Chess Olympiad 1970

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Information about the Chess Olympiad
Venue: Siegerlandhalle (photo during the expansion of the building in 2006)

The 19th Chess Olympiad in 1970 was held from September 5 to 27, 1970 in Siegen ( Federal Republic of Germany ).

Overview

60 teams took part, who determined the teams for the final groups A to E in six preliminary groups. 360 players (including 35 Grand Masters and 66 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 in each opening group qualified for final group A. The tournament director was Willi Fohl from Germany. Harry de Graaf from the Netherlands acted as the main referee . The Chess Olympiad took place in the Siegerlandhalle . 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, teams from Japan, New Zealand and Rhodesia as well as from the Faroe Islands and the island of Guernsey were represented at a Chess Olympiad.

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 3 3 3 3 3 4th 4th 4th 4th 31 18th 9 0 0
2 Spain 1 ● 2 2½ 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 4th 4th 28½ 15th 7th 1 1
3 Poland 1 2 ● 3 2 1½ 3½ 3 4th 4th 24 12 5 2 2
4th Australia 1 1½ 1 ● 3 3½ 2 3 4th 4th 23 11 5 1 3
5 Tunisia 1 ½ 2 1 ● 1 2 4th 3 3½ 18th 08th 3 2 4th
6th Greece 1 0 2½ ½ 3 ● 1½ 2½ 2½ 4th 17½ 10 5 0 4th
7th Peru 0 ½ ½ 2 2 2½ ● 2 4th 4th 17½ 09 3 3 3
8th Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1 0 1½ 2 ● 2 3½ 11 04th 1 2 8th
9 Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 1 1½ 0 2 ● 4th 08½ 03 1 1 7th
10 Monaco 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ● 01 00 0 0 9
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Yugoslavia ● 2½ 3½ 4th 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 31½ 18th 9 0 0
2 Canada 1½ ● 1 2 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4th 23 13 6th 1 2
3 Indonesia ½ 3 ● 1½ 1 3½ 2½ 4th 2½ 4th 22½ 12 6th 0 3
4th Mongolia 0 2 2½ ● 2 2½ 2½ 4th 3½ 3 22nd 14th 6th 2 1
5 England 1½ 1 3 2 ● 2 2 3 3 4th 21½ 11 4th 3 2
6th Iran ½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 ● 2 4th 4th 3½ 19½ 08th 3 2 4th
7th Switzerland ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 ● 2½ 3 4th 18½ 08th 3 2 4th
8th Luxembourg 0 1 0 0 1 0 1½ ● 3 2 08½ 03 1 1 7th
9 Andorra 0 ½ 1½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ● 2 07½ 01 0 1 8th
10 Hong Kong 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 2 2 ● 05½ 02 0 2 7th
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 GDR ● 2½ 3 3 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 4th 30½ 18th 9 0 0
2 United States 1½ ● 2 3 2½ 4th 4th 4th 3½ 4th 28½ 15th 7th 1 1
3 Netherlands 1 2 ● 2 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 4th 4th 28 14th 6th 2 1
4th Finland 1 1 2 ● 1 2 4th 4th 3½ 4th 22½ 10 4th 2 3
5 Belgium 1½ 1½ ½ 3 ● 2 1½ 3 2½ 3½ 19th 09 4th 1 4th
6th Brazil ½ 0 0 2 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 17th 10 4th 2 3
7th Mexico 0 0 ½ 0 2½ 1½ ● 2 2 3½ 12 06th 2 2 5
8th Japan 0 0 0 0 1 1½ 2 ● 3½ 4th 12 05 2 1 6th
9 Turkey 0 ½ 0 ½ 1½ ½ 2 ½ ● 3 08½ 03 1 1 7th
10 Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ● 02 00 0 0 9
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Romania ● 1½ 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 26½ 14th 7th 0 2
2 Hungary 2½ ● 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 26th 17th 8th 1 0
3 Denmark 2½ 1½ ● 2 3½ 2½ 2 3½ 4th 4th 25½ 14th 6th 2 1
4th Sweden 1 1½ 2 ● 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 4th 4th 22nd 10 4th 2 3
5 Philippines 1½ 2 ½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4th 21½ 11 5 1 3
6th Italy 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 2 3½ 4th 3½ 21½ 09 4th 1 4th
7th Ireland ½ 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 ● 3 3 3½ 19th 09 3 3 3
8th Lebanon 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ● 1½ 3 08th 02 1 0 8th
9 Morocco 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 2½ ● 3½ 07½ 04th 2 0 7th
10 guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ● 02½ 00 0 0 9
Preliminary group 5
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Argentina ● 2 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 3½ 26th 16 7th 2 0
2 Czechoslovakia 2 ● 2½ 2 2 3½ 2 4th 4th 3½ 25½ 14th 5 4th 0
3 Israel 1½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 4th 3½ 24½ 13 6th 1 2
4th Cuba 2 2 2 ● 2½ 3 3 2½ 3 2½ 22½ 10 4th 2 3
5 Norway 1½ 2 1½ 1½ ● 2 4th 3 3 3½ 22nd 10 4th 2 3
6th Scotland ½ ½ ½ 1 2 ● 4th 3 3 4th 18½ 09 4th 1 4th
7th Singapore ½ 2 1½ 1 0 0 ● 2 3½ 3½ 14th 06th 2 2 5
8th Portugal 1½ 0 ½ 1½ 1 1 2 ● 2½ 4th 14th 05 2 1 6th
9 Malta 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1½ ● 3 08th 02 1 0 8th
10 Rhodesia ½ ½ ½ 1½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ● 05 00 0 0 9
Preliminary group 6
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 BR Germany ● 2 3½ 3 3 4th 3½ 3 3½ 4th 29½ 17th 8th 1 0
2 Bulgaria 2 ● 2½ 3½ 2 3 3½ 4th 3½ 4th 28 16 7th 2 0
3 Austria ½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 4th 4th 1½ 2½ 3 21½ 11 5 1 3
4th Colombia 1 ½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 2 3 3 20½ 12 5 2 2
5 Iceland 1 2 1½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 3 1½ 4th 19th 08th 3 2 4th
6th Puerto Rico 0 1 0 1½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 16 09 4th 1 4th
7th South Africa ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ 1½ ● 4th 1½ 4th 14th 04th 2 0 7th
8th Albania 1 0 2½ 2 1 1½ 0 ● 2½ 3 13½ 07th 3 1 5
9 New Zealand ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 1 2½ 1½ ● 3 13½ 06th 3 0 6th
10 Cyprus 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 ● 04½ 00 0 0 9

Albania did not face South Africa because of political reservations. The game was rated 4-0 for the South Africans without a fight.

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 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 2½ 3½ 3 27½ 18th 7th 4th 0
2. Hungary HUN 2 ● 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 26½ 18th 8th 2 1
3. Yugoslavia YUG 2 2½ ● 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 26th 19th 8th 3 0
4th United States United States 1½ 1½ 2 ● 2 2½ 3½ 3 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 24½ 13 5 3 3
5. Czechoslovakia CSR 1½ 2 2 2 ● 2½ 1 2 2 2 3½ 3 23½ 12 3 6th 2
6th Federal Republic of Germany GER 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 22nd 10 4th 2 5
7th Bulgaria BUL 2 1½ 1½ ½ 3 2 ● 2½ 2 1½ 2 3 21½ 10 3 4th 4th
8th. Argentina ARG 2 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 21½ 10 4th 2 5
9. GDR GDR 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 2 2 1½ ● 2 2 1½ 19th 07th 1 5 5
10. Romania ROME 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 2 ● 1½ 2 18½ 05 1 3 7th
11. Canada CAN ½ 1 1½ 2 ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 2½ ● 2½ 17½ 07th 2 3 6th
12. Spain ESP 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 1 2½ 2 1½ ● 16 03 1 1 9
Final group B
Rg team code 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 BP MP + = -
13. Israel ISR ● 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 2 2½ 2 2 1½ 3 27 17th 7th 3 1
14th Poland POLE 1½ ● 3 3½ 1½ 2 3½ 0 2 2½ 3 2½ 25th 14th 6th 2 3
15th Australia OUT 1½ 1 ● 2½ 3½ 1 1½ 1½ 3 3½ 2½ 3 24½ 12 6th 0 5
16. Mongolia MNG 1 ½ 1½ ● 2½ 2 3 3 3 2 2½ 2½ 23½ 14th 6th 2 3
17th Sweden SWE 1 2½ ½ 1½ ● 2½ 2 3 2 3½ 2½ 2 23 13 5 3 3
18th Netherlands NED 1 2 3 2 1½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2 2 23 13 4th 5 2
19th Denmark THE 2 ½ 2½ 1 2 1½ ● 3 3 ½ 2½ 3½ 22nd 12 5 2 4th
20th Finland FIN 1½ 4th 2½ 1 1 2 1 ● 1½ 2½ 3 1½ 21½ 09 4th 1 6th
21st Cuba CUB 2 2 1 1 2 1½ 1 2½ ● 3 2 2 20th 09 2 5 4th
22nd Austria AUT 2 1½ ½ 2 ½ 1½ 3½ 1½ 1 ● 2 3½ 19½ 07th 2 3 6th
23. Colombia COL 2½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 2 2 ● 1½ 18th 05 1 3 7th
24. Indonesia INA 1 1½ 1 1½ 2 2 ½ 2½ 2 ½ 2½ ● 17th 07th 2 3 6th
Final group C
Rg team code 25th 26th 27 28 29 30th 31 32 33 34 35 36 BP MP + = -
25th England CLOSELY ● 3 3 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 2 4th 3½ 3 3 30th 18th 8th 2 1
26th Philippines PHI 1 ● 2 1½ 1 2½ 3½ 2½ 4th 3 3 3½ 27½ 15th 7th 1 3
27. Iceland ISL 1 2 ● 3 3 2½ 2 3 1½ 3½ 2½ 2 26th 15th 6th 3 2
28. Brazil BRA 2½ 2½ 1 ● 2½ 2 2½ 2 2 3 3 2½ 25½ 17th 7th 3 1
29 Norway NOR 2 3 1 1½ ● 1 3 2½ 2½ 2 2 3½ 24 13 5 3 3
30th Italy ITA 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 3 ● 2 2 1½ 2 2½ 3 22½ 10 3 4th 4th
31. Greece GRE 1½ ½ 2 1½ 1 2 ● 2 2 3 3 2 20½ 09 2 5 4th
32. Iran IRI 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 2 ● 2½ 1½ 1 2 19th 07th 1 5 5
33. Belgium BEL 0 0 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 2 1½ ● 2 2½ 2 18½ 10 3 4th 4th
34. Scotland SCO ½ 1 ½ 1 2 2 1 2½ 2 ● 3 3 18½ 09 3 3 5
35. Tunisia TO DO 1 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 3 1½ 1 ● 3 17½ 05 2 1 8th
36. Puerto Rico PURE 1 ½ 2 1½ ½ 1 2 2 2 1 1 ● 14½ 04th 0 4th 7th
Final group D
Rg team code 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 BP MP + = -
37. Switzerland SUI ● 2½ 1½ 2 3 2 3 3½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 29½ 18th 8th 2 1
38. Albania ALB 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 3 0 3 3 3½ 4th 3½ 28 16 7th 2 2
39. Peru BY 2½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 2 27½ 18th 7th 4th 0
40. Singapore SIN 2 2 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 3½ 3 2 2½ 3½ 26½ 15th 5 5 1
41. Portugal POR 1 1 1½ 2 ● 3 2 1 2 3 4th 3½ 24½ 11 4th 3 4th
42. Ireland IRISHMAN 2 1 2 2 1 ● 3½ 2½ 3 2 2 2½ 23½ 13 4th 5 2
43. South Africa RSA 1 4th 2 1½ 2 ½ ● 1 3 3 1½ 3 22½ 10 4th 2 5
44. Mexico MEX ½ 1 1 ½ 3 1½ 3 ● 1½ 3 2 4th 21st 09 4th 1 6th
45. Lebanon LIB 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2½ ● 1½ 3 2 17th 06th 2 2 7th
46. Luxembourg LUX 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1 2 1 1 2½ ● 1½ 1 15½ 0 1 2 8th
47. Japan JPN 1 0 ½ 1½ 0 2 2½ 2 1 2½ ● 2 15th 07th 2 3 6th
48. Dominican Republic DOM ½ ½ 2 ½ ½ 1½ 1 0 2 3 2 ● 13½ 05 1 3 7th
Final group E
Rg team code 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 BP MP + = -
49. New Zealand NZL ● 4th 3½ 3 2 2 4th 3½ 3 3½ 4th 3½ 36 20th 9 2 0
50. Rhodesia RHO 0 ● 2 1 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 2½ 3 28 17th 8th 1 2
51. Turkey DOOR ½ 2 ● 1½ 3 2½ 4th 3½ 2 3 3 3 28 16 7th 2 2
52. Malta MLT 1 3 2½ ● 2 2 2 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 27½ 17th 7th 3 1
53. Hong Kong HKG 2 1½ 1 2 ● 3 3 2 2½ 3 3 3 26th 15th 6th 3 2
54. Morocco MAR 2 1½ 1½ 2 1 ● 1 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 25th 12 5 2 4th
55. Faroe Islands FAR 0 ½ 0 2 1 3 ● 1 2 2 3½ 4th 19th 09 3 3 5
56. Andorra AND ½ ½ ½ 1 2 1½ 3 ● 3 2½ 1½ 2 18th 08th 3 2 6th
57. Cyprus CYP 1 ½ 2 1½ 1½ ½ 2 1 ● 3 1½ 1½ 16 04th 1 2 8th
58. Virgin Islands VIR ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 2 1½ 1 ● 3½ 3 15th 05 2 1 8th
59. guernsey GCI 0 1½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2½ 2½ ½ ● 2 13 05 2 1 8th
60. Monaco MNC ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 2 2½ 1 2 ● 12½ 04th 1 2 8th

Best individual percentage results

Match form :
Bobby Fischer - Miguel Najdorf
Board, place Name first Name code group Points Lots percent
Board 1
1 Spassky, Boris URS A. 9½ 12 79.2
2 Fischer, Robert James United States A. 10 13 76.9
3 Larsen, Bent THE B. 13 17th 76.5
Board 2
1 Ivkov, Borislav YUG A. 10 13 76.9
2 Tüdewiin Üitümen MNG B. 13½ 18th 75.0
2 Schmid, Lothar GER A. 9 12 75.0
Board 3
1 Hartston, William Roland CLOSELY C. 12½ 16 78.1
2 Matulović, Milan YUG A. 13 17th 76.5
3 Korchnoi, Viktor URS A. 11 15th 73.3
3 Langeweg, Christian NED B. 11 15th 73.3
Board 4
1 Matanović, Aleksandar YUG A. 10 12 83.3
2 Smejkal, Jan CSR A. 13 17th 76.5
3 Polugajewski, Lev URS A. 9 12 75.0
Reserve 1
1 Lombardy, William James United States A. 11 14th 78.6
2 Csom, Istvan HUN A. 10½ 14th 75.0
3 Smyslow, Vasily URS A. 8th 11 72.7
Reserve 2
1 Estimo, Samuel PHI C. 8th 10 80.0
2 Konçi, Eqrem ALB D. 7th 10 70.0
3 Øgaard, Leif NOR C. 7½ 11 68.2

Soviet Union Player (Olympic Champion)

Results from preliminary group 1 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Spassky, Boris 9½ from 12 79.2 1.
2 Petrosian, Tigran 10 out of 14 71.4 6th
3 Korchnoi, Viktor 11 out of 15 73.3 3.
4th Polugajewski, Lev 9 out of 12 75.0 3.
Res 1 Smyslow, Vasily 8 out of 11 72.7 3.
Res 2 Geller, Efim 8 out of 12 66.7 4th

Player of the Federal Republic of Germany

Results from preliminary group 6 and final group A

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Unzicker, Wolfgang 10½ from 18 58.3 19th
2 Schmid, Lothar 9 out of 12 75.0 2.
3 Darga, Klaus 8½ from 12 70.8 6th
4th Hecht, Hans-Joachim 8 out of 14 57.1 24.
Res 1 Mohrlok, Dieter 8½ from 12 70.8 5.
Res 2 Klundt, Klaus 5 out of 8 62.5

Player of the German Democratic Republic

Results from preliminary group 3 and final group A.

board Name first Name Result percent space
1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 10 out of 16 62.5 15th
2 Malich, Burkhard 9½ from 17 55.9 26th
3 Liebert, Heinz 7½ from 13 57.7 20th
4th Hennings, Artur 10½ from 15 70.0 9.
Res 1 Tin, Lothar 5 out of 9 55.6
Res 2 Baumbach, Friedrich 4½ out of 6 75.0

Team lineups

literature

  • RD Keene , DNL Levy : Siegen Chess Olympiad, September 5th - September 26th 1970 . Chess, Sutton Coldfield 1970.
  • The Chess Olympiads: Wins 1970 - Records and Rivalries . Schach-Magazin 64 issue 15/86, pp. 406–408. (Report, tables and games)

Web links

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