Shared best game price 1927.
Yates vs L Asztalos, 1927  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 53 moves, 1-0
Shared best game price 1927.
Gruenfeld vs Euwe, 1927 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Special price awarded by chess periodical "Mundial".
L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927  (A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0
First victory at the olympiads.
Yates vs O Naegeli, 1927  (B83) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Maróczy on the winning track.
Maroczy vs Reti, 1927  (C11) French, 43 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch' tasteful strategy.
Tarrasch vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1927 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
There isn't much stuff like this in chess databases. Ne2#!
H Weenink vs Kmoch, 1927  (C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 1-0
Beautiful sacrifices and tactical plots but nevertheles a draw.
M Monticelli vs V Marin y Llovet, 1927  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nice tactics on both sides.
Kmoch vs A Nilsson, 1927 (E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Koltanowski sweeping away Danish hopes...
Koltanowski vs K Ruben, 1927 (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
Amateur World Champion's only loss.
Euwe vs Przepiorka, 1928  (A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
Przepiórka loses his chances for gold after being mated in 14!
Przepiorka vs A Cheron, 1928  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1
Center breakthrough and deadly attack on a kingside.
Kashdan vs A Taube, 1928  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0
Sharp, tactical lines and quick finish.
A Strautmanis vs L Palau, 1928  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1
Latvian gambit in hands of Latvian master was not enough.
E Steiner vs F Apsenieks, 1928  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Never let your opponent squeeze your pieces like that.
T Regedzinski vs M Brody, 1928  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0
Shortest game of the Olympiad.
H Mueller vs Duchamp, 1928  (A28) English, 10 moves, 1-0
Calm opening but then unexpected and brilliant attack.
K Havasi vs W Rivier, 1928  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
How weakening the pawn structure may cause a loss.
R Grau vs M Bluemich, 1928  (E12) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1
White might never expect how dynamic the Black pieces are.
E Jacobson vs B Hoenlinger, 1928 (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
Tough and long battle with an interesting endgame.
H N Hansen vs R Grau, 1928  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 77 moves, 0-1
True mastery shown by Makarczyk in the endgame.
K Makarczyk vs Kashdan, 1928 (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
1st best game price 1930.
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1
Best ending price 1930.
Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 1-0
White fought truly hard but this time it proved not enough.
A Olsen vs Rubinstein, 1930  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 63 moves, 0-1
Sensational but well-earned win of Dutch master.
Flohr vs Noteboom, 1930  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Great Akiba seizes all the chances and defeats his exotic rival
Rubinstein vs Sultan Khan, 1930  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Poland's impressive start was followed by this prestigious win.
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1930  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 25 moves, 1-0
The shortest game of the Olympiad.
Yates vs V Marin y Llovet, 1930  (C13) French, 11 moves, 1-0
Petrovs beaten in a miniature!
Marshall vs Petrov, 1930  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Drawish opening line quickly lost by white.
M Golmayo De La Torriente vs K Makarczyk, 1930  (C47) Four Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Perfect positional play by White.
Flohr vs Yates, 1930  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Black was winning but overlooked simple mate in 2!
Marshall vs K Treybal, 1930  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
Alekhine close to disaster.
Alekhine vs Baratz, 1930  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's sentasional loss.
H Mattison vs Alekhine, 1931  (C46) Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
Another great win by Mattison.
H Mattison vs Rubinstein, 1931  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0
30....Rxf5 would have killed Alekhine.
Alekhine vs S Erdelyi, 1931  (B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
Sophisticated and subtle strategy by Rubinstein.
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1931  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0
Irresistble mating attack carried by self-taught Pakistani.
Sultan Khan vs H Mattison, 1931  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
True classics of chess strategy.
Sultan Khan vs Flohr, 1931  (E90) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Nice tactics-based attack.
J Rejfir vs Noteboom, 1931  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
Trivial threat... But it worked!
I A Horowitz vs I Gudju, 1931  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
Risky longside castling costs Flohr the game.
V Mikenas vs Flohr, 1933  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0
Alekhine patiently earned positional advantages.
Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1933  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
The only win of the fading Hungarian star.
F Apsenieks vs Maroczy, 1933  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Alekhine's second and last defeat on the Olympiads.
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 74 moves, 0-1
Deadly twist by World Champion.
Alekhine vs F Apsenieks, 1933  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Suddenly White pieces exploded and it was over.
Gruenfeld vs Stahlberg, 1933  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
True battle og giants lasted for full 12 hours.
Sultan Khan vs Alekhine, 1933  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 108 moves, 0-1
Kashdan's first defeat in the last round.
Flohr vs Kashdan, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 30 moves, 1-0
Dangerous attacks on both flanks.
G A Thomas vs A Vajda, 1933 (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 47 moves, 0-1
White's 24th move was like a bolt from the blue. Try to find it
K Havasi vs A Sacconi, 1933  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
A lesson about how to deal succesfully with dreadful Sicilian.
G Stoltz vs L Steiner, 1933  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 38 moves, 1-0
French Picasso surprisingly stopped Czech torpedo.
K Opocensky vs Duchamp, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
The game that gave the Americans the title!
Marshall vs K Treybal, 1933  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Sensational failure cost the Austrian team the medals.
F Norcia vs E Glass, 1933 (C12) French, McCutcheon, 31 moves, 1-0
The shortest decisive game in the history of the Olympiads
R F Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933  (A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1
Best game price Warszaw 1935.
Eliskases vs A Muffang, 1935  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Gentleman-killer Keres.
Keres vs Stahlberg, 1935  (C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 1-0
Walk over Winter.
Keres vs W Winter, 1935  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0
...why Flohr won the gold medal.
Flohr vs G Stoltz, 1935  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1-0
Was Fine still Fine after the game?
B P Reilly vs Fine, 1935  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 40 moves, 1-0
King's hunt.
M Monticelli vs Najdorf, 1935  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 35 moves, 0-1
A pawn is pawn!
Pirc vs Lilienthal, 1935  (A28) English, 54 moves, 0-1
N vs passed pawn; 0-1
Eliskases vs I Pleci, 1935 (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 39 moves, 0-1
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