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2nd Chess Olympiad

{{Short description|1928 chess tournament in The Hague, Netherlands}}

The 2nd Chess Olympiad ({{langx|nl|De 2e Schaakolympiade}}), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players. and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands. Venue was the Ridderzaal, part of the Binnenhof, where the dutch parliament resides.

Results

=Team standings=

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! # !!Country !! Players !! Points

style="background:gold;"|1{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} HungaryNagy, Steiner, E., Vajda, Havasi44
style="background:silver;"|2{{flagu|United States|1912}}Kashdan, Steiner, H., Factor, Tholfsen, Hanauer39½
style="background:#cc9966;"|3{{flagcountry|POL|1928}}Makarczyk, Frydman, Regedziński, Chwojnik, Blass37
4{{AUT}}Hönlinger, Lokvenc, Müller, Wolf, Beutum36½
5{{DEN}}Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Gemzøe, Ruben34
6{{flagu|Switzerland}}Rivier, Gygli, Voellmy, Naegeli, Henneberger M., Michel34
7{{CSK}}Gilg, Prokeš, Pokorný, Rejfíř, Schulz, Teller34
8{{ARG}}Fernández Coria, Maderna, Palau, Reca, Grau33½
9{{flagu|Germany|Weimar}}Wagner, Hilse, Schönmann, Blümich, Foerder31½
10{{flagu|Netherlands}}Weenink, Kroone, Van den Bosch, Schelfhout, Wertheim W., Wertheim J.31½
11{{flagcountry|FRA|1794}}Gaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Drezga31
12{{flagu|Belgium}}Sapira, Koltanowski, Censer I., Dunkelblum31
13{{flagu|Sweden}}Stoltz, Jacobson, Ståhlberg, Karlin, Jonsson31
14{{LAT}}Apšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis30
15{{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}Monticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti26½
16{{ROU}}Bródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju25½
17{{flagu|Spain|1785}}Marín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla13½

=Team results=

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Place

! Country

! 1

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+−=Points
1

| align=left bgcolor="gold"|{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Hungary

| - ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|12 ||2 ||2 ||44

2

| align=left bgcolor="silver"|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|style="color: red;"|2½ || - ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3

!

|9 ||2 ||5 ||39½

3

| align=left bgcolor="CC9966"|{{flagcountry|POL|1928}}

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 || - ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|9 ||3 ||4 ||37

4

| align=left|{{AUT}}

|style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ || - ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3½

!

|8 ||4 ||4 ||36½

5

| align=left|{{DEN}}

|style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 || - ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3

!

|8 ||6 ||2 ||34

6

| align=left|{{flagu|Switzerland}}

|style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 || - ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|6 ||7 ||3 ||34

7

| align=left|{{CSK}}

|style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ || - ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|6 ||5 ||5 ||34

8

| align=left|{{ARG}}

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 || - ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2

!

|7 ||7 ||2 ||33½

9

| align=left|{{flagu|Germany|Weimar}}

|style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ || - ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3

!

|6 ||6 ||4 ||31½

10

| align=left|{{flagu|Netherlands}}

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 || - ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3

!

|7 ||6 ||3 ||31½

11

| align=left|{{flagcountry|FRA|1794}}

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 || - ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3

!

|6 ||7 ||3 ||31

12

| align=left|{{flagu|Belgium}}

|style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 || - ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½

!

|6 ||6 ||4 ||31

13

| align=left|{{flagu|Sweden}}

|style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 || - ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3½

!

|4 ||7 ||5 ||31

14

| align=left|{{LAT}}

|style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 || - ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3

!

|5 ||8 ||3 ||30

15

| align=left|{{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|½ || - ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½

!

|3 ||10 ||3 ||26½

16

| align=left|{{ROU}}

|style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ || - ||style="color: red;"|3½

!

|6 ||9 ||1 ||25½

17

| align=left|{{flagu|Spain|1785}}

|style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|½ || -

!

|1 ||14 ||1 ||13½

=Individual medals=

No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.[http://www.olimpbase.org/1928/1928in.html 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague, 1928—Information–Basic data–Tournament review–Individual medals–Interesting games–Trivia]

  • Gold medal winner – Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
  • Silver medal winner – André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%);
  • Bronze medal winner – Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
  • 4–5th place – Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
  • 4–5th place – Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
  • 6th place – William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%).

=Amateur World Championship=

The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924–1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.[http://www.olimpbase.org/1928/1928awch.html 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928—Amateur World Championship–Standings–Round by Round Pairings–Progress Table]

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! # !!Player !! Points !! Berger
System

style="background:gold;"|1{{flagathlete|Max Euwe|Netherlands}}12
style="background:silver;"|2{{flagathlete|Dawid Przepiórka|Poland|1928}}11
style="background:#cc9966;"|3{{flagathlete|Hermanis Matisons|Latvia}}10
4{{flagathlete|Manuel Golmayo Torriente|Spain|1785}}9½66.25
5{{flagathlete|Karel Treybal|Czechoslovakia}}9½64.50
6{{flagathlete|Norman Whitaker|United States|1912}}9½57.25
7{{flagathlete|Carl Carls|Germany|Weimar}}9
8{{flagathlete|Albert Becker|Austria}}7
9{{flagathlete|André Chéron|France|1794}}647.00
10{{flagathlete|Allan Nilsson|Sweden}}641.75
11{{flagathlete|Stefano Rosselli del Turco|Italy|1861}}636.50
12{{flagathlete|Lajos Steiner|Hungary|1920}}5½36.00
13{{flagathlete|José Araiza|Mexico|1916}}5½35.75
14{{flagathlete|Anatol Tschepurnoff|Finland}}5½31.75
15{{flagathlete|Alexandru Tyroler|Romania}}5
16{{flagathlete|Walter Henneberger|Switzerland}}3

Notes

{{Reflist}}

References

  • [http://www.olimpbase.org/1928/1928in.html 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928] OlimpBase

See also

{{Chess Olympiads}}

02

Olympiad 02

Category:Sports competitions in The Hague

Olympiad 02

Chess Olympiad 02

Category:20th century in The Hague

Category:July 1928 sports events in Europe

Category:August 1928 sports events in Europe