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3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg Tournament

Simon Winawer14/18(+13 -3 =2)[games]
Joseph Blackburne13.5/18(+11 -2 =5)[games]
James Mason12/18(+8 -2 =8)[games]
Johann Berger11.5/18(+7 -2 =9)[games]
Curt von Bardeleben11/18(+8 -4 =6)[games]
Henry Bird10.5/18(+8 -5 =5)[games]
Fritz Riemann10.5/18(+7 -4 =7)[games]
Emil Schallopp10/18(+9 -7 =2)[games]
Jacques Schwarz9.5/18(+6 -5 =7)[games]
Max Weiss9/18(+5 -5 =8)[games]
Vincenz Hruby9/18(+5 -5 =8)[games]
Arnold Schottlaender8.5/18(+4 -5 =9)[games]
Louis Paulsen8/18(+5 -7 =6)[games]
Martin Bier8/18(+6 -8 =4)[games]
Wilfried Paulsen6.5/18(+4 -9 =5)[games]
Alexander Fritz5.5/18(+3 -10 =5)[games]
Isidor Gunsberg5/18(+4 -12 =2)[games]
Max Lange5/18(+4 -12 =2)[games]
Carl Leffmann4/18(+1 -11 =6)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg (1883)

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (16-30 July 1883)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score Place/Prizes ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1  Winawer • 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 + ½ 14 1st 1200ℳ 2  Blackburne 1 • 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 13½ 2nd 800ℳ 3  Mason 0 1 • ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 + 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 12 3rd 500ℳ 4  Berger 0 ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 + 1 11½ 4th 300ℳ 5  von Bardeleben 0 ½ ½ 1 • 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11 5th 200ℳ 6  Bird 0 0 0 ½ 1 • 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 10½ 6th-7th 110ℳ 7  Riemann ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 10½ 6th-7th 110ℳ 8  Schallopp 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 • 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1 10 8th 80ℳ 9  Schwarz 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 • ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9½ 9th 70ℳ 10  Hruby 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 9 11  Weiss 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 + ½ 9 12  Schottländer 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 • 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 8½ 13  Bier 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 + 1 8 14  L. Paulsen 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 • + ½ 1 1 0 8 15  W. Paulsen 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 – • 0 0 + 1 6½ 16  Fritz 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 • 0 0 ½ 5½ 17  Gunsberg 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 • 0 1 5 18  Lange – 0 0 – 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 – ½ – 0 – 1 1 • 1 5 19  Leffmann ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 • 4 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unplayed games: + for a win, = for a draw, - for a loss. Format: Single round-robin tournament, draws counting one-half.


Introduction
The 3rd Deutscher Schachkongress took place in Nuremberg in 1883. It included the 3rd Meisterturnier (masters' tournament) organized by the Deutscher Schachbund (DSB); the first two were 1st DSB Congress, Leipzig (1879) and 2nd DSB Congress, Berlin (1881).

As in the previous edition, the round robin tournament was an international event, pitting German masters against the best of Europe at the time. Germany was represented by its usual field of strong masters - including Louis and Wilfried Paulsen, Max Lange, and the winner of the Berlin Hauptturnier (1881), Curt von Bardeleben. England was represented by James Mason, Henry Edward Bird, and the previous Meisterturnier winner, Joseph Blackburne. Isidor Gunsberg and Max Weiss represented the Austro-Hungarian empire, and Simon Winawer had journeyed from Poland. The contests that ensued were hard fought and showcased the brilliance of the best players at the time. Winawer, who had shared first in Vienna with the great Wilhelm Steinitz the previous year, finished sole first here with the score of fourteen points out of eighteen games. Blackburne almost duplicated his finish from Berlin two years earlier, defeating tournament winner Winawer in their head-to-head game, but his greater number of draws was only good enough for second place, half a point behind. Mason took third, and the next places were taken by German masters Johann Berger and newly titled master von Bardeleben. Finally, this was a last hurrah for Winawer. He had been one of the world's strongest chess masters for the past 15 years, but his poor showing at London earlier in the year convinced him to retire. It was only by being ambushed by the tournament organizers in Nuremberg (he had traveled there to see a dentist) that he was convinced into participating, making this his last great international chess tournament victory.

Lange forfeited his last five rounds. There were also two forfeits in the last round: Wilfried Paulsen against his brother Louis, and Bier against Mason.

Notes
The Nuremberg Hauptturnier (1883) that ran concurrently with the Meisterturnier was won by a young Siegbert Tarrasch, qualifying him for DSB's 4th Meisterturnier in 4th DSB Congress, Hamburg (1885).

Source
(1) Detailed report with illustrations: http://www.chessarch.com/archive/00...

Credit
Original collection: Game Collection: Nuremberg 1883, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 164  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Bird vs J Schwarz ½-½1018833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC13 French
2. A Schottlaender vs Bird 1-07518833rd DSB Congress, NurembergB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
3. Blackburne vs M Bier 1-03618833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC45 Scotch Game
4. F Riemann vs Blackburne 0-13418833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC01 French, Exchange
5. Gunsberg vs M Lange 0-19718833rd DSB Congress, NurembergD05 Queen's Pawn Game
6. Gunsberg vs Winawer 1-05518833rd DSB Congress, NurembergD02 Queen's Pawn Game
7. C Leffmann vs W Paulsen 0-14918833rd DSB Congress, NurembergB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
8. A Fritz vs W Paulsen 1-06618833rd DSB Congress, NurembergB40 Sicilian
9. M Weiss vs F Riemann ½-½4618833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC49 Four Knights
10. A Fritz vs Mason 1-02618833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC13 French
11. Paulsen vs V Hruby  ½-½4018833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC49 Four Knights
12. J Berger vs Paulsen ½-½2718833rd DSB Congress, NurembergB58 Sicilian
13. J Schwarz vs M Bier 0-12418833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC77 Ruy Lopez
14. C Leffmann vs M Weiss  ½-½4918833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC70 Ruy Lopez
15. von Bardeleben vs Winawer 0-15818833rd DSB Congress, NurembergD04 Queen's Pawn Game
16. E Schallopp vs V Hruby 1-03418833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC22 Center Game
17. A Schottlaender vs J Berger  ½-½2218833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC50 Giuoco Piano
18. von Bardeleben vs M Lange 1-02718833rd DSB Congress, NurembergD02 Queen's Pawn Game
19. Winawer vs Bird 1-03118833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
20. Paulsen vs Blackburne ½-½6118833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC02 French, Advance
21. Mason vs Gunsberg 1-04018833rd DSB Congress, NurembergA40 Queen's Pawn Game
22. F Riemann vs J Berger ½-½6018833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
23. M Lange vs J Schwarz 0-14118833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC01 French, Exchange
24. M Weiss vs E Schallopp 0-12018833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC77 Ruy Lopez
25. A Fritz vs C Leffmann  ½-½2318833rd DSB Congress, NurembergC49 Four Knights
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-24-13  thomastonk: See also http://www.chessarch.com/archive/00....
Dec-24-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: <thoomastonk> That is exactly how I picture Bird, gently contemplating yet another eccentricity.
Jan-10-14  thomastonk: I got this week a copy of the tournament book, and this confirmed my sneaking suspicion: the introduction needs improvement and correction.

+++

Joost van Winsen mentions in his excellent article (link see above) that the 'tooth story' is not mentioned in German sources and the tournament book, and that no particulars have been found of Winawer's time of arrival. But the tournament book (p 27) gives a little bit of information and confirms everything else of Hoffer's story: "Die Vorwoche des Kongresses führte eine stattliche Anzahl von Schachspielern und Schachfreunden in Nürnberg zusammen. Ohne die Absicht, sich daselbst längere Zeit aufhalten zu wollen, berühte S.Winawer Nürnberg auf der Reise von London nach Wien, wohin er sich zunächst begeben wollte, und wurde selbstverständlich von den Nürnbergers nicht wieder losgelassen; -- dafür nahm er auch später den ersten Preis mit sich."

Rough translation: "In the week before the congress, a considerable number of chess players and chess lovers were present in Nuremberg. On a journey from London to Vienna Winawer arrived in Nuremberg without the intent to stay there for a longer time, and naturally the people from Nuremberg don't let him go; -- in exchange he took afterwards the first prize with him."

After Winawer the chess players from England and Vienna are mentioned, and then both Paulsens.

Apr-23-16  zanzibar: In the previous DSB Congress' intro (Berlin (1881)) on <CG> is this statement:

<... a formula from this event would serve as a template for all future chess congresses in Germany before the Great War.>

Leipzig (1879)

I took issue with the comment over there:

Berlin (1881) (kibitz #32)

This tournament, <Nuremberg (1883)>, actually returned to the older German formula of 2 games/day that had been abandoned in <Berlin (1881)> - the latter having adopted the more "standard" rate of 1 game/day used by most international tournaments.

So, being interested in the evolution of the "formula" of international play - I still wonder about the statement in the previous tournaments' intro.

Apr-23-16  zanzibar: From the intro <"not any more the sole strongest event in which to participate">.

Where's OCF when you need him?!

Apr-23-16  zanzibar: The following comments really could be made about any tournament:

<Commenting upon the Nuremberg tournament, the Field remarks that "Chess-players, as a rule, consider themselves at least pawn and move stronger than they really are; hence competitors entering a tournament hope to gain a prize by reasoning that they will be able to draw with the recognised favourites and beat those whom they consider—estimating their strength at the above standard—inferior to themselves." The outside world might conclude from this that Chess-players are very conceited persona, but this does not follow. Every player naturally judges of himself at his best, and takes little account of games lost by careless blunders. These he willingly forgets as fast as possible. His error consists in believing himself capable of avoiding mistakes when there is every inducement for him to play correctly. To play well is the gift of fortune; but to make mistakes comes by nature.>

<BCM v03 (Aug-Sep 1883) p340/351>

Apr-23-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <zed> Vastly amusing; I suppose by the above named criterion, in my best days I should have at been least GM strength, though not quite good enough to emulate Steinitz' supposed claim near the end of his life that he could offer God odds of pawn and move.
Jun-27-17  zanzibar: And talk about grinds, the Germans decided to play under this schedule:

9am-1pm, 2pm-6pm, 7:30pm-12am

That's 8 + 4½ = 12½ hrs/day.

(H.E. Bird - Renette p312)

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