16th Chess Olympiad
The 16th Chess Olympiad (Hebrew: אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, Olimpiadat ha-shachmat ha-16), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 2 and November 25, 1964, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their seventh consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and West Germany taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
Results
Preliminaries
A total of 50 teams entered the competition and were divided into seven preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each. With Australia making its debut, this was the first Olympiad where all six continents were represented. The top two from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 3rd-4th to Final B, no. 5–6 to Final C, and the rest to Final D. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The preliminary results were as follows:
- Group 1:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Soviet Union | - | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23½ | |
«A» | Spain | ½ | - | 1½ | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
«B» | Philippines | 0 | 2½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
«B» | Chile | 0 | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10½ | |
«C» | Switzerland | 0 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10½ | |
«C» | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7½ | |
«D» | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
- Group 2:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Yugoslavia | - | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19½ | |
«A» | Netherlands | 2 | - | 3½ | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
«B» | Mongolia | 1½ | ½ | - | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14½ | |
«B» | Austria | 0 | ½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12½ | |
«C» | Mexico | 1 | 2 | ½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
«C» | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | - | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4½ | |
«D» | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
- Group 3:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points | |
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«A» | Hungary | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
«A» | Israel | 1 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
«B» | Sweden | 2 | 1½ | - | 3½ | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
«B» | Scotland | 1 | 1½ | ½ | - | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11½ | |
«C» | France | 0 | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
«C» | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6½ | |
«D» | Luxembourg | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
- Group 4:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points | |
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«A» | United States | - | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
«A» | Poland | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14½ | |
«B» | England | 1 | 2½ | - | 1½ | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
«B» | Norway | ½ | 2 | 2½ | - | 1 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
«C» | Turkey | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9½ | |
«C» | Iran | 0 | 1 | 2 | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
«D» | Portugal | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
- Group 5:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Romania | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
«A» | Czechoslovakia | 1½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
«B» | Cuba | 2 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | ½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12½ | |
«B» | Paraguay | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 1 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
«C» | Colombia | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10½ | |
«C» | Puerto Rico | ½ | 0 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9½ | |
«D» | Australia | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4½ |
- Group 6:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Argentina | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18½ | |
«A» | Canada | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17½ | |
«B» | East Germany | 1 | 1½ | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
«B» | Ecuador | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11½ | |
«C» | Monaco | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
«C» | Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2½ | - | 1½ | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
«D» | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2½ | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5½ |
- Group 7:
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Bulgaria | - | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22½ | |
«A» | West Germany | 2 | - | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22½ | |
«B» | Denmark | 1 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18½ | |
«B» | Peru | ½ | ½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
«C» | Finland | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14½ | |
«C» | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9½ | |
«D» | Dominican Republic | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5½ | |
«D» | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Final
Final C # Country Players Points MP 29 Iceland Thorsteinsson, Björnsson, Torvaldsson, Kristinsson, Sólmundarson, Kristjánsson 37½ 30 Switzerland Kupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Roth, Castagna 36½ 31 Colombia Cuéllar, Minaya Molano, Cuartas, Tejada H., Fernández, Rodríguez 35 24 32 Finland Kanko, Westerinen, Fred, Niemelä, Rantanen, Ketonen 35 19 33 Venezuela Tapasztó, Villarroel, Caro, Schorr, Hernández, Boucchechter 30½ 34 France Boutteville, Mazzoni, Thiellement, Bergraser, Noradounguian, Zinser 29½ 35 Greece Paidousis, Kokkoris, Vizantiadis, Hadziotis, Papapostolou, Ornithopoulos 27½ 36 Iran Mashian, Kahyai, Jelveh, Safvat, Farboud, Zafaranian 23½ 37 India Ali, Aaron, Sakhalkar, Madon, Shukla, Shekhar G. 22 38 Puerto Rico Colón Romero M., Reissmann, Martínez Buitrago, Sitiriche, Sacarello, Cintrón 21½ 39 Turkey Süer, Külür, Haralambof, Tebi, Nutku, Bilyap 20½ 40 Mexico Aldrete, Camarena, Reza Delón, Delgado, Guerrero, Flores 20 41 Ireland Keogh, Reilly, Murphy P., O'Hare, Cassidy, De Loughrey 13 42 Monaco Casa, Weiss, Rometti, Deslauriers J., Kostjoerin 12
Final D # Country Players Points 43 Australia Koshnitsky, Hanks, Geus, Fuller, Hay, Viner 22½ 44 South Africa Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson 18 45 Bolivia Ramírez, Salazar, Zegada, Carvajal 15½ 46 Uruguay Olivera, del Monte, Cabral, Infantozzi, Kalkstein, Weizman 14½ 47 Portugal Ribeiro, Durão, Rocha, Santos, Vinagre, Cordovil 14 48 Luxembourg Conrady, Philippe, Schneider, Wantz, Schneider, Thill 12 49 Dominican Republic Peña, Yabra, Guerrero, Sánchez, Castrillón 10½ 50 Cyprus Kleopas, Papadopoulos, Hadjikypris, Ioannidis, Lantsias, Zappas 5
Final «A»
No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | - | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36½ | |
2 | Yugoslavia | 2 | - | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 32 | |
3 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30½ | |
4 | Hungary | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | |
5 | Czechoslovakia | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28½ | |
6 | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27½ | |
7 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 | |
8 | Romania | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
9 | Argentina | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | |
10 | Poland | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | |
11 | Netherlands | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | - | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 | |
12 | Canada | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 10 | 1 | 19 | |
13 | Spain | ½ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | - | ½ | 1 | 9 | 3 | 17½ | |
14 | Israel | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 3½ | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | 17½ |
Final «B»
No. | Country | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | East Germany | - | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38½ | |
16 | Sweden | 2 | - | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2½ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | |
17 | Denmark | 1 | 3 | - | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 7 | 1 | 5 | 31½ | |
18 | England | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | |
19 | Peru | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 2½ | ½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27½ | |
20 | Austria | 1½ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2½ | - | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1½ | 1½ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27½ | |
21 | Cuba | ½ | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 26 | |
22 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 6 | 25½ | |
23 | Mongolia | 3 | ½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 1 | - | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25½ | |
24 | Chile | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 24 | |
25 | Philippines | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | - | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22½ | |
26 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
27 | Paraguay | ½ | 0 | 1½ | ½ | 2 | 2½ | 0 | 3½ | 2 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17½ | |
28 | Scotland | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
Final «C»
No. | Country | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Iceland | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 37½ | |
30 | Switzerland | 1 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36½ | |
31 | Colombia | 1 | 2½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | |
32 | Finland | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | |
33 | Venezuela | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | - | 1 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 30½ | |
34 | France | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29½ | |
35 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 27½ | |
36 | Iran | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 23½ | |
37 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
38 | Puerto Rico | 1½ | 0 | 1½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 8 | 1 | 21½ | |
39 | Turkey | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20½ | |
40 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | |
41 | Ireland | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
42 | Monaco | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | - | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Final «D»
No. | Country | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Australia | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22½ | |
44 | South Africa | 2 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
45 | Bolivia | 0 | 2½ | - | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15½ | |
46 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14½ | |
47 | Portugal | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
48 | Luxembourg | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
49 | Dominican Republic | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10½ | |
50 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Individual medals
- Board 1: Wolfgang Uhlmann 15 / 18 = 83.3%
- Board 2: Tudev Ujtumen 13½ / 17 = 79.4%
- Board 3: Vassily Smyslov 11 / 13 = 84.6%
- Board 4: Paul Keres (10/12), Helmut Pfleger (12½/15), and David Friedgood (10/12) = 83.3%
- 1st reserve: Leonid Stein 10 / 13 = 76.9%
- 2nd reserve: Milan Matulović and Günther Möhring 11 / 13 = 84.6%
At the other end of the spectrum, Milton Ioannidis of Cyprus lost all of his 4 games, giving him a total score at the Olympiads of 0 / 24 = 0.0%.
References
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