18th Chess Olympiad

1968 chess tournament in Lugano, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 18th Chess Olympiad (Italian: Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), 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 17 and November 7, 1968, in Lugano, Switzerland.

The official poster for the Olympiad.

The Soviet team with six GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their ninth consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and Bulgaria taking the silver and bronze, respectively.

Results

Preliminaries

A total of 53 teams entered the competition and were divided into seven preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each. The top two from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed third-fourth to Final B, no. 5-6 to Final C, and the rest to Final D. Preliminary head-to-head results were carried over to the finals, so no teams met more than once. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The results were as follows:

  • Group 1:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  Soviet Union - 4 3½ 4 3½ 4 4 4 7 0 0 27
«A»  Philippines 0 - 2½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 5 2 0 19
«B»  England ½ 1½ - 2 3½ 3½ 4 4 4 2 1 19
«B»  Israel 0 2½ 2 - 3 3 4 4 5 1 1 18½
«C»  Italy ½ ½ ½ 1 - 2 3 3 2 4 1 10½
«C»  Portugal 0 ½ ½ 1 2 - 3 3 2 4 1 10
«D»  Mexico 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2½ 1 6 0 4½
«D»  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 1 1 1½ - 0 7 0 3½
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  • Group 2:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Denmark - 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 5 0 1 16½
«A»  United States 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 5 1 0 16½
«B»  Mongolia 2 1½ - 1 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 1 13
«B»  Austria 1½ 1½ 3 - 1½ 2½ 2 2 3 1 12
«C»  Australia 1½ ½ ½ 2½ - 1½ 3 2 4 0 9½
«C»  Venezuela ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2½ - 2½ 2 4 0 9
«D»  France ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1½ - 0 5 1 7½
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  • Group 3:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Yugoslavia - 2½ 3 2½ 4 3½ 4 6 0 0 19½
«A»  Poland 1½ - 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 1 0 18½
«B»  Spain 1 1½ - 2½ 4 4 4 4 2 0 17
«B»  Scotland 1½ ½ 1½ - 2 3 4 2 3 1 12½
«C»  South Africa 0 ½ 0 2 - 2½ 3½ 2 3 1 8½
«C»  Luxembourg ½ ½ 0 1 1½ - 1 0 6 0 4½
«D»  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 ½ 3 - 1 5 0 3½
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  • Group 4:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  Hungary - 3 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 7 0 0 22½
«A»  Canada 1 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 4 6 1 0 19½
«B»  Netherlands 1½ 1½ - 3½ 2½ 4 2½ 4 5 2 0 19½
«B»  Belgium 1 1½ ½ - 2½ 3 3 4 4 3 0 15½
«C»  Monaco ½ ½ 1½ 1½ - 1 3 3 2 5 0 11
«C»  Ireland ½ 1 0 1 3 - 2 2½ 2 4 1 10
«D»  Paraguay ½ 1 1½ 1 1 2 - 3 1 5 1 10
«D»  Costa Rica ½ 0 0 0 1 1½ 1 - 0 7 0 4
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  • Group 5:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  West Germany - 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 4 6 0 1 22
«A»  Romania 2 - 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 6 0 1 20
«B»  Switzerland ½ 1 - 3 3 3 3½ 4 5 2 0 18
«B»  Brazil 1½ 1½ 1 - 2 3½ 3½ 4 3 3 1 17
«C»  Norway 1½ 1½ 1 2 - 2 3 4 2 3 2 15
«C»  Puerto Rico ½ 1½ 1 ½ 2 - 3 2½ 2 4 1 11
«D»  Hong Kong 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 - 3 1 6 0 6½
«D»  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 1½ 1 - 0 7 0 2½
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  • Group 6:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points
«A»  Argentina - 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 6 0 0 19½
«A»  East Germany 1½ - 3 3½ 4 3½ 4 5 1 0 19½
«B»  Finland 1½ 1 - 2½ 2 3 3½ 3 2 1 13½
«B»  Sweden 1 ½ 1½ - 3 2½ 3 3 3 0 11½
«C»  Greece ½ 0 2 1 - 4 3 2 3 1 10½
«C»  Morocco 0 ½ 1 1½ 0 - 2 0 5 1 5
«D»  United States Virgin Islands 0 0 ½ 1 1 2 - 0 5 1 4½
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  • Group 7:
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points
«A»  Bulgaria - 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 4 4 4 7 0 0 22½
«A»  Czechoslovakia 1½ - 2 2½ 4 4 4 4 5 1 1 22
«B»  Iceland 1 2 - 3½ 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 19½
«B»  Cuba 1½ 1½ ½ - 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 3 0 17
«C»  Tunisia 1½ 0 2 1½ - 1½ 2½ 4 2 4 1 13
«C»  Turkey 0 0 1 ½ 2½ - 2½ 4 3 4 0 10½
«D»  Singapore 0 0 0 ½ 1½ 1½ - 4 1 6 0 7½
«D»  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 0
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Final

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Final A
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
1 Soviet UnionPetrosian, Spassky, Korchnoi, Geller, Polugaevsky, Smyslov39½
2 YugoslaviaGligorić, Ivkov, Matanović, Matulović, Parma, Čirić31
3 BulgariaBobotsov, Tringov, Padevsky, Kolarov, Radulov, Peev30
4 United StatesReshevsky, Evans, Benko, R. Byrne, Lombardy, D. Byrne29½
5 West GermanyUnzicker, Schmid, Darga, Pfleger, Hübner, Hecht29
6 HungaryPortisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Barcza, Csom27½
7 ArgentinaNajdorf, Panno, Sanguineti, Rossetto, Rubinetti, García2615
8 RomaniaGheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Ghițescu, Drimer, Soós, Ungureanu2614
9 CzechoslovakiaHort, Filip, Smejkal, Jansa, Augustin, Janata24½12
10 East GermanyUhlmann, Pietzsch, Zinn, Malich, Liebert, Hennings24½11
11 PolandKostro, Bednarski, Doda, Schmidt, Adamski, Grąbczewski23
12 DenmarkLarsen, Brinck-Claussen, Hamann, Holm, Petersen, Nørby21
13 CanadaYanofsky, Suttles, Macskasy, Allan, Day, Schulman19
14 PhilippinesReyes, Balinas, De Castro, Naranja, Bandal, Rodríguez13½
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Final B
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
15 NetherlandsDonner, Ree, Langeweg, Bouwmeester, Kuijpers, Prins33½
16 EnglandPenrose, Kottnauer, Clarke, Keene, Lee, Basman33
17 AustriaDückstein, Prameshuber, Stoppel, Janetschek, Kinzel, Niedermayr30½
18 IsraelCzerniak, Porat, Kraidman, Kagan, Domnitz, Peretz30
19 SpainPomar, Medina, Torán, Visier, Calvo, Palacios de la Prida28½
20 CubaJiménez, García Martínez, Cobo, Rodríguez Gonzáles, Ortega, Carlos Diaz2714
21 SwitzerlandKeller, Kupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Glauser2712
22 IcelandJóhannsson, Sigurjónsson, Kristjánsson, Kristinsson, Thorsteinsson, Ásmundsson26
23 FinlandWesterinen, Ojanen, Havansi, Koskinen, Kajan, Venäläinen24½
24 SwedenJansson, Nilsson, Johansson, Broström, Olsson, Sköld22½
25 BrazilMecking, German, Câmara, Rocha, Miranda, Pinto Paiva21½
26 BelgiumO'Kelly, Boey, Rooze, Cornelis, Beyen, Dunkelblum20½
27 MongoliaÜitümen, Myagmarsuren, Lhagva, Zorigt, Badamgarav G., Purevzhav20
28 ScotlandFairhurst, Davie, McAlpine, Levy, Freeman, McKay19½
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Final C
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
29 AustraliaHamilton, Fuller, Koshnitsky, Flatow, Viner, Shaw38
30 NorwayJohannessen, Hoen, Svedenborg, Zwaig, Wibe, de Lange36
31 ItalyGiustolisi, Cappello, Zichichi, Primavera, Magrin, Romani31½
32 VenezuelaCaro, Villarroel, Budowski, Schorr, Diaz, Robles30
33 TurkeySüer, Ä°brahimoğlu, Uzman, Boysan, Bilyap, Külür29½
34 GreeceVizantiadis, Siaperas, Trikaliotis, Ornithopoulos, Kokkoris, Rizopoulos28½
35 PortugalCordovil, Sardinha, Durão, Santos, Pereira27½16
36 South AfricaFriedgood, Kroon, Heyns, Morschel, Griffiths, Hangelbroek27½14
37 TunisiaBelkadi, Bouaziz, Kchouk, Lagha, Ben Rehouma, Hentati26
38 IrelandHeidenfeld, Littleton, Reilly, O'Riordan, McCurdy, De Loughrey21
39 LuxembourgFeller, Philippe, Wantz, Dietrich, Schammo, Stull20½
40 Puerto RicoKaplan, Buitrago, Colón Romero A., Reissmann, Sacarello, Benítez19½
41 MoroccoBakali, Hadri, Kaderi, Nejjar, Soussi, Benabud16
42 MonacoCasa, Weiss, Donné, Kostjoerin, Kann, Muziole12½
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Final D
#CountryPlayersPointsMP
43 SingaporeTan, Ann, Seng, Kwee, Seng, On32
44 FranceBoutteville, Letzelter, Huguet, Jean, Thiellement, Ferry30
45 ParaguaySilva, Recalde, Prieto, Gonzáles, Cantero, Levy27½
46 MexicoCastro Aguilar, Winter Gallegos, Delgado, Flores Soto, Araiza, Terrazas23½13
47 Dominican RepublicMyers, Malagón A., Malagón C., Belliard Alonzo, Yabra, Andujar23½12
48 Hong KongKazanski, Gibbs, Hardt, Hobson, Badilles22½
49 Costa RicaRovira Mas, Van der Laat Ulloa, Wyss, Rojas, Quesada, Batres14½
50 LebanonSalameh, Bedrossian, Galeb, Rizk, Cabbouche13½
51 CyprusConstantinou, Kleopas, Avgousti, Lantsias, Cababe13
52 United States Virgin IslandsHook, Hoyt, Roebuck, Edwards, Potter, Garrison11
53 AndorraJiménez, De la Casa, Corominas, Gómez Abad, Soler, Pantebre Martínez9
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Final «A»

  • Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
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No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + − = Points
1  Soviet Union - 2½ 3 3½ 2 3 2½ 3 3 3 4 4 2 4 11 0 2 39½
2  Yugoslavia 1½ - 1½ 2 2 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 4 8 3 2 31
3  Bulgaria 1 2½ - 2 2 2½ 1½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 3½ 7 2 4 30
4  United States ½ 2 2 - 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 1½ 3 1½ 4 2 7 3 3 29½
5  Germany 2 2 2 1½ - 2½ 3½ 2 1½ 2 2 2 2½ 3½ 4 2 7 29
6  Hungary 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 3 3 2½ 6 5 2 27½
7  Argentina 1½ 2½ 2½ 1 ½ 1½ - 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 6 4 3 26
8  Romania 1 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 - 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 2½ 6 5 2 26
9  Czechoslovakia 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 2 1½ - 2½ ½ 3 2½ 2½ 5 6 2 24½
10  East Germany 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 1½ 1½ - 2 2½ 2½ 3 4 6 3 24½
11  Poland 0 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 2 1½ 3½ 2 - 1½ 3 2½ 3 7 3 23
12  Denmark 0 1 2 2½ 2 1 1½ 1 1 1½ 2½ - 2½ 2½ 4 7 2 21
13  Canada 2 1½ 2 0 1½ 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ - 3½ 1 10 2 19
14  Philippines 0 0 ½ 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ ½ - 0 12 1 13½
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Final «B»

  • Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
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No. Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + − = Points
15  Netherlands - 3 2½ 2 2 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 9 1 3 33½
16  England 1 - 2 2 2½ 3½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 3½ 3 9 2 2 33
17  Austria 1½ 2 - ½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 2 3 2 3 3 7 2 4 30½
18  Israel 2 2 3½ - 2 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 2 2 2½ 3 5 0 8 30
19  Spain 2 1½ 1 2 - 2 2½ 3 2 2½ 1½ 3 3 2½ 6 3 4 28½
20  Cuba 2½ ½ 2 1½ 2 - 1 ½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 2 3 5 4 4 27
21  Switzerland 2 2½ 1 2 1½ 3 - 1½ 1½ 1 3 2 4 2 4 5 4 27
22  Iceland 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 3½ 2½ - 1½ 2 2 3 2½ 2 4 5 4 26
23  Finland ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ - 2½ 2 1½ 1 3½ 4 6 3 24½
24  Sweden 1½ 1 2 2 1½ ½ 3 2 1½ - 1 1½ 3 2 2 7 4 22½
25  Brazil ½ 1 1 2 2½ ½ 1 2 2 3 - 2½ 1½ 2 3 6 4 21½
26  Belgium ½ 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2½ 2½ 1½ - 1 2½ 3 7 3 20½
27  Mongolia 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1 2 0 1½ 3 1 2½ 3 - 1½ 3 9 1 20
28  Scotland 1½ 1 1 1 1½ 1 2 2 ½ 2 2 1½ 2½ - 1 8 4 19½
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Final «C»

  • Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
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No. Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + − = Points
29  Australia - 3 2 1½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 4 3 3½ 10 2 1 38
30  Norway 1 - 2 2 2 3 4 4 1 3 4 2 4 4 7 2 4 36
31  Italy 2 2 - 1½ 2½ 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 2 1½ 4 3 7 2 4 31½
32  Venezuela 2½ 2 2½ - 2½ 1½ 1 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 7 3 3 30
33  Turkey 2½ 2 1½ 1½ - 2 1½ 2 2½ 1 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 6 4 3 29½
34  Greece ½ 1 1 2½ 2 - 1 3½ 1½ 3 2½ 3 4 3 7 5 1 28½
35  Portugal ½ 0 2 3 2½ 3 - 1 1½ 2½ 2 3 3 3½ 7 4 2 27½
36  South Africa 1½ 0 1½ 3 2 ½ 3 - 4 2 2½ 3 1 3½ 6 5 2 27½
37  Tunisia 1 3 1 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 0 - 3 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 7 4 2 26
38  Ireland ½ 1 1½ 0 3 1 1½ 2 1 - 2 2 2½ 3 3 7 3 21
39  Luxembourg ½ 0 2 1 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 - 2½ 2 2½ 2 7 4 20½
40  Puerto Rico 0 2 2½ 2 ½ 1 1 1 2 2 1½ - 2 2 1 6 6 19½
41  Morocco 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 3 1½ 1½ 2 2 - 2½ 2 9 2 16
42  Monaco ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ - 0 12 1 12½
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Final «D»

  • Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
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No. Country 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 + − = Points
43  Singapore - 1½ 2 3 4 2½ 4 4 3 4 4 8 1 1 32
44  France 2½ - 1½ 1½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4 4 8 2 0 30
45  Paraguay 2 2½ - 2½ 1½ 2 3 3½ 3 4 3½ 7 1 2 27½
46  Mexico 1 2½ 1½ - 2½ 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 6 3 1 23½
47  Dominican Republic 0 1 2½ 1½ - 3 3 1½ 3½ 3½ 4 6 4 0 23½
48  Hong Kong 1½ ½ 2 2½ 1 - 3½ 3 2½ 2 4 5 3 2 22½
49  Costa Rica 0 ½ 1 2 1 ½ - 2½ 2 3 2 2 5 3 14½
50  Lebanon 0 ½ ½ ½ 2½ 1 1½ - 2½ 3 1½ 3 7 0 13½
51  Cyprus 1 1 1 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ - ½ 2½ 1 8 1 13
52  United States Virgin Islands 0 0 0 1 ½ 2 1 1 3½ - 2 1 7 2 11
53  Andorra 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 2 2½ 1½ 2 - 1 7 2 9
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