17th Chess Olympiad

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The 17th 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 October 23 and November 20, 1966, in Havana, Cuba.

The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their eighth consecutive gold medals, with the United States and Hungary taking the silver and bronze, respectively.

When Hungary and Yugoslavia tied on both game and match points, and they had drawn 2–2 with each other, the rules dictated that the final ranking would be decided by using the Neustadtl score – but not which version of it. A so-called unweighted score was used, which placed Hungary ahead of Yugoslavia, giving them the bronze medals. Had the weighted variant been used instead, the result would have been the other way around.

Results[]

Preliminaries[]

A total of 52 teams entered the competition and were divided into seven preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each. 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 8 + − = Points
«A»  Soviet Union - 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 7 0 0 24½
«A»  Spain 1½ - 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 1 1 20½
«B»   Switzerland ½ 1 - 4 2½ 3 3½ 4 5 2 0 18½
«B»  Sweden ½ 2 0 - 2½ 3½ 3 4 4 2 1 15½
«C»  Philippines ½ 1 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 4 3 4 0 13½
«C»  Uruguay ½ 0 1 ½ 1½ - 2 3½ 1 5 1 9
«D»  Monaco 0 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 - 1½ 0 6 1 7½
«D»  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 2½ - 1 6 0 3
Group 2
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Yugoslavia - 3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4 3½ 6 0 0 21
«A»  Iceland ½ - 1 3½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 3 3 0 13½
«B»  Indonesia ½ 3 - 1½ 2 2 3½ 2 2 2 12½
«B»  Austria ½ ½ 2½ - 3 1½ 4 3 3 0 12
«C»  Turkey 1 2½ 2 1 - 2½ 2 2 2 2 11
«C»  Mongolia 0 ½ 2 2½ 1½ - 2½ 2 3 1 9
«D»  Mexico ½ ½ ½ 0 2 1½ - 0 5 1 5
Group 3
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  United States - 1½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 4 4 1 1 17½
«A»  Norway 2½ - 2 1½ 4 3 3½ 4 1 1 16½
«B»  Poland 1 2 - 3 3½ 4 3 4 1 1 16½
«B»  Israel 2 2½ 1 - 3 3 4 4 1 1 15½
«C»  Ecuador ½ 0 ½ 1 - 2½ 3 2 4 0 7½
«C»  Portugal ½ 1 0 1 1½ - 2 0 5 1 6
«D»  Bolivia 0 ½ 1 0 1 2 - 0 5 1 4½
Group 4
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Argentina - 2½ 3 3 4 4 4 6 0 0 20½
«A»  Denmark 1½ - 1½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 4 2 0 18
«B»  England 1 2½ - 3 2½ 3½ 2½ 5 1 0 15
«B»  France 1 ½ 1 - 2 2½ 2½ 2 3 1 9½
«C»  Ireland 0 ½ 1½ 2 - 2½ 1½ 1 4 1 8
«C»  Chile 0 0 ½ 1½ 1½ - 3½ 1 5 0 7
«D»  South Africa 0 0 1½ 1½ 2½ ½ - 1 5 0 6
Group 5
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Czechoslovakia - 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 0 1 21
«A»  East Germany 2 - 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 5 0 1 19
«B»  Canada 1 1½ - 4 3½ 4 4 4 2 0 18
«B»  Scotland 0 1 0 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 0 9½
«C»  Italy 0 ½ ½ 1½ - 2½ 3½ 2 4 0 8½
«C»  Luxembourg 0 0 0 1½ 1½ - 3½ 1 5 0 6½
«D»  Cyprus 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ - 0 6 0 1½
Group 6
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  Hungary - 3 2½ 4 4 3 3½ 3½ 7 0 0 23½
«A»  Cuba 1 - 2 2½ 3½ 4 4 4 5 1 1 21
«B»  Netherlands 1½ 2 - 2½ 4 3½ 3½ 3½ 5 1 1 20½
«B»  Belgium 0 1½ 1½ - 2 2 3½ 4 2 3 2 14½
«C»  Venezuela 0 ½ 0 2 - 2½ 3½ 4 3 3 1 12½
«C»  Tunisia 1 0 ½ 2 1½ - 3½ 3 2 4 1 11½
«D»  Panama ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ - 4 1 6 0 6½
«D»  Lebanon ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 - 0 7 0 2
Group 7
№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  Romania - 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 4 4 6 0 1 22½
«A»  Bulgaria 2 - 3 2 3 3½ 4 4 5 0 2 21½
«B»  Colombia 1½ 1 - 2½ 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 17
«B»  Finland 1½ 2 1½ - 2½ 2 3½ 4 3 2 2 17
«C»  Greece ½ 1 2 1½ - 2 3 4 2 3 2 14
«C»  Puerto Rico 0 ½ 2 2 2 - 2 3½ 1 2 4 12
«D»  Morocco 0 0 0 ½ 1 2 - 2½ 1 5 1 6
«D»  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1½ - 0 7 0 2

Final[]

Final A
# Country Players Points MP Head-
to-head		 NS
1  Soviet Union Petrosian, Spassky, Tal, Stein, Korchnoi, Polugaevsky 39½
2  United States Fischer, Byrne, Benko*, Evans, Addison, Rossolimo 34½
3  Hungary Portisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Forintos, Bárczay 33½ 20 2 232.25
4  Yugoslavia Gligorić, Ivkov, Parma, Matanović, Matulović, Čirić 33½ 20 2 229.75
5  Argentina Najdorf, Panno, Bolbochán, Sanguineti, García, Schweber 30
6  Czechoslovakia Pachman, Hort, Filip, Kaválek, Jansa, Ujtelky* 29½
7  Bulgaria Minev, Bobotsov, Tringov, Padevsky, Kolarov, Popov 28½
8  Romania Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Ghițescu, Soós*, Drimer, Stanciu 26½
9  East Germany Uhlmann, Pietzsch, Fuchs, Malich, Zinn, Liebert 25½
10  Denmark Larsen, Brinck-Claussen, Andersen, Enevoldsen, Holm, Pedersen 20
11  Iceland Friðrik Ólafsson, Ingi Randver Jóhannsson, Guðmundur Pálmason,
Freysteinn Thorbergsson, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Guðmundur Sigurjónsson		 19
12  Spain Pomar, Medina García, Menvielle Laccourreye, Calvo,
Franco Raymundo, Pérez Gonsalves		 18
13  Norway Johannessen, Zwaig, Hoen, Kristiansen, De Lange, Wibe 14
14  Cuba Jiménez Zerquera, Ortega, Cobo Arteaga, Rodríguez Gonzáles,
García Martínez, 		12

*HUN-born

Final B
# Country Players Points MP
15  Netherlands Bouwmeester, Prins, Zuidema, Langeweg, Ree, Kapsenberg G. 37
16  Poland Bednarski, Doda, Kostro, Śliwa, Balcerowski, Filipowicz 31½
17  Austria Prameshuber, Kinzel, Stoppel, Winiwarter, Janetschek, 30
18   Switzerland Bhend, Walther, Blau, Roth, Glauser, 28½ 15
19  Israel Porat, Kraidman, Czerniak, Kagan, Aloni, Smiltiner 28½ 13
20  Finland Ojanen, Westerinen, Kanko, Rantanen, Lahti, Niemelä 28
21  England Clarke, Lee, Hartston, Littlewood, Hindle, Keene 27½
22  Colombia Cuartas, , de Greiff, Minaya Molano, Sánchez, 26½
23  Canada Yanofsky, Vranesic, Witt, Suttles, Kalotay, Divinsky 25½
24  Sweden Johansson, Nilsson, , Jansson, Kinnmark, 24½
25  Belgium O'Kelly, Boey, , Dunkelblum, , 23
26  France Mazzoni, Boutteville, , , Huguet, 20
27  Indonesia Bachtiar, Wotulo, , , , Suradiradja 18
28  Scotland Fairhurst, , , Pritchett, Freeman, Holmes H. D. 15½
Final C
# Country Players Points MP
29  Italy Tatai, Cappello, Zichichi, Romani, Norcia 38
30  Mongolia Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Tsagan T., , Badamgarav G., Chalkhasuren 33½
31  Philippines Naranja, De Castro, Balinas, Campomanes F., , 31
32  Greece Vizantiadis, Ornithopoulos, Anastasopoulos, , Papapostolou, 29
33  Uruguay Alvarez del Monte, Cabral, Olivera A., , , 28
34  Tunisia Belkadi, , Kchouk, , Bouaziz S., 26½
35  Turkey Süer, Bilyap, Onat, , , İbrahimoğlu 25½
36  Venezuela Schorr, Diaz, , Caro, Hernández, 25 12
37  Portugal Durão, Rocha, Cordovil, Ribeiro, , 25 10
38  Chile Letelier, , , , Carrasco, 23½ 9
39  Ecuador Yépez Ol., , Yepez Obando, , , 23½ 8
40  Ireland Heidenfeld, , , Reilly, , 21
41  Puerto Rico Colón Romero A., Colón Romero M., , , , Kaplan 18½
42  Luxembourg Philippe, , , , , 16
Final D
# Country Players Points MP
43  South Africa Dreyer, , , , , 28
44  Mexico , , Araiza, , , 24½
45  Bolivia , , , , 22
46  Monaco , Weiss, , , , 20
47  Morocco , , , , , 19½
48  Nicaragua , , , , , 17
49  Panama , , , 16½
50  Lebanon , , , , , 11 3
51  Cyprus , , , , 11 2
52  Hong Kong , , , , 10½

Final «A»[]

№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + − = Points
1  Soviet Union - 2½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 4 3 3½ 4 3½ 12 0 1 39½
2  United States 1½ - 2 1½ 3 2½ 2 2 3 3½ 3½ 4 3 3 8 2 3 34½
3  Hungary 2 2 - 2 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 3 3½ 8 1 4 33½
4  Yugoslavia 1½ 2½ 2 - 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 3½ 4 2½ 9 2 2 33½
5  Argentina 1 1 2 2 - 2 2½ 1½ 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 7 3 3 30
6  Czechoslovakia 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 - 1 3 2 2 3 2½ 3 3 7 3 3 29½
7  Bulgaria ½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 - 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 3½ 3 6 5 2 28½
8  Romania 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 1 2½ - 2½ 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 5 4 4 26½
9  East Germany 1½ 1 1½ 1 ½ 2 2 1½ - 1½ 3½ 3 4 2½ 4 7 2 25½
10  Denmark 0 ½ ½ 1 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ - 1 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 8 1 20
11  Iceland 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 1 1 2 ½ 3 - 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 9 1 19
12  Spain ½ 0 ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 1½ 2½ - 2 3½ 2 9 2 18
13  Norway 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 2 0 1½ 1½ 2 - 2½ 1 10 2 14
14  Cuba ½ 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1½ ½ 1½ - 0 13 0 12

Final «B»[]

№ Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + − = Points
15  Netherlands - 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 12 1 0 37
16  Poland 1½ - 1½ 3 2 1 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 4 7 4 2 31½
17  Austria 1½ 2½ - 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 3½ 2 3½ 6 2 5 30
18   Switzerland 2½ 1 2 - 2½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 4 2 1½ 2 3 5 3 5 28½
19  Israel 1½ 2 2 1½ - 1½ 3 1 1½ 2½ 4 2 3 3 5 5 3 28½
20  Finland 1 3 1½ 1½ 2½ - 2½ 2 3 3 1½ 1½ 3 2 6 5 2 28
21  England 1½ 2½ 2 2 1 1½ - 2 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 3 4 4 5 27½
22  Colombia ½ 2 1½ 2 3 2 2 - 2½ 1 2 2½ 3½ 2 4 3 6 26½
23  Canada 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 1 2½ 1½ - 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 2½ 6 6 1 25½
24  Sweden 1 ½ 2½ 0 1½ 1 2 3 1½ - 2 3½ 2½ 3½ 5 6 2 24½
25  Belgium 1 1 1½ 2 0 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 - 2 2½ 2 3 4 6 23
26  France 1 1 ½ 2½ 2 2½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ 2 - 1½ 1½ 3 8 2 20
27  Indonesia ½ 1 2 2 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ 2½ - 3 2 9 2 18
28  Scotland ½ 0 ½ 1 1 2 1 2 1½ ½ 2 2½ 1 - 1 9 3 15½

Final «C»[]

№ Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + − = Points
29  Italy - 2 3 4 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 12 0 1 38
30  Mongolia 2 - 1 3 3½ 1½ 2 3½ 3 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 9 2 2 33½
31  Philippines 1 3 - 2 3 2½ 2 1 2 3½ 2½ 1½ 4 3 7 3 3 31
32  Greece 0 1 2 - 2½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 1½ 3½ 4 7 3 3 29
33  Uruguay 1½ ½ 1 1½ - 3½ 3 3 2 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 5 4 4 28
34  Tunisia 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 ½ - 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2 6 3 4 26½
35  Turkey ½ 2 2 2 1 2 - 1½ 2½ 1 3 2½ 2½ 3 5 4 4 25½
36  Venezuela 1½ ½ 3 1½ 1 1½ 2½ - 2 2 2 3 2 2½ 4 5 4 25
37  Portugal 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 - 1½ 2½ 3 3 2 3 6 4 25
38  Chile 1 1 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 2 2½ - ½ 3½ 1½ 3½ 4 8 1 23½
39  Ecuador 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 3½ - 1 2½ 3 3 8 2 23½
40  Ireland ½ 1 2½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 1 1 ½ 3 - 2 1½ 3 7 3 21
41  Puerto Rico 1 1 0 ½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 2 - 2 1 8 4 18½
42  Luxembourg ½ 1½ 1 0 ½ 2 1 1½ 2 ½ 1 2½ 2 - 1 9 3 16

Final «D»[]

№ Country 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 + − = Points
43  South Africa - 2½ 3 3 4 2 2½ 4 4 3 8 0 1 28
44  Mexico 1½ - 2 2 3 3 3 2½ 3½ 4 6 1 2 24½
45  Bolivia 1 2 - 2½ 2 2 3½ 3½ 2½ 3 5 1 3 22
46  Monaco 1 2 1½ - 2 2 3 3 2½ 3 4 2 3 20
47  Morocco 0 1 2 2 - 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 5 2 2 19½
48  Nicaragua 2 1 2 2 ½ - 2 1½ 3 3 2 3 4 17
49  Panama 1½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 - 3½ 2½ 3 3 5 1 16½
50  Lebanon 0 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ - 2 1½ 1 7 1 11
51  Cyprus 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 2 - 2 0 7 2 11
52  Hong Kong 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2½ 2 - 1 7 1 10½

Individual medals[]

  • Board 1: Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian 11½ / 13 = 88.5%
  • Board 2: Argentina Oscar Panno 14 / 18 = 77.8%
  • Board 3: Soviet Union Mikhail Tal 12 / 13 = 92.3%
  • Board 4: Netherlands Christian Langeweg 12 / 15 = 80.0%
  • 1st reserve: Soviet Union Viktor Korchnoi 10½ / 13 = 80.8%
  • 2nd reserve: Hungary László Bárczay 11 / 12 = 91.7%

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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