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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 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Palda vs K Galia ½-½ 78 1947 Schlechter Memorial B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 2. K Opocensky vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 32 1947 Schlechter Memorial E07 Catalan, Closed 3. L Watzl vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 23 1947 Schlechter Memorial C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. E Gereben vs L Watzl   ½-½ 41 1947 Schlechter Memorial D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 5. E Stoeckl vs J Lokvenc   ½-½ 29 1947 Schlechter Memorial B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 6. Szabo vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 62 1947 Schlechter Memorial C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 7. K Palda vs Z Kovacs   ½-½ 40 1947 Schlechter Memorial C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 8. L Watzl vs G Kellner   ½-½ 80 1947 Schlechter Memorial C13 French 9. H Mueller vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 23 1947 Schlechter Memorial C48 Four Knights 10. J Lokvenc vs K Galia   ½-½ 40 1947 Schlechter Memorial A12 English with b3 11. E Stoeckl vs K Galia   ½-½ 40 1947 Schlechter Memorial A07 King's Indian Attack 12. H Grob vs J Lokvenc   ½-½ 49 1947 Schlechter Memorial C46 Three Knights 13. E Gereben vs H Mueller   ½-½ 33 1947 Schlechter Memorial B30 Sicilian 14. C Kottnauer vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 34 1947 Schlechter Memorial E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 15. H Keller vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 58 1947 Schlechter Memorial D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. J Lokvenc vs Z Kovacs   ½-½ 59 1947 Schlechter Memorial E00 Queen's Pawn Game 17. E Gereben vs C Kottnauer   ½-½ 49 1947 Schlechter Memorial D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 18. E Stoeckl vs H Grob   ½-½ 51 1947 Schlechter Memorial C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 19. Gruenfeld vs J Lokvenc   ½-½ 19 1947 Schlechter Memorial D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 20. L Watzl vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 31 1947 Schlechter Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. M Turiansky vs H Keller   ½-½ 46 1947 Schlechter Memorial D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 22. H Grob vs Z Kovacs   ½-½ 24 1947 Schlechter Memorial C50 Giuoco Piano 23. K Opocensky vs C Kottnauer   ½-½ 39 1947 Schlechter Memorial D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 24. Gruenfeld vs H Grob   ½-½ 38 1947 Schlechter Memorial A53 Old Indian 25. J Lokvenc vs K Opocensky   ½-½ 11 1947 Schlechter Memorial B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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