6th Chess Olympiad

The 6th Chess Olympiad (), organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, 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 1935 Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings

{| class="wikitable" ! # !!Country !!Players !! Points |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Fine, Marshall, Kupchik, Dake, Horowitz || 54 |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Danielsson, Larsson || 52½ |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Tartakower, Frydman, Najdorf, Friedman, Makarczyk || 52 |- | 4 || || Steiner L., Lilienthal, Havasi, Szabó, Réthy || 51 |- | 5 || || Flohr, Opočenský, Rejfíř, Treybal K., Pelikán || 49 |- | 6 || || Vidmar, Pirc, Kostić, Trifunović, König || 45½ |- | 7 || || Grünfeld, Spielmann, Eliskases, Müller, Podhorzer || 43½ |- | 8 || || Grau, Bolbochán Jac., Pleci, Maderna || 42 |- | 9 || || Petrovs, Apšenieks, Feigins, Hasenfuss, Krūmiņš || 41 |- | 10 || || Alekhine, Betbeder, Muffang, Kahn, Raizman || 38 |- | 11 || || Keres, Friedemann, Laurine, Raud, Kibbermann || 37½ |- | 12 || || Winter, Thomas, Alexander, Atkins, Golombek || 37 |- | 13 || || Böök, Rasmusson, Solin, Krogius, Salo || 35 |- | 14 || || Mikėnas, Machtas, Vistaneckis, Vaitonis, Luckis || 34 |- | 15 || || Foerder, Enoch, Dobkin, Winz, Czerniak || 32 |- | 16 || || Andersen, Nielsen B., Enevoldsen, Nielsen J., Sørensen || 31½ |- | 17 || || Silbermann, Ichim, Bródy, Erdélyi, Popa || 27½ |- | 18 || || Sacconi, Monticelli, Rosselli del Turco, Romi, Napolitano || 24 |- | 19 || || Naegeli, Grob, Michel, Stähelin, Gygli || 21 |- | 20 || || Reilly, Creevey, O'Hanlon, Cranston, De Burca || 12

Team results

Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 + − = Points 1 - 1½ 2½ 1 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 3½ 3½ 317 2 0 54 22½ - 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 4 4 3 3½14 2 3 52½ 31½ 2½ - 2½ 2 1½ 2 2 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 2½ 3 3 2 4 4 413 2 4 52 43 2 1½ - 2 3 2 1½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 314 2 3 51 51 2 2 2 - 2 2 2½ 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 410 1 8 49 61½ 2½ 2½ 1 2 - 1 2 2 3 3 2½ 2½ 3 3 2½ 3 3 1½ 412 4 3 45½ 71½ 2 2 2 2 3 - 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 1½ 2 3 2½ 1½ 3 3½ 47 4 8 43½ 81½ ½ 2 2½ 1½ 2 2 - 1 2½ 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 310 5 4 42 91½ 1½ 1 1 2 2 2½ 3 - 2 1½ 1 2½ 1½ 3 3 3 3½ 2½ 39 7 3 41 10½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 2 1½ 2 - 2½ 2½ 1½ 2 3 3 2 2 4 46 8 5 38 11½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 1½ - 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 3 3½7 10 2 37½ 121½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 3 1½ 2½ - 3 1½ 2½ 1 1½ 3 2 3½6 10 3 37 13½ 1½ 1 1½ 0 1½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 1 - 2 2 2 4 1 3½ 26 9 4 35 141½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 - 1½ 2 1½ 1 3 34 10 5 34 15½ 1 1 ½ 2 1 1 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 2 2½ - 2 2½ 2 3½ 44 11 4 32 161 1 1 ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1 ½ 3 2 2 2 - 3½ 3 2 3½4 11 4 31½ 170 0 2 1 1½ 1 2½ 1½ 1 2 ½ 2½ 0 2½ 1½ ½ - 2 3 2½5 11 3 27½ 18½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 2 - 1½ 3½3 13 3 24 19½ 1 0 ½ ½ 2½ ½ ½ 1½ 0 1 2 ½ 1 ½ 2 1 2½ - 33 14 2 21 201 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 2 1 0 ½ 1½ ½ 1 - 0 1 18 12

Individual medals

The prizes for best individual results went to:

Board 1: Salo Flohr 13 / 17 = 76.5% Board 2: Andor Lilienthal 15 / 19 = 78.9% Board 3: Erich Eliskases 15 / 19 = 78.9% Board 4: Arthur Dake 15½ / 18 = 86.1% Reserve: Al Horowitz 12 / 15 = 80.0%

References

6th Chess Olympiad: Warsaw 1935 OlimpBase