1972 chess tournament in Skopje, Yugoslavia
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Official logo of the Olympiad. The 20th Chess Olympiad (Macedonian : 20. Шаховска олимпијада , 20. Šahovska olimpijada ), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[ 1] chess , took place between September 18 and October 13, 1972, in Skopje , Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia ).
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.[ 2]
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.
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:
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
Final A # Country Players Average[ 3] Points MP Head- 1 Soviet Union Petrosian , Korchnoi , Smyslov , Tal , Karpov , Savon 2635 42 2 Hungary Portisch , Bilek , Forintos , Ribli , Csom , Sax 2531 40½ 3 Yugoslavia Gligorić , Ivkov , Ljubojević , Matanović , Matulović , Rukavina 2543 38 4 Czechoslovakia Hort , Smejkal , Filip , Jansa , Přibyl , Trapl 2534 35½ 5 West Germany Hübner , Darga , Pfleger , Hecht , Kestler , Dueball 2540 35 6 Bulgaria Bobotsov , Tringov , Radulov , Padevsky , Peev , Bohosjan 2459 32 7 Romania Gheorghiu , Ciocâltea , Ghițescu , Ungureanu , Ghizdavu , Partoș 2466 31½ 8 Netherlands Donner , Ree , Zuidema , Timman , Hartoch , Enklaar 2465 29 13 2½ 9 United States Kavalek , Byrne , Benko , Bisguier , Martz , Kane 2515 29 13 1½ 10 East Germany Uhlmann , Malich , Knaak , Liebert , Schöneberg , Vogt 2490 27½ 11 Spain Pomar , Díez del Corral , Medina , Torán , Bellón López , Visier Segovia 2434 26 12 Poland Schmidt , Bednarski , Pytel , Sznapik , Filipowicz , Sydor 2410 24½ 13 Denmark Hamann , Jakobsen , Sloth , Holm , Enevoldsen , Pedersen 2428 23 14 Argentina Rossetto , García , Rubinetti , Emma , Debarnot , Hase 2418 22½ 9 15 Sweden Andersson , Jansson , Ornstein , Liljedahl , Olsson , Uddenfeldt 2399 22½ 8 16 Switzerland Hug , Lombard , Bhend , Schaufelberger , Wirthensohn , Gereben 2383 21½
Final B # Country Players Average Points MP 17 England Keene , Hartston , Wade , Markland , Whiteley , Littlewood 2413 37 18 Israel Kagan , Kraidman , Geller , Kaldor , Balshan , Friedman 2353 36½ 19 Canada Suttles , Yanofsky , Vranesic , Biyiasas , Amos , Day 2443 33 20 Philippines Torre , Cardoso , Rodríguez , De Castro , Badilles , Lobigas 2365 31½ 21 Norway Kristiansen , Wibe , Johannessen , Hoen , Øgaard , Zwaig 2404 30½ 22 Cuba Rodríguez Cordoba , García Martínez , Cobo Arteaga , Hernández , Estévez Morales , Carlos Diaz 2383 30 16 23 Austria Robatsch , Röhrl , Janetschek , Watzka , Strobel , Holaszek 2360 30 15 24 Iceland Sigurjónsson , Kristinsson , Torsteinsson , Sólmundarson , Torvaldsson , Magnússon 2419 29 25 Colombia Cuéllar , Gutierrez , Cuartas , de Greiff , Minaya Molano , Castro 2361 27 26 Indonesia Wotulo , Ardiansyah , Bachtiar , Sampouw , Suradiradja , Turalakey 2318 25½ 27 Italy Tatai , Mariotti , Paoli , Micheli , Cappello , Capece 2358 25 28 Mongolia Üitümen , Myagmarsuren , Tumurbator , Jigjidsuren , Niamdorzi, Zorigt 2330 24½ 29 Greece Siaperas , Vizantiadis , Skalkotas , Trikaliotis , Makropoulos , Balaskas 2273 21 30 Belgium Boey , Van Seters , Cornelis , Beyen , Verstraeten , Wostyn 2298 20½ 31 Peru Rodríguez Vargas , Quiñones , Vásquez , Pesantes Carbajal , Villasante , García Toledo 2303 19 - Albania Pustina , Vila , Adhami , Muço , Omari , Zadrima 2245 -
Final C # Country Players Average Points MP Head- 32 Australia Browne , Fuller , Hay , Flatow , Hamilton , Shaw 2370 45 33 Finland Westerinen , Ojanen , Saren , Sorri , Rantanen , Kanko 2288 42½ 34 Scotland Levy , Pritchett , Bonner , Jamieson , Denman , Aitken 2273 39 35 Iran Harandi , Shirazi , Shahsavar , Sharif , Sawadkuhi , Saloor 2250 37½ 36 Brazil German , Trois , Nóbrega , Toth , van Riemsdijk , dos Santos 2236 25½ 37 Portugal Ribeiro , Durão , Silva , Santos , Cardoso , Figueiredo 2285 32½ 38 Turkey Süer , Külür , Onat , Erözbek , Uzman , Bilyap 2261 31 39 Ireland Moles , MacGrillen , Littleton , Cassidy , Coldrick , Keeshan M.2200 28½ 15 40 Puerto Rico Kaplan , Martínez Buitrago , Berríos Pagán , Benítez , Sacarello , Colón Romero M. 2280 28½ 12 41 Mexico Campos López , Frey , Escondrillas , De la Cruz , Padilla , Barrientos 2213 26½ 12 3 42 Tunisia Belkadi , Kchouk , Drira , Teboudi K., Najar C., Lagha 2225 26½ 12 1 43 Wales Williams , Hutchings , Gavrilovic , Jones , Haigh , James 2248 26½ 10 44 New Zealand Sarapu , Sutton , Stuart , Carpinter , Van Dijk , Kerr 2235 25 45 Dominican Republic Belliard Alonzo , Delgado , Gonzáles , Peña , Malagón , Álvarez 2200 21½ 46 Bolivia Martínez Vaca , Chávez Chávez , Alvarez U., Carvajal , Mendivil 2200 19 47 Japan Miyasaki , Matsumoto , Gonda , Takahashi , Otami K., Nakamori2220 15½
Final D # Country Players Rating Points MP 48 France Rossolimo , Todorcevic , Letzelter , Huguet , Raizman , Haïk 2276 46½ 49 Singapore Tan Lian Ann , Lim Kok Ann , Giam Choo Kwee , Choong Liong On , Ee , Pang Kwok Leong 2263 42½ 50 Malta Camilleri , Gouder , Attard , Saliba , Cilia Vincenti , Casha 2213 32½ 51 Hong Kong Krstic , Hasan , Kwan Nam Seng , Hobson , Kong V., Krouk 2200 30½ 52 Lebanon Sursock , Loheac-Ammoun , Maalouf , Bedrossian , Galeb 2200 30 53 Luxembourg Philippe , Weber , Stull , Schammo , Simon , Kirsch 2214 29½ 54 Faroe Islands Petersen , Joensen , Midjord , Mikkelsen , Thomsen , Olsen 2200 29 55 Syria Shorbagay, Catalan , Nashed , Asfary, Sayed M., Tabba 2200 28 56 Cyprus Kleopas , Constantinou , Avgousti , Martidis , Vassiades , Hadjittofis 2200 27½ 57 Morocco Belarbi , Kaderi , Abbou , Chami , Sbia , Abdelmalek2205 26 58 Andorra Ballague , Calderon D., De la Casa , Gómez Abad , Pantebre Martínez , Iglesias 2200 24 59 Malaysia Foo Lum Choon , Chan Mun Fye , Kao Yin Keat , Fang Ewe Churh , Loh Chee Hoong , Ariff A.2200 23½ 60 Guernsey Palmer , Marquand , Bisson , Moriarty , Wallbridge , Gavey 2200 20½ 9 61 Iraq Taha , Al-Hamani, Al-Jassani, Ahmed K., Al-Mawla, Salim 2200 20½ 5 62 United States Virgin Islands Abraham , Grumer E. , Potter H., Edwards , Grumer S. 2200 10½
Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 + - = Points 1 Soviet Union - 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 3 3½ 2 3 4 12 1 2 42 2 Hungary 2½ - 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 2 4 1½ 3½ 12 1 2 40½ 3 Yugoslavia 1½ 1½ - 1½ 2 2 2 3 3 2½ 3 3 3½ 3 2½ 4 9 3 3 38 4 Czechoslovakia 2 1½ 2½ - 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 1½ 1½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 4 3 9 4 2 35½ 5 West Germany 1½ 2 2 2½ - 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2 3 2 3 9 1 5 35 6 Bulgaria 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 3 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2 7 4 4 32 7 Romania 1 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ - 2 2 3 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 2 2½ 6 5 4 31½ 8 Netherlands 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 2 - 2½ 3 3 2 2½ 1½ 2 2½ 5 7 3 29 9 United States 1 1½ 1 2 1½ 1½ 2 1½ - 2½ 3 3 1½ 2½ 2½ 2 5 7 3 29 10 East Germany ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ - 2½ 2 2 3 4 2½ 5 8 2 27½ 11 Spain ½ ½ 1 2½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 1 1½ - 2 3½ 3 1½ 3 4 9 2 26 12 Poland 1 1 1 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2 1 2 2 - 2 2 2 2 0 7 8 24½ 13 Denmark ½ 2 ½ ½ 2 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2 ½ 2 - 2 2½ 1½ 2 8 5 23 14 Argentina 2 0 1 1½ 1 2 ½ 2½ 1½ 1 1 2 2 - 2½ 2 2 8 5 22½ 15 Sweden 1 2½ 1½ 0 2 1½ 2 2 1½ 0 2½ 2 1½ 1½ - 1 2 9 4 22½ 16 Switzerland 0 ½ 0 1 1 2 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 1 2 2½ 2 3 - 2 9 4 21½
Place Country 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - + - = Points 17 England - 2½ 2 2½ 3 2 2½ 3½ 2½ 3½ 3 3 3 1½ 2½ 2½ 11 1 2 37 18 Israel 1½ - 3 1½ 3½ 2 2½ 3 2 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 3 2 4 9 2 3 36½ 19 Canada 2 1 - 1 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 2 3 3 2½ 2½ 4 2½ 1½ 9 2 3 33 20 Philippines 1½ 2½ 3 - 1½ 2½ ½ 2 3½ 2½ 1 2 3 2½ 3½ 8 4 2 31½ 21 Norway 1 ½ 1½ 2½ - 1 1½ 3 3 2 2 3½ 3 3 32 1 7 5 2 30½ 22 Cuba 2 2 1½ 1½ 3 - 3 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 2 2 2 2½ 2½ 5 3 6 30 23 Austria 1½ 1½ 2 3½ 2½ 1 - 2 2½ 2½ 1½ 1 3½ 2 3 3 6 5 3 30 24 Iceland ½ 1 1½ 2 1 2½ 2 - 2 3 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 4 3½ 6 4 4 29 25 Colombia 1½ 2 2 ½ 1 1½ 1½ 2 - 2 3 2 2½ 2½ 3 2½ 4 5 5 27 26 Indonesia ½ ½ 1 1½ 2 2 1½ 1 2 - 3½ 1½ 3 4 1½ 2 3 8 3 25½ 27 Italy 1 1½ 1 3 2 1½ 2½ 1½ 1 ½ - 1 2½ 2 4 1½ 4 8 2 25 28 Mongolia 1 1 1½ 2 ½ 2 3 1½ 2 2½ 3 - 1 2½ 1 4 7 3 24½ 29 Greece 1 ½ 1½ 1 1 2 ½ 2 1½ 1 1½ 3 - 2½ 2 2 9 3 21 30 Belgium 2½ 1 0 1½ 1 2 2 1½ 1½ 0 2 1½ 1½ - 2½ 1 2 9 3 20½ 31 Peru 1½ 2 1½ ½ 1 1½ 1 0 1 2½ 0 3 2 1½ - 2 10 2 19 - Albania 1½ 0 2½ 3 1½ 1 ½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 - - - - -
Team Albania refused to play Israel and withdrew after round 11. Their scores were set as friendlies. Place Country 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 + - = Points 32 Australia - 3 2 3 2 3½ 3½ 3 3 4 3 2½ 3 3 2½ 4 13 0 2 45 33 Finland 1 - 3 2 2 3½ 2½ 3 2 3½ 2½ 3½ 2½ 3 4 4 11 1 3 42 34 Scotland 2 1 - 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 1½ 3 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 10 2 3 39 35 Iran 1 2 2 - 3½ 3 1 1½ 2½ 3 3 3 3 3½ 3 2½ 10 3 2 37½ 36 Brazil 2 2 1½ ½ - 1½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 2 2 3½ 3 4 3½ 7 3 5 35½ 37 Portugal ½ ½ 1½ 1 2½ - 1½ 3½ 2 2½ 2 2½ 2 4 3 3½ 7 5 3 32½ 38 Turkey ½ 1½ 1½ 3 2 2½ - 1½ 3½ 4 1 2 1½ 2 2 2½ 5 6 4 31 39 Ireland 1 1 2½ 2½ 1½ ½ 2½ - 2½ 1 2 2 2 1½ 3½ 2½ 6 6 3 28½ 40 Puerto Rico 1 2 1 1½ 1 2 ½ 1½ - 2½ 4 2½ 2 3½ 2 1½ 4 7 4 28½ 41 Mexico 0 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 0 3 1½ - 3 3 2 3 2 3 5 8 2 26½ 42 Tunisia 1 1½ 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 - 2 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 6 6 26½ 43 Wales 1½ ½ 1½ 1 2 1½ 2 2 1½ 1 2 - 2 2½ 2 3½ 2 7 6 26½ 44 New Zealand 1 1½ ½ 1 ½ 2 2½ 2 2 2 2½ 2 - 1 2 2½ 3 6 6 25 45 Dominican Republic 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 2 2½ ½ 1 2 1½ 3 - 2½ 2½ 4 9 2 21½ 46 Bolivia 1½ 0 0 1 0 1 2 ½ 2 2 1½ 2 2 1½ - 2 0 9 6 19 47 Japan 0 0 0 1½ ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 1 1 ½ 1½ 1½ 2 - 1 13 1 15½
Place Country 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 + - = Points 48 France - 2 3 4 3 4 1½ 2½ 3½ 3 4 4 4 4 4 12 1 1 46½ 49 Singapore 2 - 3½ 3 3½ 3 2½ 3½ 2½ 3 3½ 2½ 4 3 3 13 0 1 42½ 50 Malta 1 ½ - 2½ 3 1 3½ 2½ 2 2½ 2½ 2 3½ 3 2½ 9 3 2 32 51 Hong Kong 0 1 1½ - 1½ 2½ 3½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 3½ 2½ 2½ 8 5 1 30½ 52 Lebanon 1 ½ 1 2½ - 2 2½ 2½ 2 2 2 3 2½ 3 3½ 7 3 4 30 53 Luxembourg 0 1 3 1½ 2 - 2 3 2½ 3½ 2 3 ½ 2½ 3 7 4 3 29½ 54 Faroe Islands 2½ 1½ ½ ½ 1½ 2 - 1½ 3½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2 2½ 3½ 7 5 2 29 55 Syria 1½ ½ 1½ 2½ 1½ 1 2½ - 2 1 1½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 3 6 7 1 28 56 Cyprus ½ 1½ 2 2 2 1½ ½ 2½ - 2½ 2 2½ 3 2½ 3 5 4 5 27½ 57 Morocco 1 1 1½ 1½ 2 ½ 1½ 3 1½ - 2½ 2½ 1½ 2 4 4 8 2 26 58 Andorra 0 ½ 1½ 1 2 2 1½ 2½ 2 1½ - 2½ 1 2½ 3½ 4 7 3 24 59 Malaysia 0 1½ 2 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ - 2½ 2½ 4 3 10 1 23 60 Guernsey 0 0 ½ ½ 1½ 3½ 2 ½ 1 2½ 3 1½ - 1½ 2½ 4 9 1 20½ 61 Iraq 0 1 1 1½ 1 1½ 1½ ½ 1½ 2 1½ 1½ 2½ - 3½ 2 11 1 20½ 62 United States Virgin Islands 0 1 1½ 1½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 1½ ½ - 0 14 0 10½
The Best Game prize went to Werner Hug (Switzerland) - Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia) from Final A.
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.
Final A # Country Players Average Points MP 1 Soviet Union Nona Gaprindashvili , Alla Kushnir , Irina Levitina 2373 11½ 2 Romania Elisabeta Polihroniade , Gertrude Baumstark , Alexandra Nicolau 2258 8 8 3 Hungary Mária Ivánka , Zsuzsa Verőci , Gyuláné Krizsán-Bilek 2233 8 8 4 Bulgaria Tatjana Lematschko , Antonina Georgieva , Vesmina Shikova 2130 7½ 5 Czechoslovakia Stepanka Vokřálová , Květa Eretová , Eva Hojdarová 2168 7 6 West Germany Anni Laakmann , Irmgard Kärner , Ursula Wasnetsky 1885 5½ 7 East Germany Waltraud Nowarra , Gabriele Just , Christina Hölzlein 2148 4½ 8 England Jana Hartston , Elaine Pritchard , Anne Sunnucks 2005 4
Final B # Country Players Average Points MP 9 Poland Krystyna Radzikowska , Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska , Mirosława Litmanowicz 2138 10½ 10 Yugoslavia Milunka Lazarević , Katarina Jovanović , Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov 2273 8½ 11 Austria Ingeborg Kattinger , Alfreda Hausner , Wilma Samt 1800 7 7 12 Netherlands Hendrika Timmer , Ingrid Jansen , Ada van der Giessen 2035 7 7 13 Sweden Solveig Haraldsson , Ingrid Keményová-Svensson , Ulla Bohmgren 1848 6½ 14 Brazil Ruth Cardoso , Regina Fontanelli , Ivone Moysés 1905 6 15 Mongolia Ganginchugin Hulgana , Sandagdorj Handsuren , Biamba1800 5½ 16 Australia Narelle Kellner , Marion McGrath , Lynda Maddern 1800 5
Final C # Country Players Points MP 17 Switzerland Anna Näpfer , Elsa Lüssy , Fässler J.9 18 Israel Frida Rabinovich , Lidia Gal , Klugas S.8½ 19 Singapore Mok Poh Pheng , Giam Yoke Chin , Jane Tan 6 20 Ireland Dorren O'Siochrú , Aileen Noonan , O'Clery A.5½ 5 21 Finland Sirkka-Liisa Vuorenpää , Johanna Tuomainen , Marjatta Palasto 5½ 4 22 Scotland Nancy Elder , Mary McGinn , Miriam Little 4½ 23 Japan Miyoko Watai , Otani K., Kyoto Watanabe 3
# 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
# 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
^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division , this section is open to both male and female players. ^ Keene, Ray; Levy, David (1973). Chess Olympiad 1972 . Doubleday & Company . pp. 68– 69. ^ This was the first Olympiad after the ELO rating system was introduced, so many players on smaller teams were still unrated. For the purpose of calculating team averages, they were given provisional ratings of 2200, equivalent to that of a Candidate Master .
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