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London (1922) During the 19th century, London had been the setting for some great tournaments. The first international tourney in 1851, the first double round robin tourney in 1862, the contest of 1883 and Lasker's triumph of 1899. In December 1921 the British Chess Federation decided to hold an international tournament of sixteen players as the main event of its 1922 congress. Invitations were sent to Capablanca, Alekhine, Rubinstein, Bogoljubov, Reti, Tartakover, Vidmar, Euwe, Borislav Kostic and Frank James Marshall but the last two had problems with their travelling expenses and were unable to accept. In addition the current British Champion and the Champions of Australia and Canada were also invited. Held in the Central Hall Westminster, London (1) the tournament ran from July 31 to August 19, 1922. Many games played in this tourney would later grace the best games collections of a number of players. London, England, 31 July - 19 August 1922 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 1 Capablanca * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 2 Alekhine ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 11½ 3 Vidmar 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 4 Rubinstein ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 10½ 5 Bogoljubov 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 9 6 Reti 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 1 8½ 7 Tartakover ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8½ 8 Maroczy ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 8 9 Yates 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 8 10 Atkins 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 6 11 Euwe 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 0 1 1 5½ 12 Znosko-Borovsky 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 0 5 13 Wahltuch 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 5 14 Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 4½ 15 Watson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 * 1 4½ 16 Marotti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 * 1½ Allocation of prizes: 1st Capablanca 250 Pounds Sterling 2nd Alekhine 150 Pounds Sterling 3rd Vidmar 100 Pounds Sterling 4th Rubinstein 70 Pounds Sterling 5th Bogoljubov 40 Pounds Sterling 6th= Reti & Tartakover 30 Pounds Sterling 7th= Reti & Tartakover 25 Pounds Sterling 8th= Maroczy & Yates 20 Pounds Sterling The main source for this collection was The Book of the London International Chess Congress 1922 edited by William Henry Watts. ISBN 0-486-21961-5. Reference: (1) Wikipedia article: Central Hall Westminster. Original Collection: Game Collection: London 1922, by User: Benzol.  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Euwe vs Capablanca 0-1 38 1922 London C66 Ruy Lopez 2. Znosko-Borovsky vs V L Wahltuch 1-0 53 1922 London C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 3. Yates vs C G M Watson ½-½ 83 1922 London B27 Sicilian 4. Tartakower vs J S Morrison ½-½ 50 1922 London C50 Giuoco Piano 5. Rubinstein vs Reti ½-½ 39 1922 London E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 6. Maroczy vs Vidmar ½-½ 25 1922 London C01 French, Exchange 7. Alekhine vs D Marotti 1-0 27 1922 London D06 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Bogoljubov vs H E Atkins 1-0 43 1922 London E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 9. V L Wahltuch vs Capablanca 0-1 40 1922 London A46 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Vidmar vs Znosko-Borovsky 1-0 46 1922 London D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 11. Reti vs Yates 1-0 30 1922 London D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 12. D Marotti vs Bogoljubov 0-1 29 1922 London C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 13. J S Morrison vs Rubinstein 0-1 54 1922 London D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 14. H E Atkins vs Maroczy ½-½ 59 1922 London D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 15. Euwe vs Tartakower 0-1 36 1922 London B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 16. C G M Watson vs Alekhine 0-1 27 1922 London A46 Queen's Pawn Game 17. H E Atkins vs J S Morrison ½-½ 48 1922 London D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 18. C G M Watson vs Euwe 0-1 29 1922 London A48 King's Indian 19. Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine 0-1 32 1922 London C46 Three Knights 20. Maroczy vs Bogoljubov 0-1 31 1922 London C49 Four Knights 21. Vidmar vs Tartakower 1-0 36 1922 London A84 Dutch 22. Capablanca vs Yates 1-0 67 1922 London D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 23. V L Wahltuch vs Rubinstein 0-1 23 1922 London A46 Queen's Pawn Game 24. D Marotti vs Reti 0-1 50 1922 London C29 Vienna Gambit 25. C G M Watson vs Vidmar 0-1 59 1922 London D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-11-12    Benzol: This tournament was an impressive win for Capablanca. Aug-28-13    optimal play: <<<<<CHESS.> International Tourney.> London, July 31> Mr. Bonar Law, M.P., opened the International Chess Congress in the Central Hall, Westminster, this being the first tourney of its kind held in England for 23 years. Capablanca, Alechin, Rubinstein, Tartakover, Maroczy, Atkins and Yates are playing. C. G. Watson (Australia) and J. S. Morrison (Canada) represent the Dominions. Play was opened to-day, when Capablanca (the world's champion) defeated M. Euwe (Holland) in 38 moves. C. Watson (champion of Australia) was pitted against F. D. Yates (the British champion), and replied to the Ruy Lopez with the Steinitz defence. At the call of time the game was unfinished. [The players in this tourney are F. D. Yates, H. Atkins, and V. Wahltuch (Britain), K. Khadilkar (India), C. G. Watson (Australia), J. S. Morrison (Canada), J. R. Capablanca (Cuba), A. Alechin, A. Rubenstein, and E. D Bogoljuboff (Russia), M. Euwe (Holland), G. Maroczy and R. Reti (Hungary), Professor Marotti (Italy), Dr. S. Tartakover (Austria), and Dr. M. Vidmar (Jugo-Slavia).]> - The West Australian (Perth, WA) issue Wednesday 2 August 1922> Dec-16-13    keypusher: I have the tournament book (which is none too good). Capablanca just seems to be in a different class than everyone else. Sep-13-14    Benzol: Link to Capablanca's famous London Rules regarding the World championship. http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... Dec-30-14    offramp: Twenty seven miserable quid and ten measly bob for 6th place. I turn my back on them in disgust. Dec-30-14    WannaBe: <offramp> Yeah, but if you account for inflation, that's like 200 Million in today's money! =)) Dec-31-14    offramp: Réti & Tartakower said they threw away the prize money and kept the wheelbarrow it was delivered in. Dec-31-14    perfidious: A year or two later, that would have happened in Germany. Dec-28-17    MissScarlett: Falkirk Herald, November 1st 1922, p.3: <British Chess Federation: The annual meeting of the Council was held at the City of London Chess Club by the kind invitation of the Club Committee on Saturday, October 21st, when Canon A. G. Gordon Ross presided over a representative gathering. [...] The London International was fully dealt with, and in this connection it was announced that Captain Erskine Bolst’s, M.P., brilliancy prize of £2O had been awarded to Herr Reti for his game against Mr Snosko-Borowski [ Reti vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922 ], and Mr Christopher Ogle's second prize of £15 to Dr Vidmar for his game against Mr F. D. Yates. [ Vidmar vs Yates, 1922 ]> Clifford Erskine-Bolst: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff... Christopher Ogle is the reputed source for one of the game's most enduring anecdotes: C.N. 6956 Sep-27-18    zanzibar: <Chess Pie (1922)> - a most handsome volume, is available at Hathitrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt... 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