1974 Chess Olympiad

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Palais des Expositions (venue)

The 21st Chess Olympiad took place from June 6th to 30th, 1974 in the Palais des Expositions in Nice .

The team chess tournament was the first chess Olympiad without the participation of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) since the GDR was founded in October 1949 (except in 1950 and 1954). The GDR later only took part in the Chess Olympiads in Thessaloniki in 1988 and Novi Sad in 1990 . For the last time, the Chess Olympiads for women and men took place in separate locations. The 6th Chess Olympiad for women was held in 1974 in the Colombian city ​​of Medellín . Here too the Soviet team won.

prehistory

Non-appearance of the GDR

The German Gymnastics and Sports Association (DTSB) initially decided in 1969 under President Manfred Ewald, in consultation with the Politburo , that GDR sport should be restructured in view of the successes at the previous Summer Olympics in preparation for future Olympic Games.

On March 29, 1973, the DTSB decided on the "Role of the Sports Associations of the GDR in International Sport" that the so-called performance mandate would be withdrawn from 25 non-Olympic sports , whereby the corresponding sports associations were no longer allowed to participate in "international championships and sports competitions with non-socialist countries". whereby "[p] political and sport-political reasons [...] can lead to exemptions". The reason given for this was that “the athletes [are] given the task [...] to represent the GDR in a dignified manner on the basis of set performance targets and performance mandates through high athletic performance. This concentration on a certain number of sports is necessary because of our limited material, economic and financial possibilities, the relatively small number of inhabitants in our country and for reasons of cadre. ”One of the sports mentioned was chess. The exception clause was used in 1988 by Ewald's new successor, Klaus Eichler , to allow the GDR to take part in the Chess Olympiads again. In 1988, the GDR achieved a higher place than the FRG in the fine evaluation, with a tie with the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) .

There are different views as to the causes of the decision. Mario Tal speculates that the GDR's poor placements at the Chess Olympiads from 1968 to 1972 could also have contributed to the withdrawal of the performance contract. Rainer Knaak later reported that the financial resources for chess had been cut since the 1960s. Paul Werner Wagner , chairman of the Emanuel Lasker Society , suspected that the president of the GDR chess association , Armin Heintze , did not want to publicly oppose the decision in competitive sports because of his position as public prosecutor in the GDR public prosecutor's office . Günter Reinemann suspected that Ewald wanted to improve the reputation of the GDR with the money available, for which chess stood "on the sidelines".

Today the competitive sport decision is unanimously criticized.

organization

The chairman of the organizing committee was Raoul Bartolo. As Chief Judge was Alexander Kotov worked.

As a reflection two and a half hours for 40 moves and then each one more hour for 16 trains have been set.

75 teams with a total of 445 players competed. Six players were allowed to participate in each team, four of whom competed per round.

The tournament was played as a two-stage round - robin tournament , with eight preliminary groups of nine to ten teams each being formed. The two best placed came into final group A, while the teams in the other two places came into final groups B, C, D and E. For the placement, the board points decided first, then the team points and, in the event of a tie, the result of the direct encounter.

One thousand US dollars was awarded as the prize for the best game. The game between Michael Stean (England) and Walter Browne (United States), which the English had won after a queen sacrifice , was selected from nine candidates .

For the first time, the newly introduced Elo numbers were used as the basis for pairing the teams. This drew criticism as there were technical errors in the implementation.

3085 of the 3156 scheduled games were played. South Africa and Nicaragua ended participation in the championship prematurely. For political reasons, several encounters, namely Iraq against Rhodesia and Algeria against Rhodesia in final group E and Tunisia against Israel in final group B, were not held, which is why each was evaluated according to Elo ratings. Nicaragua left after the first round of the opening acts, South Africa after being excluded from FIDE.

Results of the opponents in the final groups A to D, who had already competed against each other, were taken over from the preliminary round as a virtual first round without a fight. The only corresponding encounter between two teams in final group E was also taken over from the preliminary round there in the fifth round.

Algeria had missed the preliminary round games due to a late arrival and was therefore assigned to final group E.

The Palais des Expositions (venue for the Chess Olympiad) had poor lighting in addition to the lack of air conditioning , which is why the encounters, which always started at 3 p.m., often ended in poor lighting conditions.

Due to the death of French President Georges Pompidou , a new government was formed in France just a few weeks before the Chess Olympiad, which did not want to fulfill the personnel commitment made by Pompidou. Due to the lack of staff, chess players who actually spent their vacation in Nice had to be recruited for the organization.

The hotel in which the players resided also offered poor conditions. The quality of the food was criticized and the players were woken up at seven o'clock by workers who were handling jackhammers.

Non-participation

In addition to the above-mentioned non-participation of the GDR, Bent Larsen (Denmark) refused to participate for financial reasons. World chess champion Bobby Fischer (United States) requested a separate building where he would be shielded from spectators and the press. When the organizers refused to accept Fischer's special conditions, Fischer also refused to take part in the Chess Olympiad.

During the Chess Olympiad, the Brazilian player Henrique da Costa Mecking left after falling out with his team captain Hélder Câmara . Mecking was initially unable to take part in the first three laps because there were technical problems with his plane ticket. After participating in rounds four through six, he felt uncomfortable by the morning of round seven. Câmara nevertheless set up Mecking against his will on the first board, but this did not appear. Then there were rifts between Mecking and Câmara, as a result of which Mecking refused to participate and was only present as a spectator. When Mecking was excluded from the tournament area, he left.

FIDE exclusion of South Africa and Rhodesia

The world chess federation FIDE was confronted with a scandal that was considered the largest in the chess world since Howard Staunton's failure to stand against Paul Morphy in 1858.

At the annual FIDE Congress in Helsinki in 1973 it was decided to investigate the question of whether the treatment of black players in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ) and South Africa contradicts the FIDE statutes. For this reason, FIDE President Max Euwe traveled to both countries. In his report, Euwe did not provide any information on discrimination against black players. The report circulated in Nice.

The Moroccan Chess Federation applied at the 1974 FIDE conference during the Chess Olympiad to exclude South Africa and Rhodesia from FIDE. Thirteen states, including the Soviet Union , accepted the application.

In the upcoming re-election of the FIDE President, it was speculated that Euwe would probably lose to his rival Mendez. The Soviet Union offered to vote for him if Euwe would agree to the exclusion of South Africa and Rhodesia.

After the two countries were excluded from FIDE, South Africa revoked its participation. Euwe tried to get an end to Rhodesia's participation, but failed. The scandal later widened to the point that several states turned against the 1976 Chess Olympiad in Israel and organized their own counter- Olympics .

Results

Preliminary round

Preliminary group 1
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union ● 4th 3½ 3 3 3½ 4th 4th 4th 29 16 8th 0 0
2 Wales 0 ● 2½ 2½ 1½ 3 4th 3½ 4th 21st 12 6th 0 2
3 Scotland ½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 3 3½ 4th 4th 21st 11 5 1 2
4th Poland 1 1½ 2 ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 4th 4th 20th 11 5 1 2
5 Brazil 1 2½ 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 4th 19th 10 5 0 3
6th Mongolia ½ 1 1 1½ 1½ ● 3 3 3½ 15th 06th 3 0 5
7th Puerto Rico 0 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ● 3 3½ 11 04th 2 0 6th
8th Jordan 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ● 2 05 01 0 1 7th
9 Netherlands Antilles 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 2 ● 03 01 0 1 7th
Preliminary group 2
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 United States ● 3 4th 2 2 3½ 4th 4th 4th 26½ 14th 6th 2 0
2 England 1 ● 2½ 3 3 4th 3½ 4th 3½ 24½ 14th 7th 0 1
3 Denmark 0 1½ ● 3½ 3 3½ 3 2½ 3½ 20½ 12 6th 0 2
4th Canada 2 1 ½ ● 1½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 20½ 09 4th 1 3
5 Australia 2 1 1 2½ ● 2½ 4th 3½ 3 19½ 11 5 1 2
6th Ecuador ½ 0 ½ ½ 1½ ● 2 3 3 11 05 2 1 5
7th Luxembourg 0 ½ 1 0 0 2 ● 3 3½ 08th 03 1 1 6th
8th Panama 0 0 1½ 0 ½ 1 2½ ● 2 07½ 03 1 1 6th
9 Rhodesia 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 2 ● 06th 01 0 1 7th
Preliminary group 3
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Yugoslavia ● 2 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 4th 4th 4th 25½ 15th 7th 1 0
2 Finland 2 ● 1½ 2 4th 4th 2½ 4th 3 23 12 5 2 1
3 Cuba 1½ 2½ ● 1 2 4th 3½ 4th 4th 22½ 11 5 1 2
4th Italy 1 2 3 ● 1 3 2½ 3½ 3 19th 11 5 1 2
5 Iran ½ 0 2 3 ● 2½ 2 3 3 16 10 4th 2 2
6th Venezuela 1½ 0 0 1 1½ ● 2½ 2 4th 12½ 05 2 1 5
7th Pakistan 0 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ ● 3 2 12 04th 1 2 5
8th Uruguay 0 0 0 ½ 1 2 1 ● 3 07½ 03 1 1 6th
9 Iraq 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 ● 06th 01 0 1 7th
Preliminary group 4
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Hungary ● 2½ 3 3½ 4th 4th 3½ 4th 4th 28½ 16 8th 0 0
2 Spain 1½ ● 2 2 3 3 3½ 3½ 4th 22½ 12 5 2 1
3 Belgium 1 2 ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 19th 13 6th 1 1
4th Tunisia ½ 2 1½ ● 2 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 17½ 10 4th 2 2
5 Chile 0 1 1½ 2 ● 2 4th 3 3½ 17th 08th 3 2 3
6th Syria 0 1 1½ 1½ 2 ● 1 3½ 3 13½ 05 2 1 5
7th Malta ½ ½ ½ 1 0 3 ● 2½ 3 11 06th 3 0 5
8th Malaysia 0 ½ 1½ ½ 1 ½ 1½ ● 2½ 08th 02 1 0 7th
9 Japan 0 0 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1 1½ ● 07th 00 0 0 8th

The team from Nicaragua also belonged to this group. It went to the first round against Chile with only two players who lost their games. Then the team was withdrawn and dropped out of the ranking.

Preliminary group 5
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 BR Germany ● 2 3 4th 3 3 4th 4th 4th 27 15th 7th 1 0
2 Sweden 2 ● 1½ 3 2 3½ 4th 4th 4th 24 12 5 2 1
3 Iceland 1 2½ ● 3 1½ 3 3½ 4th 2½ 21st 12 6th 0 2
4th Portugal 0 1 1 ● 3½ 2½ 4th 4th 4th 20th 10 5 0 3
5 South Africa 1 2 2½ ½ ● 2 3 4th 4th 19th 10 4th 2 2
6th Ireland 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 ● 3 3 3 15th 07th 3 1 4th
7th Hong Kong 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ● 3 3 08½ 04th 2 0 6th
8th guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ● 3 05 02 1 0 7th
9 Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 1½ 0 0 1 1 1 ● 04½ 00 0 0 8th
Preliminary group 6
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Czechoslovakia ● 2 3½ 3 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 28½ 15th 7th 1 0
2 Romania 2 ● 2½ 3 3 3 4th 3½ 4th 25th 15th 7th 1 0
3 Norway ½ 1½ ● 2½ 3½ 4th 3 3½ 4th 22½ 12 6th 0 2
4th Colombia 1 1 1½ ● 2 2½ 3½ 4th 4th 19½ 09 4th 1 3
5 New Zealand 0 1 ½ 2 ● 1 2 3 4th 13½ 06th 2 2 4th
6th Singapore 0 1 0 1½ 3 ● 1½ 1 3½ 11½ 04th 2 0 6th
7th Lebanon 0 0 1 ½ 2 2½ ● 2 3 11 06th 2 2 4th
8th Monaco 0 ½ ½ 0 1 3 2 ● 2 09 04th 1 2 5
9 Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 2 ● 03½ 01 0 1 7th
Preliminary round group 7
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 BP MP + = -
1 Bulgaria ● 3 2 1½ 2 3 3½ 4th 4th 4th 27 14th 6th 2 1
2 Philippines 1 ● 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 26½ 15th 7th 1 1
3 Israel 2 2 ● 3 2½ 2½ 2 3½ 4th 3 24½ 15th 6th 3 0
4th France 2½ 1½ 1 ● 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 24 14th 7th 0 2
5 Indonesia 2 1½ 1½ 1½ ● 3 3 2½ 3½ 4th 22½ 11 5 1 3
6th Turkey 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1 ● 1½ 4th 4th 3 17th 06th 3 0 6th
7th Dominican Republic ½ ½ 2 ½ 1 2½ ● 3 2 4th 16 08th 3 2 4th
8th Faroe Islands 0 ½ ½ 1 1½ 0 1 ● 2½ 2½ 09½ 04th 2 0 7th
9 Cyprus 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 2 1½ ● 3½ 08½ 03 1 1 7th
10 British Virgin Islands 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 1½ ½ ● 04½ 00 0 0 9
Preliminary group 8
Rg team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 BP MP + = -
1 Netherlands ● 3 1 3 4th 3 4th 4th 4th 26th 14th 7th 0 1
2 Argentina 1 ● 3 3 3½ 3½ 4th 4th 4th 26th 14th 7th 0 1
3 Austria 3 1 ● 2 3 3½ 3 4th 4th 23½ 13 6th 1 1
4th Switzerland 1 1 2 ● 2½ 3 3½ 3 4th 20th 11 5 1 2
5 Greece 0 ½ 1 1½ ● 2½ 4th 4th 3 16½ 08th 4th 0 4th
6th Mexico 1 ½ ½ 1 1½ ● 3 4th 4th 15½ 06th 3 0 5
7th Morocco 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ● 4th 4th 10½ 04th 2 0 6th
8th American Virgin Islands 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ● 2 03 01 0 1 7th
9 Bahamas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 ● 03 01 0 1 7th

Finals

Final round A
Rg team code 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 BP MP + = -
1 Soviet Union URS ● 2½ 3 2 3 2 3½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 4th 2½ 2½ 4th 4th 46 28 13 2 0
2 Yugoslavia YUG 1½ ● 1½ 2 2½ 1 2½ 2 3½ 2 3 3½ 3 3½ 2 4th 37½ 20th 8th 4th 3
3 United States United States 1 2½ ● 1½ 2½ 2 1½ 3 ½ 3 2 3 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 36½ 22nd 10 2 3
4th Bulgaria BUL 2 2 2½ ● 2 1½ 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2½ 4th 36½ 21st 7th 7th 1
5 Netherlands NED 1 1½ 1½ 2 ● 2 2 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 4th 35½ 20th 8th 4th 3
6th Hungary UNG 2 3 2 2½ 2 ● 2½ 1 1½ 2½ 1 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 35 21st 9 3 3
7th BR Germany GER ½ 1½ 2½ 2 2 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3 32 19th 7th 5 3
8th Romania RUM ½ 2 1 2 2 3 2 ● 2 2 2 2 3 1 2½ 2½ 29½ 16 4th 8th 3
9 Czechoslovakia CSR 1 ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 2 2 ● 3 1 1½ 2 3 3½ 2½ 29½ 14th 5 4th 6th
10 England CLOSELY 1 2 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 ● 2 2 2 2 2 3½ 26th 09 1 7th 7th
11 Philippines PHI ½ 1 2 1 ½ 3 1½ 2 3 2 ● 1 1 2 2½ 2½ 25½ 12 4th 4th 7th
12 Spain SPA 0 ½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 2 3 ● 2 2½ 1½ 3 25½ 11 4th 3 8th
13 Sweden SWE 1½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 1½ 2 1 2 2 3 2 ● 2 1½ 2½ 25th 09 2 5 8th
14th Argentina ARG 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1 ½ 1½ 3 1 2 2 1½ 2 ● 2 1½ 23½ 07th 1 5 9
15th Finland FIN 0 2 ½ 1½ 1 1 1 1½ ½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 ● 2½ 22nd 09 3 3 9
16 Wales WHALE 0 0 1½ 0 0 ½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 1½ 2½ 1½ ● 14½ 02 1 0 14th
Individual gold medals
board Surname team Points Games percentage
1 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union 12 14th 85.7
2 Andreas Dückstein Austria 10 12 83.3
3 Boris Spassky Soviet Union 11 15th 73.3
4th Tigran Petrosian Soviet Union 12.5 14th 89.3
5 Mikhail Tal Soviet Union 11.5 15th 76.7
6th James Tarjan United States 11 13 84.6
6th Franciscus Kuijpers Netherlands 11 13 84.6

Boards five and six are the first and second reserve boards. The percentage of points gained was decisive for the award of the medals. On the second reserve board, two tied players received an individual gold medal.

Final group B
Rg team code 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th 26th 27 28 29 30th 31 32 BP MP + = -
17th Israel ISR ● 1½ 3 3 1 2 2 3½ 2½ 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 3 3 40½ 24 11 2 2
18th Austria AUT 2½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 2 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 4th 2 3½ 3½ 3½ 38½ 23 9 5 1
19th Italy ITA 1 1½ ● 3 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 1½ 2½ 3 4th 2½ 1½ 3 38 21st 10 1 4th
20th Colombia COL 1 2 2 ● 1½ 2 2 2 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 32½ 19th 7th 5 3
21st Norway NOR 3 1½ 2 2½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 1 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 32 19th 8th 3 4th
22nd Iceland ISL 2 2 1½ 2 1½ ● 2½ 2 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 32 18th 5 8th 2
23 Poland POLE 2 2 ½ 2 2 1½ ● 1½ 2½ 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 32 17th 5 7th 3
24 Canada CAN ½ 2½ ½ 2 1½ 2 2½ ● 3 ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 31 18th 8th 2 5
25th Cuba CUB 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 1½ 1 ● 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3½ 3½ 31 15th 6th 3 6th
26th Denmark THE 1 1½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 3½ 1½ ● 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 31 14th 6th 2 7th
27 Switzerland SUI 1 2 1½ 1 3 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 2 2 2 3 3½ 29 12 4th 4th 7th
28 France FRA 1 0 1 1½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 1½ 2 2 ● 2 3½ 2½ 2 27 12 3 6th 6th
29 Scotland SCO ½ 2 0 1 2½ 1½ 2 2½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 ● 1½ 2 3 25½ 11 3 5 7th
30th Belgium BEL ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 ½ 2 ½ 2 ½ 2½ ● 2½ 2½ 23 11 3 5 7th
31 Portugal POR 1 ½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1½ 2 1½ ● 2½ 19½ 05 2 1 12
32 Tunisia TO DO 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ ½ 1½ ½ 2 1 1½ 1½ ● 17½ 01 0 1 14th
  • Tunisia refused to run against Israel for political reasons. The result was determined on the basis of the expected values ​​resulting from the players' Elo numbers.
  • The game between Canada and Iceland ended 3-1 for Canada. However, the result was wrongly recorded as 2: 2 by the jury and is therefore valid.
Final group C
Rg team code 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 BP MP + = -
33 Australia OUT ● 1½ 3 3 4th 1 2 3½ 4th 3 4th 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 39 23 11 1 2
34 Iran IRI 2½ ● 1 3 1½ 3½ 2 2 3 2 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 34½ 21st 9 3 2
35 Brazil BRA 1 3 ● 2½ 3 3 2 2½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 3 2 3 2 32½ 19th 8th 3 3
36 Mongolia MGL 1 1 1½ ● 2 1½ 3 1½ ½ 3½ 3½ 3 3 2½ 4th 2½ 31½ 15th 7th 1 6th
37 Ireland IRISHMAN 0 2½ 1 2 ● 2½ 2½ 3½ 1 1½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 4th 3½ 2 30½ 17th 8th 1 5
38 Chile CHI 3 ½ 1 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 3 1½ 3 2 2 3 2½ 2 2½ 30th 17th 7th 3 4th
39 Indonesia INA 2 2 2 1 1½ 1½ ● 2 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 1½ 4th 3 30th 14th 5 4th 5
40 Greece GRE ½ 2 1½ 2½ ½ 1 2 ● 2½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 3 3 27½ 16 6th 4th 4th
41 Mexico MEX 0 1 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 1½ ● 2 2 2 2 1½ 1½ 1 27½ 14th 5 4th 5
42 Turkey DOOR 1 2 1½ ½ 2½ 1 1 2 2 ● 2 2½ 2½ 3 3½ ½ 27 14th 5 4th 5
43 Singapore SIN 0 1 2½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 2 2 ● 2½ 3 2 2½ 1½ 25th 13 4th 5 5
44 Venezuela VEN 1½ 1½ 2 1 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 24½ 08th 2 4th 8th
45 New Zealand NZL 1½ 1 1 1 2½ 1 1 1½ 2 1½ 1 2 ● 2½ 3 1½ 22½ 08th 3 2 9
46 Ecuador ECU 1½ 1 2 1½ 0 1½ 2½ 1 2½ 1 2 1½ 1½ ● 2½ 1 22nd 08th 3 2 9
47 Syria SYR 1½ 1½ 1 0 ½ 2 0 1 2½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ ● 16 03 1 1 12
South Africa RSA ½ 2 1½ 2 1½ 1 3 3½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 ●

South Africa was banned from FIDE when there were three rounds left. The team then withdrew from the tournament and was taken out of the ranking. The results achieved are listed here, but not included in the total number of points.

Final group D
Rg team code 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 BP MP + = -
48 Pakistan PAH ● 2 2½ 3½ 1½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 4th 3 3½ 4th 4th 4th 4th 49½ 27 13 1 1
49 Puerto Rico PURE 2 ● 2 3 2 3 2 3½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 3 4th 4th 44½ 26th 11 4th 0
50 Dominican Republic DOM 1½ 2 ● 1 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 2 3 3 2½ 4th 4th 4th 3 43½ 24 11 2 2
51 Luxembourg LUX ½ 1 3 ● 2½ 3 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4th 4th 4th 3 38½ 23 11 1 3
52 Lebanon LIB 2½ 2 ½ 1½ ● 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 2 3 3 2 4th 3½ 35 20th 7th 6th 2
53 Uruguay URU 1 1 1 1 2 ● 3½ 2 3½ 2½ 2 2 2 4th 4th 3½ 35 17th 6th 5 4th
54 Panama PAN ½ 2 ½ 2½ 1½ ½ ● 2½ 2 2 3 3 3 3 4th 3 33 19th 8th 3 4th
55 Monaco MNC ½ ½ ½ 2 2 2 1½ ● 1½ 2½ 2 3½ 2 3 2½ 3½ 29½ 15th 5 5 5
56 Malta MLT ½ ½ 2 1½ 1½ ½ 2 2½ ● 1 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 4th 3½ 29 14th 6th 2 7th
57 Hong Kong HKG 0 ½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 2 1½ 3 ● 2½ 3 2 1½ 3 2½ 27½ 13 5 3 7th
58 Faroe Islands FAR 1 1½ 1 1 2 2 1 2 2½ 1½ ● 2½ 2 2½ 1½ 3½ 27½ 12 4th 4th 7th
59 Malaysia MAS ½ 1 ½ 1 1 2 1 ½ 1½ 1 1½ ● 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 24½ 09 4th 1 10
60 Morocco MAR 0 ½ 0 1 1 2 1 2 1½ 2 2 ½ ● 1½ 2½ 4th 21½ 08th 2 4th 9
61 Jordan JOR 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2½ 1½ 1½ 2½ ● 2 1½ 17½ 06th 2 2 11
62 guernsey GCI 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1½ 0 1 2½ ½ 1½ 2 ● 2½ 12 05 2 1 12
63 American Virgin Islands ISV 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ ½ 1½ 0 2½ 1½ ● 12 02 1 0 14th
Final group E
Rg team code 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 BP MP + = -
64 Rhodesia RHO ● 2½ 4th 3 3½ 2 3 3 4th 3½ 28½ 17th 8th 1 0
65 Iraq IRQ 1½ ● 2 3 2 2 2 4th 3½ 4th 24 12 4th 4th 1
66 Netherlands Antilles AHO 0 2 ● 1 3½ 2 3½ 4th 2 3 21st 11 4th 3 2
67 Japan JPN 1 1 3 ● 2½ 3 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 20th 13 6th 1 2
68 Cyprus CYP ½ 2 ½ 1½ ● 2½ 2½ 3 3 3½ 19th 11 5 1 3
69 Trinidad / Tobago TRI 2 2 2 1 1½ ● 2 2 2½ 3 18th 09 2 5 2
70 Algeria ALG 1 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 ● 3 3 2½ 17th 08th 3 2 4th
71 Andorra AND 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 ● 3 3 13 06th 2 2 5
72 Bahamas BAH 0 ½ 2 1½ 1 1½ 1 1 ● 2½ 11 03 1 1 7th
73 British Virgin Islands BVI ½ 0 1 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1 1½ ● 08½ 00 0 0 9

Iraq and Algeria did not take part in the games against Rhodesia for political reasons. The results were determined based on the ELO profit expectations.

This and that

  • With the exclusion of Rhodesia from FIDE, a non-FIDE team completed a regular chess Olympiad for the first time.
  • A team that consisted of less than four players was allowed to take part in the competition, but Nicaragua, which only had two players in qualification group 4, withdrew from the competition after the first preliminary round.
  • Due to the lack of personnel in the organization team, there were no bulletins covering all the games, which was unique in the post-war period, as these only appeared once after the first round.
  • US Virgin Islands team Willie Reussner set a negative record by losing 19 out of 22 games. Since the Chess Olympiads were later limited to 14 rounds, the record cannot be exceeded in the current tournament system.
  • As in 1970, the youngest player in the tournament was Andrew Scherman, who was now fifteen for the US Virgin Islands.
  • Seven teams made their Chess Olympiad debut: the British Virgin Islands and the Netherlands Antilles, the Bahamas and Trinidad from the Caribbean, and Jordan, Algeria and Pakistan.
  • The confusion about the result between Canada and Iceland apparently arose from the fact that the players on board 3 played with reversed colors. The Canadian Lawrence Day won with the white pieces, but should have played with black. The result was included in the statistics as a "victory for white" and thus credited to the Icelander who was actually assigned white. Board 4 was also played with reversed colors. However, as this game ended in a draw, the mistake had no effect on the result.

Team lineups

literature

  • XXI e jeux olympiques echiqueens. Nice 1974. Cinquantenaire de la FIDE Paris 1924 . Bulletin Olympique no 3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The source for this article, unless otherwise noted, is the report on Olimpbase, accessed June 29, 2010
  2. ↑ MEN'S CHESS OLYMPIADS - East Germany (GDR) on Olimpbase (English)
  3. ↑ WOMEN'S CHESS OLYMPIADS - East Germany on Olimpbase (English)
  4. ↑ Source of the section: Mario Tal: Brothers kisses and tears of joy . PapyRossa. Cologne 2008. pp. 277-279.
  5. ↑ Note: See the article Staunton – Morphy controversy in the English language Wikipedia
  6. ↑ [1] Detailed description of the incident at olimpbase

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