9th Chess Olympiad
Appearance
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The 9th Chess Olympiad (Croatian: 9. Šahovska olimpijada), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open team tournament,[1] as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, FPR Yugoslavia (present day Croatia). Eighty-four players from 16 nations played a total of 480 games. The acclaimed 1950 Dubrovnik chess set was designed and manufactured specifically for the Olympiad.
Results
[edit]Team standings
[edit]Team results
[edit]Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | + | − | = | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
- | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 45½ | |
2 | ![]() |
2½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43½ | |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40½ | |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 2½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 11 | 0 | 4 | 40 | |
5 | ![]() |
1½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 | |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | |
7 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 31½ | |
8 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30½ | |
9 | ![]() |
½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28½ | |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | 3½ | - | ½ | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 5 | 8 | 2 | 28 | |
11 | ![]() |
1 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27½ | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | - | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 9 | 3 | 22 | |
14 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21½ | |
15 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3½ | 2 | 11 | 2 | 15 | |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | - | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
Individual medals
[edit]The prizes for best individual results went to:[2]
- Board 1:
Miguel Najdorf and
Wolfgang Unzicker 11 / 14 = 78.6%
- Board 2:
Julio Bolbochán 11½ / 14 = 82.1%
- Board 3:
Petar Trifunović 10 / 13 = 76.9%
- Board 4:
Braslav Rabar 9 / 10 = 90.0%
- 1st reserve:
Hermann Pilnik 7½ / 10 = 75.0%
- 2nd reserve:
Larry Evans 9 / 10 = 90.0%
References
[edit]- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- ^ 9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik 1950 at olimpbase.org