TOURNAMENT
11th Chess Olympiad — Amsterdam 1954
1954 · Amsterdam
The Soviet Union won the 11th Chess Olympiad at Amsterdam in 1954 with 34 board points, seven ahead of Argentina (27), with Yugoslavia third (26½).
Format
Tournament
Dates
1954
Venue
Amsterdam
Games
914
◈Final Standings
Twenty-six nations played four preliminary groups; the top three of each formed the Championship Final (Final A, places 1–12) and the rest Final B (13–26). Points shown are within each section, so a Final B total can exceed a Final A total. The archive holds 914 of the 916 games played.
This archive holds 914 of the 916 games played; the standings above are the official final result.
| # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 34 |
| 2 | Argentina | 27 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 26½ |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 24½ |
| 5 | West Germany | 23½ |
| 6 | Hungary | 23 |
| 7 | Israel | 22 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 21 |
| 9 | England | 17 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 17 |
| 11 | Sweden | 15 |
| 12 | Iceland | 13½ |
| 13 | Switzerland | 37 |
| 14 | Canada | 36 |
| 15 | Austria | 36 |
| 16 | Denmark | 34½ |
| 17 | Italy | 28½ |
| 18 | Colombia | 27½ |
| 19 | Belgium | 27 |
| 20 | Finland | 26½ |
| 21 | France | 26 |
| 22 | Saar | 24 |
| 23 | Norway | 22 |
| 24 | Greece | 21 |
| 25 | Ireland | 11 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 7 |