The 14th Chess Olympiad (), organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between October 26 and November 9, 1960, in Leipzig, East Germany.
The Soviet team with six grandmasters, led by world champion Mikhail Tal, lived up to expectations and won their fifth consecutive gold medals, with the United States and Yugoslavia taking the silver and bronze, respectively. In a reversal of fortune from the previous Olympiad, the East German hosts finished 9th, right behind rivals West Germany. Unlike the last time, however, the match between the two was a tight affair that ended in a 2–2 draw.
Results
Preliminaries
A total of 40 teams entered the competition and were divided into four preliminary groups of 10 teams each. The top three from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 4th–6th to Final B, and the rest to Final C. All preliminary groups as well as Finals A and B were played as round-robin tournaments, while Final C with 16 teams was played as an 11-round Swiss system tournament.
Group 1 was won by Bulgaria, ahead of Yugoslavia and the host nation. Norway, Finland, and Israel took the places 4–6, while Indonesia, France, Albania, and Malta finished at the bottom of the group.
The Soviet Union took first place in group 2, well ahead of Argentina and the Netherlands. Poland, Austria, and India made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, the Philippines, Italy, and Monaco had to settle for the bottom.
Group 3 was won by England, ahead of Czechoslovakia and Hungary. The three Nordic nations Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland had to settle for Final B. Meanwhile, Mongolia, Tunisia, Greece, and Bolivia finished at the bottom of the group.
The United States clinched group 4, ahead of West Germany and Romania. Spain, Chile, and Cuba made up the middle part of the group, while Belgium, Ecuador, Ireland, and Lebanon completed the field.
Group 1: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + −
Points «A»
2 2 3 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 3½ 7 0 2 27 «A» 2
2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 0 4 26 «A» 2 2
2½ 3½ 3 2 3 4 3 6 0 3 25 «B» 1 2 1½
1 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 20½ «B» ½ 1 ½ 3
2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4 6 3 0 19½ «B» 1½ 2 1 2 1½
1½ 2½ 3 4 3 4 2 19 «C» 1 1 2 2 1½ 2½
1½ 3 4 3 4 2 18½ «C» ½ 0 1 0 1 1½ 2½
1 3½ 2 7 0 11 «C» 0 0 0 1 1½ 1 1 3
3 2 7 0 10½ «C» ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1
0 9 0 3
Group 2: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + −
Points «A»
3½ 3 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 3 4 4 9 0 0 32 «A» ½
3½ 3 1½ 2 3½ 3 4 4 6 2 1 25 «A» 1 ½
1½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 6 3 0 23½ «B» ½ 1 2½
2½ 3½ 3 3 2 3½ 6 2 1 21½ «B» ½ 2½ ½ 1½
3½ 2 1 3½ 4 4 4 1 19 «B» 0 2 1½ ½ ½
2½ 2½ 2 4 3 4 2 15½ «C» ½ ½ ½ 1 2 1½
3 2 3½ 2 5 2 14½ «C» 1 1 ½ 1 3 1½ 1
2½ 2 2 6 1 13½ «C» 0 0 ½ 2 ½ 2 2 1½
3½ 1 5 3 12 «C» 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 2 ½
0 8 1 3½
Group 3: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + −
Points «A»
2½ 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 4 4 4 7 1 1 28 «A» 1½
2 4 3½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 7 1 1 28 «A» 2½ 2
3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 4 8 0 1 27 «B» 2 0 1
2 3½ 3½ 4 3 4 5 2 2 23 «B» ½ ½ 1½ 2
1½ 3½ 0 3 4 3 5 1 16½ «B» ½ ½ ½ ½ 2½
2½ 3 3 3 5 4 0 16 «C» 1 1½ 1 ½ ½ 1½
3 3½ 3 3 6 0 15½ «C» 0 ½ 1 0 4 1 1
2½ 4 3 6 0 14 «C» 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1½
1 0 0 9 7 «C» 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
1 8 0 5
Group 4: Final Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + −
Points «A»
2½ 3 2½ 4 3 3½ 2½ 4 4 9 0 0 29 «A» 1½
1½ 2 3 3 2½ 4 4 4 6 2 1 25½ «A» 1 2½
2 1 3 2½ 4 4 4 6 2 1 24 «B» 1½ 2 2
2 3 2 4 3½ 3½ 4 1 4 23½ «B» 0 1 3 2
2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 6 2 1 22 «B» 1 1 1 1 1½
3 2½ 4 4 4 5 0 19 «C» ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1
2 3 4 2 5 2 17 «C» 1½ 0 0 0 ½ 1½ 2
3½ 3 2 6 1 12 «C» 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½
3½ 1 8 0 6 «C» 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½
0 9 0 2
Final
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final A ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Tal, Botvinnik, Keres, Korchnoi, Smyslov, Petrosian || 34 || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Fischer, Lombardy, Byrne, Bisguier, Rossolimo, Weinstein || 29 || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Gligorić, Matanović, Ivkov, Bertok, Damjanović, Vukčević || 27 || |- | 4 || || Szabó, Portisch, Barcza, Bilek, Lengyel, Kluger, || 22½ || |- | 5 || || Pachman, Filip, Fichtl, Hort, Kozma, Ujtelky || 21½ || |- | 6 || || Bobotsov, Padevsky, Neikirch, Kolarov, Minev, Milev || 21 || |- | 7 || || Najdorf, Eliskases, Wexler, Bazán, Schweber, Foguelman || 20½ || |- | 8 || || Unzicker, Schmid, Darga, Lehmann, Bialas, Pfeiffer || 19½ || |- | 9 || || Uhlmann, Pietzsch, Malich, Dittmann, Fuchs, Golz || 19 || |- | 10 || || Euwe, Donner, Bouwmeester, Prins, Kramer, Langeweg || 17 || |- | 11 || || Ghițescu, Drimer, Radovici, Mititelu, Troianescu, Szabó || 16½ || 7 |- | 12 || || Penrose, Golombek, Clarke, Haygarth, Barden, Wade || 16½ || 4
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final B ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! HTH |- | 13 || || Ståhlberg, Lundin, Johansson, Nilsson, Sköld, Buskenström || 27½ || || |- | 14 || || Porat, Czerniak, Aloni, Persitz, Kraidman, Guthi || 26½ || || |- | 15 || || Robatsch, Beni, Lokvenc, Janetschek, Kaliwoda, Groiss || 24½ || || |- | 16 || || Nielsen, Kølvig, Holm, Blom, Jensen, From || 23½ || 13 || 3 |- | 17 || || Ojanen, Böök, Rantanen, Räisä, Fred, Niemelä || 23½ || 13 || 1 |- | 18 || || Jiménez, Cobo, Gonzáles, García, De Cardenas || 23 || 11 || |- | 19 || || Johannessen, de Lange, Lindblom, Hoen, Svenneby, Myhre || 23 || 10 || |- | 20 || || Pérez, Pomar, Torán, Mallofré, del Corral, Pulido || 22½ || || |- | 21 || || Śliwa, Plater, Tarnowski, Doda, Kostro, Filipowicz || 22 || || |- | 22 || || Letelier, Larraín, Hausman, Romo, Rojas || 19½ || || |- | 23 || || Thorbergsson, Guðmundsson, Gunnarsson, Magnússon, Sólmundarson, Lárusson || 16½ || || |- | 24 || || Aaron, Sapre, Wahi, Seth || 12 || ||
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final C ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 25 || || Campomanes, Borja, Naranja, Reyes, De Castro, Villanueva, AvecillaThe extra team-member was allowed to replace withdrawn player on a basis of special permission granted by organizing committee. || 28½ || |- | 26 || || Wotulo, Bachtiar, Baswedan, Tan, Panggabean || 27½ || 17 |- | 27 || || Namzhil, Möömöö, Chalkhasuren, Myagmarsuren, Baldandorsh, Badamgarav G. || 27½ || 15 |- | 28 || || Pustina, Hoxha, Konçi, Veizaj, Omari || 26½ || |- | 29 || || Muñoz, Aguirre, Morales, Yépez, Garcés, Klein || 26 || |- | 30 || || Durão, Ribeiro, Gonçalves, De Oliveira, Rocha, Cardoso || 25 || 15 |- | 31 || || Boutteville, Noradounguian, Bergraser, Casa, Linais, Cormier || 25 || 13 |- | 32 || || Contedini, Tamburini, Palmiotto, Magrin, Mercuri || 24 || |- | 33 || || O'Kelly, Thibaut, Dunkelblum, Van Schoor, Franck, Blockx || 23½ || |- | 34 || || Belkadi, Lagha, Kahia, Mohsen, Kchouk, Ben Cheik || 21½ || |- | 35 || || Anastasopoulos, Angos, Papapostolou, Paidousis, Kapralos || 20½ || |- | 36 || || Humerez, Villegas, Mendivil, Salazar, Soruco || 19½ || |- | 37 || || Kostjoerin, Fauconnier, Perrottey, d'Auriac, Renoy-Chevrier, Deslauriers J. || 17½ || |- | 38 || || Reilly, Littleton, O'Hare, Nash, Cassidy || 17 || |- | 39 || || Camilleri, Soler, Gouder, Fenech, Cuschieri, Dingli || 14 || |- | 40 || || Chalabi, Salameh, Gabriel, Galeb, Tarazi, Batlouni, Allam || 8½ ||
Final A № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + −
Points 1
2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 3½ 3½ 3 2½ 3 3 11 0 0 34 2 1½
2½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 2 8 2 1 29 3 1½ 1½
2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 2½ 8 2 1 27 4 ½ 1½ 1½
1½ 2 2 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 5 4 2 22½ 5 1 2½ 1 2½
2 2 2½ 2 2 1½ 2½ 4 3 4 21½ 6 0 ½ 1½ 2 2
2 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 6 21 7 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2
2 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 3 6 20½ 8 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 2
2 3 2 3 2 5 4 19½ 9 1 ½ 2 1½ 2 2 2 2
1½ 1 3½ 1 5 5 19 10 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2 1 1½ 1 2½
2½ 2 2 7 2 17 11 1 ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 0 2 2 3 1½
2 2 6 3 16½ 12 1 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 ½ 2 2
0 7 4 16½
Final B № Country 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 + −
Points 13
2 2½ 2 3 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3 2½ 8 0 3 27½ 14 2
1½ 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 5 2 4 26½ 15 1½ 2½
2½ 3 2 1 2½ 3 3 1½ 2 6 3 2 24½ 16 2 2 1½
3 2 2 1 2 2½ 2½ 3 4 2 5 23½ 17 1 2½ 1 1
2½ 3 3 1½ 2 3 3 6 4 1 23½ 18 1½ 2 2 2 1½
2½ 2 2 2 2 3½ 2 2 7 23 19 1½ 2 3 2 1 1½
1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 4 4 5 2 23 20 2 1½ 1½ 3 1 2 2½
1½ 2 2½ 3 4 4 3 22½ 21 1½ 1½ 1 2 2½ 2 2½ 2½
1 3 2½ 5 4 2 22 22 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3
1½ 3½ 2 6 3 19½ 23 1 1 2½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 1 2½
1 2 8 1 16½ 24 1½ 0 2 1 1 ½ 0 1 1½ ½ 3
1 9 1 12
Final C № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 + −
Points 25 3 3 2 2 3 2½ 3 3 2 1 4 7 1 3 28½ 31 27 30 34 26 28 32 35 29 33 38 26 2½ 2 3½ 3½ 1 2½ 2½ 2 3½ 2½ 2 7 1 3 27½ 33 29 28 30 25 32 31 27 35 34 36 27 3½ 1 2 2½ 2 1½ 3 2 3 4 3 6 2 3 27½ 40 25 34 31 29 30 33 26 28 36 35 28 2½ 2 ½ 3½ 3 1½ 3½ 2½ 1 4 2½ 7 3 1 26½ 32 35 26 39 33 25 30 31 27 38 34 29 3 2 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2 4 2½ 5 1 5 26 34 26 33 32 27 35 38 37 25 40 39 30 3 3 2 ½ 2½ 2½ ½ 1½ 3 4 2½ 7 3 1 25 37 38 25 26 35 27 28 36 40 39 33 31 1 3 2 1½ 3½ 3 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 6 4 1 25 25 39 35 27 36 34 26 28 38 32 37 32 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 1 4 2 1½ 2½ 6 4 1 24 28 37 38 29 34 26 25 39 36 31 40 33 1½ 3 2 2 1 2½ 1 3 3 3 1½ 5 4 2 23½ 26 36 29 35 28 39 27 40 37 25 30 34 1 4 2 2 1½ 1 2 2½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 5 3 21½ 29 40 27 25 32 31 37 38 39 26 28 35 2½ 2 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 1 ½ 2½ 1 3 4 4 20½ 36 28 31 33 30 29 40 25 26 37 27 36 1½ 1 3 3 ½ 2 2 2½ 2 0 2 3 4 4 19½ 35 33 37 38 31 40 39 30 32 27 26 37 1 1½ 1 3½ 2½ 1 2 1½ 1 1½ 1 2 8 1 17½ 30 32 36 40 39 38 34 29 33 35 31 38 3 1 1½ 1 3 3 1½ 1½ 1½ 0 0 3 8 0 17 39 30 32 36 40 37 29 34 31 28 25 39 1 1 3½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 0 1½ 0 1½ 1 9 1 14 38 31 40 28 37 33 36 32 34 30 29 40 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 2 ½ 1 1 0 1½ 0 10 1 8½ 27 34 39 37 38 36 35 33 30 29 32
Individual medals
Board 1: Karl Robatsch 13½ / 16 = 84.4% Board 2: Mikhail Botvinnik 10½ / 13 = 80.8% Board 3: Paul Keres 10½ / 13 = 80.8% Board 4: Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren and Tan Hoan Liong 16½ / 20 = 82.5% 1st reserve: Vassily Smyslov 11½ / 13 = 88.5% 2nd reserve: Tigran Petrosian 12 / 13 = 92.3%
References
14th Chess Olympiad: Leipzig 1960 OlimpBase (alternative link when site is down)