The 6th 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...

, organized by the FIDE

Fédération Internationale des Échecs

The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...

 and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

, took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland. The famous retired Polish master Dawid Przepiórka

Dawid Przepiórka

Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland , to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction...

 took the major responsibility as a chairman of Organizing Committee.

The final results were as follows:

Final

#	Country	Players	Points
1		Fine Reuben Fine Reuben Fine was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the early 1930s through the 1940s, an International Grandmaster, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology.Fine won five medals in three chess Olympiads. Fine won the U.S... , Marshall, Kupchik Abraham Kupchik Abraham Kupchik was an American chess master.Abraham Kupchik was born into a Jewish family in Brest . His family emigrated to the USA in 1903.... , Dake Arthur Dake Arthur Dake was an American chess master. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada.... , Horowitz	54
2		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.... , Stoltz Gösta Stoltz -Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ... , Lundin Erik Lundin Erik Lundin a Swedish chess master.In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm . In 1929, he took 2nd in Göteborg , and took 3rd in Västerås... , 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... , Larsson Ernst Larsson Ernst Larsson was a Swedish chess master.He won in the Swedish Chess Championship at Borås 1936. He also won against José Raúl Capablanca in a simultaneous game at Stockholm 1928, tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934, took 2nd, behind Gösta Danielsson, at Göteborg 1935 , took 3rd at Härnösand 1935, tied...	52½
3		Tartakower Savielly Tartakower Ksawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s... , 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... , 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...	52
4		Steiner L. 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... , Lilienthal Andor Lilienthal Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess Grandmaster. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik... , 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... , 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... , Réthy Pál Réthy Pál Réthy was a Hungarian chess master.Born in Deva, Transylvania , he lived in Hungary after World War I...	51
5		Flohr Salo Flohr Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne... , Opočenský Karel Opocenský Karel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice... , Rejfíř Josef Rejfír Josef Rejfiř was one of Czechoslovakia's strongest chess players before World War II.Rejfiř represented Czechoslovakia at all five Chess Olympiads from 1928 to 1935.... , Treybal K. Karel Treybal Karel Treybal was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.Treybal was born in Kotopeky, a village to the southwest of Prague in central Bohemia. He trained as a lawyer and became chairman of the district court in Velvary, a small town on the opposite side of Prague... , Pelikán	49
6	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Vidmar Milan Vidmar Milan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :... , 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... , Kostić Borislav Kostic Borislav Kostić was a Serbian professional chess grandmaster from Vršac , then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire .... , Trifunović Petar Trifunovic Dr. Petar Trifunović was an International Grandmaster and Serbian Champion of chess... , 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...	45½
7		Grünfeld Ernst Grünfeld ----Ernst Franz Grünfeld , an Austrian grandmaster and writer specializing in opening theory, was for a brief period after the First World War one of the strongest chess players in the world.... , Spielmann Rudolf Spielmann Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one.... , Eliskases Erich Eliskases Erich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition.... , Müller, Podhorzer David Podhorzer David Podhorzer was an Austrian chess master.He was Austrian Champion in 1934, and represented his country in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, where played at first reserve board ....	43½
8		Grau Roberto Grau Roberto Gabriel Grau was an Argentine chess master.Grau played in many Argentine championships. In 1921/22, he tied for 3rd-4th . In 1922, he tied for 2nd-3rd . In 1923/24, he tied for 2nd-4th... , Bolbochán Jac. Jacobo Bolbochán Jacobo Bolbochán was an Argentine chess master.He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships. He won twice , both ahead of Isaias Pleci. In 1933, he took 2nd, behind Luis Piazzini. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Roberto Grau. In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Carlos Guimard and Grau... , Pleci Isaias Pleci Isaías Pléci was an Argentine chess master.-Chess tournaments:Pléci was the Argentine Champion in 1929 to 1930. He won at Buenos Aires 1928 and lost a match for the title to Roberto Grau . later, he won in 1929 and won a match against Grau in 1930... , Maderna Carlos Maderna Carlos Hugo Maderna was an Argentine chess master.He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title against Luis Piazzini , then lost a match to Carlos Guimard in 1941, and won the title after play-off with Jacobo Bolbochán and Heinrich Reinhardt in 1950/51.In 1928, he tied...	42
9		Petrovs Vladimirs Petrovs Vladimirs Petrovs or Vladimir Petrov was a Latvian chess master.He was born in Riga, Latvia. Though he learned the game of chess relatively late, at age thirteen, Petrovs made rapid progress. By 1926, at age 19, he won the Riga Championship and finish third in the national championship... , Apšenieks Fricis Apšenieks Fricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:... , 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... , Hasenfuss Wolfgang Hasenfuss Wolfgang Hasenfuss was a Latvian chess master of Baltic German ethnicity.He played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads and 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad:... , Krūmiņš	41
10		Alekhine Alexander Alekhine Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played... , Betbeder, Muffang André Muffang André Muffang was a French chess master.Before World War I, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Frank Marshall, at Paris 1914 ; took 5th at Lyon 1914 ; and won at Paris 1914 .After the war, he won at Paris 1922 , took 2nd at... , Kahn Victor Kahn Victor Kahn was a Russian–French chess master.He was born in Moscow but left Russia in 1912 eventually ending up in France going via Sweden, Denmark and Germany. He won the Copenhagen Championship in 1916. He also played at Hamburg 1916.... , Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...	38
11		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.... , 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... , Laurine Leho Laurine Leho Laurine was an Estonian chess master.He was Estonian Champion in 1932 , and took 3rd in 1935, behind Paul Keres, and Gunnar Friedemann .... , Raud Ilmar Raud Ilmar Raud was an Estonian chess master.-Biography:Raud played several times in the Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1933, he tied for 3rd-5th at the 5th EST–ch. The event was won by Gunnar Friedemann. In 1934, he won the 6th EST–ch. In 1936, he took 3rd at the 8th EST–ch... , Kibbermann Feliks Kibbermann Feliks Kibbermann was an Estonian chess master.Before the World War II, he tied for 3rd-5th with Ilmar Raud and Viktor Uulberg in the 5th Estonian Championship at Tallinn 1933 , and lost a match to Paul Keres at Tallinn 1935 . Kibbermann represented Estonia in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935...	37½
12		Winter William Winter (chess player) William Winter was a British chess player. He won the British Open Chess Championship in 1934 and the British Chess Championship in 1935 and 1936. An acolyte of Siegbert Tarrasch, his sound, strategic play enabled him to defeat a number of the world's top players, including David Bronstein, Aron... , Thomas George Alan Thomas Sir George Alan Thomas, Bart. was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also played in the semi-finals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911... , Alexander Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, CMG, CBE was an Irish-born British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during World War II, and was later the head of the cryptanalysis division at GCHQ for over 20 years... , Atkins Henry Ernest Atkins Henry Ernest Atkins was a British chess master who is best known for his unparalleled record of winning the British Chess Championship nine times in eleven attempts. He won every year from 1905 to 1911, and again in 1924 and 1925... , Golombek Harry Golombek Harry Golombek OBE , was a British chess International Master and honorary grandmaster, chess arbiter, and chess author. He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955 and finished second in 1948. He became a grandmaster in 1985.He was the chess correspondent of The Times...	37
13		Böök Eero Böök Eero Einar Böök was a Finnish chess player and engineer.A six-time Finnish champion who represented his country six times in the Chess Olympiad, he was awarded the International Master title in 1950 and became an honorary Grandmaster in 1984... , Rasmusson, Solin, Krogius, Salo	35
14		Mikėnas Vladas Mikenas Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian International Master of chess, an Honorary Grandmaster, and a journalist.- Early life :Vladas Mikėnas played for Lithuania at first board in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.... , Machtas Aleksandras Machtas Aleksandras Machtas was a Lithuanian chess master.He twice played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:* In 1930, at first board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg ;... , Vistaneckis Isakas Vistaneckis Isakas Vistaneckis , a Jewish chess master from Lithuania.-Biography:... , Vaitonis Povilas Vaitonis Povilas Vaitonis was a Lithuanian–Canadian International Master of chess. He was a five-time Lithuanian champion, and was twice Canadian champion... , 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...	34
15	Palestine (mandate)	Foerder Yosef Porath -Biography:Yosef Porath was born Heinz Josef Foerder in Germany. He took the name Yosef Porath in Israel. In 1933, he lost his job after the Nazis assumed power in Germany, and moved to Riga. In 1934 he emigrated to Palestine... , Enoch David Enoch David Enoch was an Israeli chess player.He was born in Auschwitz in 1901 but immigrated to Berlin after the first world war. He tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1927 , and took 10th at Berlin 1929 .... , Dobkin Yosef Dobkin Yosef Dobkin was an Israeli chess master.Dobkin was born in Russia. He immigrated to Palestine in 1924 and studied chemistry at the Hebrew University. He did his Ph.D thesis, and joined the Department of Physiology... , Winz Victor Winz Victor Winz was a Palestine/Israeli–Argentine chess master.Born in Germany, he began his chess career in Berlin... , Czerniak Moshe Czerniak -Biography:In 1930 Moshe Czerniak took ninth at Warsaw in an event won by Paulino Frydman. In 1934 Czerniak emigrated from Poland to Palestine . In April 1935, he tied for 7th–8th in Tel Aviv . He was Palestinian Champion in 1936 and 1938. In April 1939, he played in the First Lasker Chess Club...	32
16		Andersen, Nielsen B. 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 ;... , Enevoldsen Jens Enevoldsen Jens Evald Enevoldsen-Elsing was a Danish chess master born in Copenhagen who won the Danish Chess Championship five times... , Nielsen J., Sørensen	31½
17		Silbermann, Ichim, Bródy Miklós Bródy Miklós Bródy was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.... , Erdélyi Stefan Erdélyi Ştefan Erdélyi was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.Born in Temesvár, Transylvania , he lived in Romania after World War I... , Popa	27.5
18		Sacconi Antonio Sacconi Antonio Sacconi was an Italian chess master.Born into a noble family in Rome, he won torneo del Caffè Balbo after play-off match against Bernheimer in 1917, drew a match with Stefano Rosselli del Turco in 1918, both in Rome, and won a match against Mario Monticelli at Venice 1926.He won Italian... , Monticelli Mario Monticelli Mario Monticelli was an Italian chess grandmaster.In 1922, he won in Rome . In 1925, he won in Bologna. In 1926, Monticelli tied for 1st with Ernst Grünfeld in Budapest. In 1929, he took 11th in Budapest . In 1929, he tied for 4-5th in Barcelona... , Rosselli del Turco Stefano Rosselli del Turco Stefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, was an Italian chess master.He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion... , Romi Max Romih Massimiliano Romi né Max Romih was an Italian chess master.Max Romih was of Slavonic origin , and a citizen of Austria-Hungary Empire, but after World War I the region of Julian March became part of Italy... , Napolitano Mario Napolitano Mario Napolitano was an Italian chess master.At the beginning of his career, Napolitano took 5th place in Venice in 1928. Then, he won at Milan 1934. He had played many times in the Italian championships and local tournaments – before, during and after World War II...	24
19		Naegeli Oskar Naegeli Prof. Dr. Oskar Naegeli , was a Swiss dermatologist and chess master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship... , Grob Henri Grob Henri Grob was a Swiss chess master.Grob represented Switzerland in Chess Olympiads.* In 1927, at fourth board in 1st Chess Olympiad in London ;... , Michel Walter Michel Walter Michel was a Swiss chess master.He took 4th at Berne 1925 , won the Swiss Championship at Geneva 1926, took 17th at Semmering 1926 , and took 4th at Le Pont .Michel played for Switzerland in Chess Olympiads:* In 1927 at reserve board in the 1st Chess... , Stähelin, Gygli Fritz Gygli Fritz Gygli was a Swiss chess master.He tied for 3rd-4th at St. Gallen 1920, tied for 4-8th at Neuchâtel 1922, shared 2nd at Interlaken 1924, took 2nd at Zurich 1925, tied for 3rd-4th at Geneva 1926, tied for 5-6th at Biel 1927, tied for 4-5th at Basel 1928, took 3rd at Schaffhausen, and took 5th...	21
20		Reilly Brian Reilly Brian Patrick Reilly was an Irish chess Master, writer and magazine editor.... , Creevey, O'Hanlon John O'Hanlon John O'Hanlon was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the last in 1940... , Cranston, De Burca	12

The prizes for best individual results went to Salo Flohr

Salo Flohr

Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...

 (Czechoslovakia), Andor Lilienthal

Andor Lilienthal

Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess Grandmaster. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik...

 (Hungary), Erich Eliskases

Erich Eliskases

Erich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition....

 (Austria), Arthur Dake

Arthur Dake

Arthur Dake was an American chess master. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada....

 (USA) and Al Horowitz (USA), from board 1 to 5 respectively.

Women's World Chess Championship

The fifth Women's World Chess Championship

Women's World Chess Championship

The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....

 took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points
1		x	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
2		0	x	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	6½
3		0	½	x	½	1	1	1	1	0	1	6
4		0	½	½	x	½	½	½	1	1	1	5½
5		0	0	0	½	x	1	1	½	1	1	5
6		0	0	0	½	0	x	1	0	1	1	3½
7		0	0	0	½	0	0	x	1	1	1	3½
8		0	½	0	0	½	0	1	x	1	0	3
9		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	x	½	1½
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	x	1½

See also

• 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
  1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
  The first Team Chess Tournament had been held by coinciding the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 12th - 20 July 1924, at Hotel Majestic. The core of the organizing committee were the Frenchmen Pierre Vincent and Alexander Alekhine. Fifty-four players representing 18 countries arrived to Paris...
  
   (Paris 1924)
• 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  The 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held in Budapest, June 26 - July 15, 1926, during the FIDE Congress.Team tournament was won by Hungary. The individual tournaments, among them a masters', an open, and a women's tournament, had also been played...
  
   (Budapest 1926)
• 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
  
  (Munich 1936)