2nd Chess Olympiad

The 2nd Chess Olympiad (De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands.

Team standings

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! # !!Country !! Players !! Points
 * style="background:gold;"|1 || 🇭🇺 Hungary || Nagy, Steiner, E., Vajda, Havasi || 44
 * style="background:silver;"|2 || || Kashdan, Steiner, H., Factor, Tholfsen, Hanauer || 39½
 * style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || 🇵🇱 poland || Makarczyk, Frydman, Regedziński, Chwojnik, Blass || 37
 * 4 || 🇦🇹 || Hönlinger, Lokvenc, Müller, Wolf, Beutum || 36½
 * 5 || || Norman-Hansen, Andersen, Gemzøe, Ruben || 34
 * 6 || || Rivier, Gygli, Voellmy, Naegeli, Henneberger M., Michel || 34
 * 7 || || Gilg, Prokeš, Pokorný, Rejfíř, Schulz, Teller || 34
 * 8 || 🇦🇷 || Fernández Coria, Maderna, Palau, Reca, Grau || 33½
 * 9 || || Wagner, Hilse, Schönmann, Blümich, Foerder || 31½
 * 10 || || Weenink, Kroone, Van den Bosch, Schelfhout, Wertheim W., Wertheim J. || 31½
 * 11 || 🇫🇷 france || Gaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Drezga || 31
 * 12 || || Sapira, Koltanowski, Censer I., Dunkelblum || 31
 * 13 || || Stoltz, Jacobson, Ståhlberg, Karlin, Jonsson || 31
 * 14 || || Apšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis || 30
 * 15 || 🇮🇹 italy || Monticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti || 26½
 * 16 || 🇷🇴 || Bródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju || 25½
 * 17 || || Marín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla || 13½
 * }
 * 10 || || Weenink, Kroone, Van den Bosch, Schelfhout, Wertheim W., Wertheim J. || 31½
 * 11 || 🇫🇷 france || Gaudin, Betbeder, Duchamp, Crépeaux, Muffang, Drezga || 31
 * 12 || || Sapira, Koltanowski, Censer I., Dunkelblum || 31
 * 13 || || Stoltz, Jacobson, Ståhlberg, Karlin, Jonsson || 31
 * 14 || || Apšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis || 30
 * 15 || 🇮🇹 italy || Monticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti || 26½
 * 16 || 🇷🇴 || Bródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju || 25½
 * 17 || || Marín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla || 13½
 * }
 * 14 || || Apšenieks, Strautmanis, Petrovs, Taube, Melnbārdis || 30
 * 15 || 🇮🇹 italy || Monticelli, Sacconi, Hellmann, Calapso, De Nardo, Marotti || 26½
 * 16 || 🇷🇴 || Bródy, Proca, Balogh, Gudju || 25½
 * 17 || || Marín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla || 13½
 * }
 * 17 || || Marín y Llovet, Cortes, Aguilera, Ribera, Molla || 13½
 * }
 * }

Individual medals
No board order was applied and only top six individual results were awarded with a prize.
 * Gold medal winner – Isaac Kashdan (United States), scoring 13/15 (86.7%);
 * Silver medal winner – André Muffang (France), scoring 12½/16 (78.1%);
 * Bronze medal winner – Teodor Regedziński (Poland), scoring 10/13 (76.9%);
 * 4–5th place – Endre Steiner (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
 * 4–5th place – Géza Nagy (Hungary), scoring 11½/16 (71.9%);
 * 6th place – William Rivier (Switzerland), scoring 7½/11 (68.2%).

Amateur World Championship
The second Amateur World Championship took place during the Olympiad. The final results were as follows:


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! # !!Player !! Points !! Berger System
 * style="background:gold;"|1 || 🇳🇱 Max Euwe (NLD) || 12 ||
 * style="background:silver;"|2 || 🇵🇱 Dawid Przepiórka (POL) || 11 ||
 * style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || 🇱🇻 Hermanis Matisons (LVA) || 10 ||
 * 4 || 🇪🇸 Manuel Golmayo Torriente (ESP) || 9½ || 66.25
 * 5 || Karel Treybal || 9½ || 64.50
 * 6 || 🇺🇸 Norman Whitaker (US) || 9½ || 57.25
 * 7 || 🇩🇪 Carl Carls (DEU) || 9 ||
 * 8 || 🇦🇹 Albert Becker (AUT) || 7 ||
 * 9 || 🇫🇷 André Chéron (FRA) || 6 || 47.00
 * 10 || 🇸🇪 Allan Nilsson (SWE) || 6 || 41.75
 * 11 || 🇮🇹 Stefano Rosselli del Turco (ITA) || 6 || 36.50
 * 12 || 🇭🇺 Lajos Steiner (HUN) || 5½ || 36.00
 * 13 || 🇲🇽 José Araiza (MEX) || 5½ || 35.75
 * 14 || 🇫🇮 Anatol Tschepurnoff (FIN) || 5½ || 31.75
 * 15 || 🇷🇴 Alexandru Tyroler (ROU) || 5 ||
 * 16 || 🇨🇭 Walter Henneberger (CHE) || 3 ||
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 * 9 || 🇫🇷 André Chéron (FRA) || 6 || 47.00
 * 10 || 🇸🇪 Allan Nilsson (SWE) || 6 || 41.75
 * 11 || 🇮🇹 Stefano Rosselli del Turco (ITA) || 6 || 36.50
 * 12 || 🇭🇺 Lajos Steiner (HUN) || 5½ || 36.00
 * 13 || 🇲🇽 José Araiza (MEX) || 5½ || 35.75
 * 14 || 🇫🇮 Anatol Tschepurnoff (FIN) || 5½ || 31.75
 * 15 || 🇷🇴 Alexandru Tyroler (ROU) || 5 ||
 * 16 || 🇨🇭 Walter Henneberger (CHE) || 3 ||
 * }
 * 14 || 🇫🇮 Anatol Tschepurnoff (FIN) || 5½ || 31.75
 * 15 || 🇷🇴 Alexandru Tyroler (ROU) || 5 ||
 * 16 || 🇨🇭 Walter Henneberger (CHE) || 3 ||
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 * 16 || 🇨🇭 Walter Henneberger (CHE) || 3 ||
 * }
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