Ostend 1907 chess tournament

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The tournament was divided into two sections: the Championship Tournament and the Masters' Tournament. The first section was for players who had won an international tournament. [1] The Championship Tournament took place in the Casino of Ostend from 16 May to 14 June 1907. Dawid Janowski, Siegbert Tarrasch, Carl Schlechter, and Frank Marshall accepted the invitation, while Emanuel Lasker and Géza Maróczy declined and were replaced by Amos Burn and Mikhail Chigorin. [2] [3]

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In the tournament, the term "grandmaster" was used, so these players were described as grandmasters for the purposes of the tournament. After winning the tournament, Tarrasch was crowned the "World Champion Tournament Player" by the tournament organizers. [4] Lasker finally agreed to a title match in 1908, and beat Tarrasch convincingly (+8 –3 =5).

The Masters' Tournament was a thirty-player round-robin. It was played from 16 May to 25 June. Ossip Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein ended equal as winners at Ostend B. [5] This tournament is arguably the largest all-play-all chess competition ever held on top-level.

Championship Tournament

#Player123456Total wins
1Flag of the German Empire.svg  Siegbert Tarrasch  (German Empire)xxxx½½10½1½1½1½½1½101½0112½
2Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Carl Schlechter  (Austria)½½01xxxx11½½½010½1½½½½1112
3Flag of France.svg  Dawid Janowski  (France)½0½000½½xxxx1010111111½111½
4Flag of the United States.svg  Frank Marshall  (United States)½0½½½1010101xxxx0½11½½1111½
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Amos Burn  (United Kingdom)0½01½0½½00001½00xxxx½1118
6Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Chigorin  (Russian Empire)0½10½½0000½0½½00½000xxxx

Masters' Tournament

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1Flag of Russia.svg  Ossip Bernstein  (Russian Empire)*½01½1111½110½½110½11½011101119½
2Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg  Akiba Rubinstein  (Poland)½*½1½011½½½01½½½01111½½11111119½
3Flag of the German Empire.svg  Jacques Mieses  (German Empire)1½*10½10½111011111½011110100119
4Flag of Russia.svg  Aron Nimzowitsch  (Russian Empire)000*1½0½½½½111½½11½½111½1111119
5Flag of the common ministries of the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown (1896-1915).svg  Leo Forgacs  (Hungary)½½10*½10½½1½½1½1½1½10½1½1½11118½
6Flag of the German Empire.svg  Richard Teichmann  (German Empire)01½½½*½½½0½01010½11011111111118
7Flag of Bohemia.svg  Oldřich Duras  (Bohemia)00010½*½0½10101½1111½1110111117½
8Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg  Gersz Salwe  (Poland)/001½1½½*011½11½111½½½½11½000117
9Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Georg Marco  (Austria)0½½½½½11*0½½½1½1½½½½010111½½116½
10Flag of the German Empire.svg  Walter John  (German Empire)½½0½½1½01*½½11½½½0½½½½1½10½1116
11Flag of Galicia-Lodomeria (1890-1918).svg  Saviely Tartakower  (Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria)0½0½0½00½½*½½1111½½1101½1111016
12Flag of Russia.svg  Eugene Znosko-Borovsky  (Russian Empire)0100½11½½½½*½010½1½11½½½½011015
13Flag of the German Empire.svg  Erich Cohn  (German Empire)1010½000½0½½*10½1011111½½½01115
14Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Rudolf Spielmann  (Austria)½½00011000010*½01½½1110½1111115
15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joseph Henry Blackburne  (United Kingdom)½½0½½00½½½001½*101001111111½014½
16Flag of Galicia-Lodomeria (1890-1918).svg  Julius Perlis  (Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria)0½0½01½00½01½10*00½10011111½113½
17Flag of the German Empire.svg  Rudolf Swiderski  (German Empire)0100½½00½½0½0011*1½00½1½0111113
18Flag of the German Empire.svg  Georg Schories  (German Empire)10000000½1½01½010*1111011001012½
19Flag of the German Empire.svg  Hugo Süchting  (German Empire)½0½½½00½½½½½0½1½½0*0½½½½0½11112½
20Flag of France.svg  Moritz Billecard  (France)001½010½½½000010101*1½½110½0½12
21Flag of the German Empire.svg  Wilhelm Cohn  (German Empire)000010½½1½00000110½0*11½½110112
22Flag of the German Empire.svg  Paul Saladin Leonhardt  (German Empire)½½00½00½0½1½0001½0½½0*0½111½111½
23Flag of the German Empire.svg  Theodor von Scheve  (German Empire)1½000000100½010001½½01*½011½111
24Flag of the German Empire.svg  Johannes Metger  (German Empire)000½½0000½½½½½00½0½0½½½*1111111
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hector William Shoosmith  (United Kingdom)0010001½000½½0001010½010*½101
26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Francis Lee  (United Kingdom)0000½0010101½00001½10000½*½11
27Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Louis van Vliet  (United Kingdom)10100001½½001000010½00000½*1½
28Flag of the German Empire.svg  Franz Jacob  (German Empire)00100001½00000½½00011½½0100*1
29Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Mortimer  (United Kingdom)0000000000110010010½000000½0*5

Note: Paul Johner, Switzerland, had to withdraw from the tournament after six games (annulated in the final standings).

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