The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open[1] and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between June 12 and June 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom. The 4th Women's World Chess Championship also took place during the Olympiad.

Results

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Team standings

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# Country Players Points
1   United States Kashdan, Marshall, Fine, Dake, Simonson 39
2   Czechoslovakia Flohr, Treybal K., Rejfíř, Opočenský, Skalička 37½
3   Sweden Ståhlberg, Stoltz, Lundin, Berndtsson 34
4   Poland Tartakower, Frydman, Regedziński, Appel, Makarczyk 34
5   Hungary Maróczy, Steiner L., Vajda, Havasi, Lilienthal 34
6   Austria Grünfeld, Eliskases, Glass, Müller, Igel 33½
7   Lithuania Mikėnas, Vaitonis, Vistaneckis, Luckis, Abramavičius 30½
8   France Alekhine, Betbeder, Kahn, Duchamp, Voisin 28
9   Latvia Apšenieks, Petrovs, Feigins, Hasenfuss 27½
10   Great Britain Sultan Khan, Thomas, Winter, Michell, Alexander 27
11   Italy Rosselli del Turco, Monticelli, Sacconi, Norcia, Campolongo 24½
12   Denmark Andersen, Enevoldsen, Gemzøe, Nielsen B., Nielsen J. 22½
13   Belgium Soultanbeieff, Dunkelblum, Engelmann, Devos 17
14   Iceland Ásgeirsson, Gilfer, Thorvaldsson, Sigurdsson 17
15   Scotland Fairhurst, Page, MacIsaac, MacKenzie, Combe 14

The English team still went under the name of Great Britain, even though it only consisted of English players and Scotland participated with their own team.

Estonia was supposed to participate, but the team never showed up.

Team results

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Place Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 + = Points
1   United States - 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 11 2 1 39
2   Czechoslovakia - 3 ½ 2 2 3 4 10 2 2 37½
3   Sweden 1 - 2 2 3 9 3 2 34
4   Poland 1 2 - 2 2 2 4 8 2 4 34
5   Hungary - 2 2 3 3 8 4 2 34
6   Austria 1 2 2 - 3 2 3 3 9 2 3 33½
7   Lithuania 0 2 2 - 3 2 4 2 7 3 4 30½
8   France 1 ½ - 3 7 7 0 28
9   Latvia 1 2 ½ 1 1 1 - 3 3 7 6 1 27½
10   Great Britain 1 1 2 2 - 3 2 3 8 3 27
11   Italy ½ 2 2 2 1 1 - 3 3 3 8 3 24½
12   Denmark 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ - 3 3 4 9 1 22½
13   Belgium 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ - 1 2 2 11 1 17
14   Iceland ½ 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 - 1 1 11 2 17
15   Scotland ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2 3 - 1 12 1 14

Individual medals

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Board 1 Board 2 Board 3 Board 4 Reserve
  Alexander Alekhine 9½ / 12
79.2
  Frank Marshall 7 / 10
70.0
  Erik Lundin 10 / 14
71.4
  Karel Opočenský 11½ / 13
88.5
  Andor Lilienthal 10 / 13
76.9
  Isaac Kashdan 10 / 14
71.4
  Louis Betbeder 8 / 18
66.7
  Reuben Fine 9 / 13
69.2
  Arthur Dake 10 / 13
76.9
  Leonardas Abramavičius 6 / 9
66.7
  Savielly Tartakower
  Salo Flohr
9 / 14
64.3
  Paulino Frydman 7½ / 12
62.5
  Movsas Feigins 9 / 14
64.3
  Hans Müller 9 / 13
69.2
  C. H. O'Donel Alexander 7 / 11
63.6

References

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  1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.