The 13th Chess Olympiad (), organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between September 30 and October 23, 1958, in Munich, then part of West Germany.
The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Botvinnik, lived up to expectations and won their fourth gold medals in a row, with Yugoslavia and Argentina taking the silver and bronze, respectively. The West German hosts finished 7th, right behind rivals East Germany. The two neighbouring nations were tied on both game and match points, but the East Germans had won the match between the two.
Results
Preliminaries
A total of 36 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of nine teams each. The top three from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 4th–6th to Final B, and no. 7–9 to Final C. All groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments.
Group 1 was won by the Soviet hosts, well ahead of Bulgaria and Austria. The Netherlands, Denmark, and France took the places 4–6, while Italy, Puerto Rico, and Ireland finished at the bottom of the group.
Spain caused a small surprise by taking first place in group 2, ahead of the returning US team and the host nation. Finland, Iceland, and Israel made up the middle part of the group, while Norway, South Africa, and Iran had to settle for the bottom.
Group 3 was won by Argentina, ahead of East Germany and England. Traditional chess power Hungary surprisingly had to settle for Final B, along with Poland and Colombia. Meanwhile, The Philippines, Scotland, and Lebanon finished at the bottom of the group.
Czechoslovakia clinched group 4, ahead of Yugoslavia and Switzerland. Canada, Sweden, and Belgium made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, Tunisia, and Greece completed the field.
Group 1: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + −
Points «A»
3½ 2½ 2½ 3 4 4 3½ 4 8 0 0 27 «A» ½
3 1½ 2 4 3½ 3½ 3½ 5 2 1 21½ «A» 1½ 1
2 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 4 5 2 1 21 «B» 1½ 2½ 2
1½ 3 3 3 4 5 2 1 20½ «B» 1 2 1½ 2½
1½ 1½ 2½ 4 3 4 1 16½ «B» 0 0 1½ 1 2½
2 3½ 4 3 4 1 14½ «C» 0 ½ 0 1 2½ 2
3½ 1½ 2 5 1 11 «C» ½ ½ ½ 1 1½ ½ ½
3 1 7 0 8 «C» 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 2½ 1
1 7 0 4
Group 2: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + −
Points «A»
2 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 7 0 1 23½ «A» 2
1½ 3½ 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 6 1 1 23 «A» 1½ 2½
2 3 1½ 4 4 3½ 5 2 1 22 «B» 1 ½ 2
2 3 2½ 1½ 3 3 3 2 15½ «B» 1½ 1 1 2
2½ 2 2 3½ 2 3 3 15½ «B» 1 1 2½ 1 1½
2 3 3 3 4 1 15 «C» ½ 1 0 1½ 2 2
2½ 2 1 4 3 11½ «C» ½ ½ 0 2½ 2 1 1½
2½ 5 2 1 10½ «C» ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 1½
0 7 1 7½
Group 3: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + −
Points «A»
2½ 1½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 4 4 6 1 1 23 «A» 1½
3 2 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 4 6 1 1 21 «A» 2½ 1
1½ 3 2 3 3 4 5 2 1 20 «B» 1½ 2 2½
2½ 1 3½ 3½ 3 5 2 1 19½ «B» 2 1½ 1 1½
2 3½ 3½ 4 3 3 2 19 «B» 1 1 2 3 2
1½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 2 16½ «C» ½ 1½ 1 ½ ½ 2½
2 4 2 5 1 12½ «C» 0 1½ 1 ½ ½ 1½ 2
3 1 6 1 10 «C» 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1
0 8 0 2½
Group 4: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + −
Points «A»
2 3 2 2½ 4 3½ 4 4 6 0 2 25 «A» 2
2 4 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 3½ 6 0 2 24 «A» 1 2
1½ 2½ 4 3½ 4 1½ 4 3 1 20 «B» 2 0 2½
2½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 5 1 2 19 «B» 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½
3½ 4 2 3 3 4 1 18½ «B» 0 1½ 0 1 ½
2½ 2½ 2½ 3 5 0 10½ «C» ½ ½ ½ 2 0 1½
2 3 1 5 2 10 «C» 0 0 0 ½ 2 1½ 2
3½ 1 5 2 9½ «C» 0 ½ 2½ ½ 1 1½ 1 ½
1 7 0 7½
Final
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final A ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! HTH |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Tal, Petrosian || 34½ || || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Gligorić, Matanović, Ivkov, Trifunović, Đurašević, Fuderer || 29 || || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Pilnik, Panno, Eliskases, Redolfi, Sanguineti, Emma || 25½ || || |- | 4 || || Reshevsky, Lombardy, Bisguier, Evans, Rossolimo || 24 || || |- | 5 || || Pachman, Filip, Fichtl, Kozma, Rejfíř, Šefc || 22 || 12 || |- | 6 || || Uhlmann, Malich, Dittmann, Bertholdt, Fuchs, Pietzsch || 22 || 11 || 3½ |- | 7 || || Unzicker, Tröger, Schmid, Darga, Pfeiffer, Lehmann || 22 || 11 || ½ |- | 8 || || Kupper, Blau, Keller, Walther, Nievergelt, Bhend || 19 || || |- | 9 || || Pomar, Pérez, Torán Albero, Farre, Albareda, Lladó Lumbera || 17½ || || |- | 10 || || Neikirch, Bobotsov, Minev, Milev, Tringov, Padevsky || 17 || || |- | 11 || || Alexander, Penrose, Golombek, Clarke, Wade || 16 || || |- | 12 || || Dückstein, Prameshuber, Stöckl, Beni, Lokvenc || 15½ || ||
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final B ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 13 || || Szabó, Barcza, Portisch, Bilek, Honfi, Forintos || 31 || |- | 14 || || Euwe, Donner, Prins, van den Berg, Kramer, Roessel || 28 || |- | 15 || || Yanofsky, Anderson, Vaitonis, Füster, Joyner, Siemms || 24½ || 17 |- | 16 || || Cuéllar, Sánchez, de Greiff, Martín || 24½ || 13 |- | 17 || || Porat, Czerniak, Aloni, Smiltiner, Pilshchik, Kraidman || 23½ || |- | 18 || || Larsen, Andersen, Enevoldsen J., Pedersen, Ravn, Enevoldsen H. || 23 || |- | 19 || || Śliwa, Tarnowski, Szukszta, Witkowski, Kostro, Brzózka || 22½ || |- | 20 || || Ståhlberg, Johansson, Sterner, Nilsson, Arnlind, Hörberg || 21 || |- | 21 || || Ojanen, Böök, Rantanen, Fred, Koskinen, Hällström || 19 || |- | 22 || || Jóhannsson, Pálmason, Thorbergsson, Jónsson, Guðmundsson, Kristjánsson || 18 || |- | 23 || || Raizman, Boutteville, Bergraser, Lemoine, Catozzi, Noradounguian || 15 || |- | 24 || || Dunkelblum, Franck, Van Schoor, Van den Broeck, Beyen, Weltjens || 13½ ||
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final C ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! HTH |- | 25 || || Rojahn, Vestøl, Ofstad, Bøckman, Lindblom, Halvorsen || 30 || || |- | 26 || || Cardoso, Campomanes, Borja, Aldecoa || 29½ || || |- | 27 || || Heidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern || 28 || || |- | 28 || || Primavera, Romani, Norcia, Palmiotto, Laco, Contedini || 26½ || || |- | 29 || || Fairhurst, Aitken, Macleod, Perkins, Beckingham E., Thomson || 25½ || || |- | 30 || || Syngellakis, Angos, Panagopoulos, Sakellaropoulos, Anastasopoulos, Zografakis || 25 || || |- | 31 || || Durão, Oliveira, Ribeiro, Gonçalves, Pereira, Cardoso || 23 || || |- | 32 || || Safvat, Mashian, Pakdaman, Lotfy, Navabi, Assar || 20 || || |- | 33 || || Cintrón, Benítez, Reissmann, Llavandero, Azúar, Vissepó || 14½ || 4 || 2½ |- | 34 || || Walsh, Reilly, Canton B., Loughrey, Russell A., Reid || 14½ || 4 || 1½ |- | 35 || || Lagha, Harrouchi, Kchouk, Ennigrou, Mohsen || 14 || || |- | 36 || || Chalabi, Gabriel, Tarazi, Allam, Succar || 13½ || ||
Final A No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + −
Points 1
2 2 2 3½ 4 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 8 0 3 34½ 2 2
2½ 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 9 0 2 29 3 2 1½
2 2 3 3 2½ 3 2 2½ 2 5 1 5 25½ 4 2 1½ 2
2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 2 4 1 6 24 5 ½ 1 2 2
2½ 1½ 3 2 2½ 3 2 4 3 4 22 6 0 ½ 1 2 1½
3½ 2½ 1½ 3 2½ 4 5 5 1 22 7 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 2½ ½
3 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 5 5 1 22 8 ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1
3 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 7 0 19 9 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1
2 2½ 2½ 3 6 2 17½ 10 ½ 1½ 2 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 2
1½ 1½ 0 7 4 17 11 0 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½
2½ 2 9 0 16 12 0 2 2 2 2 0 1½ ½ 1½ 2½ 1½
1 6 4 15½
Final B No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + −
Points 13
3½ 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 4 8 1 2 31 14 ½
3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 9 1 1 28½ 15 2½ ½
1 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 8 2 1 24½ 16 2 1½ 3
3 1 2 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 5 3 3 24½ 17 2 1½ 2 1
3½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 5 4 2 23½ 18 1 1½ 1½ 3 ½
1½ 2 4 2½ 2 3½ 4 5 2 23 19 ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½
3 1½ 2 3 3 5 4 2 22½ 20 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 1
2½ 2 1½ 2 3 4 4 21 21 1½ 1 1½ 2 1½ 0 2½ 1½
3 2 2½ 3 6 2 19 22 1½ 1 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 1
3 2½ 2 7 2 18 23 0 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 2 1
1½ 1 8 2 15 24 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½
1 9 1 13½
Final C No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + −
Points 25
1½ 2 3 3 3 2½ 2 3 2½ 4 3½ 8 1 2 30 26 2½
2 2 3 2 3 2 4 3½ 3 2½ 7 0 4 29½ 27 2 2
2 2 2 3 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 2½ 6 0 5 28 28 1 2 2
2½ 1½ 1½ 3 3 2½ 4 3½ 6 3 2 26½ 29 1 1 2 1½
2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 2 3½ 5 3 3 25½ 30 1 2 2 2½ 2
2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 6 1 4 25 31 1½ 1 1 2½ 1½ 1½
2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 5 5 1 23 32 2 2 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½
3 1 3 2 2 6 3 20 33 1 0 1½ 1 ½ 1½ 2 1
2½ 1½ 2 1 8 2 14½ 34 1½ ½ 0 1½ 0 2 1½ 3 1½
1 2 1 8 2 14½ 35 0 1 ½ 0 2 1 ½ 1 2½ 3
2½ 3 7 1 14 36 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 2 2 2 1½
0 8 3 13½
Individual medals
Board 1: Svetozar Gligorić 12 / 15 = 80.0% Board 2: Frank Anderson 10½ / 13 = 80.8% Board 3: Paul Keres 9½ / 12 = 79.2% Board 4: David Bronstein 9½ / 12 = 79.2% 1st reserve: Mikhail Tal 13½ / 15 = 90.0% 2nd reserve: Tigran Petrosian and Győző Forintos 10½ / 13 = 80.8%
References
13th Chess Olympiad: Munich 1958 OlimpBase