The 9th Chess Olympiad (), organized by the FIDE and comprising a team tournament, took place between August 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, FPR Yugoslavia (present day Croatia). 84 players from 16 nations played a total of 480 games. The acclaimed 1950 Dubrovnik chess set was designed and manufactured specifically for the Olympiad.
Chantal Chaudé de Silans played on the French team, making her the first woman to play in an official chess Olympiad.Did you know that the first time a woman participated in a #ChessOlympiad was in 1950?, FIDE, Facebook, 11 July, 2022Edith Holloway played in the first unofficial olympiad in 1924
Results
Team standings
{| class="wikitable" ! # !!Country !! Players !! Points |- | style="background:gold;"|1 || || Gligorić, Pirc, Trifunović, Rabar, Vidmar Jr., Puc || 45½ |- | style="background:silver;"|2 || || Najdorf, Bolbochán Jul., Guimard, Rossetto, Pilnik || 43½ |- | style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || || Unzicker, Schmid, Pfeiffer, Rellstab, Staudte || 40½ |- | 4 || || Reshevsky, Steiner, Horowitz, Shainswit, Kramer G., Evans || 40 |- | 5 || || Euwe, van Scheltinga, Prins, Cortlever, Kramer H., Donner|| 37 |- | 6 || || O'Kelly, Dunkelblum, Devos, Thibaut, Van Schoor || 32 |- | 7 || || Beni, Busek, Müller, Palda, Lambert || 31½ |- | 8 || || Castillo, Flores, Letelier, Maccioni || 30½ |- | 9 || || Tartakower, Rossolimo, Hugot, Kesten, Chaudé de Silans, Crépeaux || 28½ |- | 10 || || Böök, Ojanen, Niemi, Niemelä, Helle, Heikinheimo || 28 |- | 11 || || Sköld, Johansson, Bergkvist A., Bergkvist N., Lindquist, Stenborg || 27½ |- | 12 || || Castaldi, Nestler, Porreca, Giustolisi, Primavera || 25 |- | 13 || || Poulsen, Enevoldsen, Pedersen, Kupferstich, Nielsen || 22 |- | 14 || || Canal, Súmar, Zapata, Pinzón Solis || 21½ |- | 15 || || Myhre, Vestøl, Morcken, Kongshavn, Opsahl || 15 |- | 16 || || Mastihiadis, Panagopoulos, Zografakis, Boulahanis, Othoneos || 12
Team results
Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 + − = Points 1 - 1½ 3 2 2½3 2 2 3½ 3 3 4 4 4 44111345½ 22½ - 2 1½ 1½ 4 3 3 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 3½ 3122143½ 312 - 1½32½2½2½3343323½4112240½ 422½2½ - 22½23½22½2½332½43½110440 51½2½12 - 1½2½2½2223½3½2½4483437 6101½1½2½ - 2½2233½1½3½31½376232 7211½21½1½ - 2½21½2½1½233½3½56431½ 8211½½1½21½ - 22½232½2½4255530½ 9½1½122222 - ½12½2½23½3½45628½ 1011½11½212½1½3½ - ½31½232½58228 111½01½2½1½233½ - 1½2323½47427½ 120½11½2½2½11½12½ - 33½22½68125 130011½½21½1½2½21 - 233½39322 140½21½1½111½221½2 - 3219521½ 150½½002½½0½12211 - 3½211215 16010½01½2½1½½1½½2½ - 013212
Individual medals
The prizes for best individual results went to:9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik 1950 at olimpbase.org
Board 1: Miguel Najdorf and Wolfgang Unzicker 11 / 14 = 78.6% Board 2: Julio Bolbochán 11½ / 14 = 82.1% Board 3: Petar Trifunović 10 / 13 = 76.9% Board 4: Braslav Rabar 9 / 10 = 90.0% 1st reserve: Hermann Pilnik 7½ / 10 = 75.0% 2nd reserve: Larry Evans 9 / 10 = 90.0%
References