Amsterdam 1920

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Amsterdam 1920
Compiled by suenteus po 147

Three European chess masters were invited to compete against four Dutch players in an international tournament organized in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from May 25th to the 31st, 1920. Among the participants were Hungarian chess master Géza Maroczy, Czechoslovakian chess master Richard Réti, Hypermodern chess master Dr. Savielly Tartakower, and talented amateur Max Euwe leading the Dutch contingent. The seven players competed in a round robin event. Several exhibition matches with Euwe were played around the tournament, including one with the eventual winner Réti. His win here was the start of a string of successes for the young hypermodern master that would span the 1920's.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Réti 4½/6 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1

=2nd Maroczy 4/6 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

=2nd Tartakower 4/6 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1

4th Euwe 3½/6 0 0 ½ * 1 1 1

5th Marchand 2½/6 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1

6th Weenink 2/6 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½

7th Schelfhout ½/6 0 0 0 0 0 ½ *

Round One, May 25th
Maroczy vs Reti, 1920
(C11) French, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Schelfhout vs Euwe, 1920
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 61 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs H Weenink, 1920
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, May 26th
M Marchand vs Maroczy, 1920
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs Tartakower, 1920
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Weenink vs W Schelfhout, 1920
(C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, May 27th
M Marchand vs H Weenink, 1920
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Euwe, 1920
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs W Schelfhout, 1920
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Four, May 28th
Euwe vs M Marchand, 1920
(A84) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0
W Schelfhout vs Maroczy, 1920
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
H Weenink vs Reti, 1920
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, May 29th
M Marchand vs W Schelfhout, 1920
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1920
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs Euwe, 1920
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
Round Six, May 30th
Euwe vs H Weenink, 1920
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
W Schelfhout vs Reti, 1920
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 41 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs M Marchand, 1920
(A13) English, 60 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, May 31st
Euwe vs Tartakower, 1920
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs M Marchand, 1920
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
H Weenink vs Maroczy, 1920
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
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