16th Chess Olympiad

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.

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:
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
  • Group 2:
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
  • Group 3:
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
  • Group 4:
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
  • Group 5:
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
  • Group 6:
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
  • Group 7:
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

Final

Final A
# Country Players Points MP Head-
to-head
1  Soviet Union Petrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Stein, Spassky 36½
2 Yugoslavia Gligorić, Ivkov, Matanović, Parma, Udovčić, Matulović 32
3 West Germany Unzicker, Darga, Schmid, Pfleger, Mohrlok, Bialas 30½
4 Hungary Portisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Forintos, Flesch 30
5 Czechoslovakia Pachman, Filip, Hort, Kaválek, Jansa, Blatný 28½
6  United States Reshevsky, Benko, Saidy, Bisguier, Byrne, Addison 27½
7 Bulgaria Padevsky, Tringov, Bobotsov, Popov, Milev, Spiridonov 27 13 3
8 Romania Ghițescu, Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Radovici, Mititelu, Botez 27 13 1
9 Argentina Eliskases, García, Schweber, Wexler, Cruz 26
10 Poland Doda, Bednarski, Śliwa, Filipowicz, Balcerowski, Schmidt 24
11  Netherlands Kuijpers, Bouwmeester, Langeweg, Zuidema, Prins 21
12 Canada Yanofsky, Anderson, Vranesic, Macskasy, Suttles, Witt 19
13  Spain Pomar, Medina García, Saborido, Menvielle Laccourreye, Mora, Pérez Gonsalves 17½ 5
14 Israel Porath, Kraidman, Domnitz, Aloni, Guthi, Stepak 17½ 3
Final B
# Country Players Points MP
15 East Germany Uhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Fuchs, Golz, Möhring 38½
16  Sweden Ståhlberg, Johansson, Sköld, Nilsson, Jansson, Fridh 32
17 Denmark Andersen, Kølvig, Brinck-Claussen, Blom, Jakobsen, From 31½
18  England Kottnauer, Clarke, Haygarth, Littlewood, Hindle, Franklin 31
19 Peru Quiñones, Súmar Casis, Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas, Pinzón Sánchez, Miranda M. 27½ 15
20 Austria Dückstein, Beni, Prameshuber, Gragger, Stöckl, Winiwarter 27½ 14
21 Cuba Jiménez, José Pérez, Rodríguez Gonzáles, Ortega, García, Cobo 26
22 Norway Johannessen, Zwaig, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Svedenborg, Kristiansen 25½ 14
23 Mongolia Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Purevzhav, Tsagan T., Chalkhasuren, Namzhil 25½ 13
24  Chile Letelier, Hausman, Vergara, Jauregui, Godoy Bugueño, Espinoza 24
25  Philippines Naranja, Balinas, Borja, Campomanes, Badilles, De Castro 22½
26 Ecuador Yépez, Moritz, Garcés, Ottati, Yepez Obando, Cevallos 18
27 Paraguay Silva, Saguier, Cantero, Gonzáles, Levy, Vely 17½
28 Scotland Fairhurst, Aitken, Fallone, Bonner, Baxter R, Thomson 17
Final C
# Country Players Points MP
29 Iceland Thorsteinsson, Björnsson, Torvaldsson, Kristinsson, Sólmundarson, Kristjánsson 37½
30   Switzerland Kupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Roth, Castagna 36½
31 Colombia Cuéllar, Minaya Molano, Cuartas, Tejada H., Fernández, Rodríguez 35 24
32 Finland Kanko, Westerinen, Fred, Niemelä, Rantanen, Ketonen 35 19
33 Venezuela Tapasztó, Villarroel, Caro, Schorr, Hernández, Boucchechter 30½
34  France Boutteville, Mazzoni, Thiellement, Bergraser, Noradounguian, Zinser 29½
35 Greece Paidousis, Kokkoris, Vizantiadis, Hadziotis, Papapostolou, Ornithopoulos 27½
36  Iran Mashian, Kahyai, Jelveh, Safvat, Farboud, Zafaranian 23½
37  India Ali, Aaron, Sakhalkar, Madon, Shukla, Shekhar G. 22
38  Puerto Rico Colón Romero M., Reissmann, Martínez Buitrago, Sitiriche, Sacarello, Cintrón 21½
39 Turkey Süer, Külür, Haralambof, Tebi, Nutku, Bilyap 20½
40  Mexico Aldrete, Camarena, Reza Delón, Delgado, Guerrero, Flores 20
41 Ireland Keogh, Reilly, Murphy P., O'Hare, Cassidy, De Loughrey 13
42 Monaco Casa, Weiss, Rometti, Deslauriers J., Kostjoerin 12
Final D
# Country Players Points
43  Australia Koshnitsky, Hanks, Geus, Fuller, Hay, Viner 22½
44  South Africa Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson 18
45 Bolivia Ramírez, Salazar, Zegada, Carvajal 15½
46 Uruguay Olivera, del Monte, Cabral, Infantozzi, Kalkstein, Weizman 14½
47 Portugal Ribeiro, Durão, Rocha, Santos, Vinagre, Cordovil 14
48 Luxembourg Conrady, Philippe, Schneider, Wantz, Schneider, Thill 12
49 Dominican Republic Peña, Yabra, Guerrero, Sánchez, Castrillón 10½
50  Cyprus Kleopas, Papadopoulos, Hadjikypris, Ioannidis, Lantsias, Zappas 5

Final «A»

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

Final «B»

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

Final «C»

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

Final «D»

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

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%.

References

  1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
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