13th Chess Olympiad
1958 chess tournament in Munich, West Germany
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The 13th Chess Olympiad (German: Die 13. Schacholympiade), 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 September 30 and October 23, 1958, in Munich, then part of West Germany.
The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Botvinnik, lived up to expectations and won their fourth gold medals in a row, with Yugoslavia and Argentina taking the silver and bronze, respectively. The West German hosts finished 7th, right behind rivals East Germany. The two neighbouring nations were tied on both game and match points, but the East Germans had won the match between the two.
Results
Preliminaries
A total of 36 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of nine teams each. The top three from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 4thâ6th to Final B, and no. 7â9 to Final C. All groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments.
Group 1 was won by the Soviet hosts, well ahead of Bulgaria and Austria. The Netherlands, Denmark, and France took the places 4â6, while Italy, Puerto Rico, and Ireland finished at the bottom of the group.
Spain caused a small surprise by taking first place in group 2, ahead of the resurrected US team and the host nation. Finland, Iceland, and Israel made up the middle part of the group, while Norway, South Africa, and Iran had to settle for the bottom.
Group 3 was won by Argentina, ahead of East Germany and England. Traditional chess power Hungary surprisingly had to settle for Final B, along with Poland and Colombia. Meanwhile, The Philippines, Scotland, and Lebanon finished at the bottom of the group.
Czechoslovakia clinched group 4, ahead of Yugoslavia and Switzerland. Canada, Sweden, and Belgium made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, Tunisia, and Greece completed the field.
- Group 1:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  Soviet Union
| - | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| «A» |  Bulgaria
| ½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21½ | |
| «A» |  Austria
| 1½ | 1 | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| «B» |  Netherlands
| 1½ | 2½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20½ | |
| «B» |  Denmark
| 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16½ | |
| «B» |  France
| 0 | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | - | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14½ | |
| «C» |  Italy
| 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | - | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| «C» |  Puerto Rico
| ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | ½ | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| «C» |  Ireland
| 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2½ | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
- Group 2:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  Spain
| - | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23½ | |
| «A» |  United States
| 2 | - | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| «A» |  West Germany
| 1½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |
| «B» |  Finland
| 1 | ½ | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15½ | |
| «B» |  Iceland
| 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15½ | |
| «B» |  Israel
| 1 | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| «C» |  Norway
| ½ | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11½ | |
| «C» |  South Africa
| ½ | ½ | 0 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10½ | |
| «C» |  Iran
| ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7½ |
- Group 3:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  Argentina
| - | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| «A» | East Germany
| 1½ | - | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| «A» |  England
| 2½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| «B» |  Hungary
| 1½ | 2 | 2½ | - | 2½ | 1 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19½ | |
| «B» |  Poland
| 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| «B» |  Colombia
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16½ | |
| «C» |  Philippines
| ½ | 1½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12½ | |
| «C» |  Scotland
| 0 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
| «C» |  Lebanon
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2½ |
- Group 4:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «A» |  Czechoslovakia
| - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | |
| «A» |  Yugoslavia
| 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |
| «A» |  Switzerland
| 1 | 2 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 1½ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| «B» |  Canada
| 2 | 0 | 2½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |
| «B» |  Sweden
| 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18½ | |
| «B» |  Belgium
| 0 | 1½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10½ | |
| «C» |  Portugal
| ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 0 | 1½ | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| «C» |  Tunisia
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 3½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9½ | |
| «C» |  Greece
| 0 | ½ | 2½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7½ |
Final
Final A # Country Players Points MP HTH 1 
Soviet UnionBotvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Tal, Petrosian 34½ 2 
YugoslaviaGligoriÄ, MatanoviÄ, Ivkov, TrifunoviÄ, ÄuraÅ¡eviÄ, Fuderer 29 3 
ArgentinaPilnik, Panno, Eliskases, Redolfi, Sanguineti, Emma 25½ 4 
United StatesReshevsky, Lombardy, Bisguier, Evans, Rossolimo 24 5 
CzechoslovakiaPachman, Filip, Fichtl, Kozma, RejfÃÅ, Å efc 22 12 6 
East GermanyUhlmann, Malich, Dittmann, Bertholdt, Fuchs, Pietzsch 22 11 3½ 7 West GermanyUnzicker, Tröger, Schmid, Darga, Pfeiffer, Lehmann 22 11 ½ 8 
SwitzerlandKupper, Blau, Keller, Walther, Nievergelt, Bhend 19 9 
SpainPomar, Pérez, Torán Albero, Farre, Albareda, Lladó Lumbera 17½ 10 
BulgariaNeikirch, Bobotsov, Minev, Milev, Tringov, Padevsky 17 11 
EnglandAlexander, Penrose, Golombek, Clarke, Wade 16 12 
AustriaDückstein, Prameshuber, Stöckl, Beni, Lokvenc 15½
Final B # Country Players Points MP 13 
HungarySzabó, Barcza, Portisch, Bilek, Honfi, Forintos 31 14 
NetherlandsEuwe, Donner, Prins, van den Berg, Kramer, Roessel 28 15 
CanadaYanofsky, Anderson, Vaitonis, Füster, Joyner, Siemms 24½ 17 16 
ColombiaCuéllar, Sánchez, de Greiff, MartÃn 24½ 13 17 
IsraelPorat, Czerniak, Aloni, Smiltiner, Pilshchik, Kraidman 23½ 18 
DenmarkLarsen, Andersen, Enevoldsen J., Pedersen, Ravn, Enevoldsen H. 23 19 
PolandÅliwa, Tarnowski, Szukszta, Witkowski, Kostro, Brzózka 22½ 20 
SwedenStåhlberg, Johansson, Sterner, Nilsson, Arnlind, Hörberg 21 21 
FinlandOjanen, Böök, Rantanen, Fred, Koskinen, Hällström 19 22 
IcelandJóhannsson, Pálmason, Thorbergsson, Jónsson, Guðmundsson, Kristjánsson 18 23 
FranceRaizman, Boutteville, Bergraser, Lemoine, Catozzi, Noradounguian 15 24 
BelgiumDunkelblum, Franck, Van Schoor, Van den Broeck, Beyen, Weltjens 13½
Final C # Country Players Points MP HTH 25 
NorwayRojahn, Vestøl, Ofstad, Bøckman, Lindblom, Halvorsen 30 26 
PhilippinesCardoso, Campomanes, Borja, Aldecoa 29½ 27 
South AfricaHeidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern 28 28 
ItalyPrimavera, Romani, Norcia, Palmiotto, Laco, Contedini 26½ 29 
ScotlandFairhurst, Aitken, Macleod, Perkins, Beckingham E., Thomson 25½ 30 
GreeceSyngellakis, Angos, Panagopoulos, Sakellaropoulos, Anastasopoulos, Zografakis 25 31 
PortugalDurão, Oliveira, Ribeiro, Gonçalves, Pereira, Cardoso 23 32 
IranSafvat, Mashian, Pakdaman, Lotfy, Navabi, Assar 20 33 
Puerto RicoCintrón, BenÃtez, Reissmann, Llavandero, Azúar, Vissepó 14½ 4 2½ 34 
IrelandWalsh, Reilly, Canton B., Loughrey, Russell A., Reid 14½ 4 1½ 35 
TunisiaLagha, Harrouchi, Kchouk, Ennigrou, Mohsen 14 36 
LebanonChalabi, Gabriel, Tarazi, Allam, Succar 13½
Final A
| No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
| - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 34½ | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia
| 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | Argentina
| 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25½ | |
| 4 | United States
| 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia
| ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | |
| 6 | East Germany
| 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| 7 | West Germany
| 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | ½ | - | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Switzerland
| ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 | |
| 9 | Spain
| ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | ½ | 1 | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17½ | |
| 10 | Bulgaria
| ½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |
| 11 | England
| 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 9 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Austria
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15½ |
Final B
| No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Hungary
| - | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
| 14 | Netherlands
| ½ | - | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28½ | |
| 15 | Canada
| 2½ | ½ | - | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24½ | |
| 16 | Colombia
| 2 | 1½ | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24½ | |
| 17 | Israel
| 2 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 3½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23½ | |
| 18 | Denmark
| 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | ½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 4 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | |
| 19 | Poland
| ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22½ | |
| 20 | Sweden
| 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| 21 | Finland
| 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 0 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | |
| 22 | Iceland
| 1½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |
| 23 | France
| 0 | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1½ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 | |
| 24 | Belgium
| 0 | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13½ |
Final C
| No. | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Norway
| - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | |
| 26 | Philippines
| 2½ | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 7 | 0 | 4 | 29½ | |
| 27 | South Africa
| 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 2½ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 28 | |
| 28 | Italy
| 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26½ | |
| 29 | Scotland
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 3½ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25½ | |
| 30 | Greece
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | |
| 31 | Portugal
| 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |
| 32 | Iran
| 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |
| 33 | Puerto Rico
| 1 | 0 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14½ | |
| 34 | Ireland
| 1½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 0 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14½ | |
| 35 | Tunisia
| 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 2 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 2½ | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | |
| 36 | Lebanon
| ½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | - | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13½ |
Individual medals
- Board 1: Svetozar GligoriÄ 12 / 15 = 80.0%
- Board 2:
Frank Anderson 10½ / 13 = 80.8% - Board 3: Paul Keres 9½ / 12 = 79.2%
- Board 4: David Bronstein 9½ / 12 = 79.2%
- 1st reserve: Mikhail Tal 13½ / 15 = 90.0%
- 2nd reserve: Tigran Petrosian and GyÅzÅ Forintos 10½ / 13 = 80.8%
