Prague 1908 chess tournament

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The first International Prague Chess Tournament was held in honour of the sixtieth anniversary of Franz Joseph I of Austria's elevation as monarch to the Austria-Hungary Empire. Twenty great masters played in the pavilion of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Prague, from May 17 to June 13, 1908. [1]

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The representative of the executive board of the Jubilee Exhibition, president L. Bondy greeted tournament competitors and numerous guests in Czech, German, French and English. J. Krautstengl and Dr. G. Bergmann spoke for the presidium of the committee and they expressed their gratitude to the executive board for organizing tournaments. Official organizers were H. Pollak and K. Anderle, whereas referees Karel Traxler and Viktor Tietz had decided to whom two prices for the best games, of 200 and 300 Crowns, will be given. The money was donated by Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild. The umpire was Dr. A. Klir. [2]

Master Tournament

The results and standings: [3] [4]

Prague 1908
#Player1234567891011121314151617181920Total
1-2Flag of Bohemia.svg  Oldřich Důras  (Bohemia)x½0½0½1111111½½1011113½
1-2Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Carl Schlechter  (Austria)½x½½½½½01½1111111½1½13½
3Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Milan Vidmar  (Austria)1½x0½00½½11½½111111113
4Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg  Akiba Rubinstein  (Poland)½½1x½01½10½1½11½½½1112½
5Flag of the German Empire.svg  Richard Teichmann  (German Empire)1½½½x½½½½½0½½111½½1112
6Flag of the common ministries of the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown (1896-1915).svg  Géza Maróczy  (Transleithania)½½11½x0½½0½½½½11½1½111½
7-9Flag of the German Empire.svg  Paul Saladin Leonhardt  (German Empire)0½10½1x½½01½½½01½11111
7-9Flag of the United States.svg  Frank Marshall  (United States)01½½½½½x½0½0½½11111½11
7-9Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg  Gersz Salwe  (Poland)00½0½½½½x11½011½11½111
10Flag of France.svg  Dawid Janowski  (France)0½01½1110x011001½11010½
11Flag of Russia.svg  Fedor Duz-Khotimirsky  (Russian Empire)000½1½0½01x110001111
12Flag of Russia.svg  Simon Alapin  (Russian Empire)00½0½½½1½00x½11011½½9
13-14Flag of the German Empire.svg  Hugo Süchting  (German Empire)00½½½½½½100½x½½½½½½1
13-14Flag of the German Empire.svg  Jacques Mieses  (German Empire)½0000½½½0110½x11½01½
15Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Rudolf Spielmann  (Austria)½00000100110½0x110½1
16Flag of Bohemia.svg  Ladislav Prokeš  (Bohemia)000½0000½011½00x1½1½
17Flag of the German Empire.svg  Curt von Bardeleben  (German Empire)100½½½½00½00½½00x½½½6
18Flag of Bohemia.svg  Jan Kvíčala  (Bohemia)0½0½½0000000½11½½x0½
19Flag of Russia.svg  Abram Rabinovich  (Russian Empire)00000½00½00½½0½0½1x15
20Flag of Bohemia.svg  František Treybal  (Bohemia)0½00000½010½0½0½½½0x

Main Tournament

Competitors of the main tournament were selected into four groups, consisting of 8 or 7 players. [5]

The final results: [6]

1. Karel Treybal Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

2-3. István Abonyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

2-3. Ferenc Chalupetzky Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

4. Lev Taussig Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

5. Josef Dobiáš Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

6. Zsigmond Barász Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

7. Viktor Dyk Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

8-9. Julius Brach Flag of Prague.svg Moravia

8-9. Kamil Krofta Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

10. Bernhard Kagan Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire

11. Jaroslav Engler Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

12. František Batík Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia

References

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  2. "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27.
  3. "praga". Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  4. http://turniere.caissa.info/rueckblick.php?jahr=1908 [ dead link ]
  5. Kalendovský, Jan & Závodný, Zdenek, První mezinárodní šachový turnaj v Praze 15.5. až 12.6.1908 (Brno 2008 – SNZZ)
  6. Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01