Teplitz-Schönau 1922

Teplitz-Schönau 1922
Compiled by suenteus po 147

In October of 1922 a schachkongress was held at the resort spa of Teplitz-Schönau, Czechoslovakia. Fourteen European chess masters were invited to participate in the round robin event. Despite the absence of strong players such as world champion Jose Capablanca, former champ Emanuel Lasker, and Alexander Alekhine, twelve of the fourteen participants were later estimated to be in the top twenty-five of the world at that time. Among those in attendance were the great masters Akiba Rubinstein, Siegbert Tarrasch, Rudolph Spielmann, and Savielly Tartakower. Representing Czechoslovakia were Richard Réti and Karel Treybal. Reti, the hypermodernist, and Spielmann, the romanticist, tied for first place, each with 9 points out of 13 rounds. For Réti it was an impressive follow up to his clear first at Goteborg in 1920, especially because he won in spite of three losses. He scored nine points by earning 8 points in wins against over half the field, including top finishers Spielmann, Tartakower, and Rubinstein. For Spielmann the shared first was a significant achievement as he had been a familiar competitor at international events whose passionate play and opening choices had been more admirable than successful until now. Despite the absence of top players, the tournament achieved attention through its seven brilliancy prize games of amazing artistical and techinical skill. Heinrich Wolf won the grand brilliancy prize for his win over tournament co-winner Réti in the sixth round. The third brilliancy prize went to Tartakower for his astounding sacrificical combination against Geza Maróczy in their fourth round Dutch game. The remaining five brilliancy prizes were all won by Rubinstein for the five of six games he won in the tournament!

The final standings and crosstable:

=1st Réti 9/13 * 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 0

=1st Spielmann 9/13 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1

=3rd Tartakower 8½/13 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½

=3rd Grünfeld 8½/13 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1

5th Rubinstein 8/13 0 ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1

6th Kostic 6½/13 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

7th Teichmann 6/13 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½

=8th Treybal 5½/13 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 0 1 0 1 0

=8th Wolf 5½/13 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1

=8th Maróczy 5½/13 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 1 1

=11th Tarrasch 5/13 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½

=11th Sämisch 5/13 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 * 0 1

=11th Mieses 5/13 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1

14th Johner 4/13 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 *

Round One
Gruenfeld vs Tarrasch, 1922
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
P F Johner vs Reti, 1922
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 43 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1922
(A84) Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Samisch vs B Kostic, 1922
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spielmann vs Mieses, 1922
(A81) Dutch, 42 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs H Wolf, 1922
(C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 1-0
K Treybal vs Teichmann, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two
B Kostic vs Spielmann, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 50 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Samisch, 1922
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 0-1
Mieses vs Tartakower, 1922
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1922
(B01) Scandinavian, 74 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs P F Johner, 1922
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs H Wolf, 1922
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Treybal vs Gruenfeld, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Gruenfeld vs Teichmann, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
P F Johner vs K Treybal, 1922
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 90 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1922
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1-0
Samisch vs Reti, 1922
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Spielmann vs Maroczy, 1922
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs B Kostic, 1922
(C41) Philidor Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs Mieses, 1922
(B01) Scandinavian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
Gruenfeld vs P F Johner, 1922
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
B Kostic vs H Wolf, 1922
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 80 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Spielmann, 1922
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Samisch, 1922
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Mieses, 1922
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Treybal vs Rubinstein, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five
P F Johner vs Teichmann, 1922
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mieses vs B Kostic, 1922
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rubinstein vs Gruenfeld, 1922
(E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2
Samisch vs K Treybal, 1922
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 79 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1922
(C01) French, Exchange, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs Reti, 1922
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
H Wolf vs Maroczy, 1922
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
Gruenfeld vs Samisch, 1922
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
P F Johner vs Rubinstein, 1922
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Mieses, 1922
(A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0
Reti vs H Wolf, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1922
(B15) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs B Kostic, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 47 moves, 0-1
K Treybal vs Spielmann, 1922
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1
Round Seven
B Kostic vs Maroczy, 1922
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mieses vs Reti, 1922
(C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1922
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 63 moves, 1-0
Samisch vs P F Johner, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Gruenfeld, 1922
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs K Treybal, 1922
(C45) Scotch Game, 79 moves, 0-1
H Wolf vs Tarrasch, 1922
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight
Gruenfeld vs Tartakower, 1922
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
P F Johner vs Spielmann, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 59 moves, 0-1
Reti vs B Kostic, 1922
(B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Samisch, 1922
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Mieses, 1922
(A81) Dutch, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Maroczy, 1922
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Treybal vs H Wolf, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
B Kostic vs Tarrasch, 1922
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Reti, 1922
(C48) Four Knights, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mieses vs K Treybal, 1922
(C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Samisch vs Teichmann, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 71 moves, 0-1
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1922
(C47) Four Knights, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs P F Johner, 1922
(C45) Scotch Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs Gruenfeld, 1922
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten
Gruenfeld vs Mieses, 1922
(A81) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0
P F Johner vs H Wolf, 1922
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1922
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Samisch vs Spielmann, 1922
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Maroczy, 1922
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Reti, 1922
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1
K Treybal vs B Kostic, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven
B Kostic vs Gruenfeld, 1922
(D85) Grunfeld, 61 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs K Treybal, 1922
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Mieses vs P F Johner, 1922
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Tarrasch, 1922
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Teichmann, 1922
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs Samisch, 1922
(E14) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs Rubinstein, 1922
(C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve
Gruenfeld vs Maroczy, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
P F Johner vs B Kostic, 1922
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rubinstein vs Mieses, 1922
(A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0
Samisch vs H Wolf, 1922
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1922
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Tarrasch, 1922
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Treybal vs Reti, 1922
(C46) Three Knights, 47 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen
B Kostic vs Rubinstein, 1922
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs P F Johner, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
Mieses vs Samisch, 1922
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Gruenfeld, 1922
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs K Treybal, 1922
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs Teichmann, 1922
(A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
H Wolf vs Spielmann, 1922
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

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