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4th Chess Olympiad
1931 chess tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1931 chess tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia
The 4th Chess Olympiad (), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
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Team results
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | + | − | = | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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| United States | - | 2 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | **48** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| POL | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 2½ | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46½ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45½ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45½ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45½ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | ½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 12 | 5 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| HUN Hungary | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 39½ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 0 | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 2½ | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | ½ | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 30½ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA | 1 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 11 | 3 | 29½ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Italy | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 19½ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ½ | ½ | - | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 15½ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | 1½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 16 | 2 | 15½ |
Individual medals
For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.
:{| class="wikitable" ! Board 1 !! !! Board 2 !! !! Board 3 !! !! Board 4 !! !! Reserve !! |- | FRA Alexander Alekhine || style="background:gold;"| 13½ / 18 75.0 || SWE Gösta Stoltz || style="background:gold;"| 13½ / 18 75.0 || LAT Vladimirs Petrovs || style="background:gold;"| 11½ / 16 71.9 || AUT Albert Becker || style="background:gold;"| 10½ / 14 75.0 || CSK Karel Skalička || style="background:gold;"| 10½ / 14 75.0 |- | GER Efim Bogoljubow || style="background:silver;"| 12½ / 17 73.5 || POL Savielly Tartakower || style="background:gold;"| 13½ / 18 75.0 || GBR George Alan Thomas || style="background:silver;"| 12½ / 18 69.4 || Kingdom of Yugoslavia Vasja Pirc || style="background:silver;"| 12½ / 17 73.5 || USA Herman Steiner || style="background:silver;"| 8½ / 12 70.8 |- | USA Isaac Kashdan || style="background:#cc9966;"| 12 / 17 70.6 || HUN Lajos Steiner || style="background:#cc9966;"| 12 / 17 70.6 || CSK Josef Rejfiř || style="background:#cc9966;"| 11 / 16 68.8 || GER Kurt Richter || style="background:#cc9966;"| 10½ / 15 70.0 || LAT Wolfgang Hasenfuss || style="background:#cc9966;"| 7½ / 11 68.2 |}
Notes
References
- 4th Chess Olympiad: Prague 1931 OlimpBase
References
- Although commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players.
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