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Trebitsch Memorial (1935) The 18th Trebitsch Memorial was played in Café Altes Rathaus in Vienna, Austria from 20 November to 7 December 1935. It was considered the strongest tournament held in Vienna since Vienna (1922). Games were played on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays. The last round was played on Saturday 7 December, with three adjourned games played off on Sunday 8 December. The tournament director Baldur Hoenlinger (who had assumed this important role) was assisted by Dr. Jaques Hannak. Eliskases and Steiner shared the victory and earned 450 Schilling each. Number of games played: 66. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 =1 Eliskases * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 =1 Steiner ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 8 =3 Becker ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ =3 Spielmann 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ =3 Müller ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 6½ =6 Grünfeld 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 =6 Glass ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6 8 Gereben 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 9 Lichtenstein 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 0 4 10 Fuss ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 3½ 11 Wolf 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 3 12 Kolnhofer ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 2½ Wiener Schach-Zeitung declared Eliskases the new Champion of Austria, which caused Spielmann to write a mild protest in its January 1936 issue. Sources Photo: https://web.archive.org/web/2008120... Der Tag, 19 November 1935, p. 7: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Der Tag, 8 December 1935, p. 7: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Der Tag, 9 December 1935, p. 2: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Die Stunde, 8 December 1935, p. 3: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Der Morgen, 9 December 1935, p. 4: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, November 1935, pp. 346-348: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, December 1935, pp. 364-369: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, January 1936, pp. 48-52: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... 20 Trebitsch-Gedenkturniere Wien 1907-1938 und Internationales Schachmeisterturnier Wien 1935. M. A. Lachaga, Argentinien 1968. 98 pp. Previous: Trebitsch Memorial (1934/35). Next: Trebitsch Memorial (1936)  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Eliskases vs Immo Fuss   ½-½ 56 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A04 Reti Opening 2. B Lichtenstein vs E Glass   ½-½ 21 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 3. H Mueller vs Spielmann   ½-½ 28 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D95 Grunfeld 4. L Steiner vs A Becker   ½-½ 81 1935 Trebitsch Memorial B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 5. S R Wolf vs J Kolnhofer   1-0 34 1935 Trebitsch Memorial C02 French, Advance 6. Gruenfeld vs E Gereben   ½-½ 38 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A50 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Spielmann vs J Kolnhofer   1-0 51 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. A Becker vs B Lichtenstein   ½-½ 47 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. E Glass vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 23 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A04 Reti Opening 10. Immo Fuss vs S R Wolf   ½-½ 45 1935 Trebitsch Memorial E70 King's Indian 11. H Mueller vs L Steiner   0-1 27 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 12. E Gereben vs Eliskases   0-1 40 1935 Trebitsch Memorial C77 Ruy Lopez 13. J Kolnhofer vs Immo Fuss   ½-½ 46 1935 Trebitsch Memorial E60 King's Indian Defense 14. Eliskases vs E Glass   ½-½ 57 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A00 Uncommon Opening 15. B Lichtenstein vs H Mueller   0-1 47 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A48 King's Indian 16. S R Wolf vs E Gereben   ½-½ 44 1935 Trebitsch Memorial C78 Ruy Lopez 17. L Steiner vs Spielmann   ½-½ 40 1935 Trebitsch Memorial B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 18. Gruenfeld vs A Becker   ½-½ 24 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 19. E Gereben vs J Kolnhofer   1-0 28 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A35 English, Symmetrical 20. A Becker vs Eliskases   ½-½ 68 1935 Trebitsch Memorial C02 French, Advance 21. H Mueller vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 16 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D04 Queen's Pawn Game 22. E Glass vs S R Wolf   ½-½ 32 1935 Trebitsch Memorial D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. L Steiner vs B Lichtenstein   1-0 56 1935 Trebitsch Memorial C12 French, McCutcheon 24. Spielmann vs Immo Fuss 1-0 39 1935 Trebitsch Memorial E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 25. Eliskases vs H Mueller   ½-½ 28 1935 Trebitsch Memorial A00 Uncommon Opening  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-27-21    Tabanus: Der Morgen, 9 December 1935, p. 4: <Skandal beim Wiener Schachturnier. Das achtzehnte Trebitsch-Gedenkturnier wurde Sonntag beendet. ... Die Tatsache, dass Schachmeister Müller an den vierten Platz gekommen ist, hat eine interessante Vorgeschichte, die in Schachkreisen viel besprochen wird. Müller stand in einer Hängepartie mit seinem Klubkollegen Kolnhofer vom Hietzinger Schachklub beim Abbruch der Partie völlig ansichtslos. Kolnhofer (Weiss) war nicht nur stellungsmässig im Vorteil, sondern auch in einer Figur, da ein Springer Müllers eingeschlossen war, der nicht mehr gerettet werden konnte. Es war also bei Fortsetzung der Partie ein Matt Müllers in wenigen Zügen zu erwarten. Sonderbarerweise machte Kolnhofer nach Wiedereröffnung der Partie grosse Fehler wie ein Anfänger und verlor die Partie, wodurch Müller, der sonst wenig Aussichten mehr gehabt hätte, in den Endkampf ausrückte. Die Angelegenheit wurde einem Schiedsgericht vorgelegt, dem die Herren Dr. Tannhofer, Dr. Kondor und Schachmeiser Wolf angehörten. Das Gericht entschied, dass es kein Urteil fällen könne, da weder ein Geständnis, noch ein Beweis vorliege. Er wurde aber bereits beschlossen, für das nächstjährige Trebitsch-Turnier die Herren Müller und Kolnhofer nicht mehr einzuladen.> Google translate (severely modified): Scandal at the Vienna chess tournament. The eighteenth Trebitsch memorial tournament ended on Sunday. ... The fact that chess master Müller came fourth has an interesting history that is discussed a lot in chess circles. Müller had a game with his club mate Kolnhofer from the Hietzinger Chess Club and when the game was adjourned, he was completely lost. Kolnhofer (White) not only had an advantage in terms of position, but also by a piece, as Müller had a trapped knight that could no longer be saved. So that when the game continued, Müller was expected to be mated in a few moves. Strangely enough, after the game was resumed, Kolnhofer made huge blunders like a beginner and lost the game, whereby Müller, who otherwise would have had little prospect, became one of the top contenders. The matter was brought to an appeals committee consisting of Dr. Tannhofer, Dr. Kondor and chess master Wolf. The committee ruled that it could not pass any judgment as there was no confession or evidence. However, it has already been decided not to invite Mr. Müller and Mr. Kolnhofer to the next year's Trebitsch tournament. And indeed, the two did not play in Trebitsch Memorial (1936). The game in question was in round 7, J Kolnhofer vs H Mueller, 1935. 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. 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