 9
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 4th 3½ 3 4th 4th 32 18th 9 0 0
2 Argentina ½ ● 3½ 3 1½ 2 3½ 3 4th 4th 25th 13 6th 1 2
3 Netherlands 1 ½ ● 1½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 23½ 12 6th 0 3
4th Poland ½ 1 2½ ● 2½ 3½ 3 3 2 3½ 21½ 13 6th 1 2
5 Austria ½ 2½ ½ 1½ ● 3½ 2 1 3½ 4th 19th 09 4th 1 4th
6th India 0 2 1½ ½ ½ ● 2½ 2½ 2 4th 15½ 08th 3 2 4th
7th Portugal ½ ½ ½ 1 2 1½ ● 3 2 3½ 14½ 06th 2 2 5
8th Philippines 1 1 ½ 1 3 1½ 1 ● 2½ 2 13½ 05 2 1 6th
9 Italy 0 0 ½ 2 ½ 2 2 1½ ● 3½ 12 05 1 3 5
10 Monaco 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 2 ½ ● 03½ 01 0 1 8th
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 England ● 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 4th 4th 4th 28 15th 7th 1 1
2 Czechoslovakia 1½ ● 2 4th 3½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 28 15th 7th 1 1
3 Hungary 2½ 2 ● 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 4th 27 17th 8th 1 0
4th Sweden 2 0 1 ● 2 3½ 3½ 4th 3 4th 23 12 5 2 2
5 Denmark ½ ½ 1½ 2 ● 1½ 3 0 3 4th 16½ 07th 3 1 5
6th Iceland ½ ½ ½ ½ 2½ ● 2½ 3 3 3 16 10 5 0 4th
7th Mongolia 1 1½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ ● 3 3½ 3 15½ 06th 3 0 6th
8th Tunisia 0 ½ 1 0 4th 1 1 ● 2½ 4th 14th 06th 3 0 6th
9 Greece 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1½ ● 1 07th 00 0 0 9
10 Bolivia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 ● 05 02 1 0 8th
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 United States ● 2½ 3 2½ 4th 3 3½ 2½ 4th 4th 29 18th 9 0 0
2 BR Germany 1½ ● 1½ 2 3 3 2½ 4th 4th 4th 25½ 13 6th 1 2
3 Romania 1 2½ ● 2 1 3 2½ 4th 4th 4th 24 13 6th 1 2
4th Spain 1½ 2 2 ● 2 3 2 4th 3½ 3½ 23½ 12 4th 4th 1
5 Chile 0 1 3 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 19th 13 6th 1 2
6th Cuba 1 1 1 1 1½ ● 3 2½ 4th 4th 19th 08th 4th 0 5
7th Belgium ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 ● 2 3 4th 17th 06th 2 2 5
8th Ecuador 1½ 0 0 0 ½ 1½ 2 ● 3½ 3 12 05 2 1 6th
9 Ireland 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ● 3½ 06th 02 1 0 8th
10 Lebanon 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ● 02 00 0 0 9

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 2½ 3½ 3 4th 3½ 3½ 3 2½ 3 3 34 22nd 11 0 0
2 United States United States 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 2 29 17th 8th 1 2
3 Yugoslavia YUG 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 2½ 27 17th 8th 1 2
4th Hungary HUN ½ 1½ 1½ ● 1½ 2 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 22½ 12 5 2 4th
5 Czechoslovakia CSR 1 2½ 1 2½ ● 2 2 2½ 2 2 1½ 2½ 21½ 12 4th 4th 3
6th Bulgaria BUL 0 ½ 1½ 2 2 ● 2 2 2 3 4th 2 21st 10 2 6th 3
7th Argentina ARG ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 ● 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 20½ 10 2 6th 3
8th FRG GER ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 2 ● 2 3 2 3 19½ 08th 2 4th 5
9 GDR GDR 1 ½ 2 1½ 2 2 2 2 ● 1½ 1 3½ 19th 07th 1 5 5
10 Netherlands NED 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1½ 1 2½ ● 2½ 2 17th 06th 2 2 7th
11 Romania ROME 1 ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 0 2 2 3 1½ ● 2 16½ 07th 2 3 6th
12 England CLOSELY 1 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 ½ 2 2 ● 16½ 04th 0 4th 7th
Final group B
Rg team code 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 BP MP + = -
13 Sweden SWE ● 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3 2½ 27½ 19th 8th 3 0
14th Israel ISR 2 ● 1½ 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4th 26½ 14th 5 4th 2
15th Austria AUT 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 3 2 1 2½ 3 3 1½ 2 24½ 14th 6th 2 3
16 Denmark THE 2 2 1½ ● 3 2 2 1 2 2½ 2½ 3 23½ 13 4th 5 2
17th Finland FIN 1 2½ 1 1 ● 2½ 3 3 1½ 2 3 3 23½ 13 6th 1 4th
18th Cuba KUB 1½ 2 2 2 1½ ● 2½ 2 2 2 2 3½ 23 11 2 7th 2
19th Norway NOR 1½ 2 3 2 1 1½ ● 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 4th 23 10 4th 2 5
20th Spain SPA 2 1½ 1½ 3 1 2 2½ ● 1½ 2 2½ 3 22½ 11 4th 3 4th
21st Poland POLE 1½ 1½ 1 2 2½ 2 2½ 2½ ● 1 3 2½ 22nd 12 5 2 4th
22nd Chile CHI 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3 ● 1½ 3½ 19½ 07th 2 3 6th
23 Iceland ISL 1 1 2½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 1 2½ ● 1 16½ 05 2 1 8th
24 India IND 1½ 0 2 1 1 ½ 0 1 1½ ½ 3 ● 12 03 1 1 9
Final group C
Rg team code BP MP + = - 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11
25th Philippines PHI 28½ 17th 7th 3 1 FRA 3 MGL 3 POR 2 DO 2 INA 3 ALB 2½ ITA 3 GRE 3 ECU 2 BEL 1 IRE 4
26th Indonesia INA 27½ 17th 7th 3 1 BEL 2½ ECU 2 ALB 3½ POR 3½ PHI 1 ITA 2½ FRA 2½ MGL 2 GRE 3½ DO 2½ BOL 2
27 Mongolia MGL 27½ 15th 6th 3 2 LIB 3½ PHI 1 DO 2 FRA 2½ ECU 2 POR 1½ BEL 3 INA 2 ALB 3 BOL 4 GRE 3
28 Albania ALB 26½ 15th 7th 1 3 ITA 2½ GRE 2 INA ½ MLT 3½ BEL 3 PHI 1½ POR 3½ FRA 2½ MGL 1 IRE 4 DO 2½
29 Ecuador ECU 26th 15th 5 5 1 DO 3 INA 2 BEL 2 ITA 1½ MGL 2 GRE 2 IRE 2½ MNC 2½ PHI 2 LIB 4 MLT 2½
30th Portugal POR 25th 15th 7th 1 3 MNC 3 IRE 3 PHI 2 INA ½ GRE 2½ MGL 2½ ALB ½ BOL 1½ LIB 3 MLT 4 BEL 2½
31 France FRA 25th 13 6th 1 4th PHI 1 MLT 3 GRE 2 MGL 1½ BOL 3½ DO 3 INA 1½ ALB 1½ IRE 2½ ITA 2½ MNC 3
32 Italy ITA 24 13 6th 1 4th ALB 1½ MNC 2½ IRE 2½ ECU 2½ DO 2½ INA 1½ PHI 1 MLT 4 BOL 2 FRA 1½ LIB 2½
33 Belgium BEL 23½ 12 5 2 4th INA 1½ BOL 3 ECU 2 GRE 2 ALB 1 MLT 2½ MGL 1 LIB 3 MNC 3 PHI 3 POR 1½
34 Tunisia TO DO 21½ 09 3 3 5 ECU 1 LIB 4 MGL 2 PHI 2 ITA 1½ FRA 1 MNC 2 IRE 2½ MLT 2½ INA 1½ ALB 1½
35 Greece GRE 20½ 10 3 4th 4th BOL 2½ ALB 2 FRA 2 BEL 2 POR 1½ ECU 2 LIB 3½ PHI 1 INA ½ MNC 2½ MGL 1
36 Bolivia BOL 19½ 10 3 4th 4th GRE 1½ BEL 1 MNC 3 IRE 3 FRA ½ LIB 2 MLT 2 POR 2½ ITA 2 MGL 0 INA 2
37 Monaco MNC 17½ 05 2 1 8th POR 1 ITA 1½ BOL 1 LIB 3½ MLT 2½ IRE 1 DO 2 ECU 1½ BEL 1 GRE 1½ FRA 1
38 Ireland IRISHMAN 17th 06th 3 0 8th MLT 3 POR 1 ITA 1½ BOL 1 LIB 3 MNC 3 ECU 1½ DO 1½ FRA 1½ ALB 0 PHI 0
39 Malta MLT 14th 03 1 1 9 IRE 1 FRA 1 LIB 3½ ALB ½ MNC 1½ BEL 1½ BOL 2 ITA 0 DO 1½ POR 0 ECU 1½
40 Lebanon LIB 08½ 01 0 1 10 MGL ½ DO 0 MLT ½ MNC ½ IRE 1 BOL 2 GRE ½ BEL 1 POR 1 ECU 0 ITA 1½

Best individual percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code group Result percent
Board 1
1 Robatsch, Karl AUT B. 13½ from 16 84.4
2 Tal, Mikhail URS A. 11 out of 15 73.3
3 Fischer, Robert James United States A. 13 from 18 72.2
Board 2
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail URS A. 10½ from 13 80.8
2 Guðmundsson, Arinbjörn ISL B. 11½ from 16 71.9
3 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP B. 8½ from 12 70.8
Board 3
1 Keres, Paul URS A. 10½ from 13 80.8
2 Byrne, Robert United States A. 12 out of 15 80.0
3 Ivkov, Borislav YUG A. 12 out of 16 75.0
Board 4
1 Lchamsürengiin Mjagmarsüren MGL C. 16½ from 20 82.5
1 Tan Hiong Liong INA C. 16½ from 20 82.5
3 Korchnoi, Viktor URS A. 10½ from 13 80.8
Reserve 1
1 Smyslov, Vassily URS A. 11½ from 13 88.5
2 Damjanović, Mato YUG A. 7 out of 10 70.0
2 Schweber, Samuel ARG A. 7 out of 10 70.0
Reserve 2
1 Petrosian, Tigran URS A. 12 of 13 92.3
2 Guthi, Emanuel ISR B. 9 out of 13 69.2
3 Kluger, Gyula HUN A. 6½ out of 10 65.0

Team of the Soviet Union (Olympic Champion)

Mikhail Tal
Results from preliminary group 2 and final group A
board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Tal, Mikhail 11 out of 15 73.3 2.
2 Botvinnik, Mikhail 10½ from 13 80.8 1.
3 Keres, Paul 10½ from 13 80.8 1.
4th Korchnoi, Viktor 10½ from 13 80.8 3.
Res 1 Smyslov, Vassily 11½ 13 88.5 1.
Res 2 Petrosian, Tigran 12 of 13 92.3 1.

Results of the West German players (FRG)

Results from preliminary group 4 and final group A.
board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Unzicker, Wolfgang 11½ from 18 63.9 7th
2 Schmid, Lothar 9½ from 14 67.9 4th
3 Darga, Klaus 7½ from 13 57.7 12.
4th Lehmann, Heinz 7 out of 14 50.0 22nd
Res 1 Bialas, tungsten 4½ from 11 40.9 22nd
Res 2 Pfeiffer, Gerhard 5 out of 10 50.0 12.

Results of the East German players (GDR)

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.
board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 9 out of 16 56.3 13.
2 Pietzsch, Wolfgang 9½ from 15 63.3 9.
3 Malich, Burkhard 6½ from 13 50.0 21st
4th Dittmann, Sieghart 6 out of 12 50.0 22nd
Res 1 Fuchs, Reinhart 7½ from 13 57.7 11.
Res 2 Golz, Werner 5½ from 11 50.0 12.

Team lineups

literature

  • Team World Championship 1960 / XIV. Chess Olympiad. October 16 - November 9, 1960 in the Ring-Messehaus Leipzig. German Chess Association, Berlin 1960 a. German Chess Federation, Grosskrotzenburg 1960
  • Anita Karau; Hans Georg Anders (Ed.): 14th Chess Olympiad, Leipzig 1960. Sportverlag, Berlin 1961

Web links

Commons : Chess Olympiad 1960  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chess Olympiad 1960 on chessbase.de