6th Chess Olympiad

The 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the 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 August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland. The famous retired Polish master Dawid Przepiórka took the major responsibility as a chairman of Organizing Committee.

The winning American team is awarded the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
Award from the 1935 Chess Olympiad

The Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings
#CountryPlayersPoints
1 United StatesFine, Marshall, Kupchik, Dake, Horowitz54
2 SwedenStåhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Danielsson, Larsson52½
3 PolandTartakower, Frydman, Najdorf, Friedman, Makarczyk52
4 HungarySteiner L., Lilienthal, Havasi, Szabó, Réthy51
5 CzechoslovakiaFlohr, Opočenský, Rejfíř, Treybal K., Pelikán49
6 YugoslaviaVidmar, Pirc, Kostić, Trifunović, König45½
7 AustriaGrünfeld, Spielmann, Eliskases, Müller, Podhorzer43½
8 ArgentinaGrau, Bolbochán Jac., Pleci, Maderna42
9 LatviaPetrovs, Apšenieks, Feigins, Hasenfuss, Krūmiņš41
10 FranceAlekhine, Betbeder, Muffang, Kahn, Raizman38
11 EstoniaKeres, Friedemann, Laurine, Raud, Kibbermann37½
12 EnglandWinter, Thomas, Alexander, Atkins, Golombek37
13 FinlandBöök, Rasmusson, Solin, Krogius, Salo35
14 LithuaniaMikėnas, Machtas, Vistaneckis, Vaitonis, Luckis34
15 PalestineFoerder, Enoch, Dobkin, Winz, Czerniak32
16 DenmarkAndersen, Nielsen B., Enevoldsen, Nielsen J., Sørensen31½
17 RomaniaSilbermann, Ichim, Bródy, Erdélyi, Popa27.5
18 ItalySacconi, Monticelli, Rosselli del Turco, Romi, Napolitano24
19  SwitzerlandNaegeli, Grob, Michel, Stähelin, Gygli21
20 Irish Free StateReilly, Creevey, O'Hanlon, Cranston, De Burca12

Individual medals

The prizes for best individual results went to:

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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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