There were two important chess tournaments held in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1911 and 1912.
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) | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Milan Vidmar ( Austria-Hungary) | 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) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7½ |
6 | Carl Schlechter ( Austria-Hungary) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
7 | Aron Nimzowitsch ( Russian Empire) | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
8 | Ossip Bernstein ( Russian Empire) | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
9 | Rudolf Spielmann ( Austria-Hungary) | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
10 | Richard Teichmann ( German Empire) | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
11 | Géza Maróczy ( Austria-Hungary) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 |
12 | Dawid Janowski ( France) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
13 | Amos Burn ( United Kingdom) | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 5 |
14 | Oldřich Duras ( Austria-Hungary) | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 5 |
15 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt ( German Empire) | 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 received 80-100 Francs per point. The brilliancy prize of 500 francs, sponsored by Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild, was won by Capablanca for his game against Dr. Bernstein. [2]
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) | ** | ½1 | 01 | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 01 | 11 | ½½ | ½1 | ½- | 12½ |
2 | Aron Nimzowitsch ( Russian Empire) | ½0 | ** | 01 | 1½ | 0½ | 11 | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | ½- | 12 |
3 | Rudolf Spielmann ( Austria-Hungary) | 10 | 10 | ** | 10 | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 1- | 12 |
4 | Siegbert Tarrasch ( German Empire) | ½0 | 0½ | 01 | ** | 11 | 01 | ½0 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 1- | 11½ |
5 | Julius Perlis ( Austria-Hungary) | 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) | 10 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | ½0 | ½0 | ** | ½½ | ½1 | 01 | ½- | 8½ |
8 | Carl Schlechter ( Austria-Hungary) | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ** | ½½ | 1½ | ½- | 8 |
9 | Richard Teichmann ( German Empire) | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ** | ½½ | ½- | 8 |
10 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt ( German Empire) | ½0 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 10 | 0½ | ½½ | ** | 1- | 5 |
11 | Leó Forgács ( Austria-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]
There were two important chess tournaments held in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1911 and 1912.
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) | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Milan Vidmar ( Austria-Hungary) | 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) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7½ |
6 | Carl Schlechter ( Austria-Hungary) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
7 | Aron Nimzowitsch ( Russian Empire) | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
8 | Ossip Bernstein ( Russian Empire) | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
9 | Rudolf Spielmann ( Austria-Hungary) | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
10 | Richard Teichmann ( German Empire) | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
11 | Géza Maróczy ( Austria-Hungary) | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 |
12 | Dawid Janowski ( France) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
13 | Amos Burn ( United Kingdom) | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 5 |
14 | Oldřich Duras ( Austria-Hungary) | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 5 |
15 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt ( German Empire) | 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 received 80-100 Francs per point. The brilliancy prize of 500 francs, sponsored by Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild, was won by Capablanca for his game against Dr. Bernstein. [2]
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) | ** | ½1 | 01 | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 01 | 11 | ½½ | ½1 | ½- | 12½ |
2 | Aron Nimzowitsch ( Russian Empire) | ½0 | ** | 01 | 1½ | 0½ | 11 | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | ½- | 12 |
3 | Rudolf Spielmann ( Austria-Hungary) | 10 | 10 | ** | 10 | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 1- | 12 |
4 | Siegbert Tarrasch ( German Empire) | ½0 | 0½ | 01 | ** | 11 | 01 | ½0 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 1- | 11½ |
5 | Julius Perlis ( Austria-Hungary) | 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) | 10 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | ½0 | ½0 | ** | ½½ | ½1 | 01 | ½- | 8½ |
8 | Carl Schlechter ( Austria-Hungary) | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ** | ½½ | 1½ | ½- | 8 |
9 | Richard Teichmann ( German Empire) | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ** | ½½ | ½- | 8 |
10 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt ( German Empire) | ½0 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 10 | 0½ | ½½ | ** | 1- | 5 |
11 | Leó Forgács ( Austria-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]