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9th Chess Olympiad
1950 chess tournament in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
1950 chess tournament in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
The 9th Chess Olympiad (), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, FPR Yugoslavia (present day Croatia). Eighty-four players from 16 nations played a total of 480 games. The acclaimed 1950 Dubrovnik chess set was designed and manufactured specifically for 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 | + | − | = | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | **45½** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43½ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40½ | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 11 | 0 | 4 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 31½ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30½ | |||||||||||||||||
| France | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | 3½ | - | ½ | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 5 | 8 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27½ | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | - | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 9 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21½ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3½ | 2 | 11 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | - | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
Individual medals
The prizes for best individual results went to:
- Board 1: ARG Miguel Najdorf and FRG Wolfgang Unzicker 11 / 14 = 78.6%
- Board 2: ARG Julio Bolbochán 11½ / 14 = 82.1%
- Board 3: YUG Petar Trifunović 10 / 13 = 76.9%
- Board 4: YUG Braslav Rabar 9 / 10 = 90.0%
- 1st reserve: ARG Hermann Pilnik 7½ / 10 = 75.0%
- 2nd reserve: USA Larry Evans 9 / 10 = 90.0%
References
References
- Although commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players.
- [http://www.olimpbase.org/1950/1950in.html 9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik 1950] at olimpbase.org
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