6th Chess Olympiad
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The 6th 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 August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland. The famous retired Polish master Dawid Przepiórka took the major responsibility as a chairman of Organizing Committee.
The final results were as follows:
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[edit] Final
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The prizes for best individual results went to Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia), Andor Lilienthal (Hungary), Erich Eliskases (Austria), Arthur Dake (USA) and Al Horowitz (USA), from board 1 to 5 respectively.[2]
[edit] Women's World Chess Championship
The 5th Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3][4][5][6]
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# Player Points 1 
Vera Menchik (Czechoslovakia)9 2 
Regina Gerlecka (Poland)6.5 3 
Gisela Harum (Austria)6 4 Olga Menchik (Czechoslovakia)5.5 5 
H. Thierry (Denmark)5 6 
Edith Holloway (England)3.5 7 Róża Herman (Poland)3.5 8 
C. Skjönsberg (Norway)3 9 Natalia Kowalska (Poland)1.5 10 
A.M.S. O'Shannon (Ireland)1.5
[edit] References
- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- ^ OlimpBase :: 6th Chess Olympiad, Warsaw 1935, information
- ^ Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
- ^ GER-ch 3rd Aachen 1935
- ^ femminile
- ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Varsovia 1935
- 6th Chess Olympiad: Warsaw 1935 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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