3rd Chess Olympiad

The 3rd 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 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg, Germany. The 2nd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

The Polish gold medalists: Frydman, Tartakower (1st and 2nd from the left), Rubinstein (centre), Makarczyk, and Przepiórka (2nd and 3rd from the right).

Results

Team standings

#CountryPlayersPoints
1 PolandRubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman48½
2 HungaryMaróczy, Takács, Vajda, Havasi, Steiner E.47
3 GermanyAhues, Sämisch, Carls, Richter, Wagner44½
4 AustriaKmoch, Müller, Eliskases, Lokvenc, Wolf43½
5 CzechoslovakiaFlohr, Treybal K., Rejfíř, Prokeš, Pokorný42½
6 United StatesKashdan, Marshall, Phillips, Steiner H., Anderson41½
7 NetherlandsWeenink, Van den Bosch, Noteboom, Landau, Schelfhout41
8 Great BritainSultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Tylor40½
9 SwedenStåhlberg, Berndtsson, Stoltz, Lundin, Jacobson40
10 LatviaApšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Taube35
11 DenmarkAndersen, Ruben, Desler, Olsen, Gemzøe31
12 FranceAlekhine, Betbeder, Gromer, Duchamp, Voisin28½
13 RomaniaBaratz, Balogh, Tyroler, Henry Taubmann, Gudju28½
14 LithuaniaMachtas, Šeinbergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Kolodnas22½
15 IcelandGilfer, Ásgeirsson, Thorvaldsson, Guðmundsson22
16 SpainMarín y Llovet, Golmayo Torriente, Lafora, Ribera, Soler21½
17 FinlandRasmusson, Krogius, Larsen, Gauffin, Rahm18
18 NorwayOlsen, Hovind, Kavlie-Jørgensen, Krogdahl, Halvorsen16

Team results

Place Country 123456789101112131415161718 +=Points
1  Poland -22234344 122348½
2 Hungary ½-22322344443 103447
3  Germany 22-32½333234 112444½
4  Austria 221-24223323234 82743½
5  Czechoslovakia 22-2½12243 102542½
6  United States 2102-223344 103441½
7  Netherlands 2-331342 105241
8  Great Britain 1212-2323 103440½
9  Sweden 0212½22-23334 93540
10  Latvia 1½½312-1233432 77335
11  Denmark ½½1213-22134 59331
12  France ½½11½1½122-33 69228½
13  Romania 1½2½112-1 411228½
14  Lithuania 0½12½32½13½3-0112 311322½
15  Iceland 002½01½01½4-1 412122
16  Spain 002111½111½33-2 213221½
17  Finland ½011½001½213½2-2 113318
18  Norway ½100½02½0½022- 113316

Individual medals

The individual ratings were solely based on number of points scored. No board order was applied and only top three individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]

  • Gold medal won Akiba Rubinstein (Poland), scoring 15/17 (88.2%);
  • Silver medal won Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia), scoring 14.5/17 (85.3%);
  • Bronze medal won Isaac Kashdan (USA), scoring 14/17 (82.4%).

References

  1. Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
  2. OlimpBase :: 3rd Chess Olympiad, Hamburg 1930, information
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