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2nd Chess Olympiad
The 2nd Chess Olympiad ( nl, De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands. Results Team standings : Team results Individual medals No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize. * Gold medal winner – Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%); * Silver medal winner – André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%); * Bronze medal winner – Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%); * 4–5th place – Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%); * 4–5th place – Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%); * 6th place – William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%). Amateur World Championship The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021, with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings. The use of the name "Chess Olympiad" for FIDE's team championship is of historical origin and implies no connection with the Olympic Games. Birth of the Olympiad The first Olympiad was unofficial. For the 1924 Olympics an attempt was made to include chess in the Olympic Games but this failed because of problems with distinguishing between amateur and professional players. While the 1924 Summer Olympics was taking place in Paris, the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad also took place in Paris. FIDE was formed on Sunday, July 20, 1924, the closing day of the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad. FIDE organised the first Official Olympiad in 1927 which took place in London. The O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abram Blass
Moshe Aba Blass (born 1896, Łomża, Poland - 1971, Tel-Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-Israeli chess master. Born in Łomża (then Russian Empire), he moved to the US, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 1924/25, Blass tied for 3rd-5th in Warsaw (Stanisław Kohn won). In 1926, he tied for 1st with Paulin Frydman in Warsaw. In 1926, he tied for 8-9th with Mieczysław Chwojnik at the 1st Polish Chess Championship in Warsaw. The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1926/27, he took 5th in Warsaw (Kohn and Leon Kremer won). In 1927, he took 8th at the 2nd POL-ch in Łódź. The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein. In 1928, he won, ahead of Frydman and Kazimierz Makarczyk, in Warsaw. Blass played for Poland on the reserve board (+4 –3 =5) in the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928. He won team bronze medal there. He, along with other members of the Warsaw team (Rafał Feinmesser, Frydman, Stanisław Kohn, Leon Kremer, Karol Piltz and Henryk Pogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Naegeli
Oskar Naegeli (25 January 1885 in Ermatingen – 16 November 1959 in Fribourg), was a Swiss chess player and dermatologist. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935,Földeák, Árpád: Schach-Olympiaden, Verlag Walter ten Have, Amsterdam, 1971 as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.Richter, Kurt (Hrsg.): Schach-Olympia München 1936, Zwei Teile in einem Band, Reprint (Zürich,1997) der Ausgaben Berlin und Leipzig 1936 Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship (1910 and 1936).Whyld, Ken: Chess – The Records, Guinness Books, Enfield, 1986 He lost a match to Ossip Bernstein (1 : 3) in 1932, and to Salo Flohr (2 : 4) in 1933.Feenstra Kuiper, Dr.P: Hundert Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, Die bedeutendsten Schachzweikämpfe 1851–1950, Verlag Walter ten Have, Amsterdam, 1967 He participated in the strong international tournaments at Berne 1932 and Zurich 1934, both won by Alexander Alekhine. He was the brother of Otto Naegeli and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Voellmy
Erwin Voellmy (9 September 1886, Herzogenbuchsee – 15 January 1951, Basel) was a Swiss chess master. Voellmy, a mathematics teacher by profession, edited the chess column in ''Basler Nachrichten'' for 40 years, and was an author of several chess books. He was Swiss Champion three times; in 1911 (jointly), 1920 and 1922. Voellmy represented Switzerland at: * the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924 (+6 –2 =5), * the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+5 –2 =4), * the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 (+5 –7 =5). He won team bronze medal at Paris 1924. He shared 1st with Alexander Alekhine and Oskar Naegeli Oskar Naegeli (25 January 1885 in Ermatingen – 16 November 1959 in Fribourg), was a Swiss chess player and dermatologist. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935,Földeák, Árpád: Schach-Olympiaden, Ver ... at Bern 1932 (''Qudrangular''). References External links Erwin Voellmy´s games 1886 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Gygli
Fritz Gygli (12 November 1896 in Villachern – 27 April 1980 in Zürich) was a Swiss chess master. He tied for 3rd-4th at St. Gallen 1920, tied for 4-8th at Neuchâtel 1922, shared 2nd at Interlaken 1924, took 2nd at Zurich 1925, tied for 3rd-4th at Geneva 1926, tied for 5-6th at Biel 1927, tied for 4-5th at Basel 1928, took 3rd at Schaffhausen, and took 5th at Lausanne 1930. In the 1930s, he took 4th at Berne 1932 (''Quadrangular''), took 15th at Berne 1932 (an event won by Alexander Alekhine), tied for 3rd-4th at Berne 1933 (''Quadrangular''), took 11th at Zürich 1934 (Alekhine won), and took 6th at Montreux 1939. Gygli represented Switzerland in Chess Olympiads at The Hague 1928, Warsaw 1935, and in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936. He also played in friendly matches for Switzerland against France (1946), Yugoslavia (1949), and West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rivier
William Rivier (12 December 1882 – 19 November 1974) was a Swiss mathematician, philosopher, and chess player. Rivier was born in Bienne to a pastor in the Free Church of Vaud. One of his siblings was the artist Louis Rivier. William Rivier studied mathematics at the University of Nancy under Élie Cartan and subsequently became a mathematics teacher. He drew on his mathematical background for his later philosophical work, which he published in several volumes from 1937 until his death in 1974. Rivier was also a noted chess player. He played for Switzerland in the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928, where he put up a score of +5 –1 =5 (68.2%) and took individual prize for 6th place. He also played in the 4th Chess Olympiad at Prague 1931. He tied for 9-12th at Bern 1932 (Alexander Alekhine Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine, ''Aleksándr Aleksándrovich Alékhin''; (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Ruben
Carl (Karl) Ruben (born 4 August 1903, died 28 October 1938) was a Danish chess master. He won a match against Johannes Pedersen (1.5–0.5) at Aalborg 1927, tied for 2nd-3rd in Danish Championship at Vordingborg 1927 ( Erik Andersen won), shared 2nd at Copenhagen 1927 (''Politiken'', Géza Maróczy won), tied for 5-6th at Copenhagen 1928 (Aron Nimzowitsch won), tied for 7-9th at Svendborg 1930 (DEN-ch, Andersen won), and won a simultan game against Alexander Alekhine Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine, ''Aleksándr Aleksándrovich Alékhin''; (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already a ... at Copenhagen 1930. Ruben played four times for Denmark in Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, and won team silver medal at London 1927. References 1903 births Danish Jews Danish chess players Jewish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Gemzøe
Jacob Erhard Wilhjelm Gemzøe (25 July 1896 — 4 April 1986), was a Danish chess player, Danish Chess Championship winner (1928). Biography From the 1920s to the 1940s, Jacob Gemzøe was one of Danish leading chess players. He participated many times in the finals of Danish Chess Championships and in 1928 in Horsens won gold medal. Jacob Gemzøe also shared 1st — 2nd places in the Danish Chess Championship in 1932, but lost the additional match for champions title Erik Andersen — ½ : 1½. Jacob Gemzøe played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1928, at third board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+7, =2, -7), * In 1930, at reserve board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+2, =2, -8), * In 1933, at third board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Andersen (chess Player)
Erik Andersen (10 April 1904, Gentofte – 27 February 1938, Copenhagen) was a Danish chess master. He was twelve-times Danish Champion (1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936). He won the Nordic Championship at Stockholm 1930, defended his title with 3 : 3 against Gideon Ståhlberg in 1934, and lost it by 2,5 : 3,5 against Erik Lundin in 1937. In tournaments, he took 6th in Copenhagen in 1923 (Aron Nimzowitsch won). In 1924, he took 3rd in Copenhagen (Johannes Giersing and Kinch won), and took 2nd in Randers (Kier won). In 1927, he tied for 4-5th in Copenhagen (Géza Maróczy won). In 1928, he took 4th in Copenhagen (Nimzowitsch won). In 1929, he tied for 5-6th in Göteborg (Nordic-ch; Ståhlberg won). In 1930, he tied for 4-5th in Swinemünde (Friedrich Sämisch won). In 1931, he lost a match by 1,5 : 4,5 to Gösta Stoltz. In 1933, he tied for 3rd-5th in Copenhagen (Nimzowitsch won). In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Bad Nauheim (Efim Bogoljubo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Norman-Hansen
Holger Norman-Hansen (2 January 1899 – 26 March 1984) was a Danish chess master. Norman-Hansen played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads: * In the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927 (+11 -2 =2); * In the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+4 -7 =5); * In the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation (''Grossdeutscher Schachbund'') as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events. Many Jewish chess players took part in the event. Si ... at Munich 1936 (+8 -6 =5). He won individual gold medal and team silver medal in 1927. He was Danish Champion in 1939 after a play-off. He also finished 1st= in 1936 but lost the play-off. References 1899 births 1984 deaths Danish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{denmark-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegmund Beutum
Siegmund Beutum (8 April 1890 – 17 February 1966) was an Austrian chess master. He lived in Vienna, where he played in several tournaments. He won in 1926 (an unofficial Austrian Chess Championship), shared 4th (''Hexagonal'', Baldur Hönlinger won) and tied for 9-10th (the 11th Trebitsch Memorial, Ernst Grünfeld won) in 1927, took 11th (the 12th Trebitsch Memorial, Grünfeld and Sándor Takács won) and tied for 13-14th in 1928 (Richard Réti won), tied for 5-6th in 1929/30 (the 13th Trebitsch Memorial, Rudolf Spielmann and Hans Kmoch won), tied for 10-12th in 1931 (the 14th Trebitsch Memorial, Albert Becker won), and tied for 11-12th in 1933 (the 16th Trebitsch Memorial, Hans Müller (chess player) and Grünfeld won). Beutum played for Austria in the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928. He tied for 7-8th at Tel Aviv 1935 (the 2nd Maccabiah Games, Abram Blass Moshe Aba Blass (born 1896, Łomża, Poland - 1971, Tel-Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-Israeli chess master. Born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Reginald Wolf
Siegfried Reginald Wolf (19 December 1867—5 January 1951) was an Austrian chess master who competed in top European tournaments from the 1890s to the early 1930s. A native of Prague (until 1918, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bohemia), Siegfried Reginald Wolf played all of his tournaments in Vienna. He took 8th ( Jacques Schwarz won) in 1893; took 10th (Georg Marco won) in 1897; took 2nd, behind Julius Perlis, in 1901; took 6th (Carl Schlechter in 1912; tied for 9-10th (Savielly Tartakower won) in 1923; took 4th ( Albert Becker won) in 1924; shared 1st (with Becker) in the 1925 Austrian Championship; took 6th (Rudolf Spielmann won) in 1926; tied for 7-8th (Karl Gilg and Heinrich Wagner won) in 1926; tied for 5-7th (Ernst Grünfeld won) in 1927; took 4th (Hans Müller (chess player) and Becker won) in 1927; tied for 13-14th (Richard Réti won) in 1928, and tied for 12-13th (Hans Kmoch and Spielmann won) in 1929. Wolf represented Austria in the following Chess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |