Moscow 1925 chess tournament

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This international super-tournament, organised by Nikolai Krylenko, was held at Moscow in the Soviet Union, from 10 November to 8 December 1925. It was the world's first state-sponsored chess tournament. [1] "Russian Chess History by Bill Wall". 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-20.</ref>[ unreliable source? ] There were eleven foreign stars and ten Soviet masters. World champion José Raúl Capablanca and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker were expected to be the main contenders, as they had been in the New York 1924 chess tournament, but the Soviet master Efim Bogoljubov achieved an unexpected victory. Lasker finished 1½ points behind Bogolyubov and just ahead of Capablanca. [2]

The film Chess Fever used a number of scenes from the tournament, and even featured Capablanca playing himself. The Cuban-Soviet film Capablanca has its main plot during the tournament.

Results

The results and standings: [3] [4]

#Player123456789101112131415161718192021Total
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Efim Bogoljubov  (Soviet Union)x½0½110½11½11½111111115½
2Flag of Germany.svg  Emanuel Lasker  (Germany)½x½1½0½1½111110½1½½1114
3Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg  José Raúl Capablanca  (Cuba)1½x11½½½½010½½½½1111113½
4Flag of the United States.svg  Frank James Marshall  (United States)½00x½011½0111111½0½1112½
5Flag of Poland.svg  Savielly Tartakower  (Poland)0½0½x½1½½½½111½11½½½½12
6Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Carlos Torre Repetto  (Mexico)01½1½x½0½½01½½1½0111112
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Richard Réti  (Czechoslovakia)1½½00½x1011½0½½11½1½½11½
8Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Peter Romanovsky  (Soviet Union)½0½0½10x10½100111½11111½
9Flag of Austria.svg  Ernst Grünfeld  (Austria)0½½½½½10x1½½½0½11½½½½10½
10Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky  (Soviet Union)0011½½010x½01½0½1½½1110½
11Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Fedor Bogatyrchuk  (Soviet Union)½000½10½½½x½½1½1½½½½110
12Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Boris Verlinsky  (Soviet Union)001000½0½1½x111½01½10
13Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Spielmann  (Austria)00½00½11½0½0x11½½1½01
14Flag of Poland.svg  Akiba Rubinstein  (Poland)½0½00½½11½000x1001111
15Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Grigory Levenfish  (Soviet Union)01½0½0½0½1½000x11½½1½9
16Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Ilya Rabinovich  (Soviet Union)0½½00½000½0½½10x1½111
17Flag of England.svg  Fred Yates  (England)000½010000½1½100x1½017
18Flag of Germany.svg  Friedrich Sämisch  (Germany)0½01½0½½½½½000½½0x010
19Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Solomon Gotthilf  (Soviet Union)0½0½½000½½½½½0½0½1x0½
20Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky  (Soviet Union)0000½0½0½0½01000101x16
21Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Nikolai Zubarev  (Soviet Union)0000½0½0½00100½001½0x

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