Carlsbad 1923 chess tournament
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The third international chess tournament (the first Carlsbad 1907 chess tournament
, the second Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament
) was held in the health resort of Carlsbad
(German: Karlsbad, Czech: Karlovy Vary), Czechoslovakia. The eighteen participants, under the direction of Viktor Tietz
, played their games in the Helenenhof Imperial Hotel, from April 27 to May 22, 1923.
Alexander Alekhine
showed great fighting chess and took the lead. But tailender Rudolf Spielmann
defeated him in the penultimate round, and Géza Maróczy
caught up. Efim Bogoljubow
joined the lead in the last round.
The results and standings:
The three winners earned 3,505 Czech Crowns for their victory, with Alekhine earning an additional "Prize of Honor," a crystal goblet worth 1,000 Crowns, and Bogoljubov receiving a cash prize worth half Alekhine's prize. The tournament also saw the distribution of ten brilliancy prizes, including three "first prizes" which went to Alekhine for his win against Grünfeld, Nimzowitsch for his win against Yates, and Yates for his win against Alekhine.
Carlsbad 1907 chess tournament
The first international chess tournament in Carlsbad was held in the magnificent Kaiserbad . Twenty one great masters, under the direction of Viktor Tietz, played in the Kurhaus Hotel Imperial from August 20 to September 17, 1907.The results and standings:...
, the second Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament
Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament
Carlsbad is known in the whole chess world thanks to four international tournaments, held in 1907, 1911, 1923 and 1929....
) was held in the health resort of Carlsbad
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
(German: Karlsbad, Czech: Karlovy Vary), Czechoslovakia. The eighteen participants, under the direction of Viktor Tietz
Viktor Tietz
Viktor Tietz was a Czech–German chess player, chess life organizer and local politician....
, played their games in the Helenenhof Imperial Hotel, from April 27 to May 22, 1923.
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
showed great fighting chess and took the lead. But tailender Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
defeated him in the penultimate round, and Géza Maróczy
Géza Maróczy
Géza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:...
caught up. Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Dmitriyevich Bogolyubov was a Russo-German chess grandmaster who won numerous events and played two matches with Alexander Alekhine for the world championship.-Early career:...
joined the lead in the last round.
The results and standings:
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | |
| 1-3 | 0 | x | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 | |
| 1-3 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 | |
| 4-5 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | |
| 4-5 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | |
| 6-7 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| 6-7 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9.5 | |
| 9 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | |
| 10 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.5 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| 17-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 0 | 5.0 | |
| 17-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 5.0 |
The three winners earned 3,505 Czech Crowns for their victory, with Alekhine earning an additional "Prize of Honor," a crystal goblet worth 1,000 Crowns, and Bogoljubov receiving a cash prize worth half Alekhine's prize. The tournament also saw the distribution of ten brilliancy prizes, including three "first prizes" which went to Alekhine for his win against Grünfeld, Nimzowitsch for his win against Yates, and Yates for his win against Alekhine.