16th Chess Olympiad

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An official medal from the Olympiad.
Israeli postal stamp, 1964
David Ben-Gurion presenting the trophy to the winning USSR team

The 16th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, 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:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Soviet Union - 3½ 4 4 4 4 4 6 0 0 23½
«A»  Spain ½ - 1½ 3½ 2½ 3 3 4 2 0 14
«B»  Philippines 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»  Venezuela 0 1 1½ 1 1½ - 2½ 1 5 0 7½
«D»  South Africa 0 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 0 6 0 7
  • Group 2:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Yugoslavia - 2 2½ 4 3 4 4 5 0 1 19½
«A»  Netherlands 2 - 3½ 3½ 2 4 4 4 0 2 19
«B»  Mongolia 1½ ½ - 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 2 0 14½
«B»  Austria 0 ½ 1½ - 3 4 3½ 3 3 0 12½
«C»  Mexico 1 2 ½ 1 - 2½ 3 2 3 1 10
«C»  India 0 0 1 0 1½ - 2 0 5 1 4½
«D»  Bolivia 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2 - 0 5 1 4
  • Group 3:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Hungary - 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 0 1 20
«A»  Israel 1 - 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 5 1 0 16
«B»  Sweden 2 1½ - 3½ 1½ 3 3½ 3 2 1 15
«B»  Scotland 1 1½ ½ - 3 2½ 3 3 3 0 11½
«C»  France 0 1½ 2½ 1 - 3 3 3 3 0 11
«C»  Ireland 0 0 1 1½ 1 - 3 1 5 0 6½
«D»  Luxembourg 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 - 0 6 0 4
  • Group 4:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  United States - 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 4 6 0 0 21
«A»  Poland 1½ - 1½ 2 3 3 3½ 3 2 1 14½
«B»  England 1 2½ - 1½ 3½ 2 2½ 3 2 1 13
«B»  Norway ½ 2 2½ - 1 3½ 1½ 2 3 1 11
«C»  Turkey 0 1 ½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 9½
«C»  Iran 0 1 2 ½ 2 - 2½ 1 3 2 8
«D»  Portugal 0 ½ 1½ 2½ 1 1½ - 1 5 0 7
  • Group 5:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Romania - 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 0 1 18
«A»  Czechoslovakia 1½ - 2½ 3 3½ 4 3½ 5 1 0 18
«B»  Cuba 2 1½ - 2½ 2½ ½ 3½ 3 2 1 12½
«B»  Paraguay 1½ 1 1½ - 1 2½ 3½ 2 4 0 11
«C»  Colombia ½ ½ 1½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 10½
«C»  Puerto Rico ½ 0 3½ 1½ 2 - 2 1 3 2 9½
«D»  Australia 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2 - 0 5 1 4½
  • Group 6:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Argentina - 2 3 3 3½ 3 4 5 0 1 18½
«A»  Canada 2 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 5 0 1 17½
«B»  East Germany 1 1½ - 3 4 4 3½ 4 2 0 17
«B»  Ecuador 1 1½ 1 - 1½ 3 3½ 2 4 0 11½
«C»  Monaco ½ ½ 0 2½ - 1½ 2 1 4 1 7
«C»  Iceland 1 1 0 1 2½ - 1½ 1 5 0 7
«D»  Uruguay 0 0 ½ ½ 2 2½ - 1 4 1 5½
  • Group 7:
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  Bulgaria - 2 3 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 6 0 1 22½
«A»  West Germany 2 - 2 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 4 5 0 2 22½
«B»  Denmark 1 2 - 2½ 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 18½
«B»  Peru ½ ½ 1½ - 3 3½ 4 4 4 3 0 17
«C»  Finland ½ ½ 2 1 - 2½ 4 4 3 3 1 14½
«C»  Greece 1 0 1 ½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2 5 0 9½
«D»  Dominican Republic ½ ½ 0 0 0 1½ - 3 1 6 0 5½
«D»  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 7 0 2

Final[]

Final A
# Country Players Points MP Head-
to-head
1  Soviet Union Petrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Stein, Spassky 36½
2  Yugoslavia Gligorić, Ivkov, Matanović, Parma, Udovčić, Matulović 32
3  West Germany Unzicker, Darga, Schmid, Pfleger, Mohrlok, Bialas 30½
4  Hungary Portisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Forintos, Flesch 30
5  Czechoslovakia Pachman, Filip, Hort, Kaválek, Jansa, Blatný 28½
6  United States Reshevsky, Benko, Saidy, Bisguier, Byrne, Addison 27½
7  Bulgaria Padevsky, Tringov, Bobotsov, Popov, Milev, Spiridonov 27 13 3
8  Romania Ghițescu, Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Radovici, Mititelu, 27 13 1
9  Argentina Eliskases, García, Schweber, Wexler, Cruz 26
10  Poland Doda, Bednarski, Śliwa, Filipowicz, Balcerowski, Schmidt 24
11  Netherlands Kuijpers, Bouwmeester, Langeweg, Zuidema, Prins 21
12  Canada Yanofsky, Anderson, Vranesic, Macskasy, Suttles, Witt 19
13  Spain Pomar, Medina García, Saborido, Menvielle Laccourreye, , Pérez Gonsalves 17½ 5
14  Israel Porath, Kraidman, Domnitz, Aloni, Guthi, 17½ 3
Final B
# Country Players Points MP
15  East Germany Uhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Fuchs, Golz, Möhring 38½
16  Sweden Ståhlberg, Johansson, Sköld, Nilsson, Jansson, 32
17  Denmark Andersen, Kølvig, Brinck-Claussen, Blom, Jakobsen, From 31½
18  England Kottnauer, Clarke, Haygarth, Littlewood, Hindle, 31
19  Peru Quiñones, Súmar Casis, Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas, Pinzón Sánchez, Miranda M. 27½ 15
20  Austria Dückstein, Beni, Prameshuber, Gragger, Stöckl, Winiwarter 27½ 14
21  Cuba Jiménez, José Pérez, Rodríguez Gonzáles, Ortega, García, Cobo 26
22  Norway Johannessen, Zwaig, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Svedenborg, Kristiansen 25½ 14
23  Mongolia Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Purevzhav, Tsagan T., Chalkhasuren, Namzhil 25½ 13
24  Chile Letelier, Hausman, Vergara, Jauregui, Godoy Bugueño, 24
25  Philippines Naranja, Balinas, Borja, Campomanes, Badilles, De Castro 22½
26  Ecuador Yépez, Moritz, , , Yepez Obando, 18
27  Paraguay , Saguier, Cantero, , , Vely 17½
28  Scotland Fairhurst, Aitken, , , Baxter R, 17
Final C
# Country Players Points MP
29  Iceland Thorsteinsson, , , Kristinsson, Sólmundarson, 37½
30   Switzerland Kupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Roth, 36½
31  Colombia Cuéllar, Minaya Molano, Cuartas, Tejada H., , 35 24
32  Finland Kanko, Westerinen, Fred, Niemelä, Rantanen, 35 19
33  Venezuela Tapasztó, , Caro, Schorr, Hernández, 30½
34  France Boutteville, Mazzoni, Thiellement, Bergraser, Noradounguian, 29½
35  Greece Paidousis, Kokkoris, Vizantiadis, Hadziotis, Papapostolou, Ornithopoulos 27½
36  Iran Mashian, , , Safvat, Farboud, 23½
37  India , Aaron, , , , Shekhar G. 22
38  Puerto Rico Colón Romero M., , , , , 21½
39  Turkey Süer, , , , , Bilyap 20½
40  Mexico , , , , , 20
41  Ireland , Reilly, Murphy P., , , 13
42  Monaco , Weiss, Rometti, Deslauriers J., 12
Final D
# Country Players Points
43  Australia Koshnitsky, Hanks, , Fuller, Hay, 22½
44  South Africa Dreyer, , , Friedgood, , Isaacson 18
45  Bolivia , , , 15½
46  Uruguay , del Monte, Cabral, , , 14½
47  Portugal Ribeiro, Durão, Rocha, , , Cordovil 14
48  Luxembourg , Philippe, , , , 12
49  Dominican Republic , , , , 10½
50  Cyprus , , , , , 5

Final «A»[]

№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + − = Points
1  Soviet Union - 2 1 2½ 2½ 4 3 2½ 3½ 2 4 3 3½ 3 10 1 2 36½
2  Yugoslavia 2 - 2 1½ 2 2 2 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3 3½ 6 1 6 32
3  West Germany 3 2 - 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 1 3 7 2 4 30½
4  Hungary 1½ 2½ 2½ - 2½ 2 1 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 2 8 2 3 30
5  Czechoslovakia 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 1 2 1½ 3 2 2 - 3 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 3 4 4 5 27
8  Romania 1½ 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 - 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 3 6 6 1 27
9  Argentina ½ 2 2 2 2½ 1½ 2 1 - 2 3 3 2 2½ 4 3 6 26
10  Poland 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 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  Israel 1 ½ 1 2 ½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 3½ - 1 11 1 17½

Final «B»[]

№ Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + − = Points
15  East Germany - 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  Denmark 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  Peru 1½ 2½ 2 1½ - 1½ 2½ ½ 3 2 3 2½ 2 3 6 4 3 27½
20  Austria 1½ 2 0 2 2½ - 3 2½ 3 2 2 4 1½ 1½ 5 4 4 27½
21  Cuba ½ 2½ 2 1 1½ 1 - 2 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 4 4 4 6 3 26
22  Norway 0 2 2 2 3½ 1½ 2 - 3 2½ 2 2 ½ 2½ 4 3 6 25½
23  Mongolia 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 1 1 ½ 1 1 2 2½ 2 1 2½ - 2½ 3½ 2 4 6 3 22½
26  Ecuador 0 1 2 ½ 1½ 0 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 8 2 18
27  Paraguay ½ 0 1½ ½ 2 2½ 0 3½ 2 1 ½ 1½ - 2 2 8 3 17½
28  Scotland ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 2½ 0 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 - 1 10 2 17

Final «C»[]

№ Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + − = Points
29  Iceland - 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  Colombia 1 2½ - 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 4 2½ 12 1 0 35
32  Finland 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 1½ 4 3 3½ 4 2½ 9 3 1 35
33  Venezuela 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 1 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 4 2 2½ 4 2 2½ 3 5 5 3 27½
36  Iran 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 1½ 0 1½ 0 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 - 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 8 1 21½
39  Turkey ½ 1 1 1 ½ 2½ 0 1 2½ 2½ - 3 3 2 5 7 1 20½
40  Mexico 2 1 ½ ½ 2½ 1 2 2 1½ 1½ 1 - 2 2½ 2 7 4 20
41  Ireland 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 1 1 2 - 3 2 10 1 13
42  Monaco 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 2 1½ 1 - 0 12 1 12

Final «D»[]

№ 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 2 - 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 5 1 1 18
45  Bolivia 0 2½ - 1½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 4 4 3 0 15½
46  Uruguay 1 1 2½ - 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 14½
47  Portugal ½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 3 2½ 3 3 3 1 14
48  Luxembourg ½ 1½ 2½ 2 1 - 2½ 2 2 3 2 12
49  Dominican Republic 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ - 3 1 6 0 10½
50  Cyprus 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 - 0 6 1 5

Individual medals[]

  • Board 1: East Germany Wolfgang Uhlmann 15 / 18 = 83.3%
  • Board 2: Mongolia Tudev Ujtumen 13½ / 17 = 79.4%
  • Board 3: Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov 11 / 13 = 84.6%
  • Board 4: Soviet Union Paul Keres (10/12), West Germany Helmut Pfleger (12½/15), and South Africa David Friedgood (10/12) = 83.3%
  • 1st reserve: Soviet Union Leonid Stein 10 / 13 = 76.9%
  • 2nd reserve: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Matulović and East Germany Günther Möhring 11 / 13 = 84.6%

At the other end of the spectrum, of Cyprus lost all of his 4 games, giving him a total score at the Olympiads of 0 / 24 = 0.0%.

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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