| 2nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup: Mont Pélérin 1955 |
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| 2nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup (see all-time tournament summary) |
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| Date: | 13th - 18th April 1955 |
| City: | Mont Pélérin, Vevey, Switzerland |
| Venue: | N/A |
| Tournament Director: | N/A |
| Chief Arbiter: | N/A |
| Teams participating: | 6 |
| Players participating: | 25 (incl. 1 GM and 10 IMs) |
| Games played: | 60 |
| Competition format: | Four board round robin. |
| Final order decided by: | 1. Game points |
| Time control: | N/A |
| Downloadable game file: | 55cbc.zip |
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With West Germany still to enter the competition the Netherlands led by ex-World Champion Euwe were the strongest side in the pool. The only potential contenders were the hosts fielding three IMs and England, who did so well in recent Olympics. The Brittons gave horrific display, winning onle one game out of 20 to finish in miserable 5th. Switzerland and Holland were in share lead after three rounds with the Dutch wiping out the Swiss 4-0 on penultimate day to grab top spot. Switzerland came in second, while Austria took third. The Dutch won 11 games and drew 9 (no game loss!). All of their four men took prizes for best individual result at respective boards. |
| bd | name | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | GM Euwe, Machgielis | NED | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
| 2. | IM Prins, Lodewijk | NED | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
| 3. | IM Kramer, Haije | NED | 3½ | 5 | 70.0 |
| 4. | IM Bouwmeester, Hans | NED | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |