16th Chess Olympiad

1964 chess tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

An official medal from the Olympiad.
Israeli postal stamp, 1964
David Ben-Gurion presenting the trophy to the winning USSR team

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:
More information No., Country ...
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
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  • Group 2:
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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
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  • Group 3:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«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
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  • Group 4:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«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
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  • Group 5:
More information No., Country ...
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
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  • Group 6:
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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
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  • Group 7:
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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
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Final

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Final A
#CountryPlayersPointsMPHead-
to-head
1 Soviet UnionPetrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Stein, Spassky36½
2 YugoslaviaGligorić, Ivkov, Matanović, Parma, Udovčić, Matulović32
3 West GermanyUnzicker, Darga, Schmid, Pfleger, Mohrlok, Bialas30½
4 HungaryPortisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Forintos, Flesch30
5 CzechoslovakiaPachman, Filip, Hort, Kaválek, Jansa, Blatný28½
6 United StatesReshevsky, Benko, Saidy, Bisguier, Byrne, Addison27½
7 BulgariaPadevsky, Tringov, Bobotsov, Popov, Milev, Spiridonov27133
8 RomaniaGhițescu, Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Radovici, Mititelu, Botez27131
9 ArgentinaEliskases, García, Schweber, Wexler, Cruz26
10 PolandDoda, Bednarski, Śliwa, Filipowicz, Balcerowski, Schmidt24
11 NetherlandsKuijpers, Bouwmeester, Langeweg, Zuidema, Prins21
12 CanadaYanofsky, Anderson, Vranesic, Macskasy, Suttles, Witt19
13 SpainPomar, Medina García, Saborido, Menvielle Laccourreye, Mora, Pérez Gonsalves17½5
14 IsraelPorath, Kraidman, Domnitz, Aloni, Guthi, Stepak17½3
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Final B
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
15 East GermanyUhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Fuchs, Golz, Möhring38½
16 SwedenStÃ¥hlberg, Johansson, Sköld, Nilsson, Jansson, Fridh32
17 DenmarkAndersen, Kølvig, Brinck-Claussen, Blom, Jakobsen, From31½
18 EnglandKottnauer, Clarke, Haygarth, Littlewood, Hindle, Franklin31
19 PeruQuiñones, Súmar Casis, Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas, Pinzón Sánchez, Miranda M.27½15
20 AustriaDückstein, Beni, Prameshuber, Gragger, Stöckl, Winiwarter27½14
21 CubaJiménez, José Pérez, Rodríguez Gonzáles, Ortega, García, Cobo26
22 NorwayJohannessen, Zwaig, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Svedenborg, Kristiansen25½14
23 MongoliaMyagmarsuren, Üitümen, Purevzhav, Tsagan T., Chalkhasuren, Namzhil25½13
24 ChileLetelier, Hausman, Vergara, Jauregui, Godoy Bugueño, Espinoza24
25 PhilippinesNaranja, Balinas, Borja, Campomanes, Badilles, De Castro22½
26 EcuadorYépez, Moritz, Garcés, Ottati, Yepez Obando, Cevallos18
27 ParaguaySilva, Saguier, Cantero, Gonzáles, Levy, Vely17½
28 ScotlandFairhurst, Aitken, Fallone, Bonner, Baxter R, Thomson17
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Final C
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
29 IcelandThorsteinsson, Björnsson, Torvaldsson, Kristinsson, Sólmundarson, Kristjánsson37½
30  SwitzerlandKupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Roth, Castagna36½
31 ColombiaCuéllar, Minaya Molano, Cuartas, Tejada H., Fernández, Rodríguez3524
32 FinlandKanko, Westerinen, Fred, Niemelä, Rantanen, Ketonen3519
33 VenezuelaTapasztó, Villarroel, Caro, Schorr, Hernández, Boucchechter30½
34 FranceBoutteville, Mazzoni, Thiellement, Bergraser, Noradounguian, Zinser29½
35 GreecePaidousis, Kokkoris, Vizantiadis, Hadziotis, Papapostolou, Ornithopoulos27½
36 IranMashian, Kahyai, Jelveh, Safvat, Farboud, Zafaranian23½
37 IndiaAli, Aaron, Sakhalkar, Madon, Shukla, Shekhar G.22
38 Puerto RicoColón Romero M., Reissmann, Martínez Buitrago, Sitiriche, Sacarello, Cintrón21½
39 TurkeySüer, Külür, Haralambof, Tebi, Nutku, Bilyap20½
40 MexicoAldrete, Camarena, Reza Delón, Delgado, Guerrero, Flores20
41 IrelandKeogh, Reilly, Murphy P., O'Hare, Cassidy, De Loughrey13
42 MonacoCasa, Weiss, Rometti, Deslauriers J., Kostjoerin12
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Final D
#CountryPlayersPoints
43 AustraliaKoshnitsky, Hanks, Geus, Fuller, Hay, Viner22½
44 South AfricaDreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson18
45 BoliviaRamírez, Salazar, Zegada, Carvajal15½
46 UruguayOlivera, del Monte, Cabral, Infantozzi, Kalkstein, Weizman14½
47 PortugalRibeiro, Durão, Rocha, Santos, Vinagre, Cordovil14
48 LuxembourgConrady, Philippe, Schneider, Wantz, Schneider, Thill12
49 Dominican RepublicPeña, Yabra, Guerrero, Sánchez, Castrillón10½
50 CyprusKleopas, Papadopoulos, Hadjikypris, Ioannidis, Lantsias, Zappas5
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Final «A»

More information No., Country ...
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
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Final «B»

More information No., Country ...
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
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Final «C»

More information No., Country ...
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
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Final «D»

More information No., Country ...
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
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Individual medals

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%.

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