The 7th 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 31 and August 14, 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden].
The final results were as follows:
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The prizes for best individual results went to Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia), Reuben Fine (USA), Isaac Kashdan (USA), Gösta Danielsson (Sweden) and Al Horowitz (USA), from board 1 to 5 respectively.[2]
The sixth Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3][4][5][6]
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Menchik (Czechoslovakia) | 14 |
| 2 | Clarice Benini (Italy) | 10 |
| 3-4 | Milda Lauberte (Latvia) | 9 |
| Sonja Graf (Germany) | 9 | |
| 5 | Mary Bain (United States) | 8½ |
| 6-7 | Mona May Karff (Palestine) | 8 |
| Nelly Fišerova (Czechoslovakia) | 8 | |
| 8-9 | Ingeborg Andersson (Sweden) | 7½ |
| Mary Gilchrist (Scotland) | 7½ | |
| 10-16 | Róża Herman (Poland) | 7 |
| Catharina Roodzant (Netherlands) | 7 | |
| E. St. John (England) | 7 | |
| Anna Andersson (Sweden) | 7 | |
| Regina Gerlecka (Poland) | 7 | |
| Clara Faragó (Hungary) | 7 | |
| Edith Holloway (England) | 7 | |
| 17-20 | Barbara Fleröw-Bułhak (Poland) | 6½ |
| Gisela Harum (Austria) | 6½ | |
| Salome Reischer (Austria) | 6½ | |
| Olga Menchik (Czechoslovakia) | 6½ | |
| 21-22 | F. Thomson (Scotland) | 6 |
| Ingrid Larsen (Denmark) | 6 | |
| 23 | Katarina Beskow (Sweden) | 5½ |
| 24 | A.M.S. O'Shannon (Ireland) | 5 |
| 25 | Ruth Bloch Nakkerud (Norway) | 2 |
| 26 | Elisabeth Mellbye (Norway) | 1 |
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