Schlechter, for winning, received an additional half-point. Had the replayed game resulted in another draw, each player would have received another quarter-point.

If you drew you receieved a quarter of a point, and had to replay. If you then won your replay, you got an extra half point, and your opponent recieved nothing more. If you drew your replay, you both received a further quarter point.

The tournament book published by The Chess Player in 1997 states that Marco clearly had all of the game scores but no trace of these has been found. After Marco's death in 1923, his books were sold at two auctions in Vienna, but there was no mention of manuscripts or the missing game scores.

Many of the last 95 games were found in various newspapers of the day and were included in the tournament book.

This particular game was played in the 17th round and was one of the missing games. An incomplete game score was all that could be located. The tournament book includes only the following information for this game:

<Popiel - Schlechter: A Bishop's Opening turned into a Giuoco Piano and a draw without special feature. 1. e4 e5 2.Bc4...>

Draws in this tournament were scored as 1/4 point and had to be replayed. When this draw was replayed Schlechter won and obtained another 1/2 point.

Schlechter finished 6th (6/20) in this tournament scoring 12 points (+10 -4 =12).

Popiel finished 16th, scoring 7 1/4 points (+6 -12 =5).

The Popiel - Schlechter game was played, but the complete game score is missing. Perhaps some researcher will still be able to locate the complete game score from some unsearched publication.

The tournament book does list 8 other games, from the very end of the tournament that were not played, but were agreed drawn.

In this tournament "Grandmaster draws" were prohibited. All agreements to draw a game had to be submitted to the Director of Play (Jules Arnous de Riviere) who had the sole discretion whether to allow a draw or to make the game continue. The fact that draws had to be re-played and the arcane way that draws affected the point system, whether or not this was a practical solution, does demonstrate that unnecessary or system-manipulating draws were considered a problem and were highly discouraged even at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Iggy Pop, aka Ignacy Popiel, aka Ignatz von Popiel has been all but forgotten. His nephew, Stefan Popiel, is only slightly better remembered. He was born in Lvov (Lviv), then a city in Poland (now in Ukraine). While he never won any major tournaments, he was an excellent analyst.

According to the tournament book, Monte Carlo 1902, by The Chess Player, the tournament rules required that at least 30 moves be played before a draw could be agreed to. Any exceptions to this rule had to be referred to the director of play, Jules Arnous de Riviere.

A review of the tournament book, shows there were several draws in exactly 30 moves and, of course, many more in excess of 30 moves. In the game Teichmann - Mason, the players wanted to agree to a draw after move 24, but were required to play on. That game was drawn in 35 moves.

Two games were drawn in less than 30 moves. The first was Mieses vs Schlechter, 1902 in 23 moves. As nearly all of the pieces had been exchanged, the decision to allow this draw was logical.

The other game drawn in less that 30 moves was Teichmann vs H Wolf, 1902. The tournament book notes <Only the opening was played: every piece was exchanged alternately, and by permission of the director of play, given up and drawn.>

However, towards the end of the tournament, several players agreed to draws without playing. The tournament book notes, <The players payed their own accommodation costs and so, toward the end of the tournament, a number of players who were out of the running for prizes, agreed to share the point so that they could leave Monte Carlo early.>

The following games were agreed drawn without play: Wolf - Schlecter (2nd game); Eisenberg - Mason; Mason - Eisenberg; Popiel - Gunsberg (2nd game); Eisenberg - Scheve; Scheve - Eisenberg; Marco - Napier & Napier - Marco.

As several of these players later participated the 1903 or 1904 Monte Carlo tournaments, it seems that de Riviere did not wish to penalize these players for their draw agreements. The additional rounds for the byes and the replay rule had caused the tournament to last nearly 6 weeks. It is understandable that many of the players were anxious to leave.

SBC, I note with interest your reference to Stefan Popiel. I was privileged to play 3 games against a Stephan Popel, who I think is the person you are referring to. I lost the tournament game, but did get a draw in one of the two simultaneous games. I note Popel did well in the US Open in 1956, tieing for 4/8th with Fischer. At the New Western Open in 1957, Popel finished in a tie for 3/5th, 1/2 point ahead of Fischer and at the North Central Open in 1957, Popel and Kalme tied for 1st, a full point ahead of Fischer.

Thanks for the details concerning the draws. I love details.

Yes, Stefan Popiel is Stephan Popel is Stepan Popel. Congratulations on your one draw. That's more than I would have accomplished.