San Sebastián chess tournament

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There were two important chess tournaments in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1911 and 1912.

[edit] San Sebastián 1911

The tournament was held from February 20 to March 17, 1911.[1] The event was organized by Jacques Mieses, who insisted that all of the expenses of the masters were paid.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
1  José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 9½
2  Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)/ Poland 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9
3  Milan Vidmar (Austria-Hungary)/ Slovenia ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 9
4  Frank James Marshall (United States) ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 8½
5  Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)/ Germany ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 7½
6  Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7½
7  Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)/ Latvia 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7½
8  Ossip Bernstein (Russian Empire)/ Ukraine 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 7
9  Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7
10  Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/ Germany ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6½
11  Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)/ Hungary ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 6
12  Dawid Janowski (France)/ Poland 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 1 1 6
13  Amos Burn (United Kingdom)/ England 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 ½ 5
14  Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)/ Czech Republic ½ 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ 5
15  Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)/ Poland 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ * 4

The prizes were: first - 5000 Francs, second - 3000 Francs, third - 2000 Francs, fourth - 1500 Francs. Non-prize winners will receive 80-100 Francs per point. Brilliancy prize from Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild on 500 Francs was won by Capablanca for his game against Dr. Bernstein.[2]

[edit] San Sebastián 1912

The tournament was held from February 19 to March 23, 1912.[3] This tournament was one of five that Rubinstein won in a one year time span (San Sebastián, Breslau, Bad Pistyan, Warsaw, and Vilna).

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1  Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)/ Poland ** ½1 01 ½1 ½½ 1½ 01 11 ½½ ½1 ½- 12½
2  Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)/ Latvia ½0 ** 01 1½ 0½ 11 11 ½½ ½½ 11 ½- 12
3  Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria 10 10 ** 10 1½ ½1 ½½ ½1 ½½ 1½ 1- 12
4  Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)/ Germany ½0 0½ 01 ** 11 01 ½0 ½½ 11 11 1- 11½
5  Julius Perlis (Austria-Hungary)/ Poland ½½ 1½ 0½ 00 ** 1½ ½1 ½½ ½½ 1½ ½- 10
6  Frank James Marshall (United States) 0½ 00 ½0 10 0½ ** ½1 1½ ½½ 11 1- 9½
7  Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)/ Czech Republic 10 00 ½½ ½1 ½0 ½0 ** ½½ ½1 01 ½- 8½
8  Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria 00 ½½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 0½ ½½ ** ½½ 1½ ½- 8
9  Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/ Germany ½½ ½½ ½½ 00 ½½ ½½ ½0 ½½ ** ½½ ½- 8
10  Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)/ Poland ½0 00 0½ 00 0½ 00 10 0½ ½½ ** 1- 5
11  Leó Forgács (Austria-Hungary)/ Hungary ½- ½- 0- 0- ½- 0- ½- ½- ½- 0- ** 3

Forgacs only played the first half tournament and forfeited his last ten games.

The prizes were: first - 5000 Francs, second - 3000 Francs, third - 2000 Francs, fourth - 1500 Francs. Non-prize winners received 100 Francs per point.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1911sansebastian.htm
  2. ^ http://nimzowitsch.com/Tourn_and_Match/sanseb11.htm
  3. ^ http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1912sansebastian.htm
  4. ^ http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1008539
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