Prague (1937) |
This tournament took place from 26th April to 9th May 1937. This was an overwhelming victory by Paul Keres, but he came close to losing to Sonja Graf-Stevenson in Graf-Stevenson vs Keres, 1937 There is a tournament book "Internationales Schachmeisterturnier Prag 1937" by M.A.Lachaga (1973).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1 Keres,Paul X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 10.0
2 Zinner,Emil 0 X ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8.0
3 Foltys,Jan 0 ½ X ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7.0
4 Eliskases,Erich Gottlieb 0 ½ ½ X 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7.0
5 Trifunovic,Petar 0 0 ½ 1 X 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6.0
6 Hromadka,Karel 0 0 ½ 0 1 X ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6.0
7 Gilg,Karl 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ X 1 0 1 1 0 5.5
8 Pelikan,Jorge 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 X ½ 0 1 1 5.0
9 Opocensky,Karel ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ X 0 1 0 4.0
10 Prokop,Frantisek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 0 1 3.0
11 Graf,Sonja ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 2.5
12 Dobias,Josef 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2.0
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. F J Prokop vs Gilg |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1937 | Prague | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
2. J Foltys vs J Dobias |
| 1-0 | 71 | 1937 | Prague | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
3. Eliskases vs K Opocensky |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1937 | Prague | E61 King's Indian |
4. Hromadka vs Graf-Stevenson |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1937 | Prague | C28 Vienna Game |
5. Keres vs E Zinner |
 | 1-0 | 26 | 1937 | Prague | C78 Ruy Lopez |
6. P Trifunovic vs J Pelikan |
| ½-½ | 43 | 1937 | Prague | A44 Old Benoni Defense |
7. J Dobias vs Keres |
| 0-1 | 50 | 1937 | Prague | A22 English |
8. Graf-Stevenson vs P Trifunovic |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1937 | Prague | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
9. Gilg vs K Opocensky |
 | 0-1 | 51 | 1937 | Prague | A47 Queen's Indian |
10. J Pelikan vs Eliskases |
| ½-½ | 38 | 1937 | Prague | A07 King's Indian Attack |
11. F J Prokop vs J Foltys |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1937 | Prague | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
12. E Zinner vs Hromadka |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1937 | Prague | A50 Queen's Pawn Game |
13. K Opocensky vs J Pelikan |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1937 | Prague | D80 Grunfeld |
14. Keres vs F J Prokop |
 | 1-0 | 42 | 1937 | Prague | B10 Caro-Kann |
15. P Trifunovic vs E Zinner |
| 0-1 | 78 | 1937 | Prague | D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
16. J Foltys vs Gilg |
| ½-½ | 61 | 1937 | Prague | B72 Sicilian, Dragon |
17. Hromadka vs J Dobias |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1937 | Prague | B10 Caro-Kann |
18. Eliskases vs Graf-Stevenson |
| 1-0 | 20 | 1937 | Prague | A09 Reti Opening |
19. J Foltys vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 33 | 1937 | Prague | C13 French |
20. J Dobias vs P Trifunovic |
| 0-1 | 56 | 1937 | Prague | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
21. F J Prokop vs Hromadka |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1937 | Prague | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
22. Gilg vs J Pelikan |
| 1-0 | 71 | 1937 | Prague | D97 Grunfeld, Russian |
23. Graf-Stevenson vs K Opocensky |
| 0-1 | 46 | 1937 | Prague | E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
24. E Zinner vs Eliskases |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1937 | Prague | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
25. P Trifunovic vs F J Prokop |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1937 | Prague | D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch |
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