2nd Chess Olympiad

2nd Chess Olympiad

The 2nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (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 21 and August 6, 1928 in The Hague, Netherlands.

The final results were as follows:

Final

:

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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