Berlin 1920

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Berlin 1920
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This tournament, organized (and partly sponsored) by chess publisher Bernhard Kagan, was held in December 1920 in the Kerkaupalast in Berlin. Its owner, Herr König (Mr. King), supplied the playing hall for free and also donated a large sum to the prize fund. Playing hours were from 2 PM to 8.30 PM, with half an hour rest after the first time control.

The surprising winner was the original and undaunted Gyula Breyer, whose "type of play predestines to both successses and failures", as the Deutsche Schachzeitung wrote on this occasion.

Striking is the small number of draws. I could try to explain that, but (fortunately for you) I won't.

1. Breyer 6,5/9 * 1 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 =2 Bogoljubov 5,5/9 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 =2 Tartakower 5,5/9 1 ½ * 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 4. Réti 5/9 0 ½ 1 * 1 1 1 0 0 ½ =5 Maróczy 4,5/9 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ =5 Mieses 4,5/9 1 ½ 0 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 =5 Tarrasch 4,5/9 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 8. Sämisch 3,5/9 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ 9. Leonhardt 3/9 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 10. Spielmann 2,5/9 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 *

Round 1, December 4
Saemisch vs Reti, 1920
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Breyer vs P Leonhardt, 1920
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1920
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Tarrasch, 1920
(B20) Sicilian, 14 moves, 0-1
Round 2, December 5
P Leonhardt vs Spielmann, 1920
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Breyer, 1920
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Tarrasch, 1920
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs J Mieses, 1920
(A84) Dutch, 17 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Saemisch, 1920
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3, December 6
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1920
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs P Leonhardt, 1920
(C22) Center Game, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spielmann vs Reti, 1920
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Breyer vs Maroczy, 1920
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Round 4, December 7
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1920
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs Tartakower, 1920
(A84) Dutch, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Spielmann, 1920
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Saemisch vs Breyer, 1920
(A43) Old Benoni, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs J Mieses, 1920
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 5, December 9
Tartakower vs P Leonhardt, 1920
(A02) Bird's Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Saemisch, 1920
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Breyer vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs Maroczy, 1920
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1920
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1
Round 6, December 10
Saemisch vs J Mieses, 1920
(A80) Dutch, 51 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs P Leonhardt, 1920
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs Tartakower, 1920
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1-0
Breyer vs Spielmann, 1920
(C14) French, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Tarrasch, 1920
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 1-0
Round 7, December 11
J Mieses vs Breyer, 1920
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(C28) Vienna Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Saemisch, 1920
(C49) Four Knights, 77 moves, 1-0
P Leonhardt vs Reti, 1920
(B32) Sicilian, 65 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Maroczy, 1920
(A02) Bird's Opening, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8, December 13
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1920
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Breyer vs Tarrasch, 1920
(C11) French, 75 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1920
(A80) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1
Saemisch vs Tartakower, 1920
(C11) French, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs P Leonhardt, 1920
(C48) Four Knights, 52 moves, 1-0
Round 9, December 15
P Leonhardt vs Saemisch, 1920
(E12) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Spielmann, 1920
(C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs Breyer, 1920
(B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Maroczy, 1920
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
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