5th Chess Olympiad

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The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the 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 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkstone, United Kingdom.

The final results were as follows:

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[edit] Final

# Country Players Points
1 Flag of the United States United States Kashdan, Marshall, Fine, Dake, Simonson 39
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Flohr, Treybal K., Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička 37.5
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Berndtsson 34
4 Flag of Poland Poland Tartakower, Frydman, Regedziński, Appel, Makarczyk 34
5 Flag of Hungary Hungary Maróczy, Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Lilienthal 34
6 Flag of Austria Austria Grünfeld, Eliskases, Glass, Müller, Igel 33.5
7 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Mikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius 30.5
8 Flag of France France Alekhine, Betbeder, Kahn, Duchamp, Voisin 28
9 Flag of Latvia Latvia Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss 27.5
10 Flag of England England Sultan Khan, Thomas, Winter, Michell, Alexander 27
11 Flag of Italy Italy Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Sacconi, Norcia, Campolongo 24.5
12 Flag of Denmark Denmark Andersen, Enevoldsen, Gemzøe, Nielsen B., Nielsen J. 22.5
13 Flag of Belgium Belgium Soultanbeieff, Dunkelblum, Engelmann, Devos 17
14 Flag of Iceland Iceland Ásgeirsson, Gilfer, Þorvaldsson, Sigurðsson 17
15 Flag of Scotland Scotland Fairhurst, Page, MacIsaac, MacKenzie, Combe 14

[edit] Women's World Chess Championship

The 4th Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[2], [3], [4], [5]

# Player Points
1 Flag of Czechoslovakia Vera Menchik (Czechoslovakia) 14
2 Flag of England Edith Charlotte Price (England) 9
3 Flag of Scotland Mary Gilchrist (Scotland) 8.5
4 Flag of England Edith Michell (England) 8
5 Flag of Italy Alice Tonini (Italy) 6
6 Flag of France Paulette Schwartzmann (France) 5.5
7 Flag of France d'Autrement (France) 5
8 Flag of Austria Gisela Harum (Austria) 0

[edit] References

  1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
  2. ^ Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
  3. ^ NED-ch08 The Hague/Leiden 1933
  4. ^ femminile
  5. ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939

[edit] See also

1st unofficial Chess Olympiad (Paris 1924)
2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Budapest 1926)
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Munich 1936)