4th Chess Olympiad
1931 chess tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia
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The 4th Chess Olympiad (Czech: 4. Å achová olympiáda), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Ãchecs (FIDE) and comprising an open[1] and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
Team results
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | + | â | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 2 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||
| 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 2½ | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47 | ||
| 3 | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46½ | ||
| 4 | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 46 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45½ | ||
| 6 | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45½ | ||
| 7 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45½ | ||
| 8 | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45 | ||
| 9 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | ½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 12 | 5 | 1 | 44 | ||
| 10 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 39½ | ||
| 11 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | - | 0 | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 35 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 2½ | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | ½ | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 30½ | ||
| 14 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 11 | 3 | 29½ | ||
| 15 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 16 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 1½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 19½ | ||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ½ | ½ | - | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 15½ | ||
| 19 | 1 | 1½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 16 | 2 | 15½ |
Individual medals
For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.
Board 1 Board 2 Board 3 Board 4 Reserve
Alexander Alekhine13½ / 18
75.0
Gösta Stoltz13½ / 18
75.0
Vladimirs Petrovs11½ / 16
71.9
Albert Becker10½ / 14
75.0
Karel SkaliÄka10½ / 14
75.0
Efim Bogoljubow12½ / 17
73.5
Savielly Tartakower13½ / 18
75.0
George Alan Thomas12½ / 18
69.4
Vasja Pirc12½ / 17
73.5
Herman Steiner8½ / 12
70.8
Isaac Kashdan12 / 17
70.6
Lajos Steiner12 / 17
70.6
Josef RejfiÅ11 / 16
68.8
Kurt Richter10½ / 15
70.0
Wolfgang Hasenfuss7½ / 11
68.2