Carlsbad 1923 chess tournament

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The third international chess tournament (the first Carlsbad 1907 chess tournament, the second Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament) was held in the health resort of Carlsbad (German:Karlsbad, Czech:Karlovy Vary), Czechoslovakia. [1] The eighteen participants, under the direction of Viktor Tietz, played their games in the Helenenhof Imperial Hotel, from April 27 to May 22, 1923.

Alexander Alekhine showed great fighting chess and took the lead. But tailender Rudolf Spielmann defeated him in the penultimate round, and Géza Maróczy caught up. Efim Bogoljubow joined the lead in the last round. [2]

The results and standings: [3]

#Player123456789101112131415161718Total
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexander Alekhine  (Soviet Union)x11½1½00½½1111½10111.5
Flag of Germany.svg  Efim Bogoljubow  (Germany)0x½0½11½½1110½111111.5
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Géza Maróczy  (Hungary)0½x½1½½1½½½½½1111111.5
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Richard Réti  (Czechoslovakia)½1½x½½½111½110½10010.5
Flag of Austria.svg  Ernst Grünfeld  (Austria)0½0½x11½½1½½1½½½1110.5
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Aron Nimzowitsch  (Denmark)½0½½0x01½11111101010.0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Treybal  (Czechoslovakia)10½½01x0½½½½1½½11110.0
8Flag of England.svg  Fred Yates  (England)1½00½01x½½1½011½1½9.5
9Flag of Germany.svg  Richard Teichmann  (Germany)½½½0½½½½x½0½½½½1119.0
10Flag of Poland.svg  Savielly Tartakower  (Poland)½0½000½½½x½½½½11118.5
11Flag of Germany.svg  Siegbert Tarrasch  (Germany)00½½½0½01½x011½1018.0
12Flag of Poland.svg  Akiba Rubinstein  (Poland)00½0½0½½½½1x00111½7.5
13Flag of the United States.svg  Jacob Bernstein  (United States)01½00001½½01x½01017.0
14Flag of Austria.svg  Heinrich Wolf  (Austria)0½01½0½0½½01½x0½106.5
15Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Sämisch  (Germany)½00½½0½0½0½011x0016.0
16Flag of England.svg  George Alan Thomas  (England)0000½10½00000½1x115.5
17Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Spielmann  (Austria)1001000000101010x05.0
Flag of the United States.svg  Oscar Chajes  (United States)0001010½000½01001x5.0

The three winners earned 3,505 Czechoslovak koruna for their victory, with Alekhine earning an additional "Prize of Honor," a crystal goblet worth 1,000 Kčs, and Bogoljubov receiving a cash prize worth half Alekhine's prize. The tournament also saw the distribution of ten brilliancy prizes, including three "first prizes" which went to Alekhine for his win against Grünfeld, Nimzowitsch for his win against Yates, and Yates for his win against Alekhine. [4]

References

  1. "Czech Coal Carlsbad Chess Tournament 2007". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  2. "Chess in historical health resorts". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  3. "Karlsbad". Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  4. "Karlsbad 1923".