San Remo 1930 chess tournament
San Remo 1930 was the first international chess tournament held in the famous San Remo casino. Sixteen chess masters from Europe and the Americas, including the World Champion, played a round robin tournament from 16 January to 4 February 1930. The games were played in the casino during the day, and in the evening the playing hall was used for dancing.[1]
Alexander Alekhine dominated the field with a score of 14/15, 3½ points ahead of second place Aron Nimzowitsch, and winning the grand prize of 10,000 lire.[2]
The final standings and crosstable:[3]
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexander Alekhine (France) |
x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  Aron Nimzowitsch (Denmark) |
0 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 3 |  Akiba Rubinstein (Poland) |
0 | 1 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  Efim Bogoljubow (Germany) |
½ | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 5 |  Frederick Yates (England) |
0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Carl Ahues (Germany) |
0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ |
| 7-8 |  Rudolf Spielmann (Austria) |
½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 7-8 |  Milan Vidmar (Yugoslavia) |
0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 9-10 |  Géza Maróczy (Hungary) |
0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 9-10 | Savielly Tartakower (Poland) |
0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 11-12 |  Edgar Colle (Belgium) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6½ |
| 11-12 | Hans Kmoch (Austria) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
| 13 |  José Joaquín Araiza (Mexico) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ |
| 14 |  Mario Monticelli (Italy) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 15 |  Roberto Grau (Argentina) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 3½ |
| 16 | Max Romih (Italy) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 2½ |
References
- ^ "Baden-Baden 1925, San Remo 1930, Bled 1931 and Moscow 1956". Endgame.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "San Remo 1930". Chessgames.com. 1930-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "sanremo". Xoomer.alice.it. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
Literature
- Enrico Cecchelli (2006). Sanremo 1930: il torneo dei giganti. Edizioni Ediscere.