- 1st Chess Olympiad
The 1st
Chess Olympiad , organized by the FIDE and comprising an open [ Although commonly referred to as the "men's division", this section is open to bothmale andfemale players. ] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game ofchess , took place betweenJuly 18 andJuly 30 ,1927 , inLondon ,United Kingdom .The final results were as follows:
Final
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Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top 6 individual results were awarded with a prize. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1927/1927in.html OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, information ] ]
* Gold medal wonGeorge Alan Thomas (England), scoring 12/15 (80.0%) and
* Gold medal wonHolger Norman-Hansen (Denmark), scoring 12/15 (80.0%);
* Bronze medal wonRichard Réti (Czechoslovakia), scoring 11.5/15 (76.7%);
* 4th place -Géza Maróczy (Hungary), scoring 9/12 (75.0%);
* 5th place -Ernst Grünfeld (Austria), scoring 9.5/13 (73.1%);
* 6th place -Max Euwe (Netherlands), scoring 10.5/15 (70.0%).Women's World Chess Championship
The 1st
Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows: [Stanisław Gawlikowski "Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974" Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978] , [ [http://www.chesslady.com/index.php?page=magazin&s=55&oid=257 Menčíková první mistryní světa - Šachy - Chess Lady ] ] , [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/campioni/femminile.htm femminile ] ] , [ [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/11%20Ajedrez%20Femenino/Palmares/Ctos_Mundo/Buenos_Aires_39.htm Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939 ] ]:
References
* [http://www.olimpbase.org/1927/1927in.html 1st Chess Olympiad: London 1927] OlimpBase
ee also
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad (Paris 1924)2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Budapest 1926)3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Munich 1936)
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