Ostend 1907 chess tournament

The tournament was divided into two sections: the Championship Tournament and the Masters' Tournament. The first section was for players who had previously won an international tournament.[1] The Championship Tournament took place in the Casino of Ostend from 16 May to 14 June 1907. Dawid Janowski, Siegbert Tarrasch, Carl Schlechter, and Frank Marshall had accepted the invitation for the tournament. Emanuel Lasker and Géza Maróczy declined and were replaced by Amos Burn and Mikhail Chigorin. The time restriction was 30 moves in two hours and 15 moves in one hour. Tarrasch won the golden medal and 2603½ francs. Schlechter became second and gained 2277½ francs.[2][3]

In the Ostend tournament of 1907 the term "grandmaster" was used, so these players were described as grandmasters for the purposes of the tournament. After winning the tournament, Tarrasch was crowned the "World Champion Tournament Player" by the tournament organizers.[4] Lasker finally agreed to a title match in 1908, and beat Tarrasch convincingly (+8 –3 =5).

The Masters' Tournament was a thirty-player round-robin. It was played from 16 May to 25 June. Ossip Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein ended equal as winners at Ostend B.[5] This tournament is arguably the largest all-play-all chess competition ever held on top-level.

Championship Tournament

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total wins
1 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Germanyxxxx½½10½1½1½1½½1½101½0112½
2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) / Austria½½01xxxx11½½½010½1½½½½1112
3 Dawid Janowski (France) / Poland½0½000½½xxxx1010111111½111½
4 Frank Marshall (United States)½0½½½1010101xxxx0½11½½1111½
5 Amos Burn (UK) / England0½01½0½½00001½00xxxx½1118
6 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)0½10½½0000½0½½00½000xxxx

Masters' Tournament

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Total
1 Ossip Bernstein (Russian Empire)/ Ukraine*½01½1111½110½½110½11½011101119½
2 Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)/ Poland½*½1½011½½½01½½½01111½½11111119½
3 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)/ Germany1½*10½10½111011111½011110100119
4 Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)/ Latvia000*1½0½½½½111½½11½½111½1111119
5 Leo Forgacs (Austria-Hungary)/ Hungary½½10*½10½½1½½1½1½1½10½1½1½11118½
6 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/ Germany01½½½*½½½0½01010½11011111111118
7 Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)/ Czechoslovakia00010½*½0½10101½1111½1110111117½
8 Gersz Salwe (Russian Empire)/ Poland001½1½½*011½11½111½½½½11½000117
9 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)/ Romania0½½½½½11*0½½½1½1½½½½010111½½116½
10 Walter John (German Empire)/ Poland½½0½½1½01*½½11½½½0½½½½1½10½1116
11 Saviely Tartakower (Austria-Hungary)/ Poland0½0½0½00½½*½½1111½½1101½1111016
12 Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russian Empire)/ Russia0100½11½½½½*½010½1½11½½½½011015
13 Erich Cohn (German Empire)/ Germany1010½000½0½½*10½1011111½½½01115
14 Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria½½00011000010*½01½½1110½1111115
15 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)/ England½½0½½00½½½001½*101001111111½014½
16 Julius Perlis (Austria-Hungary)/ Poland0½0½01½00½01½10*00½10011111½113½
17 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)/ Germany0100½½00½½0½0011*1½00½1½0111113
18 Georg Schories (German Empire)/ Germany10000000½1½01½010*1111011001012½
19 Hugo Süchting (German Empire)/ Germany½0½½½00½½½½½0½1½½0*0½½½½0½11112½
20 Moritz Billecard (France)/ France001½010½½½000010101*1½½110½0½12
21 Wilhelm Cohn (German Empire)/ Germany000010½½1½00000110½0*11½½110112
22 Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)/ Poland½½00½00½0½1½0001½0½½0*0½111½111½
23 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)/ Germany1½000000100½010001½½01*½011½111
24 Johannes Metger (German Empire)/ Germany000½½0000½½½½½00½0½0½½½*1111111
25 Hector William Shoosmith (United Kingdom)/ England0010001½000½½0001010½010*½101
26 Francis Lee (United Kingdom)/ England0000½0010101½00001½10000½*½11
27 Louis van Vliet (United Kingdom)/ Netherlands10100001½½001000010½00000½*1½
28 Franz Jacob (German Empire)/ Germany00100001½00000½½00011½½0100*1
29 James Mortimer (United Kingdom)/ United States0000000000110010010½000000½0*5

Note: Paul Johner, Switzerland, had to withdraw from the tournament after six games (annulated in the final standings).

References

  1. Sunnucks 1970, p. 223
  2. "Gentlemen on the Seaside". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  3. osta
  4. Chessville - The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
  5. ostendab
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