Nuremberg 1896 chess tournament
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The Deutschen Schachbund had been founded in Leipzig on 18 July 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary...
was held in Eisenach in 1896 (Robert Henry Barnes
Robert Henry Barnes
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won Meisterturnier, and Wilhelm Cohn
Wilhelm Cohn
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won Hauptturnier).
Thirty-nine players wanted to participate in the master competition, nineteen were allowed in Nuremberg. When Amos Burn
Amos Burn
Amos Burn was an English chess player, one of the world's leading players at the end of the 19th century, and a chess writer....
withdrew, Rudolf Charousek took his place. The international tournament was played in the premises of the Museum Society in Nuremberg from 20 July until 9 August. The time limit was thirty moves in two hours. The main prizes went to Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
(3000 marks), Géza Maróczy
Géza Maróczy
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(2000 marks), Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch
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and Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
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(each 1250 marks), Dawid Janowski
Dawid Janowski
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(600 marks), Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz
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(300 marks), Carl August Walbrodt
Carl August Walbrodt
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and Carl Schlechter
Carl Schlechter
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(each 100 marks).
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total |
| 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13½ | |
| 2 | / | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12½ |
| 3 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | / | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
| 6 | / BohemiaBohemia Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | / | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10½ |
| 8 | / | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 9 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ | |
| 10 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | |
| 11 | / | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 12 | / | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8½ |
| 13 | / | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| 14 | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5½ | |
| 17 | / Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague... |
0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 5½ |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 4½ | |
| 19 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 4 |
Literature
Dr. Siegbert TarraschSiegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century....
und Schröder, Chr.: Das Internationale Schachturnier des Schachclubs Nürnberg im Juli-August 1896. Sammlung sämtlicher Partien. Nachdruck der Ausgabe Leipzig 1897. Reprint Band 28. Olms, Zürich 1982.