New York 1927 chess tournament

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The New York 1927 chess tournament was an elite chess tournament held in New York City from February 19 to March 24, 1927. Play was held in the magnificent surroundings of the Trade Banquet Hall of the Hotel, Manhattan Square. Julius Finn was the president of the event. The prizes were on a lavish scale: $2,000 for the winner, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. Non-prize-winners received $50 for each game won and $25 for each draw. [1]

Capablanca was in superb form and won easily. He also won the $125 First Brilliancy Prize. Alekhine finished second. Later that year, the two played a match for the World Championship, in which Alekhine defeated Capablanca (see World Chess Championship 1927).

The event was a quadruple round-robin tournament. The results and standings are:

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1Flag of Cuba.svg  José Raúl Capablanca  (Cuba)****1½½½1½1½½½1½½½1½11½114
2Flag of France.svg  Alexander Alekhine  (France)0½½½****½01½½½½½1½½1½1½111½
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Aron Nimzowitsch  (Denmark)0½0½½10½****½100½1½1½11½10½
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Milan Vidmar  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)½½0½½½½½½011****½½½½½½1010
5Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Spielmann  (Austria)½½0½0½½0½0½0½½½½****½½1½8
6Flag of the United States.svg  Frank Marshall  (United States)00½0½0½0½00½½½01½½0½****6

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References

  1. "Kingpin Chess Magazine  » New York 1927: Pen-portraits by George Currie". www.kingpinchess.net. Retrieved 2016-04-07.