Monte Carlo 1901

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Monte Carlo 1901
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In order to stimulate tourism to the seaside resort of Monte Carlo during the winter season, Prince Dadian of Mongrelia and Arnous de Rivière organized the first in a series of master chess tournaments to be held from February 1st to March 1st in 1901. Fourteen chess masters were invited to participate, but play was delayed until the 4th of February to observe the funeral of Queen Victoria I of England. The scoring format for this tournament gave ¼ of a point to each player for a draw played. The two players were then required to replay the game with colors reversed, where a win was worth ½ a point, a draw worth another ¼ point, and a loss worth 0. David Janowski won the tournament and the grand prize of 5000 Francs, while the second through sixth place finishers enjoyed their share of a 7300 Franc prize pool. The remaining players received minor compensation for their participation. Several games, although their scores and partial move orders still exist, have been omitted from this collection due to being incomplete.

The crosstable and final standings (see tournament format above for scoring):

1st Janowski * 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ W 1 0 1 1 10¼/13

2nd Schlechter 0 * 0 W ½ 1 1 W 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9½/13

=3rd von Scheve 0 1 * 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 9/13

=3rd Chigorin 0 L 1 * ½ 0 1 1 W ½ 1 1 1 1 9/13

5th Alapin 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ W ½ 0 1 1 ½ W 1 8½/13

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

=7th Blackburne 0 0 0 0 L 1 * 0 1 1 L 1 1 1 6½/13

=7th Gunsberg 0 L 1 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 W 0 ½ 1 1 6½/13

9th Marco ½ 0 0 L 1 0 0 1 * L 1 ½ ½ 1 6/13

10th Marshall L ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 L W * 1 1 L 1 5½/13

11th Reggio 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 1 0 0 * 1 1 1 4.75/13

12th Mason 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 W 4¼/13

13th Winawer 0 0 ½ 0 L 1 0 0 ½ W 0 0 * 1 4/13

14th Didier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 * 0¼/13

Round One
L Didier vs Alapin, 1901
(C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Winawer, 1901
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs J Mieses, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1901
(C15) French, Winawer, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs Blackburne, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 40 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Gunsberg, 1901
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 59 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs von Scheve, 1901
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 0-1
Round One, Replayed game
Chigorin vs Marshall, 1901
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two
Blackburne vs Gunsberg, 1901
(C46) Three Knights, 35 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs A Reggio, 1901
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 1-0
Mason vs Janowski, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs Alapin, 1901
(C01) French, Exchange, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs L Didier, 1901
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0
von Scheve vs Chigorin, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Replayed games
Marshall vs Winawer, 1901
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Three
Blackburne vs J Mieses, 1901
(A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0
L Didier vs Janowski, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Chigorin, 1901
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs Gunsberg, 1901
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mason vs von Scheve, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Winawer, 1901
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Alapin, 1901
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Replayed games
Alapin vs Schlechter, 1901
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs G Marco, 1901
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0
Gunsberg vs Marshall, 1901
(C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Four
Alapin vs Marshall, 1901
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 60 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1901
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gunsberg vs L Didier, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs A Reggio, 1901
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs Mason, 1901
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
von Scheve vs G Marco, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1901
(B44) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Replayed game
Schlechter vs Chigorin, 1901
(A22) English, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Five
Chigorin vs Winawer, 1901
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Gunsberg vs J Mieses, 1901
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs Blackburne, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1901
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Reggio vs Mason, 1901
(C14) French, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Replayed games
J Mieses vs Gunsberg, 1901
(C01) French, Exchange, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Marshall, 1901
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
von Scheve vs Alapin, 1901
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
Blackburne vs A Reggio, 1901
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs Alapin, 1901
(C00) French Defense, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Marco vs Marshall, 1901
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1901
(C21) Center Game, 56 moves, 0-1
von Scheve vs Gunsberg, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1
Winawer vs Schlechter, 1901
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Round Six, Replayed games
Alapin vs Chigorin, 1901
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
L Didier vs Mason, 1901
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Seven
Gunsberg vs Winawer, 1901
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 66 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Alapin, 1901
(C11) French, 59 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Mason, 1901
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs J Mieses, 1901
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Chigorin, 1901
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 76 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Blackburne, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Replayed game
Mason vs G Marco, 1901
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight
Alapin vs A Reggio, 1901
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs G Marco, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs L Didier, 1901
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0
Gunsberg vs Janowski, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 68 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Schlechter, 1901
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
von Scheve vs Marshall, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
Alapin vs Winawer, 1901
(B06) Robatsch, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
L Didier vs Blackburne, 1901
(A43) Old Benoni, 46 moves, 0-1
Gunsberg vs Chigorin, 1901
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Marshall vs Mason, 1901
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 51 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1901
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Replayed game
Winawer vs Alapin, 1901
(C13) French, 57 moves, 0-1
Round Ten
Blackburne vs Marshall, 1901
(A25) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1901
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Mason vs Schlechter, 1901
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs L Didier, 1901
(C28) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0
von Scheve vs A Reggio, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Winawer vs G Marco, 1901
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Replayed games
Gunsberg vs Alapin, 1901
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Alapin vs G Marco, 1901
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 54 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs Mason, 1901
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 144 moves, 1-0
Gunsberg vs Schlechter, 1901
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs Marshall, 1901
(C42) Petrov Defense, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mieses vs Winawer, 1901
(C28) Vienna Game, 52 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs L Didier, 1901
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 1-0
von Scheve vs Blackburne, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Replayed games
Marshall vs Janowski, 1901
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Gunsberg, 1901
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve
Blackburne vs Chigorin, 1901
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Gunsberg, 1901
(C48) Four Knights, 30 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs A Reggio, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs von Scheve, 1901
(C26) Vienna, 48 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1901
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, Replayed game
Alapin vs Mason, 1901
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen
Alapin vs Blackburne, 1901
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs J Mieses, 1901
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 84 moves, 0-1
Gunsberg vs Mason, 1901
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs G Marco, 1901
(C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Reggio vs Schlechter, 1901
(D66) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 55 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen, Replayed games
Blackburne vs Alapin, 1901
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Janowski, 1901
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Winawer vs von Scheve, 1901
(C13) French, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
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