The Berlin BSG chess tournament was held in February 1928 to mark the centenary of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft (chess society). Although the 100-year anniversary of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft occurred in 1927 due to delays, the international tournament celebrating this event did not take place until February 1928.
Table:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Nimzowitsch,Aaron X ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0/13
2 Bogoljubow,Efim ½ X ½ 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9.5/13
3 Tartakower,Saviely ½ ½ X 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 8.0/13
4 Johner,Paul F ½ 0 0 X ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 7.5/13
5 Helling,Karl 0 0 0 ½ X 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 7.0/13
6 Steiner,Lajos 1 1 1 0 0 X 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 6.5/13 47.50
7 Reti,Richard ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 X 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6.5/13 38.00
8 Brinckmann,Alfred 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 X ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6.5/13 36.75
9 Saemisch,Fritz 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ X ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6.0/13 33.50
10 Ahues,Carl Oscar 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ X 1 ½ ½ 1 6.0/13 33.25
11 Schlage,Willi 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 ½ 4.5/13 28.75
12 Leonhardt,Paul Saladin 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 X 1 ½ 4.5/13 27.00
13 Stoltz,Goesta 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 X 1 4.5/13 25.75
14 Koch,Berthold 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 X 4.0/13
The prizes for this tournament were as follows:1st prize - 2,000 Mark - Nimzowitsch
2nd prize - 1,000 Mark - Bogoljubov
3rd prize - 600 Mark - Tartakower
4th prize - 400 Mark - P. Johner
Special prizes:
Best score against the prize winners - 200 Mark - L. Steiner - Steiner scored 3-0 against the top 3 prize winners!
Best score as an international tournament newcomer - 100 Mark and a silver smoking service - K. Helling.
After the drawing for pairings, and before the start of the tournament, an interesting innovation was introduced. Each of the contestants was interviewed on the new technological wonder, the radio!
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Text taken from contributions by User: Pawn and Two
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