7th Chess Olympiad

7th Chess Olympiad

The 7th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open [ Although commonly referred to as the "men's division", this section is open to both male and female players. ] and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 31 and August 14 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden.

The final results were as follows:

Final

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The prizes for best individual results went to Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia), Reuben Fine (USA), Isaac Kashdan (USA), Gösta Danielsson (Sweden) and Al Horowitz (USA), from board 1 to 5 respectively. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1937/1937in.html OlimpBase :: 7th Chess Olympiad, Stockholm 1937, information ] ]

Women's World Chess Championship

The 6th Women's World Chess Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows: [Stanisław Gawlikowski "Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974" Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978] , [ [http://www.ultim8games.com/enews/index.php?type_id=1&article_id=214&view=3 ultim8games.com ] ] , [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/campioni/femminile.htm femminile ] ] , [ [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/11%20Ajedrez%20Femenino/Palmares/Ctos_Mundo/Varsovia_35.htm Campeonato Mundo femenino Varsovia 1935 ] ]

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References

* [http://www.olimpbase.org/1937/1937in.html 7th Chess Olympiad: Stockholm 1937] OlimpBase

ee also

1st unofficial Chess Olympiad (Paris 1924)
2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Budapest 1926)
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Munich 1936)


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