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Syracuse (1934) The tournament, organized as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the New York State Chess Association, was played at the Hotel Onondaga in Syracuse, New York. In general, the games were begun at 7:00 P.M. with adjournments scheduled for the next day. To fit 15 rounds into a 13 day schedule, extra afternoon rounds were added on August 15 and August 20. The time control was 36 moves in two hours, followed by 18 moves in one hour. Originally the tournament contained 16 players, but Isador Samuel Turover withdrew after losing to Arthur Dake in round 1 and the game was cancelled. Hotel Onondaga, Syracuse, New York, 13-25 August 1934 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Reshevsky * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 12.0 2 Kashdan ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 10.5 3 Dake 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10.0 4 Fine ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10.0 5 Kupchik ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 6 Horowitz 0 0 0 1 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8.5 7 Steiner 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 8.0 8 Monticelli 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6.5 9 Reinfeld ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6.0 10 Santasiere 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 6.0 11 Denker 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 * 0 ½ 0 ½ 5.0 12 Seitz 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 5.0 13 Araiza 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 4.5 14 Tholfsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ * 1 3.0 15 Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 * 0.5 Since only 45 of the 105 games from this tournament have been located, the following list of pairings and scores is provided to help in following the action. A game that is available will be indicated by an asterisk (*). If you know of any others, please leave a note on my forum. Round 1 (Monday, August 13): Monticelli 1/2 Steiner; Reinfeld 0 Kupchik*; Denker 0 Santasiere*; Tholfsen 0 Horowitz; Fine 1 Seitz*; Kashdan 1 Araiza*; Martin 0 Reshevsky*; Dake: Bye (win over Turover cancelled) Round 2 (Tuesday, August 14): Steiner 0 Reshevsky*; Araiza 1 Martin; Seitz 1/2 Kashdan*; Horowitz 1 Fine*; Santasiere 0 Dake*; Kupchik 1 Denker; Monticelli 1/2 Reinfeld; Tholfsen: Bye Round 3 (Wednesday, August 15): Reinfeld 0 Steiner; Denker 1 Monticelli*; Dake 1/2 Kupchik; Tholfsen 0 Santasiere*; Kashdan 1 Horowitz*; Martin 0 Seitz; Reshevsky 1 Araiza*; Fine: Bye Round 4 (Wednesday, August 15): Steiner 1/2 Araiza; Seitz 0 Reshevsky*; Horowitz 1 Martin; Santasiere 0 Fine*; Kupchik 1 Tholfsen*; Monticelli 0 Dake; Reinfeld 1 Denker*; Kashdan: Bye Round 5 (Thursday, August 16): Denker 1 Steiner*; Dake 1 Reinfeld; Tholfsen 0 Monticelli; Fine 1/2 Kupchik*; Kashdan 1/2 Santasiere; Reshevsky 1 Horowitz*; Araiza 0 Seitz; Martin: Bye Round 6 (Friday, August 17): Steiner 1 Seitz; Horowitz 1/2 Araiza; Santasiere 1 Martin; Kupchik 1/2 Kashdan; Monticelli 0 Fine*; Reinfeld 1/2 Tholfsen; Denker 1 Dake*; Reshevsky: Bye Round 7 (Saturday, August 18): Dake 1/2 Steiner; Tholfsen 1 Denker*; Fine 1 Reinfeld*; Kashdan 1 Monticelli*; Martin 0 Kupchik; Reshevsky 1 Santasiere*; Seitz 0 Horowitz; Araiza Munoz: Bye Round 8 (Saturday, August 18): Steiner 1/2 Horowitz ; Santasiere 1/2 Araiza; Kupchik 1/2 Reshevsky*; Monticelli 1 Martin; Reinfeld 0 Kashdan; Denker 1 Fine*; Dake 1 Tholfsen*; Seitz: Bye Sunday, August 19 reserved for adjournments. Round 9 (Monday, August 20): Tholfsen 0 Steiner; Fine 1/2 Dake*; Kashdan 1 Denker*; Martin 0 Reinfeld; Reshevsky 1 Monticelli*; Araiza 0 Kupchik; Seitz 0 Santasiere; Horowitz: Bye Round 10 (Tuesday, August 21): Santasiere 0 Horowitz; Kupchik 1 Seitz*; Monticelli 1/2 Araiza; Reinfeld 1/2 Reshevsky*; Denker 1/2 Martin; Dake 1/2 Kashdan; Tholfsen 0 Fine*; Steiner: Bye Round 11 (Tuesday, August 21): Fine 1 Steiner*; Kashdan 1 Tholfsen*; Martin 0 Dake; Reshevsky 1 Denker*; Araiza 1/2 Reinfeld; Seitz 1/2 Monticelli; Horowitz 1 Kupchik*; Santasiere: Bye Round 12 (Wednesday, August 22): Steiner 1 Santasiere; Monticelli 1 Horowitz; Reinfeld 1 Seitz; Denker 1/2 Araiza; Dake 0 Reshevsky*; Tholfsen 1 Martin; Fine 1/2 Kashdan*; Kupchik: Bye Round 13 (Thursday, August 23): Kashdan 1/2 Steiner; Martin 0 Fine; Reshevsky 1 Tholfsen*; Araiza 0 Dake; Seitz 1 Denker; Horowitz 1/2 Reinfeld; Santasiere 1/2 Kupchik; Monticelli: Bye Round 14 (Friday, August 24): Steiner 1/2 Kupchik; Monticelli 1 Santasiere; Denker 0 Horowitz; Dake 1 Seitz; Tholfsen 1/2 Araiza; Fine 1/2 Reshevsky*; Kashdan 1 Martin; Reinfeld: Bye Round 15 (Saturday, August 25): Martin 0 Steiner; Reshevsky 1/2 Kashdan*; Araiza 0 Fine; Seitz 1 Tholfsen*; Horowitz 0 Dake; Santasiere 1/2 Reinfeld; Kupchik 1/2 Monticelli; Denker: Bye Thanks to <Resignation Trap> and <Calli> for their help in finding these games. Although it's not complete, I hope this collection can serve as a starting point for further research. Round dates provided by daily reports in the New York Times, August 14-26. Original collection: Game Collection: Syracuse 1934, by User: Phony Benoni.  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 48  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kashdan vs J Araiza Munoz   1-0 46 1934 Syracuse C45 Scotch Game 2. Fine vs J A Seitz 1-0 66 1934 Syracuse A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 3. Denker vs Santasiere 0-1 36 1934 Syracuse A48 King's Indian 4. R E Martin vs Reshevsky 0-1 48 1934 Syracuse E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 5. F Reinfeld vs Kupchik 0-1 37 1934 Syracuse B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 6. I A Horowitz vs Fine 1-0 27 1934 Syracuse C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 7. H Steiner vs Reshevsky 0-1 36 1934 Syracuse C11 French 8. Santasiere vs A Dake   0-1 42 1934 Syracuse A25 English 9. J A Seitz vs Kashdan   ½-½ 57 1934 Syracuse C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 10. Reshevsky vs J Araiza Munoz 1-0 34 1934 Syracuse E16 Queen's Indian 11. Santasiere vs Fine   0-1 61 1934 Syracuse A12 English with b3 12. J A Seitz vs Reshevsky 0-1 32 1934 Syracuse D02 Queen's Pawn Game 13. F Reinfeld vs Denker 1-0 32 1934 Syracuse A04 Reti Opening 14. E Tholfsen vs Santasiere   0-1 32 1934 Syracuse A96 Dutch, Classical Variation 15. Kashdan vs I A Horowitz   1-0 41 1934 Syracuse D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 16. Kupchik vs E Tholfsen   1-0 76 1934 Syracuse A15 English 17. Denker vs M Monticelli   1-0 28 1934 Syracuse A46 Queen's Pawn Game 18. Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz 1-0 15 1934 Syracuse D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 19. Fine vs Kupchik   ½-½ 30 1934 Syracuse C11 French 20. Denker vs H Steiner 1-0 26 1934 Syracuse D05 Queen's Pawn Game 21. Denker vs A Dake 1-0 32 1934 Syracuse A82 Dutch, Staunton Gambit 22. H Steiner vs J A Seitz   1-0 31 1934 Syracuse D02 Queen's Pawn Game 23. M Monticelli vs Fine 0-1 23 1934 Syracuse B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 24. Kashdan vs M Monticelli 1-0 57 1934 Syracuse D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 25. F Reinfeld vs Kashdan   0-1 17 1934 Syracuse C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 48    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Aug-14-16    Phony Benoni: In C.N. 10068, Edward Winter asked for the score of the game Monticelli - Horowitz, Syracuse, from which this position came: click for larger view Playing Black, Horowitz missed the winning move <28...Qxa1! 29>Rxf4 Qa8+, and went on to lose. Winter asked if the score of the game was available, and a score culled from a database appears in C.N. 10073: [Event "Syracuse"] [Site "Syracuse, NY USA"] [Date "1934.08.22"] [EventDate "1934.08.13"] [Round "12"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Monticelli, Mario"] [Black "Horowitz, Israel Albert"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Nxe4 7.d4 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7 10.Be3 Na5 11.Nd4 Nxb3 12.axb3 Qd7 13.b4 f5 14.f3 Ng5 15.Nd2 0-0 16.f4 Ne4 17.N2b3 Rfc8 18.g4 Rf8 19.Nxe6 Qxe6 20.Nd4 Qg6 21.Nxf5 Rxf5 22.Qxd5+ Kh8 23.Qxa8+ Rf8 24.Rxa6 Qxg4+ 25.Kh1 Qe2 26.Qxe4 Qxf1+ 27.Bg1 Rxf4 28.Ra1 Rxe4 29.Rxf1 Rxe5 30.Bd4 Rg5 31.Re1 Bf8 32.Re8 Rf5 33.Bc5 Kg8 34.Kg2 g5 35.Rc8 Kg7 36.Rxc7+ Kg6 37.Rc6+ Kh5 38.b3 Bg7 39.c4 bxc4 40.bxc4 Rf4 41.Bd6 Rd4 42.b5 Kg4 43.h3+ Kf5 44.b6 Rd2+ 45.Kf1 Ke4 46.b7 Kf3 47.Bb4 Rd1+ 48.Be1 Rb1 49.Rc7 Be5 50.Rf7+ Bf4 51.c5 Ke4 52.Rxf4+ gxf4 53.c6 Ke3 54.c7 1-0 Rightfully, Winter would like to see confirmation from a written source, which will no doubt be forthcoming. There is a description of the game in the "New York Times", August 23, 1934, which fits the score exactly: <"Monticelli turned back Horowitz in a brilliantly-played twelfth-round match The Italian adopted the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish opening, won a pawn in the middle game, and pushed his advantage to victory in fifty-four moves"> OK, almost exactly. The blunder was published in "Chess Review" January 1935, page 5, as part of Lester A. Brand's regular column, "Mistakes of the Masters". But it surely came to light almost immediately. While looking this stuff up, I took the opportunity to check my work on the round dates, and discovered a couple of mistakes. Specifically, Round 8: Saturday, August 18 Round Round 10: Tuesday, August 21 I've made the necessary corrections to the tournament introductions and game metadata. Aug-14-16    Calli: C.N. 10076 has the original publication. Aug-14-16    Phony Benoni: Winter's network is incredible. Oct-08-16    Phony Benoni: Another game from the tournament, submitted today: [Event "Syracuse"] [Site "Syracuse, NY USA"] [Date "1934.08.17"] [EventDate "1934.08.13"] [Round "6"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Steiner, Herman"] [Black "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?] [Source: "Los Angeles Times, October 7, 1934"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Qxd5 6.Nc3 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 a6 8.g3 Bd7 9.Bg2 e5 10.Nf3 Bc6 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Rfd1 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 0-0-0 16.Rac1 Kb8 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.Nh4 Kc7 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Nf5 Nb6 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Nxh6 Rd2 23.Nxf7 Rxe2 24.h4 Kd7 25.h5 Ke7 26.Rxc6 Rxb2 27.Rc7+ Nd7 28.Rxd7+ Kxd7 29.h6 e4 30.h7 e3 31.fxe3 1-0 Oct-09-18    perfidious: <PB....Playing Black, Horowitz missed the winning move <28...Qxa1! 29>Rxf4 Qa8+, and went on to lose.> Which proves yet again the adage that in analysis, even for a strong player, the easiest moves to overlook are such retreats. 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