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Bad Pistyan (1912) The victory at Pistyan, a small resort northeast of Bratislava, was one of Rubinstein's greatest triumphs and stands out even in his magical year of 1912. Despite making two quick draws at the end, he was still first by 2.5 points. The venue was Grand Hotel Royal in Pistyan, then part of Austria-Hungary, known today as Piestany in Slovakia. Photos: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... and http://bedo.hu/kepek/adat/kepeslap/... Pistyan, Austria-Hungary (Slovakia), 20 May - 11 June 1912 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Rubinstein * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14.0 2 Spielmann 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 11.5 3 Marshall ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 10.5 4 Schlechter ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 10.0 5 Duras 0 1 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 10.0 6 Teichmann 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 10.0 7 Balla ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 9.5 8 Breyer 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9.5 9 Alapin ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 0 ½ 9.0 10 Sterk 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 9.0 11 Salwe 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 9.0 12 Lowcki 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8.0 13 Barasz 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 6.0 14 Yates 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 6.0 15 Hromadka 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 0 5.5 16 Cohn 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 5.5 17 Leonhardt 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 ½ * ½ 5.5 18 Johner 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ * 4.5 Original collection: Game Collection: Bad Pistyan 1912, by User: Archives.  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Schlechter vs Salwe   ½-½ 29 1912 Bad Pistyan C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 27. Breyer vs Schlechter ½-½ 31 1912 Bad Pistyan C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 28. Teichmann vs Alapin   ½-½ 34 1912 Bad Pistyan C01 French, Exchange 29. Spielmann vs Salwe ½-½ 14 1912 Bad Pistyan C48 Four Knights 30. K Sterk vs P Johner   ½-½ 41 1912 Bad Pistyan B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 31. Schlechter vs M Lowcki   ½-½ 25 1912 Bad Pistyan C01 French, Exchange 32. Hromadka vs Yates   ½-½ 47 1912 Bad Pistyan C29 Vienna Gambit 33. Z von Balla vs Z Barasz   ½-½ 26 1912 Bad Pistyan C87 Ruy Lopez 34. Alapin vs Duras   ½-½ 34 1912 Bad Pistyan C77 Ruy Lopez 35. Marshall vs E Cohn   ½-½ 59 1912 Bad Pistyan C45 Scotch Game 36. E Cohn vs Z von Balla   ½-½ 28 1912 Bad Pistyan C48 Four Knights 37. Salwe vs K Sterk   ½-½ 32 1912 Bad Pistyan D02 Queen's Pawn Game 38. Teichmann vs Hromadka   ½-½ 19 1912 Bad Pistyan D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 39. Yates vs Schlechter ½-½ 49 1912 Bad Pistyan D00 Queen's Pawn Game 40. Schlechter vs Teichmann   ½-½ 27 1912 Bad Pistyan C46 Three Knights 41. Spielmann vs M Lowcki   ½-½ 32 1912 Bad Pistyan C11 French 42. Breyer vs K Sterk   ½-½ 21 1912 Bad Pistyan C01 French, Exchange 43. E Cohn vs P Leonhardt   ½-½ 23 1912 Bad Pistyan C48 Four Knights 44. Duras vs Schlechter   ½-½ 22 1912 Bad Pistyan B01 Scandinavian 45. P Johner vs Alapin   ½-½ 39 1912 Bad Pistyan D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 46. Spielmann vs Teichmann   ½-½ 14 1912 Bad Pistyan C46 Three Knights 47. K Sterk vs Z von Balla ½-½ 31 1912 Bad Pistyan C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 48. P Leonhardt vs P Johner   ½-½ 51 1912 Bad Pistyan C66 Ruy Lopez 49. Hromadka vs E Cohn   ½-½ 34 1912 Bad Pistyan B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 50. Salwe vs Yates   ½-½ 66 1912 Bad Pistyan D05 Queen's Pawn Game  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-05-14    Karpova: The 'Pester Lloyd', 1912.05.19, page 10, has a news item of Saturday, May 18th, with the following information: Arrival in Pistyan on May 18: Geza Maroczy (Hungary), Rubinstein (Russia), Schlechter (Vienna), Marschall (America) and Duras (Bohemia). Arrival in Pistyan on May 19, morning: Alapin and Salwe (both Russia), Jades (Berlin; ? perhaps Yates is meant), Paul Johnson (America; ? perhaps Johner is meant), Prowka (Bohemia; ? perhaps Hromadka is meant), Leonhardt (Hamburg), Janowski (France), Lowozki (Leipzig) and 4 Hungarian participants: Balla, Barasz, Brejer and Forgacs. Arrival in Pistyan on May 19, evening/night: Teichmann The tournament directors are Arthur Havasi and Edmund Molnar of Budapest. The drawing of lots starts immediately after the opening of the tournament. Play from 0900-1200 and 1500-1600, except on Saturdays and Sundays. Twelve prizes will be awarded, from 3000 (1st) to 100 (last) <Kronen>. It's interesting that Maroczy was announced but didn't participate, while Cohn is missing from the list. It seems likely that Cohn substituted Maroczy. But when did Maroczy dropout and why? Mar-05-14    Karpova: Indeed, Dr. Emanuel Lasker (Berlin, May 23rd, 1912): <Die Schachfreunde sind betrübt, daß Maroczy keinen Anteil nimmt. Man möchte gar zu gerne wieder Partien von ihm sehen, und man fragt sich erstaunt, was ihn veranlaßt, seine feine Klinge in der Scheide zu lassen. Es steht dringend zu hoffen, daß dies nicht für immer ist.> (The chess friends are saddend by Maroczy not taking part. One would really want to see games by him again, and one asks oneself wonderingly, what induced him to keep his fine blade in the sheath. It's hoped for exigently that this won't be forever.) Source: 'Pester Lloyd', 1912.05.26, page 12 Feb-07-16    TheFocus: "Maroczy's professional duties prevented his taking part in the tournament. Artur Havasi was the director of play. Dr. Fodor Koloman, M.P., presided at the preliminary meeting and delivered the address of welcome. Dr. Eduardo Weiss, Herr Havasi and the Messrs. Winter, of the Hotel Royal, were also speakers. The congress was held under the auspices of the Budapest Chess Club. The twelve prizes announced in the official programme, issued by Geza Maroczy, manager of the Congress, comprised 3,000, 2,000, 1,400, 1,000, 750, 550, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, and 100 crowns, respectively" - <American Chess Bulletin>, July 1912, pg. 148. Jul-23-20    offramp: <Karpova: ...Arrival in Pistyan on May 19: ..., Janowski (France)...> Janowsky went all the way there but didn't play. He must have been a very <Bad Pissed Jan>. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. 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