13th Chess Olympiad

1958 chess tournament in Munich, West Germany right|thumb|150px|The official poster of the Olympiad The 13th Chess Olympiad (de Die 13. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between September 30 and October 23, 1958, in Munich, then part of West Germany. The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Botvinnik, lived up to expectations and won their fourth gold medals in a row, with Yugoslavia and Argentina taking the silver and bronze, respectively. The West German hosts finished 7th, right behind rivals East Germany. The two neighbouring nations were tied on both game and match points, but the East Germans had won the match between the two. Results Preliminaries A total of 36 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of nine teams each. The top three from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 4th–6th to Final B, and no. 7–9 to Final C. All groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. Group 1 was won by the Soviet hosts, well ahead of Bulgaria and Austria. The Netherlands, Denmark, and France took the places 4–6, while Italy, Puerto Rico, and Ireland finished at the bottom of the group. Spain caused a small surprise by taking first place in group 2, ahead of the returning US team and the host nation. Finland, Iceland, and Israel made up the middle part of the group, while Norway, South Africa, and Iran had to settle for the bottom. Group 3 was won by Argentina, ahead of East Germany and England. Traditional chess power Hungary surprisingly had to settle for Final B, along with Poland and Colombia. Meanwhile, The Philippines, Scotland, and Lebanon finished at the bottom of the group. Czechoslovakia clinched group 4, ahead of Yugoslavia and Switzerland. Canada, Sweden, and Belgium made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, Tunisia, and Greece completed the field. Group 1: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + − = Points «A» URS 1955 - 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 4 4 3½ 4 8 0 0 27 «A» Bulgaria 1948 ½ - 3 1½ 2 4 3½ 3½ 3½ 5 2 1 21½ «A» 1½ 1 - 2 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 4 5 2 1 21 «B» Netherlands 1½ 2½ 2 - 1½ 3 3 3 4 5 2 1 20½ «B» 1 2 1½ 2½ - 1½ 1½ 2½ 4 3 4 1 16½ «B» France 0 0 1½ 1 2½ - 2 3½ 4 3 4 1 14½ «C» Italy 0 ½ 0 1 2½ 2 - 3½ 1½ 2 5 1 11 «C» PUR 1952 ½ ½ ½ 1 1½ ½ ½ - 3 1 7 0 8 «C» 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 2½ 1 - 1 7 0 4 Group 2: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + − = Points «A» Spain 1945 - 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 7 0 1 23½ «A» USA 1912 2 - 1½ 3½ 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 6 1 1 23 «A» 1½ 2½ - 2 3 1½ 4 4 3½ 5 2 1 22 «B» 1 ½ 2 - 2 3 2½ 1½ 3 3 3 2 15½ «B» 1½ 1 1 2 - 2½ 2 2 3½ 2 3 3 15½ «B» 1 1 2½ 1 1½ - 2 3 3 3 4 1 15 «C» ½ 1 0 1½ 2 2 - 2½ 2 1 4 3 11½ «C» South Africa 1928 ½ ½ 0 2½ 2 1 1½ - 2½ 5 2 1 10½ «C» Iran 1925 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 1½ - 0 7 1 7½ Group 3: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + − = Points «A» - 2½ 1½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 4 4 6 1 1 23 «A» East Germany 1949 1½ - 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 4 6 1 1 21 «A» England 2½ 1 - 1½ 3 2 3 3 4 5 2 1 20 «B» 1½ 2 2½ - 2½ 1 3½ 3½ 3 5 2 1 19½ «B» Poland 1928 2 1½ 1 1½ - 2 3½ 3½ 4 3 3 2 19 «B» 1 1 2 3 2 - 1½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 2 16½ «C» PHI 1936 ½ 1½ 1 ½ ½ 2½ - 2 4 2 5 1 12½ «C» 0 1½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ 2 - 3 1 6 1 10 «C» 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 - 0 8 0 2½ Group 4: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + − = Points «A» - 2 3 2 2½ 4 3½ 4 4 6 0 2 25 «A» 2 - 2 4 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 3½ 6 0 2 24 «A» Switzerland 1 2 - 1½ 2½ 4 3½ 4 1½ 4 3 1 20 «B» Canada 1921 2 0 2½ - 2½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 5 1 2 19 «B» Sweden 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 3½ 4 2 3 3 4 1 18½ «B» Belgium 0 1½ 0 1 ½ - 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 5 0 10½ «C» ½ ½ ½ 2 0 1½ - 2 3 1 5 2 10 «C» Tunisia 1959 0 0 0 ½ 2 1½ 2 - 3½ 1 5 2 9½ «C» Greece royal 0 ½ 2½ ½ 1 1½ 1 ½ - 1 7 0 7½ Final {| class="wikitable" |+ Final A ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! HTH |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || URS 1955 || Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Tal, Petrosian || 34½ || || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Gligorić, Matanović, Ivkov, Trifunović, Đurašević, Fuderer || 29 || || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Pilnik, Panno, Eliskases, Redolfi, Sanguineti, Emma || 25½ || || |- | 4 || USA 1912 || Reshevsky, Lombardy, Bisguier, Evans, Rossolimo || 24 || || |- | 5 || || Pachman, Filip, Fichtl, Kozma, Rejfíř, Šefc || 22 || 12 || |- | 6 || East Germany 1949 || Uhlmann, Malich, Dittmann, Bertholdt, Fuchs, Pietzsch || 22 || 11 || 3½ |- | 7 || || Unzicker, Tröger, Schmid, Darga, Pfeiffer, Lehmann || 22 || 11 || ½ |- | 8 || Switzerland || Kupper, Blau, Keller, Walther, Nievergelt, Bhend || 19 || || |- | 9 || Spain 1945 || Pomar, Pérez, Torán Albero, Farre, Albareda, Lladó Lumbera || 17½ || || |- | 10 || Bulgaria 1948 || Neikirch, Bobotsov, Minev, Milev, Tringov, Padevsky || 17 || || |- | 11 || England || Alexander, Penrose, Golombek, Clarke, Wade || 16 || || |- | 12 || || Dückstein, Prameshuber, Stöckl, Beni, Lokvenc || 15½ || || |- |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final B ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 13 || || Szabó, Barcza, Portisch, Bilek, Honfi, Forintos || 31 || |- | 14 || Netherlands || Euwe, Donner, Prins, van den Berg, Kramer, Roessel || 28 || |- | 15 || Canada 1921 || Yanofsky, Anderson, Vaitonis, Füster, Joyner, Siemms || 24½ || 17 |- | 16 || || Cuéllar, Sánchez, de Greiff, Martín || 24½ || 13 |- | 17 || || Porat, Czerniak, Aloni, Smiltiner, Pilshchik, Kraidman || 23½ || |- | 18 || || Larsen, Andersen, Enevoldsen J., Pedersen, Ravn, Enevoldsen H. || 23 || |- | 19 || Poland 1928 || Śliwa, Tarnowski, Szukszta, Witkowski, Kostro, Brzózka || 22½ || |- | 20 || Sweden || Ståhlberg, Johansson, Sterner, Nilsson, Arnlind, Hörberg || 21 || |- | 21 || || Ojanen, Böök, Rantanen, Fred, Koskinen, Hällström || 19 || |- | 22 || || Jóhannsson, Pálmason, Thorbergsson, Jónsson, Guðmundsson, Kristjánsson || 18 || |- | 23 || France || Raizman, Boutteville, Bergraser, Lemoine, Catozzi, Noradounguian || 15 || |- | 24 || Belgium || Dunkelblum, Franck, Van Schoor, Van den Broeck, Beyen, Weltjens || 13½ || |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Final C ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! HTH |- | 25 || || Rojahn, Vestøl, Ofstad, Bøckman, Lindblom, Halvorsen || 30 || || |- | 26 || PHI 1936 || Cardoso, Campomanes, Borja, Aldecoa || 29½ || || |- | 27 || South Africa 1928 || Heidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern || 28 || || |- | 28 || Italy || Primavera, Romani, Norcia, Palmiotto, Laco, Contedini || 26½ || || |- | 29 || || Fairhurst, Aitken, Macleod, Perkins, Beckingham E., Thomson || 25½ || || |- | 30 || Greece royal || Syngellakis, Angos, Panagopoulos, Sakellaropoulos, Anastasopoulos, Zografakis || 25 || || |- | 31 || || Durão, Oliveira, Ribeiro, Gonçalves, Pereira, Cardoso || 23 || || |- | 32 || Iran 1925 || Safvat, Mashian, Pakdaman, Lotfy, Navabi, Assar || 20 || || |- | 33 || PUR 1952 || Cintrón, Benítez, Reissmann, Llavandero, Azúar, Vissepó || 14½ || 4 || 2½ |- | 34 || || Walsh, Reilly, Canton B., Loughrey, Russell A., Reid || 14½ || 4 || 1½ |- | 35 || Tunisia 1959 || Lagha, Harrouchi, Kchouk, Ennigrou, Mohsen || 14 || || |- | 36 || || Chalabi, Gabriel, Tarazi, Allam, Succar || 13½ || || |} Final A No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + − = Points 1 URS 1955 - 2 2 2 3½ 4 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 8 0 3 34½ 2 2 - 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 9 0 2 29 3 2 1½ - 2 2 3 3 2½ 3 2 2½ 2 5 1 5 25½ 4 USA 1912 2 1½ 2 - 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 2 4 1 6 24 5 ½ 1 2 2 - 2½ 1½ 3 2 2½ 3 2 4 3 4 22 6 East Germany 1949 0 ½ 1 2 1½ - 3½ 2½ 1½ 3 2½ 4 5 5 1 22 7 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ - 3 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 5 5 1 22 8 Switzerland ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 - 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 7 0 19 9 Spain 1945 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1 - 2 2½ 2½ 3 6 2 17½ 10 Bulgaria 1948 ½ 1½ 2 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 - 1½ 1½ 0 7 4 17 11 England 0 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ - 2½ 2 9 0 16 12 0 2 2 2 2 0 1½ ½ 1½ 2½ 1½ - 1 6 4 15½ Final B No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + − = Points 13 - 3½ 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 4 8 1 2 31 14 Netherlands ½ - 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 9 1 1 28½ 15 Canada 1921 2½ ½ - 1 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 8 2 1 24½ 16 2 1½ 3 - 3 1 2 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 5 3 3 24½ 17 2 1½ 2 1 - 3½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 5 4 2 23½ 18 1 1½ 1½ 3 ½ - 1½ 2 4 2½ 2 3½ 4 5 2 23 19 Poland 1928 ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½ - 3 1½ 2 3 3 5 4 2 22½ 20 Sweden 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 1 - 2½ 2 1½ 2 3 4 4 21 21 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 0 2½ 1½ - 3 2 2½ 3 6 2 19 22 1½ 1 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 1 - 3 2½ 2 7 2 18 23 France 0 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 2 1 - 1½ 1 8 2 15 24 Belgium 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ - 1 9 1 13½ Final C No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + − = Points 25 - 1½ 2 3 3 3 2½ 2 3 2½ 4 3½ 8 1 2 30 26 PHI 1936 2½ - 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 3½ 3 2½ 7 0 4 29½ 27 South Africa 1928 2 2 - 2 2 2 3 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 2½ 6 0 5 28 28 Italy 1 2 2 - 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 3 2½ 4 3½ 6 3 2 26½ 29 1 1 2 1½ - 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 2 3½ 5 3 3 25½ 30 Greece royal 1 2 2 2½ 2 - 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 6 1 4 25 31 1½ 1 1 2½ 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 5 5 1 23 32 Iran 1925 2 2 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ - 3 1 3 2 2 6 3 20 33 PUR 1952 1 0 1½ 1 ½ 1½ 2 1 - 2½ 1½ 2 1 8 2 14½ 34 1½ ½ 0 1½ 0 2 1½ 3 1½ - 1 2 1 8 2 14½ 35 Tunisia 1959 0 1 ½ 0 2 1 ½ 1 2½ 3 - 2½ 3 7 1 14 36 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 2 2 2 1½ - 0 8 3 13½ Individual medals Board 1: YUG Svetozar Gligorić 12 / 15 = 80.0% Board 2: CAN 1957 Frank Anderson 10½ / 13 = 80.8% Board 3: URS 1955 Paul Keres 9½ / 12 = 79.2% Board 4: URS 1955 David Bronstein 9½ / 12 = 79.2% 1st reserve: URS 1955 Mikhail Tal 13½ / 15 = 90.0% 2nd reserve: URS 1955 Tigran Petrosian and HUN Győző Forintos 10½ / 13 = 80.8% References 13th Chess Olympiad: Munich 1958 OlimpBase 13 Olympiad 13 Chess Olympiad 13 Olympiad 13 Chess Olympiad 13 Category:1950s in Munich Category:Chess in West Germany Category:October 1958 sports events in Europe