Diploma awarded to Herman Mattison, the individual winner of the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
Curious fact
Hermanis Matisons (German: Herman Mattison) was one of the leading chess players of the 1920s and a composer of endgame studies. Tragically, he lived a short life as he died of tuberculosis at the age of 38
The 1st Team Chess Tournament was held together with the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 12–20 July 1924, at the Hotel Majestic. Fifty-four players representing 18 countries took part in it. The team classification was won by Czechoslovakia. Latvian Hermanis Matisons received an individual gold as the Championship Final winner. His diploma was signed by Alexander Alekhine and the President of the French Chess Federation on behalf of the organising committee.
