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The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

was held by German Chess Federation (Grossdeutscher Schachbund) as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events.
FIDE’s position regarding the Munich Olympiad was set out on pages 10–11 of the minutes of its Congress in Warsaw in August 1935. In short, given that parts of the German Chess Federation’s statutes were anti-Semitic, FIDE could have no involvement in the Munich Olympiad. However, since Germany had agreed, for that event, to drop its ban on Jews, FIDE’s General Assembly voted to leave Federations free to decide whether or not to participate. Finally, many Jewish chess players took part in the event. Significantly, the "Jewish" teams of Hungary (i.e. L. Steiner

Lajos Steiner

Lajos Steiner was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,, and a younger brother of Endre Steiner...

, E. Steiner

Endre Steiner

Endre Steiner was a Hungarian chess player.Endre Steiner played for Hungary in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.* In 1927, he played at first reserve board at 1st Chess Olympiad in London ....

, Szabó

László Szabó (chess player)

László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...

, Gereben

Erno Gereben

Ernő Gereben was a Hungarian–Swiss chess master whose half-century career extended from the mid-1920s to the late 1970s....

) and Poland (i.e. Frydman

Paulino Frydman

Paulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...

, Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....

, Friedman

Henryk Friedman

Henryk Friedman was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov . In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lvov but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind Stepan Popel. Friedman played in four Polish championships. In 1926, he took 14th in Warsaw . The event was won by...

, Kremer

Leon Kremer

Leon Kremer was a Polish chess master.He played several times in the Warsaw championships, and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 , took 4th in 1926 , shared 1st with Kohn in 1927, tied for 6-8th in 1928 , and took 3rd in 1930 .He twice represented Warsaw in the Polish team championships at...

, Pogorieły) beat "Aryan" Germany. Also Jewish masters from other countries played leading role there (i.e. Movsas Feigins

Movsas Feigins

Movsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs...

, Gunnar Friedemann

Gunnar Friedemann

-Biography:Friedemann played several times in Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Johannes Türn . In 1933, he won the 5th EST–ch. In 1934, he took 3rd, behind Ilmar Raud and Paul Felix Schmidt, at the 6th EST–ch. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Paul Keres, at the 7th...

, Imre König

Imre König

Imre König aka Mirko Kenig was a Hungarian chess master.He was born in Gyula, Hungary, and also lived in Austria, England and the USA during the troubled times between the two world wars.In 1921, he took 2nd in Celje...

, Boris Kostić, Lodewijk Prins

Lodewijk Prins

Lodewijk Prins was a Dutch chess player and referee of chess competitions.Prins was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and was made an International Arbiter in 1960. In 1982 FIDE made him an honorary Grandmaster.Prins represented the Netherlands twelve times in all Chess Olympiads...

, Isakas Vistaneckis

Isakas Vistaneckis

Isakas Vistaneckis , a Jewish chess master from Lithuania.-Biography:...

, Emil Zinner

Emil Zinner

Emil Zinner was a Jewish-Czech chess master.He won an open tournament at Budapest 1926 ; tied for 5-6th at Bilina 1930 ; tied for 8-10th at Brno 1931 , tied for 2nd-4th at Moravska Ostrava 1933 ; tied for 4-6th at Bad Liebenwerda 1934 ; tied for...

, etc.).

The Schach-Olympia 1936 took place in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

between August 17 and September 1, 1936. In that extra-Olympiad (non-FIDE) 208 participants, representing 21 countries, played 1680 games. The Munich unofficial Olympiad was the biggest team competition ever held.

Final

#	Country	Points
1	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	110.5
2	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	108
3	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	106.5
4	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....	104.5
5	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	104
6	Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	96.5
7	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	95
8	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	94
9	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	91.5
10	Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	90
11	Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...	77.5
12	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	75
13	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	71.5
14	Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	68
15	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	64.5
16	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	63
17	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	61.5
18	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	59
19	Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...	57.5
20	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	43.5
21	Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	38.5

Team medals

#	Country	Players
1	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	Géza Maróczy Géza Maróczy Géza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:... , Lajos Steiner Lajos Steiner Lajos Steiner was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,, and a younger brother of Endre Steiner... , Endre Steiner Endre Steiner Endre Steiner was a Hungarian chess player.Endre Steiner played for Hungary in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.* In 1927, he played at first reserve board at 1st Chess Olympiad in London .... , Kornél Havasi Kornél Havasi Kornél Havasi was a Hungarian chess master.He won at Budapest 1911; took 9th at Temesvár 1912 ; tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1917 ; took 4th at Budapest 1918 ; tied for 9-11th at Kaschau 1918 ; tied for 1st-2nd with Szávay at Budapest 1920; took 6th at Gyula... , László Szabó László Szabó (chess player) László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18... , Gedeon Barcza Gedeon Barcza Gedeon Barcza was a Hungarian chess master.In 1940, Barcza took third place, behind Max Euwe and Milan Vidmar, at Maróczy Jubiläum in Budapest. In September 1942, he took sixth place at the first European Championship in Munich; the event was won by Alexander Alekhine... , Árpád Vajda Árpád Vajda Árpád Vajda was a Hungarian chess master.Vajda was Hungarian Champion in 1928.... , Ernő Gereben Erno Gereben Ernő Gereben was a Hungarian–Swiss chess master whose half-century career extended from the mid-1920s to the late 1970s.... , János Balogh János Balogh (chess player) János Balogh was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.He was a Romanian Champion in 1930.Dr Balogh played for Romania in Chess Olympiads:... , Imre Kóródy Keresztély Imre Korody Imre Kóródy Keresztély was a Hungarian chess master.He took 6th at Budapest 1932 , took 8th at Budapest 1934 , and tied for 9-10th at Tatatovaros 1935 .He represented Hungary and won team gold medal in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936.-External links:...
2	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	Paulin Frydman Paulino Frydman Paulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:... , Mieczysław Najdorf Miguel Najdorf Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation.... , Teodor Regedziński Teodor Regedzinski Teodor Regedziński was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Born Polish , Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He had lived in Łódź since 1908, enrolling in the Łódź Association of Devotees of the Game of Chess... , Kazimierz Makarczyk Kazimierz Makarczyk Kazimierz Makarczyk was a Polish chess master.In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw . In 1926, he finished 10th in the 1st Polish chess championship played in Warsaw. The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1927, he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower, in Łódź... , Henryk Friedman Henryk Friedman Henryk Friedman was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov . In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lvov but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind Stepan Popel. Friedman played in four Polish championships. In 1926, he took 14th in Warsaw . The event was won by... , Leon Kremer Leon Kremer Leon Kremer was a Polish chess master.He played several times in the Warsaw championships, and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 , took 4th in 1926 , shared 1st with Kohn in 1927, tied for 6-8th in 1928 , and took 3rd in 1930 .He twice represented Warsaw in the Polish team championships at... , Henryk Pogorieły, Antoni Wojciechowski Antoni Wojciechowski Antoni Wojciechowski was a Polish chess master.He was a well-known player in Poznań in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1926, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Poznań chess championship. The same year, he won at the Poznań Chess Club Championship. In 1928, he won again the Poznań chess championship... , Franciszek Sulik Franciszek Sulik Franciszek Sulik was a Polish-Australian chess master.Before World War II, he lived in Lvov . In 1934, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Henryk Friedman, behind Stepan Popel, in the Lvov championship. In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Warsaw... , Jerzy Jagielski Jerzy Jagielski Jerzy Jagielski was a Polish chess master and journalist.He played several times in Warsaw City championships, where tied for 12-13th in 1926, 10-11th in 1930, 5-6th in 1931, 7-8th in 1932, and took 12th in 1934...
3	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Kurt Richter Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter was a German chess International Master and chess writer.- Chess achievements :... , Carl Ahues Carl Ahues Carl Oscar Ahues was a German chess International Master.He was Berlin champion in 1910. He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo , tied for 4-5th in Scarborough , and tied for 3-5th in Liege... , Ludwig Engels Ludwig Engels Ludwig Engels was a German–Brazilian chess master.-Biography:In 1928, Engels tied for 1st-2nd with van Nüss in Düsseldorf. In 1929, he took 4th in Cologne. In 1929, he won in Duisburg. In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg. In 1930, he tied for 1st-2nd with Weissgerber in Frankfurt... , Carl Carls Carl Carls Carl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen... , Ludwig Rellstab Ludwig Rellstab (chess player) Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg... , Fritz Sämisch, Ludwig Rödl Ludwig Rödl Ludwig Roedl was a German chess master.In 1927, he twice tied for 1st-2nd in Bamberg and in Munich. In 1928, he tied for 7-8th in Kissingen . In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg... , Herbert Heinicke Herbert Heinicke Herbert Heinicke was a German chess master.-Biography:He, like Carlos Otto Junge and Klaus Junge, left South America for Hamburg, Germany.... , Wilhelm Ernst Wilhelm Ernst (chess player) Wilhelm Ernst was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess Championship; took 2nd, behind Kurt Richter, at Aachen 1935,... , Paul Michel

Individual medals

# Board	Player	Country	Points	Games	%
1	Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	15.5	20	77.5
1	Vasja Pirc Vasja Pirc Vasja Pirc was a leading Slovenian chess player. His name is most familiar to contemporary players as the originator of the hypermodern Pirc Defense...	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....	12	17	70.6
1	Gideon Ståhlberg Gideon Ståhlberg Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	11.5	17	67.6
2	Mieczysław Najdorf Miguel Najdorf Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	16	20	80.0
2	Lajos Steiner Lajos Steiner Lajos Steiner was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,, and a younger brother of Endre Steiner...	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	15.5	20	77.5
2	Albert Becker	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	13.5	18	75.0
3	Bjørn Nielsen Bjørn Nielsen Bjørn Nielsen was a Danish chess master.He played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:* In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Olympiad in Folkestone ;...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	11.5	15	76.7
3	Movsas Feigins Movsas Feigins Movsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs...	Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	14.5	19	76.3
3	Emil Zinner Emil Zinner Emil Zinner was a Jewish-Czech chess master.He won an open tournament at Budapest 1926 ; tied for 5-6th at Bilina 1930 ; tied for 8-10th at Brno 1931 , tied for 2nd-4th at Moravska Ostrava 1933 ; tied for 4-6th at Bad Liebenwerda 1934 ; tied for...	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	14.5	20	72.5
4	Karel Hromádka Karel Hromádka Karel Hromádka was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 ....	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	14	20	70.0
4	Gösta Danielsson Gösta Danielsson Gösta Erik Vilhelm Danielsson was a Swedish chess master.He took 4th at Stockholm 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn 1935, and won at Göteborg 1935 .In September 1935, he...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	13.5	20	67.5
4	Markas Luckis Markas Luckis Markas Luckis was a Lithuanian–Argentine chess master.-Biography:Luckis was born in Lithuania. He twice won the Kaunas City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1928...	Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...	13.5	20	67.5
5	László Szabó László Szabó (chess player) László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	16.5	19	86.8
5	Henryk Friedman Henryk Friedman Henryk Friedman was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov . In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lvov but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind Stepan Popel. Friedman played in four Polish championships. In 1926, he took 14th in Warsaw . The event was won by...	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	15.5	20	77.5
5	Ludwig Rellstab Ludwig Rellstab (chess player) Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	12	17	70.6
6	Borislav Kostić Borislav Kostic Borislav Kostić was a Serbian professional chess grandmaster from Vršac , then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire ....	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....	16	19	84.2
6	Leon Kremer Leon Kremer Leon Kremer was a Polish chess master.He played several times in the Warsaw championships, and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 , took 4th in 1926 , shared 1st with Kohn in 1927, tied for 6-8th in 1928 , and took 3rd in 1930 .He twice represented Warsaw in the Polish team championships at...	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	15	20	75.0
6	Feliks Villard	Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	13	19	68.4
7	Ludwig Rödl Ludwig Rödl Ludwig Roedl was a German chess master.In 1927, he twice tied for 1st-2nd in Bamberg and in Munich. In 1928, he tied for 7-8th in Kissingen . In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	11	6	68.8
7	Alfred Christensen	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	13	19	68.4
7	Henryk Pogorieły	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	13.5	20	67.5
8	Wolfgang Weil Wolfgang Weil Wolfgang Weil was an Austrian chess master.Dr. Weil played for Austria at eighths board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936, and won individual gold medal....	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	12.5	17	73.5
8	Herbert Heinicke Herbert Heinicke Herbert Heinicke was a German chess master.-Biography:He, like Carlos Otto Junge and Klaus Junge, left South America for Hamburg, Germany....	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	13	18	72.2
8	Karlis Ozols Karlis Ozols Kārlis Ozols was a Latvian-Australian chess player.Ozols represented Latvia on eighth board in the unofficial Chess Olympiad, at Munich 1936, where he won the individual bronze medal. He also played on fourth board in the 7th Olympiad at Stockholm 1937.In 1937, he tied for 17-18th in Kemeri...	Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	10.5	15	70.0
1 reserve	František Zíta František Zíta František Zíta was a Czech chess master who was born and died in Prague.Zíta played for Czechoslovakia in Chess Olympiads:* In 1937, at first reserve board in 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm ;...	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	7.5	11	68.2
1 reserve	Wilhelm Ernst Wilhelm Ernst (chess player) Wilhelm Ernst was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess Championship; took 2nd, behind Kurt Richter, at Aachen 1935,...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	9.5	14	67.9
1 reserve	János Balogh János Balogh (chess player) János Balogh was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.He was a Romanian Champion in 1930.Dr Balogh played for Romania in Chess Olympiads:...	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	8.5	13	65.4
2 reserve	Ozren Nedeljković Ozren Nedeljkovic Ozren Nedeljković was a Serbian chess master.He shared 1st at Belgrade 1927, tied for 4-5th at Karlovac 1927, won the 1st Levin tournament in 1932, shared 2nd in 1933 , tied for 4-6th in 1934 , shared 2nd in Belgrade City Chess Championship in 1934, and took 12th at Ljubljana 1938...	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....	8	10	80.0
2 reserve	Paul Michel	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	9.5	12	79.2
2 reserve	Bertil Sundberg	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	10.5	15	70.0

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Edward Winter
Edward Winter (chess historian)
Edward Winter is an English journalist, archivist, historian, collector and author about the game of chess. He writes a regular column on that subject, Chess Notes, and is also a regular columnist for ChessBase.-Chess Notes:...

, The 1936 Munich Chess Olympiad

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Final

Team medals

Individual medals

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