| 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg (1883) |
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Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (16-30 July 1883)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score Place/Prizes
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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
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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.
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Bird vs J Schwarz |
 | ½-½ | 10 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C13 French |
| 2. A Schottlaender vs Bird |
| 1-0 | 75 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 3. Blackburne vs M Bier |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C45 Scotch Game |
| 4. F Riemann vs Blackburne |
| 0-1 | 34 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C01 French, Exchange |
| 5. Gunsberg vs M Lange |
| 0-1 | 97 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | D05 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 6. Gunsberg vs Winawer |
 | 1-0 | 55 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 7. C Leffmann vs W Paulsen |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 8. A Fritz vs W Paulsen |
| 1-0 | 66 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | B40 Sicilian |
| 9. M Weiss vs F Riemann |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C49 Four Knights |
| 10. A Fritz vs Mason |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C13 French |
| 11. Paulsen vs V Hruby |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C49 Four Knights |
| 12. J Berger vs Paulsen |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | B58 Sicilian |
| 13. J Schwarz vs M Bier |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 14. C Leffmann vs M Weiss |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C70 Ruy Lopez |
| 15. von Bardeleben vs Winawer |
| 0-1 | 58 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | D04 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 16. E Schallopp vs V Hruby |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C22 Center Game |
| 17. A Schottlaender vs J Berger |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C50 Giuoco Piano |
| 18. von Bardeleben vs M Lange |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 19. Winawer vs Bird |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 20. Paulsen vs Blackburne |
| ½-½ | 61 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C02 French, Advance |
| 21. Mason vs Gunsberg |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 22. F Riemann vs J Berger |
| ½-½ | 60 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 23. M Lange vs J Schwarz |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C01 French, Exchange |
| 24. M Weiss vs E Schallopp |
| 0-1 | 20 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. A Fritz vs C Leffmann |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1883 | 3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg | C49 Four Knights |
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| Dec-24-13 | | thomastonk: See also http://www.chessarch.com/archive/00.... |
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Dec-24-13
 | | Phony Benoni: <thoomastonk> That is exactly how I picture Bird, gently contemplating yet another eccentricity. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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?! |
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| 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> |
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Apr-23-16
 | | 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. |
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| 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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