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Vienna (1923) The 1st Carl Schlechter Memorial Chess Tournament was held in his home city of Vienna, Austria. Twelve masters, including longtime Viennese players Savielly Tartakower and Rudolf Spielmann, were invited to participate. Tartakower took first place, undefeated, employing Schlechter's own 1. e4 in each of his games as white in memory of the world champion challenger. Vienna, Austria, 16 November - 4 December 1923 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Pts 1 Tartakower * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 9.0 2 Reti ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8.5 3 Spielmann ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7.5 4 Gruenfeld 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7.0 5 Steiner 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 6 Becker ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 6.5 7 Opocensky 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 6.0 8 Takacs 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 5.0 9 Wolf 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 3.0 10 Fischer 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 3.0 11 Von Patay 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ 2.0 12 Gruber ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1.5 Thanks go to <sneaky pete> for help putting the finishing touches on this collection. Original collection: Game Collection: Vienna 1923, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Steiner vs Reti   ½-½ 42 1923 Vienna B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 2. Opocensky vs Tartakower 0-1 54 1923 Vienna D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. Spielmann vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 20 1923 Vienna C77 Ruy Lopez 4. T Gruber vs Felix Fischer   ½-½ 26 1923 Vienna A14 English 5. Gyula Patay vs A Becker   ½-½ 54 1923 Vienna A48 King's Indian 6. S R Wolf vs S Takacs   0-1 62 1923 Vienna B20 Sicilian 7. S Takacs vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 46 1923 Vienna A20 English 8. Tartakower vs Gyula Patay 1-0 51 1923 Vienna B23 Sicilian, Closed 9. Felix Fischer vs L Steiner 0-1 45 1923 Vienna E12 Queen's Indian 10. Reti vs Opocensky   ½-½ 39 1923 Vienna A15 English 11. A Becker vs Spielmann   ½-½ 28 1923 Vienna D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. S R Wolf vs T Gruber   1-0 66 1923 Vienna B02 Alekhine's Defense 13. Spielmann vs Tartakower   ½-½ 36 1923 Vienna B41 Sicilian, Kan 14. Gruenfeld vs A Becker   ½-½ 27 1923 Vienna D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. T Gruber vs S Takacs   0-1 46 1923 Vienna A12 English with b3 16. L Steiner vs S R Wolf   1-0 71 1923 Vienna C66 Ruy Lopez 17. Opocensky vs Felix Fischer   1-0 58 1923 Vienna A15 English 18. Gyula Patay vs Reti 0-1 37 1923 Vienna D85 Grunfeld 19. Tartakower vs Gruenfeld 1-0 32 1923 Vienna C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 20. Reti vs Spielmann 1-0 58 1923 Vienna A13 English 21. S R Wolf vs Opocensky   ½-½ 41 1923 Vienna B12 Caro-Kann Defense 22. S Takacs vs A Becker   0-1 36 1923 Vienna A12 English with b3 23. Felix Fischer vs Gyula Patay 1-0 50 1923 Vienna D02 Queen's Pawn Game 24. T Gruber vs L Steiner   0-1 37 1923 Vienna C50 Giuoco Piano 25. Opocensky vs T Gruber   1-0 41 1923 Vienna C48 Four Knights  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Dec-11-13    Karpova: Karl-Schlechter-Memorial Tournament 1923 Opening Ceremony on November 15, 1923. Welcoming speeches by Hanacek (from the "Arbeiterschachklub" in the Cafe "Universale" in the Burggasse, the Chess Club hosting the event), Professor Dr. Krejcik (Chairman of the Austrian Chess Federation) and Heuecker from the Berlin Chess Federation. From page 292 of the November 1923 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung' 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. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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