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The official poster for the Olympiad.The 9th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 20 and September 11, 1950, in Dubrovnik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (present day Croatia). 84 players from 16 nations played a total of 480 games. The acclaimed 1950 Dubrovnik chess set was designed and manufactured specifically for the Olympiad.
| # | Country | Players | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | Gligorić, Pirc, Trifunović, Rabar, Vidmar Jr., Puc | 45½ |
| 2 | Argentina | Najdorf, Bolbochán Jul., Guimard, Rossetto, Pilnik | 43½ |
| 3 | West Germany | Unzicker, Schmid, Pfeiffer, Rellstab, Staudte | 40½ |
| 4 | United States | Reshevsky, Steiner, Horowitz, Shainswit, Kramer G., Evans | 40 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Euwe, van Scheltinga, Prins, Cortlever, Kramer H., Donner | 37 |
| 6 | Belgium | O'Kelly, Dunkelblum, Devos, Thibaut, Van Schoor | 32 |
| 7 | Austria | Beni, Busek, Müller, Palda, Lambert | 31½ |
| 8 | Chile | Castillo, Flores, Letelier, Maccioni | 30½ |
| 9 | France | Tartakower, Rossolimo, Hugot, Kesten, Chaudé de Silans, Crépeaux | 28½ |
| 10 | Finland | Böök, Ojanen, Niemi, Niemelä, Helle, Heikinheimo | 28 |
| 11 | Sweden | Sköld, Johansson, Bergkvist A., Bergkvist N., Lindquist, Stenborg | 27½ |
| 12 | Italy | Castaldi, Nestler, Porreca, Giustolisi, Primavera | 25 |
| 13 | Denmark | Poulsen, Enevoldsen, Pedersen, Kupferstich, Nielsen | 22 |
| 14 | Peru | Canal, Súmar, Zapata, Pinzón Solis | 21½ |
| 15 | Norway | Myhre, Vestøl, Morcken, Kongshavn, Opsahl | 15 |
| 16 | Greece | Mastihiadis, Panagopoulos, Zografakis, Boulahanis, Othoneos | 12 |
The prizes for best individual results went to: