The 3rd Chess Olympiad (German : Die 3. Schacholympiade), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open [1] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg, Germany. The 2nd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | + | − | = | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | - | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 4 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 3½ | 12 | 2 | 3 | 48½ | |
| 2 |  Hungary | ½ | - | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 47 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 44½ | |
| 4 |  Austria | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 43½ | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | ½ | 2½ | 3½ | 1 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 10 | 2 | 5 | 42½ | |
| 6 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 3½ | 0 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41½ | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | - | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40½ | |
| 9 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2½ | 2 | - | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | |
| 10 |  Latvia | 1½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 35 | |
| 11 |  Denmark | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 31 | |
| 12 |  France | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 9 | 2 | 28½ | |
| 13 |  Romania | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 1 | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 11 | 2 | 28½ | |
| 14 |  Lithuania | 1½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 | ½ | 3 | 2 | ½ | 1 | 3 | ½ | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 22½ | |
| 15 |  Iceland | 0 | 0 | 2 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | ½ | 4 | - | 1 | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 12 | 1 | 22 | |
| 16 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 13 | 2 | 21½ | |
| 17 |  Finland | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 3 | ½ | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18 | |
| 18 |  Norway | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
The individual ratings were solely based on number of points scored. No board order was applied and only top three individual results were awarded with a prize. [2]
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