19th Chess Olympiad
The 19th Chess Olympiad (German: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany.[1]
The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led by world champion Boris Spassky, lived up to expectations and won their tenth consecutive gold medal, although only by a single point, with Hungary and Yugoslavia taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
Tournament report
Held at the Siegerland Hall venue, a total of 64 nations applied to enter the tournament. Unfortunately, space constraints and FIDE's intended model format meant that only 60 could be accommodated. It was then found that four teams were to have their applications rejected on the grounds that they had missed the deadline. These four teams were: Argentina, France, Ecuador, and Venezuela. When Panama withdrew their application, Argentina took their place.
The tournament was run as a two-stage round-robin. Six preliminary groups of 10 teams each determined the composition of five Finals of 12 teams each, with the top two from each group ending up in Final A etc. Several unsatisfactory aspects of this system were voiced, however, and they manifested themselves in a variety of ways.
Firstly, the pressure was raised to fever pitch at a very early stage in the proceedings. A single poor result in the preliminaries could condemn a team to a low final group. All this proved too much for England's top player, Jonathan Penrose, who in his crucial last-round preliminary match, blundered a piece and fainted from the shock. A nervous player at the best of times, he was retired from the rest of the contest on medical grounds and England ended up in Group C, below their seeding, which they then went on to win by a hefty margin.
The Sunday Times reported several instances of cheating. For example, in the Indonesia versus Switzerland preliminary match, a player moved his queen next to the opponent's king with check. Capturing the queen with the king was forced and so the player made the move for his opponent, declaring stalemate and shaking hands all in one movement. His dazed opponent ended up signing the scoresheet before recovering his wits and realizing (too late) that it was not a stalemate at all.
It was possible for strong teams, sitting comfortably in favourable qualification spots, to not try as hard as they might have in other circumstances. Such actions could influence the qualification process below them and, as a deliberate ploy, could have assisted in assigning a strong rival to a lower final group.
Then there was the whole question of apartheid. Albania decided to forfeit their game against South Africa as a protest against racial segregation and so lost 4–0. Naturally, this meant that the whole group dynamic was lost and the resulting placings somewhat distorted. Some teams and a small number of strong players did not compete at all as a protest against the participation of the South African team.
The teams competed for the Hamilton-Russell Cup. Matches were scored by game points, with match points being used in the event of a tie-break. The Chief Referee was International Arbiter Harry de Graaf. A total of 360 players took part, including 35 grandmasters and 66 international masters.
As was customary, the FIDE congress was also held during the Olympiad and the major news concerned the retirement of President Folke Rogard after 21 years of service. He was to be replaced by former World Champion Max Euwe and this appeared to be a universally popular decision. Another important issue was the presentation of a proposed new system for the awarding GM and IM titles; the congress adopted in full the report submitted by a committee comprising top player Svetozar Gligorić, Professor Arpad Elo and FIDE Vice President Mr. Dorazil.
The tournament was very well attended by the public, particularly on the day that current World Champion Boris Spassky played future champion Bobby Fischer, with an estimated 3000 spectators turning up (Spassky won).
Individual performances
World Champion Boris Spassky took the best score on board one (79.17%) and won a suit as a prize. Bobby Fischer finished a close second with 76.9% and Bent Larsen a close third with 76.5%.
Tigran Petrosian extended his amazing run of unbeaten Olympiad games to 90 (won 58, drawn 32).
Viktor Korchnoi lost only one game - as a result of oversleeping he defaulted to the Spaniard, Diez del Corral. There was no satisfactory explanation as to why (non-playing) team captain Paul Keres or one of Korchnoi's teammates could not have telephoned his room when noticing he was a few minutes late.
Oscar Panno drew a record 15 games; however this may be partially explained by his accommodation. Siegen was a small place and many competitors were housed in the surrounding area. When Korchnoi asked Panno where he was living, his reply was "in a pure field".
Results
Preliminaries
Preliminary head-to-head results were carried over to the finals, so no teams met more than once. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The results were as follows:
- Group 1:
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Soviet Union | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
«A» | Spain | 1 | - | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28½ | |
«B» | Poland | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
«B» | Australia | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | |
«C» | Tunisia | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
«C» | Greece | 1 | 0 | 2½ | ½ | 3 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17½ | |
«D» | Peru | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17½ | |
«D» | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 3½ | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
«E» | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8½ | |
«E» | Monaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
- Group 2:
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Yugoslavia | - | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31½ | |
«A» | Canada | 1½ | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
«B» | Indonesia | ½ | 3 | - | 1½ | 1 | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22½ | |
«B» | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | |
«C» | England | 1½ | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21½ | |
«C» | Iran | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19½ | |
«D» | Switzerland | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18½ | |
«D» | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8½ | |
«E» | Andorra | 0 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7½ | |
«E» | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5½ |
- Group 3:
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | East Germany | - | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30½ | |
«A» | United States | 1½ | - | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28½ | |
«B» | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | |
«B» | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22½ | |
«C» | Belgium | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 3 | - | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |
«C» | Brazil | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
«D» | Mexico | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
«D» | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
«E» | Turkey | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8½ | |
«E» | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
- Group 4:
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Romania | - | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26½ | |
«A» | Hungary | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |
«B» | Denmark | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25½ | |
«B» | Sweden | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
«C» | Philippines | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21½ | |
«C» | Italy | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21½ | |
«D» | Ireland | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
«D» | Lebanon | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
«E» | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | - | 3½ | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7½ | |
«E» | Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2½ |
- Group 5:
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | Argentina | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | |
«A» | Czechoslovakia | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25½ | |
«B» | Israel | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24½ | |
«B» | Cuba | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22½ | |
«C» | Norway | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
«C» | Scotland | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18½ | |
«D» | Singapore | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
«D» | Portugal | 1½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
«E» | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
«E» | Rhodesia | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
- Group 6:
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + | − | = | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
«A» | West Germany | - | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29½ | |
«A» | Bulgaria | 2 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |
«B» | Austria | ½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21½ | |
«B» | Colombia | 1 | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20½ | |
«C» | Iceland | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |
«C» | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
«D» | South Africa | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 4 | 1½ | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
«D» | Albania | 1 | 0 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 0 | - | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13½ | |
«E» | New Zealand | ½ | ½ | 1½ | ½ | 2½ | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13½ | |
«E» | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4½ |
- Team Albania refused to play South Africa due to political reasons.
Finals
Final A # Country Players Points MP Head-
to-head1 Soviet Union Spassky, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Polugaevsky, Smyslov, Geller 27½ 2 Hungary Portisch, Lengyel, Bilek, Forintos, Csom, Ribli 26½ 3 Yugoslavia Gligorić, Ivkov, Matulović, Matanović, Parma, Minić 26 4 United States Fischer, Reshevsky, Evans, Benko, Lombardy, Mednis 24½ 5 Czechoslovakia Hort, Filip, Jansa, Smejkal, Přibyl, Blatný 23½ 6 West Germany Unzicker, Schmid, Darga, Hecht, Mohrlok, Klundt 22 7 Bulgaria Bobotsov, Tringov, Padevsky, Popov, Radulov, Kolarov 21½ 10 2½ 8 Argentina Najdorf, Panno, Bolbochán, Quinteros, Rubinetti, Juárez 21½ 10 1½ 9 East Germany Uhlmann, Malich, Liebert, Hennings, Zinn, Baumbach 19 10 Romania Gheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Ghițescu, Ungureanu, Mititelu, Reicher 18½ 11 Canada Yanofsky, Suttles, Vranesic, Witt, Amos, Fuster 17½ 12 Spain Pomar, Díez del Corral, Torán, Medina, Calvo, Bellón López 16
Final B # Country Players Points MP Head-
to-head13 Israel Kagan, Kraidman, Peretz, Geller, Gelfer, Bleiman 27 14 Poland Kostro, Doda, Adamski, Schmidt, Bednarski, Filipowicz 25 15 Australia Browne, Fuller, Hamilton, Shaw, Purdy, Koshnitsky 24½ 16 Mongolia Myagmarsuren, Üitümen, Lhagva, Zorigt, Jigjidsuren, Gungabazar 23½ 17 Sweden Andersson, Jansson, Kinnmark, Liljedahl, Johansson, Olsson 23 13 2½ 18 Netherlands Scholl, Ree, Langeweg, Zuidema, Bouwmeester, Hartoch 23 13 1½ 19 Denmark Larsen, Petersen, Jakobsen, Moe, Holm, Enevoldsen 22 20 Finland Westerinen, Ojanen, Sirkiä, Koskinen, Lahti, Gostowski 21½ 21 Cuba García Martínez, Jiménez, Cobo Arteaga, Hernández, Carlos Diaz, Lebredo Zarragoitia 20 22 Austria Dückstein, Holaszek, Kinzel, Röhrl, Steiner, Janetschek 19½ 23 Colombia Rodríguez, Cuéllar, Cuartas, Alzate, de Greiff, Muñoz 18 24 Indonesia Wotulo, Ardiansyah, Rusli, Bachtiar, Bessaria, Hamdan A. H. 17
Final C # Country Players Points MP 25 England Penrose, Keene, Hartston, Lee, Whiteley, Corden 30 26 Philippines Naranja, Torre, Rodríguez, De Castro, Lobigas, Estimo 27½ 27 Iceland Sigurjónsson, Kristinsson, Thorbergsson, Magnússon, Sólmundarson, Angantýsson 26 28 Brazil Câmara, Rocha, Nóbrega, Toth, Resende, Pinto Paiva 25½ 29 Norway Johannessen, Hoen, Vinje-Gulbrandsen, Wibe, de Lange, Øgaard 24 30 Italy Tatai, Paoli, Primavera, Zichichi, Cosulich, Romani 22½ 31 Greece Siaperas, Vizantiadis, Trikaliotis, Kazilaris, Skalkotas, Papapostolou 20 32 Iran Hemmasi, Mashian, Safvat, Harandi, Ebrahimi, Sharif 19 33 Belgium Boey, Cornelis, Beyen, Schumacher, Van Schoor, Wostyn 18½ 10 34 Scotland Levy, Pritchett, McKay, Bonner, Jamieson, Freeman 18½ 9 35 Tunisia Bouaziz, Belkadi, Kchouk, Amandou, Nouisseri, Lagha 17½ 36 Puerto Rico Kaplan, Colón Romero M., Berríos Pagán, Martínez Buitrago, Sacarello, Cintrón 14½
Final D # Country Players Points MP 37 Switzerland Lombard, Schaufelberger, Gereben, Hohler, Huss, Castagna 29½ 38 Albania Pustina, Duraku, Vila, Adhami, Omari, Konçi 28 39 Peru Rodríguez Vargas, Súmar Casis, Quiñones, Vásquez, Espinoza, Miranda 27½ 40 Singapore Tan Lian Ann, Lim Kok Ann, Giam Choo Kwee, Lee Chee Seng, Pang Kwok Leong, Leow 26½ 41 Portugal Cordovil, Durão, Gilbert, Ribeiro, Santos, Rego 24½ 42 Ireland Littleton, Patterson, Moles, Heidenfeld, Henry, Kennefick 23½ 43 South Africa Friedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch 22½ 44 Mexico Campos López, Acevedo, Winter Gallegos, Mondragón, Rizo, Terrazas 21 45 Lebanon Sursock, Tarazi, Loheac-Ammoun, Salameh, Bedros, Galeb 17 46 Luxembourg Feller, Stull, Philippe, Schammo, Weber, Milbers 15½ 47 Japan Miyasaki, Matsumoto, Higashi, Hoshino I., Nonaka, Arita 15 48 Dominican Republic Belliard Alonzo, Malagón, Yabra, Andujar, Gonzáles, Belliard 13½
Final E # Country Players Points MP 49 New Zealand Sarapu, Wade, Anderson, Evans C. A., Kerr, Green 36 50 Rhodesia Donnely, Hope, Fox, Lampitt, Bennett, Levy 28 17 51 Turkey İbrahimoğlu, Bilyap, Uzman, Nutku, Öztürk, Günsav 28 16 52 Malta Camilleri, Gouder, Saliba, Sollars, Cilia Vincenti, Pace Floridia 27½ 53 Hong Kong Krstic, Kazanski, Hasan, Krouk, Fung Yee Wang, Hasan 26 54 Morocco Kaderi, Belarbi, Marachi, Bouadid, Kattani, Bendriss 25 55 Faroe Islands Petersen, Olsen, Midjord, Thomsen, Vilhelm, Durhuus 19 56 Andorra Ulvestad, Clua Ballague, Calderó, Sanz, Pantebre Martínez, Grimpera 18 57 Cyprus Avgousti, Kleopas, Constantinou, Georgiades G., Hadjittofis, Lantsias 16 58 British Virgin Islands Hook, Hoyt, Abraham, Potter, Scherman, Edwards 15 59 Guernsey Withers, Palmer, Jones, Lainé, Naftel, Bisson 13 60 Monaco Lorinczi Retek, Barriera, Dusclaux, Zapuzek, Scharf, Martelli R. 12½
Final «A»
- Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
№ | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | + | − | = | Points | |
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1 | Soviet Union | - | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27½ | |
2 | Hungary | 2 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26½ | |
3 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | |
4 | United States | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24½ | |
5 | Czechoslovakia | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23½ | |
6 | West Germany | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | |
7 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 3 | 2 | - | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21½ | |
8 | Argentina | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21½ | |
9 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
10 | Romania | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18½ | |
11 | Canada | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17½ | |
12 | Spain | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
Final «B»
- Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
№ | Country | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | + | − | = | Points | |
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13 | Israel | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | |
14 | Poland | 1½ | - | 3 | 3½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 0 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | |
15 | Australia | 1½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24½ | |
16 | Mongolia | 1 | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23½ | |
17 | Sweden | 1 | 2½ | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
18 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | |
19 | Denmark | 2 | ½ | 2½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 3 | 3 | ½ | 2½ | 3½ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |
20 | Finland | 1½ | 4 | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 1½ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21½ | |
21 | Cuba | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
22 | Austria | 2 | 1½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 1½ | 3½ | 1½ | 1 | - | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19½ | |
23 | Colombia | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1½ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
24 | Indonesia | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2½ | 2 | ½ | 2½ | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
Final «C»
- Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
№ | Country | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | + | − | = | Points | |
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25 | England | - | 3 | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | |
26 | Philippines | 1 | - | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27½ | |
27 | Iceland | 1 | 2' | - | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |
28 | Brazil | 2½ | 2½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25½ | |
29 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1½ | - | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
30 | Italy | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22½ | |
31 | Greece | 1½ | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20½ | |
32 | Iran | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | - | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
33 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18½ | |
34 | Scotland | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18½ | |
35 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 3 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 17½ | |
36 | Puerto Rico | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14½ |
Final «D»
- Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
№ | Country | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | + | − | = | Points | |
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37 | Switzerland | - | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29½ | |
38 | Albania | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
39 | Peru | 2½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27½ | |
40 | Singapore | 2 | 2 | 1½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26½ | |
41 | Portugal | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24½ | |
42 | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23½ | |
43 | South Africa | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | ½ | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22½ | |
44 | Mexico | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3 | 1½ | 3 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | |
45 | Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |
46 | Luxembourg | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | - | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15½ | |
47 | Japan | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 0 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
48 | Dominican Republic | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13½ |
Final «E»
- Matches played in semi-finals are italicized.
№ | Country | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | + | − | = | Points | |
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49 | New Zealand | - | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 9 | 0 | 2 | 36 | |
50 | Rhodesia | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 3½ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | |
51 | Turkey | ½ | 2 | - | 1½ | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
52 | Malta | 1 | 3 | 2½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27½ | |
53 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |
54 | Morocco | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | |
55 | Faroe Islands | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
56 | Andorra | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | - | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
57 | Cyprus | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
58 | British Virgin Islands | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | - | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
59 | Guernsey | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 2½ | ½ | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
60 | Monaco | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 2 | 2½ | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12½ |
Individual medals
- Board 1: Boris Spassky 9½ / 12 = 79.2%
- Board 2: Borislav Ivkov 10 / 13 = 76.9%
- Board 3: William Hartston 12½ / 16 = 78.1%
- Board 4: Aleksandar Matanović 10 / 12 = 83.3%
- 1st reserve: William Lombardy 11 / 14 = 78.6%
- 2nd reserve: Samuel Estimo 8 / 10 = 80.0%
Best game
The 'Best Game' prize went to Lothar Schmid (West Germany) - Anton Kinzel (Austria) from the preliminaries.
References
- Siegen Chess Olympiad by Raymond Keene and David Levy - pub. Chess Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, England, 1970
- The Sunday Times - October 25, 1970; comments from England team captain C. H. O'D. Alexander.
- Olimpbase report, list of interesting games with viewer, individual prize winners etc.