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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...)

Previous: Schlechter Memorial, Vienna (1923). Next: Schlechter Memorial (1949)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Turiansky vs Z Kovacs  0-1411947Schlechter MemorialE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
2. H Keller vs E Gereben  0-1511947Schlechter MemorialD93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3
3. K Galia vs C Kottnauer 0-1351947Schlechter MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
4. G Kellner vs H Keller  0-1511947Schlechter MemorialD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. K Opocensky vs Szabo  0-1561947Schlechter MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. H Keller vs K Opocensky  0-1331947Schlechter MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
7. Z Kovacs vs C Kottnauer  0-1281947Schlechter MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
8. M Turiansky vs K Opocensky  0-1431947Schlechter MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
9. K Palda vs E Gereben  0-1411947Schlechter MemorialB03 Alekhine's Defense
10. K Galia vs H Grob  0-1581947Schlechter MemorialC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
11. K Palda vs K Opocensky  0-1411947Schlechter MemorialA07 King's Indian Attack
12. K Galia vs Gruenfeld  0-1711947Schlechter MemorialC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
13. H Mueller vs Szabo  0-1531947Schlechter MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. G Kellner vs J Lokvenc 0-1351947Schlechter MemorialE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
15. H Keller vs H Mueller  0-1231947Schlechter MemorialE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
16. E Stoeckl vs Z Kovacs  0-1431947Schlechter MemorialC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
17. C Kottnauer vs Szabo 0-1761947Schlechter MemorialD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
18. H Grob vs E Gereben  0-1471947Schlechter MemorialB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
19. M Turiansky vs E Stoeckl  0-1771947Schlechter MemorialD00 Queen's Pawn Game
20. G Kellner vs H Grob  0-1601947Schlechter MemorialA53 Old Indian
21. H Keller vs C Kottnauer  0-1421947Schlechter MemorialE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
22. Szabo vs J Lokvenc  0-1391947Schlechter MemorialD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. M Turiansky vs H Mueller  0-1651947Schlechter MemorialB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
24. H Grob vs K Opocensky 0-1621947Schlechter MemorialB23 Sicilian, Closed
25. M Turiansky vs C Kottnauer  0-1671947Schlechter MemorialE91 King's Indian
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