Rabinovich dropped out before the end of the first cycle, and the nine games he played did not count in the final results. As a result, each player received in effect four byes, which makes the course of the event difficult to track. In addition, about half of the 99 games played are not available. When a Rubinstein v. Alekhine game cannot be found, you have to be pessimistic about others showing up! As a result, my reconstruction of events is tentative; it's consistent with the information available, but can't be considered authoritative without further information.

Given these caveats and emptors, it appears that Nimzowitsch took the early lead with 6½/9 after the first cycle, followed by Bernstein, Flamberg, and Rubinstein on 5½. However, Nimzowitsch started the second half with a famous loss to Alekhine in round 12 (featuring two noteworthy queen sacrifices), and never recovered his edge.

Rubinstein, who had lost two of his first three games, suffered another reversal at the hands of Freymann in round 13 and trailed Bernstein by a point. However, he promptly won his next four games to take a 1½ point lead and coast home from there.

1. Rubinstein XX ½½ 1½ ½1 11 11 11 00 01 ½½ 12.0
2. Bernstein ½½ XX 1½ 0½ 11 00 0½ 11 11 11 11.5
3. Levitsky 0½ 0½ XX ½1 ½½ 11 0½ 1½ ½1 11 11.0
4. Nimzowitsch ½0 1½ ½0 XX ½½ ½0 1½ 1½ ½1 11 10.5
5. Flamberg 00 00 ½½ ½½ XX 1½ 10 ½1 1½ 1½ 9.0
6. Alekhine 00 11 00 ½1 0½ XX 11 0½ 01 10 8.5
7. Levenfish 00 1½ 1½ 0½ 01 00 XX ½1 ½1 ½½ 8.5
8. Freymann 11 00 0½ 0½ ½0 1½ ½0 XX ½1 10 8.0
9. Alapin 10 00 ½0 ½0 0½ 10 ½0 ½0 XX ½1 6.0
10 Salwe ½½ 00 00 00 0½ 01 ½½ 01 ½0 XX 5.0

A fine result for Levitsky, a bad tournament for Alekhine, and whatever was Rubinstein thinking about when he played the bottom three finsihers?

Here is the tentative reconstruction of the course of the tournament, round by round. Games followed by an <*> are not in the database as of 1/30/2009; those followed by <**> have been submitted. Also, remember that all of Rabinovich's games were eventually cancelled.

Round 1: Levenfish 0 Rubinstein, Freymann 0 Bernstein, Alapin ½ Levitsky**, Rabinovich ½ Flamberg (cancelled), Alekhine ½ Nimzowitsch (Salwe bye)

Round 2: Flamberg 1 Alekhine*, Levitsky 1 Rabinovich (cancelled), Bernstein 1 Alapin, Rubinstein 0 Freymann, Salwe ½ Levenfish* (Nimzowitsch bye)

Round 3: Freymann 1 Salwe, Alapin 1 Rubinstein, Alekhine 0 Levitsky, Rabinovich ½ Bernstein (cancelled)*, Nimzowitsch ½ Flamberg* (Levenfish bye)

Round 4: Levitsky ½ Nimzowitsch, Bernstein 0 Alekhine, Rubinstein 1 Rabinovich (cancelled)*, Salwe ½ Alapin*, Levenfish ½ Freymann* (Flamberg bye)

Round 5: Alapin ½ Levenfish*, Rabinovich ½ Salwe (cancelled)*, Alekhine 0 Rubinstein, Nimmzovisch 1 Bernstein, Flamberg ½ Levitsky* (Freymann bye)

Round 6: Bernstein 1 Flamberg, Rubinstein ½ Nimzowitsch*, Salwe 0 Alekhine, Levenfish 1 Rabinovich (cancelled), Freymann ½ Alapin (Levitsky bye)

Round 7: Rabinovich 0 Freymann (cancelled), Alekhine 1 Levenfish, Nimzowitsch 1 Salwe, Flamberg 0 Rubinstein*, Levitsky 0 Bernstein (Alapin bye)

Round 8: Rubinstein 1 Levitsky, Salwe 0 Flamberg, Levenfish 0 Nimzowitsch, Freymann 1 Alekhine, Alapin 1 Rabinovich (cancelled)* (Bernstein bye)

Round 9: Alekhine 0 Alapin, Nimzowitsch 1 Freymann, Flamberg 1 Levenfish, Levitsky 1 Salwe, Bernstein ½ Rubinstein (Rabinovich bye--not cancelled)

Round 10: Salwe 0 Bernstein*, Levenfish 1 Levitsky*, Freymann ½ Flamberg*, Alapin ½ Nimzowitsch, Rabinovich 0 Alekhine (cancelled) (Rubinstein bye)

Round 11: Flamberg 1 Alapin*, Levitsky 1 Von Freymann, Bernstein 0 Levenfish, Rubinstein ½ Salwe* (Alekhine, Nimzowitsch Bye)

Round 12: Rubinstein 1 Levenfish, Bernstein 1 Freymann*, Levitzky 1 Alapin*, Nimzowitsch 0 Alekhine (Flamberg, Salwe bye)

Round 13: Alekhine ½ Flamberg*, Alapin 0 Bernstein*, Freymann 1 Rubinstein, Levenfish ½ Salwe*, (Levitzky, Nimzowitsch bye)

Round 14: Salwe 1 Freymann*, Rubinstein 1 Alapin*, Levitsky 1 Alekhine*, Flamberg ½ Nimzowitsch* (Bernstein, Levenfish bye)

Round 15: Nimzowitsch 0 Levitsky*, Alekhine 1 Bernstein, Alapin 1 Salwe*, Freymann 0 Levenfish* (Flamberg, Rubinstein bye)

Round 16: Levenfish 1 Alapin, Rubinstein 1 Alekhine*, Bernstein ½ Nimmzowitsch, Levitsky ½ Flamberg* (Salwe, Freymann bye)

Round 17: Flamberg 0 Bernstein, Nimzowitsch 0 Rubinstein, Alekhine 0 Salwe*, Alapin 0 Freymann (Levenfish, Levitsky bye)

Round 18: Levenfish 0 Alekhiune, Salwe 0 Nimzowitsch*, Rubinstein 1 Flamberg*, Bernstein ½ Levitsky* (Alapin, Freymann bye)

Round 19: Levitsky ½ Rubinstein, Flamberg ½ Salwe*, Nimzowitsch ½ Levenfish*, Alekhine ½ Freymann (Alapin, Bernstein bye)

Round 20: Alapin 0 Alekhine*, Freymann ½ Nimzowitsch*, Levenfish 1 Flamberg, Salwe 0 Levitsky*, Rubinstein ½ Bernstein (No bye this round; would have gone to Rabinovich)

Round 21: Bernstein 1 Salwe*, Levitsky ½ Levenfish*, Flamberg 1 FReymann*, Nimzowitsch 1 Alapin* (Alekhine, Rubinstein bye)

Round 22: Alapin ½ Flamberg*, Freymann ½ Levitsky*, Levenfish ½ Bernstein*, Salwe ½ Rubinstein* (Alekhine, Nimzowitsch Bye)

Thanks to <Calli> for verifying much of the information in the reconstruction. If you know of further information about or games from this tournament, please leave a note in my forum.