1964 chess tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel
An official medal from the Olympiad. Israeli postal stamp, 1964 David Ben-Gurion presenting the trophy to the winning USSR team The 16th Chess Olympiad (Hebrew : אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16 , Olimpiadat ha-shachmat ha-16 ), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess , 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 [ edit ] Preliminaries [ edit ] 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:
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Soviet Union - 3½ 4 4 4 4 4 6 0 0 23½ «A» Spain ½ - 1½ 3½ 2½ 3 3 4 2 0 14 «B» Philippines 0 2½ - 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 1 11 «B» Chile 0 ½ 2 - 2½ 3 2½ 3 2 1 10½ «C» Switzerland 0 1½ 2½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 3 0 10½ «C» Venezuela 0 1 1½ 1 1½ - 2½ 1 5 0 7½ «D» South Africa 0 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 0 6 0 7
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Yugoslavia - 2 2½ 4 3 4 4 5 0 1 19½ «A» Netherlands 2 - 3½ 3½ 2 4 4 4 0 2 19 «B» Mongolia 1½ ½ - 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 2 0 14½ «B» Austria 0 ½ 1½ - 3 4 3½ 3 3 0 12½ «C» Mexico 1 2 ½ 1 - 2½ 3 2 3 1 10 «C» India 0 0 1 0 1½ - 2 0 5 1 4½ «D» Bolivia 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2 - 0 5 1 4
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Hungary - 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 0 1 20 «A» Israel 1 - 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 5 1 0 16 «B» Sweden 2 1½ - 3½ 1½ 3 3½ 3 2 1 15 «B» Scotland 1 1½ ½ - 3 2½ 3 3 3 0 11½ «C» France 0 1½ 2½ 1 - 3 3 3 3 0 11 «C» Ireland 0 0 1 1½ 1 - 3 1 5 0 6½ «D» Luxembourg 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 - 0 6 0 4
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» United States - 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 4 6 0 0 21 «A» Poland 1½ - 1½ 2 3 3 3½ 3 2 1 14½ «B» England 1 2½ - 1½ 3½ 2 2½ 3 2 1 13 «B» Norway ½ 2 2½ - 1 3½ 1½ 2 3 1 11 «C» Turkey 0 1 ½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 9½ «C» Iran 0 1 2 ½ 2 - 2½ 1 3 2 8 «D» Portugal 0 ½ 1½ 2½ 1 1½ - 1 5 0 7
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Romania - 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 0 1 18 «A» Czechoslovakia 1½ - 2½ 3 3½ 4 3½ 5 1 0 18 «B» Cuba 2 1½ - 2½ 2½ ½ 3½ 3 2 1 12½ «B» Paraguay 1½ 1 1½ - 1 2½ 3½ 2 4 0 11 «C» Colombia ½ ½ 1½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 10½ «C» Puerto Rico ½ 0 3½ 1½ 2 - 2 1 3 2 9½ «D» Australia 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2 - 0 5 1 4½
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Argentina - 2 3 3 3½ 3 4 5 0 1 18½ «A» Canada 2 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 5 0 1 17½ «B» East Germany 1 1½ - 3 4 4 3½ 4 2 0 17 «B» Ecuador 1 1½ 1 - 1½ 3 3½ 2 4 0 11½ «C» Monaco ½ ½ 0 2½ - 1½ 2 1 4 1 7 «C» Iceland 1 1 0 1 2½ - 1½ 1 5 0 7 «D» Uruguay 0 0 ½ ½ 2 2½ - 1 4 1 5½
No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points «A» Bulgaria - 2 3 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 6 0 1 22½ «A» West Germany 2 - 2 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 4 5 0 2 22½ «B» Denmark 1 2 - 2½ 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 18½ «B» Peru ½ ½ 1½ - 3 3½ 4 4 4 3 0 17 «C» Finland ½ ½ 2 1 - 2½ 4 4 3 3 1 14½ «C» Greece 1 0 1 ½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2 5 0 9½ «D» Dominican Republic ½ ½ 0 0 0 1½ - 3 1 6 0 5½ «D» Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 7 0 2
Final A # Country Players Points MP Head- to-head 1 Soviet Union Petrosian , Botvinnik , Smyslov , Keres , Stein , Spassky 36½ 2 Yugoslavia Gligorić , Ivkov , Matanović , Parma , Udovčić , Matulović 32 3 West Germany Unzicker , Darga , Schmid , Pfleger , Mohrlok , Bialas 30½ 4 Hungary Portisch , Szabó , Bilek , Lengyel , Forintos , Flesch 30 5 Czechoslovakia Pachman , Filip , Hort , Kaválek , Jansa , Blatný 28½ 6 United States Reshevsky , Benko , Saidy , Bisguier , Byrne , Addison 27½ 7 Bulgaria Padevsky , Tringov , Bobotsov , Popov , Milev , Spiridonov 27 13 3 8 Romania Ghițescu , Gheorghiu , Ciocâltea , Radovici , Mititelu , Botez 27 13 1 9 Argentina Eliskases , García , Schweber , Wexler , Cruz 26 10 Poland Doda , Bednarski , Śliwa , Filipowicz , Balcerowski , Schmidt 24 11 Netherlands Kuijpers , Bouwmeester , Langeweg , Zuidema , Prins 21 12 Canada Yanofsky , Anderson , Vranesic , Macskasy , Suttles , Witt 19 13 Spain Pomar , Medina García , Saborido , Menvielle Laccourreye , Mora , Pérez Gonsalves 17½ 5 14 Israel Porath , Kraidman , Domnitz , Aloni , Guthi , Stepak 17½ 3
Final B # Country Players Points MP 15 East Germany Uhlmann , Malich , Liebert , Fuchs , Golz , Möhring 38½ 16 Sweden Ståhlberg , Johansson , Sköld , Nilsson , Jansson , Fridh 32 17 Denmark Andersen , Kølvig , Brinck-Claussen , Blom , Jakobsen , From 31½ 18 England Kottnauer , Clarke , Haygarth , Littlewood , Hindle , Franklin 31 19 Peru Quiñones , Súmar Casis , Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas , Pinzón Sánchez , Miranda M. 27½ 15 20 Austria Dückstein , Beni , Prameshuber , Gragger , Stöckl , Winiwarter 27½ 14 21 Cuba Jiménez , José Pérez , Rodríguez Gonzáles , Ortega , García , Cobo 26 22 Norway Johannessen , Zwaig , Hoen , Vinje-Gulbrandsen , Svedenborg , Kristiansen 25½ 14 23 Mongolia Myagmarsuren , Üitümen , Purevzhav , Tsagan T., Chalkhasuren , Namzhil 25½ 13 24 Chile Letelier , Hausman , Vergara , Jauregui , Godoy Bugueño , Espinoza 24 25 Philippines Naranja , Balinas , Borja , Campomanes , Badilles , De Castro 22½ 26 Ecuador Yépez , Moritz , Garcés , Ottati , Yepez Obando , Cevallos 18 27 Paraguay Silva , Saguier , Cantero , Gonzáles , Levy , Vely 17½ 28 Scotland Fairhurst , Aitken , Fallone , Bonner , Baxter R, Thomson 17
Final C # Country Players Points MP 29 Iceland Thorsteinsson , Björnsson , Torvaldsson , Kristinsson , Sólmundarson , Kristjánsson 37½ 30 Switzerland Kupper , Blau , Bhend , Walther , Roth , Castagna 36½ 31 Colombia Cuéllar , Minaya Molano , Cuartas , Tejada H., Fernández , Rodríguez 35 24 32 Finland Kanko , Westerinen , Fred , Niemelä , Rantanen , Ketonen 35 19 33 Venezuela Tapasztó , Villarroel , Caro , Schorr , Hernández , Boucchechter 30½ 34 France Boutteville , Mazzoni , Thiellement , Bergraser , Noradounguian , Zinser 29½ 35 Greece Paidousis , Kokkoris , Vizantiadis , Hadziotis , Papapostolou , Ornithopoulos 27½ 36 Iran Mashian , Kahyai , Jelveh , Safvat , Farboud , Zafaranian 23½ 37 India Ali , Aaron , Sakhalkar , Madon , Shukla , Shekhar G. 22 38 Puerto Rico Colón Romero M. , Reissmann , Martínez Buitrago , Sitiriche , Sacarello , Cintrón 21½ 39 Turkey Süer , Külür , Haralambof , Tebi , Nutku , Bilyap 20½ 40 Mexico Aldrete , Camarena , Reza Delón , Delgado , Guerrero , Flores 20 41 Ireland Keogh , Reilly , Murphy P., O'Hare , Cassidy , De Loughrey 13 42 Monaco Casa , Weiss , Rometti , Deslauriers J., Kostjoerin 12
Final D # Country Players Points 43 Australia Koshnitsky , Hanks , Geus , Fuller , Hay , Viner 22½ 44 South Africa Dreyer , Kirby , Rubinsztein , Friedgood , Wolpert , Isaacson 18 45 Bolivia Ramírez , Salazar , Zegada , Carvajal 15½ 46 Uruguay Olivera , del Monte , Cabral , Infantozzi , Kalkstein , Weizman 14½ 47 Portugal Ribeiro , Durão , Rocha , Santos , Vinagre , Cordovil 14 48 Luxembourg Conrady , Philippe , Schneider , Wantz , Schneider , Thill 12 49 Dominican Republic Peña , Yabra , Guerrero , Sánchez , Castrillón 10½ 50 Cyprus Kleopas , Papadopoulos , Hadjikypris , Ioannidis , Lantsias , Zappas 5
Final «A» [ edit ] No. Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + − = Points 1 Soviet Union - 2 1 2½ 2½ 4 3 2½ 3½ 2 4 3 3½ 3 10 1 2 36½ 2 Yugoslavia 2 - 2 1½ 2 2 2 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3 3½ 6 1 6 32 3 West Germany 3 2 - 1½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 1 3 7 2 4 30½ 4 Hungary 1½ 2½ 2½ - 2½ 2 1 3 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 2 8 2 3 30 5 Czechoslovakia 1½ 2 2 1½ - 1½ 2 2 1½ 2 3½ 3 2½ 3½ 4 4 5 28½ 6 United States 0 2 2 2 2½ - 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½ 7 2 4 27½ 7 Bulgaria 1 2 1½ 3 2 2 - 3 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 3 4 4 5 27 8 Romania 1½ 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 - 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 3 6 6 1 27 9 Argentina ½ 2 2 2 2½ 1½ 2 1 - 2 3 3 2 2½ 4 3 6 26 10 Poland 2 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 - 3 1 2½ 2½ 4 6 3 24 11 Netherlands 0 1½ 1 1 ½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 1 1 - 2½ 3 3 5 8 0 21 12 Canada 1 1 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1 3 1½ - 2 2½ 2 10 1 19 13 Spain ½ 1 3 1 1½ 1 2 ½ 2 1½ 1 2 - ½ 1 9 3 17½ 14 Israel 1 ½ 1 2 ½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 3½ - 1 11 1 17½
Final «B» [ edit ] No. Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + − = Points 15 East Germany - 2 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 1 2½ 3 4 3½ 3½ 11 1 1 38½ 16 Sweden 2 - 1 2½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 3½ 3½ 3 3 4 2½ 7 3 3 32 17 Denmark 1 3 - 2½ 2 4 2 2 2 2½ 3½ 2 2½ 2½ 7 1 5 31½ 18 England ½ 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2 3 2 2 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 7 3 3 31 19 Peru 1½ 2½ 2 1½ - 1½ 2½ ½ 3 2 3 2½ 2 3 6 4 3 27½ 20 Austria 1½ 2 0 2 2½ - 3 2½ 3 2 2 4 1½ 1½ 5 4 4 27½ 21 Cuba ½ 2½ 2 1 1½ 1 - 2 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 4 4 4 6 3 26 22 Norway 0 2 2 2 3½ 1½ 2 - 3 2½ 2 2 ½ 2½ 4 3 6 25½ 23 Mongolia 3 ½ 2 2 1 1 2½ 1 - 3½ 3 1½ 2 2½ 5 5 3 25½ 24 Chile 1½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 1½ ½ - 1½ 3½ 3 3 3 7 3 24 25 Philippines 1 1 ½ 1 1 2 2½ 2 1 2½ - 2½ 3½ 2 4 6 3 22½ 26 Ecuador 0 1 2 ½ 1½ 0 1½ 2 2½ ½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 8 2 18 27 Paraguay ½ 0 1½ ½ 2 2½ 0 3½ 2 1 ½ 1½ - 2 2 8 3 17½ 28 Scotland ½ 1½ 1½ ½ 1 2½ 0 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 - 1 10 2 17
Final «C» [ edit ] No. Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + − = Points 29 Iceland - 3 3 2 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 2 2½ 3½ 2 4 4 10 0 3 37½ 30 Switzerland 1 - 1½ 2½ 3 2 4 2½ 3 4 3 3 3½ 3½ 10 2 1 36½ 31 Colombia 1 2½ - 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 4 2½ 12 1 0 35 32 Finland 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 1½ 4 3 3½ 4 2½ 9 3 1 35 33 Venezuela 1½ 1 1 1½ - 1 2½ 3½ 4 3 3½ 1½ 3½ 3 7 6 0 30½ 34 France 1½ 2 1½ 1 3 - 2 2 2 3 1½ 3 3½ 3½ 5 4 4 29½ 35 Greece 1 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 4 2 2½ 4 2 2½ 3 5 5 3 27½ 36 Iran ½ 1½ 1½ ½ ½ 2 0 - 3 1½ 3 2 3½ 4 4 7 2 23½ 37 India 2 1 1 2½ 0 2 2 1 - 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 3 3 6 4 22 38 Puerto Rico 1½ 0 1½ 0 1 1 1½ 2½ 2 - 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 8 1 21½ 39 Turkey ½ 1 1 1 ½ 2½ 0 1 2½ 2½ - 3 3 2 5 7 1 20½ 40 Mexico 2 1 ½ ½ 2½ 1 2 2 1½ 1½ 1 - 2 2½ 2 7 4 20 41 Ireland 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1½ ½ 2½ 1 1 2 - 3 2 10 1 13 42 Monaco 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 2 1½ 1 - 0 12 1 12
Final «D» [ edit ] No. Country 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 + − = Points 43 Australia - 2 4 3 3½ 3½ 2½ 4 6 0 1 22½ 44 South Africa 2 - 1½ 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 4 5 1 1 18 45 Bolivia 0 2½ - 1½ 2½ 1½ 3½ 4 4 3 0 15½ 46 Uruguay 1 1 2½ - 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 14½ 47 Portugal ½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 3 2½ 3 3 3 1 14 48 Luxembourg ½ 1½ 2½ 2 1 - 2½ 2 2 3 2 12 49 Dominican Republic 1½ 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ - 3 1 6 0 10½ 50 Cyprus 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 - 0 6 1 5
Individual medals [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division , this section is open to both male and female players.
Official Unofficial Women's only Paralympiad Online