1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad in 1924 was designated as a chess team championship chess tournament, which until July 20, 1924 took place from 12th in Paris, and is one of the two previous tournaments - the other was the Chess Olympiad 1926 in Budapest - official Chess Olympiads.
Prehistory
According to Arpad Foeldeak of the English Chess Federation in London in 1922 was reported by Eugène Snosko - Borowski, that the French Chess Federation in 1924 would like to organize a chess match during the Olympic Games at the Congress.
Host was not officially until 1925, but unofficially on July 20, 1924 at the conclusion of the tournament, Formative World Chess Federation FIDE, but the French Chess Federation. Tournament director was the champion Alexander Alekhine player who was world chess champion later.
Tournament schedule
The players of different nations entered in teams with up to four players against each other in the style of a single tournament, had also why individual players same nation play against each other. However, only the three teams with the highest score could muster four players, while the others were represented by one to three players. Thus, the scores are of limited significance. Based on the corresponding Olympic rules only amateur players were allowed, where the winner was determined as an amateur chess world champion.
The " consolation tournament," said major tournament was held in a predecessor of the Swiss system. Pros and finals were played as a round robin tournaments. In the preliminary round to nine times six players was determined who was allowed to participate in the final round, the other players got into the main tournament. For the team classification, the points were considered from both tournaments. Since 55 players had arrived, renounced the Dutchman Van Linschooten, so that the preliminary groups could be put together.
As a reflection stood two hours for 40 moves, and one hour for each additional 20 trains. There were 343 instead of 347 games because another player withdrew during the main tournament.
Full Time
18 teams
9 Finalist
This and that
- Although since 1922, the Soviet Union existed and Russia had succeeded, living in France Player Potemkine and Kahn were counted with Russia.
- Among the participants was the future World Chess Champion Max Euwe. This came in 5th place in the Individual Championship.
- The participant Edith Holloway can be considered as first lady, who has participated in a Chess Olympiad, if taken into account as an unofficial current events. The official first lady Chantal de Chaudé silane, who took part in 1950.