August 31 – September 25, 1956

12th Chess Olympiad

Moscow, Soviet Union

Open teams34

Open event

  1. GoldSoviet Union31

    Mikhail Botvinnik · Vasily Smyslov · Paul Keres · David Bronstein · Mark Taimanov · Efim Geller

  2. SilverYugoslavia26½

    Svetozar Gligorić · Aleksandar Matanović · Borislav Ivkov · Nikola Karaklajić · Borislav Milić · Božidar Đurašević

  3. BronzeHungary26½

    László Szabó · Gedeon Barcza · Pál Benkő · György Szilágyi · Miklós Bély · Lajos Portisch

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