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2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad

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The 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad (Summit) was held in Budapest, June 26 - July 15, 1926, during the FIDE Congress. Team tournament (six teams applied but Austria and Czechoslovakia withdrew before the start) was won by Hungary. The individual tournaments, among them a masters', an open, and a women's tournament, had also been played. Ernst Grünfeld (Austria) and Mario Monticelli (Italy) won the individual event known as 1st FIDE Masters. Ms. Edith Holloway (England) won women's tournament and Sandor Zinner (Hungary) won an open tournament.

Results

The final results were as follows:

  • HUN-born
  • References

    2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad Wikipedia