1st Chess Olympiad

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 both male and female players. ] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 18 and July 30, 1927, in London, 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 won George Alan Thomas (England), scoring 12/15 (80.0%) and
* Gold medal won Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark), scoring 12/15 (80.0%);
* Bronze medal won Richard 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 ] ]

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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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