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DSB - 17.Kongress in Hamburg

17 players

1st: Schlechter won with 11.5/16 points
2nd: Duras with 11 points
3rd: Niemzowitsch 10.5 points
4th: Spielmann with 10 points
5th: Marshall
6th: Teichmann
7th: Aljechin
8th: Dus-...
9th: Forgacs
10th: Tarrasch
11th: Köhnlein
12th: Leonhardt
13th: Salwe
14th: Tartakower
15th: Speyer
16th: John
17th: Yates

Crosstables:
http://www.schachbund.de/chronik/me...; http://xoomer.virgilio.it/cserica/s...; Wikipedia article: Hamburg 1910 chess tournament

Carl Schlechter after a win in Hamburg 1910: http://www.endgame.nl/HAMBURG.JPG

<Aug-05-08 whiteshark: It looks as if Franz G Jacob played only six rounds in Hamburg 1910 (+0 =3 -3) and abondoned the tournament afterwards. Why? Any background information?

<Aug-05-08 sneaky pete: Not in the 1911 tournament book. It only states that Jacob, Mülhausen i. Els. (with <Alechin>, Moskau and Dus Chotimirski, Moskau last minute replacement for the invited trio Capablanca, Janowski and Rubinstein) withdrew after round 6.

"Eine unangenehme Störung erlitt das Meisterturnier leider dadurch, daß Herr Jacob nach der 6. Runde zurücktrat.">> --> Franz G Jacob

P = P = P = P = P = P = P

Phony Benoni: Puzzled by the pun? <"Pride and Prejudice"> This was Yates' first important international tournament. Tarrasch had objected to his inclusion, feeling he wasn't strong enough for the event.

Objectively, Tarrasch was probably right. Yates finished dead last by 2.5 points and won only one game. This one. Tarrasch vs Yates, 1910

Correction for A Speijer vs L Forgacs, 1910 submitted 090406/still due 111125 Correction for A Speijer vs Duras, 1910 submitted 090406/still due 111126

Tournament book: Rudolf Gebhardt (Hrsg.): XVII. Kongreß des Deutschen Schachbundes, Hamburg 1910, Coburg 1911

Here's a gem from Haupturnier B, Group 3: Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910 Wikipedia article: Roesch %E2%80%93 Schlage, Hamburg 1910

0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 = 0 = 0 = =

Although no additional biographical information comes to mind at this stage, our correspondent’s contribution is an opportunity to raise a point regarding Jose Raul Capablanca non-participation in Hamburg, 1910. In chapter IV of My Chess Career (page numbers vary, according to the edition) he wrote:

‘In the summer of 1910 I was invited to take part in the International Tournament at Hamburg. I accepted the invitation, and was ready to start when my physical condition prevented my making the voyage to enter such a strenuous contest. Many comments were made at the time with respect to my withdrawal at the last hour, some of the masters making the silly remark that I had simply been scared away by the strong entry of the tournament. The real reason was, as I have already stated, that I was not in condition to stand such a strain. That I was not afraid, and had no reason to be, I soon proved to the satisfaction of all, when the following year I won the first prize in the strongest tournament that has ever been held: the first San Sebastian tournament.’

Magazines of the time referred to Capablanca’s intended participation in Hamburg, 1910 and to his withdrawal through illness. <But what critical comments were made, and which masters accused him of being ‘scared away’?> That's a serious question, asked in CN 4067 http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Rd 1
Schlechter vs Alekhine, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Rd 1
Dus Chotimirsky vs Duras, 1910
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 1
Leonhardt vs Spielmann, 1910 
(C14) French, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Rd 1
A Speijer vs Teichmann, 1910
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 1
Marshall vs L Forgacs, 1910
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 1
Tartakower vs Tarrasch, 1910
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 1
Salwe vs Yates, 1910
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0

Rd 1
Koehnlein vs Nimzowitsch, 1910
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd2
Nimzowitsch vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 2
Duras vs Leonhardt, 1910
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 2
Tarrasch vs Spielmann, 1910 
(C49) Four Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Rd 2
Teichmann vs Koehnlein, 1910
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 2
Tartakower vs Marshall, 1910 
(C00) French Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Rd 2
L Forgacs vs Salwe, 1910
(C49) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 2
W John vs A Speijer, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 0-1

Rd 2
Yates vs Schlechter, 1910
(C48) Four Knights, 61 moves, 0-1

Rd 3
Schlechter vs L Forgacs, 1910 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Rd 3
Spielmann vs Duras, 1910
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 3
Dus Chotimirsky vs Teichmann, 1910 
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Rd 3
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Rd 3
A Speijer vs Alekhine, 1910  
(C15) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1

Rd 3
Salwe vs Tartakower, 1910 
(A53) Old Indian, 61 moves, 1-0

Rd 3
Koehnlein vs W John, 1910
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1

Rd 3
Leonhardt vs Nimzowitsch, 1910
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 53 moves, 0-1

Rd 4
Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1910 
(C47) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1-0

Rd 4
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1910
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Rd 4
Tarrasch vs Duras, 1910
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 4
Teichmann vs Leonhardt, 1910 
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 4
Marshall vs Salwe, 1910 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

Rd 4
W John vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1

Rd 4
Alekhine vs Koehnlein, 1910 
(C26) Vienna, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 4
Yates vs A Speijer, 1910
(C49) Four Knights, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd5
Duras vs Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Rd 5
Schlechter vs Marshall, 1910
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 5; This is Speyer - Forgacs!!!
A Speijer vs L Forgacs, 1910
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

Rd 5
Spielmann vs Teichmann, 1910
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 5
Salwe vs Tarrasch, 1910
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 5
Leonhardt vs W John, 1910
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 64 moves, 0-1

Rd 5
Koehnlein vs Yates, 1910
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 88 moves, 1-0

Rd 5
Dus Chotimirsky vs Alekhine, 1910
(A84) Dutch, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd6
Tarrasch vs Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 58 moves, 0-1

Rd 6
Salwe vs Schlechter, 1910
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 6
Teichmann vs Duras, 1910 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1

Rd 6
W John vs Spielmann, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Rd 6
Yates vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910 
(C48) Four Knights, 65 moves, 0-1

Rd 6
Alekhine vs Leonhardt, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Rd 6
Tartakower vs A Speijer, 1910
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Rd 6
L Forgacs vs Koehnlein, 1910
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Rd7
Nimzowitsch vs Teichmann, 1910
(C47) Four Knights, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 7
Schlechter vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C46) Three Knights, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 7
Duras vs W John, 1910
(C01) French, Exchange, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 7
Spielmann vs Alekhine, 1910
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 7
A Speijer vs Marshall, 1910
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

Rd 7
Dus Chotimirsky vs L Forgacs, 1910
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Rd 7
Koehnlein vs Tartakower, 1910
(C13) French, 72 moves, 0-1

Rd 7
Leonhardt vs Yates, 1910
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0

Rd 8
W John vs Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 82 moves, 0-1

Rd 8
Alekhine vs Duras, 1910 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 85 moves, 0-1

Rd 8
Yates vs Spielmann, 1910
(C49) Four Knights, 31 moves, 0-1

Rd 8
Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1910
(C46) Three Knights, 43 moves, 1-0

Rd 8
Marshall vs Koehnlein, 1910
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 1-0

Rd 8
Tartakower vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Rd 8
Salwe vs A Speijer, 1910 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

rd 8
L Forgacs vs Leonhardt, 1910
(C49) Four Knights, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 9
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1910
(A80) Dutch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 9
A Speijer vs Schlechter, 1910
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 9
Duras vs Yates, 1910
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 62 moves, 1-0

Rd 9
Spielmann vs L Forgacs, 1910 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 30 moves

Rd 9
Teichmann vs W John, 1910
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 57 moves, 1-0

Rd 9
Dus Chotimirsky vs Marshall, 1910 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Rd 9
Leonhardt vs Tartakower, 1910
(B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 1-0

Rd 9
Koehnlein vs Salwe, 1910
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 10
Schlechter vs Koehnlein, 1910
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0

Rd 10
L Forgacs vs Duras, 1910 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0

Rd 10
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1910
(C51) Evans Gambit, 60 moves, 0-1

Rd 10
Alekhine vs Teichmann, 1910
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 10; the real game
Marshall vs Leonhardt, 1910 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 10
Salwe vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 10
Tarrasch vs W John, 1910
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 1-0

Rd 10
Yates vs Nimzowitsch, 1910
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 58 moves, 0-1

Rd 11
Dus Chotimirsky vs Schlechter, 1910 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

rd 11
Duras vs Tartakower, 1910
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 1-0

Rd 11
Spielmann vs Marshall, 1910
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Rd 11
W John vs Alekhine, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 0-1

Rd 11
A Speijer vs Tarrasch, 1910
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 46 moves, 0-1

Rd 11
Leonhardt vs Salwe, 1910
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 66 moves, 1-0

Rd 11
Teichmann vs Yates, 1910
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 42 moves, 1-0

Rd 11
Nimzowitsch vs L Forgacs, 1910
(C00) French Defense, 64 moves, 1-0

Rd12
Tartakower vs Nimzowitsch, 1910
(C25) Vienna, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 12
Schlechter vs Leonhardt, 1910 
(C49) Four Knights, 40 moves, 1-0

Rd 12
Marshall vs Duras, 1910
(C21) Center Game, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 12
Salwe vs Spielmann, 1910
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1

Rd 12
L Forgacs vs Teichmann, 1910
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 12
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

Rd 12
Yates vs W John, 1910
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 44 moves, 0-1

Rd 12
A Speijer vs Koehnlein, 1910
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 0-1

Rd 13
Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Rd 13
Spielmann vs Schlechter, 1910
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 13
Duras vs Salwe, 1910
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

Rd 13
Teichmann vs Tartakower, 1910
(C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 13
Dus Chotimirsky vs A Speijer, 1910
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

Rd 13
Alekhine vs Yates, 1910 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Rd 13
W John vs L Forgacs, 1910
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 13
Koehnlein vs Tarrasch, 1910
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 14
Salwe vs Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 52 moves, 1-0

Rd 14
Schlechter vs Duras, 1910 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 109 moves, 0-1

Rd 14
Marshall vs Teichmann, 1910 
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Rd 14
Koehnlein vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Rd 14
L Forgacs vs Alekhine, 1910 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0

Rd 14
Tarrasch vs Yates, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Rd 14
Tartakower vs W John, 1910 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 14
A Speijer vs Leonhardt, 1910
(C46) Three Knights, 30 moves, 1-0

Rd 15
Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1910 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 0-1

Rd 15
Spielmann vs A Speijer, 1910
(C28) Vienna Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Rd 15
Teichmann vs Salwe, 1910
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0

Rd 15
W John vs Marshall, 1910 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Rd 15
Dus Chotimirsky vs Tarrasch, 1910
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

Rd 15
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1910 
(A84) Dutch, 66 moves, 1-0

Rd 15
Yates vs L Forgacs, 1910
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 15
Leonhardt vs Koehnlein, 1910
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 60 moves, 0-1

Rd 16
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1910
(C49) Four Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 16
A Speijer vs Duras, 1910 
(C49) Four Knights, 43 moves, 1-0

Rd 16
Marshall vs Alekhine, 1910
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 16
Dus Chotimirsky vs Leonhardt, 1910
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0

Rd 16
Tarrasch vs L Forgacs, 1910
(C47) Four Knights, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 16
Tartakower vs Yates, 1910
(C28) Vienna Game, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 16
Salwe vs W John, 1910 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

Rd 16
Koehnlein vs Spielmann, 1910 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 17
W John vs Schlechter, 1910
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 17
Duras vs Koehnlein, 1910
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0

Rd 17
Spielmann vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1910 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 17
Yates vs Marshall, 1910 
(C49) Four Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Rd 17
Alekhine vs Salwe, 1910 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 17
Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Rd 17
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1910
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 17
Nimzowitsch vs A Speijer, 1910 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

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