19th Chess Olympiad

1970 chess tournament in Siegen, West Germany right|thumb|250px|Official Logo of the Siegen Olympiad The 19th Chess Olympiad (de Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany.https://www.olimpbase.org/1970/1970in.html OlimpBase, "19th Chess Olympiad: Siegen 1970" The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led by world champion Boris Spassky, lived up to expectations and won their tenth consecutive gold medal, although only by a single point, with Hungary and Yugoslavia taking the silver and bronze, respectively. Tournament report Held at the Siegerland Hall venue, a total of 64 nations applied to enter the tournament. Unfortunately, space constraints and FIDE's intended model format meant that only 60 could be accommodated. It was then found that four teams were to have their applications rejected on the grounds that they had missed the deadline. These four teams were: Argentina, France, Ecuador, and Venezuela. When Panama withdrew their application, Argentina took their place. The tournament was run as a two-stage round-robin. Six preliminary groups of 10 teams each determined the composition of five Finals of 12 teams each, with the top two from each group ending up in Final A etc. Several unsatisfactory aspects of this system were voiced, however, and they manifested themselves in a variety of ways. Firstly, the pressure was raised to fever pitch at a very early stage in the proceedings. A single poor result in the preliminaries could condemn a team to a low final group. All this proved too much for England's top player, Jonathan Penrose, who in his crucial last-round preliminary match, blundered a piece and fainted from the shock. A nervous player at the best of times, he was retired from the rest of the contest on medical grounds and England ended up in Group C, below their seeding, which they then went on to win by a hefty margin. The Sunday Times reported several instances of cheating. For example, in the Indonesia versus Switzerland preliminary match, a player moved his queen next to the opponent's king with check. Capturing the queen with the king was forced and so the player made the move for his opponent, declaring stalemate and shaking hands all in one movement. His dazed opponent ended up signing the scoresheet before recovering his wits and realizing (too late) that it was not a stalemate at all. It was possible for strong teams, sitting comfortably in favourable qualification spots, to not try as hard as they might have in other circumstances. Such actions could influence the qualification process below them and, as a deliberate ploy, could have assisted in assigning a strong rival to a lower final group. Then there was the whole question of apartheid. Albania decided to forfeit their game against South Africa as a protest against racial segregation and so lost 4–0. Naturally, this meant that the whole group dynamic was lost and the resulting placings somewhat distorted. Some teams and a small number of strong players did not compete at all as a protest against the participation of the South African team. The teams competed for the Hamilton-Russell Cup. Matches were scored by game points, with match points being used in the event of a tie-break. The Chief Referee was International Arbiter Harry de Graaf. A total of 360 players took part, including 35 grandmasters and 66 international masters. right|thumb|Spassky versus Fischer As was customary, the FIDE congress was also held during the Olympiad and the major news concerned the retirement of President Folke Rogard after 21 years of service. He was to be replaced by former World Champion Max Euwe and this appeared to be a universally popular decision. Another important issue was the presentation of a proposed new system for the awarding GM and IM titles; the congress adopted in full the report submitted by a committee comprising top player Svetozar Gligorić, Professor Arpad Elo and FIDE Vice President Mr. Dorazil. The tournament was very well attended by the public, particularly on the day that current World Champion Boris Spassky played future champion Bobby Fischer, with an estimated 3000 spectators turning up (Spassky won). Individual performances World Champion Boris Spassky took the best score on board one (79.17%) and won a suit as a prize. Bobby Fischer finished a close second with 76.9% and Bent Larsen a close third with 76.5%. Tigran Petrosian extended his amazing run of unbeaten Olympiad games to 90 (won 58, drawn 32). Viktor Korchnoi lost only one game - as a result of oversleeping he defaulted to the Spaniard, Díez del Corral. There was no satisfactory explanation as to why (non-playing) team captain Paul Keres or one of Korchnoi's teammates could not have telephoned his room when noticing he was a few minutes late. Oscar Panno drew a record 15 games; however this may be partially explained by his accommodation. Siegen was a small place and many competitors were housed in the surrounding area. When Korchnoi asked Panno where he was living, his reply was "in a pure field". Results Preliminaries Preliminary head-to-head results were carried over to the finals, so no teams met more than once. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The results were as follows: Group 1: № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points «A» - 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 9 0 0 31 «A» 1 - 2 2½ 3½ 4 3½ 4 4 4 7 1 1 28½ «B» 1 2 - 3 2 1½ 3½ 3 4 4 5 2 2 24 «B» 1 1½ 1 - 3 3½ 2 3 4 4 5 3 1 23 «C» 1 ½ 2 1 - 1 2 4 3 3½ 3 4 2 18 «C» 1 0 2½ ½ 3 - 1½ 2½ 2½ 4 5 4 0 17½ «D» 0 ½ ½ 2 2 2½ - 2 4 4 3 3 3 17½ «D» 0 0 1 1 0 1½ 2 - 2 3½ 1 6 2 11 «E» 0 0 0 0 1 1½ 0 2 - 4 1 7 1 8½ «E» 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 - 0 9 0 1 Group 2: № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points «A» - 2½ 3½ 4 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 4 9 0 0 31½ «A» 1½ - 1 2 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 6 2 1 23 «B» ½ 3 - 1½ 1 3½ 2½ 4 2½ 4 6 3 0 22½ «B» 0 2 2½ - 2 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 3 6 1 2 22 «C» 1½ 1 3 2 - 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 3 21½ «C» Iran 1964 ½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 - 2 4 4 3½ 3 4 2 19½ «D» ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 - 2½ 3 4 3 4 2 18½ «D» 0 1 0 0 1 0 1½ - 3 2 1 7 1 8½ «E» 0 ½ 1½ ½ 1 0 1 1 - 2 0 8 1 7½ «E» 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 2 2 - 0 7 2 5½ Group 3: № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points «A» - 2½ 3 3 2½ 3½ 4 4 4 4 9 0 0 30½ «A» 1½ - 2 3 2½ 4 4 4 3½ 4 7 1 1 28½ «B» 1 2 - 2 3½ 4 3½ 4 4 4 6 1 2 28 «B» 1 1 2 - 1 2 4 4 3½ 4 4 3 2 22½ «C» 1½ 1½ ½ 3 - 2 1½ 3 2½ 3½ 4 4 1 19 «C» ½ 0 0 2 2 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 4 3 2 17 «D» 0 0 ½ 0 2½ 1½ - 2 2 3½ 2 5 2 12 «D» 0 0 0 0 1 1½ 2 - 3½ 4 2 6 1 12 «E» 0 ½ 0 ½ 1½ ½ 2 ½ - 3 1 7 1 8½ «E» 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 - 0 9 0 2 Group 4: № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points «A» Romania 1965 - 1½ 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 4 4 7 2 0 26½ «A» 2½ - 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 4 8 0 1 26 «B» 2½ 1½ - 2 3½ 2½ 2 3½ 4 4 6 1 2 25½ «B» 1 1½ 2 - 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 4 4 4 3 2 22 «C» 1½ 2 ½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 3 1 21½ «C» 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ - 2 3½ 4 3½ 4 4 1 21½ «D» ½ 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 - 3 3 3½ 3 3 3 19 «D» 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 - 1½ 3 1 8 0 8 «E» 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 2½ - 3½ 2 7 0 7½ «E» Guernsey 1936 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ - 0 9 0 2½ Group 5: № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points «A» - 2 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 4 3½ 7 0 2 26 «A» 2 - 2½ 2 2 3½ 2 4 4 3½ 5 0 4 25½ «B» 1½ 1½ - 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 4 3½ 6 2 1 24½ «B» 2 2 2 - 2½ 3 3 2½ 3 2½ 6 0 3 22½ «C» 1½ 2 1½ 1½ - 2 4 3 3 3½ 4 3 2 22 «C» ½ ½ ½ 1 2 - 4 3 3 4 4 4 1 18½ «D» ½ 2 1½ 1 0 0 - 2 3½ 3½ 2 5 2 14 «D» 1½ 0 ½ 1½ 1 1 2 - 2½ 4 2 6 1 14 «E» 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1½ - 3 1 8 0 8 «E» RHO ½ ½ ½ 1½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 - 0 9 0 5 Group 6: № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points «A» - 2 3½ 3 3 4 3½ 3 3½ 4 8 0 1 29½ «A» 2 - 2½ 3½ 2 3 3½ 4 3½ 4 7 0 2 28 «B» ½ 1½ - 2 2½ 4 4 1½ 2½ 3 5 3 1 21½ «B» 1 ½ 2 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 2 3½ 3 5 2 2 20½ «C» 1 2 1½ 1½ - 2 2½ 3 1½ 4 3 4 2 19 «C» 0 1 0 1½ 2 - 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 1 16 «D» RSA 1928 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ 1½ - 4 1½ 4 2 7 0 14 «D» 1 0 2½ 2 1 1½ 0 - 2½ 3 3 5 1 13½ «E» ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 1 2½ 1½ - 3 3 6 0 13½ «E» 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 - 0 9 0 4½ Team Albania refused to play South Africa due to political reasons. Finals {| class="wikitable" |+ Final A ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! Head-to-head |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || URS 1955 || Spassky, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Polugaevsky, Smyslov, Geller || 27½ || || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || HUN Hungary || Portisch, Lengyel, Bilek, Forintos, Csom, Ribli || 26½ || || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Gligorić, Ivkov, Matulović, Matanović, Parma, Minić || 26 || || |- | 4 || || Fischer, Reshevsky, Evans, Benko, Lombardy, Mednis || 24½ || || |- | 5 || || Hort, Filip, Jansa, Smejkal, Přibyl, Blatný || 23½ || || |- | 6 || || Unzicker, Schmid, Darga, Hecht, Mohrlok, Klundt || 22 || || |- | 7 || Bulgaria 1967 || Bobotsov, Tringov, Padevsky, Popov, Radulov, Kolarov || 21½ || 10 || 2½ |- | 8 || || Najdorf, Panno, Bolbochán, Quinteros, Rubinetti, Juárez || 21½ || 10 || 1½ |- | 9 || || Uhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Hennings, Zinn, Baumbach || 19 || || |- | 10 || Romania 1965 || Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Ghițescu, Ungureanu, Mititelu, Reicher || 18½ || || |- | 11 || || Yanofsky, Suttles, Vranesic, Witt, Amos, Fuster || 17½ || || |- | 12 || Spain 1945 || Pomar, Díez del Corral, Torán, Medina, Calvo, Bellón López || 16 || || |- |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final B ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! Head-to-head |- | 13 || || Kagan, Kraidman, Peretz, Geller, Gelfer, Bleiman || 27 || || |- | 14 || POL 1928 || Kostro, Doda, Adamski, Schmidt, Bednarski, Filipowicz || 25 || || |- | 15 || || Browne, Fuller, Hamilton, Shaw, Purdy, Koshnitsky || 24½ || || |- | 16 || Mongolia 1945 || Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Lhagva, Zorigt, Jigjidsuren, Gungabazar || 23½ || || |- | 17 || || Andersson, Jansson, Kinnmark, Liljedahl, Johansson, Olsson || 23 || 13 || 2½ |- | 18 || || Scholl, Ree, Langeweg, Zuidema, Bouwmeester, Hartoch || 23 || 13 || 1½ |- | 19 || || Larsen, Petersen, Jakobsen, Moe, Holm, Enevoldsen || 22 || || |- | 20 || || Westerinen, Ojanen, Sirkiä, Koskinen, Lahti, Gostowski || 21½ || || |- | 21 || || García Martínez, Jiménez, Cobo Arteaga, Hernández, Carlos Diaz, Lebredo Zarragoitia || 20 || || |- | 22 || || Dückstein, Holaszek, Kinzel, Röhrl, Steiner, Janetschek || 19½ || || |- | 23 || || Rodríguez, Cuéllar, Cuartas, Alzate, de Greiff, Muñoz || 18 || || |- | 24 || || Wotulo, Ardiansyah, Rusli, Bachtiar, Bessaria, Hamdan A. H. || 17 || || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final C ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 25 || || Penrose, Keene, Hartston, Lee, Whiteley, Corden || 30 || |- | 26 || PHI 1936 || Naranja, Torre, Rodríguez, De Castro, Lobigas, Estimo || 27½ || |- | 27 || || Sigurjónsson, Kristinsson, Thorbergsson, Magnússon, Sólmundarson, Angantýsson || 26 || |- | 28 || Brazil 1968 || Câmara, Rocha, Nóbrega, Toth, Resende, Pinto Paiva || 25½ || |- | 29 || || Johannessen, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Wibe, de Lange, Øgaard || 24 || |- | 30 || || Tatai, Paoli, Primavera, Zichichi, Cosulich, Romani || 22½ || |- | 31 || Greece 1970 || Siaperas, Vizantiadis, Trikaliotis, Kazilaris, Skalkotas, Papapostolou || 20 || |- | 32 || Iran 1964 || Hemmasi, Mashian, Safvat, Harandi, Ebrahimi, Sharif || 19 || |- | 33 || || Boey, Cornelis, Beyen, Schumacher, Van Schoor, Wostyn || 18½ || 10 |- | 34 || || Levy, Pritchett, McKay, Bonner, Jamieson, Freeman || 18½ || 9 |- | 35 || Tunisia 1959 || Bouaziz, Belkadi, Kchouk, Amandou, Nouisseri, Lagha || 17½ || |- | 36 || PUR 1952 || Kaplan, Colón Romero M., Berríos Pagán, Martínez Buitrago, Sacarello, Cintrón || 14½ || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final D ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 37 || || Lombard, Schaufelberger, Gereben, Hohler, Huss, Castagna || 29½ || |- | 38 || Albania 1946 || Pustina, Duraku, Vila, Adhami, Omari, Konçi || 28 || |- | 39 || || Rodríguez Vargas, Súmar Casis, Quiñones, Vásquez, Espinoza, Miranda || 27½ || |- | 40 || || Tan Lian Ann, Lim Kok Ann, Giam Choo Kwee, Lee Chee Seng, Pang Kwok Leong, Leow || 26½ || |- | 41 || || Cordovil, Durão, Gilbert, Ribeiro, Santos, Rego || 24½ || |- | 42 || || Littleton, Patterson, Moles, Heidenfeld, Henry, Kennefick || 23½ || |- | 43 || RSA 1928 || Friedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch || 22½ || |- | 44 || || Campos López, Acevedo, Winter Gallegos, Mondragón, Rizo, Terrazas || 21 || |- | 45 || || Sursock, Tarazi, Loheac-Ammoun, Salameh, Bedros, Galeb || 17 || |- | 46 || || Feller, Stull, Philippe, Schammo, Weber, Milbers || 15½ || |- | 47 || JPN 1947 || Miyasaki, Matsumoto, Higashi, Hoshino I., Nonaka, Arita || 15 || |- | 48 || || Belliard Alonzo, Malagón, Yabra, Andujar, Gonzáles, Belliard || 13½ || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final E ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 49 || || Sarapu, Wade, Anderson, Evans C. A., Kerr, Green || 36 || |- | 50 || RHO || Donnely, Hope, Fox, Lampitt, Bennett, Levy || 28 || 17 |- | 51 || || İbrahimoğlu, Bilyap, Uzman, Nutku, Öztürk, Günsav || 28 || 16 |- | 52 || || Camilleri, Gouder, Saliba, Sollars, Cilia Vincenti, Pace Floridia || 27½ || |- | 53 || Hong Kong 1959 || Krstic, Kazanski, Hasan, Krouk, Fung Yee Wang, Hasan || 26 || |- | 54 || || Kaderi, Belarbi, Marachi, Bouadid, Kattani, Bendriss || 25 || |- | 55 || || Petersen, Olsen, Midjord, Thomsen, Vilhelm, Durhuus || 19 || |- | 56 || || Ulvestad, Clua Ballague, Calderó, Sanz, Pantebre Martínez, Grimpera || 18 || |- | 57 || CYP 1960 || Avgousti, Kleopas, Constantinou, Georgiades G., Hadjittofis, Lantsias || 16 || |- | 58 || || Hook, Hoyt, Abraham, Potter, Scherman, Edwards || 15 || |- | 59 || Guernsey 1936 || Withers, Palmer, Jones, Lainé, Naftel, Bisson || 13 || |- | 60 || || Lorinczi Retek, Barriera, Dusclaux, Zapuzek, Scharf, Martelli R. || 12½ || |} Final «A» Matches played in semi-finals are italicized. № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + − = Points 1 - 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 2½ 3½ 3 7 0 4 27½ 2 2 - 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 8 1 2 26½ 3 2 2½ - 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 8 0 3 26 4 1½ 1½ 2 - 2 2½ 3½ 3 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 5 3 3 24½ 5 1½ 2 2 2 - 2½ 1 2 2 2 3½ 3 3 2 6 23½ 6 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 4 5 2 22 7 Bulgaria 1967 2 1½ 1½ ½ 3 2 - 2½ 2 1½ 2 3 3 4 4 21½ 8 2 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 4 5 2 21½ 9 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 2 2 1½ - 2 2 1½ 1 5 5 19 10 Romania 1965 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 2 - 1½ 2 1 7 3 18½ 11 ½ 1 1½ 2 ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 2½ - 2½ 2 6 3 17½ 12 Spain 1945 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 1 2½ 2 1½ - 1 9 1 16 Final «B» Matches played in semi-finals are italicized. № Country 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 + − = Points 13 - 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 2 2½ 2 2 1½ 3 7 1 3 27 14 1½ - 3 3½ 1½ 2 3½ 0 2 2½ 3 2½ 6 3 2 25 15 1½ 1 - 2½ 3½ 1 1½ 1½ 3 3½ 2½ 3 6 5 0 24½ 16 Mongolia 1945 1 ½ 1½ - 2½ 2 3 3 3 2 2½ 2½ 6 3 2 23½ 17 1 2½ ½ 1½ - 2½ 2 3 2 3½ 2½ 2 5 3 3 23 18 1 2 3 2 1½ - 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2 2 4 2 5 23 19 2 ½ 2½ 1 2 1½ - 3 3 ½ 2½ 3½ 5 4 2 22 20 1½ 4 2½ 1 1 2 1 - 1½ 2½ 3 1½ 4 6 1 21½ 21 2 2 1 1 2 1½ 1 2½ - 3 2 2 2 4 5 20 22 2 1½ ½ 2 ½ 1½ 3½ 1½ 1 - 2 3½ 2 6 3 19½ 23 2½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 2 2 - 1½ 1 7 3 18 24 1 1½ 1 1½ 2 2 ½ 2½ 2 ½ 2½ - 2 6 3 17 Final «C» Matches played in semi-finals are italicized. № Country 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 + − = Points 25 - 3 3 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 2 4 3½ 3 3 8 1 2 30 26 PHI 1936 1 - 2 1½ 1 2½ 3½ 2½ 4 3 3 3½ 7 3 1 27½ 27 1 2' - 3 3 2½ 2 3 1½ 3½ 2½ 2 6 2 3 26 28 Brazil 1968 2½ 2½ 1 - 2½ 2 2½ 2 2 3 3 2½ 7 1 3 25½ 29 2 3 1 1½ - 1 3 2½ 2½ 2 2 3½ 5 3 3 24 30 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 3 - 2 2 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 4 4 22½ 31 Greece 1970 1½ ½ 2 1½ 1 2 - 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 20½ 32 Iran 1964 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 2 - 2½ 1½ 1 2 1 5 5 19 33 0 0 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 2 1½ - 2 2½ 2 3 4 4 18½ 34 ½ 1 ½ 1 2 2 1 2½ 2 - 3 3 3 5 3 18½ 35 Tunisia 1959 1 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 3 1½ 1 - 3 2 8 1 17½ 36 PUR 1952 1 ½ 2 1½ ½ 1 2 2 2 1 1 - 0 7 4 14½ Final «D» Matches played in semi-finals are italicized. № Country 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 + − = Points 37 - 2½ 1½ 2 3 2 3 3½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 8 1 2 29½ 38 Albania 1946 1½ - 2 2 2½ 3 0 3 3 3½ 4 3½ 7 2 2 28 39 2½ 2 - 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 2 7 0 4 27½ 40 2 2 1½ - 2 2 2½ 3½ 3 2 2½ 3½ 5 1 5 26½ 41 1 1½ 1½ 2 - 3 2 1 2 3 4 3½ 4 4 3 24½ 42 2 1 2 2 1 - 3½ 2½ 3 2 2 2½ 4 2 5 23½ 43 RSA 1928 1 4 2 1½ 2 ½ - 1 3 3 1½ 3 4 5 2 22½ 44 ½ 1 1 ½ 3 1½ 3 - 1½ 3 2 4 4 6 1 21 45 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2½ - 1½ 3 2 2 7 2 17 46 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1 2 1 1 2½ - 1½ 1 1 8 2 15½ 47 JPN 1947 1 0 ½ 1½ 0 2 2½ 2 1 2½ - 2 2 6 3 15 48 ½ ½ 2 ½ ½ 1½ 1 0 2 3 2 - 1 7 3 13½ Final «E» Matches played in semi-finals are italicized. № Country 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 + − = Points 49 - 4 3½ 3 2 2 4 3½ 3 3½ 4 3½ 9 0 2 36 50 RHO 0 - 2 1 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 2½ 3½ 8 2 1 28 51 ½ 2 - 1½ 3 2½ 4 3½ 2 3 3 3 7 2 2 28 52 1 3 2½ - 2 2 2 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 7 1 3 27½ 53 Hong Kong 1959 2 1½ 1 2 - 3 3 2 2½ 3 3 3 6 2 3 26 54 2 1½ 1½ 2 1 - 1 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 5 4 2 25 55 0 ½ 0 2 1 3 - 1 2 2 3½ 4 3 5 3 19 56 ½ ½ ½ 1 2 1½ 3 - 3 2½ 1½ 2 3 6 2 18 57 CYP 1960 1 ½ 2 1½ 1½ ½ 2 1 - 3 1½ 1½ 1 8 2 16 58 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 2 1½ 1 - 3½ 3 2 8 1 15 59 Guernsey 1936 0 1½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2½ 2½ ½ - 2 2 8 1 13 60 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 2 2½ 1 2 - 1 8 2 12½ Individual medals Board 1: URS 1955 Boris Spassky 9½ / 12 = 79.2% Board 2: YUG Borislav Ivkov 10 / 13 = 76.9% Board 3: ENG William Hartston 12½ / 16 = 78.1% Board 4: YUG Aleksandar Matanović 10 / 12 = 83.3% 1st reserve: USA William Lombardy 11 / 14 = 78.6% 2nd reserve: PHI 1936 Samuel Estimo 8 / 10 = 80.0% Best game The 'Best Game' prize went to Lothar Schmid (West Germany) - Anton Kinzel (Austria) from the preliminaries. References Siegen Chess Olympiad by Raymond Keene and David Levy - pub. Chess Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, England, 1970 The Sunday Times - October 25, 1970; comments from England team captain C. H. O'D. Alexander. Olimpbase report, list of interesting games with viewer, individual prize winners etc. 19 Olympiad 19 Chess Olympiad 19 Olympiad 19 Chess Olympiad 19