The 9th 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 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia (present day Croatia).
The final results were as follows:
| # | Country | Players | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | Gligorić, Pirc, Trifunović, Rabar, Vidmar Jr., Puc | 45½ |
| 2 | Argentina | Najdorf, Bolbochán Jul., Guimard, Rossetto, Pilnik | 43½ |
| 3 | West Germany | Unzicker, Schmid, Pfeiffer, Rellstab, Staudte | 40½ |
| 4 | United States | Reshevsky, Steiner, Horowitz, Shainswit, Kramer G., Evans | 40 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Euwe, van Scheltinga, Prins, Cortlever, Kramer H., Donner | 37 |
| 6 | Belgium | O'Kelly, Dunkelblum, Devos, Thibaut, Van Schoor | 32 |
| 7 | Austria | Beni, Busek, Müller, Palda, Lambert | 31½ |
| 8 | Chile | Castillo, Flores, Letelier, Maccioni | 30½ |
| 9 | France | Tartakower, Rossolimo, Hugot, Kesten, Chaudé de Silans, Crépeaux | 28½ |
| 10 | Finland | Böök, Ojanen, Niemi, Niemelä, Helle, Heikinheimo | 28 |
| 11 | Sweden | Sköld, Johansson, Bergkvist A., Bergkvist N., Lindquist, Stenborg | 27½ |
| 12 | Italy | Castaldi, Nestler, Porreca, Giustolisi, Primavera | 25 |
| 13 | Denmark | Poulsen, Enevoldsen, Pedersen, Kupferstich, Nielsen | 22 |
| 14 | Peru | Canal, Súmar, Zapata, Pinzón Solis | 21½ |
| 15 | Norway | Myhre, Vestøl, Morcken, Kongshavn, Opsahl | 15 |
| 16 | Greece | Mastihiadis, Panagopoulos, Zografakis, Boulahanis, Othoneos | 12 |
The prizes for best individual results went to Miguel Najdorf (Argentina) and Wolfgang Unzicker (West Germany), Julio Bolbochán (Argentina), Petar Trifunović (Yugoslavia), Braslav Rabar (Yugoslavia), Herman Pilnik (Argentina), and Larry Evans (USA), from board 1 to 6 respectively.[2]
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