Bled 1931 chess tournament

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Bled 1931 chess tournament was a major chess tournament proposed by Milan Vidmar and held in 1931 in Bled and Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. [1]

José Raúl Capablanca was not invited due to his disputes with world champion Alexander Alekhine. Noted master and writer Al Horowitz noted that Alekhine used his position as world champion to keep Capablanca out of the event. [2] Akiba Rubinstein was invited, but was replaced by Stoltz because Rubinstein accepted the invitation too late. [3]

Fourteen leading chess masters accepted their invitations. Round one started in the large salon on August 23, 1931. Alekhine won the tournament decisively, not losing a single game and finishing 5½ points ahead of Efim Bogoljubow. [4] His gambit style was humiliating for the other players. [5]

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1Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Alekhine  (France)**1½11½½1½1½111½½½1½1111½½1120½
2Flag of Germany.svg  Efim Bogoljubov  (Germany)0½**½0110½111½100½010011½11115
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Aron Nimzowitsch  (Denmark)00½1**00½½110½½½½1½½1½1½110½14
4Flag of the United States.svg  Isaac Kashdan  (United States)½½0011**½½0½1½00½½1½1011½½½½13½
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Milan Vidmar  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)0½1½½½½½**½0½0½½½011½½½1½1½½13½
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Salo Flohr  (Czechoslovakia)0½00001½½1**½½10½11½11½0½1½½13½
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Gösta Stoltz  (Sweden)000½1½0½½1½½**11½1½½½100011½13½
8Flag of Poland.svg  Savielly Tartakower  (Poland)0½01½½11½½0100**½½½0½½11½½½½13
9Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Spielmann  (Austria)½½1½½0½½½1½0½0½½**½½0½001½1112½
10Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Borislav Kostić  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)0½10½½0½000½½½½1½½**½½011½1112½
11Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Géza Maróczy  (Hungary)00110½01½½00½0½½1½½½**½1½½½½12
12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Edgar Colle  (Belgium)00000½00½0½111001110½0**0½1110½
13Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Lajos Asztalos  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)½½½000½½½0½010½½0½0½½½1½**0½9½
14Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Vasja Pirc  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)00001½½½½½½½0½½½0000½½001½**8½

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References

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  2. ↑ The World Chess Championship: A History, by I.A. Horowitz, Macmillan, New York, 1973
  3. ↑ Salo Flohr (1976). Far-near (to 45th anniversary of tournament at Lake Bled).
  4. ↑ "bled". Xoomer.alice.it. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Baden-Baden 1925, San Remo 1930, Bled 1931 and Moscow 1956". Endgame.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2014-06-18.


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