16th Chess Olympiad

1964 chess tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel right|thumb|An official medal from the Olympiad. thumb|upright|Israeli postal stamp, 1964 250px|thumbnail|David Ben-Gurion presenting the trophy to the winning USSR team The 16th Chess Olympiad (he אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, Olimpiadat ha-shachmat ha-16), organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between November 2 and November 25, 1964, in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their seventh consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and West Germany taking the silver and bronze, respectively. Results Preliminaries A total of 50 teams entered the competition and were divided into seven preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each. With Australia making its debut, this was the first Olympiad where all six continents were represented. The top two from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 3rd-4th to Final B, no. 5–6 to Final C, and the rest to Final D. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The preliminary results were as follows: Group 1: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» - 3½ 4 4 4 4 4 6 0 0 23½ «A» Spain 1945 ½ - 1½ 3½ 2½ 3 3 4 2 0 14 «B» Philippines 1936 0 2½ - 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 1 11 «B» Chile 0 ½ 2 - 2½ 3 2½ 3 2 1 10½ «C» Switzerland 0 1½ 2½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 3 0 10½ «C» 0 1 1½ 1 1½ - 2½ 1 5 0 7½ «D» South Africa 1928 0 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 0 6 0 7 Group 2: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» - 2 2½ 4 3 4 4 5 0 1 19½ «A» Netherlands 2 - 3½ 3½ 2 4 4 4 0 2 19 «B» Mongolia 1945 1½ ½ - 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 2 0 14½ «B» 0 ½ 1½ - 3 4 3½ 3 3 0 12½ «C» Mexico 1934 1 2 ½ 1 - 2½ 3 2 3 1 10 «C» India 0 0 1 0 1½ - 2 0 5 1 4½ «D» 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2 - 0 5 1 4 Group 3: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» - 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 0 1 20 «A» 1 - 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 5 1 0 16 «B» Sweden 2 1½ - 3½ 1½ 3 3½ 3 2 1 15 «B» 1 1½ ½ - 3 2½ 3 3 3 0 11½ «C» France 0 1½ 2½ 1 - 3 3 3 3 0 11 «C» 0 0 1 1½ 1 - 3 1 5 0 6½ «D» 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 - 0 6 0 4 Group 4: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» United States - 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 4 6 0 0 21 «A» Poland 1928 1½ - 1½ 2 3 3 3½ 3 2 1 14½ «B» England 1 2½ - 1½ 3½ 2 2½ 3 2 1 13 «B» ½ 2 2½ - 1 3½ 1½ 2 3 1 11 «C» 0 1 ½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 9½ «C» Iran 1964 0 1 2 ½ 2 - 2½ 1 3 2 8 «D» 0 ½ 1½ 2½ 1 1½ - 1 5 0 7 Group 5: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Romania 1952 - 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 0 1 18 «A» 1½ - 2½ 3 3½ 4 3½ 5 1 0 18 «B» 2 1½ - 2½ 2½ ½ 3½ 3 2 1 12½ «B» 1½ 1 1½ - 1 2½ 3½ 2 4 0 11 «C» ½ ½ 1½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 10½ «C» Puerto Rico 1952 ½ 0 3½ 1½ 2 - 2 1 3 2 9½ «D» Australia 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2 - 0 5 1 4½ Group 6: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» - 2 3 3 3½ 3 4 5 0 1 18½ «A» Canada 1957 2 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 5 0 1 17½ «B» 1 1½ - 3 4 4 3½ 4 2 0 17 «B» 1 1½ 1 - 1½ 3 3½ 2 4 0 11½ «C» ½ ½ 0 2½ - 1½ 2 1 4 1 7 «C» 1 1 0 1 2½ - 1½ 1 5 0 7 «D» 0 0 ½ ½ 2 2½ - 1 4 1 5½ Group 7: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points «A» Bulgaria 1948 - 2 3 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 6 0 1 22½ «A» 2 - 2 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 4 5 0 2 22½ «B» 1 2 - 2½ 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 18½ «B» ½ ½ 1½ - 3 3½ 4 4 4 3 0 17 «C» ½ ½ 2 1 - 2½ 4 4 3 3 1 14½ «C» Greece royal 1 0 1 ½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2 5 0 9½ «D» ½ ½ 0 0 0 1½ - 3 1 6 0 5½ «D» Cyprus 1960 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 7 0 2 Final {| class="wikitable" |+ Final A ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! Head-to-head |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || URS 1955 || Petrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Stein, Spassky || 36½ || || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Gligorić, Ivkov, Matanović, Parma, Udovčić, Matulović || 32 || || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Unzicker, Darga, Schmid, Pfleger, Mohrlok, Bialas || 30½ || || |- | 4 || || Portisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Forintos, Flesch || 30 || || |- | 5 || || Pachman, Filip, Hort, Kaválek, Jansa, Blatný || 28½ || || |- | 6 || United States || Reshevsky, Benko, Saidy, Bisguier, Byrne, Addison || 27½ || || |- | 7 || Bulgaria 1948 || Padevsky, Tringov, Bobotsov, Popov, Milev, Spiridonov || 27 || 13 || 3 |- | 8 || Romania 1952 || Ghițescu, Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Radovici, Mititelu, Botez || 27 || 13 || 1 |- | 9 || || Eliskases, García, Schweber, Wexler, Cruz || 26 || || |- | 10 || Poland 1928 || Doda, Bednarski, Śliwa, Filipowicz, Balcerowski, Schmidt || 24 || || |- | 11 || Netherlands || Kuijpers, Bouwmeester, Langeweg, Zuidema, Prins || 21 || || |- | 12 || Canada 1957 || Yanofsky, Anderson, Vranesic, Macskasy, Suttles, Witt || 19 || || |- | 13 || Spain 1945 || Pomar, Medina García, Saborido, Menvielle Laccourreye, Mora, Pérez Gonsalves || 17½ || 5 || |- | 14 || || Porath, Kraidman, Domnitz, Aloni, Guthi, Stepak || 17½ || 3 || |} {| class="wikitable |+ Final B ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 15 || || Uhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Fuchs, Golz, Möhring || 38½ || |- | 16 || Sweden || Ståhlberg, Johansson, Sköld, Nilsson, Jansson, Fridh || 32 || |- | 17 || || Andersen, Kølvig, Brinck-Claussen, Blom, Jakobsen, From || 31½ || |- | 18 || England || Kottnauer, Clarke, Haygarth, Littlewood, Hindle, Franklin || 31 || |- | 19 || || Quiñones, Súmar Casis, Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas, Pinzón Sánchez, Miranda M. || 27½ || 15 |- | 20 || || Dückstein, Beni, Prameshuber, Gragger, Stöckl, Winiwarter || 27½ || 14 |- | 21 || || Jiménez, José Pérez, Rodríguez Gonzáles, Ortega, García, Cobo || 26 || |- | 22 || || Johannessen, Zwaig, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Svedenborg, Kristiansen || 25½ || 14 |- | 23 || Mongolia 1945 || Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Purevzhav, Tsagan T., Chalkhasuren, Namzhil || 25½ || 13 |- | 24 || Chile || Letelier, Hausman, Vergara, Jauregui, Godoy Bugueño, Espinoza || 24 || |- | 25 || PHI 1936 || Naranja, Balinas, Borja, Campomanes, Badilles, De Castro || 22½ || |- | 26 || || Yépez, Moritz, Garcés, Ottati, Yepez Obando, Cevallos || 18 || |- | 27 || Paraguay 1954 || Silva, Saguier, Cantero, Gonzáles, Levy, Vely || 17½ || |- | 28 || || Fairhurst, Aitken, Fallone, Bonner, Baxter R, Thomson || 17 || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final C ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 29 || || Thorsteinsson, Björnsson, Torvaldsson, Kristinsson, Sólmundarson, Kristjánsson || 37½ || |- | 30 || Switzerland || Kupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Roth, Castagna || 36½ || |- | 31 || || Cuéllar, Minaya Molano, Cuartas, Tejada H., Fernández, Rodríguez || 35 || 24 |- | 32 || || Kanko, Westerinen, Fred, Niemelä, Rantanen, Ketonen || 35 || 19 |- | 33 || Venezuela 1930 || Tapasztó, Villarroel, Caro, Schorr, Hernández, Boucchechter || 30½ || |- | 34 || France || Boutteville, Mazzoni, Thiellement, Bergraser, Noradounguian, Zinser || 29½ || |- | 35 || Greece royal || Paidousis, Kokkoris, Vizantiadis, Hadziotis, Papapostolou, Ornithopoulos || 27½ || |- | 36 || IRI 1964 || Mashian, Kahyai, Jelveh, Safvat, Farboud, Zafaranian || 23½ || |- | 37 || India || Ali, Aaron, Sakhalkar, Madon, Shukla, Shekhar G. || 22 || |- | 38 || PUR 1952 || Colón Romero M., Reissmann, Martínez Buitrago, Sitiriche, Sacarello, Cintrón || 21½ || |- | 39 || || Süer, Külür, Haralambof, Tebi, Nutku, Bilyap || 20½ || |- | 40 || MEX 1934 || Aldrete, Camarena, Reza Delón, Delgado, Guerrero, Flores || 20 || |- | 41 || || Keogh, Reilly, Murphy P., O'Hare, Cassidy, De Loughrey || 13 || |- | 42 || || Casa, Weiss, Rometti, Deslauriers J., Kostjoerin || 12 || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final D ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points |- | 43 || Australia || Koshnitsky, Hanks, Geus, Fuller, Hay, Viner || 22½ |- | 44 || RSA 1928 || Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson || 18 |- | 45 || || Ramírez, Salazar, Zegada, Carvajal || 15½ |- | 46 || || Olivera, del Monte, Cabral, Infantozzi, Kalkstein, Weizman || 14½ |- | 47 || || Ribeiro, Durão, Rocha, Santos, Vinagre, Cordovil || 14 |- | 48 || || Conrady, Philippe, Schneider, Wantz, Schneider, Thill || 12 |- | 49 || || Peña, Yabra, Guerrero, Sánchez, Castrillón || 10½ |- | 50 || CYP 1960 || Kleopas, Papadopoulos, Hadjikypris, Ioannidis, Lantsias, Zappas || 5 |} Final «A» No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + − = Points 1 - 2 1 2½ 2½ 4 3 2½ 3½ 2 4 3 3½ 3 10 1 2 36½ 2 2 - 2 1½ 2 2 2 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3 3½ 6 1 6 32 3 3 2 - 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 1 3 7 2 4 30½ 4 1½ 2½ 2½ - 2½ 2 1 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 2 8 2 3 30 5 1½ 2 2 1½ - 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 3 2½ 3½ 4 4 5 28½ 6 United States 0 2 2 2 2½ - 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½ 7 2 4 27½ 7 Bulgaria 1948 1 2 1½ 3 2 2 - 3 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 3 4 4 5 27 8 Romania 1952 1½ 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 - 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 3 6 6 1 27 9 ½ 2 2 2 2½ 1½ 2 1 - 2 3 3 2 2½ 4 3 6 26 10 Poland 1928 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 - 3 1 2½ 2½ 4 6 3 24 11 Netherlands 0 1½ 1 1 ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 1 1 - 2½ 3 3 5 8 0 21 12 Canada 1957 1 1 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1 3 1½ - 2 2½ 2 10 1 19 13 Spain ½ 1 3 1 1½ 1 2 ½ 2 1½ 1 2 - ½ 1 9 3 17½ 14 1 ½ 1 2 ½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 3½ - 1 11 1 17½ Final «B» No. Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + − = Points 15 - 2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 1 2½ 3 4 3½ 3½ 11 1 1 38½ 16 Sweden 2 - 1 2½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 3 4 2½ 7 3 3 32 17 1 3 - 2½ 2 4 2 2 2 2½ 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 7 1 5 31½ 18 England ½ 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2 3 2 2 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 7 3 3 31 19 1½ 2½ 2 1½ - 1½ 2½ ½ 3 2 3 2½ 2 3 6 4 3 27½ 20 1½ 2 0 2 2½ - 3 2½ 3 2 2 4 1½ 1½ 5 4 4 27½ 21 ½ 2½ 2 1 1½ 1 - 2 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 4 4 4 6 3 26 22 0 2 2 2 3½ 1½ 2 - 3 2½ 2 2 ½ 2½ 4 3 6 25½ 23 Mongolia 1945 3 ½ 2 2 1 1 2½ 1 - 3½ 3 1½ 2 2½ 5 5 3 25½ 24 Chile 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 1½ ½ - 1½ 3½ 3 3 3 7 3 24 25 Philippines 1936 1 1 ½ 1 1 2 2½ 2 1 2½ - 2½ 3½ 2 4 6 3 22½ 26 0 1 2 ½ 1½ 0 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 8 2 18 27 ½ 0 1½ ½ 2 2½ 0 3½ 2 1 ½ 1½ - 2 2 8 3 17½ 28 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 2½ 0 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 - 1 10 2 17 Final «C» No. Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + − = Points 29 - 3 3 2 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 2 2½ 3½ 2 4 4 10 0 3 37½ 30 Switzerland 1 - 1½ 2½ 3 2 4 2½ 3 4 3 3 3½ 3½ 10 2 1 36½ 31 1 2½ - 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 4 2½ 12 1 0 35 32 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 1½ 4 3 3½ 4 2½ 9 3 1 35 33 1½ 1 1 1½ - 1 2½ 3½ 4 3 3½ 1½ 3½ 3 7 6 0 30½ 34 France 1½ 2 1½ 1 3 - 2 2 2 3 1½ 3 3½ 3½ 5 4 4 29½ 35 Greece royal 1 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 4 2 2½ 4 2 2½ 3 5 5 3 27½ 36 Iran 1964 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ ½ 2 0 - 3 1½ 3 2 3½ 4 4 7 2 23½ 37 India 2 1 1 2½ 0 2 2 1 - 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 3 3 6 4 22 38 Puerto Rico 1952 1½ 0 1½ 0 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 - 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 8 1 21½ 39 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 2½ 0 1 2½ 2½ - 3 3 2 5 7 1 20½ 40 Mexico 1934 2 1 ½ ½ 2½ 1 2 2 1½ 1½ 1 - 2 2½ 2 7 4 20 41 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 1 1 2 - 3 2 10 1 13 42 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 2 1½ 1 - 0 12 1 12 Final «D» No. Country 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 + − = Points 43 Australia - 2 4 3 3½ 3½ 2½ 4 6 0 1 22½ 44 South Africa 1928 2 - 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 5 1 1 18 45 0 2½ - 1½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 4 4 3 0 15½ 46 1 1 2½ - 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 14½ 47 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 3 2½ 3 3 3 1 14 48 ½ 1½ 2½ 2 1 - 2½ 2 2 3 2 12 49 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ - 3 1 6 0 10½ 50 Cyprus 1960 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 - 0 6 1 5 Individual medals Board 1: GDR Wolfgang Uhlmann 15 / 18 = 83.3% Board 2: MGL 1945 Tudev Ujtumen 13½ / 17 = 79.4% Board 3: URS 1955 Vassily Smyslov 11 / 13 = 84.6% Board 4: URS 1955 Paul Keres (10/12), FRG Helmut Pfleger (12½/15), and RSA 1928 David Friedgood (10/12) = 83.3% 1st reserve: URS 1955 Leonid Stein 10 / 13 = 76.9% 2nd reserve: YUG Milan Matulović and GDR Günther Möhring 11 / 13 = 84.6% At the other end of the spectrum, Milton Ioannidis of Cyprus lost all of his 4 games, giving him a total score at the Olympiads of 0 / 24 = 0.0%. References 16th Chess Olympiad: Tel Aviv 1964 OlimpBase 16 Olympiad 16 Chess Olympiad 16 Chess Olympiad 16 Chess Olympiad 16 Chess Olympiad 16 Chess Olympiad 16 Category:1960s in Tel Aviv