1st women’s olimpiad, Emmen

02-09-1957 > 21-09-1957

Group 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BP MP
1 Soviet Union – 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 2 11 12
2 Netherlands ½ – 1 1 2 1½ 1½ 7½ 8
3 Romania ½ 1 – 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 7 8
4 Czechoslovakia 0 1 1 – ½ 2 1½ 6 6
5 Ireland 0 0 ½ 1½ – 1 2 5 5
6 France 0 ½ ½ 0 1 – 1½ 3½ 3
7 Finland 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ – 2 0

 

Group 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BP MP
1 East Germany – 1 1 2 2 2 2 10 10
2 Bulgaria 1 – 1½ 1 1½ 2 2 9 10
3 Hungary 1 ½ – 1½ 1 2 2 8 8
4 USA 0 1 ½ – 2 1½ 2 7 7
5 Scotland 0 ½ 1 0 – ½ 1½ 3½ 3
6 Austria 0 0 0 ½ 1½ – 1 3 3
7 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 – 1½ 1

 

Group 3
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BP MP
1 Yugoslavia – 1½ ½ 2 1½ 1 2 8½ 9
2 West Germany ½ – 1 1 2 2 2 8½ 8
3 England 1½ 1 – 1 ½ 2 2 8 8
4 Poland 0 1 1 – 2 2 2 8 8
5 Denmark ½ 0 1½ 0 – 2 2 6 6
6 Norway 1 0 0 0 0 – 2 3 3
7 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Final A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BP MP
1 Soviet Union – 1 1½ 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 2 10½ 12
2 Romania 1 – 1 1 1 2 ½ 2 2 10½ 10
3 East Germany ½ 1 – 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 10 12
4 Hungary 1 1 ½ – ½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 8½ 9
5 Bulgaria 1 1 ½ 1½ – 1 1 0 2 8 8
6 Yugoslavia 1 0 ½ 1 1 – 1½ 2 ½ 7½ 7
7 England ½ 1½ ½ ½ 1 ½ – 1 1½ 7 6
8 West Germany ½ 0 1 ½ 2 0 1 – 1 6 5
9 Netherlands 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1½ ½ 1 – 4 3

 

Final B 1 2 3 4 5 6 BP BP
1 USA – 1 1½ 1½ 2 2 8 9
2 Czechoslovakia 1 – 1 2 2 2 8 8
3 Poland ½ 1 – 2 2 2 7½ 7
4 Denmark ½ 0 0 – 2 2 4½ 4
5 Ireland 0 0 0 0 – 1 1 1
6 Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 – 1 1

 

Final C 1 2 3 4 5 6 BP MP
1 France – 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 8½ 10
2 Austria ½ – 1½ 1½ 2 2 7½ 8
3 Finland ½ ½ – 1½ 2 1½ 6 6
4 Norway ½ ½ ½ – 1½ 1½ 4½ 4
5 Belgium 0 0 0 ½ – 2 2½ 2
6 Luxembourg 0 0 ½ ½ 0 – 1 0

The first women’s olimpiad, with 21 participating teams and Belgium on the 20th place. There were only two players per team. The Belgian team, without Bussers, Ceulemans and Loeffler, managed to win just one match and scored only 2½ board points. Here are the round-by-round results.

1 Timofeeva, Lidia YUG 0
2 WIM Pritchard, Elaine ENG 0
3 WIM Larsen, Ingrid DEN 0
4 WIM Rinder, Elfriede GER 0
5 Mølman, Tora NOR 0
6
7 WIM Hołuj, Krystyna POL 0
1 Vuorenpää, Sirkka-Liisa FIN 0
2 Hausner, Alfreda AUT 0
3 Mølman, Tora NOR 0
4 Tresch LUX 1
5 WIM Chaudé de Silans, Chantal FRA 0
Tot Cuypers, Elisabeth BEL 1

 

1 Štadler, Tereza YUG 0
2 WIM Tranmer, Eileen Betsy ENG 0
3 Haahr, Merete DEN 0
4 Landmesser, Ruth GER 0
5 Skjønsberg, Cathy NOR 0
6
7 Litmanowicz, Mirosława POL 0
1 Jägerhorn, Gunnel FIN 0
2 Zebinger, Berta AUT 0
3 Skjønsberg, Carthy NOR ½
4 Welter LUX 1
5 Choko, Isabelle FRA 0
Tot Bollekens, Lilly BEL 1½

Wanted

  • First names for Welter and Tresch.
  • All but two games.

Sources

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