14th Chess Olympiad

1960 chess tournament in Leipzig, East Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 14th Chess Olympiad (German: Die 14. 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 October 26 and November 9, 1960, in Leipzig, East Germany.

The official poster of the Olympiad

The Soviet team with six grandmasters, led by world champion Mikhail Tal, lived up to expectations and won their fifth consecutive gold medals, with the United States and Yugoslavia taking the silver and bronze, respectively. In a reversal of fortune from the previous Olympiad, the East German hosts finished 9th, right behind rivals West Germany. Unlike the last time, however, the match between the two was a tight affair that ended in a 2–2 draw.

Results

Preliminaries

A total of 40 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of 10 teams each. The top three from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 4th–6th to Final B, and the rest to Final C. All preliminary groups as well as Finals A and B were played as round-robin tournaments, while Final C with 16 teams was played as an 11-round Swiss system tournament.

Group 1 was won by Bulgaria, ahead of Yugoslavia and the host nation. Norway, Finland, and Israel took the places 4–6, while Indonesia, France, Albania, and Malta finished at the bottom of the group.

The Soviet Union took first place in group 2, well ahead of Argentina and the Netherlands. Poland, Austria, and India made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, the Philippines, Italy, and Monaco had to settle for the bottom.

Group 3 was won by England, ahead of Czechoslovakia and Hungary. The three Nordic nations Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland had to settle for Final B. Meanwhile, Mongolia, Tunisia, Greece, and Bolivia finished at the bottom of the group.

The United States clinched group 4, ahead of West Germany and Romania. Spain, Chile, and Cuba made up the middle part of the group, while Belgium, Ecuador, Ireland, and Lebanon completed the field.

  • Group 1:
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Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points
«A» Bulgaria - 2 2 3 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 3½ 7 0 2 27
«A»  Yugoslavia 2 - 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 0 4 26
«A»  East Germany 2 2 - 2½ 3½ 3 2 3 4 3 6 0 3 25
«B»  Norway 1 2 1½ - 1 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 20½
«B»  Finland ½ 1 ½ 3 - 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4 6 3 0 19½
«B»  Israel 1½ 2 1 2 1½ - 1½ 2½ 3 4 3 4 2 19
«C»  Indonesia 1 1 2 2 1½ 2½ - 1½ 3 4 3 4 2 18½
«C»  France ½ 0 1 0 1 1½ 2½ - 1 3½ 2 7 0 11
«C» Albania 0 0 0 1 1½ 1 1 3 - 3 2 7 0 10½
«C» Malta ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 - 0 9 0 3
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  • Group 2:
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Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points
«A»  Soviet Union - 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 3 4 4 9 0 0 32
«A»  Argentina ½ - 3½ 3 1½ 2 3½ 3 4 4 6 2 1 25
«A»  Netherlands 1 ½ - 1½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 6 3 0 23½
«B» Poland ½ 1 2½ - 2½ 3½ 3 3 2 3½ 6 2 1 21½
«B»  Austria ½ 2½ ½ 1½ - 3½ 2 1 3½ 4 4 4 1 19
«B»  India 0 2 1½ ½ ½ - 2½ 2½ 2 4 3 4 2 15½
«C»  Portugal ½ ½ ½ 1 2 1½ - 3 2 3½ 2 5 2 14½
«C» Philippines 1 1 ½ 1 3 1½ 1 - 2½ 2 2 6 1 13½
«C»  Italy 0 0 ½ 2 ½ 2 2 1½ - 3½ 1 5 3 12
«C»  Monaco 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 2 ½ - 0 8 1 3½
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  • Group 3:
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Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points
«A»  England - 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 4 4 4 7 1 1 28
«A»  Czechoslovakia 1½ - 2 4 3½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 7 1 1 28
«A»  Hungary 2½ 2 - 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 4 8 0 1 27
«B»  Sweden 2 0 1 - 2 3½ 3½ 4 3 4 5 2 2 23
«B»  Denmark ½ ½ 1½ 2 - 1½ 3½ 0 3 4 3 5 1 16½
«B»  Iceland ½ ½ ½ ½ 2½ - 2½ 3 3 3 5 4 0 16
«C» Mongolia 1 1½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ - 3 3½ 3 3 6 0 15½
«C»  Tunisia 0 ½ 1 0 4 1 1 - 2½ 4 3 6 0 14
«C» Greece 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1½ - 1 0 0 9 7
«C»  Bolivia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 - 1 8 0 5
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  • Group 4:
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Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + − = Points
«A»  United States - 2½ 3 2½ 4 3 3½ 2½ 4 4 9 0 0 29
«A»  West Germany 1½ - 1½ 2 3 3 2½ 4 4 4 6 2 1 25½
«A» Romania 1 2½ - 2 1 3 2½ 4 4 4 6 2 1 24
«B» Spain 1½ 2 2 - 2 3 2 4 3½ 3½ 4 1 4 23½
«B»  Chile 0 1 3 2 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 6 2 1 22
«B»  Cuba 1 1 1 1 1½ - 3 2½ 4 4 4 5 0 19
«C»  Belgium ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 - 2 3 4 2 5 2 17
«C»  Ecuador 1½ 0 0 0 ½ 1½ 2 - 3½ 3 2 6 1 12
«C»  Ireland 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ - 3½ 1 8 0 6
«C»  Lebanon 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ - 0 9 0 2
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Final

Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal at the Olympiad
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Final A
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
1 Soviet UnionTal, Botvinnik, Keres, Korchnoi, Smyslov, Petrosian34
2 United StatesFischer, Lombardy, Byrne, Bisguier, Rossolimo, Weinstein29
3 YugoslaviaGligorić, Matanović, Ivkov, Bertok, Damjanović, Vukčević27
4 HungarySzabó, Portisch, Barcza, Bilek, Lengyel, Kluger,22½
5 CzechoslovakiaPachman, Filip, Fichtl, Hort, Kozma, Ujtelky21½
6 BulgariaBobotsov, Padevsky, Neikirch, Kolarov, Minev, Milev21
7 ArgentinaNajdorf, Eliskases, Wexler, Bazán, Schweber, Foguelman20½
8 West GermanyUnzicker, Schmid, Darga, Lehmann, Bialas, Pfeiffer19½
9 East GermanyUhlmann, Pietzsch, Malich, Dittmann, Fuchs, Golz19
10 NetherlandsEuwe, Donner, Bouwmeester, Prins, Kramer, Langeweg17
11 RomaniaGhițescu, Drimer, Radovici, Mititelu, Troianescu, Szabó16½7
12 EnglandPenrose, Golombek, Clarke, Haygarth, Barden, Wade16½4
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Final B
#CountryPlayersPointsMPHTH
13 SwedenStÃ¥hlberg, Lundin, Johansson, Nilsson, Sköld, Buskenström27½
14 IsraelPorat, Czerniak, Aloni, Persitz, Kraidman, Guthi26½
15 AustriaRobatsch, Beni, Lokvenc, Janetschek, Kaliwoda, Groiss24½
16 DenmarkNielsen, Kølvig, Holm, Blom, Jensen, From23½133
17 FinlandOjanen, Böök, Rantanen, Räisä, Fred, Niemelä23½131
18 CubaJiménez, Cobo, Gonzáles, García, De Cardenas2311
19 NorwayJohannessen, de Lange, Lindblom, Hoen, Svenneby, Myhre2310
20 SpainPérez, Pomar, Torán, Mallofré, del Corral, Pulido22½
21 PolandŚliwa, Plater, Tarnowski, Doda, Kostro, Filipowicz22
22 ChileLetelier, Larraín, Hausman, Romo, Rojas19½
23 IcelandThorbergsson, Guðmundsson, Gunnarsson, Magnússon, Sólmundarson, Lárusson16½
24 IndiaAaron, Sapre, Wahi, Seth12
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Final C
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
25 PhilippinesCampomanes, Borja, Naranja, Reyes, De Castro, Villanueva, Avecilla[2]28½
26 IndonesiaWotulo, Bachtiar, Baswedan, Tan, Panggabean27½17
27 MongoliaNamzhil, Möömöö, Chalkhasuren, Myagmarsuren, Baldandorsh, Badamgarav G.27½15
28 AlbaniaPustina, Hoxha, Konçi, Veizaj, Omari26½
29 EcuadorMuñoz, Aguirre, Morales, Yépez, Garcés, Klein26
30 PortugalDurão, Ribeiro, Gonçalves, De Oliveira, Rocha, Cardoso2515
31 FranceBoutteville, Noradounguian, Bergraser, Casa, Linais, Cormier2513
32 ItalyContedini, Tamburini, Palmiotto, Magrin, Mercuri24
33 BelgiumO'Kelly, Thibaut, Dunkelblum, Van Schoor, Franck, Blockx23½
34 TunisiaBelkadi, Lagha, Kahia, Mohsen, Kchouk, Ben Cheik21½
35 GreeceAnastasopoulos, Angos, Papapostolou, Paidousis, Kapralos20½
36 BoliviaHumerez, Villegas, Mendivil, Salazar, Soruco19½
37 MonacoKostjoerin, Fauconnier, Perrottey, d'Auriac, Renoy-Chevrier, Deslauriers J.17½
38 IrelandReilly, Littleton, O'Hare, Nash, Cassidy17
39 MaltaCamilleri, Soler, Gouder, Fenech, Cuschieri, Dingli14
40 LebanonChalabi, Salameh, Gabriel, Galeb, Tarazi, Batlouni, Allam[2]8½
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Final A

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№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + − = Points
1  Soviet Union - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 3½ 3½ 3 2½ 3 3 11 0 0 34
2  United States 1½ - 2½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 2 8 2 1 29
3  Yugoslavia 1½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 2½ 8 2 1 27
4  Hungary ½ 1½ 1½ - 1½ 2 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 5 4 2 22½
5  Czechoslovakia 1 2½ 1 2½ - 2 2 2½ 2 2 1½ 2½ 4 3 4 21½
6  Bulgaria 0 ½ 1½ 2 2 - 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 6 21
7  Argentina ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 - 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 3 6 20½
8  West Germany ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 2 - 2 3 2 3 2 5 4 19½
9  East Germany 1 ½ 2 1½ 2 2 2 2 - 1½ 1 3½ 1 5 5 19
10  Netherlands 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1½ 1 2½ - 2½ 2 2 7 2 17
11 Romania 1 ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 0 2 2 3 1½ - 2 2 6 3 16½
12  England 1 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 ½ 2 2 - 0 7 4 16½
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Final B

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№ Country 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 + − = Points
13  Sweden - 2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3 2½ 8 0 3 27½
14  Israel 2 - 1½ 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 5 2 4 26½
15  Austria 1½ 2½ - 2½ 3 2 1 2½ 3 3 1½ 2 6 3 2 24½
16  Denmark 2 2 1½ - 3 2 2 1 2 2½ 2½ 3 4 2 5 23½
17  Finland 1 2½ 1 1 - 2½ 3 3 1½ 2 3 3 6 4 1 23½
18  Cuba 1½ 2 2 2 1½ - 2½ 2 2 2 2 3½ 2 2 7 23
19  Norway 1½ 2 3 2 1 1½ - 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 4 4 5 2 23
20 Spain 2 1½ 1½ 3 1 2 2½ - 1½ 2 2½ 3 4 4 3 22½
21 Poland 1½ 1½ 1 2 2½ 2 2½ 2½ - 1 3 2½ 5 4 2 22
22  Chile 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3 - 1½ 3½ 2 6 3 19½
23  Iceland 1 1 2½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 1 2½ - 1 2 8 1 16½
24  India 1½ 0 2 1 1 ½ 0 1 1½ ½ 3 - 1 9 1 12
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Final C

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№ Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 + − = Points
25 Philippines 3 3 2 2 3 2½ 3 3 2 1 4 7 1 3 28½
31 27 30 34 26 28 32 35 29 33 38
26  Indonesia 2½ 2 3½ 3½ 1 2½ 2½ 2 3½ 2½ 2 7 1 3 27½
33 29 28 30 25 32 31 27 35 34 36
27 Mongolia 3½ 1 2 2½ 2 1½ 3 2 3 4 3 6 2 3 27½
40 25 34 31 29 30 33 26 28 36 35
28 Albania 2½ 2 ½ 3½ 3 1½ 3½ 2½ 1 4 2½ 7 3 1 26½
32 35 26 39 33 25 30 31 27 38 34
29  Ecuador 3 2 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2 4 2½ 5 1 5 26
34 26 33 32 27 35 38 37 25 40 39
30  Portugal 3 3 2 ½ 2½ 2½ ½ 1½ 3 4 2½ 7 3 1 25
37 38 25 26 35 27 28 36 40 39 33
31  France 1 3 2 1½ 3½ 3 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 6 4 1 25
25 39 35 27 36 34 26 28 38 32 37
32  Italy 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 1 4 2 1½ 2½ 6 4 1 24
28 37 38 29 34 26 25 39 36 31 40
33  Belgium 1½ 3 2 2 1 2½ 1 3 3 3 1½ 5 4 2 23½
26 36 29 35 28 39 27 40 37 25 30
34  Tunisia 1 4 2 2 1½ 1 2 2½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 5 3 21½
29 40 27 25 32 31 37 38 39 26 28
35 Greece 2½ 2 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 1 ½ 2½ 1 3 4 4 20½
36 28 31 33 30 29 40 25 26 37 27
36  Bolivia 1½ 1 3 3 ½ 2 2 2½ 2 0 2 3 4 4 19½
35 33 37 38 31 40 39 30 32 27 26
37  Monaco 1 1½ 1 3½ 2½ 1 2 1½ 1 1½ 1 2 8 1 17½
30 32 36 40 39 38 34 29 33 35 31
38  Ireland 3 1 1½ 1 3 3 1½ 1½ 1½ 0 0 3 8 0 17
39 30 32 36 40 37 29 34 31 28 25
39 Malta 1 1 3½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 0 1½ 0 1½ 1 9 1 14
38 31 40 28 37 33 36 32 34 30 29
40  Lebanon ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 2 ½ 1 1 0 1½ 0 10 1 8½
27 34 39 37 38 36 35 33 30 29 32
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