The 2nd Chess Olympiad (), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising a team tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands. The venue was the Ridderzaal, part of the Binnenhof, where the Dutch parliament resides.
Results
Team standings
{| class="wikitable" ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || Hungary || Nagy, Steiner, E., Vajda, Havasi || 44 |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Kashdan, Steiner, H., Factor, Tholfsen, Hanauer || 39½ |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Makarczyk, Frydman, Regedziński, Chwojnik, Blass || 37 |- | 4 || || Hönlinger, Lokvenc, Müller, Wolf, Beutum || 36½ |- | 5 || || Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Gemzøe, Ruben || 34 |- | 6 || || Rivier, Gygli, Voellmy, Naegeli, Henneberger M., Michel || 34 |- | 7 || || Gilg, Prokeš, Pokorný, Rejfíř, Schulz, Teller || 34 |- | 8 || || Fernández Coria, Maderna, Palau, Reca, Grau || 33½ |- | 9 || || Wagner, Hilse, Schönmann, Blümich, Foerder || 31½ |- | 10 || || Weenink, Kroone, Van den Bosch, Schelfhout, Wertheim W., Wertheim J. || 31½ |- | 11 || || Gaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Drezga || 31 |- | 12 || || Sapira, Koltanowski, Censer I., Dunkelblum || 31 |- | 13 || || Stoltz, Jacobson, Ståhlberg, Karlin, Jonsson || 31 |- | 14 || || Apšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis || 30 |- | 15 || || Monticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti || 26½ |- | 16 || || Bródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju || 25½ |- | 17 || || Marín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla || 13½
Team results
Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 + − = Points 1 Hungary - 1½ 3 2 3½ 2½ 1½ 3 3½ 3 3 2½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 12 2 2 44 22½ - 1 3½ 3½ 2 2 1½ 3 3 2 3 2½ 2 2 3 3 9 2 5 39½ 31 3 - 1½ 2 3 1 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 2½ 4 9 3 4 37 42 ½ 2½ - 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 3½ 3 1½ 3½ 8 4 4 36½ 5½ ½ 2 1 - 1 1½ 3 1½ 3 4 3 2½ 3 2½ 2 3 8 6 2 34 61½ 2 1 3 3 - 2½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 2 1 2½ 4 4 6 7 3 34 72½ 2 3 2 2½ 1½ - 1 1½ 2 2½ 1½ 2 2 2½ 1½ 4 6 5 5 34 81 2½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 3 - 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 3 3 1½ 3 2 7 7 2 33½ 9½ 1 2 1 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ - 2 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 3½ 3 6 6 4 31½ 101 1 1 2 1 3 2 2½ 2 - 1 2½ 1 3 2½ 3 3 7 6 3 31½ 111 2 1½ 3 0 2½ 1½ 1 2½ 3 - 2 2 3 1½ 1½ 3 6 7 3 31 121½ 1 1½ 1 1 2 2½ 2½ 2 1½ 2 - 2 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 6 6 4 31 132 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 2 1 2½ 3 2 2 - 3 1½ 1 3½ 4 7 5 31 141½ 2 2 ½ 1 3 2 1 2½ 1 1 1½ 1 - 3½ 3½ 3 5 8 3 30 151 2 2 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2½ ½ - 1½ 1½ 3 10 3 26½ 16½ 1 1½ 2½ 2 0 2½ 1 ½ 1 2½ 1 3 ½ 2½ - 3½ 6 9 1 25½ 170 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1½ ½ 1 2½ ½ - 1 14 1 13½
Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague, 1928—Information–Basic data–Tournament review–Individual medals–Interesting games–Trivia Gold medal winner – Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%); Silver medal winner – André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%); Bronze medal winner – Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%); 4–5th place – Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%); 4–5th place – Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%); 6th place – William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%).
Amateur World Championship
The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:Gawlikowski, Stanisław (1978). Olimpiady szachowe 1924–1974, Warszawa: Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928—Amateur World Championship–Standings–Round by Round Pairings–Progress Table
{| class="wikitable" ! # !!Player !! Points !! BergerSystem |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || 12 || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || 11 || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || 10 || |- | 4 || || 9½ || 66.25 |- | 5 || || 9½ || 64.50 |- | 6 || || 9½ || 57.25 |- | 7 || || 9 || |- | 8 || || 7 || |- | 9 || || 6 || 47.00 |- | 10 || || 6 || 41.75 |- | 11 || || 6 || 36.50 |- | 12 || || 5½ || 36.00 |- | 13 || || 5½ || 35.75 |- | 14 || || 5½ || 31.75 |- | 15 || || 5 || |- | 16 || || 3 ||
Notes
References 2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928 OlimpBase