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1927 Men Chess Olympiad: 1st ever
Compiled by chessmoron
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Where: London, United Kingdom
When: 18th - 30th July 1927

MEN TEAM PERFORMANCE:
No.--Team--------Code--Pts----WIN--DRAW--LOST
1.----Hungary----HUN---40-----11-----0----4
2.----Denmark----DEN---38½----10-----3----2
3.-Great Britain-ENG---36½-----9-----2----4

MEN'S BEST PERFORMANCE:
No.-----------Name---------Code---Pts
1.---Thomas, George Alan---ENG----12
2.--Norman-Hansen, Holger--DEN----12
3.------Réti, Richard------CSR----11½

Best Game II
Yates vs L Asztalos, 1927 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 53 moves, 1-0

Best Game
Gruenfeld vs Euwe, 1927
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Dubbed as "beauty" by a periodical "Mundial"
L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927 
(A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

A won game but the first ever won game in Olympiad
Yates vs O Naegeli, 1927 
(B83) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Maróczy at his best
Maroczy vs Reti, 1927 
(C11) French, 43 moves, 1-0

Delight strategy
Tarrasch vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1927
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

A rare Ne2 mate
H Weenink vs Kmoch, 1927 
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 1-0

A beauty but only a draw
M Monticelli vs V Marin y Llovet, 1927 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Both played with their own tactics but Kmoch was the victor
Kmoch vs A Nilsson, 1927
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

Danish killer
Koltanowski vs K Ruben, 1927
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

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