| Schlechter Memorial (1947) |
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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
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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
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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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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Szabo vs G Kellner |
 | 1-0 | 13 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 2. H Mueller vs H Grob |
| 1-0 | 81 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | A04 Reti Opening |
| 3. C Kottnauer vs J Lokvenc |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | A25 English |
| 4. Z Kovacs vs H Mueller |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 5. H Grob vs K Palda |
| 1-0 | 19 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | C49 Four Knights |
| 6. Gruenfeld vs M Turiansky |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 7. M Turiansky vs E Gereben |
| 1-0 | 114 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 8. C Kottnauer vs H Grob |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 9. G Kellner vs M Turiansky |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 10. Szabo vs H Keller |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | A95 Dutch, Stonewall |
| 11. K Opocensky vs L Watzl |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 12. Gruenfeld vs K Palda |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 13. L Watzl vs Szabo |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 14. H Mueller vs G Kellner |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | A22 English |
| 15. K Opocensky vs H Mueller |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | E16 Queen's Indian |
| 16. Szabo vs M Turiansky |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 17. Z Kovacs vs K Galia |
| 1-0 | 62 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 18. H Keller vs L Watzl |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | A15 English |
| 19. G Kellner vs K Palda |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit |
| 20. J Lokvenc vs E Gereben |
| 1-0 | 89 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 21. C Kottnauer vs G Kellner |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | A28 English |
| 22. E Gereben vs K Galia |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 23. Szabo vs K Palda |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 24. L Watzl vs M Turiansky |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 25. K Galia vs G Kellner |
| 1-0 | 65 | 1947 | Schlechter Memorial | C14 French, Classical |
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