The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation (Grossdeutscher Schachbund) as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events.[1][2] Many Jewish chess players took part in the event. Significantly, the "Jewish" teams of Hungary (i.e. Lajos Steiner, Endre Steiner, László Szabó, Ernő Gereben, Kornél Havasi) and Poland (i.e. Paulino Frydman, Miguel Najdorf, Henryk Friedman, Leon Kremer, Henryk Pogorieły) beat "Aryan" Germany. Also Jewish masters from other countries played leading roles there (i.e. Movsas Feigins, Gunnar Friedemann, Imre König, Lodewijk Prins, Isakas Vistaneckis, Emil Zinner, etc.).

The Schach-Olympia 1936 took place in Munich between August 17 and September 1, 1936. In that extra-Olympiad (non-FIDE) 208 participants, representing 21 countries, played 1680 games. The Munich unofficial Olympiad was the biggest team competition ever held.[3]

Results

Final

#CountryPoints
1 Hungary110.5
2 Poland108
3 Germany106.5
4 Yugoslavia104.5
5 Czechoslovakia104
6 Latvia96.5
7 Austria95
8 Sweden94
9 Denmark91.5
10 Estonia90
11 Lithuania77.5
12 Finland75
13 Netherlands71.5
14 Romania68
15 Norway64.5
16 Brazil63
17  Switzerland61.5
18 Italy59
19 Iceland57.5
20 France43.5
21 Bulgaria38.5

Team medals

#CountryPlayers
1 HungaryGéza Maróczy, Lajos Steiner, Endre Steiner, Kornél Havasi, László Szabó, Gedeon Barcza, Árpád Vajda, Ernő Gereben, János Balogh, Imre Kóródy Keresztély
2 PolandPaulin Frydman, Mieczysław Najdorf, Teodor Regedziński, Kazimierz Makarczyk, Henryk Friedman, Leon Kremer, Henryk Pogorieły, Antoni Wojciechowski, Franciszek Sulik, Jerzy Jagielski
3 GermanyKurt Richter, Carl Ahues, Ludwig Engels, Carl Carls, Ludwig Rellstab, Fritz Sämisch, Ludwig Rödl, Herbert Heinicke, Wilhelm Ernst, Paul Michel

Individual medals

# BoardPlayerCountryPointsGames %
1Paul Keres Estonia15.52077.5
1Vasja Pirc Yugoslavia121770.6
1Gideon Ståhlberg Sweden11.51767.6
2Mieczysław Najdorf Poland162080.0
2Lajos Steiner Hungary15.52077.5
2Albert Becker Austria13.51875.0
3Bjørn Nielsen Denmark11.51576.7
3Movsas Feigins Latvia14.51976.3
3Emil Zinner Czechoslovakia14.52072.5
4Karel Hromádka Czechoslovakia142070.0
4Gösta Danielsson Sweden13.52067.5
4Markas Luckis Lithuania13.52067.5
5László Szabó Hungary16.51986.8
5Henryk Friedman Poland15.52077.5
5Ludwig Rellstab Germany121770.6
6Borislav Kostić Yugoslavia161984.2
6Leon Kremer Poland152075.0
6Feliks Villard Estonia131968.4
7Ludwig Rödl Germany111668.8
7Alfred Christensen Denmark131968.4
7Henryk Pogorieły Poland13.52067.5
8Wolfgang Weil Austria12.51773.5
8Herbert Heinicke Germany131872.2
8Karlis Ozols Latvia10.51570.0
1 reserveFrantišek Zíta Czechoslovakia7.51168.2
1 reserveWilhelm Ernst Germany9.51467.9
1 reserveJános Balogh Hungary8.51365.4
2 reserveOzren Nedeljković Yugoslavia81080.0
2 reservePaul Michel Germany9.51279.2
2 reserveBertil Sundberg Sweden10.51570.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ OlimpBase :: Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936, information
  2. ↑ Edward Winter: The 1936 Munich Chess Olympiad
  3. ↑ Stanisław Gawlikowski: Olimpiady szachowe 1924-1974, Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
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