CARL SCHLECHTER (born Mar-02-1874, died Dec-27-1918, 44 years old) Austria [what is this?] Carl Adalbert Hermann Schlechter was born in Vienna, Austria in 1874.(1) He learned the rules of chess when about 13 years old,(1) probably under the influence of problem composer Samuel Gold.(1),(2) Schlechter visited a business school (Handelsschule) and worked for a short time, before concentrating on chess.(1). Berthold Englisch recognized his talent and introduced him to the Viennese chess life in 1892.(1) Tournaments prior to World War I Already in early 1893, Schlechter won a tournament in Vienna ahead of Georg Marco. (3) He further established himself among Vienna's strongest players with a shared 3rd place in the Winter tournament 1893/1894.(4) At 9th DSB Kongress, Leipzig (1894) he finished only 11th out of 18. In 1895, he finsihed only 3rd in the Vienna Championship,(5) but put up a solid performance at the great Hastings (1895) tournament with place 9/22 and a win over the tournament winner Harry Nelson Pillsbury in their individual encounter. The year 1896 was busy and successful for him, as it began with a shared 1st place at the Vienna Championship 1896,(6) followed by a second place in the Vienna Chess Club tournament.(7) After a good +3 score at the great Nuremberg (1896) tournament, Schlechter finished equal fourth at Budapest (1896). In November 1896, he came in 2nd in a Vienna tournament behind David Janowski, but ahead of Simon Winawer and Jacques Mieses .(8) Schlechter dominated the Vienna tournament 1897 (9) and had a solid result at Berlin (1897). The year 1898 began with a slightly disappointing result at the Vienna Chess Club tournament,(10) but then he came in 5th at Vienna (1898) and shared 6th place at 11th DSB Kongress, Cologne (1898). The strong London (1899) tournament saw him coming in 5th again. Schlechter shared 2nd place at the second Kolisch Memorial in Vienna (1899/1900).(11) At Paris (1900) he shared 7th place, but he followed up with a shared 1st place at Munich (1900) drawing Pillsbury in the final tie-break match (+1 -1 =2). He dominated the Master Group of the Vienna Winter tournament 1900.(12). This was followed in 1901 by a 2nd place at Monte Carlo (1901). One year later, he had to satisfy himself with a shared 5th place at Monte Carlo (1902) and a 50% score in a Vienna tournament (13) though. After a 4th place at Monte Carlo (1903), Schlechter disappointed at Vienna (1903). The King's Gambit Accepted tournament at Vienna 1903, was also not a success for him.(14) Despite these discouraging results, Schlechter had a good year 1904. Unbeaten, he came in 2nd at Monte Carlo (1904), followed by a shared 6th place at Cambridge Springs (1904). In the USA, he also competed successfully in a team match.(15) Schlechter shared 1st place at Coburg (Meisterturnier) (1904) before winning the Vienna (1904) King's Gambit Declined tournament, which extended into 1905. The year 1905 continued to be a successful one for Schlechter with his triumph at the Austro-Hungarian Championship in Vienna,(16) followed by a 4th place at Ostend (1905) and a shared 4th place at the Barmen Meisterturnier A (1905). Schlechter did not slow down and turned 1906 into a banner year for him. First, he shared 1st place at Stockholm (1906) together with Dr. Ossip Bernstein. He then went on to win the huge Ostende 1906 tournament,(17) followed by 3rd place at Stockholm (1906). Schlechter only reached 6th place at 1st Trebitsch Memorial (1907). This was followed by a 2nd place at Ostend (Championship) (1907) and a shared 2nd place at Copenhagen (1907). The strong Karlsbad (1907) tournament saw him sharing 4th place together with Aron Nimzowitsch. 1908 turned out to be another banner year for Schlechter, who shared 1st place at Vienna (1908) together with Geza Maroczy and Oldrich Duras, and shared 1st place again with Duras at Prague (1908). The great St. Petersburg (1909) tournament was a disappointment for him, but the next year he won Hamburg (1910). Schlechter continued successfully by sharing 1st place at the 3rd Trebitsch Memorial in Vienna, 1910 to 1911, together with Rudolf Spielmann. (18) He suffered a slight setback at San Sebastian (1911) with a shared 5th place, but bounced back by sharing 2nd place at Karlsbad (1911) together with Akiba Rubinstein. In 1912, he started successfully with a win at the 4th Trebitsch Memorial in Vienna,(19) but only shared 8th place at San Sebastian (1912). He recovered and shared 4th place at Bad Pistyan (1912), and shared 1st place at the Budapest (1912) Queen's Gambit Declined tournament with Frank James Marshall. (20) He shared 4th place again at the 18th DSB Kongress (1912) in Breslau (today Wrocław). After a disappointing Club tournament in Vienna,(21) he went on to win the 5th Trebitsch Memorial in Vienna (1913).(22) At Baden-bei-Wien (1914) he came in 3rd but remained undefeated, and he won the 6th Trebitsch Memorial in Vienna (1914).(23) World Chess Championship Challenger In 1908, he challenged Dr. Emanuel Lasker for a WC match in 1909,(24) considering his contemporaneous tournament successes. Yet, he had to wait another year before Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match (1910), wherein he came within a whisker of winning the title of World Chess Champion: going into the final game leading by one point, he disdained a possible draw and ultimately lost. The drawn match meant that Lasker retained his crown. Matches In match play, he drew Marco in the spring of 1893 in a 10-game match at the age of 19.(25) In 1894, he drew matches against Marco (+4 -4 =3),(25) and Adolf Julius Zinkl (+4 -4 =3),(26) which were part of a tournament won by Marco ahead of Schlechter.(27) In 1896, Schlechter drew a 7-games match against David Janowski, (28) and in 1899 he drew a 6-games match against Semion Alapin. (29) In Carlsbad, June 1902, Schlechter clearly defeated Janowski in a match by the score of +6 -1 =3.(30) Shortly afterward in 1902, he allegedly played an 8-games match against Samuel Mikulka in Olomouc, but the final score is not known.(31) He beat the young Richard Reti in a short casual match in Vienna in 1903,(32) and played a short match against Richard Teichmann in 1904 of which the score was +1 -1 =1, but possibly a 4th game was played.(33) In 1909, Schlechter lost a blindfold match against Mieses in Stuttgart by +0 -2 =1.(34) He drew Siegbert Tarrasch in Tarrasch - Schlechter (1911). At the beginning of 1918, Schlechter lost the match Rubinstein - Schlechter (1918). Final Years The outbreak of World War I put an end to international tournament play for the duration. In 1915, Schlechter convincingly won the 7th Trebitsch Memorial in Vienna.(35) In 1918, Schlechter competed again internationally with a second-place finish at Berlin Four Masters (1918) and a 3rd place at Berlin Grandmasters (1918). He played one further tournament in Budapest. The Budapest Chess Club arranged a Simul for him, but a few days after it, he had to be admitted to the local Rochus hospital.(36) There he died on December 27, 1918.(36) Possible causes of his death are a lung disease aggravated by lack of proper nutrition, tuberculosis, pneumonia and the Spanish flu epidemic.(37) Literary works Schlechter authored Die Budapester Verteidigung des Damengambits: eine theoretische Studie (Bernhard Kagan, 1918) on the Budapest Gambit, and Das angenommene Königsgambit (Bernhard Kagan, 1918) on the King's Gambit Accepted. Marco and Schlechter edited the Karlsbad 1907 tournament book (Das Internationale Schachmeisterturnier in Karlsbad 1907, Verlag der Wiener Schachzeitung, 1911). He was co-editor of the Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1899 to 1916 together with Johann Nepomuk Berger. He also edited the 8th and last edition of Paul Rudolf von Bilguer 's and Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa 's Handbuch des Schachspiels (Veit & Comp., 1912 to 1916). Chess Compositions Schlechter also distinguished himself as a problem composer.(38) Two examples, Ergo bibamus and Honor et Patria, can be found here Carl Schlechter (kibitz #378). Contemporary judgement "By the death of Carl Schlechter at the early age of forty-four, chess has been deprived of one of the most distinguished exponents it has ever known. He had, of all the great masters, the most artistic temperament; that is to say, there is a sense of imagination and ideality in his play, which is found elsewhere only in Morphy, and possibly in Frank Marshall at his best. This undoubtedly gave that peculiar quality to Schlechter’s practice which earned for him the familiar sobriquet by which he was known to the chess world; for it is often evident he has chosen a drawn, rather than a victory, when the mode of obtaining it has gratified his instinct of perfection. At the same time, his genius in defence has never been equalled, and his record of only two losses in 100 successive tournament games will stand unshaken for many a year to come. This, however, was only one side of his strength. On the other side was a power of attack and combination, when he let himself go, from which no one could escape, and that produced game; ranking for brilliancy and beauty amongst the classics of chess. His bid for the World’s Championship proved him at least the equal of Lasker, and, but for one misjudged move, would have given him absolutely the premier title. His gifts as an analyst were no less conspicuous, and there is no opening which, alike in attack and defence, does not give evidence of his amending skill. His modest and unassuming character made him a general favourite, and there is no one will be more missed by the present generation of chess players than the famous 'drawing master of Vienna.'" (39) Sources (1) Weiß, Stefan, „Schlechter, Carl Adalbert Hermann“, in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 23 (2007), S. 33-34 (Onlinefassung); URL: http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/p... (2) According to Wikipedia article: Samuel Gold citing " Verkhovsky, Leonid Solomonovich (1984). Karl Schlechter. Fizkultura i sport. pp. 7 (Russian edition)", Gold was Schlechter's teacher in Vienna from 1887 onward. (3) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (4) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (5) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (6) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (7) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (8) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (9) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (10) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (11) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (12) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (13) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (14) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (15) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (16) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (17) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (18) Wiener Schachzeitung, February 1911, pp. 43-44. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek". See Carl Schlechter (kibitz #370) for details. (19) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (20) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (21) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (22) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... (23) Wiener Schachzeitung, September-November 1914, pp. 216-217. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek". See Carl Schlechter (kibitz #361) for details. (24) Wiener Schachzeitung, December 1908, p. 376. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (25) Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, December 1923, p. 328. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (26) Österreichische Schachrundschau, March 1922, issue 3, p. 21. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (27) See source (25). Marco beat Zinkl (+5 -2 =1), and so won the tournament ahead of Schechter, with Zinkl on 3rd place. (28) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/matches/m110... (29) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/matches/m115... (30) Wiener Schachzeitung, July-August 1902, pp. 146-157. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (31) Quarterly for Chess History, #7, 2001, pp. 535-537. Provided in Carl Schlechter (kibitz #278) (32) Edward Winter, The Réti Brothers, http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... (33) Rod Edwards, http://www.edochess.ca/matches/m142... (34) Wiener Schachzeitung, February 1909, p. 55. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (35) Wiener Schachzeitung, November-December 1915, pp. 246-247. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek". See Carl Schlechter (kibitz #360) for details. (36) Pester Lloyd, 1918.12.28, p. 15. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (37) Warren H. Goldman, Carl Schlechter! Life and Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard' (Yorklyn, 1994), pp. 45-50 (38) Theodor Gerbec, Wiener Schachzeitung, December 1928, pp. 370-371. Provided in "ANNO / Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (39) Illustrated London News, Saturday 15th March 1919, p.26. --- Wikipedia article: Carl Schlechter Last updated: 2016-09-04 13:08:28

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page 1 of 35; games 1-25 of 868  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Fleissig vs Schlechter 0-1 18 1893 Casual game A00 Uncommon Opening 2. Schlechter vs J Bendiner 1-0 33 1893 Vienna C00 French Defense 3. Schlechter vs S Herzfeld 1-0 30 1893 Vienna C29 Vienna Gambit 4. Schlechter vs Kern 1-0 26 1893 Vienna C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 5. V Hruby vs Schlechter   1-0 23 1893 Match C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 6. Schlechter vs J Bendiner 1-0 25 1893 Casual game C11 French 7. Schlechter vs J Thirring 1-0 35 1893 Vienna C25 Vienna 8. Schlechter vs A Zinkl ½-½ 29 1894 Vienna C49 Four Knights 9. L Fried vs Schlechter 0-1 14 1894 Vienna A02 Bird's Opening 10. G Marco vs Schlechter 0-1 40 1894 3-Player Match Tt D54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation 11. A Zinkl vs Schlechter 1-0 50 1894 3-Player Match Tt C49 Four Knights 12. Tarrasch vs Schlechter 1-0 40 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C66 Ruy Lopez 13. Blackburne vs Schlechter 1-0 40 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C30 King's Gambit Declined 14. Schlechter vs Janowski ½-½ 72 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 15. Schlechter vs J W Baird 1-0 32 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C67 Ruy Lopez 16. Schiffers vs Schlechter   ½-½ 28 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 17. Schlechter vs G Marco ½-½ 28 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C49 Four Knights 18. Lipke vs Schlechter 1-0 49 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C23 Bishop's Opening 19. Mason vs Schlechter   ½-½ 35 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C11 French 20. Schlechter vs J Berger   ½-½ 16 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C01 French, Exchange 21. A Zinkl vs Schlechter ½-½ 17 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. Schlechter vs Teichmann   ½-½ 18 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C42 Petrov Defense 23. Schlechter vs K de Weydlich 0-1 62 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 24. Walbrodt vs Schlechter   ½-½ 33 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C78 Ruy Lopez 25. Schlechter vs J Mieses 1-0 52 1894 9th DSB Congress, Leipzig C78 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 35; games 1-25 of 868

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 15 OF 18 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-21-13    Karpova: Edward Winter: <On pages 45-50 of 'Carl Schlechter! Life and Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard' (Yorklyn, 1994) Warren Goldman discussed Schlechter’s demise in detail, noting that possible causes of death were lung disease aggravated by lack of proper nutrition, tuberculosis, pneumonia and the Spanish flu epidemic. On page 46 he wrote: ‘Published accounts concerning the medical details are fragmentary and do not allow a firm conclusion as to the precise cause of death.’> From C.N. 8222 Link: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... Aug-27-13    Gottschalk: <Tassilo Lasa> Link containing 816 games of Schlechter http://www.gambitchess.com/antiques... Sep-07-13    Karpova: Theodor Gerbec: <Mit seiner zarten Konstitution war er den Strapazen der elenden Kriegszeiten im Hinterlande nicht gewachsen und so warf ihn der Anfall der Krankheit sofort nieder.> (page 370 of the 1928 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung') (With his delicate physique, he wasn't equal to the stresses and strains of the miserable wartime in the back country, and so the onset of the illness crushed him down immediately.) Oct-11-13    Karpova: At the age of 76, Carl Schlechter's mother Ms Meyer-Schlechter died. She was buried on April* 26, 1925. From page 76 of the March 1925 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung' * it says <Am 26. v. M.> Oct-19-13    Karpova: Regarding Ms Meyer-Schlechter: She was in the most bitter hardships and, to make amendments for what had not been done for her son Carl, a call for donations was started. The editorial staff of the 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung' started with 100,000 Kronen and said this way, donations would be collected and the names of the donators published. Source: Pages 305-306 of the December 1923 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung Dec-09-13    Fanacas: The Rocket: Actually % i believe lasker does not have fewer loses then Schlechter he has more wins though. Wince Lasker hardly drawed and Schlechter allot more. Jan-03-14    Karpova: VII. Leopold Trebitsch Memorial triple round-robin tournament, October 30 to December 17, 1915: 1. Schlechter 10.0 2. Reti 8.0 3. Dr. Kaufmann 7.0 4. Marco 6.5 5. Schubert 6.0 6. von Popiel 2.5 Prizes (in <K>): Schlechter 300, Reti 200, Dr. Kaufmann 150, Marco 100. Game honorary (in <K>): Schlechter 200, Reti 160, Dr. Kaufmann 140, Marco 130, Schubert 120, von Popiel 50. Schlechter scored +6 -0 =8, winning all his mini-matches. Mini-matches (I use + - = for win, loss and draw and 0 if no game was played): Schlechter vs Reti + = = Schlechter vs Kaufmann = = + Schlechter vs Marco = = + Schlechter vs Schubert = + + Schlechter vs Popiel = + 0 Reti vs Kaufmann + = = Reti vs Marco + = = Reti vs Schubert = - + Reti vs Popiel = + 0 Kaufmann vs Marco + = = Kaufmann vs Schubert + = - Kaufmann vs Popiel = + 0 Marco vs Schubert + = = Marco vs Popiel = + 0 Schubert vs Popiel = + 0 Points earned in each cycle: 1st cycle: Schlechter 3.0, Reti 3.0, Dr. Kaufmann 3.0, von Popiel 2.5, Marco 2.0, Schubert 1.5 2nd cycle: Schlechter 3.5, Dr. Kaufmann 3.0, Marco 3.0, Schubert 3.0, Reti 2.5, von Popiel 0.0 3rd cycle: Schlechter 3.5, Reti 2.5, Marco 1.5, Schubert 1.5, Dr. Kaufmann 1.0 Spielmann and Dr. Tartakower could not participate as they were at the front in Tirol and the Strypa (Ukrainian Стрипа and Russian Стрыпа) respectively. Albin was supposed to play, but dropped out after round 1 due to serious health problems (<ernstlicher Gesundheitsstörung>). He was replaced by Franz Schubert, who had registered too late. This was also Schubert's first Master tournament and he performed very well. Von Popiel managed to draw all of his first cycle games, but lost every game in the 2nd cycle. He then withdrew and the report mentions <offenkundige Ermüdung> (obvious tiredness). The prizes and game honorary was overall 1570 <K> and payed from the returns of the <Leopold-Trebitsch-Stiftung> (he had donated 40,000 <K>). Brilliancy prizes were donated by the <Freiherr v. Rothschild-Stiftung> (3 times 100 <K>) and Istvan Abonyi (100 and 50 <K>). Source: Pages 246-247 of the November-December 1915 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Jan-06-14    Karpova: VI. Leopold Trebitsch Memorial double round-robin tournament, November 12 to December 31, 1914: 1. C Schlechter 11.5 2. A Kaufmann 11.0 3-4. R Reti 8.5 3-4. R Spielmann 8.5 5. A Albin 7.0 6. J Krejcik 5.5 7-8. J Schenkein 2.0 7-8. O Strobl 2.0 Schlechter scored +10 -1 =3 (scoring -1 =1 against Kaufmann and conceding draws to Reti and Spielmann). Kaufmann reached +9 -1 =4 (scoring +1 -1 against Albin and losing no mini match). Prize money (in <K>): Schlechter 600, Kaufmann 400, Reti and Spielmann shared 500, Albin 100. Source: Pages 216-217 of the September-November 1914 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Jan-13-14    waustad: I was poking around and saw the title of a book: 'Carl Schlechter! Life and Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard.' I looked to see if it was available anywhere convenient and it seems that it is very expensive. Amazon had one new for around $4500 and 3 used starting at around $400. Perhaps somebody in the publishing biz might look into making an ebook available. Jan-13-14    TheFocus: <wausted> How much would you offer me for a mint, unused edition? Jan-13-14    tamar: I think our pocketbooks could only handle a used edition in schlechter condition... Jan-13-14    WannaBe: < TheFocus: <wausted> How much would you offer me for a mint, unused edition? > I'd offer you $99.99 plus $9.99 for shipping. Jan-13-14    TheFocus: Well, seeing as i am on IGNORE by <wausted>, I withdraw my offer to him. <WannaBe> I accept. Drop your address in my Forum, and we can get the ball rolling. Jan-14-14    TheFocus: The book is available at: http://www.chessbookstore.com/. <CARL SCHLECHTER! THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE AUSTRIAN CHESS WIZARD, by Warren Goldman. Yorklyn, 1994. Hardback, 551 pages. 244 games‹most with notes. Good indices & bibliography. 54 photos & drawings. More than just a games collection due to the heavy research the author spent on Schlechter's life and contributions to chess in his writings as well as his tournament career. No longer available to dealers. Few copies left. $80> Jan-27-14    Karpova: 5-board Simul against strong opposition on November 30, 1910, in the Vienna Amateur Chess Club - Schlechter's opponents were Dr. Ph. Meitner, Otto Strobl, Prof. Hugo Soyka, Erwin Kondor and Sigmund Steiner. Schlechter scored +3 -0 =2, beating Strobl, Kondor and Steiner. He played a second time against Strobl and won and H. Steiner (draw). As the WSZ is referring to the 2nd game against Steiner, I guess it was again Siegmund Steiner and that the <H.> is simply a typo. Source: Page 24 of the January 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Jan-28-14    Karpova: Schlechter visited the <Societa scacchistica Triestina> from December 7 to 9, 1910. On the first day, he gave a 19-board Simul and scored +12 -3 =4. On the second day, he gave a 6-board Blindfold Simul and scored +6 -0 =0. On the last day, he played a serious game against Matteo Gadich, which ended drawn after 4 hours. Source: Pages 36-37 of the January 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Jan-29-14    Karpova: The 3rd Trebitsch Memorial, a double-round robin tournament from December 8, 1910, to January 14, 1911, in Vienna. Schlechter shared 1st place with Rudolf Spielmann. 1-2. C Schlechter 10.0 1-2. R Spielmann 10.0 3. J Perlis 8.0 4. S Tartakower 7.5 5. R Reti 5.5 6-7. J Schenkein 3.5 6-7. S R Wolf 3.5 8. J Krejcik 1.0 Philipp Meitner should have played, but after his sudden death, Schenkein substituted him. Krejcik withdrew after round 4 (December 17, prior to his game against Reti) due to an urgent departure. Prize ranks were places 1 to 4. Schlechter remained undefeated, scoring +7 -0 =6 (6.0 points in the 1st cycle, 4.0 in the 2nd), Spielmann scored +8 -1 =4 (only loss to Perlis. 5.0 points in each cycle). Perlis (with 5.0) and Tartakower (with 4.5) also started promising, but then both scored only 3.0 points in the 2nd cycle. Reti was never a contender for 1st place, scoring 2.5 in cycle 1 and 3.0 in cycle 2 and, scoring +4 -6 =3, lost a game in every mini match (except for the one against Krejcik, who left before they could play a game, so it's one win by forfeit for Reti). Wolf and Schenkein played well, but were out of practice or less experienced, respectively. Both received the consolation prize donated by Freiherr Albert von Rothschild. Source: Pages 43-44 of the February 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Feb-02-14    Karpova: Schlechter had planned to leave Europe at the beginning of November 1910 in order to tour the USA and Canada. Three weeks for chess events in New York and prospects for a match against Capablanca. With regards to San San Sebastian (1911), Schlechter had to drop the plan. The match against Tarrasch seemed to have been postponed ad calendas graecas, which was understandable considering the latter's failure at Hamburg (1910). Source: Page 71 of the February 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Thankfully, the match finally did take place: Tarrasch - Schlechter (1911) Feb-02-14    Karpova: Simul in Bad Oeynhausen, where he stayed for a few days on his travel back from Hamburg (1910). On August 8 (1910), he faced 48 opponents, scoring +42 -3 =3. Source: Page 72 of the February 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Feb-06-14    Cemoblanca: Carl der Schlechter. ;] Amazing player. Mar-02-14    RedShield: Once I gifted Lasker a world championship match, Brother, can you spare a dime? Mar-02-14    Penguincw: R.I.P. to almost world champion Carl Schlechter (also one of my favourite players). Mar-02-14    WhiteRook48: While he may not have <been> the world champion, he was probably good enough to <be> the world champion. He put up a much better fight than Janowski, or Tarrasch, or Marshall. Mar-02-14    Penguincw: Don't forget about Steinitz (Steinitz has a -13 record through 36 games, or +7,-20,=9). Apr-10-14    Karpova: Chess Problems by Schlechter: 1) <Ergo bibamus>, Mate in 3 click for larger view Number 2834, from the problem tournament of the 'Silesia' 2) <Honor et Patria>, Mate in 3 click for larger view Number 2835, from the problem tournament of the 'Silesia' Source: 'Wiener Schachzeitung', September 1910, p. 318 Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 18) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 15 OF 18 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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