Moscow 1925 chess tournament
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This international super-tournament, organised by Nikolai Krylenko
, was held in Moscow
, the Soviet Union, from 10 November to 8 December 1925. It was the world's first state-sponsored chess tournament. There were eleven foreign stars and ten Soviet masters. World champion José Raúl Capablanca
and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker
were lured to Moscow by gold. A race between them, as in the New York 1924 chess tournament
, was expected before the tournament, but Efim Bogoljubow
won a sensational victory. Lasker finished 1½ points behind Bogoljubow and just ahead of Capablanca.
The event aroused great interest among the Soviet citizens. Hundreds of spectators followed the games in Hotel Metropol and ten of thousands watched demonstration boards downtown. Bogoljubow's win was regarded as a Soviet victory; however, shortly after this in 1926, like Alexander Alekhine
he left the Soviet Union and became a German citizen. Later Bogoljubow and Alekhine were called "renegades" in the USSR.
Nikolai Krylenko
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician. Krylenko served in a variety of posts in the Soviet legal system, rising to become People's Commissar for Justice and Prosecutor General of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic.Krylenko was an...
, was held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, the Soviet Union, from 10 November to 8 December 1925. It was the world's first state-sponsored chess tournament. There were eleven foreign stars and ten Soviet masters. World champion José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play...
and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
were lured to Moscow by gold. A race between them, as in the New York 1924 chess tournament
New York 1924 chess tournament
New York 1924 was an elite chess tournament held in the Alamac Hotel in New York City from March 6 to April 18, 1924. It was organized by the Manhattan Chess Club. The competitors included world champion José Raúl Capablanca and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker. Nine other top players from Europe...
, was expected before the tournament, but 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:...
won a sensational victory. Lasker finished 1½ points behind Bogoljubow and just ahead of Capablanca.
The event aroused great interest among the Soviet citizens. Hundreds of spectators followed the games in Hotel Metropol and ten of thousands watched demonstration boards downtown. Bogoljubow's win was regarded as a Soviet victory; however, shortly after this in 1926, like 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...
he left the Soviet Union and became a German citizen. Later Bogoljubow and Alekhine were called "renegades" in the USSR.
Results
The results and standings:| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | / | x | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15½ |
| 2 | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 3 | 1 | ½ | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13½ | |
| 4 | ½ | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12½ | |
| 5 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 11½ | |
| 8 | / | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
| 9 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10½ | |
| 10 | / | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 11 | / | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | / | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 9½ |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 9½ | |
| 14 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | |
| 15 | / | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 16 | / | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 18 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6½ | |
| 19 | / | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 6½ |
| 20 | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | x | 4½ |