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Gothenburg C Tournament

Oscar Nilsson10/13(+8 -1 =4)[games]
Holger Norman-Hansen9.5/13(+7 -1 =5)[games]
Bertil Eriksson8.5/13(+7 -3 =3)[games]
Aage Kier8.5/13(+7 -3 =3)[games]
Jacob Antoni Brekke8/13(+5 -2 =6)[games]
Axel Martinius Erichsen8/13(+5 -2 =6)[games]
Trygve Aalheim7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
Simon Krenzisky6.5/13(+6 -6 =1)[games]
C Wium6/13(+5 -6 =2)[games]
Sven Johan Bjurulf5.5/13(+3 -5 =5)[games]
R Svanberg5.5/13(+3 -5 =5)[games]
Katarina Beskow4/13(+3 -8 =2)[games]
T C Jensen3.5/13(+1 -7 =5)[games]
Gunnar Joram Gustafson0.5/13(+0 -12 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Gothenburg C (1920)
The event was sponsored by Erik Olson, who became the manager of Pripp & Lyckholm, a well-known brewery in Gothenburg. He and the chess patron Ludvig Collijn saw the need to set Swedish chess moving after the war, and offered (together with Rudolf Herzog) 20.000 Kroner in prize money. The Gothenburg Chess Club had celebrated its 40th anniversary last year with a chess problem tournament, and had hosted the 9th Nordic Congress (1919).

The event was opened on August 1 by Joel Fridlizius, the chairman of the Göteborg Chess Club, and then the players were welcomed by the "honorary speaker" Martin Anderson. The players were split into 3 groups, A, B, and C (this page). After dinner there was a blitz tournament won by Borislav Kostic. The regular tournament started on 2 August. Playing time was 11-3 pm and 5-9 pm with five games the first week and four games per week the last two weeks. And no play on Sundays. The rules of the Deutscher Schachbund applied. Chief controller of play was Martin Anderson.

Göta Coldin house, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2-19 August 1920

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Pts Prizes 1 Nilsson * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10 450* 2 Norman-Hansen ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9½ 300 =3 Eriksson 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8½ 225 =3 Kier 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 225 =5 Brekke ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8 138 =5 Erichsen ½ ½ ½ 1 1 * ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 8 138 7 Aalheim 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 100 8 Krenzisky 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 9 Wium ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * 0 1 1 ½ 1 6 =10 Bjurulf 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 * 0 ½ ½ 1 5½ =10 Svanberg 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 5½ 12 Beskow 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 4 13 Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 3½ 14 Gustafsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 * ½

Nilsson received the title Nordic Champion. In addition to the usual prizes, the players received 20 Kroner for each won game.

A and B groups: Gothenburg (1920) and Gothenburg B (1920).

Tournament book: Göteborg Schacksällskaps Jubileumsturneringar 1919 och 1920 (Göteborg 1921, 390 pp.) (reprint: Uppsala 1980 without group C games). There is also Göteborgs schacksällskaps internationella jubileumsturnering 1-23 aug. in Tidskrift för Schack vol. 26 (1920) pp. 145-176, and daily reports by 'Jacques' and 'M.A.' in the newspaper Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (available on microfilm).

Original collection: Game Collection: Gothenburg C 1920 by User: Tabanus. *Tournament book has 450, the newspaper 350.

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J A Brekke vs S J Bjurulf  ½-½441920Gothenburg CE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
2. K Beskow vs R Svanberg 1-0431920Gothenburg CC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
3. C Wium vs G J Gustafson  1-0561920Gothenburg CC15 French, Winawer
4. O Nilsson vs H N Hansen  ½-½551920Gothenburg CB01 Scandinavian
5. T C Jensen vs B Eriksson  0-1571920Gothenburg CC53 Giuoco Piano
6. A Kier vs T Aalheim  1-0301920Gothenburg CB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
7. A Erichsen vs S Krenzisky  1-0381920Gothenburg CC01 French, Exchange
8. T Aalheim vs K Beskow  1-0281920Gothenburg CD04 Queen's Pawn Game
9. S J Bjurulf vs A Kier ½-½581920Gothenburg CD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
10. G J Gustafson vs B Eriksson 0-1191920Gothenburg CC46 Three Knights
11. S Krenzisky vs J A Brekke 1-0421920Gothenburg CD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
12. H N Hansen vs A Erichsen  ½-½491920Gothenburg CC34 King's Gambit Accepted
13. R Svanberg vs T C Jensen  1-0341920Gothenburg CD02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. C Wium vs O Nilsson  ½-½371920Gothenburg CB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
15. J A Brekke vs H N Hansen ½-½451920Gothenburg CD02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. O Nilsson vs G J Gustafson  1-0371920Gothenburg CC47 Four Knights
17. A Kier vs S Krenzisky  1-0301920Gothenburg CC12 French, McCutcheon
18. T C Jensen vs T Aalheim  0-1361920Gothenburg CB40 Sicilian
19. B Eriksson vs R Svanberg  0-1361920Gothenburg CA40 Queen's Pawn Game
20. A Erichsen vs C Wium  1-0311920Gothenburg CD00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. K Beskow vs S J Bjurulf ½-½831920Gothenburg CB40 Sicilian
22. C Wium vs J A Brekke  0-1301920Gothenburg CC24 Bishop's Opening
23. H N Hansen vs A Kier  1-0491920Gothenburg CC55 Two Knights Defense
24. O Nilsson vs A Erichsen  ½-½341920Gothenburg CC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
25. G J Gustafson vs R Svanberg  ½-½441920Gothenburg CC29 Vienna Gambit
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  PGN Download
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