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Schlechter Memorial (1947) Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria, 7-21 April 1947 Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Szabó 30 ● 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11½ =2 Kottnauer 37 0 ● 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½ =2 Lokvenc 47 1 0 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 10½ 4 Opocensky 55 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 10 5 Gereben 39 0 ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 9½ 6 Müller 50 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ● ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 7 Grünfeld 53 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8½ 8 Kovacs 32 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ● 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8 9 Galia 30 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ● 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ 10 Watzl 35 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 7 11 Stöckl 34 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 6½ =12 Grob 42 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ● 0 1 1 ½ 5½ =12 Keller -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ● 1 0 ½ 5½ 14 Kellner -- 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ● 1 1 4½ 15 Palda 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ● 1 4 16 Turiansky 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ● 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Organized by Wilfried Dorazil and others from Schachklub Hietzing, this 2nd Carl Schlechter Memorial took place in Palais Coburg, Vienna. It was the first international tournament in Austria after the war. Fifteen rounds in 15 days, starting on Monday 7 April (at 3 pm). Rest days: none! Szabó won with 11.5/15. Tournament book: https://web.archive.org/web/2025070... Sources Wikipedia article: Palais Coburg Wikipedia article: Carl Schlechter Memorial Tournament Magyar Sakkvilág, 6/1947, pp. 97-99 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Mag...) Österreichische Zeitung, 5 April 1947, p. 7 (https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...) Arbeiter-Zeitung (Wien), 9 April 1947, p. 3 (https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...) Arbeiter-Zeitung, 22 April 1947, p. 3 (https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...) Other Austrian newspapers (at https://anno.onb.ac.at/anno-suche/c...) Previous: Schlechter Memorial, Vienna (1923). Next: Schlechter Memorial (1949)  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Z Kovacs vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 30 1947 Schlechter Memorial C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 27. K Opocensky vs K Galia   ½-½ 28 1947 Schlechter Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game 28. E Stoeckl vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 45 1947 Schlechter Memorial C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 29. Z Kovacs vs G Kellner   ½-½ 23 1947 Schlechter Memorial D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 30. Gruenfeld vs E Gereben   ½-½ 16 1947 Schlechter Memorial D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 31. C Kottnauer vs L Watzl   ½-½ 26 1947 Schlechter Memorial D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 32. H Mueller vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 28 1947 Schlechter Memorial A25 English 33. G Kellner vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 41 1947 Schlechter Memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 34. H Keller vs K Galia   ½-½ 40 1947 Schlechter Memorial D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 35. K Opocensky vs Z Kovacs   ½-½ 21 1947 Schlechter Memorial E17 Queen's Indian 36. Gruenfeld vs K Opocensky   ½-½ 16 1947 Schlechter Memorial E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 37. K Opocensky vs E Gereben   ½-½ 62 1947 Schlechter Memorial E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 38. E Stoeckl vs G Kellner   ½-½ 33 1947 Schlechter Memorial A20 English 39. H Keller vs Z Kovacs   ½-½ 15 1947 Schlechter Memorial E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 40. H Mueller vs J Lokvenc   ½-½ 38 1947 Schlechter Memorial A06 Reti Opening 41. Z Kovacs vs L Watzl   ½-½ 34 1947 Schlechter Memorial D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 42. C Kottnauer vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 27 1947 Schlechter Memorial D06 Queen's Gambit Declined 43. Gruenfeld vs H Keller   ½-½ 19 1947 Schlechter Memorial E17 Queen's Indian 44. H Grob vs M Turiansky   ½-½ 62 1947 Schlechter Memorial C54 Giuoco Piano 45. G Kellner vs K Opocensky   ½-½ 36 1947 Schlechter Memorial A56 Benoni Defense  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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