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Gothenburg B Tournament

Paul Johner11/15(+8 -1 =6)[games]
Max Euwe10/15(+7 -2 =6)[games]
Allan Nilsson10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Max Marchand9.5/15(+7 -3 =5)[games]
Walter John9/15(+7 -4 =4)[games]
Arthur Hakansson8.5/15(+6 -4 =5)[games]
Ernst Gruenfeld8/15(+3 -2 =10)[games]
Ernst Jacobson8/15(+6 -5 =4)[games]
Friedrich Saemisch7.5/15(+3 -3 =9)[games]
Victor Sjoberg7.5/15(+4 -4 =7)[games]
Carl Carls7/15(+5 -6 =4)[games]
Anton Olson7/15(+6 -7 =2)[games]
Heinrich von Hennig5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Adolf Georg Olland5/15(+3 -8 =4)[games]
Karl Berndtsson5/15(+3 -8 =4)[games]
Albert Larsson1.5/15(+0 -12 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Gothenburg B (1920)
The event was sponsored by Erik Olson, who became the manager of Pripp & Lyckholm, a well-known brewery in Gothenburg. He and the chess patron Ludvig Collijn saw the need to set Swedish chess moving after the war, and offered (together with Rudolf Herzog) 20.000 Kroner in prize money. The Gothenburg Chess Club had celebrated its 40th anniversary last year with a chess problem tournament, and had hosted the 9th Nordic Congress (1919).

The event was opened on August 1 by Joel Fridlizius, the chairman of the Göteborg Chess Club, and then the players were welcomed by the "honorary speaker" Martin Anderson. The players were split into 3 groups, A, B (this page) and C. After dinner there was a blitz tournament won by Borislav Kostic. The regular tournament started on 2 August. Playing time was 11-3 and 5-9 pm with 5 games per week for three weeks, and no play on Sundays. The rules of the Deutscher Schachbund applied. Chief controller of play was Martin Anderson.

Göta Coldin house, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2-21 August 1920

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Prizes 1 Johner * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 11 1200 =2 Nilsson 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 10 800 =2 Euwe 1 ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 800 4 Marchand ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 9½ 500 5 John ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 9 300 6 Håkansson 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8½ 250 =7 Grünfeld 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8 175 =7 Jacobson 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 175 =9 Sämisch ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7½ =9 Sjöberg ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 7½ =11 Carls ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 * 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 7 =11 Olson ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 * 0 1 1 1 7 13 Hennig 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * 0 ½ 1 5½ =14 Olland 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 * 0 ½ 5 =14 Kullberg 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 5 16 Larsson 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1½

In addition to the usual prizes, the players received 30 Kroner for each won game.

A and C groups: Gothenburg (1920) and Gothenburg C (1920).

Tournament book: Göteborg Schacksällskaps Jubileumsturneringar 1919 och 1920 (Göteborg 1921, 390 pp.). Reprint (is without group C games and the problem tournament): Uppsala 1980, 244 pp. There is also Göteborgs schacksällskaps internationella jubileumsturnering 1-23 aug. in Tidskrift för Schack v. 26 (1920) pp. 145-176, and the daily reports by 'Jacques' and 'M.A.' in the newspaper Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (available on microfilm).

Original collection: Game Collection: Gothenburg B 1920 by User: Tabanus.

 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
101. M Marchand vs Euwe ½-½321920Gothenburg BE12 Queen's Indian
102. A Nilsson vs A Olson  1-0521920Gothenburg BD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
103. Olland vs H Von Hennig 1-0271920Gothenburg BC66 Ruy Lopez
104. V Sjoberg vs Saemisch  ½-½421920Gothenburg BE12 Queen's Indian
105. C Carls vs A Hakansson ½-½671920Gothenburg BA13 English
106. Euwe vs A Larsson 1-0481920Gothenburg BD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
107. W John vs A Nilsson  0-1381920Gothenburg BC12 French, McCutcheon
108. P Johner vs K Berndtsson  1-0481920Gothenburg BE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
109. M Marchand vs Olland  1-0311920Gothenburg BA84 Dutch
110. A Olson vs V Sjoberg  1-0721920Gothenburg BB40 Sicilian
111. Saemisch vs E Jacobson  1-0551920Gothenburg BA46 Queen's Pawn Game
112. H Von Hennig vs Gruenfeld  ½-½601920Gothenburg BA03 Bird's Opening
113. K Berndtsson vs C Carls  ½-½611920Gothenburg BA40 Queen's Pawn Game
114. Gruenfeld vs M Marchand 1-0301920Gothenburg BA53 Old Indian
115. A Hakansson vs Saemisch  ½-½311920Gothenburg BD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
116. E Jacobson vs A Olson  1-0341920Gothenburg BC33 King's Gambit Accepted
117. A Larsson vs P Johner  0-1651920Gothenburg BC87 Ruy Lopez
118. A Nilsson vs H Von Hennig  ½-½291920Gothenburg BC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
119. Olland vs Euwe 1-0411920Gothenburg BC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
120. V Sjoberg vs W John  1-0571920Gothenburg BD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
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