The 16th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 2 and November 25, 1964, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli postal stamp, 1964
David Ben-Gurion presenting the trophy to the winning USSR team
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021, with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
35th Chess Olympiad in Bled in October 2002
Bobby Fischer's score card from his round 3 game against Miguel Najdorf in the 1970 Chess Olympiad
Symbol of the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw 1935 by Jerzy Steifer
Fischer and Tal at the 1960 Olympiad