An undercard for the international tournament and the first major success for the sixteen-year-old Alexander Alekhine. The original entry list included:

Alexander Alekhine Anatol Tschepurnoff Dawid Daniuszewski Moisei Elyashiv Peter Evtifeev Volf Goldfarb Bernhard Gregory Grigory Helbach Stefan Izbinsky Sergey F Lebedev Boris Maliutin bad player ID Peter Romanovsky Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz Georg Rotlewi Vasily Rozanov Nikolay Tereshchenko Boris Verlinsky Apollon Viakhirev.

The games are notable for the fighting spirit of the players. Members of the <Never Resign! School> will find much food for thought here.

With an odd number of players originally and two early withdrawals, each player received in effect three byes; therefore, round-by-round standings are somewhat misleading. By round 11, however, it was clear this was going to be a two-man race between Alekhine and Rotlewi, who shared the lead despite having already had their three non-counting rounds. Thereafter they bounced back and forth until round 17 when Alekhine defeated Rotlewi to take a 1.5 point lead. He then lost in round 18, but a final round victory clinched first place. Bernhard Gregory was a close 3rd in the crosstable, but was never quite able to break into the top group

Byes, cancelled, and unplayed games will be mentioned in the round summaries, but will not show up in the final crosstable. An asterisk (*) indicates a missing game.

Round 1 (February 15)

1   Tereshchenko 1 Chepurnov
2   Alekhine     1 Izbinsky
3   Romanovsky   1 Maliutin
4   Elyashov     0 Daniuszewski
5   Nikolaev     0 Rotlewi
6   Lebedev      0 Helbach
7   Viakhirev    1 Rosenkrantz
8   Gregory      1 Rozanov (cancelled)
9   Verlinsky    1 Goldfarb (cancelled)
    Bye: Evtifeev

1.0-0.0: Alekhine, Daniuszewski, Helbach, Romanovsky, Rotlewi, Tereschenko, Viakhirev
0.0-0.0: Evtiefeev, Gregory, Verlinsky
0.0-1.0: Chepurnov, Elyashov, Izbinsky, Lebedev, Maliutin, Nikolaev, Rosenkrantz

10  Helbach      = Viakhirev
11  Rotlewi      0 Lebedev
12  Daniuszewski = Nikolaev
13  Maliutin     0 Elyashov
14  Izbinsky     1 Romanovsky
15  Chepurnov    0 Gregory
16  Evtifeev     = Tereshchenko
17  Goldfarb     0 Alekhine (cancelled)
18  Rozanov      = Verlinsky (cancelled)
    Bye: Rosenkrantz

1.5/2: Daniuszewski, Helbach, Tereshchenko, Viakirev
1.0/1: Alekhine, Gregory
1.0/2: Elyashov, Izbinsky, Lebedev, Romanowsky, Rotlewi
0.5/1: Evtifeev
0.5/2: Nikolaev
0.0/0: Verlinsky
0.0/1: Rosenkrantz
0.0/2: Chepurnov, Maliutin

19  Gregory     1 Evtifeev
20  Verlinsky   1 Chepurnov
21  Elyashov    0 Izbinsky
22  Nikolaev    0 Maliutin
23  Lebedev     = Daniuszewski
24  Viakhirev   0 Rotlewi
25  Rosenkrantz 1 Helbach
26  Alekhine    1 Rozanov (cancelled)
    Bye: Tereshchenko
Unplayed game: Romanovsky--Goldfarb

2.0/3: Daniuszewski, Gregory, Izbinsky, Rotlewi
1.5/2: Tereshchenko
1.5/3: Helbach, Lebedev, Viakhirev
1.0/1: Alekhine, Verlinsky
1.0/2: Romanovsky, Rosenkrantz
1.0/3: Elyashov, Maliutin
0.5/2: Evtifeev
0.5/3: Nikolaev
0.0/3: Chepurnov

27  Rotlewi      1 Rosenkrantz
28  Daniuszewski 0 Viakhirev
29  Maliutin     1 Lebedev
30  Izbinsky     1 Nikolaev
31  Chepurnov    = Alekhine
32  Evtifeev     1 Verlinsky
33  Tereshchenko 1 Gregory
34  Rozanov      1 Romanovsky (cancelled)
    Bye: Helbach
    Unplayed game: Goldfarb--Elyashov

3.0/4: Izbinsky, Rotlewi
2.5/3: Tereshchenko
2.5/4: Viakhirev
2.0/3: Gregory
2.0/4: Daniuszewski, Maliutin
1.5/2: Alekhine
1.5/3: Evtifeev, Helbach
1.5/4: Lebedev
1.0/2: Romanovsky, Verlinsky
1.0/3: Elyashov, Rosenkrantz
0.5/4: Chepurnov, Nikolaev

35  Verlinsky   = Tereshchenko
36  Alekhine    1 Evtifeev
37  Romanovsky  0 Chepurnov
38  Lebedev     = Izbinsky
39  Viakhirev   0 Maliutin
40  Rosenkrantz 0 Daniuszewski
41  Helbach     0 Rotlewi
42  Elyashov    1 Rozanov (cancelled)
    Bye: Gregory
    Unplayed game: Nikolaev--Goldfarb

4.0/5: Rotlewi
3.5/5: Izblinsky
3.0/4: Tereshchenko
3.0/5: Daniuszewski, Maliutin
2.5/3: Alekhine
2.5/5: Viakhirev
2.0/3: Gregory
2.0/5: Lebedev
1.5/3: Verlinsky
1.5/4: Evtifeev, Helbach
1.5/5: Chepurnov
1.0/3: Elyashov, Romanovsky
1.0/4: Rosenkrantz
0.5/4: Nikolaev

43  Daniuszewski = Helbach
44  Maliutin     1 Rosenkrantz
45  Izbinsky     0 Viakhirev
46  Chepurnov    1 Elyashov
47  Evtifeev     0 Romanovsky
48  Tereshchenko 1 Alekhine
49  Gregory      1 Verlinsky
50  Rozanov      0 Nikolaev (cancelled)
    Bye: Rotlewi
    Unplayed game: Goldfarb -- Lebedev

4.0/5: Rotlewi
4.0/6: Maliutin
3.5/4: Alekhine
3.5/6: Daniuszewski, Izbinsky, Viakhirev
3.0/4: Gregory
3.0/5: Tereshchenko
2.5/6: Chepurnov
2.0/4: Romanovsky
2.0/5: Helbach, Lebedev
1.5/4: Verlinsky
1.5/5: Evtifeev
1.0/4: Elyashov
1.0/5: Rosenkrantz
0.5/4: Nikolaev

51  Alekhine    1 Gregory
52  Romanovsky  1 Tereshchenko
53  Elyashov    = Evtifeev
54  Nikolaev    1 Chepurnov
55  Rosenkrantz 1 Izbinsky
56  Helbach     = Maliutin
57  Rotlewi     = Daniuszewski
58  Lebedev     1 Rozanov (cancelled)
    Bye: Verlinsky
    Unplayed game: Viakhirev -- Goldfarb

4.5/5: Alekhine
4.5/6: Rotlewi
4.5/7: Maliutin
4.0/7: Daniuszewski
3.5/6: Viakhirev
3.5/7: Izbinsky
3.0/5: Gregory, Romanovsky
3.0/6: Tereshchenko
2.5/6: Helbach
2.5/7: Chepurnov
2.0/5: Lebedev
2.0/6: Evtifeev, Rosenkrantz
1.5/4: Verlinsky
1.5/5: Elyashov, Nikolaev

59  Maliutin     0 Rotlewi
60  Izbinsky     1 Helbach
61  Chepurnov    0 Lebedev
62  Evtifeev     1 Nikolaev
63  Tereshchenko 0 Elyashov
64  Gregory      1 Romanovsky
65  Verlinsky    0 Alekhine
    Bye: Daniuszewski
    Unplayed games: Goldfarb -- Rosenkrantz, Rozanov -- Viakhirev
5.5/6: Alekhine
5.5/7: Rotlewi
4.5/8: Izbinsky, Maliutin
4.0/6: Gregory
4.0/7: Daniuszewski
3.5/6: Viakhirev
3.0/6: Lebedev, Romanovsky
3.0/7: Evtifeev, Tereshchenko
2.5/6: Elyashov
2.5/7: Helbach
2.5/8: Chepurnov
2.0/6: Rosenkrantz
1.5/5: Verlinsky
1.5/6: Nikolaev

66  Romanovsky   0 Verlinsky
67  Elyashov     1 Gregory
68  Nikolaev     = Tereshchenko
69  Lebedev      1 Evtifeev
70  Viakhirev    0 Chepurnov
71  Rotlewi      1 Izbinsky
72  Daniuszewski = Maliutin
    Bye: Alekhine
    Unplayed games: Rosenkrantz -- Rozanov, Helbach -- Goldfarb
6.5/8: Rotlewi
5.5/6: Alekhine
5.0/9: Maliutin
4.5/8: Daniuszewski
4.5/9: Izbinsky
4.0/7: Gregory, Lebedev
3.5/7: Elyashov, Viakhirev
3.5/8: Tereshchenko
3.5/9: Chepurnov
3.0/7: Romanovsky
3.0/8: Evtifeev
2.5/6: Verlinsky
2.5/7: Helbach
2.0/6: Rosenkrantz
2.0/7: Nikolaev

73  Izbinsky     = Daniuszewski
74  Chepurnov    0 Rosenkrantz
75  Evtifeev     1 Viakhirev
76  Tereshchenko 1 Lebedev
77  Gregory      1 Nikolaev
78  Verlinsky    0 Elyashov
79  Alekhine     0 Romanovsky
    Bye: Maliutin
    Unplayed games: Goldfarb -- Rotlewi, Rozanov -- Helbach
6.5/8:  Rotlewi
5.5/7:  Alekhine
5.0/8:  Gregory
5.0/9:  Daniuszewski, Maliutin
5.0/10: Izbinsky
4.5/8:  Elyashov
4.5/9:  Tereshchenko
4.0/8:  Lebedev, Romanovsky
4.0/9:  Evtifeev
3.5/8:  Viakhirev
3.5/10: Chepurnov
3.0/7:  Rosenkrantz
2.5/7:  Helbach, Verlinsky
2.0/8:  Nikolaev

80  Elyashov    0 Alekhine
81  Nikolaev    0 Verlinsky
82  Lebedev     = Gregory
83  Viakhirev   1 Tereshchenko
84  Rosenkrantz 1 Evtifeev
85  Helbach     0 Chepurnov
86  Maliutin    1 Izbinsky
    Bye: Romanovsky
    Unplayed games: Rotlewi -- Rozanov, Daniuszewski -- Goldfarb
6.5/8:  Alekhine, Rotlewi
6.0/10: Maliutin
5.5/9:  Gregory
5.0/9:  Daniuszewski
5.0/11: Izbinsky
4.5/9:  Elyashov, Lebedev, Viakhirev
4.5/10: Tereshchenko
4.5/11: Chepurnov
4.0/8:  Romanovsky, Rosenkrantz
4.0/10: Evitfeev
3.5/8:  Verlinsky
2.5/8:  Helbach
2.0/9:  Nikolaev

87  Chepurnov    0 Rotlewi
88  Evtifeev     0 Helbach
89  Tereshchenko 0 Rosenkrantz
90  Gregory      + Viakhirev (forfeit)
91  Verlinsky    = Lebedev
92  Alekhine     1 Nikolaev
93  Romanovsky   = Elyashov
    Bye: Izbinsky
    Unplayed games: Goldfarb -- Maliutin, Rozanov -- Daniuszewski
7.5/9:  Alekhine, Rotlewi
6.5/10: Gregory
6.0/10: Maliutin
5.0/9:  Daniuszewski, Rosenkrantz
5.0/10: Elyashov, Lebedev
5.0/11: Izbinsky
4.5/9:  Romanovsky
4.5/10: Viakhirev
4.5/11: Tereshchenko
4.5/12: Chepurnov
4.0/9:  Verlinsky
4.0/11: Evtifeev
3.5/9:  Helbach
2.0/10: Nikolaev

94  Nikolaev     0 Romanovsky
95  Lebedev      = Alekhine
96  Viakhirev    0 Verlinsky
97  Rosenkrantz  0 Gregory
98  Helbach      = Tereshchenko
99  Rotlewi      1 Evtifeev
100 Daniuszewski 0 Chepurnov
    Bye: Elyashov
    Unplayed games: Maliutin -- Rozanov, Izbinsky -- Goldfarb
8.5/10: Rotlewi
8.0/10: Alekhine
7.5/11: Gregory
6.0/10: Maliutin
5.5/10: Romanovsky
5.5/11: Lebedev
5.5/13: Chepurnov
5.0/10: Daniuszewski,Elyashov,Rosenkrantz,Verlinsky
5.0/11: Izbinsky
5.0/12: Tereshchenko
4.5/11: Viakhirev
4.0/10: Helbach
4.0/12: Evtifeev
2.0/11: Nikolaev

101 Chepurnov    0 Maliutin
102 Evtifeev     0 Daniuszewski
103 Tereshchenko 1 Rotlewi
104 Gregory      1 Helbach
105 Verlinsky    0 Rosenkrantz
106 Alekhine     1 Viakhirev
107 Romanovsky   0 Lebedev
108 Elyashov     1 Nikolaev
    Bye: Goldfarb
    Unplayed game: Rozanov -- Izbinsky

9.0/11: Alekhine
8.5/11: Rotlewi
8.5/12: Gregory
7.0/11: Maliutin
6.5/12: Lebedev
6.0/11: Daniuszewski, Elyashov, Rosenkrantz
6.0/13: Tereshchenko
5.5/11: Romanovksy
5.5/14: Chepurnov
5.0/11: Izbinsky, Verlinsky
4.5/12: Viakhirev
4.0/11: Helbach
4.0/13: Evtifeev
2.0/12: Nikolaev

109 Lebedev      0 Elyashov
110 Viakhirev    0 Romanovsky
111 Rosenkrantz  0 Alekhine
112 Helbach      0 Verlinsky
113 Rotlewi      1 Gregory
114 Daniuszewski = Tereshchenko
115 Maliutin     = Evtifeev
116 Izbinsky     1 Chepurnov
    Bye: Nikolaev
    Unplayed game: Goldfarb -- Rozanov

10.0/12: Alekhine
9.5/12:  Rotlewi
8.5/13:  Gregory
7.5/12:  Maliutin
7.0/12:  Elyashov
6.5/12:  Daniuszewski, Romanovsky
6.5/13:  Lebedev
6.5/14:  Tereshchenko
6.0/12:  Izbinsky, Rosenkrantz, Verlinsky
5.5/15:  Chepurnov
4.5/13:  Viakhirev
4.5/14:  Evtifeev
4.0/12:  Helbach
2.0/12:  Nikolaev

117 Evtifeev     1 Izbinsky
118 Tereshchenko 0 Maliutin
119 Gregory      1 Daniuszewski
120 Verlinsky    0 Rotlewi
121 Alekhine     1 Helbach
122 Romanovsky   0 Rosenkrantz
123 Elyashov     = Viakhirev
124 Nikolaev     0 Lebedev
    Bye: Rozanov
    Unplayed: Chepurnov -- Goldfarb

11.0/13: Alekhine
10.5/13: Rotlewi
9.5/14:  Gregory
8.5/13:  Maliutin
7.5/13:  Elyashov
7.5/14:  Lebedev
7.0/13:  Rosenkrantz
6.5/13:  Daniuszewski, Romanovsky
6.5/15:  Tereshchenko
6.0/13:  Izbinsky, Verlinsky
5.5/15:  Chepurnov, Evtifeev
5.0/14:  Viakhirev
4.0/13:  Helbach
2.0/13:  Nikolaev

125 Viakhirev    - Nikolaev (forfeit)
126 Rosenkrantz  = Elyashov
127 Helbach      = Romanovsky
128 Rotlewi      0 Alekhine
129 Daniuszewski 1 Verlinsky
130 Maliutin     0 Gregory
131 Izbinsky     0 Tereshchenko
    Bye: Lebedev
    Unplayed gams: Goldfarb -- Evtifeev, Rozanov -- Chepurnov
12.0/14: Alekhine
10.5/14: Rotlewi
10.5/15: Gregory
8.5/14:  Maliutin
8.0/14:  Elyashov
7.5/14:  Daniuszewski, Lebedev, Rosenkrantz
7.5/16:  Tereshchenko
7.0/14:  Romanovsky
6.0/14:  Izbinsky, Verlinsky
5.5/15:  Chepurnov, Evitfeev
5.0/15:  Viakhirev
4.5/14:  Helbach
3.0/14:  Nikolaev

132 Gregory    + Izbinsky (forfeit)
133 Verlinsky  0 Maliutin
134 Alekhine   0 Daniuszewski
135 Romanovsky 0 Rotlewi
136 Elyashov   1 Helbach
137 Nikolaev   0 Rosenkrantz
138 Lebedev    1 Viakhirev
    Bye: Chepurnov
    Unplayed games: Evtifeev -- Rozanov, Tereshchenko -- Goldfarb
12.0/15: Alekhine
11.5/15: Rotlewi
11.5/16: Gregory
9.5/15:  Maliutin
9.0/15:  Elyashov
8.5/15:  Daniuszewski, Lebedev, Rosenkrantz
7.5/16:  Tereshchenko
7.0/15:  Romanovsky
6.0/15:  Izbinsky, Verlinsky
5.5/15:  Chepurnov, Evtifeev
5.0/16:  Viakhirev
4.5/15:  Helbach
3.0/15:  Nikolaev

139 Rosenkrantz  = Lebedev
140 Helbach      = Nikolaev
141 Rotlewi      = Elyashov
142 Daniuszewski 1 Romanovsky
143 Maliutin     0 Alekhine
144 Izbinsky     - Verlinsky (forfeit)
145 Chepurnov    0 Evtifeev
    Bye: Viakhirev
    Unplayed games: Goldfarb -- Gregory, Rozanov -- Tereshchenko

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1  Alekhine     * 1 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 13.0
2  Rotlewi      0 * 1 = = 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12.0
3  Gregory      0 0 * 1 0 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.5
4  Daniuszewski 1 = 0 * 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 = 0 0 = =  9.5
5  Elyashov     0 = 1 0 * 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 0 0 = 1 1  9.5
6  Maliutin     0 0 0 = 0 * 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 = 1  9.5
7  Lebedev      = 1 = = 0 0 * = 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 0 1  9.0
8  Rosenkrantz  0 0 0 0 = 0 = * 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1  9.0
9  Tereshchenko 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 0 * 0 = = 1 1 0 = =  7.5
10 Romanovsky   1 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 * 0 1 0 0 1 = 1  7.0
11 Verlinsky    0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 1  7.0
12 Evtifeev     0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 1 1 0 1  6.5
13 Izbinsky     0 0 0 = 1 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 0 1 1  6.0
14 Chepurnov    = 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 1 0  5.5
15 Viakirev     0 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 * = 0  5.0
16 Helbach      0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 = = 0 1 0 0 = * =  5.0
17 Nikolaev     0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 1 = *  3.5