9th Chess Olympiad

The 9th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open team tournament,[1] as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, FPR Yugoslavia (present day Croatia). Eighty-four players from 16 nations played a total of 480 games. The acclaimed 1950 Dubrovnik chess set was designed and manufactured specifically for the Olympiad.

The official poster for the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings
#CountryPlayersPoints
1 YugoslaviaGligorić, Pirc, Trifunović, Rabar, Vidmar Jr., Puc45½
2 ArgentinaNajdorf, Bolbochán Jul., Guimard, Rossetto, Pilnik43½
3 West GermanyUnzicker, Schmid, Pfeiffer, Rellstab, Staudte40½
4 United StatesReshevsky, Steiner, Horowitz, Shainswit, Kramer G., Evans40
5 NetherlandsEuwe, van Scheltinga, Prins, Cortlever, Kramer H., Donner37
6 BelgiumO'Kelly, Dunkelblum, Devos, Thibaut, Van Schoor32
7 AustriaBeni, Busek, Müller, Palda, Lambert31½
8 ChileCastillo, Flores, Letelier, Maccioni30½
9 FranceTartakower, Rossolimo, Hugot, Kesten, Chaudé de Silans, Crépeaux28½
10 FinlandBöök, Ojanen, Niemi, Niemelä, Helle, Heikinheimo28
11 SwedenSköld, Johansson, Bergkvist A., Bergkvist N., Lindquist, Stenborg27½
12 ItalyCastaldi, Nestler, Porreca, Giustolisi, Primavera25
13 DenmarkPoulsen, Enevoldsen, Pedersen, Kupferstich, Nielsen22
14 PeruCanal, Súmar, Zapata, Pinzón Solis21½
15 NorwayMyhre, Vestøl, Morcken, Kongshavn, Opsahl15
16 GreeceMastihiadis, Panagopoulos, Zografakis, Boulahanis, Othoneos12

Individual medals

The prizes for best individual results went to:[2]

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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.
  2. 9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik 1950 at olimpbase.org
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