2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad

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The 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Summit) was held in Budapest, June 26 to July 15, 1926, during the FIDE Congress. [1] Team tournament (six teams applied but Austria and Czechoslovakia withdrew before the start) was won by Hungary. The individual tournaments, among them a masters', an open, and a women's tournament, had also been played. Ernst Grünfeld (Austria) and Mario Monticelli (Italy) won the individual event known as 1st FIDE Masters. Edith Holloway (England) won women's tournament and Sandor Zinner (Hungary) won an open tournament. [2]

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Results

The final results were as follows:

Team Tournament

#TeamPlayersPoints
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Steiner E., Vajda, Sterk, Négyesy, Bakonyi, Zinner S. 9
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kostić, Asztalos*, Ćirić, György*8
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Balogh*, Bródy*, Tyroler*, Mendelssohn, Proca 5
4Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany Moritz, Schönmann, Machate, Rüster 2

*HUN-born

First FIDE Masters

#PlayerPointsBerger
1Flag of Austria.svg  Ernst Grünfeld  (AUT)68.00
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Mario Monticelli  (ITA)65.25
3Flag of Austria.svg  Hans Kmoch  (AUT)967.00
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Sándor Takács  (HUN)963.50
Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Akiba Rubinstein  (POL)963.25
6Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Géza Nagy  (HUN)
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Richard Réti  (TCH)856.75
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Edgard Colle  (BEL)854.50
9Flag of Latvia.svg  Hermanis Matisons  (LAT)59.25
10Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Savielly Tartakower  (POL)56.75
11Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Árpád Vajda  (HUN)
12Flag of England.svg  Frederick Yates  (ENG)644.00
13Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Endre Steiner  (HUN)642.75
14Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Kornél Havasi  (HUN)641.75
15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ladislav Prokeš  (TCH)
16Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Eugène Znosko-Borovsky  (FRA)

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References

  1. Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
  2. OlimpBase :: Budapest 1926 Chess Summit: Team Tournament - Tournament Review