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Breslau (1925) This was the 24th DSB Kongress. (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Pts 1 Bogoljubov * 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2 Nimzowitsch 0 * = = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 3 Rubinstein = = * = = 1 = 1 0 = 1 1 7.0 4 Wagner 1 = = * 1 = 0 0 1 = 1 1 7.0 5 Gruenfeld 0 = = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 6 Reti 0 1 0 = = * 1 0 1 = = 1 6.0 7 Becker 0 0 = 1 = 0 * = 1 1 1 = 6.0 8 Saemisch 0 0 0 1 = 1 = * 0 = = 1 5.0 9 von Gottschall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 1 4.0 10 Tarrasch 0 0 = = = = 0 = 0 * 0 1 3.5 11 Bluemich 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 * 0 3.0 12 Moritz 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 * 1.5 Saemisch lost to Nimzowitsch in the third round by default. Tarrasch and von Gottschall first played in the 4th DSB Kongress in Hamburg (1885), a gap of 40 years between this tournament and that one. (1) Wikipedia article: DSB Congress. Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus.  page 1 of 1; 20 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gruenfeld vs A Nimzowitsch ½-½ 50 1925 Breslau E15 Queen's Indian 2. A Becker vs Rubinstein   ½-½ 46 1925 Breslau D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. M Bluemich vs Saemisch   ½-½ 33 1925 Breslau A07 King's Indian Attack 4. Gruenfeld vs A Becker   ½-½ 30 1925 Breslau D06 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Tarrasch vs H Wagner   ½-½ 34 1925 Breslau D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de 6. Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein ½-½ 58 1925 Breslau C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 7. Saemisch vs A Becker   ½-½ 30 1925 Breslau D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Rubinstein vs Tarrasch   ½-½ 31 1925 Breslau A20 English 9. Tarrasch vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 66 1925 Breslau A47 Queen's Indian 10. H Wagner vs Rubinstein   ½-½ 40 1925 Breslau C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 11. Reti vs Tarrasch ½-½ 73 1925 Breslau A12 English with b3 12. Tarrasch vs Saemisch ½-½ 58 1925 Breslau E20 Nimzo-Indian 13. H Wagner vs Reti ½-½ 74 1925 Breslau A47 Queen's Indian 14. Rubinstein vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 33 1925 Breslau A50 Queen's Pawn Game 15. A Becker vs B Moritz ½-½ 92 1925 Breslau D01 Richter-Veresov Attack 16. Gruenfeld vs Reti   ½-½ 30 1925 Breslau A50 Queen's Pawn Game 17. H Wagner vs A Nimzowitsch   ½-½ 38 1925 Breslau B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 18. Saemisch vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 32 1925 Breslau A50 Queen's Pawn Game 19. A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein ½-½ 48 1925 Breslau C48 Four Knights 20. Reti vs M Bluemich   ½-½ 63 1925 Breslau A10 English  page 1 of 1; 20 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-18-13    whiteshark: "At a rapid tournament in Breslau in 1925, part of the first prize was enough silk to make six shirts. Nimzovich, taking it for granted that he would win, found out everything he could about the silk even before the tournament began. As it happened, however, Mieses defeated him in the first round and went on to win the tournament and the silk." Source: http://tartajubow.blogspot.de/2013/... Apr-18-13    JimNorCal: H Wagner did pretty well for himself in this tournament. Feb-06-22    Z free or die: https://atypus.wordpress.com/2015/0... Feb-06-22    Z free or die: Shouldn't there be 66 games for a RR-12? Also, since most games are here was there a tournament book? I.e. what were OLM's primary sources? http://www.chesslund.com/detail.asp... . Feb-06-22    perfidious: <zed>, 66 is correct. Feb-06-22    TheFocus: <Z free or die: Shouldn't there be 66 games for a RR-12?> M Bluemich vs Nimzowitsch, 1925 should be added to the tournament (round 4). Saemisch lost to Nimzowitsch in the third round by default. <Also, since most games are here was there a tournament book?> I used the tournament book by M.A. Lachaga to make this collection. Excellent annotations. Feb-06-22    Williebob: It appears that the source quoted by <whiteshark> must be erroneous on at least one point; Mieses did not play this event. Could this have been a rapid tournament, however? I suppose the TB would mention it. Otherwise I think the writer just mixed up (made up?) events completely. Amusing list of oddball prizes in any case. Feb-07-22    Z free or die: Thanks for the info <focus>. Here's a view of Lachaga's work: http://www.chesslund.com/detail.asp... Lachaga is Argentinian, correct? Funny that. I still wonder what his primary sources were. Feb-12-22    login: Milcíades Angel Lachaga (1910 - 1986) Has collected all the games and chronicles of the Chess Olympiads played in Argentina between 1939 and 1978. He was a member of the 'Círculo La Regence' (Villa del Parque district, in Buenos Aires) 1938. For a nosedive into Argentinian chess in general and in particular Lachaga chess historian GM Juan Sebastian Morgado from Buenos Aires can be recommended. He is the author of various well crafted (e.g. sourcing) chess books himself. https://independent.academia.edu/Ju... Unrelated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zB... NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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