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4th Chess Olympiad

The 4th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings

# Country Players Points
1 United States Kashdan, Marshall, Dake, Horowitz, Steiner H. 48
2 Poland Rubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiórka, Makarczyk, Frydman 47
3 Czechoslovakia Flohr, Gilg, Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička 46½
4 Yugoslavia Vidmar, Asztalos*, Kostić, Pirc, König* 46
5 Germany Bogoljubow, Ahues, Wagner, Richter, Helling 45½
6 Latvia Matisons, Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss 45½
7 Sweden Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Berndtsson, Lundin 45½
8 Austria Grünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker, Lokvenc 45
9 United Kingdom Sultan Khan, Yates, Thomas, Winter, Wahltuch 44
10 Hungary Steiner E., Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Sterk 39½
11 Netherlands Weenink, Noteboom, Van den Bosch, Addicks, Van Doesburgh 35
12 Switzerland Johner H., Naegeli, Zimmermann, Rivier, Michel 34
13 Lithuania Mikėnas, Šembergas, Vistaneckis, Abramavičius, Luckis 30½
14 France Alekhine, Gromer, Kahn, Betbeder, Duchamp 29½
15 Romania Erdélyi*, Balogh*, Baratz, Gudju, Wechsler 28
16 Italy Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Romi, Hellmann 24
17 Denmark Andersen, Cruusberg, Ruben, Lie, Larsen 19½
18 Norway Christoffersen, Hansen, Halvorsen, Hovind, Gulbrandsen 15½
19 Spain Golmayo, Vilardebo, Soler, Marín y Llovet, Sanz Aguado 15½

Individual medals

For the first time, medals were awarded to the top three individual players on each board.

Board 1 Board 2 Board 3 Board 4 Reserve
Alexander Alekhine 13½ / 18
75.0
Gösta Stoltz 13½ / 18
75.0
Vladimirs Petrovs 11½ / 16
71.9
Albert Becker 10½ / 14
75.0
Karel Skalička 10½ / 14
75.0
Efim Bogoljubow 12½ / 17
73.5
Savielly Tartakower 13 / 18
75.0
George Alan Thomas 12½ / 18
69.4
Vasja Pirc 12½ / 17
73.5
Herman Steiner 8½ / 12
70.8
Isaac Kashdan 12 / 17
70.6
Lajos Steiner 12 / 17
70.6
Josef Rejfiř 11 / 16
68.8
Kurt Richter 10½ / 15
70.0
Wolfgang Hasenfuss 7½ / 11
68.2
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