The 1st

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, organized by the

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and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of

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, took place between 18 and 30 July, 1927 at the

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, London, United Kingdom. It was officially known by its current name from 1952. The 1st Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the time of the olympiad.

Teams & Players

16 participating teams constituting a total of 70 players participated in the event. All of the teams except Argentina were from Europe. Each team had 4 players and some teams even had a reserve player.

Rounds & Games

The event was played in a

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format. 15 rounds were played throughout the 12-day span of the event, each played at 2:30. Four extra rounds were played on four days at 9:30. 480 games were played in the event between the players of different teams. The teams could choose in which order they would give the board number to the participants unlike today's system of board numbers given by player strength. The players played in a classical

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of 90 minutes for 30 moves and then 30 minutes for every 10 moves after.

Results

Team standings

Team results

Individual medals

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