Olympiad of failures of 1928

The Olympiade of failures of 1928 is a world competition by teams and country organized by FIDE. The countries clash on 4 chess-boards.

This 2nd Olympiad was held from July 21st to August 6th with $the Hague in margin of the Olympic Games of summer which were held with Amsterdam.

The points are not allotted taking into consideration result of the matches inter-nations, but according to the individual results on each chess-board (a point by gained part, half-time for null, zero point for a defeat).

Male tournament

Context

This Olympiad joins together 17 nations.

The competition proceeds in single hen, all rounds.

The FIDE decides to hold this competition with the only players amateurs, but leaves with each federation the care to define their own statute of amateur. This involves conflicts, and the British, suspectant the Americans to send professional players, withdraw competition. At the beginning of the tournament, the FIDE reconsiders its position and makes it possible to the players present to take share with the tournament. Unfortunately, much of federations had already sent their representatives, while depriving itself of the professionals. Moreover, one individual tournament was organized in parallel (gained by Euwe), preventing some good amateurs from appearing in the competation by country.

It is the single Olympiad of failures reserved to the only amateurs theoretically.

Results

France is classified 11th with 31 points.

The United States and Argentina are the only non-European nations.

Individual participants

  • For Hungary: Nagy, Steiner, Vajda, Havasi.
  • For the United States: Kashdan, Hermann Steiner, Factor, Tholfsen, Hanauer.
  • For Poland: Maraczyk, Frydman, Regedzinski, Chwojnik, Blass.
  • For France: Gaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Dresga.

To note that Hungary does not have a substitute, four nationals thus playing the totality of the rounds. The famous painter Marcel Duchamp takes part in the team of France in this Olympiad, like with the three following ones.

See too

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External bonds

  • 2nd Chess Olympiad: The La Hague 1928 , OlimpBase

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