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Five chess masters were invited to compete in a double round robin tournament at the city of Paris, France in 1925. The participants were Alexander Alekhine, Savielly Tartakower, Karel Opocensky, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, and Edgar Colle. The competition proved to be yet another win for Alekhine, which was practically an exhibition for him as he finished undefeated and scored wins against each player except for Dr. Tartakower.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Alekhine 6½/8 ** ½½ 11 ½1 11

2nd Tartakower 4½/8 ½½ ** ½1 01 ½½

=3rd Opocensky 4/8 00 ½0 ** 1½ 11

=3rd Znosko-Borovsky 4/8 ½0 10 0½ ** 11

5th Colle 1/8 00 ½½ 00 00 **

Round One
Colle vs Alekhine, 1925
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 0-1

Znosko-Borovsky vs Tartakower, 1925 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

Round Two
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1925
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Opocensky vs Colle, 1925
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0

Round Three
Tartakower vs Opocensky, 1925
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four
Opocensky vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1925
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs Colle, 1925
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five
Alekhine vs Opocensky, 1925 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Colle vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1925
(A13) English, 46 moves, 0-1

Round Six
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1925
(D66) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 25 moves, 1-0

Round Seven
Colle vs Opocensky, 1925
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

Tartakower vs Alekhine, 1925
(C45) Scotch Game, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight
Opocensky vs Tartakower, 1925 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1925 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Round Nine
Colle vs Tartakower, 1925
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Znosko-Borovsky vs Opocensky, 1925
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten
Znosko-Borovsky vs Colle, 1925
(B83) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0

Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1

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