2nd Chess Olympiad
1928 chess tournament in The Hague, Netherlands
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The 2nd Chess Olympiad (Dutch: De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Ãchecs (FIDE) and comprising an open[1] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands. Venue was the Ridderzaal, part of the Binnenhof, where the dutch parliament resides.
Results
Team standings
Team results
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
- | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 44 | |
| 2 |  United States |
2½ | - | 1 | 3½ | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 39½ | |
| 3 |  Poland |
1 | 3 | - | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
2 | ½ | 2½ | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36½ | |
| 5 |  Denmark |
½ | ½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 34 | |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
1½ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 34 | |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | |
| 8 |  Argentina |
1 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 33½ | |
| 9 |  Germany |
½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31½ | |
| 10 |  Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | - | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31½ | |
| 11 |  France |
1 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 0 | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | |
| 12 |  Belgium |
1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 | |
| 13 |  Sweden |
2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1½ | 1 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 5 | 31 | |
| 14 |  Latvia |
1½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 30 | |
| 15 |  Italy |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26½ | |
| 16 |  Romania |
½ | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 0 | 2½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | ½ | 2½ | - | 3½ | 6 | 9 | 1 | 25½ | |
| 17 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ | ½ | - | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13½ |
Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]
- Gold medal winner â Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
- Silver medal winner â André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%);
- Bronze medal winner â Teodor RegedziÅski (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
- 4â5th place â Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
- 4â5th place â Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
- 6th place â William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%).
Amateur World Championship
The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3][4]
# Player Points Berger
System1 
Max Euwe (Netherlands)12 2 
Dawid Przepiórka (Poland)11 3 
Hermanis Matisons (Latvia)10 4 
Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Spain)9½ 66.25 5 
Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia)9½ 64.50 6 
Norman Whitaker (United States)9½ 57.25 7 
Carl Carls (Germany)9 8 
Albert Becker (Austria)7 9 
André Chéron (France)6 47.00 10 
Allan Nilsson (Sweden)6 41.75 11 
Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy)6 36.50 12 
Lajos Steiner (Hungary)5½ 36.00 13 
José Araiza (Mexico)5½ 35.75 14 
Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland)5½ 31.75 15 
Alexandru Tyroler (Romania)5 16 
Walter Henneberger (Switzerland)3
