15th Chess Olympiad

The Soviet team with six GMs, led by world champion Botvinnik, lived up to expectations and won their sixth consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and Argentina taking the silver and bronze, respectively.

The Soviet Union took first place in group 1, well ahead of the two German teams, East with half a point more than West.

Sweden, Belgium, and Spain took the places 4–6, while Norway, Turkey, and Greece finished at the bottom of the group.

Denmark, Cuba, and England made up the middle part of the group, while Albania, India, Iran, and Ireland completed the field.

At the other end of the spectrum, Milton Ioannidis of Cyprus lost all of his 20 games, the worst score ever of any player at any Olympiad.