# 20th Chess Olympiad

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The 20th Chess Olympiad (Macedonian: 20. Шаховска олимпијада, 20. Šahovska olimpijada), organized by FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 18 and October 13, 1972, in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia).

## Summary

For the first time, the Soviet team only comprised 5 GMs and one IM (Savon). Since Bobby Fischer had beaten Spassky earlier in the year, the team wasn't led by the current world champion – also a first. It did, however, feature three previous (Smyslov, Tal, and Petrosian) as well as one future champion (Karpov). The team still lived up to expectations, though, and won their eleventh consecutive gold medal, with Hungary and Yugoslavia taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
Before the Soviet team could achieve a victory, there was some controversy. In the 4th round of Final Group A, the Soviets played a match against the team from Bulgaria. A game between Victor Korchnoi and Georgi Tringov was adjourned after 41 moves with Tringov to seal his next move. At this Olympiad, sealed moves were written on a separate piece of paper, not the player's score sheet. Tringov rejected this way of sealing his move and instead wrote it on his score sheet. When the game was resumed, the arbiter opened the envelope. In the envelope was Korchnoi's score sheet but not the one belonging to Tringov. The arbiter ruled the game a forfeit win for Korchnoi. The Bulgarian team captain instituted protest proceedings but an arbitration committee upheld the arbiter's ruling. After the Olympiad was over, it was learned that Tringov had absentmindedly placed his score sheet in his pocket. Tringov discovered his mistake several days after his forfeit but was too ashamed to admit his mistake to the organizers of the Olympiad.
In Final B, the Albanian team refused to play Israel and withdrew after round 11. Their matches were regarded as "friendlies" and didn't count in the overall standings.
Jens Enevoldsen represented Denmark at his 11th and final Olympiad, 39 years after his first appearance at Folkestone 1933. Both records at the time (although both have since been beaten by Lajos Portisch).
The 5th Women's Chess Olympiad also took place; this was the first time that it took place at the same time and in the same venue as the open event. It was won by the Soviet Union team.

## Open event
### Preliminaries

A total of 63 teams were divided into eight preliminary groups of seven or eight teams each, from which the top two advanced to Final A, no. 3-4 to Final B etc. Unlike the last few tournaments, preliminary head-to-head results were not carried over to the finals, so each teams met one other team twice. All preliminary groups and finals were played as round-robin tournaments. The results were as follows:
* Group 1:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Soviet Union | - | 3½ | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| A | Denmark | ½ | - | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| B | Belgium | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| B | Cuba | 1½ | 2 | 1 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| C | Finland | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 4 | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11½ |
| C | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| D | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2½ |
* Group 2:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Yugoslavia | - | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22½ |
| A | Switzerland | 2 | - | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| B | Peru | ½ | 2 | - | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| B | England | 1 | 2½ | 2 | - | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18½ |
| C | Brazil | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | - | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15½ |
| C | Japan | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | ½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| D | Syria | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | - | 1½ | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| D | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | - | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4½ |
* Group 3:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Hungary | - | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23½ |
| A | Poland | 2 | - | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3½ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| B | Norway | 1 | 1½ | - | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| B | Indonesia | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15½ |
| C | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11½ |
| C | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| D | Morocco | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6½ |
| D | Cyprus | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
* Group 4:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | West Germany | - | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| A | Argentina | 0 | - | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18½ |
| B | Iceland | ½ | 1 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17½ |
| B | Greece | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 3 | 1½ | 2½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| C | New Zealand | 1 | 2 | ½ | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13½ |
| C | Mexico | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| D | France | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | - | 3½ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10½ |
| D | Guernsey | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
* Group 5:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Czechoslovakia | - | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23½ |
| A | Spain | 1 | - | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 1½ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19½ |
| B | Mongolia | ½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17½ |
| B | Israel | 1 | 1½ | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| C | Portugal | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13½ |
| C | Ireland | 0 | 2½ | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12½ |
| D | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 3½ | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5½ |
| D | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
* Group 6:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | East Germany | - | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23½ |
| A | Sweden | 1 | - | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| B | Canada | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| B | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1½ | - | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| C | Wales | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11½ |
| C | Turkey | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | - | 1½ | 3½ | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| D | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| D | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
* Group 7:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Bulgaria | - | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20½ |
| A | Netherlands | 2½ | - | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| B | Albania | 1 | 2 | - | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| B | Colombia | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| C | Australia | 1½ | 1 | ½ | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| C | Puerto Rico | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10½ |
| D | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5½ |
| D | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
* Group 8:
| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | United States | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21½ |
| A | Romania | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20½ |
| B | Philippines | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19½ |
| B | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16½ |
| C | Tunisia | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13½ |
| C | Iran | 1 | ½ | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| D | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6½ |
| D | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |

### Finals

    Final A #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMPHead- to-head 1 Soviet UnionPetrosian, Korchnoi, Smyslov, Tal, Karpov, Savon263542 2 HungaryPortisch, Bilek, Forintos, Ribli, Csom, Sax253140½ 3 YugoslaviaGligorić, Ivkov, Ljubojević, Matanović, Matulović, Rukavina254338 4 CzechoslovakiaHort, Smejkal, Filip, Jansa, Přibyl, Trapl253435½ 5 West GermanyHübner, Darga, Pfleger, Hecht, Kestler, Dueball254035 6 BulgariaBobotsov, Tringov, Radulov, Padevsky, Peev, Bohosjan245932 7 RomaniaGheorghiu, Ciocâltea, Ghițescu, Ungureanu, Ghizdavu, Partoș246631½ 8 NetherlandsDonner, Ree, Zuidema, Timman, Hartoch, Enklaar246529132½ 9 United StatesKavalek, Byrne, Benko, Bisguier, Martz, Kane251529131½ 10 East GermanyUhlmann, Malich, Knaak, Liebert, Schöneberg, Vogt249027½ 11 SpainPomar, Díez del Corral, Medina, Torán, Bellón López, Visier Segovia243426 12 PolandSchmidt, Bednarski, Pytel, Sznapik, Filipowicz, Sydor241024½ 13 DenmarkHamann, Jakobsen, Sloth, Holm, Enevoldsen, Pedersen242823 14 ArgentinaRossetto, García, Rubinetti, Emma, Debarnot, Hase241822½9 15 SwedenAndersson, Jansson, Ornstein, Liljedahl, Olsson, Uddenfeldt239922½8 16 SwitzerlandHug, Lombard, Bhend, Schaufelberger, Wirthensohn, Gereben238321½
    Final B #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMP 17 EnglandKeene, Hartston, Wade, Markland, Whiteley, Littlewood241337 18 IsraelKagan, Kraidman, Geller, Kaldor, Balshan, Friedman235336½ 19 CanadaSuttles, Yanofsky, Vranesic, Biyiasas, Amos, Day244333 20 PhilippinesTorre, Cardoso, Rodríguez, De Castro, Badilles, Lobigas236531½ 21 NorwayKristiansen, Wibe, Johannessen, Hoen, Øgaard, Zwaig240430½ 22 CubaRodríguez Cordoba, García Martínez, Cobo Arteaga, Hernández, Estévez Morales, Carlos Diaz23833016 23 AustriaRobatsch, Röhrl, Janetschek, Watzka, Strobel, Holaszek23603015 24 IcelandSigurjónsson, Kristinsson, Torsteinsson, Sólmundarson, Torvaldsson, Magnússon241929 25 ColombiaCuéllar, Gutierrez, Cuartas, de Greiff, Minaya Molano, Castro236127 26 IndonesiaWotulo, Ardiansyah, Bachtiar, Sampouw, Suradiradja, Turalakey231825½ 27 ItalyTatai, Mariotti, Paoli, Micheli, Cappello, Capece235825 28 MongoliaÜitümen, Myagmarsuren, Tumurbator, Jigjidsuren, Niamdorzi, Zorigt233024½ 29 GreeceSiaperas, Vizantiadis, Skalkotas, Trikaliotis, Makropoulos, Balaskas227321 30 BelgiumBoey, Van Seters, Cornelis, Beyen, Verstraeten, Wostyn229820½ 31 PeruRodríguez Vargas, Quiñones, Vásquez, Pesantes Carbajal, Villasante, García Toledo230319 - AlbaniaPustina, Vila, Adhami, Muço, Omari, Zadrima2245-
    Final C #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMPHead- to-head 32 AustraliaBrowne, Fuller, Hay, Flatow, Hamilton, Shaw237045 33 FinlandWesterinen, Ojanen, Saren, Sorri, Rantanen, Kanko228842½ 34 ScotlandLevy, Pritchett, Bonner, Jamieson, Denman, Aitken227339 35 IranHarandi, Shirazi, Shahsavar, Sharif, Sawadkuhi, Saloor225037½ 36 BrazilGerman, Trois, Nóbrega, Toth, van Riemsdijk, dos Santos223625½ 37 PortugalRibeiro, Durão, Silva, Santos, Cardoso, Figueiredo228532½ 38 TurkeySüer, Külür, Onat, Erözbek, Uzman, Bilyap226131 39 IrelandMoles, MacGrillen, Littleton, Cassidy, Coldrick, Keeshan M.220028½15 40 Puerto RicoKaplan, Martínez Buitrago, Berríos Pagán, Benítez, Sacarello, Colón Romero M.228028½12 41 MexicoCampos López, Frey, Escondrillas, De la Cruz, Padilla, Barrientos221326½123 42 TunisiaBelkadi, Kchouk, Drira, Teboudi K., Najar C., Lagha222526½121 43 WalesWilliams, Hutchings, Gavrilovic, Jones, Haigh, James224826½10 44 New ZealandSarapu, Sutton, Stuart, Carpinter, Van Dijk, Kerr223525 45 Dominican RepublicBelliard Alonzo, Delgado, Gonzáles, Peña, Malagón, Álvarez220021½ 46 BoliviaMartínez Vaca, Chávez Chávez, Alvarez U., Carvajal, Mendivil220019 47 JapanMiyasaki, Matsumoto, Gonda, Takahashi, Otami K., Nakamori222015½
    Final D #CountryPlayersRatingPointsMP 48 FranceRossolimo, Todorcevic, Letzelter, Huguet, Raizman, Haïk227646½ 49 SingaporeTan Lian Ann, Lim Kok Ann, Giam Choo Kwee, Choong Liong On, Ee, Pang Kwok Leong226342½ 50 MaltaCamilleri, Gouder, Attard, Saliba, Cilia Vincenti, Casha221332½ 51 Hong KongKrstic, Hasan, Kwan Nam Seng, Hobson, Kong V., Krouk220030½ 52 LebanonSursock, Loheac-Ammoun, Maalouf, Bedrossian, Galeb220030 53 LuxembourgPhilippe, Weber, Stull, Schammo, Simon, Kirsch221429½ 54 Faroe IslandsPetersen, Joensen, Midjord, Mikkelsen, Thomsen, Olsen220029 55 SyriaShorbagay, Catalan, Nashed, Asfary, Sayed M., Tabba220028 56 CyprusKleopas, Constantinou, Avgousti, Martidis, Vassiades, Hadjittofis220027½ 57 MoroccoBelarbi, Kaderi, Abbou, Chami, Sbia, Abdelmalek220526 58 AndorraBallague, Calderon D., De la Casa, Gómez Abad, Pantebre Martínez, Iglesias220024 59 MalaysiaFoo Lum Choon, Chan Mun Fye, Kao Yin Keat, Fang Ewe Churh, Loh Chee Hoong, Ariff A.220023½ 60 GuernseyPalmer, Marquand, Bisson, Moriarty, Wallbridge, Gavey220020½9 61 IraqTaha, Al-Hamani, Al-Jassani, Ahmed K., Al-Mawla, Salim220020½5 62 United States Virgin IslandsAbraham, Grumer E., Potter H., Edwards, Grumer S.220010½

### Final A

    Place Country 12345678910111213141516 +-=Points 1  Soviet Union -1½2½22½2½32½33½3½33½234 121242 2  Hungary 2½-2½2½22½2½2½2½3½3½3241½3½ 121240½ 3  Yugoslavia 1½1½-1½222332½333½32½4 93338 4  Czechoslovakia 21½2½-1½2½2½2½21½1½2½3½2½43 94235½ 5  West Germany 1½222½-2½2½2½2½2½2½22323 91535 6  Bulgaria 1½1½21½1½-2½32½2½22½2½22½2 74432 7  Romania 11½21½1½1½-2232½2½2½3½22½ 65431½ 8  Netherlands 1½1½11½1½12-2½3322½1½22½ 57329 9  United States 11½121½1½21½-2½331½2½2½2 57329 10  East Germany ½½1½2½1½1½111½-2½22342½ 58227½ 11  Spain ½½12½1½21½111½-23½31½3 49226 12  Poland 1111½21½1½2122-2222 07824½ 13  Denmark ½2½½21½1½1½2½2½2-22½1½ 28523 14  Argentina 2011½12½2½1½1122-2½2 28522½ 15  Sweden 12½1½021½221½02½21½1½-1 29422½ 16  Switzerland 0½01121½1½21½122½23- 29421½

### Final B

    Place Country 171819202122232425262728293031- +-=Points 17  England -2½22½322½3½2½3½3331½2½2½ 111237 18  Israel 1½-31½3½22½323½2½33½324 92336½ 19  Canada 21-12½2½22½2332½2½42½1½ 92333 20  Philippines 1½2½3-1½2½½23½2½1232½3½ 84231½ 21  Norway 1½1½2½-11½33223½33321 75230½ 22  Cuba 221½1½3-31½2½22½2222½2½ 53630 23  Austria 1½1½23½2½1-22½2½1½13½233 65330 24  Iceland ½11½212½2-232½2½22½43½ 64429 25  Colombia 1½22½11½1½2-2322½2½32½ 45527 26  Indonesia ½½11½221½12-3½1½341½2 38325½ 27  Italy 11½1321½2½1½1½-12½241½ 48225 28  Mongolia 111½2½231½22½3-12½1 47324½ 29  Greece 1½1½112½21½11½3-2½2 29321 30  Belgium 2½101½1221½1½021½1½-2½1 29320½ 31  Peru 1½21½½11½1012½0321½- 210219 -  Albania 1½02½31½1½1½22½3- ----
* Team Albania refused to play Israel and withdrew after round 11. Their scores were set as friendlies.

### Final C

    Place Country 32333435363738394041424344454647 +-=Points 32  Australia -32323½3½33432½332½4 130245 33  Finland 1-3223½2½323½2½3½2½344 111342 34  Scotland 21-22½2½2½1½32½22½3½3½44 102339 35  Iran 122-3½311½2½33333½32½ 103237½ 36  Brazil 221½½-1½22½32½223½343½ 73535½ 37  Portugal ½½1½12½-1½3½22½22½2433½ 75332½ 38  Turkey ½1½1½322½-1½3½4121½222½ 56431 39  Ireland 112½2½1½½2½-2½12221½3½2½ 66328½ 40  Puerto Rico 1211½12½1½-2½42½23½21½ 47428½ 41  Mexico 0½1½11½1½031½-332323 58226½ 42  Tunisia 11½21223201-21½22½3 36626½ 43  Wales 1½½1½121½221½12-22½23½ 27626½ 44  New Zealand 11½½1½22½2222½2-122½ 36625 45  Dominican Republic 11½½1022½½121½3-2½2½ 49221½ 46  Bolivia 1½001012½221½221½-2 09619 47  Japan 0001½½½1½1½2½11½1½1½2- 113115½

### Final D

    Place Country 484950515253545556575859606162 +-=Points 48  France -234341½2½3½344444 121146½ 49  Singapore 2-3½33½32½3½2½33½2½433 130142½ 50  Malta 1½-2½313½2½22½2½23½32½ 93232 51  Hong Kong 011½-1½2½3½1½22½333½2½2½ 85130½ 52  Lebanon 1½12½-22½2½22232½33½ 73430 53  Luxembourg 0131½2-232½3½23½2½3 74329½ 54  Faroe Islands 2½1½½½1½2-1½3½2½2½2½22½3½ 75229 55  Syria 1½½1½2½1½12½-211½2½3½3½3 67128 56  Cyprus ½1½2221½½2½-2½22½32½3 54527½ 57  Morocco 111½1½2½1½31½-2½2½1½24 48226 58  Andorra 0½1½1221½2½21½-2½12½3½ 47324 59  Malaysia 01½21111½1½1½1½1½-2½2½4 310123 60  Guernsey 00½½1½3½2½12½31½-1½2½ 49120½ 61  Iraq 0111½11½1½½1½21½1½2½-3½ 211120½ 62  United States Virgin Islands 011½1½½1½110½01½½- 014010½

### Individual medals

* Board 1: Robert Hübner 15 / 18 = 83.3%
* Board 2: Viktor Korchnoi 11 / 15 = 73.3%
* Board 3: Ljubomir Ljubojević 15½ / 19 = 81.6%
* Board 4: Mikhail Tal 14 / 16 = 87.5%
* 1st reserve: Anatoly Karpov 13 / 15 = 86.7%
* 2nd reserve: Aldo Haïk 11 / 12 = 91.7%

### Best game

The Best Game prize went to Werner Hug (Switzerland) - Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia) from Final A.

## Women's event

Twenty-three nations took part in the women's Olympiad. From four preliminary groups the teams were split into three finals. The Soviet Union won.

### Preliminaries

* Group 1:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Soviet Union | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7½ |
| A | East Germany | 0 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| B | Netherlands | 0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Australia | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Ireland | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | ½ |
* Group 2:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | England | - | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8½ |
| A | Czechoslovakia | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| B | Yugoslavia | ½ | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| B | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3½ |
| C | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | ½ |
* Group 3:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Romania | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| A | Bulgaria | 1 | - | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| B | Mongolia | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4½ |
| B | Brazil | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| C | Israel | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| C | Switzerland | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2½ |
* Group 4:
| Final | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | + | − | = | Points |
| A | Hungary | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| A | West Germany | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7½ |
| B | Poland | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| B | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| C | Finland | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2½ |
| C | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |

### Finals

    Final A #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMP 1 Soviet UnionNona Gaprindashvili, Alla Kushnir, Irina Levitina237311½ 2 RomaniaElisabeta Polihroniade, Gertrude Baumstark, Alexandra Nicolau225888 3 HungaryMária Ivánka, Zsuzsa Verőci, Gyuláné Krizsán-Bilek223388 4 BulgariaTatjana Lematschko, Antonina Georgieva, Vesmina Shikova21307½ 5 CzechoslovakiaStepanka Vokřálová, Květa Eretová, Eva Hojdarová21687 6 West GermanyAnni Laakmann, Irmgard Kärner, Ursula Wasnetsky18855½ 7 East GermanyWaltraud Nowarra, Gabriele Just, Christina Hölzlein21484½ 8 EnglandJana Hartston, Elaine Pritchard, Anne Sunnucks20054
    Final B #CountryPlayersAverage ratingPointsMP 9 PolandKrystyna Radzikowska, Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska, Mirosława Litmanowicz213810½ 10 YugoslaviaMilunka Lazarević, Katarina Jovanović, Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov22738½ 11 AustriaIngeborg Kattinger, Alfreda Hausner, Wilma Samt180077 12 NetherlandsHendrika Timmer, Ingrid Jansen, Ada van der Giessen203577 13 SwedenSolveig Haraldsson, Ingrid Keményová-Svensson, Ulla Bohmgren18486½ 14 BrazilRuth Cardoso, Regina Fontanelli, Ivone Moysés19056 15 MongoliaGanginchugin Hulgana, Sandagdorj Handsuren, Biamba18005½ 16 AustraliaNarelle Kellner, Marion McGrath, Lynda Maddern18005
    Final C #CountryPlayersPointsMP 17 SwitzerlandAnna Näpfer, Elsa Lüssy, Fässler J.9 18 IsraelFrida Rabinovich, Lidia Gal, Klugas S.8½ 19 SingaporeMok Poh Pheng, Giam Yoke Chin, Jane Tan6 20 IrelandDorren O'Siochrú, Aileen Noonan, O'Clery A.5½5 21 FinlandSirkka-Liisa Vuorenpää, Johanna Tuomainen, Marjatta Palasto5½4 22 ScotlandNancy Elder, Mary McGinn, Miriam Little4½ 23 JapanMiyoko Watai, Otani K., Kyoto Watanabe3

### Final A

| # | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + | − | = | Points |
| 1 | Soviet Union | - | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| 2 | Romania | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | ½ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7½ |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | - | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5½ |
| 7 | East Germany | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | - | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4½ |
| 8 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |

### Final B

| # | Country | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | + | − | = | Points |
| 9 | Poland | - | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10½ |
| 10 | Yugoslavia | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8½ |
| 11 | Austria | ½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 1½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Sweden | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6½ |
| 14 | Brazil | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Mongolia | ½ | ½ | 2 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5½ |
| 16 | Australia | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

### Final C

| # | Country | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | + | − | = | Points |
| 17 | Switzerland | - | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 18 | Israel | 1 | - | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8½ |
| 19 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Ireland | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1½ | 1½ | ½ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5½ |
| 21 | Finland | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5½ |
| 22 | Scotland | 1½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1½ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4½ |
| 23 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |

### Individual medals

* Board 1: Nona Gaprindashvili 6½ / 8 = 81.3%
* Board 2: Alla Kushnir 7 / 8 = 87.5%
* Reserve: Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov 6½ / 9 = 72.2%