Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Chess Olympiad 1931,Prague, Czechoslovakia.


The 4th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open[1] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague,Czechoslovakia.
The final results were as follows:

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[edit]Final

#↓Country↓Players↓Points↓
1 United StatesKashdan, Marshall, Dake, Horowitz, Steiner H.48
2 PolandRubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman47
3 CzechoslovakiaFlohr, Gilg, Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička46½
4Kingdom of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaVidmar, Asztalos, Kostić, Pirc, König46
5 GermanyBogoljubow, Ahues, Wagner, Richter, Helling45½
6 LatviaMatisons, Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss45½
7 SwedenStåhlberg, Stoltz, Berndtsson, Lundin45½
8 AustriaGrünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker, Lokvenc45
9 EnglandSultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Wahltuch44
10 HungarySteiner E., Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Sterk39½
11 NetherlandsWeenink, Noteboom, Van den Bosch, Addicks, Van Doesburgh35
12 SwitzerlandJohner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Rivier, Michel34
13 LithuaniaMikėnas, Šembergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Luckis30½
14 FranceAlekhine, Gromer, Kahn, Betbeder, Duchamp29½
15 RomaniaErdélyi, Balogh, Baratz, Gudju, Wechsler28
16 ItalyRosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romi, Hellmann24
17 DenmarkAndersen, Cruusberg, Ruben, Lie, Larsen19½
18 NorwayChristoffersen, Hansen, Halvorsen, Hovind, Gulbrandsen15½
19 SpainGolmayo, Vilardebo, Soler, Marin y Llovet, Sanz Aguado15½

[edit]Women's World Chess Championship

The third Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[2][3][4]
#↓Player↓Points↓
1 Vera Menchik (Czechoslovakia)8
2 Paula Wolf-Kalmar (Austria)4
3 Agnes Stevenson (England)3½
4 Katarina Beskow (Sweden)2½
5 W. Henschel (Germany)2

[edit]Notes

  1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
  2. ^ Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
  3. ^ I campionati del mondo femminile (The World Chess Championship for Women)
  4. ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino (Women's World Championship) Buenos Aires 1939

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