The 4th Chess Olympiad (), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising a team tournament, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
Results
Team standings
{| class="wikitable" ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Kashdan, Marshall, Dake, Horowitz, Steiner H. || 48 |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Rubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman || 47 |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Flohr, Gilg, Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička || 46½ |- | 4 || || Vidmar, Asztalos, Kostić, Pirc, König || 46 |- | 5 || || Bogoljubow, Ahues, Wagner, Richter, Helling || 45½ |- | 6 || || Matisons, Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss || 45½ |- | 7 || || Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Berndtsson, Lundin || 45½ |- | 8 || || Grünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker, Lokvenc || 45 |- | 9 || || Sultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Wahltuch || 44 |- | 10 || Hungary || Steiner E., Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Sterk || 39½ |- | 11 || || Weenink, Noteboom, Van den Bosch, Addicks, Van Doesburgh || 35 |- | 12 || || Johner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Rivier, Michel || 34 |- | 13 || || Mikėnas, Šeinbergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Luckis || 30½ |- | 14 || || Alekhine, Gromer, Kahn, Betbeder, Duchamp || 29½ |- | 15 || || Erdélyi, Balogh, Baratz, Gudju, Wechsler || 28 |- | 16 || Italy || Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romi, Hellmann || 24 |- | 17 || || Andersen, Cruusberg, Ruben, Lie, Larsen || 19½ |- | 18 || || Christoffersen, Hansen, Halvorsen, Hovind, Gulbrandsen || 15½ |- | 19 || || Golmayo, Vilardebó, Soler, Marín y Llovet, Sanz Aguado || 15½
Team results
Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 + − = Points 1 - 2 3½ 1½ 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 3 3 3½ 3½ 4 4 312 3 3 48 22 - 2½ 2 3 1½ 2 2 1½ 3½ 2½ 2 3 3½ 3 4 2½ 4 2½11 2 5 47 3½ 1½ - 2½ 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 1½ 3 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 413 4 1 46½ 42½ 2 1½ - 1 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 3½ 3½ 412 4 2 46 52 1 2½ 3 - 2½ 2 1½ ½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3 3 4 3½ 3½13 3 2 45½ 62½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 1½ - 2 2½ 1½ 1 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 2½ 4 3½ 413 4 1 45½ 71½ 2 2 2 2 2 - 1 2 2½ 3 4 3 2 3½ 3 3½ 3 3½9 2 7 45½ 82½ 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 3 - 2½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4 3½ 3 2½ 313 4 1 45 91½ 2½ 2½ ½ 3½ 2½ 2 1½ - 2½ 2½ 3 1½ 1½ 3 3 3½ 3½ 3½12 5 1 44 10 Hungary1½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 2½ 1½ - 1½ 3 2 3 3 2½ 3½ 3½ 39 8 1 39½ 111½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 2½ - 0 3½ 2 2 2½ 3 2 46 9 3 35 122 2 1 1½ 1 1½ 0 1½ 1 1 4 - 3 2½ 1 2½ 2½ 3 37 9 2 34 131 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1 2½ 2 ½ 1 - 2 1 3 3 3 35 11 2 30½ 141 ½ 1½ ½ 1 1 2 1½ 2½ 1 2 1½ 2 - 1½ 1½ 3 3 2½4 11 3 29½ 15½ 1 ½ 1 1 1½ ½ 0 1 1 2 3 3 2½ - 3 1½ 2 35 11 2 28 16 Italy½ 0 ½ 1 1 1½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2½ 1 - 2½ 3½ 23 14 1 24 170 1½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1½ 1 1 2½ 1½ - 3½ 33 15 0 19½ 180 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1½ ½ ½ 2 1 1 1 2 ½ ½ - 20 15 3 15½ 191 1½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1½ 1 2 1 2 - 0 16 2 15½
Individual medals
For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.
{| class="wikitable" ! Board 1 !! !! Board 2 !! !! Board 3 !! !! Board 4 !! !! Reserve !! |- | Alexander Alekhine || style="background:gold;"| 13½ / 1875.0 || Gösta Stoltz || style="background:gold;"| 13½ / 1875.0 || Vladimirs Petrovs || style="background:gold;"| 11½ / 1671.9 || Albert Becker || style="background:gold;"| 10½ / 1475.0 || Karel Skalička || style="background:gold;"| 10½ / 1475.0 |- | Efim Bogoljubow || style="background:silver;"| 12½ / 1773.5 || Savielly Tartakower || style="background:gold;"| 13½ / 1875.0 || George Alan Thomas || style="background:silver;"| 12½ / 1869.4 || Vasja Pirc || style="background:silver;"| 12½ / 1773.5 || Herman Steiner || style="background:silver;"| 8½ / 1270.8 |- | Isaac Kashdan || style="background:#cc9966;"| 12 / 1770.6 || Lajos Steiner || style="background:#cc9966;"| 12 / 1770.6 || Josef Rejfiř || style="background:#cc9966;"| 11 / 1668.8 || Kurt Richter || style="background:#cc9966;"| 10½ / 1570.0 || Wolfgang Hasenfuss || style="background:#cc9966;"| 7½ / 1168.2
References 4th Chess Olympiad: Prague 1931 OlimpBase