Vienna 1898 chess tournament

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Standing: Schwarz, Schlechter, Fahndrich, Caro, Maroczy, Showalter, Marco, Alapin, Halprin, Baird and Burn Sitting: Tarrasch, Blackburne, Pillsbury, Steinitz, Chigorin, Janowsky, Schiffers and Lipke Vienna1898.JPG
Standing: Schwarz, Schlechter, Fahndrich, Caro, Maróczy, Showalter, Marco, Alapin, Halprin, Baird and Burn
Sitting: Tarrasch, Blackburne, Pillsbury, Steinitz, Chigorin, Janowsky, Schiffers and Lipke

The tournament celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria's accession to the throne of Austria-Hungary. [1] Main organiser was Baron Albert Freiherr von Rothschild who also financed the Vienna tournaments of 1873, 1882, 1903, [2] and 1908. The players visited his Heugasse palace on 31 May 1898. Rounds were played in the clubhouse of the Wiener Schachklub at Schottengasse 7. Hugo Fahndrich was the tournament director at Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898. [3] The time limit was thirty moves in two hours, and fifteen moves per hour after this. [4] Twenty great masters (only Emanuel Lasker and Rudolf Charousek were absent at Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier) played double rounds from 1 June to 25 July.

Vienna 1898, Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier
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1Flag of the German Empire.svg  Siegbert Tarrasch  (German Empire)XX01101½1½1½½1½½½1½1½½1111111½1½11111½27½
2Flag of the United States.svg  Harry Pillsbury  (United States)10XX10½11½10½01½01½111111½½1111111111127½
3Flag of France.svg  David Janowski  (France)0101XX111½111½00½½11½0111½111100½1111125½
4Flag of the United States.svg  Wilhelm Steinitz  (United States)0½0½00XX½110½½111½½1½½011111011½1½111123½
5Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Carl Schlechter  (Austria-Hungary)0½0½0½½0XX½½11½½½½½10½1½½11½110½½1111121½
6Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Chigorin  (Russian Empire)0½100001½½XX10011½1½½0100111101110011120
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Amos Burn  (United Kingdom)½0½10½½½0001XX1½0½½½½½½0½01101111½111120
8Flag of the German Empire.svg  Paul Lipke  (German Empire)½½0½1100½½100½XX½½½½½01½111½0½½1½½11½½19½
9Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Géza Maróczy  (Austria-Hungary)½010½½0½½½0½1½½½XX½½1½11½½010½011½½½1119½
10Flag of Russia.svg  Simon Alapin  (Russian Empire)½0½000½0½0½0½½½½½½XX½11½11001011½1101118
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joseph Henry Blackburne  (United Kingdom)½½00½1½½1½½1½½½10½½0XX½½½00½½0½½0011½117
12Flag of Russia.svg  Emanuel Schiffers  (Russian Empire)000000100½01½10½000½½½XX0½1½11½1½111½117
13Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Georg Marco  (Austria-Hungary)000½0½00½010½100½½00½110XX11½11½½1½11016½
14Flag of the United States.svg  Jackson Showalter  (United States)00½000000½00000½10111½0100XX½11111011015
15Flag of the German Empire.svg  Carl August Walbrodt  (German Empire)0½0000100001101½1½01½100½0½0XX0011½01114½
16Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Alexander Halprin  (Austria-Hungary)0½00110½1½0000½01000½½½00½0011XX½½1½½114
17Flag of the German Empire.svg  Horatio Caro  (German Empire)0000½00½½0010½½½0½½011½0½00000½½XX11½112½
18Flag of the United States.svg  David Graham Baird  (United States)0000000000100000½½010000½010½10½00XX½18
19Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Herbert William Trenchard  (United Kingdom)0½000000000000½½0000½0½0010000½0½0½0XX5

Adolf Schwarz withdrew after playing eight games. [5] [6]

Tarrasch and Pillsbury ended equal after two cycles and had to play an extra play-off match. The additional games were played from 27 until 30 July 1898.

Vienna 1898, Play-off
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1 Siegbert Tarrasch 101½2½
2 Harry Pillsbury 010½1½

Tarrasch won 6000 Kronen and Pillsbury won 4400 Kronen. [7]

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  2. ↑ US Championships Seattle 2003. Round 7
  3. ↑ Schach Turnierergebnis Server chess-results.com
  4. ↑ Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin, Georg Marco Internationales Kaiser-jubliäums-schachturnier, Wien, 1898 page 4
  5. ↑ "Major Chess Matches and Tournaments of the 19th century". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  6. ↑ wien
  7. ↑ "Vienna 1882 and 1898". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-11-19.

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