5th Chess Olympiad
1933 chess tournament in Folkestone, England
The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open[1] and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom. The 4th Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
# Country Players Points 1 United States
Kashdan, Marshall, Fine, Dake, Simonson 39 2 Czechoslovakia
Flohr, Treybal K., Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička 37½ 3 Sweden
Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Berndtsson 34 4 Poland
Tartakower, Frydman, Regedziński, Appel, Makarczyk 34 5 Hungary
Maróczy, Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Lilienthal 34 6 Austria
Grünfeld, Eliskases, Glass, Müller, Igel 33½ 7 Lithuania
Mikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius 30½ 8 France
Alekhine, Betbeder, Kahn, Duchamp, Voisin 28 9 Latvia
Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss 27½ 10 Great Britain
Sultan Khan, Thomas, Winter, Michell, Alexander 27 11 Italy
Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Sacconi, Norcia, Campolongo 24½ 12 Denmark
Andersen, Enevoldsen, Gemzøe, Nielsen B., Nielsen J. 22½ 13 Belgium
Soultanbeieff, Dunkelblum, Engelmann, Devos 17 14 Iceland
Ásgeirsson, Gilfer, Thorvaldsson, Sigurdsson 17 15 Scotland
Fairhurst, Page, MacIsaac, MacKenzie, Combe 14
The English team still went under the name of Great Britain, even though it only consisted of English players and Scotland participated with their own team.
Estonia was supposed to participate, but the team never showed up.
Team results
Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 39 | |
2 | ![]() | 2½ | - | 3 | 2½ | ½ | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37½ | |
3 | ![]() | 2½ | 1 | - | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | |
5 | ![]() | 1½ | 3½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 8 | 4 | 2 | 34 | |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33½ | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 2½ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30½ | |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27½ | |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
11 | ![]() | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 1 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 24½ | |
12 | ![]() | 2 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 2½ | - | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 22½ | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | ½ | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | |
14 | ![]() | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | |
15 | ![]() | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
Individual medals
Board 1 Board 2 Board 3 Board 4 Reserve Alexander Alekhine
9½ / 12
79.2Frank Marshall
7 / 10
70.0Erik Lundin
10 / 14
71.4Karel Opočenský
11½ / 13
88.5Andor Lilienthal
10 / 13
76.9Isaac Kashdan
10 / 14
71.4Louis Betbeder
8 / 18
66.7Reuben Fine
9 / 13
69.2Arthur Dake
10 / 13
76.9Leonardas Abramavičius
6 / 9
66.7Savielly Tartakower
Salo Flohr
9 / 14
64.3Paulino Frydman
7½ / 12
62.5Movsas Feigins
9 / 14
64.3Hans Müller
9 / 13
69.2C. H. O'Donel Alexander
7 / 11
63.6
References
- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- 5th Chess Olympiad: Folkestone 1933 OlimpBase
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