The 1st Chess Olympiad was held in London from July 18 to 29, 1927 with the participation of 16 countries. Teams that sent applications late were not allowed to the tournament, including teams from Poland , the USA and others. To attract the strongest chess players, the organizers did not distinguish between amateurs and professionals. The tournament was allocated £ 2,000. Parties were played in the English parliament hall Westminster Central Hall. A total of 480 games were played. Prizes for beauty were awarded to the games of E. Grünfeld - M. Euwe [1] , F. Yeits - L. Astalosh [2] .
| I Chess Olympiad | |
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| Location |  England , London |
| Member countries | sixteen |
| Number of chess players | - |
| Number of parties | 480 |
| The opening ceremony | July 18, 1927 |
| Opened | - |
| Closing ceremony | July 29, 1927 |
| Champion (men) |  Hungary  |
| Champion (Women) | - |
It was impossible to determine the winners on the boards, as the teams were allowed any permutations. Everyone except the German team took advantage of this right.
At the closing ceremony, the captain of the Hungarian national team G. Maroci was awarded a prize - a gilded Cup established by Lord Hamilton-Russell , one of the founders of the famous Hastings Club, and gold medals to the participants. The Danes received silver medals, and the British won bronze medals.
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Rules
- Three rounds in two days;
- The first control - an hour and a half for 30 moves;
- Subsequent - 10 moves for half an hour;
- Game completion of the parties took place not on the days planned in advance, but on the appointment of the panel of judges.
If the points are equal, the places of the teams are determined by the number of matches won, and if the latter is equal, the results of a personal meeting (in some sources, Austria faces Germany and Belgium before Finland).
National Team
Participating countries of the 1st Olympiad
Austria national team
Argentina national team
Belgium national team
England team
National team of Hungary
Germany national team
Denmark national team
Spain national team
| Italy national team
Netherlands national team
Finland national team
France national team
Czechoslovakia national team
Switzerland national team
Sweden national team
Yugoslav national team
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Tour Movement
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Standings
| A place | A country | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | sixteen | + | - | = | Glasses | |
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| one | Hungary | one | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1½ | four | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | eleven | four | 0 | 40 | ||
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | one | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 2 | four | ten | 2 | 3 | 38½ | ||
| 3 | Great Britain | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | four | 2 | 36½ | ||
| four | Netherlands | 2½ | 2 | one | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | four | 2 | one | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 7 | 3 | five | 35 | ||
| five | Czechoslovakia | one | ½ | 2½ | one | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | one | four | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | four | ten | five | 0 | 34½ | ||
| 6 | Germany | one | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 9 | four | 2 | 34 | ||
| 7 | Austria | one | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 1½ | 3 | 9 | five | one | 34 | ||
| eight | Switzerland | 2½ | 1½ | one | 2½ | 1½ | one | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 9 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | one | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | thirty | ||
| ten | Italy | one | 2 | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | one | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | five | 6 | four | 28½ | ||
| eleven | Sweden | 2½ | 1½ | ½ | 0 | 3 | one | 1½ | 1½ | one | 3 | 1½ | four | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 12 | Argentina | ½ | one | 1½ | 2 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | five | eight | 2 | 27 | ||
| 13 | France | one | one | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | one | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | 2½ | one | 3 | 3 | four | 9 | 2 | 24½ | ||
| 14 | Finland | 1½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | one | one | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | ten | 2 | 21½ | ||
| 15 | Belgium | ½ | 2 | one | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | ½ | 2 | one | 2½ | one | one | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 9 | four | 21½ | ||
| sixteen | Spain | ½ | 0 | one | 1½ | 0 | one | one | one | one | 2 | 1½ | ½ | one | ½ | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 14½ |
Personal results of winning teams
Hungary:
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| Great Britain:
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Best Individual Results
- Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark) - 12/15 (+11 −2 = 2)
- George Thomas (Great Britain) - 12 of 15 (+9 −0 = 6)
- Richard Reti (Czechoslovakia) - 11½ of 15 (+9 −1 = 5)
- Geza Maroci (Hungary) - 9 out of 12 (+6 −0 = 6)
- Ernst Grünfeld (Austria) - 9½ out of 13 (+6 −0 = 7)
- Max Euwe (Netherlands) - 10½ out of 15 (+7 −1 = 7)
Notes
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G. M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 150. - 120,000 copies.
- Chess Olympiads / Yu. Averbakh , B. Turov . Moscow: Physical Education and Sport, 1974.
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- S. 558. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
- World Chess Olympiads. 1927-2006 / Hanamiryan G.S., Author's publication, Yerevan: 2006, p. 12-14
Links
- 1st Chess Olympiad on OlimpBase.org
- History of the Chess Olympiad (Part One) (German)