The 7th Chess Olympiad (Swedish : Den 7:e Schackolympiad), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open [1] and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 31 and August 14, 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden.
The 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 | 19 | + | − | = | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | - | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 15 | 0 | 3 | 54½ | |
2 | ![]() | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 48½ | |
3 | ![]() | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 47 | |
4 | ![]() | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 2 | - | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | |
7 | ![]() | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | ½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 41½ | |
8 | ![]() | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 41½ | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 40 | |
10 | ![]() | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38½ | |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37½ | |
12 | ![]() | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 34 | |
13 | ![]() | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 34 | |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 26½ | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 12 | 3 | 25½ | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | - | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 | |
17 | ![]() | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | ½ | - | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 14 | 2 | 22½ | |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 19½ | |
19 | ![]() | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1½ | 2 | 0 | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | - | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
The prizes for best individual results went to: [2]
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