The 3rd Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiad

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

, organized by the FIDE

Fédération Internationale des Échecs

The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...

 and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Germany. The second Women's World Chess Championship

Women's World Chess Championship 1930

The 2nd Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg. The tournament was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows:...

 took place during the Olympiad.

The final results were as follows:

Final

#	Country	Players	Points
1		Rubinstein Akiba Rubinstein Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I... , Tartakower Savielly Tartakower Ksawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s... , Przepiórka Dawid Przepiórka Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland , to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction... , Makarczyk Kazimierz Makarczyk Kazimierz Makarczyk was a Polish chess master.In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw . In 1926, he finished 10th in the 1st Polish chess championship played in Warsaw. The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1927, he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower, in Łódź... , Frydman Paulino Frydman Paulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...	48½
2		Maróczy Géza Maróczy Géza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:... , Takács Sándor Takács Sándor Takács was a Hungarian chess master, born Károly Sydlauer in Miskolc, Hungary.- Career :In 1922, he took 13th in Vienna . In 1924, he took 6th in Meran . In 1925, Takacs won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Budapest... , Vajda Árpád Vajda Árpád Vajda was a Hungarian chess master.Vajda was Hungarian Champion in 1928.... , Havasi Kornél Havasi Kornél Havasi was a Hungarian chess master.He won at Budapest 1911; took 9th at Temesvár 1912 ; tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1917 ; took 4th at Budapest 1918 ; tied for 9-11th at Kaschau 1918 ; tied for 1st-2nd with Szávay at Budapest 1920; took 6th at Gyula... , Steiner E. Endre Steiner Endre Steiner was a Hungarian chess player.Endre Steiner played for Hungary in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.* In 1927, he played at first reserve board at 1st Chess Olympiad in London ....	47
3		Ahues Carl Ahues Carl Oscar Ahues was a German chess International Master.He was Berlin champion in 1910. He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo , tied for 4-5th in Scarborough , and tied for 3-5th in Liege... , Sämisch, Carls Carl Carls Carl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen... , Richter Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter was a German chess International Master and chess writer.- Chess achievements :... , Wagner Heinrich Wagner Heinrich Wagner was a German chess master.In 1920/21, he won in Kiel. In 1921, he took 8th in Hamburg , and won in Hamburg . In 1922 he tied for 3rd-5th in Oeynhausen...	44½
4		Kmoch Hans Kmoch Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master , International Arbiter , and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known.... , Müller, Eliskases Erich Eliskases Erich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition.... , Lokvenc Josef Lokvenc Josef Lokvenc was an Austrian chess master.In 1925, he was awarded the Chess Master title in Braunau. In 1926, he took 3rd in Vienna. In 1936, he tied for 6-7th in Vienna . In 1938, he tied for 6-7th in Bad Harzburg... , Wolf Siegfried Reginald Wolf Siegfried Reginald Wolf was an Austrian chess master who competed in top European tournaments from the 1890s to the early 1930s....	43½
5		Flohr Salo Flohr Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne... , Treybal K. Karel Treybal Karel Treybal was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.Treybal was born in Kotopeky, a village to the southwest of Prague in central Bohemia. He trained as a lawyer and became chairman of the district court in Velvary, a small town on the opposite side of Prague... , Rejfíř Josef Rejfír Josef Rejfiř was one of Czechoslovakia's strongest chess players before World War II.Rejfiř represented Czechoslovakia at all five Chess Olympiads from 1928 to 1935.... , Prokeš Ladislav Prokeš Ladislav Prokeš was one of the most prolific composers of endgame studies in chess. He was born and died in Prague.... , Pokorný Amos Pokorný Amos Pokorný was a Czech chess master.He shared 1st at Pilsen 1911, tied for 4-7th at Böhmisch Trübau 1913, and took 8th at Jungbunzlau 1913 ....	42½
6		Kashdan Isaac Kashdan Isaac Kashdan was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. Kashdan was one of the world's best players in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was twice U.S. Open champion... , Marshall, Phillips, Steiner H. Herman Steiner Herman Steiner was a United States chess player, organizer, and columnist.He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1948 and became International Master in 1950.... , Anderson	41½
7		Weenink Henri Weenink Henri Gerard Marie Weenink was a Dutch chess player and a problem composer.He took 2nd, behind Fick, at Amsterdam 1918/19; tied for 4-5th at Amsterdam 1919 , tied for 3-6th at Rotterdam 1919 ; shared 2nd, behind Abraham Speijer, at Amsterdam 1919; took 6th at Amsterdam 1920 , tied for... , Van den Bosch Johannes van den Bosch (chess player) Johannes Hendrik Otto van den Bosch was a Dutch chess master. He thrice represented The Netherlands in Chess Olympiads, including the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague in 1928, the 3rd Chess Olympiad at Hamburg in 1930, and the 4th Chess Olympiad at Prague in 1931.His best achievements were two... , Noteboom Daniël Noteboom Daniël Noteboom was a Dutch chess player.Born in Noordwijk, Daniël Notebooom gained notice at the 1930 Chess Olympiad at Hamburg, scoring 11.5/15.... , Landau Salo Landau Salo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:... , Schelfhout Willem Schelfhout Willem Andreas Theodorus Schelfhout was a Dutch chess master.Before World War I, he took 4th at Leiden 1909 , tied for 5-6th at Amsterdam 1910, took 3rd at Hamburg 1910 , tied for 7-8th at Cologne 1911 , took 13th at Scheveningen 1913 , and shared 6th at Mannheim 1914 Willem Andreas Theodorus...	41
8		Sultan Khan Mir Sultan Khan Malik Mir Sultan Khan was the strongest chess master of his time from Asia. This manservant from British India traveled with Colonel Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan , his master, to Britain, where he took the chess world by storm... , Yates Frederick Yates Frederick Dewhurst Yates was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions... , Thomas George Alan Thomas Sir George Alan Thomas, Bart. was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also played in the semi-finals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911... , Winter William Winter (chess player) William Winter was a British chess player. He won the British Open Chess Championship in 1934 and the British Chess Championship in 1935 and 1936. An acolyte of Siegbert Tarrasch, his sound, strategic play enabled him to defeat a number of the world's top players, including David Bronstein, Aron... , Tylor Theodore Tylor Sir Theodore Henry Tylor was a lawyer and international level chess player, despite being nearly blind. In 1965, he was knighted for his service to organisations for the blind...	40½
9		Ståhlberg Gideon Ståhlberg Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939.... , Berndtsson Karl Berndtsson Karl Mathias Berndtsson Kullberg was a Swedish chess master who was born and died in Göteborg.He won at Copenhagen 1916, and lost a match for the Swedish Chess Championship to Gustaf Nyholm in 1917. He was first in the national tournaments in 1918, 1920, 1921 , and 1926... , Stoltz Gösta Stoltz -Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ... , Lundin Erik Lundin Erik Lundin a Swedish chess master.In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm . In 1929, he took 2nd in Göteborg , and took 3rd in Västerås... , Jacobson Ernst Jacobson Ernst Jacobson was a Swedish chess master.He took 8th at Copenhagen 1916 , took 2nd at Stockholm 1916, tied for 7-8th at Göteborg 1920 , took 3rd and won ahead of Karl Berndtsson and Gustaf Nyholm at Jönköping 1921, and took 4th at Uppsala 1923 Ernst Jacobson (31 January 1889, Stockholm – 8...	40
10		Apšenieks Fricis Apšenieks Fricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:... , Petrovs Vladimirs Petrovs Vladimirs Petrovs or Vladimir Petrov was a Latvian chess master.He was born in Riga, Latvia. Though he learned the game of chess relatively late, at age thirteen, Petrovs made rapid progress. By 1926, at age 19, he won the Riga Championship and finish third in the national championship... , Feigins Movsas Feigins Movsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs... , Taube	35
11		Andersen, Ruben Karl Ruben Carl Ruben was a Danish chess master.He won a match against Johannes Pedersen at Aalborg 1927, tied for 2nd-3rd in Danish Championship at Vordingborg 1927 , shared 2nd at Copenhagen 1927 ,tied for 5-6th at Copenhagen 1928 , tied for 7-9th at Svendborg... , Desler, Olsen, Gemzøe	31
12		Alekhine Alexander Alekhine Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played... , Betbeder, Gromer Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,... , Duchamp Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art... , Voisin	28½
13		Baratz Abraham Baratz Abraham Baratz was a Romanian–French chess master.In 1924, Baratz took 2nd, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, in Paris. In 1925, he tied for 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt in the 1st Paris City Chess Championship. In 1925, he took 3rd in Paris . In January 1926, he won ahead of Dawid Janowski in Hyères... , Balogh János Balogh (chess player) János Balogh was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.He was a Romanian Champion in 1930.Dr Balogh played for Romania in Chess Olympiads:... , Tyroler Alexandru Tyroler Alexandru Tyroler was a Hungarian-Romanian chess master.... , Taubmann, Gudju Ion Gudju Ion Gudju was a Romanian chess master.Gudju represented Romania in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris, where he became one of 15 founders of Fédération Internationale des Échecs...	28½
14		Machtas Aleksandras Machtas Aleksandras Machtas was a Lithuanian chess master.He twice played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:* In 1930, at first board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg ;... , Šembergas, Vistaneckis Isakas Vistaneckis Isakas Vistaneckis , a Jewish chess master from Lithuania.-Biography:... , Abramavičius Leonardas Abramavicius Leonardas Abramavičius was a Lithuanian chess player.-Biography:Leonardas Abramavičius played for Lithuania in four official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.... , Kolodnas	22½
15		Gilfer, Ásgeirsson, Þorvaldsson, Guðmundsson	22
16		Marín y Llovet Valentí Marín Valentí Marín i Llovet was a Catalan notary, chess writer and player.He was in the Spanish team in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad of Paris, in 1st Chess Olympiad of London, in the 2nd Chess Olympiad of The Hague, in the 3rd Chess Olympiad of Hamburg and in the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague; and... , Golmayo Torriente Manuel Golmayo Torriente Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente was a Cuban-Spanish chess master.Born into a 'chess family' , he was Spanish Champion on numerous occasions and Sub-Champion in 1929/30 Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente (12 June 1883, Havana, Cuba – 7 March 1973, Madrid) was a Cuban-Spanish chess master.Born into... , Lafora, Ribera, Soler	21½
17		Rasmusson, Krogius, Larsen, Gauffin, Rahm	18
18		Olsen, Hovind, Kavlie-Jørgensen, Krogdahl, Halvorsen	16

Individual medals

The individual ratings were solely based on number of points scored. No board order was applied and only top three individual results were awarded with a prize.

• Gold medal won Akiba Rubinstein
  Akiba Rubinstein
  Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
  
   (Poland), scoring 15/17 (88.2%);
• Silver medal won Salo Flohr
  Salo Flohr
  Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
  
   (Czechoslovakia), scoring 14.5/17 (85.3%);
• Bronze medal won Isaac Kashdan
  Isaac Kashdan
  Isaac Kashdan was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. Kashdan was one of the world's best players in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was twice U.S. Open champion...
  
   (USA), scoring 14/17 (82.4%).

See also

• 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
  1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
  The first Team Chess Tournament had been held by coinciding the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 12th - 20 July 1924, at Hotel Majestic. The core of the organizing committee were the Frenchmen Pierre Vincent and Alexander Alekhine. Fifty-four players representing 18 countries arrived to Paris...
  
   (Paris 1924)
• 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  The 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held in Budapest, June 26 - July 15, 1926, during the FIDE Congress.Team tournament was won by Hungary. The individual tournaments, among them a masters', an open, and a women's tournament, had also been played...
  
   (Budapest 1926)
• 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
  The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
  
  (Munich 1936)