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London 1899
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In the late spring of 1899, eighteen of the world's best chess masters were invited to participate in a double round robin tournament in London, England. Among those who attended were the World Champion, Emanuel Lasker, and the former world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz. Of the eighteen invited, Tarrasch declined his invitation, citing his medical practice as the higher priority. Charousek wished to attend but an illness at the time (which later proved fatal) prevented him. Amos Burn, who had agreed to come, left the first day when called away on business. The remaining fifteen players gathered in St. Stephen's Hall, found near the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Aquarium, where their play was dwarfed each day by the towering statues of historic statesmen. The time control for the tournament was set at fifteen moves every hour. Over the course of the tournament, the players were entertained and treated in a number of ways, including exhibitions by the London Chess Club at the Crystal Palace and gatherings at the Star and Garter Hotel in Richmond (a favorite stop over of Charles Dickens). Among the festivities, a banquet was held for the players at the Cafe Monaco on June 29th. The early rounds of the tournament proved surprising as Janowski took off with an early lead of 4 points after the first four rounds, while Lasker, who had dominated at Nuremburg in 1896, held only two points. It was at this point in the tournament that Richard Teichmann had to withdraw due to an eye infection (the same that later left him blind in one eye). His remaining games in the first half were considered lost by forfeit and those games have been excluded from this collection. The tide turned though, as Lasker's loss to Blackburne in the fourth round proved to be his only defeat. He went on to defeat Janowski in their first head-to-head game in the tenth round, and then never gave up the lead for the rest of the tournament. He finished four and a half points ahead of the shared seconds, once more asserting his dominance against the field of candidates vying for his crown. It was also to be an unfortunate landmark for Steinitz, who finished a tournament for the first time in his life without a prize. It was also to be his last for he died in poverty a year later.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Lasker 22½/27 ** 1½ ½1 ½1 ½1 01 11 11 1½ 1½ ½1 11 11 11 1

=2nd Janowski 18/27 0½ ** 10 01 11 1½ 11 ½1 00 11 10 11 01 1½ 1

=2nd Pillsbury 18/27 ½0 01 ** ½½ ½1 00 10 ½½ 11 11 11 11 1½ 11 ½

=2nd Maróczy 18/27 ½0 10 ½½ ** ½½ ½1 01 1½ 10 11 ½1 ½1 1½ 11 1

5th Schlechter 17/27 ½0 00 ½0 ½½ ** 1½ 10 ½1 ½1 0½ 11 11 11 11 1

6th Blackburne 15½/27 10 0½ 11 ½0 0½ ** ½0 01 1½ 01 10 1½ 11 11 ½

7th Chigorin 15/27 00 00 01 10 01 ½1 ** 1½ 1½ 01 ½1 10 11 10 1

8th Showalter 12½/27 00 ½0 ½½ 0½ ½0 10 0½ ** 0½ 0½ 1½ 11 11 01 1

9th Mason 12/27 0½ 11 00 01 ½0 0½ 0½ 1½ ** 00 01 00 11 ½1 1

=10th Cohn 11½/27 0½ 00 00 00 1½ 10 10 1½ 11 ** 0½ 1½ 10 00 1

=10th Steinitz 11½/27 ½0 01 00 ½0 00 01 ½0 0½ 10 1½ ** ½0 ½1 11 1

12th Lee 9½/27 00 00 00 ½0 00 0½ 01 00 11 0½ ½1 ** ½1 ½½ 1

13th Bird 7/27 00 10 0½ 0½ 00 00 00 00 00 01 ½0 ½0 ** 11 1

14th Tinsley 6/27 00 0½ 00 00 00 00 01 10 ½0 11 00 ½½ 00 ** 0

15th Teichmann 2/14 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 *

Round One, May 30th
Bird vs Showalter, 1899
(C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Teichmann, 1899
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C52) Evans Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs Schlechter, 1899
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1899
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs Maroczy, 1899
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 52 moves, 0-1
Tinsley vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 0-1
Round Two, May 31st
Blackburne vs W Cohn, 1899
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 77 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Tinsley, 1899
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Schlechter, 1899
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs F Lee, 1899
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs Bird, 1899
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C49) Four Knights, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, June 2nd
Bird vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Teichmann, 1899
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Janowski, 1899
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs F Lee, 1899
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Mason vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Showalter, 1899
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tinsley vs Maroczy, 1899
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 62 moves, 0-1
Round Four, June 3rd
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Bird, 1899
(C49) Four Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs W Cohn, 1899
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 56 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs F Lee, 1899
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1899
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Tinsley, 1899
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Round Five, June 5th
W Cohn vs Maroczy, 1899
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Blackburne, 1899
(A43) Old Benoni, 29 moves, 0-1
Mason vs Lasker, 1899
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 65 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Pillsbury, 1899
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Showalter vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tinsley vs Steinitz, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Round Six, June 6th
Bird vs Blackburne, 1899
(C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs Lasker, 1899
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Chigorin, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1899
(C13) French, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Showalter vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Tinsley vs Mason, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, June 8th
Janowski vs Chigorin, 1899
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
F Lee vs W Cohn, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Blackburne, 1899
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pillsbury vs Mason, 1899
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 62 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Bird, 1899
(B27) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Tinsley, 1899
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 45 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, June 9th
Bird vs Chigorin, 1899
(C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs Mason, 1899
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 1-0
F Lee vs Tinsley, 1899
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pillsbury vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Blackburne, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Lasker, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, June 10th
W Cohn vs Tinsley, 1899
(C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Blackburne, 1899
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 47 moves, 1-0
F Lee vs Bird, 1899
(A81) Dutch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1899
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Chigorin, 1899
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 55 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Mason, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, June 12th
Blackburne vs Showalter, 1899
(C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs W Cohn, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0
Mason vs Schlechter, 1899
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Steinitz vs Maroczy, 1899
(A84) Dutch, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tinsley vs Bird, 1899
(A81) Dutch, 58 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, June 13th
Bird vs W Cohn, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Pillsbury, 1899
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Showalter, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Maroczy, 1899
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs F Lee, 1899
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tinsley vs Schlechter, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, June 14th
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Cohn vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
F Lee vs Mason, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Maroczy, 1899
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Tinsley vs Lasker, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen, June 16th
Janowski vs Bird, 1899
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Schlechter, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1899
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Tinsley, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs W Cohn, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1899
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen, June 17th
Blackburne vs Mason, 1899
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs F Lee, 1899
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 21 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1899
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Schlechter, 1899
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1899
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Steinitz vs Bird, 1899
(A84) Dutch, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen, June 19th
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Bird, 1899
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Janowski, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 59 moves, 1-0
Mason vs Chigorin, 1899
(C25) Vienna, 41 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs F Lee, 1899
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Schlechter, 1899
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Sixteen, June 20th
Bird vs Maroczy, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1899
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1899
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Pillsbury, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Showalter, 1899
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1899
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 64 moves, 0-1
Round Seventeen, June 21st
Bird vs Steinitz, 1899
(A03) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1899
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 0-1
Mason vs Blackburne, 1899
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1899
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Showalter vs Pillsbury, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eighteen, June 23rd
W Cohn vs Bird, 1899
(B30) Sicilian, 64 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Mason, 1899
(C49) Four Knights, 75 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Steinitz, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Lasker, 1899
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Blackburne, 1899
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Tinsley, 1899
(C10) French, 47 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Chigorin, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nineteen, June 24th
Blackburne vs Bird, 1899
(A80) Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs F Lee, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs W Cohn, 1899
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C49) Four Knights, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs Tinsley, 1899
(A10) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Showalter, 1899
(C02) French, Advance, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twenty, June 26th
Blackburne vs Chigorin, 1899
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 83 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Tinsley, 1899
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Showalter, 1899
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs F Lee, 1899
(C11) French, 60 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Janowski, 1899
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs W Cohn, 1899
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twenty-one, June 27th
Bird vs Lasker, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 58 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Mason, 1899
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs Maroczy, 1899
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
F Lee vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C26) Vienna, 32 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Tinsley vs Blackburne, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
Round Twenty-two, June 28th
Blackburne vs F Lee, 1899
(C11) French, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs Showalter, 1899
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 53 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Mason, 1899
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs W Cohn, 1899
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1899
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Tinsley, 1899
(C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-three, June 30th
Bird vs Janowski, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1899
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Maroczy, 1899
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs Showalter, 1899
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs F Lee, 1899
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Tinsley vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 0-1
Round Twenty-four, July 1st
Bird vs F Lee, 1899
(C11) French, 56 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Janowski, 1899
(C46) Three Knights, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1899
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1899
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0
Mason vs Showalter, 1899
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tinsley vs W Cohn, 1899
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 50 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-five, July 3rd
Blackburne vs Schlechter, 1899
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs Bird, 1899
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Showalter, 1899
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1-0
Mason vs W Cohn, 1899
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 77 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 46 moves, 0-1
Tinsley vs F Lee, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twenty-six, July 4th
Janowski vs W Cohn, 1899
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 45 moves, 1-0
F Lee vs Lasker, 1899
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Tinsley, 1899
(C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Bird, 1899
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Showalter vs Schlechter, 1899
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Mason, 1899
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 51 moves, 0-1
Round Twenty-seven, July 6th
Janowski vs Tinsley, 1899
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Mason, 1899
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1899
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs W Cohn, 1899
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Showalter vs Bird, 1899
(A84) Dutch, 65 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1899
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Twenty-eight, July 7th
Bird vs Tinsley, 1899
(C10) French, 61 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Chigorin, 1899
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Lasker, 1899
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Mason, 1899
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Blackburne, 1899
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Twenty-nine, July 9th
Bird vs Schlechter, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 46 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Maroczy, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1899
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs F Lee, 1899
(A03) Bird's Opening, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs Pillsbury, 1899
(B30) Sicilian, 53 moves, 0-1
Tinsley vs Showalter, 1899
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 0-1
Round Thirty, July 10th
Bird vs Mason, 1899
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs Blackburne, 1899
(C41) Philidor Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Steinitz, 1899
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
F Lee vs Maroczy, 1899
(B40) Sicilian, 49 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1899
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Tinsley vs Chigorin, 1899
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0
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