1st Chess Olympiad
The 1st Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open[1] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 18 and July 30, 1927, in London, United Kingdom.
The final results were as follows:
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# Country Players Points 1 
HungaryMaróczy, Nagy, Vajda, Havasi, Steiner E. 40 2 
DenmarkKrause, Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Ruben 38.5 3 
EnglandAtkins, Yates, Thomas, Michell, Spencer 36.5 4 
NetherlandsEuwe, Weenink, Kroone, te Kolsté, Schelfhout 35 5 
CzechoslovakiaRéti, Gilg, Hromádka, Pokorný, Prokeš 34.5 6 
GermanyTarrasch, Mieses, Carls, Wagner 34 7 
AustriaGrünfeld, Lokvenc, Kmoch, Wolf, Gruber 34 8 
SwitzerlandJohner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Grob, Michel 32 9 
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesKostić, Vuković V., Asztalos, Kalabar 30 10 
ItalyRosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romih, Sacconi 28.5 11 
SwedenNilsson, Nyholm, Jakobson, Stoltz 28 12 
ArgentinaGrau, Rivarola, Nogués Acuña, Palau 27 13 
FranceChéron, Muffang, Renaud, Betbeder 24.5 14 
FinlandTschepurnoff, Rasmusson, Heilimo, Terho 21.5 15 
BelgiumKoltanowski, Censer I., Louviau, Censer M. 21.5 16 
SpainGolmayo, Marin y Llovet, Vilardebo, Soler 14.5
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No board order was applied and only top 6 individual results were awarded with a prize.[2]
- Gold medal won George Alan Thomas (England), scoring 12/15 (80.0%) and
- Gold medal won Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark), scoring 12/15 (80.0%);
- Bronze medal won Richard Réti (Czechoslovakia), scoring 11.5/15 (76.7%);
- 4th place - Géza Maróczy (Hungary), scoring 9/12 (75.0%);
- 5th place - Ernst Grünfeld (Austria), scoring 9.5/13 (73.1%);
- 6th place - Max Euwe (Netherlands), scoring 10.5/15 (70.0%).
The 1st Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:[3], [4], [5], [6]
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# Player Points 1 
Vera Menchik (Russia)10.5 2 Katarina Beskow (Sweden)9 3 Paula Wolf-Kalmar (Austria)7 4-5 Edith Holloway (England)6 Edith Michell (England)6 6 Edith Charlotte Price (England)5.5 7 Gisela Harum (Austria)4.5 8 
Florence Hutchison-Stirling (Scotland)4 9-11 Agnes Stevenson (England)3.5 
S. Synnevaag (Norway)3.5 J. Frigard (France)3.5 12 M. Daunke (Germany)3
- ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.
- ^ OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, information
- ^ Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
- ^ Menčíková první mistryní světa - Šachy - Chess Lady
- ^ femminile
- ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939
- 1st Chess Olympiad: London 1927 OlimpBase
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad (Paris 1924)
2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Budapest 1926)
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Munich 1936)
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