1968 Chess Olympiad

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The 18th Chess Olympiad 1968 took place from October 17th to November 7th 1968 in Lugano ( Switzerland ). The game was played in the Padiglione Conza exhibition and event center .

Overview

53 teams took part, who determined the teams for the final groups A to D in seven preliminary groups. 314 players (including 41 grandmasters and 55 international masters) took part in the competition. Round tournaments were held both in the opening groups and in the final groups . The first two teams per opening group qualified for the final group A. Newcomers were the teams from Andorra, the Virgin Islands, Singapore and Costa Rica. Alois Nagler from Switzerland was the head of the organizing committee . 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) and team points (MP). For the first time, the games of the teams from the same opening group were taken over into the final groups. In previous Olympiads, the game in question was played a second time.

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 4th 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 4th 4th 27 14th 7th 0 0
2 Philippines 0 ● 2½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 19th 10 5 0 2
3 England ½ 1½ ● 2 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 19th 09 4th 1 2
4th Israel 0 2½ 2 ● 3 3 4th 4th 18½ 11 5 1 1
5 Italy ½ ½ ½ 1 ● 2 3 3 10½ 05 2 1 4th
6th Portugal 0 ½ ½ 1 2 ● 3 3 10 05 2 1 4th
7th Mexico 0 0 0 0 1 1 ● 2½ 04½ 02 1 0 6th
8th Cyprus 0 0 0 0 1 1 1½ ● 03½ 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Denmark ● 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 16½ 11 5 1 0
2 United States 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 16½ 10 5 0 1
3 Mongolia 2 1½ ● 1 3½ 2½ 2½ 13 07th 3 1 2
4th Austria 1½ 1½ 3 ● 1½ 2½ 2 12 05 2 1 3
5 Australia 1½ ½ ½ 2½ ● 1½ 3 09½ 04th 2 0 4th
6th Venezuela ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 09 04th 2 0 4th
7th France ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1½ ● 07½ 01 0 1 5
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Yugoslavia ● 2½ 3 2½ 4th 3½ 4th 19½ 12 6th 0 0
2 Poland 1½ ● 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 18½ 10 5 0 1
3 Spain 1 1½ ● 2½ 4th 4th 4th 17th 08th 4th 0 2
4th Scotland 1½ ½ 1½ ● 2 3 4th 12½ 05 2 1 3
5 South Africa 0 ½ 0 2 ● 2½ 3½ 08½ 05 2 1 3
6th Luxembourg ½ ½ 0 1 1½ ● 1 04½ 00 0 0 6th
7th Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 ½ 3 ● 03½ 02 1 0 5
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Hungary ● 3 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 22½ 14th 7th 0 0
2 Canada 1 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 4th 19½ 12 6th 0 1
3 Netherlands 1½ 1½ ● 3½ 2½ 4th 2½ 4th 19½ 10 5 0 2
4th Belgium 1 1½ ½ ● 2½ 3 3 4th 15½ 08th 4th 0 3
5 Monaco ½ ½ 1½ 1½ ● 1 3 3 11 04th 2 0 5
6th Ireland ½ 1 0 1 3 ● 2 2½ 10 05 2 1 4th
7th Paraguay ½ 1 1½ 1 1 2 ● 3 10 03 1 1 5
8th Costa Rica ½ 0 0 0 1 1½ 1 ● 04th 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary group 5
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 BR Germany ● 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 22nd 13 6th 1 0
2 Romania 2 ● 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 20th 13 6th 1 0
3 Switzerland ½ 1 ● 3 3 3 3½ 4th 18th 10 5 0 2
4th Brazil 1½ 1½ 1 ● 2 3½ 3½ 4th 17th 07th 3 1 3
5 Norway 1½ 1½ 1 2 ● 2 3 4th 15th 06th 2 2 3
6th Puerto Rico ½ 1½ 1 ½ 2 ● 3 2½ 11 05 2 1 4th
7th Hong Kong 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ● 3 06½ 02 1 0 6th
8th Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 1½ 1 ● 02½ 00 0 0 7th
Preliminary group 6
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4th 4th 19½ 12 6th 0 0
2 GDR 1½ ● 3 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 19½ 10 5 0 1
3 Finland 1½ 1 ● 2½ 2 3 3½ 13½ 07th 3 1 2
4th Sweden 1 ½ 1½ ● 3 2½ 3 11½ 06th 3 0 3
5 Greece ½ 0 2 1 ● 4th 3 10½ 05 2 1 3
6th Morocco 0 ½ 1 1½ 0 ● 2 05 01 0 1 5
7th Virgin Islands 0 0 ½ 1 1 2 ● 04½ 01 0 1 5
Preliminary round group 7
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th BP MP + = -
1 Bulgaria ● 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 4th 4th 4th 22½ 14th 7th 0 0
2 Czechoslovakia 1½ ● 2 2½ 4th 4th 4th 4th 22nd 11 5 1 1
3 Iceland 1 2 ● 3½ 2 3 4th 4th 19½ 10 4th 2 1
4th Cuba 1½ 1½ ½ ● 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 17th 08th 4th 0 3
5 Tunisia 1½ 0 2 1½ ● 1½ 2½ 4th 13 05 2 1 4th
6th Turkey 0 0 1 ½ 2½ ● 2½ 4th 10½ 06th 3 0 4th
7th Singapore 0 0 0 ½ 1½ 1½ ● 4th 07½ 02 1 0 6th
8th Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ● 00 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 + = -
1. Soviet Union URS ● 2½ 3 3½ 2 3 2½ 3 3 3 4th 4th 2 4th 39½ 24 11 2 0
2. Yugoslavia YUG 1½ ● 1½ 2 2 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 4th 31 18th 8th 2 3
3. Bulgaria BUL 1 2½ ● 2 2 2½ 1½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 3½ 30th 18th 7th 4th 2
4th United States United States ½ 2 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 1½ 3 1½ 4th 2 29½ 17th 7th 3 3
5. FRG GER 2 2 2 1½ ● 2½ 3½ 2 1½ 2 2 2 2½ 3½ 29 15th 4th 7th 2
6th Hungary HUN 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 3 3 2½ 27½ 14th 6th 2 5
7th Argentina ARG 1½ 2½ 2½ 1 ½ 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 26th 15th 6th 3 4th
8th. Romania ROME 1 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 2½ 26th 14th 6th 2 5
9. Czechoslovakia CSR 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 2 1½ ● 2½ ½ 3 2½ 2½ 24½ 12 5 2 6th
10. GDR GDR 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 1½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 2½ 3 24½ 11 4th 3 6th
11. Poland POLE 0 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 2 1½ 3½ 2 ● 1½ 3 2½ 23 09 3 3 7th
12. Denmark THE 0 1 2 2½ 2 1 1½ 1 1 1½ 2½ ● 2½ 2½ 21st 10 4th 2 7th
13. Canada CAN 2 1½ 2 0 1½ 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ ● 3½ 19th 04th 1 2 10
14th Philippines PHI 0 0 ½ 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ ½ ● 13½ 01 0 1 12
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 ● 3 2½ 2 2 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 33½ 21st 9 3 1
16. England CLOSELY 1 ● 2 2 2½ 3½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 3½ 3 33 20th 9 2 2
17th Austria AUT 1½ 2 ● ½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 2 3 2 3 3 30½ 18th 7th 4th 2
18th Israel ISR 2 2 3½ ● 2 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 2 2 2½ 3 30th 18th 5 8th 0
19th Spain SPA 2 1½ 1 2 ● 2 2½ 3 2 2½ 1½ 3 3 2½ 28½ 16 6th 4th 3
20th Cuba CUB 2½ ½ 2 1½ 2 ● 1 ½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 2 3 27 14th 5 4th 4th
21st Switzerland SUI 2 2½ 1 2 1½ 3 ● 1½ 1½ 1 3 2 4th 2 27 12 4th 4th 5
22nd Iceland ISL 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 3½ 2½ ● 1½ 2 2 3 2½ 2 26th 12 4th 4th 5
23. Finland FIN ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ ● 2½ 2 1½ 1 3½ 24½ 11 4th 3 6th
24. Sweden SWE 1½ 1 2 2 1½ ½ 3 2 1½ ● 1 1½ 3 2 22½ 08th 2 4th 7th
25th Brazil BRA ½ 1 1 2 2½ ½ 1 2 2 3 ● 2½ 1½ 2 21½ 10 3 4th 6th
26th Belgium BEL ½ 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2½ 2½ 1½ ● 1 2½ 20½ 09 3 3 7th
27. Mongolia MGL 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1 2 0 1½ 3 1 2½ 3 ● 1½ 20th 07th 3 1 9
28. Scotland SCO 1½ 1 1 1 1½ 1 2 2 ½ 2 2 1½ 2½ ● 19½ 06th 1 4th 8th
Final group C
Rg team code 29 30th 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 BP MP + = -
29 Australia OUT ● 3 2 1½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 4th 3 3½ 38 21st 10 1 2
30th Norway NOR 1 ● 2 2 2 3 4th 4th 1 3 4th 2 4th 4th 36 18th 7th 4th 2
31. Italy ITA 2 2 ● 1½ 2½ 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 2 1½ 4th 3 31½ 18th 7th 4th 2
32. Venezuela VEN 2½ 2 2½ ● 2½ 1½ 1 1 2 4th 3 2 3 3 30th 17th 7th 3 3
33. Turkey DOOR 2½ 2 1½ 1½ ● 2 1½ 2 2½ 1 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 29½ 15th 6th 3 4th
34. Greece GRE ½ 1 1 2½ 2 ● 1 3½ 1½ 3 2½ 3 4th 3 28½ 15th 7th 1 5
35. Portugal POR ½ 0 2 3 2½ 3 ● 1 1½ 2½ 2 3 3 3½ 27½ 16 7th 2 4th
36. South Africa RSA 1½ 0 1½ 3 2 ½ 4th ● 4th 2 2½ 3 1 3½ 27½ 14th 6th 2 5
37. Tunisia TO DO 1 3 1 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 0 ● 3 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 26th 16 7th 2 4th
38. Ireland IRISHMAN ½ 1 1½ 0 3 1 1½ 2 1 ● 2 2 2½ 3 21st 09 3 3 7th
39. Luxembourg LUX ½ 0 2 1 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 ● 2½ 2 2½ 20½ 08th 2 4th 7th
40. Puerto Rico PURE 0 2 2½ 2 ½ 1 1 1 2 2 1½ ● 2 2 19½ 08th 1 6th 6th
41. Morocco MAR 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 3 1½ 1½ 2 2 ● 2½ 16 06th 2 2 9
42. Monaco MNC ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ ● 12½ 01 0 1 12
Final group D
Rg team code 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 BP MP + = -
43. Singapore SIN ● 1½ 2 3 4th 2½ 4th 4th 3 4th 4th 32 17th 8th 1 1
44. France FRA 2½ ● 1½ 1½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4th 4th 30th 16 8th 0 2
45. Paraguay PAR 2 2½ ● 2½ 1½ 2 3 3½ 3 4th 3½ 27½ 16 7th 2 1
46. Mexico MEX 1 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 23½ 13 6th 1 3
47. Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 2½ 1½ ● 3 3 1½ 3½ 3½ 4th 23½ 12 6th 0 4th
48. Hong Kong HKG 1½ ½ 2 2½ 1 ● 3½ 3 2½ 2 4th 22½ 12 5 2 3
49. Costa Rica CRC 0 ½ 1 2 1 ½ ● 2½ 2 3 2 14½ 07th 2 3 5
50. Lebanon LIB 0 ½ ½ ½ 2½ 1 1½ ● 2½ 3 1½ 13½ 06th 3 0 7th
51. Cyprus CYP 1 1 1 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ ● ½ 2½ 13 03 1 1 8th
52. Virgin Islands VIR 0 0 0 1 ½ 2 1 1 3½ ● 2 11 04th 1 2 7th
53. Andorra AND 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 2 2½ 1½ 2 ● 09 04th 1 2 7th

Best individual percentage results

Board, place Name first Name code group Points Lots percent
Board 1
1 Petrosian, Tigran URS A. 10½ 12 87.5
2 Penrose, Jonathan CLOSELY B. 12½ 15th 83.3
3 Johannessen, Svein NOR C. 10 13 76.9
Board 2
1 Tringow, Georgi BUL A. 11 14th 78.6
2 Schmid, Lothar GER A. 9 12 75.0
3 Spassky, Boris URS A. 10 14th 71.4
Board 3
1 Korchnoi, Viktor URS A. 11 13 84.6
2 Kraidman, Yair ISR B. 11 14th 78.6
3 Huguet, Bernard FRA D. 10 13 76.9
Board 4
1 Kagan, Shimon ISR B. 10½ 13 80.8
2 Geller, Efim URS A. 9½ 12 79.2
3 Keene, Raymond Dennis CLOSELY B. 13 17th 76.5
Reserve 1
1 Badilles, Glicerio HKG D. 11½ 14th 82.1
2 Polugajewski, Lev URS A. 10½ 13 80.8
3 Barcza, Gedeon HUN A. 10½ 14th 75.0
3 Liebert, Heinz GDR A. 9 12 75.0
3 Radulov, Ivan BUL A. 10½ 14th 75.0
Reserve 2
1 Smyslow, Vasily URS A. 11 12 91.7
2 Shaw, Terrey Ian OUT C. 12 14th 85.7
3 Byrne, Donald United States A. 9 12 75.0
3 Prins, Lodewijk NED B. 9 12 75.0

Soviet Union Player (Olympic Champion)

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Petrosian, Tigran 10½ out of 12 87.5 1.
2 Spassky, Boris 10 out of 14 71.4 3.
3 Korchnoi, Viktor 11 out of 13 84.6 1.
4th Geller, Efim 9½ from 12 79.2 2.
Res 1 Polugayevsky, Lev 10½ from 13 80.8 2.
Res 2 Smyslow, Vasily 11 out of 12 91.7 1.

Player of the Federal Republic of Germany

Results from preliminary group 5 and final group A

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Unzicker, Wolfgang 8 out of 17 47.1 28.
2 Schmid, Lothar 9 out of 12 75.0 2.
3 Darga, Klaus 9 out of 12 75.0 4th
4th Nurse, Helmut 9 out of 13 69.2 7th
Res 1 Huebner, Robert 8 out of 12 66.7 8th.
Res 2 Hecht, Hans-Joachim 6 out of 10 60.0

Player of the German Democratic Republic

Results from preliminary group 6 and final group A

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 10 out of 16 62.5 10.
2 Pietzsch, Wolfgang 6½ from 13 50.0 20th
3 Tin, Lothar 5½ out of 10 55.0
4th Malich, Burkhard 7½ from 13 57.7 18th
Res 1 Liebert, Heinz 9 out of 12 75.0 3.
Res 2 Hennings, Artur 4 out of 8 50.0

Player of Switzerland

Results from preliminary group 5 and final group B

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Keller, Dieter 7½ from 14 53.6 19th
2 Kupper, Josef 7 out of 14 50.0 20th
3 Blue, Maximilian 7 out of 13 53.9 20th
4th Bhend, Edwin 8 out of 12 66.7 9.
Res 1 Walther, Edgar 4½ out of 10 45.0
Res 2 Glauser, Hansruedi 8 out of 13 61.5 7th

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