17th Chess Olympiad

The 17th Chess Olympiad 1966 was held from 23 October to 20 November 1966 in Havana ( Cuba).

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It was attended by 52 teams, identified in seven opening acts The teams for the final groups A to D. 299 players ( including 38 grandmasters and 45 international masters ) took part in the competition. The team of the GDR was at this time the only German team; of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Olympics were boycotted for political reasons. In both the opening acts as well as in the final group round robin tournaments were held. The first two teams each opening act qualified for the Final Group A

Head of the organizing committee was Fidel Castro. The main referee Jaroslav Šajtar served from Czechoslovakia. The cooling-off period was 40 moves in 150 minutes, then one hour for each 16 moves. The placement was due to the board points (BP ), Team Points ( MP), direct comparison and special Berger system (SB ) was determined. Venue was the Hotel Habana Libre.

For Hungary and Yugoslavia surrendered after the first three votes a tie. The tribunal decided to give the bronze medal in Hungary, on the basis of an unweighted Berger system. With a weighted - Berger system Yugoslavia would have been third. The Olympia manual pretended not exact, as is to be expected when Berger system.

Final Final Group A crosstabulate

Final Final Group B crosstabulate

Final Final Group C crosstabulate

Final Final Group D crosstabulate

Best percentage results

Player of the Soviet Union ( Olympic gold medalist )

Results from the opening act 1 and Final Group A

Players of the German Democratic Republic

Results from the opening act 5 and Final Group A

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