1st Chess Olympiad
The 1st Chess Olympiad, organized by the 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 18 and 30 July 1927 in London, United Kingdom. The 1st Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad.

Players and spectators at the Westminster Central Hall.
Competing countries (in green) of the 1st Chess Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
# Country Players Points 1 HungaryMaróczy, Nagy, Vajda, Havasi, Steiner E. 40 2 DenmarkKrause, Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Ruben 38½ 3 Great BritainAtkins, Yates, Thomas, Michell, Spencer 36½ 4 NetherlandsEuwe, Weenink, Kroone, te Kolsté, Schelfhout 35 5 CzechoslovakiaRéti, Gilg, Hromádka, Pokorný, Prokeš 34½ 6 GermanyTarrasch, Mieses, Carls, Wagner 34 7 AustriaGrünfeld, Lokvenc, Kmoch, Wolf, Gruber 34 8 SwitzerlandJohner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Grob, Michel 32 9 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesKostić, Vuković V., Asztalos, Kalabar 30 10 ItalyRosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romih, Sacconi 28½ 11 SwedenNilsson, Nyholm, Jakobson, Stoltz 28 12 ArgentinaGrau, Rivarola, Nogués Acuña, Palau 27 13 FranceChéron, Muffang, Renaud, Betbeder 24½ 14 FinlandTschepurnoff, Rasmusson, Heilimo, Terho 21½ 15 BelgiumKoltanowski, Censer I., Louviau, Censer M. 21½ 16 SpainGolmayo, Marín y Llovet, Vilardebó, Soler 14½
Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]
# Player Points Percentage 1 George Alan Thomas (England)12/15 80% 1 Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark)12/15 80% 3 Richard Réti (Czechoslovakia)11½/15 76.7% 4 Géza Maróczy (Hungary)9/12 75% 5 Ernst Grünfeld (Austria)9½/13 73.1% 6 Max Euwe (Netherlands)10½/15 70%
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References
- Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, information
- 1st Chess Olympiad: London 1927 OlimpBase
Chess Olympiad London 1927 http://chess.comrel.pl/2012/06/wywiad-z-autorem.html
See also
- 2nd Chess Olympiad (The Hague 1928)
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