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Schlechter Memorial, Vienna Tournament
Savielly Tartakower9/11(+7 -0 =4)[games]
Richard Reti8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Rudolf Spielmann7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Lajos Steiner7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Ernst Gruenfeld7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Albert Becker6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Karel Opocensky6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Sandor Takacs5/11(+3 -4 =4)[games]
Siegfried Reginald Wolf3/11(+1 -6 =4)[games]
Felix Fischer3/11(+1 -6 =4)[games]
Gyula Patay2/11(+0 -7 =4)[games]
Theodor Gruber1.5/11(+0 -8 =3)[games]

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Schlechter Memorial, Vienna (1923)

The 1st Carl Schlechter Memorial Chess Tournament was held in his home city of Vienna, Austria. Twelve masters, including longtime Viennese players Savielly Tartakower and Rudolf Spielmann, were invited to participate. Tartakower took first place, undefeated, employing Schlechter's own 1. e4 in each of his games as white in memory of the world champion challenger.

Vienna, Austria, 16 November - 4 December 1923

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2  Pts
 1 Tartakower  * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½  9.0
 2 Reti        ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1  8.5
 3 Spielmann   ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1  7.5
 4 Gruenfeld   0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1  7.0
 5 Steiner     0 ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1  7.0
 6 Becker      ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1  6.5
 7 Opocensky   0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1  6.0
 8 Takacs      0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1  5.0
 9 Wolf        0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1  3.0
10 Fischer     0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½  3.0
11 Von Patay   0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½  2.0
12 Gruber      ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ *  1.5
Thanks go to <sneaky pete> for help putting the finishing touches on this collection.

Original collection: Game Collection: Vienna 1923, by User: suenteus po 147.

Next: Schlechter Memorial (1947)

 page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. K Opocensky vs T Gruber  1-0411923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaC48 Four Knights
27. L Steiner vs S Takacs  1-0481923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
28. A Becker vs Tartakower  ½-½441923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA44 Old Benoni Defense
29. Gruenfeld vs Reti  ½-½351923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaE60 King's Indian Defense
30. G Patay vs S R Wolf  ½-½611923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA90 Dutch
31. Reti vs A Becker 1-0301923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA38 English, Symmetrical
32. S Takacs vs Tartakower 0-1411923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA20 English
33. T Gruber vs G Patay  ½-½301923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB41 Sicilian, Kan
34. S R Wolf vs Spielmann  0-1361923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaC11 French
35. F Fischer vs Gruenfeld 0-1511923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB02 Alekhine's Defense
36. L Steiner vs K Opocensky  ½-½471923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB32 Sicilian
37. Tartakower vs Reti  ½-½321923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
38. G Patay vs L Steiner  0-1541923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaE12 Queen's Indian
39. Spielmann vs T Gruber 1-0101923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaC15 French, Winawer
40. A Becker vs F Fischer  1-0431923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA53 Old Indian
41. K Opocensky vs S Takacs  ½-½491923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaE17 Queen's Indian
42. Gruenfeld vs S R Wolf  ½-½571923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
43. F Fischer vs Tartakower 0-1261923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
44. L Steiner vs Spielmann  0-1561923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA46 Queen's Pawn Game
45. S R Wolf vs A Becker  0-1771923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB20 Sicilian
46. T Gruber vs Gruenfeld  0-1321923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaB02 Alekhine's Defense
47. S Takacs vs Reti ½-½441923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA04 Reti Opening
48. K Opocensky vs G Patay  1-0601923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA04 Reti Opening
49. A Becker vs T Gruber 1-0371923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaA53 Old Indian
50. G Patay vs S Takacs  0-1451923Schlechter Memorial, ViennaD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-11-13  Karpova: Karl-Schlechter-Memorial Tournament 1923

Opening Ceremony on November 15, 1923. Welcoming speeches by Hanacek (from the "Arbeiterschachklub" in the Cafe "Universale" in the Burggasse, the Chess Club hosting the event), Professor Dr. Krejcik (Chairman of the Austrian Chess Federation) and Heuecker from the Berlin Chess Federation.

From page 292 of the November 1923 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung'

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