1966 Chess Olympiad

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Habana Libre Hotel (venue)

The 17th Chess Olympiad in 1966 was held from October 23 to November 20, 1966 in Havana ( Cuba ).

Overview

52 teams took part and determined the teams for the final groups A to D in seven preliminary groups. Among them were four newcomers with Hong Kong, Morocco, Panama and Nicaragua. 299 players (including 38 grandmasters and 45 international masters) took part in the competition. The only woman taking part was Chilean Berna Carrasco . The GDR team this time was the only German team; the Federal Republic of Germany boycotted the Olympics for political reasons. Those responsible at the DSB initially assumed that the western states, especially the USA, would not take part in the Olympics in Cuba. When the situation finally turned out to be completely different, they were no longer able to set up a team at short notice. The Federal Republic of Germany remained the only country that stayed away from the Olympics for political reasons.

The head of the organizing committee was Fidel Castro . Jaroslav Šajtar from Czechoslovakia acted as the main referee . The thinking time was 40 moves in 150 minutes, then one hour for 16 moves each time. The placement was determined based on the board points (BP), team points (MP), direct comparison and the special Berger system (SB). The venue was the Hotel Habana Libre .

Round tournaments were held both in the opening groups and in the final groups . The first two teams in each preliminary group qualified for final group A.

Hungary and Yugoslavia were tied after the first three ratings. The arbitral tribunal decided to give the bronze medal to Hungary based on an unweighted Berger system . With a weighted Berger system, Yugoslavia would have been third. The Olympia manual did not specify exactly how to calculate with the Berger system.

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 24½ 14th 7th 0 0
2 Spain 1½ ● 3 2 3 4th 3 4th 20½ 11 5 1 1
3 Switzerland ½ 1 ● 4th 2½ 3 3½ 4th 18½ 10 5 0 2
4th Sweden ½ 2 0 ● 2½ 3½ 3 4th 15½ 09 4th 1 2
5 Philippines ½ 1 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 4th 13½ 06th 3 0 4th
6th Uruguay ½ 0 1 ½ 1½ ● 2 3½ 09 03 1 1 5
7th Monaco 0 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 ● 1½ 07½ 01 0 1 6th
8th Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 2½ ● 03 02 1 0 6th
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Yugoslavia ● 3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4th 3½ 21st 12 6th 0 0
2 Iceland ½ ● 1 3½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 13½ 06th 3 0 3
3 Indonesia ½ 3 ● 1½ 2 2 3½ 12½ 06th 2 2 2
4th Austria ½ ½ 2½ ● 3 1½ 4th 12 06th 3 0 3
5 Turkey 1 2½ 2 1 ● 2½ 2 11 06th 2 2 3
6th Mongolia 0 ½ 2 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 09 05 2 1 3
7th Mexico ½ ½ ½ 0 2 1½ ● 05 01 0 1 5
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 United States ● 1½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 4th 17½ 9 4th 1 1
2 Norway 2½ ● 2 1½ 4th 3 3½ 16½ 9 4th 1 1
3 Poland 1 2 ● 3 3½ 4th 3 16½ 9 4th 1 1
4th Israel 2 2½ 1 ● 3 3 4th 15½ 9 4th 1 1
5 Ecuador ½ 0 ½ 1 ● 2½ 3 07½ 4th 2 0 4th
6th Portugal ½ 1 0 1 1½ ● 2 06th 1 0 1 5
7th Bolivia 0 ½ 1 0 1 2 ● 04½ 1 0 1 5
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2½ 3 3 4th 4th 4th 20½ 12 6th 0 0
2 Denmark 1½ ● 1½ 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 18th 08th 4th 0 2
3 England 1 2½ ● 3 2½ 3½ 2½ 15th 10 5 0 1
4th France 1 ½ 1 ● 2 2½ 2½ 09½ 05 2 1 3
5 Ireland 0 ½ 1½ 2 ● 2½ 1½ 08th 03 1 1 4th
6th Chile 0 0 ½ 1½ 1½ ● 3½ 07th 02 1 0 5
7th South Africa 0 0 1½ 1½ 2½ ½ ● 06th 02 1 0 5
Preliminary group 5
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Czechoslovakia ● 2 3 4th 4th 4th 4th 21st 11 5 1 0
2 GDR 2 ● 2½ 3 3½ 4th 4th 19th 11 5 1 0
3 Canada 1 1½ ● 4th 3½ 4th 4th 18th 08th 4th 0 2
4th Scotland 0 1 0 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 09½ 06th 3 0 3
5 Italy 0 ½ ½ 1½ ● 2½ 3½ 08½ 04th 2 0 4th
6th Luxembourg 0 0 0 1½ 1½ ● 3½ 06½ 02 1 0 5
7th Cyprus 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 01½ 00 0 0 6th
Preliminary group 6
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Hungary ● 3 2½ 4th 4th 3½ 3½ 4th 23½ 14th 7th 0 0
2 Cuba 1 ● 2 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 21st 11 5 1 1
3 Netherlands 1½ 2 ● 2½ 4th 3½ 3½ 3½ 20½ 11 5 1 1
4th Belgium 0 1½ 1½ ● 2 2 3½ 4th 14½ 06th 2 2 3
5 Venezuela 0 ½ 0 2 ● 2½ 3½ 4th 12½ 07th 3 1 3
6th Tunisia 1 0 ½ 2 1½ ● 3½ 3 11½ 05 2 1 4th
7th Panama ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 4th 06½ 02 1 0 6th
8th Lebanon ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ● 02 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary round group 7
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Romania ● 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 22½ 13 6th 1 0
2 Bulgaria 2 ● 3 2 3 3½ 4th 4th 21½ 12 5 2 0
3 Colombia 1½ 1 ● 2½ 2 2 4th 4th 17th 08th 3 2 2
4th Finland 1½ 2 1½ ● 2½ 2 3½ 4th 17th 08th 3 2 2
5 Greece ½ 1 2 1½ ● 2 3 4th 14th 06th 2 2 3
6th Puerto Rico 0 ½ 2 2 2 ● 2 3½ 12 06th 1 4th 2
7th Morocco 0 0 0 ½ 1 2 ● 2½ 06th 03 1 1 5
8th Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1½ ● 02 00 0 0 7th

Finals

Final group A
Rg team code 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th BP MP SB + = -
1. Soviet Union URS ● 2½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 4th 3 3½ 4th 3½ 39½ 25th 307.75 12 1 0
2. United States United States 1½ ● 2 1½ 3 2½ 2 2 3 3½ 3½ 4th 3 3 34½ 19th 212.25 8th 3 2
3. Hungary HUN 2 2 ● 2 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 3 3½ 33½ 20th 232.25 8th 4th 1
4th Yugoslavia YUG 1½ 2½ 2 ● 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 3½ 4th 2½ 33½ 20th 229.75 9 2 2
5. Argentina ARG 1 1 2 2 ● 2 2½ 1½ 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 30th 17th 185.25 7th 3 3
6th Czechoslovakia CSR 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 ● 1 3 2 2 3 2½ 3 3 29½ 17th 194.25 7th 3 3
7th Bulgaria BUL ½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 ● 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 3½ 3 28½ 14th 142.50 6th 2 5
8th. Romania ROME 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 1 2½ ● 2½ 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 26½ 14th 158.75 5 4th 4th
9. GDR GDR 1½ 1 1½ 1 ½ 2 2 1½ ● 1½ 3½ 3 4th 2½ 25½ 10 92.00 4th 2 7th
10. Denmark THE 0 ½ ½ 1 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 1 2½ 2½ 3½ 20th 09 84.25 4th 1 8th
11. Iceland ISL 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 1 1 2 ½ 3 ● 1½ 2½ 2½ 19th 07th 59.25 3 1 9
12. Spain ESP ½ 0 ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 1½ 2½ ● 2 3½ 18th 06th 51.25 2 2 9
13. Norway NOR 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 2 0 1½ 1½ 2 ● 2½ 14th 04th 34.25 1 2 10
14th Cuba CUB ½ 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1½ ½ 1½ ● 12 00 0.00 0 0 13
Final group B
Rg team code 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th 26th 27 28 BP MP + = -
15th Netherlands NED ● 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 37 24 12 0 1
16. Poland POLE 1½ ● 1½ 3 2 1 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 4th 31½ 16 7th 2 4th
17th Austria AUT 1½ 2½ ● 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 3½ 2 3½ 30th 17th 6th 5 2
18th Switzerland SUI 2½ 1 2 ● 2½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 4th 2 1½ 2 3 28½ 15th 5 5 3
19th Israel ISR 1½ 2 2 1½ ● 1½ 3 1 1½ 2½ 4th 2 3 3 28½ 13 5 3 5
20th Finland FIN 1 3 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 2 3 3 1½ 1½ 3 2 28 14th 6th 2 5
21st England CLOSELY 1½ 2½ 2 2 1 1½ ● 2 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 3 27½ 13 4th 5 4th
22nd Colombia COL ½ 2 1½ 2 3 2 2 ● 2½ 1 2 2½ 3½ 2 26½ 14th 4th 6th 3
23. Canada CAN 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 1 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 2½ 25½ 13 6th 1 6th
24. Sweden SWE 1 ½ 2½ 0 1½ 1 2 3 1½ ● 2 3½ 2½ 3½ 24½ 12 5 2 6th
25th Belgium BEL 1 1 1½ 2 0 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 ● 2 2½ 2 23 12 3 6th 4th
26th France FRA 1 1 ½ 2½ 2 2½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ 2 ● 1½ 1½ 20th 08th 3 2 8th
27. Indonesia INA ½ 1 2 2 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 3 18th 06th 2 2 9
28. Scotland SCO ½ 0 ½ 1 1 2 1 2 1½ ½ 2 2½ 1 ● 15½ 05 1 3 9
Final group C
Rg team code 29 30th 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 BP MP + = -
29 Italy ITA ● 2 3 4th 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 38 25th 12 1 0
30th Mongolia MGL 2 ● 1 3 3½ 1½ 2 3½ 3 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 33½ 20th 9 2 2
31. Philippines PHI 1 3 ● 2 3 2½ 2 1 2 3½ 2½ 1½ 4th 3 31 17th 7th 3 3
32. Greece GRE 0 1 2 ● 2½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 1½ 3 4th 29 17th 7th 3 3
33. Uruguay URU 1½ ½ 1 1½ ● 3½ 3 3 2 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 28 14th 5 4th 4th
34. Tunisia TO DO 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 ½ ● 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2 26½ 16 6th 4th 3
35. Turkey DOOR ½ 2 2 2 1 2 ● 1½ 2½ 1 3 2½ 2½ 3 25½ 14th 5 4th 4th
36. Venezuela VEN 1½ ½ 3 1½ 1 1½ 2½ ● 2 2 2 3 2 2½ 25th 12 4th 4th 5
37. Portugal POR 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 ● 1½ 2½ 3 3 2 25th 10 3 4th 6th
38. Chile CHI 1 1 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 2 2½ ● ½ 3½ 1½ 3½ 23½ 09 4th 1 8th
39. Ecuador ECU 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 3½ ● 1 2½ 3 23½ 08th 3 2 8th
40. Ireland IRISHMAN ½ 1 2½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 1 1 ½ 3 ● 2 1½ 21st 09 3 3 7th
41. Puerto Rico PURE 1 1 0 ½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 2 ● 2 18½ 06th 1 4th 8th
42. Luxembourg LUX ½ 1½ 1 0 ½ 2 1 1½ 2 ½ 1 2½ 2 ● 16 05 1 3 9
Final group D
Rg team code 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 BP MP + = -
43. South Africa RSA ● 2½ 3 3 4th 2 2½ 4th 4th 3 28 17th 8th 1 0
44. Mexico MEX 1½ ● 2 2 3 3 3 2½ 3½ 4th 24½ 14th 6th 2 1
45. Bolivia BOL 1 2 ● 2½ 2 2 3½ 3½ 2½ 3 22nd 13 5 3 1
46. Monaco MNC 1 2 1½ ● 2 2 3 3 2½ 3 20th 11 4th 3 2
47. Morocco MAR 0 1 2 2 ● 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 19½ 12 5 2 2
48. Nicaragua NCA 2 1 2 2 ½ ● 2 1½ 3 3 17th 08th 2 4th 3
49. Panama PAN 1½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 ● 3½ 2½ 3 16½ 07th 3 1 5
50. Lebanon LIB 0 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ ● 2 1½ 11 03 1 1 7th
51. Cyprus CYP 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 2 ● 2 11 02 0 2 7th
52. Hong Kong HKG 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2½ 2 ● 10½ 03 1 1 7th

Best individual percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code group Points Lots percent
Board 1
1 Petrosian, Tigran URS A. 11½ 13 88.5
2 Fischer, Robert James United States A. 15th 17th 88.2
3 Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR A. 13 18th 72.2
3 Ojanen, Kaarle FIN B. 13 18th 72.2
Board 2
1 Panno, Oscar ARG A. 14th 18th 77.8
2 Szabó, László HUN A. 11 15th 73.3
3 Westerinen, Heikki FIN B. 14½ 20th 72.5
Board 3
1 Tal, Mikhail URS A. 12 13 92.3
2 Balinas, Rosendo Carreon PHI C. 15½ 20th 77.5
3 Bilek, István HUN A. 11½ 15th 76.7
Board 4
1 Langeweg, Christian NED B. 12 15th 80.0
2 Matanović, Aleksandar YUG A. 10½ 14th 75.0
2 Stein, Leonid URS A. 9 12 75.0
Reserve 1
1 Korchnoi, Viktor URS A. 10½ 13 80.8
2 Matulović, Milan YUG A. 12 15th 80.0
3 Ree, Hans NED B. 11 15th 73.3
Reserve 2
1 Bárczay, László HUN A. 11 12 91.7
2 Polugajewski, Lev URS A. 11 14th 78.6
3 İbrahimoğlu, İsmet DOOR C. 10 13 76.9

Soviet Union Player (Olympic Champion)

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Petrosian, Tigran 11½ from 13 88.5 1.
2 Spassky, Boris 10 out of 15 66.7 6th
3 Tal, Mikhail 12 of 13 92.3 1.
4th Stein, Leonid 9 out of 12 75.0 2.
Res 1 Korchnoi, Viktor 10½ from 13 80.8 1.
Res 2 Polugajewski, Lev 11 of 14 78.6 2.

Player of the German Democratic Republic

Results from preliminary group 5 and final group A

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 13 from 18 72.2 3.
2 Pietzsch, Wolfgang 8 out of 15 53.3 20th
3 Fuchs, Reinhart 6½ from 13 50.0 21st
4th Malich, Burkhard 9½ from 15 63.3 8th.
Res 1 Tin, Lothar 4½ out of 9 50.0
Res 2 Liebert, Heinz 3 out of 6 50.0

Team lineups

literature

XVII. Havana Chess Olympiad 1966 . Sportverlag Berlin (photo by Pietsch on page 206)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chess Olympiads by Bill Wall (English)
  2. ↑ Report at Chessbase