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Schlechter Memorial Tournament
Laszlo Szabo11.5/15(+11 -3 =1)[games]
Cenek Kottnauer10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Josef Lokvenc10.5/15(+7 -1 =7)[games]
Karel Opocensky10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Erno Gereben9.5/15(+7 -3 =5)[games]
Hans Mueller9/15(+7 -4 =4)[games]
Ernst Gruenfeld8.5/15(+3 -1 =11)[games]
Zoltan Kovacs8/15(+4 -3 =8)[games]
Karl Galia7.5/15(+5 -5 =5)[games]
Leopold Watzl7/15(+4 -5 =6)[games]
Ernst Stoeckl6.5/15(+1 -3 =11)[games]
Henri Grob5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Hans Keller5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Gottfried Kellner4.5/15(+2 -8 =5)[games]
Karl Palda4/15(+3 -10 =2)[games]
Miroslav Turiansky2/15(+1 -12 =2)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
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...)

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 page 4 of 5; games 76-100 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
76. K Opocensky vs K Galia  ½-½281947Schlechter MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
77. E Stoeckl vs Gruenfeld  ½-½451947Schlechter MemorialC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
78. Szabo vs J Lokvenc  0-1391947Schlechter MemorialD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
79. M Turiansky vs H Mueller  0-1651947Schlechter MemorialB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
80. L Watzl vs K Palda  1-0631947Schlechter MemorialA45 Queen's Pawn Game
81. Z Kovacs vs G Kellner  ½-½231947Schlechter MemorialD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
82. H Grob vs K Opocensky 0-1621947Schlechter MemorialB23 Sicilian, Closed
83. K Galia vs Szabo  1-0351947Schlechter MemorialC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
84. Gruenfeld vs E Gereben  ½-½161947Schlechter MemorialD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
85. C Kottnauer vs L Watzl  ½-½261947Schlechter MemorialD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
86. J Lokvenc vs H Keller  1-0521947Schlechter MemorialB20 Sicilian
87. H Mueller vs E Stoeckl  ½-½281947Schlechter MemorialA25 English
88. K Palda vs M Turiansky  1-0171947Schlechter MemorialC50 Giuoco Piano
89. M Turiansky vs C Kottnauer  0-1671947Schlechter MemorialE91 King's Indian
90. G Kellner vs Gruenfeld  ½-½411947Schlechter MemorialE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
91. H Keller vs K Galia  ½-½401947Schlechter MemorialD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
92. H Mueller vs K Palda  1-0251947Schlechter MemorialA22 English
93. K Opocensky vs Z Kovacs  ½-½211947Schlechter MemorialE17 Queen's Indian
94. E Stoeckl vs E Gereben  0-1201947Schlechter MemorialA07 King's Indian Attack
95. Szabo vs H Grob  1-0381947Schlechter MemorialE00 Queen's Pawn Game
96. L Watzl vs J Lokvenc  0-1411947Schlechter MemorialD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
97. E Gereben vs G Kellner  1-0431947Schlechter MemorialA04 Reti Opening
98. K Galia vs L Watzl  1-0751947Schlechter MemorialC09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line
99. H Grob vs H Keller  0-1311947Schlechter MemorialB23 Sicilian, Closed
100. Gruenfeld vs K Opocensky  ½-½161947Schlechter MemorialE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
 page 4 of 5; games 76-100 of 120  PGN Download
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