16th Chess Olympiad explained

The 16th Chess Olympiad (he|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

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:

- ! 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 0 2½ - 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2 1 11 - !«B» 0 ½ 2 - 2½ 3 2½ 3 2 1 10½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» 0 1½ 2½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 3 0 10½ - !«C» 0 1 1½ 1 1½ - 2½ 1 5 0 7½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«D» 0 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - ! 0 6 0 7
- ! 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 1½ ½ - 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 4 2 0 14½ - !«B» 0 ½ 1½ - 3 4 3½ 3 3 0 12½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» 1 2 ½ 1 - 2½ 3 2 3 1 10 - !«C» 0 0 1 0 1½ - 2 0 5 1 4½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«D» 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2 - ! 0 5 1 4
- ! 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 2 1½ - 3½ 1½ 3 3½ 3 2 1 15 - !«B» 1 1½ ½ - 3 2½ 3 3 3 0 11½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» 0 1½ 2½ 1 - 3 3 3 3 0 11 - !«C» 0 0 1 1½ 1 - 3 1 5 0 6½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«D» 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 - ! 0 6 0 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 1 2½ - 1½ 3½ 2 2½ 3 2 1 13 - !«B» ½ 2 2½ - 1 3½ 1½ 2 3 1 11 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» 0 1 ½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 9½ - !«C» 0 1 2 ½ 2 - 2½ 1 3 2 8 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«D» 0 ½ 1½ 2½ 1 1½ - ! 1 5 0 7
- ! 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 2 1½ - 2½ 2½ ½ 3½ 3 2 1 12½ - !«B» 1½ 1 1½ - 1 2½ 3½ 2 4 0 11 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» ½ ½ 1½ 3 - 2 3 2 3 1 10½ - !«C» ½ 0 3½ 1½ 2 - 2 1 3 2 9½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«D» 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2 - ! 0 5 1 4½
- ! 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 1 1½ - 3 4 4 3½ 4 2 0 17 - !«B» 1 1½ 1 - 1½ 3 3½ 2 4 0 11½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» ½ ½ 0 2½ - 1½ 2 1 4 1 7 - !«C» 1 1 0 1 2½ - 1½ 1 5 0 7 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«D» 0 0 ½ ½ 2 2½ - ! 1 4 1 5½
- ! 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 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«B» 1 2 - 2½ 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 18½ - !«B» ½ ½ 1½ - 3 3½ 4 4 4 3 0 17 - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«C» ½ ½ 2 1 - 2½ 4 4 3 3 1 14½ - !«C» 1 0 1 ½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2 5 0 9½ - style="border-top:2px solid grey;" !«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

Final A! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP !! Head-
to-head
1 Petrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Stein, Spassky 36½
2 32
3 30½
4 30
5 28½
6 27½
7 27 13 3
8 27 13 1
9 26
10 24
11 21
12 19
13 17½ 5
14 17½ 3
Final B! # !!Country !! Players !! Points !! MP
15 38½
16 32
17 31½
18 31
19 Quiñones, Súmar Casis, Ascencios J., Rodríguez Vargas, Pinzón Sánchez, Miranda M. 27½ 15
20 27½ 14
21 26
22 25½ 14
23 25½ 13
24 24
25 22½
26 18
27 Silva, Saguier, Cantero, Gonzáles, Levy, Vely 17½
28 17
Final C! # !! Country !! Players !! Points !! MP
29 37½
30 36½
31 35 24
32 35 19
33 30½
34 29½
35 27½
36 23½
37 Ali, Aaron, Sakhalkar, Madon, Shukla, Shekhar G. 22
38 21½
39 20½
40 20
41 13
42 12
Final D! # !! Country !! Players !! Points
43 22½
44 18
45 15½
46 14½
47 14
48 12
49 10½
50 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.

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