Budapest 1921

Budapest 1921
Compiled by suenteus po 147

Twelve European masters gathered in Budapest, Hungary in 1921 to compete in a round robin tournament. Alekhine won clear first in yet another international tournament to begin his bid as a world championship challenger.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Alekhine 8½/11 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1

2nd Grünfeld 8/11 ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1

=3rd Kostic 7½/11 ½ 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1

=3rd Tartakower 7½/11 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

5th Von Balla 6/11 0 0 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1

6th Euwe 5½/11 ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 0 1

7th Bogoljubow 5/11 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1

=8th Vajda 4½/11 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½

=8th Sämisch 4½/11 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½

10th Sterk 4/11 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 1 0

11th Steiner 3/11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1

12th Schweiger 2/11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 *

Round One
Euwe vs J Schweiger, 1921
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
B Kostic vs A Vajda, 1921
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 93 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs E Steiner, 1921
(C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
K Sterk vs Gruenfeld, 1921
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 0-1
Saemisch vs Z von Balla, 1921
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1
Round Two
E Steiner vs Euwe, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
B Kostic vs Alekhine, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Z von Balla vs Tartakower, 1921
(B40) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs K Sterk, 1921
(A53) Old Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Vajda vs J Schweiger, 1921
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld vs Saemisch, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Euwe vs Z von Balla, 1921
(A53) Old Indian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine vs A Vajda, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
K Sterk vs B Kostic, 1921
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs Gruenfeld, 1921
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Saemisch vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Schweiger vs E Steiner, 1921
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 63 moves, 0-1
Round Four
Gruenfeld vs Euwe, 1921
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
B Kostic vs Saemisch, 1921
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs Tartakower, 1921
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Vajda vs E Steiner, 1921
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Z von Balla vs J Schweiger, 1921
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Five
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 36 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1921
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs B Kostic, 1921
(A28) English, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Sterk vs A Vajda, 1921
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 54 moves, 1-0
E Steiner vs Z von Balla, 1921
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1
J Schweiger vs Gruenfeld, 1921
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Round Six
B Kostic vs Euwe, 1921
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1921
(C11) French, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs J Schweiger, 1921
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 54 moves, 1-0
A Vajda vs Z von Balla, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Sterk vs Saemisch, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld vs E Steiner, 1921
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Seven
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1921
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Schweiger vs B Kostic, 1921
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs K Sterk, 1921
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 107 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Steiner vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1
Saemisch vs A Vajda, 1921
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Z von Balla vs Gruenfeld, 1921
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 0-1
Round Eight
K Sterk vs Euwe, 1921
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs J Schweiger, 1921
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
B Kostic vs E Steiner, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Tartakower, 1921
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs Z von Balla, 1921
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 55 moves, 0-1
A Vajda vs Gruenfeld, 1921
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine
Euwe vs Saemisch, 1921
(A56) Benoni Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
E Steiner vs Alekhine, 1921
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 62 moves, 0-1
Z von Balla vs B Kostic, 1921
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 80 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs A Vajda, 1921
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
J Schweiger vs K Sterk, 1921
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Ten
Alekhine vs Z von Balla, 1921
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1921
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1-0
B Kostic vs Gruenfeld, 1921
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
A Vajda vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
K Sterk vs E Steiner, 1921
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs J Schweiger, 1921
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Euwe vs A Vajda, 1921
(C47) Four Knights, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1921
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs B Kostic, 1921
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Schweiger vs Tartakower, 1921
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Z von Balla vs K Sterk, 1921
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
E Steiner vs Saemisch, 1921
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

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