1966 chess tournament in Havana, Cuba
The official poster for the Olympiad. The 17th Chess Olympiad (Spanish: La 17a Olimpíada de ajedrez ), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[ 1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 23 and November 20, 1966, in Havana, Cuba.
The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their eighth consecutive gold medals, with the United States and Hungary taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
When Hungary and Yugoslavia tied on both game and match points, and they had drawn 2–2 with each other, the rules dictated that the final ranking would be decided by using the Neustadtl score – but not which version of it. A so-called unweighted score was used, which placed Hungary ahead of Yugoslavia, giving them the bronze medals. Had the weighted variant been used instead, the result would have been the other way around.
Results
Preliminaries A total of 52 teams entered the competition and were divided into seven preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each. The top two from each group advanced to Final A, the teams placed 3rd-4th to Final B, no. 5-6 to Final C, and the rest to Final D. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The preliminary results were as follows:
Group 1 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points «A» Soviet Union - 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 7 0 0 24½ «A» Spain 1½ - 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 1 1 20½ «B» Switzerland ½ 1 - 4 2½ 3 3½ 4 5 2 0 18½ «B» Sweden ½ 2 0 - 2½ 3½ 3 4 4 2 1 15½ «C» Philippines ½ 1 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 4 3 4 0 13½ «C» Uruguay ½ 0 1 ½ 1½ - 2 3½ 1 5 1 9 «D» Monaco 0 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 - 1½ 0 6 1 7½ «D» Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 2½ - 1 6 0 3
Group 2 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Yugoslavia - 3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4 3½ 6 0 0 21 «A» Iceland ½ - 1 3½ 1½ 3½ 3½ 3 3 0 13½ «B» Indonesia ½ 3 - 1½ 2 2 3½ 2 2 2 12½ «B» Austria ½ ½ 2½ - 3 1½ 4 3 3 0 12 «C» Turkey 1 2½ 2 1 - 2½ 2 2 2 2 11 «C» Mongolia 0 ½ 2 2½ 1½ - 2½ 2 3 1 9 «D» Mexico ½ ½ ½ 0 2 1½ - 0 5 1 5
Group 3 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» United States - 1½ 3 2 3½ 3½ 4 4 1 1 17½ «A» Norway 2½ - 2 1½ 4 3 3½ 4 1 1 16½ «B» Poland 1 2 - 3 3½ 4 3 4 1 1 16½ «B» Israel 2 2½ 1 - 3 3 4 4 1 1 15½ «C» Ecuador ½ 0 ½ 1 - 2½ 3 2 4 0 7½ «C» Portugal ½ 1 0 1 1½ - 2 0 5 1 6 «D» Bolivia 0 ½ 1 0 1 2 - 0 5 1 4½
Group 4 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Argentina - 2½ 3 3 4 4 4 6 0 0 20½ «A» Denmark 1½ - 1½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 4 2 0 18 «B» England 1 2½ - 3 2½ 3½ 2½ 5 1 0 15 «B» France 1 ½ 1 - 2 2½ 2½ 2 3 1 9½ «C» Ireland 0 ½ 1½ 2 - 2½ 1½ 1 4 1 8 «C» Chile 0 0 ½ 1½ 1½ - 3½ 1 5 0 7 «D» South Africa 0 0 1½ 1½ 2½ ½ - 1 5 0 6
Group 5 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + − = Points «A» Czechoslovakia - 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 0 1 21 «A» East Germany 2 - 2½ 3 3½ 4 4 5 0 1 19 «B» Canada 1 1½ - 4 3½ 4 4 4 2 0 18 «B» Scotland 0 1 0 - 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 0 9½ «C» Italy 0 ½ ½ 1½ - 2½ 3½ 2 4 0 8½ «C» Luxembourg 0 0 0 1½ 1½ - 3½ 1 5 0 6½ «D» Cyprus 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ - 0 6 0 1½
Group 6 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points «A» Hungary - 3 2½ 4 4 3 3½ 3½ 7 0 0 23½ «A» Cuba 1 - 2 2½ 3½ 4 4 4 5 1 1 21 «B» Netherlands 1½ 2 - 2½ 4 3½ 3½ 3½ 5 1 1 20½ «B» Belgium 0 1½ 1½ - 2 2 3½ 4 2 3 2 14½ «C» Venezuela 0 ½ 0 2 - 2½ 3½ 4 3 3 1 12½ «C» Tunisia 1 0 ½ 2 1½ - 3½ 3 2 4 1 11½ «D» Panama ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ - 4 1 6 0 6½ «D» Lebanon ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 - 0 7 0 2
Group 7 № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + − = Points «A» Romania - 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 4 4 6 0 1 22½ «A» Bulgaria 2 - 3 2 3 3½ 4 4 5 0 2 21½ «B» Colombia 1½ 1 - 2½ 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 17 «B» Finland 1½ 2 1½ - 2½ 2 3½ 4 3 2 2 17 «C» Greece ½ 1 2 1½ - 2 3 4 2 3 2 14 «C» Puerto Rico 0 ½ 2 2 2 - 2 3½ 1 2 4 12 «D» Morocco 0 0 0 ½ 1 2 - 2½ 1 5 1 6 «D» Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1½ - 0 7 0 2
Final Final A # Country Players Points MP Head- to-head NS 1 Soviet Union Petrosian , Spassky , Tal , Stein , Korchnoi , Polugaevsky 39½ 2 United States Fischer , Byrne, Benko *, Evans, Addison, Rossolimo 34½ 3 Hungary Portisch , Szabó, Bilek , Lengyel , Forintos , Bárczay 33½ 20 2 232.25 4 Yugoslavia Gligorić , Ivkov , Parma , Matanović , Matulović , Čirić 33½ 20 2 229.75 5 Argentina Najdorf , Panno , Bolbochán , Sanguineti , García , Schweber 30 6 Czechoslovakia Pachman , Hort , Filip , Kaválek , Jansa , Ujtelky * 29½ 7 Bulgaria Minev , Bobotsov , Tringov , Padevsky , Kolarov , Popov 28½ 8 Romania Gheorghiu , Ciocâltea , Ghițescu , Soós *, Drimer , Stanciu 26½ 9 East Germany Uhlmann , Pietzsch , Fuchs , Malich , Zinn , Liebert 25½ 10 Denmark Larsen , Brinck-Claussen , Andersen, Enevoldsen , Holm , Pedersen 20 11 Iceland Friðrik Ólafsson , Ingi Randver Jóhannsson , Guðmundur Pálmason ,Freysteinn Thorbergsson , Gunnar Gunnarsson , Guðmundur Sigurjónsson 19 12 Spain Pomar , Medina García , Menvielle Laccourreye , Calvo ,Franco Raymundo , Pérez Gonsalves 18 13 Norway Johannessen , Zwaig , Hoen , Kristiansen, De Lange , Wibe 14 14 Cuba Jiménez Zerquera , Ortega, Cobo Arteaga , Rodríguez Gonzáles ,García Martínez , Santa Cruz 12
*HUN-born
Final B # Country Players Points MP 15 Netherlands Bouwmeester , Prins , Zuidema , Langeweg , Ree , Kapsenberg G. 37 16 Poland Bednarski , Doda , Kostro , Śliwa , Balcerowski , Filipowicz 31½ 17 Austria Prameshuber , Kinzel , Stoppel , Winiwarter , Janetschek , Schubirz 30 18 Switzerland Bhend , Walther , Blau , Roth , Glauser , Baumgartner 28½ 15 19 Israel Porat , Kraidman , Czerniak , Kagan , Aloni , Smiltiner 28½ 13 20 Finland Ojanen , Westerinen , Kanko , Rantanen, Lahti , Niemelä 28 21 England Clarke, Lee, Hartston , Littlewood , Hindle , Keene 27½ 22 Colombia Cuartas , Alzate, de Greiff , Minaya Molano , Sánchez , Restrepo 26½ 23 Canada Yanofsky , Vranesic , Witt , Suttles , Kalotay , Divinsky 25½ 24 Sweden Johansson , Nilsson , Westman, Jansson, Kinnmark , Backström 24½ 25 Belgium O'Kelly , Boey , Cornelis, Dunkelblum , Mollekens, Beyen 23 26 France Mazzoni , Boutteville , Ducic, Zinser, Huguet , Chiaramonti 20 27 Indonesia Bachtiar , Wotulo , Lim Hong Gie, Suwandhio, Hutagalung, Suradiradja 18 28 Scotland Fairhurst , Fallone , McAlpine, Pritchett , Freeman, Holmes H. D. 15½
Final C # Country Players Points MP 29 Italy Tatai , Cappello , Zichichi , Romani , Norcia 38 30 Mongolia Myagmarsuren , Üitümen , Tsagan T., Zorigt, Badamgarav G., Chalkhasuren 33½ 31 Philippines Naranja , De Castro , Balinas , Campomanes F. , Viajar, Campomanes M. 31 32 Greece Vizantiadis , Ornithopoulos , Anastasopoulos , Bastas, Papapostolou , Kapralos 29 33 Uruguay Alvarez del Monte , Cabral , Olivera A. , Olivera J. F., Elemberg, Vachini 28 34 Tunisia Belkadi , Bouaziz N., Kchouk , Ben Rehouma, Bouaziz S. , Mohsen 26½ 35 Turkey Süer , Bilyap , Onat , Erözbek, Külür, İbrahimoğlu 25½ 36 Venezuela Schorr , Diaz , Villarroel, Caro , Hernández , Quintero 25 12 37 Portugal Durão , Rocha , Cordovil , Ribeiro , Rego, Sardinha 25 10 38 Chile Letelier , Larrain Cadaiz, Jiménez Rojas, Orpinas, Carrasco , Vergara 23½ 9 39 Ecuador Yépez Ol. , Cevallos, Yepez Obando , Chonillo, Yépez Os., Calero 23½ 8 40 Ireland Heidenfeld , Cassidy R., Keogh, Reilly , Kerr, Cassidy P. 21 41 Puerto Rico Colón Romero A. , Colón Romero M. , Suárez Navas, Reissmann, Benítez, Kaplan 18½ 42 Luxembourg Philippe, Schneider, Feller, Dietrich, Piscitelli, Greiveldinger 16
Final D # Country Players Points MP 43 South Africa Dreyer , Kroon , Heyns, Hangelbroek, Price, Wilken 28 44 Mexico Iglesias, Acevedo , Araiza , Camarena, Delgado, Terrazas 24½ 45 Bolivia García Soruco, Martínez Vaca, Salazar, Carvajal, Navarro 22 46 Monaco Casa, Weiss, Donné, Kostjoerin, Paris, Jezequelou 20 47 Morocco Bakali , Hadri, Bennis , Benabud, Kaderi, Bennouna 19½ 48 Nicaragua Tenorio, Morales, Baca, Aguilar, Herdocia, Montalván 17 49 Panama Pérez, Ramón Martínez, Van der Hans, Rivera 16½ 50 Lebanon Tarazi, Bedrossian, Galeb, Salameh, Daoud, Allam 11 3 51 Cyprus Kleopas, Constantinou, Lantsias, Madelia, Chariklis 11 2 52 Hong Kong Ko Chi, Sin Kuen, Krouk, Fung Yee Wang, Hobson 10½
Final «A» № Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + − = Points 1 Soviet Union - 2½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 2½ 4 3 3½ 4 3½ 12 0 1 39½ 2 United States 1½ - 2 1½ 3 2½ 2 2 3 3½ 3½ 4 3 3 8 2 3 34½ 3 Hungary 2 2 - 2 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 3 3½ 8 1 4 33½ 4 Yugoslavia 1½ 2½ 2 - 2 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 3½ 4 2½ 9 2 2 33½ 5 Argentina 1 1 2 2 - 2 2½ 1½ 3½ 3 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 7 3 3 30 6 Czechoslovakia 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 - 1 3 2 2 3 2½ 3 3 7 3 3 29½ 7 Bulgaria ½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 - 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 3½ 3 6 5 2 28½ 8 Romania 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 1 2½ - 2½ 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 5 4 4 26½ 9 East Germany 1½ 1 1½ 1 ½ 2 2 1½ - 1½ 3½ 3 4 2½ 4 7 2 25½ 10 Denmark 0 ½ ½ 1 1 2 1½ 1½ 2½ - 1 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 8 1 20 11 Iceland 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 1 1 2 ½ 3 - 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 9 1 19 12 Spain ½ 0 ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1 1½ 2½ - 2 3½ 2 9 2 18 13 Norway 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 2 0 1½ 1½ 2 - 2½ 1 10 2 14 14 Cuba ½ 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1½ ½ 1½ ½ 1½ - 0 13 0 12
Final «B» № Country 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 + − = Points 15 Netherlands - 2½ 2½ 1½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 3 3½ 3½ 12 1 0 37 16 Poland 1½ - 1½ 3 2 1 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 4 7 4 2 31½ 17 Austria 1½ 2½ - 2 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 1½ 2½ 3½ 2 3½ 6 2 5 30 18 Switzerland 2½ 1 2 - 2½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 4 2 1½ 2 3 5 3 5 28½ 19 Israel 1½ 2 2 1½ - 1½ 3 1 1½ 2½ 4 2 3 3 5 5 3 28½ 20 Finland 1 3 1½ 1½ 2½ - 2½ 2 3 3 1½ 1½ 3 2 6 5 2 28 21 England 1½ 2½ 2 2 1 1½ - 2 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 3 4 4 5 27½ 22 Colombia ½ 2 1½ 2 3 2 2 - 2½ 1 2 2½ 3½ 2 4 3 6 26½ 23 Canada 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 1 2½ 1½ - 2½ 1½ 1½ 3 2½ 6 6 1 25½ 24 Sweden 1 ½ 2½ 0 1½ 1 2 3 1½ - 2 3½ 2½ 3½ 5 6 2 24½ 25 Belgium 1 1 1½ 2 0 2½ 2 2 2½ 2 - 2 2½ 2 3 4 6 23 26 France 1 1 ½ 2½ 2 2½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ 2 - 1½ 1½ 3 8 2 20 27 Indonesia ½ 1 2 2 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1½ 1½ 2½ - 3 2 9 2 18 28 Scotland ½ 0 ½ 1 1 2 1 2 1½ ½ 2 2½ 1 - 1 9 3 15½
Final «C» № Country 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 + − = Points 29 Italy - 2 3 4 2½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3½ 3 3½ 12 0 1 38 30 Mongolia 2 - 1 3 3½ 1½ 2 3½ 3 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 9 2 2 33½ 31 Philippines 1 3 - 2 3 2½ 2 1 2 3½ 2½ 1½ 4 3 7 3 3 31 32 Greece 0 1 2 - 2½ 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 1½ 3½ 4 7 3 3 29 33 Uruguay 1½ ½ 1 1½ - 3½ 3 3 2 2½ 2 2 2 3½ 5 4 4 28 34 Tunisia 1½ 2½ 1½ 2 ½ - 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2 6 3 4 26½ 35 Turkey ½ 2 2 2 1 2 - 1½ 2½ 1 3 2½ 2½ 3 5 4 4 25½ 36 Venezuela 1½ ½ 3 1½ 1 1½ 2½ - 2 2 2 3 2 2½ 4 5 4 25 37 Portugal 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 - 1½ 2½ 3 3 2 3 6 4 25 38 Chile 1 1 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 2 2½ - ½ 3½ 1½ 3½ 4 8 1 23½ 39 Ecuador 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 3½ - 1 2½ 3 3 8 2 23½ 40 Ireland ½ 1 2½ 2½ 2 2 1½ 1 1 ½ 3 - 2 1½ 3 7 3 21 41 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 ½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 1 2½ 1½ 2 - 2 1 8 4 18½ 42 Luxembourg ½ 1½ 1 0 ½ 2 1 1½ 2 ½ 1 2½ 2 - 1 9 3 16
Final «D» № Country 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 + − = Points 43 South Africa - 2½ 3 3 4 2 2½ 4 4 3 8 0 1 28 44 Mexico 1½ - 2 2 3 3 3 2½ 3½ 4 6 1 2 24½ 45 Bolivia 1 2 - 2½ 2 2 3½ 3½ 2½ 3 5 1 3 22 46 Monaco 1 2 1½ - 2 2 3 3 2½ 3 4 2 3 20 47 Morocco 0 1 2 2 - 3½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 5 2 2 19½ 48 Nicaragua 2 1 2 2 ½ - 2 1½ 3 3 2 3 4 17 49 Panama 1½ 1 ½ 1 1½ 2 - 3½ 2½ 3 3 5 1 16½ 50 Lebanon 0 1½ ½ 1 1½ 2½ ½ - 2 1½ 1 7 1 11 51 Cyprus 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 2 - 2 0 7 2 11 52 Hong Kong 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2½ 2 - 1 7 1 10½
Individual medals
References ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division , this section is open to both male and female players. 17th Chess Olympiad: Havana 1966 OlimpBase Official Unofficial Women's only Paralympiad Online