The 16th Chess Olympiad (, Olimpiadat ha-shachmat ha-16), organized by FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between November 2 and November 25, 1964, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their seventh consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and West Germany taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
Results
Preliminaries
A total of 50 teams entered the competition and were divided into seven preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each. With Australia making its debut, this was the first Olympiad where all six continents were represented. The top two from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 3rd-4th to Final B, no. 5–6 to Final C, and the rest to Final D. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The preliminary results were as follows:
Group 1: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + −
Points «A»
3½ 4 4 4 4 4
6 0 0 23½ «A» ½
1½ 3½ 2½ 3 3
4 2 0 14 «B» 0 2½
2 1½ 2½ 2½
3 2 1 11 «B» 0 ½ 2
2½ 3 2½
3 2 1 10½ «C» 0 1½ 2½ 1½
2½ 2½
3 3 0 10½ «C» 0 1 1½ 1 1½
2½
1 5 0 7½ «D» 0 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½
0 6 0 7
Group 2: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + −
Points «A»
2 2½ 4 3 4 4
5 0 1 19½ «A» 2
3½ 3½ 2 4 4
4 0 2 19 «B» 1½ ½
2½ 3½ 3 3½
4 2 0 14½ «B» 0 ½ 1½
3 4 3½
3 3 0 12½ «C» 1 2 ½ 1
2½ 3
2 3 1 10 «C» 0 0 1 0 1½
2
0 5 1 4½ «D» 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2
0 5 1 4
Group 3: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + −
Points «A»
3 2 3 4 4 4
5 0 1 20 «A» 1
2½ 2½ 2½ 4 3½
5 1 0 16 «B» 2 1½
3½ 1½ 3 3½
3 2 1 15 «B» 1 1½ ½
3 2½ 3
3 3 0 11½ «C» 0 1½ 2½ 1
3 3
3 3 0 11 «C» 0 0 1 1½ 1
3
1 5 0 6½ «D» 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1
0 6 0 4
Group 4: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + −
Points «A»
2½ 3 3½ 4 4 4
6 0 0 21 «A» 1½
1½ 2 3 3 3½
3 2 1 14½ «B» 1 2½
1½ 3½ 2 2½
3 2 1 13 «B» ½ 2 2½
1 3½ 1½
2 3 1 11 «C» 0 1 ½ 3
2 3
2 3 1 9½ «C» 0 1 2 ½ 2
2½
1 3 2 8 «D» 0 ½ 1½ 2½ 1 1½
1 5 0 7
Group 5: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + −
Points «A»
2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4
5 0 1 18 «A» 1½
2½ 3 3½ 4 3½
5 1 0 18 «B» 2 1½
2½ 2½ ½ 3½
3 2 1 12½ «B» 1½ 1 1½
1 2½ 3½
2 4 0 11 «C» ½ ½ 1½ 3
2 3
2 3 1 10½ «C» ½ 0 3½ 1½ 2
2
1 3 2 9½ «D» 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2
0 5 1 4½
Group 6: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + −
Points «A»
2 3 3 3½ 3 4
5 0 1 18½ «A» 2
2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4
5 0 1 17½ «B» 1 1½
3 4 4 3½
4 2 0 17 «B» 1 1½ 1
1½ 3 3½
2 4 0 11½ «C» ½ ½ 0 2½
1½ 2
1 4 1 7 «C» 1 1 0 1 2½
1½
1 5 0 7 «D» 0 0 ½ ½ 2 2½
1 4 1 5½
Group 7: No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + −
Points «A»
2 3 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 4
6 0 1 22½ «A» 2
2 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 4
5 0 2 22½ «B» 1 2
2½ 2 3 4 4
4 1 2 18½ «B» ½ ½ 1½
3 3½ 4 4
4 3 0 17 «C» ½ ½ 2 1
2½ 4 4
3 3 1 14½ «C» 1 0 1 ½ 1½
2½ 3
2 5 0 9½ «D» ½ ½ 0 0 0 1½
3
1 6 0 5½ «D» 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 7 0 2
Final
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final A ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! Head-to-head |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Petrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Stein, Spassky || 36½ || || |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Gligorić, Ivkov, Matanović, Parma, Udovčić, Matulović || 32 || || |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Unzicker, Darga, Schmid, Pfleger, Mohrlok, Bialas || 30½ || || |- | 4 || || Portisch, Szabó, Bilek, Lengyel, Forintos, Flesch || 30 || || |- | 5 || || Pachman, Filip, Hort, Kaválek, Jansa, Blatný || 28½ || || |- | 6 || || Reshevsky, Benko, Saidy, Bisguier, Byrne, Addison || 27½ || || |- | 7 || || Padevsky, Tringov, Bobotsov, Popov, Milev, Spiridonov || 27 || 13 || 3 |- | 8 || || Ghițescu, Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Radovici, Mititelu, Botez || 27 || 13 || 1 |- | 9 || || Eliskases, García, Schweber, Wexler, Cruz || 26 || || |- | 10 || || Doda, Bednarski, Śliwa, Filipowicz, Balcerowski, Schmidt || 24 || || |- | 11 || || Kuijpers, Bouwmeester, Langeweg, Zuidema, Prins || 21 || || |- | 12 || || Yanofsky, Anderson, Vranesic, Macskasy, Suttles, Witt || 19 || || |- | 13 || || Pomar, Medina García, Saborido, Menvielle Laccourreye, Mora, Pérez Gonsalves || 17½ || 5 || |- | 14 || || Porath, Kraidman, Domnitz, Aloni, Guthi, Stepak || 17½ || 3 ||
{| class="wikitable |+ Final B ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 15 || || Uhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Fuchs, Golz, Möhring || 38½ || |- | 16 || || Ståhlberg, Johansson, Sköld, Nilsson, Jansson, Fridh || 32 || |- | 17 || || Andersen, Kølvig, Brinck-Claussen, Blom, Jakobsen, From || 31½ || |- | 18 || || Kottnauer, Clarke, Haygarth, Littlewood, Hindle, Franklin || 31 || |- | 19 || || Quiñones, Súmar Casis, Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas, Pinzón Sánchez, Miranda M. || 27½ || 15 |- | 20 || || Dückstein, Beni, Prameshuber, Gragger, Stöckl, Winiwarter || 27½ || 14 |- | 21 || || Jiménez, José Pérez, Rodríguez Gonzáles, Ortega, García, Cobo || 26 || |- | 22 || || Johannessen, Zwaig, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Svedenborg, Kristiansen || 25½ || 14 |- | 23 || || Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Purevzhav, Tsagan T., Chalkhasuren, Namzhil || 25½ || 13 |- | 24 || || Letelier, Hausman, Vergara, Jauregui, Godoy Bugueño, Espinoza || 24 || |- | 25 || || Naranja, Balinas, Borja, Campomanes, Badilles, De Castro || 22½ || |- | 26 || || Yépez, Moritz, Garcés, Ottati, Yepez Obando, Cevallos || 18 || |- | 27 || || Silva, Saguier, Cantero, Gonzáles, Levy, Vely || 17½ || |- | 28 || || Fairhurst, Aitken, Fallone, Bonner, Baxter R, Thomson || 17 ||
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final C ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP |- | 29 || || Thorsteinsson, Björnsson, Torvaldsson, Kristinsson, Sólmundarson, Kristjánsson || 37½ || |- | 30 || || Kupper, Blau, Bhend, Walther, Roth, Castagna || 36½ || |- | 31 || || Cuéllar, Minaya Molano, Cuartas, Tejada H., Fernández, Rodríguez || 35 || 24 |- | 32 || || Kanko, Westerinen, Fred, Niemelä, Rantanen, Ketonen || 35 || 19 |- | 33 || || Tapasztó, Villarroel, Caro, Schorr, Hernández, Boucchechter || 30½ || |- | 34 || || Boutteville, Mazzoni, Thiellement, Bergraser, Noradounguian, Zinser || 29½ || |- | 35 || || Paidousis, Kokkoris, Vizantiadis, Hadziotis, Papapostolou, Ornithopoulos || 27½ || |- | 36 || || Mashian, Kahyai, Jelveh, Safvat, Farboud, Zafaranian || 23½ || |- | 37 || || Ali, Aaron, Sakhalkar, Madon, Shukla, Shekhar G. || 22 || |- | 38 || || Colón Romero M., Reissmann, Martínez Buitrago, Sitiriche, Sacarello, Cintrón || 21½ || |- | 39 || || Süer, Külür, Haralambof, Tebi, Nutku, Bilyap || 20½ || |- | 40 || || Aldrete, Camarena, Reza Delón, Delgado, Guerrero, Flores || 20 || |- | 41 || || Keogh, Reilly, Murphy P., O'Hare, Cassidy, De Loughrey || 13 || |- | 42 || || Casa, Weiss, Rometti, Deslauriers J., Kostjoerin || 12 ||
{| class="wikitable" |+ Final D ! # !! Country !! Players !! Points |- | 43 || || Koshnitsky, Hanks, Geus, Fuller, Hay, Viner || 22½ |- | 44 || || Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson || 18 |- | 45 || || Ramírez, Salazar, Zegada, Carvajal || 15½ |- | 46 || || Olivera, del Monte, Cabral, Infantozzi, Kalkstein, Weizman || 14½ |- | 47 || || Ribeiro, Durão, Rocha, Santos, Vinagre, Cordovil || 14 |- | 48 || || Conrady, Philippe, Schneider, Wantz, Schneider, Thill || 12 |- | 49 || || Peña, Yabra, Guerrero, Sánchez, Castrillón || 10½ |- | 50 || || Kleopas, Papadopoulos, Hadjikypris, Ioannidis, Lantsias, Zappas || 5
Final «A» No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + −
Points 1
2 1 2½ 2½ 4 3 2½ 3½ 2 4 3 3½ 3
10 1 2 36½ 2 2
2 1½ 2 2 2 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3 3½
6 1 6 32 3 3 2
1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 1 3
7 2 4 30½ 4 1½ 2½ 2½
2½ 2 1 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 2
8 2 3 30 5 1½ 2 2 1½
1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 3 2½ 3½
4 4 5 28½ 6 0 2 2 2 2½
2 2½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½
7 2 4 27½ 7 1 2 1½ 3 2 2
3 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 3
4 4 5 27 8 1½ 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1
3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 3
6 6 1 27 9 ½ 2 2 2 2½ 1½ 2 1
2 3 3 2 2½
4 3 6 26 10 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2
3 1 2½ 2½
4 6 3 24 11 0 1½ 1 1 ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 1 1
2½ 3 3
5 8 0 21 12 1 1 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1 3 1½
2 2½
2 10 1 19 13 ½ 1 3 1 1½ 1 2 ½ 2 1½ 1 2
½
1 9 3 17½ 14 1 ½ 1 2 ½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 3½
1 11 1 17½
Final «B» No. Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + −
Points 15
2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 1 2½ 3 4 3½ 3½
11 1 1 38½ 16 2
1 2½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 3 4 2½
7 3 3 32 17 1 3
2½ 2 4 2 2 2 2½ 3½ 2 2½ 2½
7 1 5 31½ 18 ½ 1½ 1½
2½ 2 3 2 2 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½
7 3 3 31 19 1½ 2½ 2 1½
1½ 2½ ½ 3 2 3 2½ 2 3
6 4 3 27½ 20 1½ 2 0 2 2½
3 2½ 3 2 2 4 1½ 1½
5 4 4 27½ 21 ½ 2½ 2 1 1½ 1
2 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 4 4
4 6 3 26 22 0 2 2 2 3½ 1½ 2
3 2½ 2 2 ½ 2½
4 3 6 25½ 23 3 ½ 2 2 1 1 2½ 1
3½ 3 1½ 2 2½
5 5 3 25½ 24 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 1½ ½
1½ 3½ 3 3
3 7 3 24 25 1 1 ½ 1 1 2 2½ 2 1 2½
2½ 3½ 2
4 6 3 22½ 26 0 1 2 ½ 1½ 0 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1½
2½ 2½
3 8 2 18 27 ½ 0 1½ ½ 2 2½ 0 3½ 2 1 ½ 1½
2
2 8 3 17½ 28 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 2½ 0 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 2
1 10 2 17
Final «C» No. Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + −
Points 29
3 3 2 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 2 2½ 3½ 2 4 4
10 0 3 37½ 30 1
1½ 2½ 3 2 4 2½ 3 4 3 3 3½ 3½
10 2 1 36½ 31 1 2½
2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 4 2½
12 1 0 35 32 2 1½ 1½
2½ 3 2½ 3½ 1½ 4 3 3½ 4 2½
9 3 1 35 33 1½ 1 1 1½
1 2½ 3½ 4 3 3½ 1½ 3½ 3
7 6 0 30½ 34 1½ 2 1½ 1 3
2 2 2 3 1½ 3 3½ 3½
5 4 4 29½ 35 1 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 2
4 2 2½ 4 2 2½ 3
5 5 3 27½ 36 ½ 1½ 1½ ½ ½ 2 0
3 1½ 3 2 3½ 4
4 7 2 23½ 37 2 1 1 2½ 0 2 2 1
2 1½ 2½ 1½ 3
3 6 4 22 38 1½ 0 1½ 0 1 1 1½ 2½ 2
1½ 2½ 3 3½
4 8 1 21½ 39 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 2½ 0 1 2½ 2½
3 3 2
5 7 1 20½ 40 2 1 ½ ½ 2½ 1 2 2 1½ 1½ 1
2 2½
2 7 4 20 41 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 1 1 2
3
2 10 1 13 42 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 2 1½ 1
0 12 1 12
Final «D» No. Country 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 + −
Points 43
2 4 3 3½ 3½ 2½ 4
6 0 1 22½ 44 2
1½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 4
5 1 1 18 45 0 2½
1½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 4
4 3 0 15½ 46 1 1 2½
2 2 3 3
3 2 2 14½ 47 ½ 1½ 1½ 2
3 2½ 3
3 3 1 14 48 ½ 1½ 2½ 2 1
2½ 2
2 3 2 12 49 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1½
3
1 6 0 10½ 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
0 6 1 5
Individual medals
Board 1: Wolfgang Uhlmann 15 / 18 = 83.3% Board 2: Tudev Ujtumen 13½ / 17 = 79.4% Board 3: Vassily Smyslov 11 / 13 = 84.6% Board 4: Paul Keres (10/12), Helmut Pfleger (12½/15), and David Friedgood (10/12) = 83.3% 1st reserve: Leonid Stein 10 / 13 = 76.9% 2nd reserve: Milan Matulović and Günther Möhring 11 / 13 = 84.6%
At the other end of the spectrum, Milton Ioannidis of Cyprus lost all of his 4 games, giving him a total score at the Olympiads of 0 / 24 = 0.0%.
References
16th Chess Olympiad: Tel Aviv 1964 OlimpBase