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5th Chess Olympiad

The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the 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 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom. The 4th Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

Team standings

# Country Players Points
1 United States Kashdan, Marshall, Fine, Dake, Simonson 39
2 Czechoslovakia Flohr, Treybal K., Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička 37½
3 Sweden Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Berndtsson 34
4 Poland Tartakower, Frydman, Regedziński, Appel, Makarczyk 34
5 Hungary Maróczy, Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Lilienthal 34
6 Austria Grünfeld, Eliskases, Glass, Müller, Igel 33½
7 Lithuania Mikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius 30½
8 France Alekhine, Betbeder, Kahn, Duchamp, Voisin 28
9 Latvia Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss 27½
10 Great Britain Sultan Khan, Thomas, Winter, Michell, Alexander 27
11 Italy Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Sacconi, Norcia, Campolongo 24½
12 Denmark Andersen, Enevoldsen, Gemzøe, Nielsen B., Nielsen J. 22½
13 Belgium Soultanbeieff, Dunkelblum, Engelmann, Devos 17
14 Iceland Ásgeirsson, Gilfer, Þorvaldsson, Sigurðsson 17
15 Scotland Fairhurst, Page, MacIsaac, MacKenzie, Combe 14

The English team still went under the name of Great Britain, even though it only consisted of English players and Scotland participated with their own team.

Estonia was supposed to participate, but the team never showed up.

Individual medals

Board 1 Board 2 Board 3 Board 4 Reserve
Alexander Alekhine 9½ / 12
79.2
Frank Marshall 7 / 10
70.0
Erik Lundin 10 / 14
71.4
Karel Opočenský 11½ / 13
88.5
Andor Lilienthal 10 / 13
76.9
Isaac Kashdan 10 / 14
71.4
Louis Betbeder 8 / 18
66.7
Reuben Fine 9 / 13
69.2
Arthur Dake 10 / 13
76.9
Leonardas Abramavičius 6 / 9
66.7
Savielly Tartakower
Salo Flohr
9 / 14
64.3
Paulino Frydman 7½ / 12
62.5
Movsas Feigins 9 / 14
64.3
Hans Müller 9 / 13
69.2
C. H. O'Donel Alexander 7 / 11
63.6
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