1st Chess Olympiad

1927 chess tournament in London, England thumb|300 px|Players and spectators at the Westminster Central Hall thumb|300px|Competing countries (in green) of the 1st Chess Olympiad The 1st Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between 18 and 30 July, 1927 at the Westminster Central Hall, London, United Kingdom. It was officially known by its current name from 1952. The 1st Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the time of the olympiad. Teams & Players 16 participating teams constituting a total of 70 players participated in the event. All of the teams except Argentina were from Europe. Each team had 4 players and some teams even had a reserve player. Rounds & Games The event was played in a round robin format. 15 rounds were played throughout the 12-day span of the event, each played at 2:30. Four extra rounds were played on four days at 9:30. 480 games were played in the event between the players of different teams. The teams could choose in which order they would give the board number to the participants unlike today's system of board numbers given by player strength. The players played in a classical time control of 90 minutes for 30 moves and then 30 minutes for every 10 moves after. Results Team standings {| class="wikitable" ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || Hungary 1920 || Maróczy, Nagy, Vajda, Havasi, Steiner E. || 40 |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Krause, Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Ruben || 38½ |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || GBR || Atkins, Yates, Thomas, Michell, Spencer || 36½ |- | 4 || || Euwe, Weenink, Kroone, te Kolsté, Schelfhout || 35 |- | 5 || || Réti, Gilg, Hromádka, Pokorný, Prokeš || 34½ |- | 6 || Germany Weimar || Tarrasch, Mieses, Carls, Wagner || 34 |- | 7 || || Grünfeld, Lokvenc, Kmoch, Wolf, Gruber || 34 |- | 8 || || Johner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Grob, Michel || 32 |- | 9 || Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes || Kostić, Vuković V., Asztalos, Kalabar || 30 |- | 10 || Italy 1861 || Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romih, Sacconi || 28½ |- | 11 || || Nilsson, Nyholm, Jakobson, Stoltz || 28 |- | 12 || || Grau, Rivarola, Nogués Acuña, Palau || 27 |- | 13 || FRA 1794 || Chéron, Muffang, Renaud, Betbeder || 24½ |- | 14 || || Tschepurnoff, Rasmusson, Heilimo, Terho || 21½ |- | 15 || || Koltanowski, Censer I., Louviau, Censer M. || 21½ |- | 16 || Spain 1785 || Golmayo, Marín y Llovet, Vilardebó, Soler || 14½ |} Team results Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 + − = Points 1Hungary 1920 - 1 2½ 1½ 3 3 3 1½ 4 3 1½ 3½ 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 11 4 0 40 2 3 - 2½ 2 3½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 1 2 2½ 3 3 3½ 2 4 10 2 3 38½ 3 GBR1½ 1½ - 3 1½ 2½ 1½ 3 3½ 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 9 4 2 36½ 42½ 2 1 - 3 2 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 4 2 1 3½ 2 2½ 7 3 5 35 51 ½ 2½ 1 - 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 1 4 2½ 3 3½ 4 10 5 0 34½ 6Germany Weimar1 1½ 1½ 2 1½ - 2 3 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 9 4 2 34 71 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2 - 1½ 3 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 1½ 3 9 5 1 34 82½ 1½ 1 2½ 1½ 1 2½ - 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 7 6 2 32 9Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes0 3 ½ 2 1½ 1½ 1 2 - 2½ 3 1½ 3½ 3 2 3 6 6 3 30 10Italy 18611 2 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 1½ - 1 2½ 2 3 3 2 5 6 4 28½ 112½ 1½ ½ 0 3 1 1½ 1½ 1 3 - 1½ 4 3 1½ 2½ 6 9 0 28 12½ 1 1½ 2 0 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ - 1½ 2 3 3½ 5 8 2 27 13FRA 17941 1 1½ 3 1½ 1½ 1 2 ½ 2 0 2½ - 1 3 3 4 9 2 24½ 141½ ½ 2 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 2 3 - 2½ 3½ 3 10 2 21½ 15½ 2 1 2 ½ 1½ 2½ ½ 2 1 2½ 1 1 1½ - 2 2 9 4 21½ 16Spain 1785½ 0 1 1½ 01 1 1 1 2 1½ ½ 1 ½ 2 - 0 13 2 14½ Individual medals No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, information {| class="wikitable" ! # !!Player !! Points !! Percentage |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || George Alan Thomas England || 12/15 || 80% |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || Holger Norman-Hansen Denmark || 12/15 || 80% |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || Richard Réti Czechoslovakia || 11½/15 || 76.7% |- | 4 || Géza Maróczy Hungary 1920 || 9/12 || 75% |- | 5 || Ernst Grünfeld Austria || 9½/13 || 73.1% |- | 6 || Max Euwe Netherlands || 10½/15 || 70% |} References 01 Olympiad 01 Chess Olympiad 01 Olympiad 01 Category:July 1927 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:International sports competitions in London