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7th Chess Olympiad

{{Short description|1937 chess tournament in Stockholm, Sweden}}

The 7th Chess Olympiad ({{langx|sv|Den 7:e Schackolympiad}}), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players. and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 31 and August 14, 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

=Final=

:

class="wikitable"

! # !!Country !!Players !! Points

style="background:gold;"|1{{flagu|United States|1912}}Reshevsky, Fine, Kashdan, Marshall, Horowitz54½
style="background:silver;"|2{{flagcountry|HUN|1920}}Lilienthal, Szabó, Steiner E., Havasi, Vajda48½
style="background:#cc9966;"|3{{flagcountry|POL|1928}}Tartakower, Najdorf, Frydman, Appel, Regedziński47
4{{ARG}}Piazzini, Bolbochán Jac., Grau, Guimard, Pleci47
5{{CSK}}Flohr, Foltys, Zinner, Pelikán, Zíta45
6{{flagu|Netherlands}}Euwe, Landau, Prins, van Scheltinga, De Groot44
7{{EST}}Keres, Schmidt, Raud, Türn, Friedemann41½
8{{flag|Lithuania|1918}}Mikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius41½
9{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}Pirc, Trifunović, Vuković S., Kostić, Bröder40
10{{flagu|Sweden}}Ståhlberg, Lundin, Stoltz, Danielsson, Jonsson38½
11{{LAT}}Petrovs, Apšenieks, Mežgailis, Ozols, Endzelīns37½
12{{FIN}}Gauffin, Böök, Solin, Salo, Ojanen34
13{{flagu|England}}Thomas, Alexander, Milner-Barry, Golombek, Wheatcroft34
14{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} ItalyCastaldi, Riello, Napolitano, Staldi, Rosselli del Turco26½
15{{DEN}}Enevoldsen, Sørensen, Poulsen, Larsen, Petersen25½
16{{flagcountry|ISL|1918}}Gilfer, Guðmundsson, Ásgeirsson, Möller, Pétursson23
17{{flagu|Belgium}}Dunkelblum, O'Kelly, Baert, Defosse22½
18{{NOR}}Herseth, Kavli-Jørgensen, Guldbrandsen, Salbu, Christoffersen19½
19{{SCO}}Aitken, Montgomerie, Page, Reid, Pirie14

=Team results=

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Place

! Country

! 1

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!

+−=Points
1

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

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

!

|15 ||0 ||3 ||54½

2

| align=left bgcolor="silver"|{{flagcountry|HUN|1920}}

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

!

|11 ||0 ||7 ||48½

3

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

|style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: green"|2 || - ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|14 ||2 ||2 ||47

4

| align=left|{{ARG}}

|style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ || - ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|11 ||3 ||4 ||47

5

| align=left|{{CSK}}

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

!

|11 ||2 ||5 ||45

6

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

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

!

|11 ||2 ||5 ||44

7

| align=left|{{EST}}

|style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ || - ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|9 ||7 ||2 ||41½

8

| align=left|{{flag|Lithuania|1918}}

|style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: red;"|2½ || - ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|4 ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|8 ||6 ||4 ||41½

9

| align=left|{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1½ || - ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|2½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|3½ ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|8 ||7 ||3 ||40

10

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

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

!

|7 ||4 ||7 ||38½

11

| align=left|{{LAT}}

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

!

|8 ||6 ||4 ||37½

12

| align=left|{{FIN}}

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

!

|6 ||7 ||5 ||34

13

| align=left|{{flagu|England}}

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

!

|5 ||10 ||3 ||34

14

| align=left|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Italy

|style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|0 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: blue;"|1 ||style="color: blue;"|1 || - ||style="color: blue;"|1½ ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: green"|2 ||style="color: red;"|3 ||style="color: red;"|4

!

|3 ||12 ||3 ||26½

15

| align=left|{{DEN}}

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

!

|3 ||12 ||3 ||25½

16

| align=left|{{flagcountry|ISL|1918}}

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

!

|2 ||13 ||3 ||23

17

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

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

!

|2 ||14 ||2 ||22½

18

| align=left|{{NOR}}

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

!

|2 ||15 ||1 ||19½

19

| align=left|{{SCO}}

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

!

|0 ||14 ||4 ||14

=Individual medals=

The prizes for best individual results went to:[http://www.olimpbase.org/1937/1937in.html OlimpBase :: 7th Chess Olympiad, Stockholm 1937, information]

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.olimpbase.org/1937/1937in.html 7th Chess Olympiad: Stockholm 1937] OlimpBase

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