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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
San Sebastian Tournament
Akiba Rubinstein13.5/20(+9 -2 =9)[games]
Aron Nimzowitsch13/20(+9 -3 =8)[games]
Rudolf Spielmann13/20(+9 -3 =8)[games]
Siegbert Tarrasch12.5/20(+10 -5 =5)[games]
Julius Perlis11/20(+5 -3 =12)[games]
Frank Marshall10.5/20(+7 -6 =7)[games]
Oldrich Duras9.5/20(+5 -6 =9)[games]
Richard Teichmann9/20(+1 -3 =16)[games]
Carl Schlechter9/20(+2 -4 =14)[games]
Paul Leonhardt6/20(+3 -11 =6)[games]
Leo Forgacs3/10(+0 -4 =6)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
San Sebastian (1912)

The success of the San Sebastian (1911) tournament saw this tournament repeat, though in a double-round format rather than the single round-robin of the previous year. The prizes were:

1. 5000 Francs
2. 3000 Francs
3. 2000 Francs
4. 1500 Francs

Non-prize winners received 100 Francs per point.

In his last round encounter with Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch had the chance to win his first grandmaster tournament. He failed and lost the game ending only on a second shared prize. This tournament was one of four that Rubinstein won in a one year time span!

San Sebastian, Spain, 12 February - 23 March 1912

                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11  
 1 Rubinstein   ** ½1 01 ½1 ½½ 1½ 01 ½½ 11 ½1 ½1  13.5
 2 Nimzowitsch  ½0 ** 01 1½ 0½ 11 11 ½½ ½½ 11 ½1  13.0
 3 Spielmann    10 10 ** 10 1½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ½1 1½ 11  13.0
 4 Tarrasch     ½0 0½ 01 ** 11 01 ½0 11 ½½ 11 11  12.5
 5 Perlis       ½½ 1½ 0½ 00 ** 1½ ½1 ½½ ½½ 1½ ½1  11.0
 6 Marshall     0½ 00 ½0 10 0½ ** ½1 ½½ 1½ 11 11  10.5
 7 Duras        10 00 ½½ ½1 ½0 ½0 ** ½1 ½½ 01 ½1   9.5
 8 Teichmann    ½½ ½½ ½½ 00 ½½ ½½ ½0 ** ½½ ½½ ½1   9.0
 9 Schlechter   00 ½½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 0½ ½½ ½½ ** 1½ ½1   9.0
10 Leonhardt    ½0 00 0½ 00 0½ 00 10 ½½ 0½ ** 11   6.0
11 Forgacs      ½- ½- 0- 0- ½- 0- ½- ½- ½- 0- **   3.0
Forgacs only played the first half of the tournament and forfeited his last ten games.

Sources: (1) Wikipedia article: San Sebastian chess tournament; (2) Original collection: Game Collection: San Sebastian 1912, by User: Archives.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Rubinstein vs Marshall 1-0491912San SebastianD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. Spielmann vs A Nimzowitsch 1-0661912San SebastianB12 Caro-Kann Defense
3. J Perlis vs P Leonhardt 1-0431912San SebastianC00 French Defense
4. P Leonhardt vs L Forgacs 1-0361912San SebastianD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
5. A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall 1-0481912San SebastianC49 Four Knights
6. Tarrasch vs P Leonhardt  1-0591912San SebastianC78 Ruy Lopez
7. Spielmann vs L Forgacs  1-0281912San SebastianC49 Four Knights
8. P Leonhardt vs Duras  1-0521912San SebastianC50 Giuoco Piano
9. Marshall vs Schlechter 1-0331912San SebastianD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. Duras vs Rubinstein 1-0561912San SebastianC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
11. J Perlis vs Marshall 1-0311912San SebastianC42 Petrov Defense
12. A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch 1-0411912San SebastianC02 French, Advance
13. Marshall vs L Forgacs 1-0231912San SebastianD33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
14. Spielmann vs P Leonhardt  1-0351912San SebastianC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
15. Tarrasch vs J Perlis 1-0451912San SebastianC48 Four Knights
16. Marshall vs P Leonhardt  1-0311912San SebastianA84 Dutch
17. A Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann 1-0441912San SebastianC02 French, Advance
18. Spielmann vs Marshall 1-0331912San SebastianC42 Petrov Defense
19. Rubinstein vs Schlechter 1-0391912San SebastianD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
20. Duras vs Tarrasch 1-0301912San SebastianC77 Ruy Lopez
21. Tarrasch vs Teichmann 1-0421912San SebastianC14 French, Classical
22. Duras vs P Leonhardt 1-0371912San SebastianC77 Ruy Lopez
23. Rubinstein vs Duras 1-0271912San SebastianD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
24. Rubinstein vs P Leonhardt 1-0371912San SebastianD33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
25. A Nimzowitsch vs Duras 1-0461912San SebastianC02 French, Advance
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-26-12
Premium Chessgames Member		  Phony Benoni: This tournament is undoubtedly most famous for the nerve-wracking last round game Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1912 which decided first place. "Nerve-wracking" is being kind; check the game and kibitzing to see why.
Jun-13-13  Karpova: Dr. Emanuel Lasker in 'Pester Lloyd', March 21:

<Gestern kam die Kunde vom Siege Rubinsteins. In der entscheidenden Partie gelang es ihm, Niemzowitsch zu schlagen und endlich den Preis davonzutragen, zu dem sein Genie ihn berechtigt.>

(Yesterday, the news of Rubinstein's victory arrived. In the decisive game, he managed to beat Niemzowitsch and finally to bear away the prize his Genius entitles him to.)

Reprinted on page 164 of the 1912 'Wiener Schachzeitung'

Jun-26-13  Green Bishop: Capablanca won the 1911 Tournament. Was he invited to this one?
Aug-12-13  Karpova: Dr. Emanuel Lasker: <In St. Petersburg teilten wir beide den ersten und zweiten Preis, doch in San Sebastian, das ebenso stark war, hat er alleine die Palme davongetragen.>

Source: Page 398 of the April 1912 'Ost und West', 4th isue.

Translation: In St Petersburg (1909) the two of us shared the 1st and 2nd prize, but at San Sebastian, which was equally strong, he carried away the palm tree* alone**.

* i. e. that he was crowned with laurels

** Dr. Lasker did not participate in San Sebastian, so it sounds like a strange comparison. But what he means is, that at St. Petersburg he had to share 1st place but now he was the sole winner of an equally strong tournament.

May-03-20  Marcelo Bruno: Remarkable: Teichmann's only win was his WO against Forgacs; the remainder was 16 draws and only 3 losses. What a curious result!
May-03-20
Premium Chessgames Member		  perfidious: Teichmann, moreover, did not finish fifth this once as a result.

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