5th Chess Olympiad

The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open[1] and (unofficial) 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 Folkestone, United Kingdom. The 4th Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings

#CountryPlayersPoints
1 United StatesKashdan, Marshall, Fine, Dake, Simonson39
2 CzechoslovakiaFlohr, Treybal K., Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička37½
3 SwedenStåhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Berndtsson34
4 PolandTartakower, Frydman, Regedziński, Appel, Makarczyk34
5 HungaryMaróczy, Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Lilienthal34
6 AustriaGrünfeld, Eliskases, Glass, Müller, Igel33½
7 LithuaniaMikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius30½
8 FranceAlekhine, Betbeder, Kahn, Duchamp, Voisin28
9 LatviaApšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss27½
10 Great BritainSultan Khan, Thomas, Winter, Michell, Alexander27
11 ItalyRosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Sacconi, Norcia, Campolongo24½
12 DenmarkAndersen, Enevoldsen, Gemzøe, Nielsen B., Nielsen J.22½
13 BelgiumSoultanbeieff, Dunkelblum, Engelmann, Devos17
14 IcelandÁsgeirsson, Gilfer, Thorvaldsson, Sigurdsson17
15 ScotlandFairhurst, Page, MacIsaac, MacKenzie, Combe14

The English team still went under the name of Great Britain, even though it only consisted of English players and Scotland participated with their own team.

Estonia was supposed to participate, but the team never showed up.

Team results

Place Country 123456789101112131415 +=Points
1  United States -33433323 112139
2  Czechoslovakia -3½2234 102237½
3  Sweden 1-223 93234
4  Poland 12-2224 82434
5  Hungary -2233 84234
6  Austria 122-3233 92333½
7  Lithuania 022-3242 73430½
8  France 1½-3 77028
9  Latvia 12½111-33 76127½
10  Great Britain 1122-32 38327
11  Italy ½22211-33 38324½
12  Denmark 2½½½½½-33 49122½
13  Belgium 1½½110½-12 211117
14  Iceland ½001212113-1 111217
15  Scotland ½½1½½1½½½1123- 112114

Individual medals

Board 1Board 2Board 3Board 4Reserve
Alexander Alekhine9½ / 12
79.2
Frank Marshall7 / 10
70.0
Erik Lundin10 / 14
71.4
Karel Opočenský11½ / 13
88.5
Andor Lilienthal10 / 13
76.9
Isaac Kashdan10 / 14
71.4
Louis Betbeder8 / 18
66.7
Reuben Fine9 / 13
69.2
Arthur Dake10 / 13
76.9
Leonardas Abramavičius6 / 9
66.7
Savielly Tartakower
Salo Flohr
9 / 14
64.3
Paulino Frydman7½ / 12
62.5
Movsas Feigins9 / 14
64.3
Hans Müller9 / 13
69.2
C. H. O'Donel Alexander7 / 11
63.6

References

  1. Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
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