7th Chess Olympiad

The 7th Chess Olympiad (), organized by the FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between July 31 and August 14, 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden.

The 1937 Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Final

{| class="wikitable" ! # !!Country !!Players !! Points |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Reshevsky, Fine, Kashdan, Marshall, Horowitz || 54½ |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Lilienthal, Szabó, Steiner E., Havasi, Vajda || 48½ |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Tartakower, Najdorf, Frydman, Appel, Regedziński || 47 |- | 4 || || Piazzini, Bolbochán Jac., Grau, Guimard, Pleci || 47 |- | 5 || || Flohr, Foltys, Zinner, Pelikán, Zíta || 45 |- | 6 || || Euwe, Landau, Prins, van Scheltinga, De Groot || 44 |- | 7 || || Keres, Schmidt, Raud, Türn, Friedemann || 41½ |- | 8 || || Mikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius || 41½ |- | 9 || || Pirc, Trifunović, Vuković S., Kostić, Bröder || 40 |- | 10 || || Ståhlberg, Lundin, Stoltz, Danielsson, Jonsson || 38½ |- | 11 || || Petrovs, Apšenieks, Mežgailis, Ozols, Endzelīns || 37½ |- | 12 || || Gauffin, Böök, Solin, Salo, Ojanen || 34 |- | 13 || || Thomas, Alexander, Milner-Barry, Golombek, Wheatcroft || 34 |- | 14 || Italy || Castaldi, Riello, Napolitano, Staldi, Rosselli del Turco || 26½ |- | 15 || || Enevoldsen, Sørensen, Poulsen, Larsen, Petersen || 25½ |- | 16 || || Gilfer, Guðmundsson, Ásgeirsson, Möller, Pétursson || 23 |- | 17 || || Dunkelblum, O'Kelly, Baert, Defosse || 22½ |- | 18 || || Herseth, Kavli-Jørgensen, Guldbrandsen, Salbu, Christoffersen || 19½ |- | 19 || || Aitken, Montgomerie, Page, Reid, Pirie || 14

Team results

Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 + − = Points 1 - 2 3½ 2½ 3 2 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 4 4 3½ 3 3½15 0 3 54½ 22 - 2 2 2 2½ 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 411 0 7 48½ 3½ 2 - 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 2½ 3 414 2 2 47 41½ 2 1½ - 2 1 2 3 2½ 3 2 3 2½ 4 3 4 2½ 3½ 411 3 4 47 51 2 2 2 - 2 2½ 3½ 1½ 3 2 3 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 2½11 2 5 45 62 1½ 1½ 3 2 - 2½ 3 2½ 2 3 2 2½ 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 3½11 2 5 44 71½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 1½ - 1½ 3 2 2½ ½ 3 3 3 3½ 3 3½ 49 7 2 41½ 8½ 2 1½ 1 ½ 1 2½ - 2½ 2 3½ 2 2 4 3 1½ 4 4 48 6 4 41½ 91 1 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 1 1½ - 2 3 2 2½ 3 3½ 2 3 3½ 48 7 3 40 101½ 2 ½ 1 1 2 2 2 2 - 3 2 2½ 3 3 2½ 3½ 3 27 4 7 38½ 112 1 2½ 2 2 1 1½ ½ 1 1 - 3 3 2 3 2½ 2½ 3 48 6 4 37½ 12½ 1 1½ 1 1 2 3½ 2 2 2 1 - 1 3 2½ 2½ 2 3 2½6 7 5 34 13½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 1 3 - 3 2 3½ 3 3 25 10 3 34 14 Italy1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 - 1½ 3 2 3 43 12 3 26½ 150 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 2 2½ - 2 2½ 1½ 2½3 12 3 25½ 160 1 0 0 ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 2 - 3½ 1½ 22 13 3 23 17½ ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1½ 2 1 2 1½ ½ - 2½ 3½2 14 2 22½ 181 0 1 ½ 1 1½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 2½ 2½ 1½ - 22 15 1 19½ 19½ 0 0 0 1½ ½ 0 0 0 2 0 1½ 2 0 1½ 2 ½ 2 - 0 14 4 14

Individual medals

The prizes for best individual results went to:OlimpBase :: 7th Chess Olympiad, Stockholm 1937, information

Board 1: Salo Flohr 12½ / 16 = 78.1% Board 2: Reuben Fine 11½ / 15 = 76.7% Board 3: Isaac Kashdan 14 / 16 = 87.5% Board 4: Gösta Danielsson 14 / 18 = 77.8% Reserve: Al Horowitz 13 / 15 = 86.7%

References

7th Chess Olympiad: Stockholm 1937 OlimpBase