- 2nd Chess Olympiad
The 2nd
Chess Olympiad , organized by theFédération Internationale des Échecs (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 21 andAugust 6 ,1928 inThe Hague ,Netherlands .The final results were as follows:
Final
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Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1928/1928in.html 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague, 1928—Information–Basic data–Tournament review–Individual medals–Interesting games–Trivia] ]
* Gold medal winner -Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
* Silver medal winner -André Muffang (France), scoring 12.5/16 (78.1%);
* Bronze medal winner -Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
* 4-5th place -Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11.5/16 (71.9%);
* 4-5th place -Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11.5/16 (71.9%);
* 6th place -William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7.5/11 (68.2%).Amateur World Championship
The 2nd Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows: [Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). "Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974", Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.] , [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1928/1928awch.html 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928—Amateur World Championship–Standings–Round by Round Pairings–Progress Table] ]
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Notes
References
* [http://www.olimpbase.org/1928/1928in.html 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928] 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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