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

34
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).

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