2nd Chess Olympiad
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The 2nd 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 21 and August 6, 1928 in The Hague, Netherlands.
The final results were as follows:
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[edit] Final
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# Country Players Points 1 
HungaryNagy, Steiner E., Vajda, Havasi 44 2 
United StatesKashdan, Steiner H., Factor, Tholfsen, Hanauer 39.5 3 
PolandMakarczyk, Frydman, Regedziński, Chwojnik, Blass 37 4 
AustriaHönlinger, Lokvenc, Müller, Wolf, Beutum 36.5 5 
DenmarkNorman-Hansen, Andersen, Gemzøe, Ruben 34 6 
SwitzerlandRivier, Gygli, Voellmy, Naegeli, Henneberger M., Michel 34 7 
CzechoslovakiaGilg, Prokeš, Pokorný, Rejfíř, Schulz, Teller 34 8 
ArgentinaFernández Coria, Maderna, Palau, Reca, Grau 33.5 9 
GermanyWagner, Hilse, Schönmann, Blümich, Foerder 31.5 10 
NetherlandsWeenink, Kroone, Van den Bosch, Schelfhout, Wertheim W., Wertheim J. 31.5 11 
FranceGaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Drezga 31 12 .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
BelgiumSapira, Koltanowski, Censer I., Dunkelblum 31 13 
SwedenStoltz, Jacobson, Ståhlberg, Karlin, Jonsson 31 14 
LatviaApšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis 30 15 
ItalyMonticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti 26.5 16 
RomaniaBródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju 25.5 17 
SpainMarin y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla 13.5
[edit] Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top 6 individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]
- Gold medal winner - Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
- Silver medal winner - André Muffang (France), scoring 12.5/16 (78.1%);
- Bronze medal winner - Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
- 4-5th place - Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11.5/16 (71.9%);
- 4-5th place - Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11.5/16 (71.9%);
- 6th place - William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7.5/11 (68.2%).
[edit] Amateur World Championship
The 2nd Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3],[4]
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# Player Points Berger
System1 Max Euwe (Netherlands)12 2 Dawid Przepiórka (Poland)11 3 Hermanis Matisons (Latvia)10 4 Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Spain)9.5 66.25 5 Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia)9.5 64.50 6 Norman Whitaker (United States)9.5 57.25 7 Carl Carls (Germany)9 8 Albert Becker (Austria)7 9 André Chéron (France)6 47.00 10 Allan Nilsson (Sweden)6 41.75 11 Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy)6 36.50 12 Lajos Steiner (Hungary)5.5 36.00 13 
José Araiza (Mexico)5.5 35.75 14 
Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland)5.5 31.75 15 Alexandru Tyroler (Romania)5 16 Walter Henneberger (Switzerland)3
[edit] Notes
- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- ^ 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague, 1928—Information–Basic data–Tournament review–Individual medals–Interesting games–Trivia
- ^ Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
- ^ 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928—Amateur World Championship–Standings–Round by Round Pairings–Progress Table
[edit] References
- 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928 OlimpBase
[edit] See also
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad (Paris 1924)
2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Budapest 1926)
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Munich 1936)
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