List of mini chess tournaments
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This article list some of the famous small chess tournaments in history.
The first international tournament with four players (two Spanish
and two Italian
) was held, at the invitation of King Philip II of Spain
, at the Royal Court of Spain
in Madrid
in 1575.
Introduction
The list comprises only regular tournaments with three or four players (Triangular or Quadrangular).The first international tournament with four players (two Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and two Italian
Italian people
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) was held, at the invitation of King Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain
Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....
, at the Royal Court of Spain
Spanish Golden Age
The Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. El Siglo de Oro does not imply precise dates and is usually considered to have lasted longer than an actual century...
in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in 1575.
Tournaments
- 1575 Madrid 1. Giovanni Leonardo da CutriGiovanni Leonardo Di BonaGiovanni Leonardo di Bona or Giovanni Leonardo da Cutri , known as Il Puttino was an early Italian chess master....
, 2. Paolo BoiPaolo BoiPaolo Boi was an Italian chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest chess players of the 16th century.He was born in Syracuse, Sicily and died in Naples.-External links:...
, 3. Ruy López de Segura, 4. Alfonso CeronAlfonso CeronAlfonso Cerón was a Spanish chess master.Born in Granada, he had become a Catholic priest. He was one of the strongest Spanish chess players in the 16th century... - 1821 Saint Cloud (Triangular) 1. Louis-Charles Mahé de La BourdonnaisLouis-Charles Mahé de La BourdonnaisLouis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais was a French chess master, possibly the strongest player in the early 19th century.- Early life :...
, 2. Alexandre DeschapellesAlexandre DeschapellesAlexandre Deschapelles was a French chess player who, between the death of Philidor and the arrival of Louis de la Bourdonnais, was probably the strongest player in the world...
, 3. John Cochrane - 1855 London (Triangular) 1. Ernst FalkbeerErnst FalkbeerErnst Karl Falkbeer was an Austrian chess master and journalist.-Life and chess career:Born in Brno, Bohemia, Falkbeer moved to Vienna to study law, but ended up becoming a journalist...
, 2. Adolf ZytogorskiAdolf ZytogorskiAdolf Żytogórski was a Polish-British chess master.Born in Poland, he was a political refugee after the collapse of the Polish-Russian War in 1830–1831 . He emigrated to England....
, 3. Brien - 1865 Elberfeld 1. Gustav NeumannGustav NeumannGustav Richard Ludwig Neumann was a German chess master.Neumann was born in Gleiwitz in the Prussian Province of Silesia. In matches he lost to Louis Paulsen at Leipzig 1864, and defeated Celso Golmayo Zúpide , and Simon Winawer at Paris 1867...
2. Viktor KnorreViktor KnorreViktor Knorre was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin.-Biography and family background:Viktor Knorre was born into a three-generation astronomer family...
3. Hoeing 4. Pinedo - 1867 Cologne 1-2. Wilfried PaulsenWilfried PaulsenWilfried Paulsen was a German chess master, an elder brother of Louis Paulsen.He tied for 3rd-5th at Düsseldorf 1862 ; took 2nd, behind Lange, at Düsseldorf 1863 ; won at Cologne 1867 ; shared 3rd at Aachen...
, Conrad Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, 3-4. Ehrmann, Emil SchalloppEmil SchalloppEmil Schallopp was a German chess player and author. He became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz–Zukertort 1886 World Championship match... - 1871 Krefeld (Triangular) 1. Louis PaulsenLouis PaulsenLouis Paulsen was a German chess player.In 1860s and 1870s, he was among the top five players in the world. He was a younger brother of Wilfried Paulsen....
, 2. Adolf AnderssenAdolf AnderssenKarl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He is considered to have been the world's leading chess player in the 1850s and 1860s...
, 3. Johannes MinckwitzJohannes MinckwitzJohannes Minckwitz was a German chess player and author.His best achievement was 2nd place, behind Adolf Anderssen, at Barmen 1869... - 1871 Wiesbaden 1. Carl GöringCarl GöringCarl Theodor Göring was a German professor, philosopher and chess master.In 1870, he took 3rd in the first Austrian Chess Federation Congress, held in Graz...
, 2. Adolf SternAdolf Stern (chess player)Adolf Stern was a German chess master.Born into a merchant Jewish family, he was the second child of Jacob Stern and Babette Caroline...
, 3. Johannes MinckwitzJohannes MinckwitzJohannes Minckwitz was a German chess player and author.His best achievement was 2nd place, behind Adolf Anderssen, at Barmen 1869...
, 4. Hermann von Hanneken - 1876 Düsseldorf 1. Wilfried PaulsenWilfried PaulsenWilfried Paulsen was a German chess master, an elder brother of Louis Paulsen.He tied for 3rd-5th at Düsseldorf 1862 ; took 2nd, behind Lange, at Düsseldorf 1863 ; won at Cologne 1867 ; shared 3rd at Aachen...
, 2-3. Ernst FlechsigErnst FlechsigErnst Flechsig was a German chess master.He shared 2nd at Düsseldorf 1876 , took 10th at Leipzig 1877 , and tied for 8-9th at...
, Constantin Schwede, 4. Asbeck - 1879 London 1. Henry Edward Bird 2-3. Joseph Henry BlackburneJoseph Henry BlackburneJoseph Henry Blackburne , nicknamed "The Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He learned the game at the relatively late age of 18 but quickly became a strong player and went on to develop a professional chess career that spanned over 50 years...
, James MasonJames Mason (chess player)James Mason was a famous chess player and writer. He was born in Kilkenny in Ireland. His original name is unknown: he was adopted as a child and only took the name James Mason when he and his family moved to the United States in 1861...
, 4. George Alcock MacDonnellGeorge Alcock MacDonnellGeorge Alcock MacDonnell was an Irish chess master.He tied for 3rd-4th at London 1862 ,... - 1883 Berlin 1. Hermann von GottschallHermann von GottschallHermann von Gottschall was a German chess master, son of the poet Rudolf Gottschall who was also a noted chess player....
, 2. Emil SchalloppEmil SchalloppEmil Schallopp was a German chess player and author. He became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz–Zukertort 1886 World Championship match...
, 3. Max HarmonistMax HarmonistMax Harmonist was a leading German chess master. He was probably the only famous chess player to have been by profession a ballet dancer. He often performed in the royal ballet....
, 4. Berthold LaskerBerthold LaskerBerthold Lasker was a German chess master.Born Jonathan Berthold Lasker, he was married to the poet and playwright Else Lasker-Schüler and was an elder brother of Emanuel Lasker.... - 1889 Berlin 1. Emil SchalloppEmil SchalloppEmil Schallopp was a German chess player and author. He became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz–Zukertort 1886 World Championship match...
, 2. Theodor von ScheveTheodor von ScheveTheodor von Scheve was a German chess master and writer.Scheve was born in Cosel in the Prussian Province of Silesia....
, 3. Horatio CaroHoratio CaroHoratio Caro was an English chess master.Caro was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but spent most of his chess career in Berlin, Germany. He played several matches. In 1892, he drew with Curt von Bardeleben , lost to Szymon Winawer . In 1897, he lost to Jacques Mieses . In 1903, he drew...
, 4. Hülsen - 1892 Belfast 1-2. Joseph Henry BlackburneJoseph Henry BlackburneJoseph Henry Blackburne , nicknamed "The Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He learned the game at the relatively late age of 18 but quickly became a strong player and went on to develop a professional chess career that spanned over 50 years...
, James MasonJames Mason (chess player)James Mason was a famous chess player and writer. He was born in Kilkenny in Ireland. His original name is unknown: he was adopted as a child and only took the name James Mason when he and his family moved to the United States in 1861...
, 3. Henry Bird, 4. Francis Joseph LeeFrancis Joseph LeeFrancis Joseph Lee was an English chess master.-Chess career:Lee played in a number of matches, and British and international chess tournaments, between 1883 and 1907... - 1894 Buffalo 1. Jackson ShowalterJackson ShowalterJackson Whipps Showalter was a five-time U.S. Chess Champion: 1890, 1892, 1892–1894, 1895-1896 and 1906–1909.-Chess career:...
, 2. Harry Pillsbury, 3. Adolf AlbinAdolf Albinright|thumb|Adolf AlbinAdolf Albin was a Romanian chess player, especially known for the countergambit that bears his name, and for the first chess book written in Romanian.- Life :...
, 4. Farnsworth - 1895 Skaneateles 1. Eugene DelmarEugene DelmarEugene Delmar , was one of the leading US chess masters of 19th century and the four-time New York State champion in 1890, 1891, 1895 and 1897. He won a match against Robert Henry Barnes with only a single draw .-External links:...
, 2. Richardson, 3. Albert HodgesAlbert HodgesAlbert Beauregard Hodges was an American chess master.-Chess career:As one of the most well known American chess players of the late 19th century, Hodges played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution.In 1894 he lost a match to Jackson Whipps...
, 4. Luce - 1895 Hastings 1. Géza MaróczyGéza MaróczyGéza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:...
2-3. Henry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest Atkins was a British chess master who is best known for his unparalleled record of winning the British Chess Championship nine times in eleven attempts. He won every year from 1905 to 1911, and again in 1924 and 1925...
, Rudolf LomanRudolf LomanRudolf Loman was a Dutch chess master.Loman had been living in London for a number of years. He played chess for money against rich Englishmen, like his Dutch pupil Jacques Davidson, though he had another profession, organ player...
, 4. Wilhelm CohnWilhelm CohnWilhelm Cohn was a German chess master.He participated in some strong tournaments. In 1897, he tied for 13-14th in Berlin . In 1898, he tied for 2nd-4th in Cologne . In 1899, he tied for 10-11th in London... - 1895/96 St. Petersburg 1. Emanuel LaskerEmanuel LaskerEmanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
, 2. Wilhelm SteinitzWilhelm SteinitzWilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and then American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894. From the 1870s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz was effectively the champion earlier...
, 3. Harry Pillsbury, 4. Mikhail ChigorinMikhail ChigorinMikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player... - 1896 Vienna 1. Berthold EnglischBerthold EnglischBerthold Englisch was a leading Austrian chess master.Englisch was born in Czech Silesia into a Jewish family. He earned his living as a stock-market agent....
, 2. Carl SchlechterCarl SchlechterCarl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
, 3. Georg MarcoGeorg MarcoGeorg Marco was a Romanian chess player.He was born in Chernivtsi , Bukovina...
, 4. Max WeissMax WeissMiksa Weisz was an Austrian chess player born in the Kingdom of Hungary.Weiss was born in Sereď. Moving to Vienna, he studied mathematics and physics at the university, and later taught those subjects.... - 1897 New York (Triangular) 1-2. Wilhelm SteinitzWilhelm SteinitzWilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and then American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894. From the 1870s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz was effectively the champion earlier...
, Samuel LipschützSamuel LipschützSamuel or Solomon Lipschütz was a chess player and author. He was chess champion of the United States from 1889 to 1890 and again from 1891 to 1894....
, 3. William Ewart NapierWilliam Ewart NapierWilliam Ewart Napier was an American chess master of English birth.- Life :... - 1897 Altona 1. Johannes MetgerJohannes MetgerJohannes Metger was a German chess master.He tied for 2nd-4th at Cologne 1877 , took 9th at Leipzig 1877 , took 7th at Frankfurt 1878 , and won in local tournaments at Schwerin 1883, Rostock 1884, and Wismer...
, 2. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, 3-4. Martin BierMartin BierMartin Bier was a German chess master.He won at Wesselburen 1879, took 4th at Leipzig 1879 , took 7th at Braunschweig 1880 , tied for 13-14th at Nuremberg 1883 , took 18th at Hamburg 1885 Martin (Max) Bier (1 April 1854 – August 1934) was a German chess master.He won at Wesselburen 1879, took 4th...
, Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906... - 1898 Budapest 1. Rudolf Charousek, 2. Géza MaróczyGéza MaróczyGéza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:...
, 3. Győző ExnerGyozo ExnerGyőző R. Exner was a Hungarian chess master.Born in Beregszász , Carpathian Ruthenia , he moved to Budapest...
, 4. Arthur Havasi - 1898 Elmshorn 1-4. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, Martin BierMartin BierMartin Bier was a German chess master.He won at Wesselburen 1879, took 4th at Leipzig 1879 , took 7th at Braunschweig 1880 , tied for 13-14th at Nuremberg 1883 , took 18th at Hamburg 1885 Martin (Max) Bier (1 April 1854 – August 1934) was a German chess master.He won at Wesselburen 1879, took 4th...
, Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906...
, Arved HeinrichsenArved HeinrichsenArved Heinrichsen , was a Lithuanian chess master.Born into a German family in Vilnius , he entered a gymnasium secondary school in Riga. After a short stay in St Petersburg, he left in 1896 for Berlin to study there at the faculty of medicine... - 1899 Budapest (Triangular) 1. Géza MaróczyGéza MaróczyGéza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:...
, 2. Győző ExnerGyozo ExnerGyőző R. Exner was a Hungarian chess master.Born in Beregszász , Carpathian Ruthenia , he moved to Budapest...
, 3. Miklós BródyMiklós BródyMiklós Bródy was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.... - 1900 Munich 1-2. Carl GöringCarl GöringCarl Theodor Göring was a German professor, philosopher and chess master.In 1870, he took 3rd in the first Austrian Chess Federation Congress, held in Graz...
, Abraham SpeijerAbraham SpeijerAbraham Speijer was a Dutch chess master.Speijer tied for 1st with Adolf Olland in the 1st Dutch Chess Championship at Leiden 1909, although Olland was recognized as the Champion....
, 3-4. Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906...
, Dirk BleijkmansDirk BleijkmansDirk Bleijkmans was a Dutch chess master.He twice won unofficial Dutch championship at Leiden 1896 and Leeuwarden 1904. He also tied for 2nd-5th, behind Adolf Georg Olland, at Arnheim 1895, took 2nd, behind Arnold van Foreest, at Groningen 1896, shared 2nd, behind Rudolf Loman, at Utrecht 1897... - 1900 Kiel 1-2. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, Oskar AntzeOskar AntzeOskar Hans Antze was a German chess player.He shared 1st with Hugo Süchting at Kiel 1900 ; took 4th at Hamburg 1905 ; took 4th at Bremen 1906 ; won at Leipzig 1913....
3. Johannes MetgerJohannes MetgerJohannes Metger was a German chess master.He tied for 2nd-4th at Cologne 1877 , took 9th at Leipzig 1877 , took 7th at Frankfurt 1878 , and won in local tournaments at Schwerin 1883, Rostock 1884, and Wismer...
, 4. Hermes - 1901 Kiel 1-2. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, Johannes MetgerJohannes MetgerJohannes Metger was a German chess master.He tied for 2nd-4th at Cologne 1877 , took 9th at Leipzig 1877 , took 7th at Frankfurt 1878 , and won in local tournaments at Schwerin 1883, Rostock 1884, and Wismer...
, 3. Oeltjen, 4. Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906... - 1901 Paris 1-2. Stanislaus SittenfeldStanislaus SittenfeldStanislaus Sittenfeld was a Polish–French chess master.Born in Poland, he lived in Paris from 1884. He participated at the Café de la Régence championships in Paris and took 3rd place in 1890 and 1892. Both events were won by Alphonse Goetz.Sittenfeld played several matches in Paris...
, Adolf AlbinAdolf Albinright|thumb|Adolf AlbinAdolf Albin was a Romanian chess player, especially known for the countergambit that bears his name, and for the first chess book written in Romanian.- Life :...
, 3. Jean TaubenhausJean TaubenhausJean Taubenhaus was a Polish–born French chess master.-Biography:Taubenhaus was a foremost Warsaw chess player in late 70s of 19th century. In 1880, he settled in Paris. In the 4th international Congress of the German Chess Association at Hamburg in July 1885, he took 14th place...
, 4. Maurice Billecard - 1901 Craigside 1. Amos BurnAmos BurnAmos Burn was an English chess player, one of the world's leading players at the end of the 19th century, and a chess writer....
, 2. Henry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest Atkins was a British chess master who is best known for his unparalleled record of winning the British Chess Championship nine times in eleven attempts. He won every year from 1905 to 1911, and again in 1924 and 1925...
, 3. Gunston, 4. Bellingham - 1902 Paris 1. Dawid JanowskiDawid JanowskiDawid Markelowicz Janowski was a leading Polish chess master and subsequent French citizen....
, 2. Jean TaubenhausJean TaubenhausJean Taubenhaus was a Polish–born French chess master.-Biography:Taubenhaus was a foremost Warsaw chess player in late 70s of 19th century. In 1880, he settled in Paris. In the 4th international Congress of the German Chess Association at Hamburg in July 1885, he took 14th place...
, 3. Theodor von ScheveTheodor von ScheveTheodor von Scheve was a German chess master and writer.Scheve was born in Cosel in the Prussian Province of Silesia....
, 4. Adolf AlbinAdolf Albinright|thumb|Adolf AlbinAdolf Albin was a Romanian chess player, especially known for the countergambit that bears his name, and for the first chess book written in Romanian.- Life :... - 1902 Carlsbad (Triangular) 1. Viktor TietzViktor TietzViktor Tietz was a Czech–German chess player, chess life organizer and local politician....
, 2. Dawid JanowskiDawid JanowskiDawid Markelowicz Janowski was a leading Polish chess master and subsequent French citizen....
, Moritz PorgesMoritz PorgesMoritz Porges was a Jewish Czech chess player.In 1882, he tied for 4-7th in Vienna .In 1892, he shared 2nd with Gyula Makovetz, behind Siegbert Tarrasch, in Dresden .... - 1902 Vienna 1. Leopold Löwy, JrLeopold Löwy, JrLeopold Loewy , Jr was an Austrian chess master.In 1893/94, he took 12th at Vienna . In 1899, he won the Amateur Tournament of the Vienna Chess Club, and took 3rd at Vienna...
, 2. Augustin NeumannAugustin NeumannAugustin Neumann was an Austrian chess master.He tied for 3rd-5th at Vienna 1901/02 ; took 2nd, behind Leopold Loewy, Jr at Vienna 1902 ; took 3rd at Hannover 1902 ; took 5th at Hilversum 1903 ; tied for 4-5th at Vienna 1904 .A...
, 3. Julius PerlisJulius PerlisJulius Perlis was an Austrian chess player.-Biography:...
, 4. Siegfried Reginald WolfSiegfried Reginald WolfSiegfried Reginald Wolf was an Austrian chess master who competed in top European tournaments from the 1890s to the early 1930s.... - 1902 Berlin 1. Ossip BernsteinOssip BernsteinOssip Samoilovich Bernstein was a Russian chess grandmaster and a financial lawyer.-Biography:...
, 2-3. Erich CohnErich CohnErich Cohn was a German chess master.He won or tied for 1st in several tournaments in Berlin . In strong tournaments, he tied for 11-12th at Berlin 1903 . He took 10th at Coburg 1904 . In 1905, he took 5th in Barmen...
, Oskar PiotrowskiOskar PiotrowskiOskar Piotrowski was a Polish chess master.In 1902, he played in several chess tournaments in Berlin; took 2nd, behind Eduard Dyckhoff, in the Berlin Finckenschaft-Turnier, tied for 4-5th in the Café Kerkau Free Tournament , lost a game to Ranneforth in a match Anderssen Chess Club vs...
, 4. Iosif Januschpolski - 1903 Hamburg 1. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, 2. Carl CarlsCarl CarlsCarl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen...
, 3. Johannes MetgerJohannes MetgerJohannes Metger was a German chess master.He tied for 2nd-4th at Cologne 1877 , took 9th at Leipzig 1877 , took 7th at Frankfurt 1878 , and won in local tournaments at Schwerin 1883, Rostock 1884, and Wismer...
, 4. Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906... - 1904 Munich 1. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 2. Friedrich KöhnleinFriedrich KöhnleinFriedrich Köhnlein was a German chess master and problemist.He won at Düsseldorf 1908...
, 3. Moissei EljaschoffMoissei EljaschoffMoissei Zacharowits Eljaschoff was a Lithuanian chess master,He was the older brother of Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev, the first Yiddish literary critic.He won a match against Carl Carls at Berlin 1902...
, 4. Kürschner - 1904 Lemberg 1. Emil Gross, 2. Karol IrzykowskiKarol IrzykowskiKarol Irzykowski was a Polish writer, literary critic, film theoretician, and chess player.-Life:...
, 3. Ignatz von PopielIgnatz von PopielIgnatz von Popiel was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player.-Biography:...
, 4. Kasimir de WeydlichKasimir de WeydlichCasimir de Weydlich was a Polish chess master.Born into an aristocratic family in Skotyniany, near Kamenets Podolskiy, he began his chess career in the early 1880s. He tied for 5-6th at the 2nd Warsaw City Championship in 1983/84, but won an individual game against Józef Żabiński, the winner of... - 1904 Sylvan Beach 1. Frank Marshall, 2. Howard, 3. Roething, 4. Guckemus
- 1905 Hamburg 1. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 2. Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906...
, 3. Oeltjen, 4. Oskar AntzeOskar AntzeOskar Hans Antze was a German chess player.He shared 1st with Hugo Süchting at Kiel 1900 ; took 4th at Hamburg 1905 ; took 4th at Bremen 1906 ; won at Leipzig 1913.... - 1905 Ostend 1. Georg MarcoGeorg MarcoGeorg Marco was a Romanian chess player.He was born in Chernivtsi , Bukovina...
, 2-3. Frank Marshall, Paul Saladin Leonhardt, 4. Richard TeichmannRichard TeichmannRichard Teichmann was a German chess master.He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez... - 1905 Łódź (Triangular) 1-2. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
, 3. Fedor Duz-Khotimirsky - 1906 Trenton Falls 1. Emanuel LaskerEmanuel LaskerEmanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
, 2. Curt, 3. Albert FoxAlbert FoxDr. Albert Whiting Fox was an American chess master.-Chess career:Born in Boston, he spent a few years in Germany, studying mathematics. By the end of his sojourn in Europe, he won several brilliant games in Paris , Antwerp, and Heidelberg in 1900/01.A.W. Fox returned to America in 1901...
, 4. Raubitschek - 1906 Łódź 1. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 2. Mikhail ChigorinMikhail ChigorinMikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...
, 3. Alexander FlambergAlexander FlambergAlexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in...
, 4. Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw .... - 1906 St. Petersburg 1. Simon Alapin, 2. Mikhail ChigorinMikhail ChigorinMikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...
, 3. Evtifiev, 4. Eugene Znosko-BorovskyEugene Znosko-BorovskyEugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.-Biography:... - 1906 Bremen 1-2. Wilhelm HilseWilhelm HilseWilhelm Heinrich Hilse was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 , shared 1st at Bremen 1906 , took 4th at Hannover 1907 , won at Barmbek 1911 , and took 13th at Mannheim 1914 Wilhelm Heinrich Hilse (26 June 1878 - 30 November 1940) was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th...
, Sohège, 3. Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906...
, 4. Oskar AntzeOskar AntzeOskar Hans Antze was a German chess player.He shared 1st with Hugo Süchting at Kiel 1900 ; took 4th at Hamburg 1905 ; took 4th at Bremen 1906 ; won at Leipzig 1913.... - 1907 Hanover 1. Carl CarlsCarl CarlsCarl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen...
, 2-3. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, Albert Edelheim, 4. Wilhelm HilseWilhelm HilseWilhelm Heinrich Hilse was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 , shared 1st at Bremen 1906 , took 4th at Hannover 1907 , won at Barmbek 1911 , and took 13th at Mannheim 1914 Wilhelm Heinrich Hilse (26 June 1878 - 30 November 1940) was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th... - 1907 Warsaw 1. Alexander FlambergAlexander FlambergAlexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in...
, 2. Salomon LanglebenSalomon LanglebenSalomon Langleben was a Polish chess master.He lived for many years in the United States of America. In 1894 he won in Buffalo. At the end of 19th century, he returned to Poland.He won, ahead of Alexander Flamberg, at Warsaw 1900...
, 3. Lucian Einbild, 4. Jan Kleczyński, Jr.Jan Kleczynski, Jr.Jan Kleczyński was a Polish writer, art critic, journalist and chess master .He was a son of Jan Kleczyński, Sr., famous Polish pianist and one of the best Warsaw chess masters in the 19th century. Jan Kleczyński Junior played in Warsaw City Chess Championship... - 1908 Łódź (Triangular) 1. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 2. Frank Marshall, 3. Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw .... - 1908 Warsaw 1. Simon Alapin, 2. Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
, 3. Alexander FlambergAlexander FlambergAlexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in...
, 4. Salomon LanglebenSalomon LanglebenSalomon Langleben was a Polish chess master.He lived for many years in the United States of America. In 1894 he won in Buffalo. At the end of 19th century, he returned to Poland.He won, ahead of Alexander Flamberg, at Warsaw 1900... - 1908 St. Petersburg 1. Sergey LebedevSergey LebedevSergey Fedorovich Lebedev was a Russian chess master.S.F. Lebedev lived in Saint Petersburg before World War I, during and after the war . He took 4th at Moscow 1899 , took 3rd at St...
, 2. Sergey von FreymannSergey von FreymannSergey von Freymann was a Russian-Uzbekistani chess master.In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg . In 1907/08, he took 5th in Lodz . The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein...
, 3. Alexander RomanovskyAlexander RomanovskyAlexander Arsenievich Romanovsky was a Lithuanian–Russian chess master. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania . He was the elder brother of Peter Romanovsky....
, 4. Grigory HelbachGrigory HelbachGrigory Helbach was a Russian chess master.He tied for 6-7th at Moscow 1899 , took 6th at St. Petersburg 1900 , shared 1st with Sergey Lebedev at St. Petersburg 1901, took 7th at St... - 1908 Trenton Falls 1. Clarence HowellClarence HowellClarence Seaman Howell was an American chess master.He took 4th at Buffalo 1901 , and played in several cable matches USA vs. England and Brooklyn CC vs. Chicago CC and vs. Rice CC...
, 2. Leon RosenLeon RosenLeon Rosen was an American chess master.Born in Warsaw, Poland , he left for Paris, France, and next emigrated to the United States. He took 4th at Paris 1896 , and took 14th in the Paris 1900 chess tournament . In that time, he appeared on the New York 1900 Census...
, 3. Sharp, 4. Eugene DelmarEugene DelmarEugene Delmar , was one of the leading US chess masters of 19th century and the four-time New York State champion in 1890, 1891, 1895 and 1897. He won a match against Robert Henry Barnes with only a single draw .-External links:... - 1909 Göteborg 1. Milan VidmarMilan VidmarMilan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...
, 2. Paul Saladin Leonhardt, 3. Oldřich DurasOldrich DurasOldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
, 4. Sjøberg - 1909 Munich 1. Richard TeichmannRichard TeichmannRichard Teichmann was a German chess master.He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez...
, 2. Simon Alapin, 3. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 4. Dawid PrzepiórkaDawid PrzepiórkaDawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland , to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction... - 1909 Munich 1. Hans FahrniHans FahrniHans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion ....
, 2. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 3-4. Simon Alapin, Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one.... - 1911 Munich 1. Simon Alapin, 2. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 3. Solomon Rosenthal, 4. Hans FahrniHans FahrniHans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion .... - 1911 Munich 1. Simon Alapin, 2. Gersz RotlewiGersz RotlewiGersz Rotlewi was a Polish chess master.-Biography:In 1906, Rotlewi tied for 5-6th in Lodz...
, 3. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 4. Hans FahrniHans FahrniHans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion .... - 1911 Barmbek 1. Wilhelm HilseWilhelm HilseWilhelm Heinrich Hilse was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 , shared 1st at Bremen 1906 , took 4th at Hannover 1907 , won at Barmbek 1911 , and took 13th at Mannheim 1914 Wilhelm Heinrich Hilse (26 June 1878 - 30 November 1940) was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th...
, 2-3. Hugo SüchtingHugo SüchtingHugo Süchting was a German chess player.He won at Kiel 1893 took 13th at Leipzig 1894 , shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 , and took 15th at Berlin 1897 Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874, Brackrade - 27 December 1916, Valluhn) was a German...
, Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906...
, 4. Carl CarlsCarl CarlsCarl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen... - 1911 Kitzingen (Triangular) 1. Andreas DuhmAndreas DuhmAndreas Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the younger brother of Hans Duhm and Dietrich Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland...
, 2. Hrdina, 3. Friedrich KöhnleinFriedrich KöhnleinFriedrich Köhnlein was a German chess master and problemist.He won at Düsseldorf 1908... - 1911 Amsterdam 1-2. Frank Marshall, Arnold van ForeestArnold van ForeestJhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship.He took 8th at The Hague 1878 Jhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863, Haarlemmermeer - 24 June 1954, Apeldoorn) was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk...
, 3. Adolf Georg OllandAdolf Georg OllandAdolf Georg Olland was the leading Dutch chess master in the time before Max Euwe. Born in Utrecht, he was a medical doctor....
, 4. Johannes EsserJan F. EsserJohannes "Jan" Fredericus Samuel Esser was a Dutch plastic surgeon who pioneered innovative methods of reconstructive surgery on soldiers wounded in the First World War... - 1913 New York 1. Frank Marshall 2. Oldřich DurasOldrich DurasOldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
, 3. Oscar ChajesOscar ChajesOscar Chajes was an Austrian, then American chess player.-Biography:Chajes was Jewish and was born in Brody, Galicia, in what is now Ukraine. In 1909, he won in Excelsior, Minnesota . In 1910, he took 2nd in Chicago. In January/February 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th in New York...
, 4. Charles JaffeCharles JaffeCharles Jaffé was a Belarusian-American chess master, of virtually Grandmaster strength at his peak in the 1910s, when he was one of the world's top players. Jaffe was also a chess writer.... - 1913 Warsaw (Triangular) 1. Alexander FlambergAlexander FlambergAlexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in...
, 2. Oldřich DurasOldrich DurasOldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
, 3. Moishe LowtzkyMoishe Lowtzky-Biography:He was born into a Jewish family in Ukraine. In 1903, Lowtzky tied for 6-7th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky in Kiev . The event was won by Mikhail Chigorin. In 1903, he took 4th in Dresden . In 1904, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Coburg . In 1910, he tied for 1st with Thoenes in Hamburg... - 1913 Łódź 1. Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
, 2. Rosenbaum, 3. Gottesdiener, 4. Moshe HirschbeinMoshe HirschbeinMoshe Hirschbein was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in Łódź, playing in many local tournaments. In 1912, he took 7th , twice took 4th in 1913 and 1916/17 Moshe Hirschbein (Hirszbein, Hirszbain) (? – 1940) was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in... - 1913 St. Petersburg 1-2. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, Grigory LevenfishGrigory LevenfishGrigory Yakovlevich Levenfish was a leading Jewish Russian chess grandmaster of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice Soviet champion - in 1934 and 1937. In 1937 he tied a match against future world champion Mikhail Botvinnik...
, 3-4. Oldřich DurasOldrich DurasOldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
, Eugene Znosko-BorovskyEugene Znosko-BorovskyEugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.-Biography:... - 1914 Kiev 1. Alexander EvensohnAlexander EvensohnAlexandr Moyseyevich Evensohn was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1909, Evensohn took 7th at Kiev. The event was won by Nikolaev. In 1911, he took 3rd, behind Efim Bogoljubow and Izbinsky, at Kiev. In 1911, he took 4th at Kiev. The event was won by Fedor Bohatirchuk...
, 2. Efim Bogoljubov, 3. Fedir Bohatyrchuk, 4. Nikolai Grekov - 1914 Paris 1-2. Frank Marshall, Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 3. André MuffangAndré MuffangAndré Muffang was a French chess master.Before World War I, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Frank Marshall, at Paris 1914 ; took 5th at Lyon 1914 ; and won at Paris 1914 .After the war, he won at Paris 1922 , took 2nd at...
, 4. B. Hallegua - 1914 Berlin 1-2. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, Erich CohnErich CohnErich Cohn was a German chess master.He won or tied for 1st in several tournaments in Berlin . In strong tournaments, he tied for 11-12th at Berlin 1903 . He took 10th at Coburg 1904 . In 1905, he took 5th in Barmen...
, 3. Richard TeichmannRichard TeichmannRichard Teichmann was a German chess master.He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez...
, 4. Jacques MiesesJacques Mieses----Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and writer. He became a naturalized British citizen after World War II.p258-Chess career:... - 1914 Vienna 1. Siegfried Reginald WolfSiegfried Reginald WolfSiegfried Reginald Wolf was an Austrian chess master who competed in top European tournaments from the 1890s to the early 1930s....
, 2. Ernst GrünfeldErnst Grünfeld----Ernst Franz Grünfeld , an Austrian grandmaster and writer specializing in opening theory, was for a brief period after the First World War one of the strongest chess players in the world....
, 3. Sauer, 4. Willman - 1915 Vienna 1. Józef DominikJózef DominikJózef Dominik was a Polish chess master.Born in Dobczyce , he was educated in Crakow...
, 2-3. Josef KrejcikJosef KrejcikJosef Emil Krejcik was an Austrian chess master, problemist, journalist and author.Born in Vienna, he participated in many local tournaments before, during and after World War I...
, Kalikst MorawskiKalikst MorawskiKalikst von Morawski was a Polish chess master.Born in a village Boryszkowce , Galicia , he studied law in the Lviv University from 1877 to 1884. He moved to Stanislau in 1893, and lived there until 1914, working in the state treasure's office...
, 4. Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king... - 1915 Atlantic City (Triangular) 1. Frank Marshall, 2. Sharp, 3. Moorman
- 1915/16 Triberg (Triangular) 1. Efim Bogoljubov, 2. Ilya RabinovichIlya RabinovichIlya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
, 3. Alexey SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master.... - 1916 Tampa 1. Moorman, 2-3. Jackson Whipps Showalter, Traube, 4. Hernandes
- 1916 Budapest 1. Gyula BreyerGyula BreyerGyula Breyer was a Hungarian chess player. He was a leading member of the hypermodern school of chess theory, which favored controlling the center with pressure from the flanks....
, 2. Zoltán von BallaZoltán von BallaZoltán von Balla was a Hungarian chess champion.In 1904, he took 11th in Coburg . In 1905, he took 10th in Vienna. In 1906, he won 1st Hungarian Championship in Györ. He shared the title with Zsigmond Barász at Budapest 1911...
, 3. Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king...
, 4. Johannes EsserJan F. EsserJohannes "Jan" Fredericus Samuel Esser was a Dutch plastic surgeon who pioneered innovative methods of reconstructive surgery on soldiers wounded in the First World War... - 1916/17 Vienna (Triangular) 1. Carl SchlechterCarl SchlechterCarl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
, 2. Milan VidmarMilan VidmarMilan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...
, 3. Arthur KaufmannArthur KaufmannArthur Kaufmann was an Austrian chess master.Born in Romania, he lived and played in Vienna. In 1892, he tied for 5-6th , shared 3rd in 1893/94 , twice took 2nd in 1896 and 1897/98, both behind Georg Marco. He drew a match with Marco in 1893.Because of illness, his career was broken for many... - 1916/17 Łódź 1. Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
, 2. Teodor RegedzińskiTeodor RegedzinskiTeodor Regedziński was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Born Polish , Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He had lived in Łódź since 1908, enrolling in the Łódź Association of Devotees of the Game of Chess...
, 3. Samuel FactorSamuel FactorSamuel Factor was a Polish-American chess master.-Biography:During World War I, Faktor was one of the strongest chess players in Łódź . In 1916, he lost a match to Hirszbajn . In 1917, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Salwe, and Teodor Regedziński. In 1917/18, he took 2nd, behind Regedziński...
, 4. Moshe HirschbeinMoshe HirschbeinMoshe Hirschbein was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in Łódź, playing in many local tournaments. In 1912, he took 7th , twice took 4th in 1913 and 1916/17 Moshe Hirschbein (Hirszbein, Hirszbain) (? – 1940) was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in... - 1917 Triberg 1-2. Ilya RabinovichIlya RabinovichIlya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
, Alexey SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
, 3. Efim Bogoljubov, 4. Samuil Weinstein - 1917 Havana (Triangular) 1. Clarence HowellClarence HowellClarence Seaman Howell was an American chess master.He took 4th at Buffalo 1901 , and played in several cable matches USA vs. England and Brooklyn CC vs. Chicago CC and vs. Rice CC...
, 2. Juan CorzoJuan CorzoJuan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca....
, 3. Blanco - 1917 London (Triangular) 1. George Edward Wainwright, 2. Philip SergeantPhilip SergeantPhilip Walsingham Sergeant was a British professional writer on chess and popular historical subjects. He collaborated on the fifth , sixth , and seventh editions of Modern Chess Openings, an important reference work on the chess openings...
, 3. Macdonald - 1917/18 Vienna 1. Milan VidmarMilan VidmarMilan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...
, 2. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 3. Carl SchlechterCarl SchlechterCarl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
, 4. Lajos AsztalosLajos AsztalosLajos Asztalos was a Hungarian chess International Master, professor, and languages teacher.... - 1918 Berlin 1. Milan VidmarMilan VidmarMilan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...
, 2. Carl SchlechterCarl SchlechterCarl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
, 3. Jacques MiesesJacques Mieses----Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and writer. He became a naturalized British citizen after World War II.p258-Chess career:...
, 4. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I... - 1918 Berlin 1. Emanuel LaskerEmanuel LaskerEmanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
, 2. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 3. Carl SchlechterCarl SchlechterCarl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
, 4. Siegbert TarraschSiegbert TarraschSiegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century.... - 1918 Moscow (Triangular) 1. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 2. Vladimir NenarokovVladimir NenarokovVladimir Ivanovich Nenarokov was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900....
, 3. Abram RabinovichAbram RabinovichAbram Rabinovich was a Lithuanian–Russian chess master.-Biography:... - 1918 Amsterdam 1. Max MarchandMax MarchandMax Marchand was a Dutch chess master.During World War I, he played only in the neutral Netherlands and Denmark. In 1915, he took second in Amsterdam, won in Scheveningen, and took second in Rotterdam. In 1916, he tied for second-fourth, behind Paul Johner, in Copenhagen , and won in Amsterdam...
, 2-3. van Gelder, Arnold van ForeestArnold van ForeestJhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship.He took 8th at The Hague 1878 Jhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863, Haarlemmermeer - 24 June 1954, Apeldoorn) was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk...
, 4. Abraham SpeijerAbraham SpeijerAbraham Speijer was a Dutch chess master.Speijer tied for 1st with Adolf Olland in the 1st Dutch Chess Championship at Leiden 1909, although Olland was recognized as the Champion.... - 1918 Hertogenbosch 1-2. Jan Willem te KolstéJan Willem te KolstéJan Willem te Kolsté was a Dutch chess master.Te Kolsté participated many times in unofficial and official Dutch championships, and won at Utrecht 1907. He also took 4th at Utrecht 1897 , tied for 5-6th at The Hague 1898 Jan Willem te Kolsté (11 September 1874, Utrecht – 31 January 1936, The Hague...
, Gerard OskamGerard OskamGerard Cornelis Adrianus Oskam was a Dutch chess master.He won at Groningen 1900, took 2nd at Leeuwarden 1904, tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1905, took 12th at Scheveningen 1905, took 4th at Amsterdam 1907, took 2nd at The Hague 1907, took 3rd at Utrecht 1907, and took 4th at Haarlem 1908 .During...
, 3. Max MarchandMax MarchandMax Marchand was a Dutch chess master.During World War I, he played only in the neutral Netherlands and Denmark. In 1915, he took second in Amsterdam, won in Scheveningen, and took second in Rotterdam. In 1916, he tied for second-fourth, behind Paul Johner, in Copenhagen , and won in Amsterdam...
, 4. Norden - 1919 Stockholm 1. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 2. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 3. Efim Bogoljubov, 4. Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king... - 1919 Berlin 1. Efim Bogoljubov, 2. Alexey SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
, 3-4. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king... - 1919 Berlin 1. Alexey SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
, 2. Efim Bogoljubov, 3. Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, 4. Curt von BardelebenCurt von BardelebenCurt von Bardeleben was a Count and a German chess master who committed suicide by jumping out of a window in 1924. His life and death were the basis for that of the main character in the novel The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov, which was made into the movie The Luzhin Defence... - 1919 Berlin (Triangular) 1. Walter JohnWalter JohnWalter John , was a German chess master.John was born at Thorn , Poland . He took 2nd, behind Curt von Bardeleben in Café Kerkau, and took 4th at Berlin 1902. He won at Hanover 1902...
, 2. Ehrhardt PostEhrhardt PostAlfred M. Ehrhardt Post was a German chess master and functionary.-Biography:At the beginning of his career, he won and tied for 3-6th at Hanover 1902 . He tied for 7-8th at Coburg 1904 and 12-13th at Barmen 1905...
, 3. Bernhard GregoryBernhard GregoryBernhard Gregory was an Estonian chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover . In 1903/04, he tied for 9-10th in Berlin... - 1919 Troy 1. Abraham KupchikAbraham KupchikAbraham Kupchik was an American chess master.Abraham Kupchik was born into a Jewish family in Brest . His family emigrated to the USA in 1903....
, 2. Charles JaffeCharles JaffeCharles Jaffé was a Belarusian-American chess master, of virtually Grandmaster strength at his peak in the 1910s, when he was one of the world's top players. Jaffe was also a chess writer....
, 3. Oscar ChajesOscar ChajesOscar Chajes was an Austrian, then American chess player.-Biography:Chajes was Jewish and was born in Brody, Galicia, in what is now Ukraine. In 1909, he won in Excelsior, Minnesota . In 1910, he took 2nd in Chicago. In January/February 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th in New York...
, 4. Jacob BernsteinJacob BernsteinJacob Bernstein was an American chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in New York. He won three consecutive New York State Chess Championships , and shared 1st with Herman Steiner in 1929, but lost a tiebreak to him.He also tied for 8-9th at New York 1913 ,tied for 5-6th at New York... - 1919/20 Hastings 1. Frederick YatesFrederick YatesFrederick Dewhurst Yates was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions...
, 2. Scott, 3. Henry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest Atkins was a British chess master who is best known for his unparalleled record of winning the British Chess Championship nine times in eleven attempts. He won every year from 1905 to 1911, and again in 1924 and 1925...
, 4. Richard Griffith - 1920 Genova 1. Stefano Rosselli, 2. Davide MarottiDavide MarottiDavide Marotti was an Italian chess master.He was a professor of literature and philosophy. In 1911, he took 5th in Rome . In 1919, he won in Naples. In 1920, he took 2nd, behind Stefano Rosselli del Turco, in Viareggio...
, 3. Dolci, 4. Bernheimer - 1920 Utrecht 1. Géza MaróczyGéza MaróczyGéza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:...
, 2. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 3. Adolf Olland, 4. Gerard OskamGerard OskamGerard Cornelis Adrianus Oskam was a Dutch chess master.He won at Groningen 1900, took 2nd at Leeuwarden 1904, tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1905, took 12th at Scheveningen 1905, took 4th at Amsterdam 1907, took 2nd at The Hague 1907, took 3rd at Utrecht 1907, and took 4th at Haarlem 1908 .During... - 1920 Amsterdam 1. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 2. te KolstéJan Willem te KolstéJan Willem te Kolsté was a Dutch chess master.Te Kolsté participated many times in unofficial and official Dutch championships, and won at Utrecht 1907. He also took 4th at Utrecht 1897 , tied for 5-6th at The Hague 1898 Jan Willem te Kolsté (11 September 1874, Utrecht – 31 January 1936, The Hague...
, 3. van Hoorn, 4. Max MarchandMax MarchandMax Marchand was a Dutch chess master.During World War I, he played only in the neutral Netherlands and Denmark. In 1915, he took second in Amsterdam, won in Scheveningen, and took second in Rotterdam. In 1916, he tied for second-fourth, behind Paul Johner, in Copenhagen , and won in Amsterdam... - 1920 Rotterdam 1. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 2-3. Samuel FactorSamuel FactorSamuel Factor was a Polish-American chess master.-Biography:During World War I, Faktor was one of the strongest chess players in Łódź . In 1916, he lost a match to Hirszbajn . In 1917, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Salwe, and Teodor Regedziński. In 1917/18, he took 2nd, behind Regedziński...
, Abraham SpeijerAbraham SpeijerAbraham Speijer was a Dutch chess master.Speijer tied for 1st with Adolf Olland in the 1st Dutch Chess Championship at Leiden 1909, although Olland was recognized as the Champion....
, 4. van Gelder - 1920 Łódź 1. Moshe HirschbeinMoshe HirschbeinMoshe Hirschbein was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in Łódź, playing in many local tournaments. In 1912, he took 7th , twice took 4th in 1913 and 1916/17 Moshe Hirschbein (Hirszbein, Hirszbain) (? – 1940) was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in...
, 2. Rosenbaum, 3. Gottesdiener, 4. Jakub KolskiJakub KolskiJakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz . In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw... - 1920 Vienna 1. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 2. Ernst GrünfeldErnst Grünfeld----Ernst Franz Grünfeld , an Austrian grandmaster and writer specializing in opening theory, was for a brief period after the First World War one of the strongest chess players in the world....
, 3. Géza MaróczyGéza MaróczyGéza Maróczy was a leading Hungarian chess Grandmaster, one of the best players in the world in his time. He was also a practicing engineer.-Early career:...
, 4. Benjamin BlumenfeldBenjamin BlumenfeldBenjamin Blumenfeld was a Russian chess master.Born in Volkovysk, Belarus , then Russia. In 1905/06, he tied for second/third with Akiba Rubinstein, behind Gersz Salwe, in St. Petersburg... - 1921 Kiel 1. Efim Bogoljubov, 2-3. Alfred BrinckmannAlfred BrinckmannAlfred Brinckmann was a German chess International Master, author and functionary from Kiel.-The chess player:He participated eight times in German Chess Championship in the period 1921-1949...
, Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, 4. Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king... - 1921 Hamburg 1. Heinrich WagnerHeinrich WagnerHeinrich Wagner was a German chess master.In 1920/21, he won in Kiel. In 1921, he took 8th in Hamburg , and won in Hamburg . In 1922 he tied for 3rd-5th in Oeynhausen...
, 2. Paul KrügerPaul Krüger (chess player)Paul Krüger was a German chess master.He lived in Hamburg. At the beginning of his career, he shared 2nd at Dresden 1892 , won at Danzig 1898, tied for 2nd-3rd at Berlin 1899/1900, tied for 4-5th at Munich 1900 , took 11th at Haarlem 1901...
, 3. Wilhelm SchönmannWilhelm SchönmannWilhelm Schönmann was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Hamburg 1910 , shared 2nd at Hamburg 1913 , won a simultan game against Emanuel Lasker at Hamburg 1914, and took 15th at Mannheim 1914 Wilhelm Schönmann (Schoenmann) (1889–1970) was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at...
, 4. Julius DimerJulius DimerJulius Dimer was a German chess master.At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906... - 1921 New York 1-2. Frank Marshall, Forsberg, 3. Charles JaffeCharles JaffeCharles Jaffé was a Belarusian-American chess master, of virtually Grandmaster strength at his peak in the 1910s, when he was one of the world's top players. Jaffe was also a chess writer....
, 4 Albert HodgesAlbert HodgesAlbert Beauregard Hodges was an American chess master.-Chess career:As one of the most well known American chess players of the late 19th century, Hodges played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution.In 1894 he lost a match to Jackson Whipps... - 1921 Utrecht 1. Adolf Olland, 2. Willem SchelfhoutWillem SchelfhoutWillem Andreas Theodorus Schelfhout was a Dutch chess master.Before World War I, he took 4th at Leiden 1909 , tied for 5-6th at Amsterdam 1910, took 3rd at Hamburg 1910 , tied for 7-8th at Cologne 1911 , took 13th at Scheveningen 1913 , and shared 6th at Mannheim 1914 Willem Andreas Theodorus...
, 3. Victor KahnVictor KahnVictor Kahn was a Russian–French chess master.He was born in Moscow but left Russia in 1912 eventually ending up in France going via Sweden, Denmark and Germany. He won the Copenhagen Championship in 1916. He also played at Hamburg 1916....
, 4. Piccardt - 1921 Triberg 1. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 2-3. Efim Bogoljubov, Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 4. Alexey SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master.... - 1921 Baden-Baden 1. Dietrich DuhmDietrich DuhmDietrich Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the brother of Hans Duhm and Andreas Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland...
, 2. Weissinger, 3. Sartori, 4. Andreas DuhmAndreas DuhmAndreas Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the younger brother of Hans Duhm and Dietrich Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland... - 1922 Mannheim (Triangular) 1. Siegbert TarraschSiegbert TarraschSiegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century....
, 2. Paul Saladin Leonhardt, 3. Jacques MiesesJacques Mieses----Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and writer. He became a naturalized British citizen after World War II.p258-Chess career:... - 1922 Paris (Triangular) 1. André MuffangAndré MuffangAndré Muffang was a French chess master.Before World War I, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Frank Marshall, at Paris 1914 ; took 5th at Lyon 1914 ; and won at Paris 1914 .After the war, he won at Paris 1922 , took 2nd at...
, 2. Frédéric LazardFrédéric LazardFrédéric Lazard was a French chess master, problemist and journalist.He lived in Paris where played in many local tournaments. He took twice 4th place in 1905, shared 3rd in 1908, took 3rd in 1909, shared 2nd behind H...
, 3. Amédée GibaudAmédée GibaudAmédée Gibaud was a French chess master.He won the French Chess Championship four times and won the French correspondence championship three times... - 1922 Scheveningen 1-2. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, George Salto FonteinGeorge Salto FonteinGeorge Salto Fontein was a Dutch chess master.At the beginning of his career, he took 3rd at Leiden 1909 . Then, he tied for 2nd-4th in interrupted Mannheim 1914 chess tournament...
, 3-4. Rudolf LomanRudolf LomanRudolf Loman was a Dutch chess master.Loman had been living in London for a number of years. He played chess for money against rich Englishmen, like his Dutch pupil Jacques Davidson, though he had another profession, organ player...
, Alexander RuebAlexander RuebAlexander Rueb was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.He was born in The Hague. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard in 1949... - 1924 Berlin 1. Paul JohnerPaul JohnerPaul Johner was a Swiss chess master.A noted musician , elder brother of Hans Johner, he won the Swiss Championship in 1907 , 1908 , 1925, 1928 , 1930 and 1932 .He played in many international tournaments...
, 2. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 3. Richard TeichmannRichard TeichmannRichard Teichmann was a German chess master.He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez...
, 4. Jacques MiesesJacques Mieses----Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and writer. He became a naturalized British citizen after World War II.p258-Chess career:... - 1925 Amsterdam 1. Jacques DavidsonJacques DavidsonJacques Davidson was a Dutch chess master.Before World War I, he had lived in London for a number of years. Jacques had played with his father for a stake, he had won, and though he was not paid, the idea had occurred to him that it could be profitable to play chess against wealthy Englishmen. He...
, 2. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 3-4. Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, Henri WeeninkHenri WeeninkHenri Gerard Marie Weenink was a Dutch chess player and a problem composer.He took 2nd, behind Fick, at Amsterdam 1918/19; tied for 4-5th at Amsterdam 1919 , tied for 3-6th at Rotterdam 1919 ; shared 2nd, behind Abraham Speijer, at Amsterdam 1919; took 6th at Amsterdam 1920 , tied for... - 1925 Bern 1. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 2. Arnold AurbachArnold AurbachArnold Aurbach was a Polish–French chess master.At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris...
, 3. Oskar NaegeliOskar NaegeliProf. Dr. Oskar Naegeli , was a Swiss dermatologist and chess master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship...
, 4. Walter MichelWalter MichelWalter Michel was a Swiss chess master.He took 4th at Berne 1925 , won the Swiss Championship at Geneva 1926, took 17th at Semmering 1926 , and took 4th at Le Pont .Michel played for Switzerland in Chess Olympiads:* In 1927 at reserve board in the 1st Chess... - 1925 London (Triangular) 1. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, 2-3. George Alan ThomasGeorge Alan ThomasSir George Alan Thomas, Bart. was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also played in the semi-finals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911...
, Frederick YatesFrederick YatesFrederick Dewhurst Yates was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions... - 1925 Bromley: 1. Hermanis MatisonsHermanis MatisonsHermanis Matisons , , was a Latvian chess player and one of world's most highly regarded chess masters in the early 1930s. He was also a leading endgame composer...
, 2. Karel SkaličkaKarel SkalickaKarel Skalička was a Czech–Argentine chess master.In 1924, he won a team gold medal for Czechoslovakia in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris. He took 3rd in group eliminations , and tied for 21-31st in the major tournament...
, 3. Karel HromádkaKarel HromádkaKarel Hromádka was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 ....
, 4. Fricis ApšenieksFricis ApšenieksFricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:... - 1925 Wiesbaden 1. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 2. Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
, 3. Georg SchoriesGeorg SchoriesGeorg Schories was a German chess master.Born in Berlin, he travelled first to Paris, then England, where for many years he, as George Shories, made his home...
, 4. Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920... - 1925 Kolin 1. Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king...
, 2-3. Karel OpočenskýKarel OpocenskýKarel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice...
, Max WalterMax WalterMax Walter was a Slovak chess master.Born in Pressburg , then Austria–Hungary, he began his chess career in Czechoslovakia, after World War I.Max Walter won Czechoslovak Chess Championship at Pardubice 1923...
, 4. Formanek - 1925 Győr 1-2. Ferenc ChalupetzkyFerenc ChalupetzkyFerenc Chalupetzky was a Hungarian chess master and author.He took 2nd at Győr 1905, shared 1st at Győr 1906, tied for 1st-3rd at Győr 1908, shared 2nd with István Abonyi, behind Karel Treybal, in the Prague 1908 chess tournament , took 2nd at Győr 1911 , and tied for 6-8th at Budapest 1911 Ferenc...
, Győző ExnerGyozo ExnerGyőző R. Exner was a Hungarian chess master.Born in Beregszász , Carpathian Ruthenia , he moved to Budapest...
, 3. Horváth, 4. Galgóczy - 1925 Bucharest 1. Alexandru TyrolerAlexandru TyrolerAlexandru Tyroler was a Hungarian-Romanian chess master....
, 2. Sigmund HerlandSigmund HerlandSigmund Herland was a Romanian chess master and composer.Herland drew a match with Jacques Mieses in 1890. He tied for 11-12th at Breslau 1912 , and tied for 6-10th at Mannheim 1914 Sigmund Herland (September 27, 1865 – August 15, 1954) was a Romanian chess master and composer.Herland drew a match...
, 3. Iosif Mendelssohn, 4. Stefan ErdélyiStefan ErdélyiŞtefan Erdélyi was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.Born in Temesvár, Transylvania , he lived in Romania after World War I... - 1925 Leningrad 1. Solomon GotthilfSolomon GotthilfSolomon Borisovich Gotthilf was a Russian chess master.He shared 3rd in the 1922 Leningrad City Chess Championship , took 6th in Leningrad City-ch in 1924, won twice at Leningrad 1925, shared 6th at Leningrad 1925 , took 3rd at Leningrad 1925 Solomon Borisovich Gotthilf (January 1903 - December...
, 2-3. Carlos Torre RepettoCarlos Torre RepettoCarlos Torre Repetto was a chess grandmaster from Mexico.Torre won the Louisiana championship at New Orleans 1923. He was first at Detroit 1924, followed by Samuel Factor, Herman H. Hahlbohm, Norman Whitaker, Samuel Reshevsky, etc., and at Rochester 1924...
, Yakov Rokhlin, 4. Abram ModelAbram ModelAbram Model was a Russian chess master, although he had his master title taken away by the Soviet chess authorities due to lack of results.Abram Yakovlevich Model was born in Daugavpils, Latvia. Then he lived in St. Petersburg .... - 1926 Amsterdam 1. Edgar Colle, 2. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 3. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 4. Pannekoek - 1927 Utrecht 1. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 2. Jacques DavidsonJacques DavidsonJacques Davidson was a Dutch chess master.Before World War I, he had lived in London for a number of years. Jacques had played with his father for a stake, he had won, and though he was not paid, the idea had occurred to him that it could be profitable to play chess against wealthy Englishmen. He...
, 3. Adolf Olland, 4. Arnold van ForeestArnold van ForeestJhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship.He took 8th at The Hague 1878 Jhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863, Haarlemmermeer - 24 June 1954, Apeldoorn) was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk... - 1927 Warsaw 1. Stanisław Kohn, 2-3. Kazimierz MakarczykKazimierz MakarczykKazimierz Makarczyk was a Polish chess master.In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw . In 1926, he finished 10th in the 1st Polish chess championship played in Warsaw. The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1927, he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower, in Łódź...
, Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 4. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I... - 1928 Hamburg 1. Heinrich WagnerHeinrich WagnerHeinrich Wagner was a German chess master.In 1920/21, he won in Kiel. In 1921, he took 8th in Hamburg , and won in Hamburg . In 1922 he tied for 3rd-5th in Oeynhausen...
, 2. Herbert HeinickeHerbert HeinickeHerbert Heinicke was a German chess master.-Biography:He, like Carlos Otto Junge and Klaus Junge, left South America for Hamburg, Germany....
, 3. Wilhelm SchönmannWilhelm SchönmannWilhelm Schönmann was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Hamburg 1910 , shared 2nd at Hamburg 1913 , won a simultan game against Emanuel Lasker at Hamburg 1914, and took 15th at Mannheim 1914 Wilhelm Schönmann (Schoenmann) (1889–1970) was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at...
, 4. Rodatz - 1928 Stockholm 1. Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king...
, 2-3. Erik LundinErik LundinErik Lundin a Swedish chess master.In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm . In 1929, he took 2nd in Göteborg , and took 3rd in Västerås...
, Gösta StoltzGösta Stoltz-Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ...
, 4. Gideon StåhlbergGideon StåhlbergAnders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939.... - 1929 London 1. Frederick YatesFrederick YatesFrederick Dewhurst Yates was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions...
, 2. William WinterWilliam Winter (chess player)William Winter was a British chess player. He won the British Open Chess Championship in 1934 and the British Chess Championship in 1935 and 1936. An acolyte of Siegbert Tarrasch, his sound, strategic play enabled him to defeat a number of the world's top players, including David Bronstein, Aron...
, 3-4. Mir Sultan KhanMir Sultan KhanMalik Mir Sultan Khan was the strongest chess master of his time from Asia. This manservant from British India traveled with Colonel Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan , his master, to Britain, where he took the chess world by storm...
, Adrian Garcia CondeAdrian Garcia CondeAdrián García Conde was a Mexican-British chess master.Born in Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico, he tied for 6-7th in the Hamburg 1910 chess tournament , took 6th at San Sebastian 1911 .After World War I, he settled in United Kingdom... - 1929 Maastricht 1. Marcel EngelmannMarcel EngelmannMarcel Engelmann was a Belgian chess master.He won at Maastricht 1929 and took 3rd at Ghent 1929 , both quadrangular tournaments...
, 2. Victor SoultanbeieffVictor SoultanbeieffVictor Ivanovich Soultanbéieff was a Belgian chess master.-Life:...
, 3. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 4. Courtens - 1929 Ghent 1. Edgard ColleEdgard ColleEdgard Colle was a Belgian chess master. He scored excellent results in major international tournaments, including first at Amsterdam 1926, ahead of Savielly Tartakower and future world champion Max Euwe; first at Meran 1926, ahead of Esteban Canal; and first at Scarborough 1930, ahead of Maróczy...
, 2. Georges Koltanowski, 3. Marcel EngelmannMarcel EngelmannMarcel Engelmann was a Belgian chess master.He won at Maastricht 1929 and took 3rd at Ghent 1929 , both quadrangular tournaments...
, 4. Varlin - 1929 Odessa (Triangular) 1. Boris VerlinskyBoris VerlinskyBoris Markovich Verlinsky was a Ukrainian-Russian International Master of chess. He was one of the top Soviet players of the 1920s, and was in the top 20 in the world in 1926, clearly of Grandmaster strength at that time...
, 2. Sergey von FreymannSergey von FreymannSergey von Freymann was a Russian-Uzbekistani chess master.In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg . In 1907/08, he took 5th in Lodz . The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein...
, 3. Ilya KanIlya KanIlya Abramovich Kan , was a Russian / Soviet International Master of Chess.He played ten times in Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 3rd in Odessa . In 1931, he took 7th in Moscow . In 1933, he took 9th in Leningrad... - 1930 Rotterdam 1. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 2-3. Daniël NoteboomDaniël NoteboomDaniël Noteboom was a Dutch chess player.Born in Noordwijk, Daniël Notebooom gained notice at the 1930 Chess Olympiad at Hamburg, scoring 11.5/15....
, Sándor TakácsSándor TakácsSándor Takács was a Hungarian chess master, born Károly Sydlauer in Miskolc, Hungary.- Career :In 1922, he took 13th in Vienna . In 1924, he took 6th in Meran . In 1925, Takacs won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Budapest...
, 4. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:... - 1930 Berlin 1-2. Ludwig RellstabLudwig Rellstab (chess player)Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg...
, Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, 3. Carl AhuesCarl AhuesCarl Oscar Ahues was a German chess International Master.He was Berlin champion in 1910. He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo , tied for 4-5th in Scarborough , and tied for 3-5th in Liege...
, 4. Kurt RichterKurt RichterKurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter was a German chess International Master and chess writer.- Chess achievements :... - 1930 Berlin 1. Isaac KashdanIsaac KashdanIsaac Kashdan was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. Kashdan was one of the world's best players in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was twice U.S. Open champion...
, 2. Karl HellingKarl HellingKarl Helling was a German chess master.In 1928, he shared 1st with Kurt Richter in the Berlin City Chess Championship, and won a play-off match for the title against him ....
, 3. Herman SteinerHerman SteinerHerman Steiner was a United States chess player, organizer, and columnist.He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1948 and became International Master in 1950....
, 4. Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920... - 1930 Bucharest 1. Taubmann, 2. Abraham BaratzAbraham BaratzAbraham Baratz was a Romanian–French chess master.In 1924, Baratz took 2nd, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, in Paris. In 1925, he tied for 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt in the 1st Paris City Chess Championship. In 1925, he took 3rd in Paris . In January 1926, he won ahead of Dawid Janowski in Hyères...
, 3. Iosif Mendelssohn, 4. Wechsler - 1930 Le Pont 1. Hans JohnerHans JohnerHans Johner was a Swiss chess player.He was awarded the title of International Master in 1950, having been Swiss Champion on a number of occasions...
, 2. Ossip BernsteinOssip BernsteinOssip Samoilovich Bernstein was a Russian chess grandmaster and a financial lawyer.-Biography:...
, 3. Oskar NaegeliOskar NaegeliProf. Dr. Oskar Naegeli , was a Swiss dermatologist and chess master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship...
, 4. Walter MichelWalter MichelWalter Michel was a Swiss chess master.He took 4th at Berne 1925 , won the Swiss Championship at Geneva 1926, took 17th at Semmering 1926 , and took 4th at Le Pont .Michel played for Switzerland in Chess Olympiads:* In 1927 at reserve board in the 1st Chess... - 1930 Liége 1. Victor SoultanbeieffVictor SoultanbeieffVictor Ivanovich Soultanbéieff was a Belgian chess master.-Life:...
, 2. Isaias PleciIsaias PleciIsaías Pléci was an Argentine chess master.-Chess tournaments:Pléci was the Argentine Champion in 1929 to 1930. He won at Buenos Aires 1928 and lost a match for the title to Roberto Grau . later, he won in 1929 and won a match against Grau in 1930...
, 3. Liubarski, 4. Mendlewicz - 1931 Amsterdam 1-2. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 3. Daniël NoteboomDaniël NoteboomDaniël Noteboom was a Dutch chess player.Born in Noordwijk, Daniël Notebooom gained notice at the 1930 Chess Olympiad at Hamburg, scoring 11.5/15....
, 4. Selman - 1931 Rotterdam 1. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 2. Edgar Colle, 3. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 4. Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I... - 1932 Bern 1-3. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, Oskar NaegeliOskar NaegeliProf. Dr. Oskar Naegeli , was a Swiss dermatologist and chess master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship...
, Erwin VoellmyErwin VoellmyErwin Voellmy was a Swiss chess master.Dr. Erwin Voellmy, a mathematics teacher by profession, edited for 40 years the chess column in Basler Nachrichten, and was an author of several chess books.He was thrice Swiss Champion in 1911 , 1920 and 1922...
, 4. Fritz GygliFritz GygliFritz Gygli was a Swiss chess master.He tied for 3rd-4th at St. Gallen 1920, tied for 4-8th at Neuchâtel 1922, shared 2nd at Interlaken 1924, took 2nd at Zurich 1925, tied for 3rd-4th at Geneva 1926, tied for 5-6th at Biel 1927, tied for 4-5th at Basel 1928, took 3rd at Schaffhausen, and took 5th... - 1933 Bern 1. Oskar NaegeliOskar NaegeliProf. Dr. Oskar Naegeli , was a Swiss dermatologist and chess master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship...
, 2. Salo FlohrSalo FlohrSalomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
, 3-4. Fritz GygliFritz GygliFritz Gygli was a Swiss chess master.He tied for 3rd-4th at St. Gallen 1920, tied for 4-8th at Neuchâtel 1922, shared 2nd at Interlaken 1924, took 2nd at Zurich 1925, tied for 3rd-4th at Geneva 1926, tied for 5-6th at Biel 1927, tied for 4-5th at Basel 1928, took 3rd at Schaffhausen, and took 5th...
, Hans JohnerHans JohnerHans Johner was a Swiss chess player.He was awarded the title of International Master in 1950, having been Swiss Champion on a number of occasions... - 1933 Bremen 1-2. Carl CarlsCarl CarlsCarl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen...
, Carl AhuesCarl AhuesCarl Oscar Ahues was a German chess International Master.He was Berlin champion in 1910. He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo , tied for 4-5th in Scarborough , and tied for 3-5th in Liege...
, 3. Heinrich WagnerHeinrich WagnerHeinrich Wagner was a German chess master.In 1920/21, he won in Kiel. In 1921, he took 8th in Hamburg , and won in Hamburg . In 1922 he tied for 3rd-5th in Oeynhausen...
, 4. Oskar AntzeOskar AntzeOskar Hans Antze was a German chess player.He shared 1st with Hugo Süchting at Kiel 1900 ; took 4th at Hamburg 1905 ; took 4th at Bremen 1906 ; won at Leipzig 1913.... - 1933 Warsaw 1. Mieczysław NajdorfMiguel NajdorfMiguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
, 2. Paulin FrydmanPaulino FrydmanPaulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...
, 3. Leon KremerLeon KremerLeon Kremer was a Polish chess master.He played several times in the Warsaw championships, and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 , took 4th in 1926 , shared 1st with Kohn in 1927, tied for 6-8th in 1928 , and took 3rd in 1930 .He twice represented Warsaw in the Polish team championships at...
, 4. Kazimierz MakarczykKazimierz MakarczykKazimierz Makarczyk was a Polish chess master.In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw . In 1926, he finished 10th in the 1st Polish chess championship played in Warsaw. The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1927, he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower, in Łódź... - 1933 Moscow 1. Fedir Bohatyrchuk, 2. Boris VerlinskyBoris VerlinskyBoris Markovich Verlinsky was a Ukrainian-Russian International Master of chess. He was one of the top Soviet players of the 1920s, and was in the top 20 in the world in 1926, clearly of Grandmaster strength at that time...
, 3. Nikolai RiuminNikolai RiuminNikolai Nikolaevich Riumin was a Russian chess master, one of the strongest Soviet players of the 1930s.Riumin was Moscow Champion in 1931, 1933/34, and 1935. He played in four Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 5th in a quarter final group in Odessa...
, 4. Peter RomanovskyPeter RomanovskyPeter Arsenievich Romanovsky was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author.-Biography:At the beginning of his career in Sankt Petersburg, he shared fourth place in 1908 , tied for 10-11th in 1909 , took second place behind Smorodsky in 1913, and shared first with... - 1934 Rotterdam 1. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 2. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 3. Muehring, 4. Hamming - 1935 Łódź 1. Izaak AppelIzaak Appel-Biography:In 1926, he took 12th. place in the Warsaw competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Łódź. In 1930, he took 6th place in Zoppot , the event won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won...
, 2. Achilles FrydmanAchilles Frydman-Biography:He lived in Łódź where he took 4th place and tied for 5-6th in the city championships. In 1935, he took 5th in Warsaw at the 3rd Polish Chess Championship, an event won by Savielly Tartakower. The same year, he took 7th in Łódź...
, 3-4. Jakub KolskiJakub KolskiJakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz . In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw...
, Edward GerstenfeldEdward GerstenfeldEdward Issakovich Gerstenfeld was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Lviv, Galicia , he took 3rd, behind Henryk Friedman and Izaak Schächter, in the Lvov City championships in 1933, took 3rd at Lvov 1933 , took 7th in the Lvov City-ch, and won... - 1935 Łódź 1. Jakub KolskiJakub KolskiJakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz . In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw...
, 2-3. Izaak AppelIzaak Appel-Biography:In 1926, he took 12th. place in the Warsaw competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Łódź. In 1930, he took 6th place in Zoppot , the event won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won...
, Teodor RegedzińskiTeodor RegedzinskiTeodor Regedziński was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Born Polish , Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He had lived in Łódź since 1908, enrolling in the Łódź Association of Devotees of the Game of Chess...
, 4. Achilles FrydmanAchilles Frydman-Biography:He lived in Łódź where he took 4th place and tied for 5-6th in the city championships. In 1935, he took 5th in Warsaw at the 3rd Polish Chess Championship, an event won by Savielly Tartakower. The same year, he took 7th in Łódź... - 1935 Łódź 1. Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, 2. Izaak AppelIzaak Appel-Biography:In 1926, he took 12th. place in the Warsaw competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Łódź. In 1930, he took 6th place in Zoppot , the event won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won...
, 3. Teodor RegedzińskiTeodor RegedzinskiTeodor Regedziński was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Born Polish , Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He had lived in Łódź since 1908, enrolling in the Łódź Association of Devotees of the Game of Chess...
, 4. Jakub KolskiJakub KolskiJakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz . In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw... - 1935 Göteborg 1. Gösta DanielssonGösta DanielssonGösta Erik Vilhelm Danielsson was a Swedish chess master.He took 4th at Stockholm 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn 1935, and won at Göteborg 1935 .In September 1935, he...
, 2. Ernst LarssonErnst LarssonErnst Larsson was a Swedish chess master.He won in the Swedish Chess Championship at Borås 1936. He also won against José Raúl Capablanca in a simultaneous game at Stockholm 1928, tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934, took 2nd, behind Gösta Danielsson, at Göteborg 1935 , took 3rd at Härnösand 1935, tied...
, 3. Allan NilssonAllan NilssonAllan Nilsson was a Swedish chess master.He was Swedish Champion in 1924-1929, and played four matches for the title, all in Göteborg...
, 4. John B. Lindberg - 1936 Amsterdam 1-2. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 3-4. Jongedijk, Koomen - 1936 Brussels 1-2. Jacques MiesesJacques Mieses----Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and writer. He became a naturalized British citizen after World War II.p258-Chess career:...
, Jerochov, 3. Alberic O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de Galway was a Belgian chess Grandmaster , and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster , most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1962. He was also a chess writer...
, 4. Jung - 1937 Bad Nauheim, Stuttgart, Garmisch 1. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 2-3. Efim Bogoljubov, Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 4. Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920... - 1937 Nice 1. Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 2. Barbatto RomettiBarbatto RomettiBarbato Rometti aka Bernard Rometti aka Barbato Nicola Rometti was a French chess player.At the beginning of his career, he played at Nice 1930...
, 3. Victor KahnVictor KahnVictor Kahn was a Russian–French chess master.He was born in Moscow but left Russia in 1912 eventually ending up in France going via Sweden, Denmark and Germany. He won the Copenhagen Championship in 1916. He also played at Hamburg 1916....
, 4. Brian ReillyBrian ReillyBrian Patrick Reilly was an Irish chess Master, writer and magazine editor.... - 1937 Bremen 1. Efim Bogoljubov, 2-3. Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, Heinrich ReinhardtHeinrich ReinhardtHeinrich Reinhardt a German–Argentine chess master.In 1932, he tied for 3rd-5th in Hamburg–Altona . In 1935, he won a match against Herbert Taube in Hamburg . In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Berlin...
, 4. Carl CarlsCarl CarlsCarl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen... - 1937 Brussels 1. Alberic O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de Galway was a Belgian chess Grandmaster , and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster , most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1962. He was also a chess writer...
, 2. Movsas FeiginsMovsas FeiginsMovsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs...
, 3. Paul DevosPaul DevosPaul Devos was a Belgian chess master.Devos was seven times Belgian Champion . He took 2nd, behind Boruch Israel Dyner, at Brussels 1933 but won the title as a player of the Belgian nationality. In 1936 he won international BEL-ch, and took 3rd in national BEL-ch, both in Brussels...
, 4. Emil DiemerEmil Josef DiemerEmil Joseph Diemer was a German chess master.-Biography:In 1931 Diemer was out of work and decided to join the NSDAP, the German Nazi party. He was present at all important international chess events, and appeared in several Nazi newspapers and magazines... - 1937 Riga 1. Paul ListPaul ListPaul M. List was a Ukrainian–German–British chess player.He was born in Odessa, Ukraine . He had a separate chess career in each of the 3 countries he lived in – Russia, Germany and the United Kingdom....
, 2. Movsas FeiginsMovsas FeiginsMovsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs...
, 3. Fricis ApšenieksFricis ApšenieksFricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:...
, 4. Teodors BergsTeodors BergsTeodors Bergs was a Latvian chess master.In 1926, he took 2nd, behind Vladimirs Petrovs, and shared 2nd, behind Fricis Apšenieks in Riga. He took 3rd at Riga 1930 . In 1932, he took 2nd, behind Petrovs, at the Riga championship.He shared 3rd, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn ... - 1937 Riga (Triangular) 1. Vladimirs PetrovsVladimirs PetrovsVladimirs Petrovs or Vladimir Petrov was a Latvian chess master.He was born in Riga, Latvia. Though he learned the game of chess relatively late, at age thirteen, Petrovs made rapid progress. By 1926, at age 19, he won the Riga Championship and finish third in the national championship...
, 2. Fricis ApšenieksFricis ApšenieksFricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:...
, 3. Movsas FeiginsMovsas FeiginsMovsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs... - 1937 Vienna 1. Paul KeresPaul KeresPaul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
, 2. Wolfgang WeilWolfgang WeilWolfgang Weil was an Austrian chess master.Dr. Weil played for Austria at eighths board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936, and won individual gold medal....
, 3. Albert Becker, 4. David PodhorzerDavid PodhorzerDavid Podhorzer was an Austrian chess master.He was Austrian Champion in 1934, and represented his country in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935, where played at first reserve board .... - 1937 Warsaw 1-4. Gideon StåhlbergGideon StåhlbergAnders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....
, Antoni WojciechowskiAntoni WojciechowskiAntoni Wojciechowski was a Polish chess master.He was a well-known player in Poznań in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1926, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Poznań chess championship. The same year, he won at the Poznań Chess Club Championship. In 1928, he won again the Poznań chess championship...
, Lajos SteinerLajos SteinerLajos Steiner was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,, and a younger brother of Endre Steiner...
, Mieczysław NajdorfMiguel NajdorfMiguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation.... - 1937 Zoppot 1. Ludwig RellstabLudwig Rellstab (chess player)Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg...
, 2. Gideon StåhlbergGideon StåhlbergAnders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....
, 3. Lajos SteinerLajos SteinerLajos Steiner was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,, and a younger brother of Endre Steiner...
, 4. Herbert Ludwigshausen - 1938 Bergedorf 1. Heinrich ReinhardtHeinrich ReinhardtHeinrich Reinhardt a German–Argentine chess master.In 1932, he tied for 3rd-5th in Hamburg–Altona . In 1935, he won a match against Herbert Taube in Hamburg . In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Berlin...
, 2-3. Efim Bogoljubov, Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, 4. Herbert HeinickeHerbert HeinickeHerbert Heinicke was a German chess master.-Biography:He, like Carlos Otto Junge and Klaus Junge, left South America for Hamburg, Germany.... - 1938 Beverwijk 1. Philip Bakker, 2. van Dijk, 3. Zoontjes, 4. van den Bronk
- 1938 Moscow 1-2. Ilya KanIlya KanIlya Abramovich Kan , was a Russian / Soviet International Master of Chess.He played ten times in Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 3rd in Odessa . In 1931, he took 7th in Moscow . In 1933, he took 9th in Leningrad...
, Viacheslav RagozinViacheslav RagozinViacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess Champion. He was also a chess writer and editor.- Biography :...
, 3-4. Vladimir AlatortsevVladimir AlatortsevVladimir Alexeyevich Alatortsev , was a Russian chess grandmaster, organizer, teacher, author, and administrator. During his career, he became champion of both Leningrad and Moscow, and played nine times in the Soviet Chess Championship finals, with his best competitive results in the 1930s...
, Nikolai RiuminNikolai RiuminNikolai Nikolaevich Riumin was a Russian chess master, one of the strongest Soviet players of the 1930s.Riumin was Moscow Champion in 1931, 1933/34, and 1935. He played in four Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 5th in a quarter final group in Odessa... - 1939 Baarn (I) 1. Salo FlohrSalo FlohrSalomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
, 2. Haije KramerHaije KramerHaije Kramer was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.He began his chess career during World War II. He took 4th at Baarn 1940 , took 3rd at The Hague 1940 , took 4th at Leeuwarden 1940 Haije Kramer (24 November 1917, Leeuwarden – 11 July 2004) was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.He began...
, 3. László SzabóLászló Szabó (chess player)László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...
, 4. van Epen - 1939 Baarn (II) 1. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 2. George Salto FonteinGeorge Salto FonteinGeorge Salto Fontein was a Dutch chess master.At the beginning of his career, he took 3rd at Leiden 1909 . Then, he tied for 2nd-4th in interrupted Mannheim 1914 chess tournament...
, 3. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 4. Spanjaard - 1939 Beverwijk 1. Nicolaas CortleverNicolaas CortleverNicolaas Cortlever was a Dutch chess master.He tied for 7-8th at Rotterdam 1936 ; took 2nd at Amsterdam 1938 ; won at the 2nd Hoogovens Beverwijk 1939 ; tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam I and 3rd-4th at Amsterdam II in 1939.During World War II, he tied for 2nd-3rd at...
, 2. van Steenis, 3. Bakker, 4. van Dijk - 1939 Copenhagen (Triangular) 1. Holger Norman-HansenHolger Norman-HansenHolger Norman-Hansen was a Danish chess master.Norman-Hansen played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:* In the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927 ;* In the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928 ;...
, 2. Christian PoulsenChristian Poulsen (chess player)Christian Poulsen was a Danish chess master.He won twice in Danish Chess Championship , and thrice shared 1st but lost playoff matches for the title in 1939, 1940, and 1951....
, 3. Jens EnevoldsenJens EnevoldsenJens Evald Enevoldsen-Elsing was a Danish chess master born in Copenhagen who won the Danish Chess Championship five times... - 1939 Buenos Aires (Triangular) 1. Carlos MadernaCarlos MadernaCarlos Hugo Maderna was an Argentine chess master.He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title against Luis Piazzini , then lost a match to Carlos Guimard in 1941, and won the title after play-off with Jacobo Bolbochán and Heinrich Reinhardt in 1950/51.In 1928, he tied...
, 2. Luis PiazziniLuis PiazziniLuis Roberto Piazzini was an Argentine chess master.He participated many times in Argentine championships, and was an Argentine Champion in 1933 winning ARG-ch Torneo Mayor and a match for the title against Jacobo Bolbochán...
, 3. José GerschmanJosé GerschmanJosé Gerschman was an Argentine chess master.He played four times in Argentine Chess Championship . He took 15th in 1937 , took 19th in 1938 , tied for 2nd-4th in 1939 and took last place in a play-off triangular tournament for the title , and took 13th in 1940 José Gerschman (born c. 1910) was... - 1940 Buenos Aires (Triangular) 1. Carlos GuimardCarlos GuimardCarlos Enrique Guimard was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He was born in Santiago del Estero.-Biography:Guimard was thrice Argentine Champion. In 1936, he won the ARG-ch 15 Mayor, and in 1937 a match for the title against Roberto Grau . In 1937/38, he won a match against Luis Piazzini...
, 2. Aristide GromerAristide GromerAristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,...
, 3. Franciszek SulikFranciszek SulikFranciszek Sulik was a Polish-Australian chess master.Before World War II, he lived in Lvov . In 1934, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Henryk Friedman, behind Stepan Popel, in the Lvov championship. In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Warsaw... - 1940 Randers 1-2. Jens EnevoldsenJens EnevoldsenJens Evald Enevoldsen-Elsing was a Danish chess master born in Copenhagen who won the Danish Chess Championship five times...
, Christian PoulsenChristian Poulsen (chess player)Christian Poulsen was a Danish chess master.He won twice in Danish Chess Championship , and thrice shared 1st but lost playoff matches for the title in 1939, 1940, and 1951....
, 3-4. Bjørn NielsenBjørn NielsenBjørn Nielsen was a Danish chess master.He played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:* In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Olympiad in Folkestone ;...
, Sørensen - 1940 Baarn 1. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
, 2-3. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, Hans KmochHans KmochJohann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master , International Arbiter , and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known....
, 4. Haije KramerHaije KramerHaije Kramer was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.He began his chess career during World War II. He took 4th at Baarn 1940 , took 3rd at The Hague 1940 , took 4th at Leeuwarden 1940 Haije Kramer (24 November 1917, Leeuwarden – 11 July 2004) was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.He began... - 1940 Beverwijk 1. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 2. Hendrik Jan Van Steenis, 3. Nicolaas CortleverNicolaas CortleverNicolaas Cortlever was a Dutch chess master.He tied for 7-8th at Rotterdam 1936 ; took 2nd at Amsterdam 1938 ; won at the 2nd Hoogovens Beverwijk 1939 ; tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam I and 3rd-4th at Amsterdam II in 1939.During World War II, he tied for 2nd-3rd at...
, 4. Arthur WijnansArthur WijnansArthur J. Wijnans was a Dutch chess player and study composer.He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 , won at Beverwijk 1941 , and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek, at Beverwijk 1943... - 1940 Delft 1. Hans KmochHans KmochJohann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master , International Arbiter , and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known....
, 2. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 3. Johannes van den BoschJohannes van den Bosch (chess player)Johannes Hendrik Otto van den Bosch was a Dutch chess master. He thrice represented The Netherlands in Chess Olympiads, including the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague in 1928, the 3rd Chess Olympiad at Hamburg in 1930, and the 4th Chess Olympiad at Prague in 1931.His best achievements were two...
, 4. Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:... - 1941 Beverwijk 1. Arthur WijnansArthur WijnansArthur J. Wijnans was a Dutch chess player and study composer.He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 , won at Beverwijk 1941 , and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek, at Beverwijk 1943...
, 2. Nicolaas CortleverNicolaas CortleverNicolaas Cortlever was a Dutch chess master.He tied for 7-8th at Rotterdam 1936 ; took 2nd at Amsterdam 1938 ; won at the 2nd Hoogovens Beverwijk 1939 ; tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam I and 3rd-4th at Amsterdam II in 1939.During World War II, he tied for 2nd-3rd at...
, 3. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
, 4. Carel Sammelius - 1942 Rio de Janeiro 1. Duarte, 2. João de Souza MendesJoão de Souza MendesJoão de Souza Mendes was a seven-time Brazilian chess champion.Born in Portugal, Souza Mendes played in the Brazilian Chess Championship 29 times, winning in 1925 , 1928, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1954, and 1958...
, 3. Burlamaqui, 4. Moses. - 1943 Rio de Janeiro 1. Erich EliskasesErich EliskasesErich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition....
, 2. Oswaldo Cruz FilhoOswaldo Cruz FilhoOswaldo Cruz Filho was a Brazilian chess master.He represented Brazil in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936, in the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939 and the 10th Chess Olympiad at Helsinki 1952....
, 3. Walter CruzWalter CruzWalter Oswaldo Cruz was a Brazilian chess master.He was six-time Brazilian Champion and thrice Sub-Champion...
, 4. João de Souza MendesJoão de Souza MendesJoão de Souza Mendes was a seven-time Brazilian chess champion.Born in Portugal, Souza Mendes played in the Brazilian Chess Championship 29 times, winning in 1925 , 1928, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1954, and 1958... - 1951 Buenos Aires (Triangular) 1. Carlos MadernaCarlos MadernaCarlos Hugo Maderna was an Argentine chess master.He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title against Luis Piazzini , then lost a match to Carlos Guimard in 1941, and won the title after play-off with Jacobo Bolbochán and Heinrich Reinhardt in 1950/51.In 1928, he tied...
, 2. Jacobo BolbochánJacobo BolbochánJacobo Bolbochán was an Argentine chess master.He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships. He won twice , both ahead of Isaias Pleci. In 1933, he took 2nd, behind Luis Piazzini. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Roberto Grau. In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Carlos Guimard and Grau...
, 3. Heinrich ReinhardtHeinrich ReinhardtHeinrich Reinhardt a German–Argentine chess master.In 1932, he tied for 3rd-5th in Hamburg–Altona . In 1935, he won a match against Herbert Taube in Hamburg . In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Berlin... - 1952 Sofia (Triangular) 1. Alexander TsvetkovAlexander TsvetkovAlexander Kristov Tsvetkov a Bulgarian chess master.In April 1936, he won a game against Alexander Alekhine at Alekhine's Simultaneous Exhibition in Sofia...
, 2. Milko BobotsovMilko BobotsovMilko Georgiev Bobotsov was the first Bulgarian to attain the chess title of Grandmaster, achieving this title in 1961. Prior to gaining the title he won the Bulgarian national championship in 1958. Probably his best result was equal second at the powerful Alekhine Memorial tournament in Moscow...
, 3. Nikolay MinevNikolay MinevNikolay Nikolaev Minev was born in Rousse, Bulgaria, on 8 November 1931. He is a chess International master and noted chess author.... - 1954 Vilnius 1. Vladas MikėnasVladas MikenasVladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian International Master of chess, an Honorary Grandmaster, and a journalist.- Early life :Vladas Mikėnas played for Lithuania at first board in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads....
, 2. Ratmir KholmovRatmir KholmovRatmir Dmitrievich Kholmov was a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won many international tournaments in Eastern Europe during his career, and tied for the Soviet Championship title in 1963, but lost the playoff...
, 3-4. Isakas VistaneckisIsakas VistaneckisIsakas Vistaneckis , a Jewish chess master from Lithuania.-Biography:...
, Viacheslav RagozinViacheslav RagozinViacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess Champion. He was also a chess writer and editor.- Biography :... - 1956 Leningrad (Triangular) 1. Mark TaimanovMark TaimanovMark Evgenievich Taimanov is a leading Soviet and Russian chess player and concert pianist.-Chess:He was awarded the International Grandmaster title in 1952 and played in the Candidates Tournament in Zurich in 1953, where he tied for eighth place. From 1946 to 1956, he was among the world's top...
, 2. Yuri AverbakhYuri AverbakhYuri Lvovich Averbakh is a Soviet and Russian chess player and author. He is currently the oldest living chess grandmaster.-Life and career:...
, 3. Boris SpasskyBoris SpasskyBoris Vasilievich Spassky is a Soviet-French chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from late 1969 to 1972... - 1957 Sofia (Triangular) 1. Oleg NeikirchOleg NeikirchOleg Nikolaev Neikirch was a Bulgarian chess master....
, 2. Aleksandar MatanovićAleksandar MatanovicAleksandar Matanović is a Serbian chess Grandmaster. He was born in Belgrade.Awarded the GM title in 1955, he was junior champion of Yugoslavia in 1948 and Yugoslav national champion in 1962 , 1969 and 1978...
, 3. Bogdan ŚliwaBogdan SliwaBogdan Śliwa was a Polish chess master.Śliwa won the championship of Poland six times. In 1946, he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot . In 1948, he took 3rd in Kraków . He won the Polish championship four consecutive times in 1951–1954... - 1960 Madrid 1. Svetozar GligorićSvetozar GligoricSvetozar Gligorić is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia...
, 2-3. Lajos PortischLajos PortischLajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
, Arturo PomarArturo PomarArturo Pomar Salamanca is a Spanish chess Grandmaster .A chess prodigy , and a pupil of Alexander Alekhine, he became quite famous...
, 4. Jan Hein DonnerJan Hein DonnerJohannes Hendrikus Donner was a Dutch chess grandmaster and writer. Donner was born in The Hague and won the Dutch Championship in 1954, 1957, and 1958. FIDE, the World Chess Federation, awarded him the GM title in 1959. He played 11 times for the Netherlands in the Chess Olympiads... - 1960 Buenos Aires (Triangular) 1. Samuel SchweberSamuel SchweberSamuel Schweber is an Argentine chess player.Schweber played in several Argentine chess championships. He was 7-8th in 1956 , 4-6th in 1960 , 2nd in 1963 , 3rd in 1965 , 5-8th in 1967 , 2nd in 1968 , 3rd-4th in 1969 , 3rd-4th in 1980 Samuel Schweber (born 16 July 1936) is an Argentine chess...
, 2. Heinrich ReinhardtHeinrich ReinhardtHeinrich Reinhardt a German–Argentine chess master.In 1932, he tied for 3rd-5th in Hamburg–Altona . In 1935, he won a match against Herbert Taube in Hamburg . In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Berlin...
, 3. Erich EliskasesErich EliskasesErich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition.... - 1961 São Paulo (Triangular) 1. Eugenio GermanEugênio GermanEugênio Maciel German was a Brazilian chess master.In 1949, Eugênio German won a match against Jayme Schreibman Moses in Belo Horizonte . In 1949, he tied for 3rd-4th in Rio de Janeiro. In 1950, he tied for 5-6th in Rio de Janeiro...
, 2. Rodrigo FloresRodrigo FloresRodrigo Flores Álvarez was a Chilean engineer and chess master.-Chess:Flores was Chilean Champion eleven times: 1931, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1961, and 1965....
, 3. Bernardo WexlerBernardo WexlerBernardo Wexler was an Argentine chess master.-Biography:Born to Jewish parents in Bucharest, Romania, he emigrated to Argentina at the age of seven. His chess career began after World War II.In 1951, Wexler tied for 6-7th in Mar del Plata/Buenos Aires... - 1962 Stockholm (Triangular) 1. Leonid SteinLeonid SteinLeonid Zakharovich Stein was a Soviet chess Grandmaster from Ukraine. He won three USSR Chess Championships in the 1960s , and was among the world's top ten players during that era.- Early life :...
, 2. Pal BenkoPál BenkoPal Benko is a chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.- Early life :Benko was born in France but was raised in Hungary. He was Hungarian champion by age 20. He emigrated to the United States in 1958, after defecting following the World Student Team...
, 3. Svetozar GligorićSvetozar GligoricSvetozar Gligorić is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia... - 1963 Leningrad (Triangular) 1. Leonid SteinLeonid SteinLeonid Zakharovich Stein was a Soviet chess Grandmaster from Ukraine. He won three USSR Chess Championships in the 1960s , and was among the world's top ten players during that era.- Early life :...
, 2. Boris SpasskyBoris SpasskyBoris Vasilievich Spassky is a Soviet-French chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from late 1969 to 1972...
, 3. Ratmir KholmovRatmir KholmovRatmir Dmitrievich Kholmov was a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won many international tournaments in Eastern Europe during his career, and tied for the Soviet Championship title in 1963, but lost the playoff... - 1964 Rio de Janeiro (Triangular) 1. Oscar Quiñones, 2. Samuel SchweberSamuel SchweberSamuel Schweber is an Argentine chess player.Schweber played in several Argentine chess championships. He was 7-8th in 1956 , 4-6th in 1960 , 2nd in 1963 , 3rd in 1965 , 5-8th in 1967 , 2nd in 1968 , 3rd-4th in 1969 , 3rd-4th in 1980 Samuel Schweber (born 16 July 1936) is an Argentine chess...
, 3. Mauro de Athayde - 1967 Buenos Aires 1. Henrique MeckingHenrique MeckingHenrique Mecking was a leading Brazilian chess Grandmaster in the 1970s. He was a very strong player at an early age , drawing comparisons to Bobby Fischer, although he did not achieve the International Grandmaster title until 1971...
, 2. Julio BolbochánJulio BolbochanJulio Bolbochán was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948.Born in Buenos Aires, he represented Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1970....
, 3. Oscar PannoOscar PannoOscar R. Panno is an Argentine chess Grandmaster.Panno won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, and also won the championship of Argentina the same year....
, 4. Alberto FoguelmanAlberto FoguelmanAlberto Foguelman – an Argentine chess master.Born in Buenos Aires, he is a member of Círculo de Ajedrez de Villa del Parque de Buenos Aires, since 1945... - 1973 Chicago (Triangular) 1. Robert Byrne, 2. Samuel ReshevskySamuel ReshevskySamuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
, 3. Lubomir Kavalek - 1974 Buenos Aires (Triangular) 1. Jorge SzmetanJorge SzmetanJorge Szmetan an Argentine chess master.At the beginning of his career, he won at Brasila 1969. He played many times in Argentine Chess Championship, and was a Champion in 1976...
, 2. Jorge RubinettiJorge RubinettiJorge Alberto Rubinetti is an Argentine chess master.He won four times Argentine Chess Championship and played eight times for Argentina in Chess Olympiads ....
, 3. Ricardo Grinberg - 1976 Manila 1. Eugenio TorreEugenio TorreEugenio Torre is a chess Grandmaster . He is considered the strongest chess player the Philippines has ever produced during the 1980s and 1990s period, following the heels of Fischer-era Filipino chess champions National Master Ramon Lontoc, International Master Renato Naranja, IM Rodolfo Tan...
, 2. Anatoly KarpovAnatoly KarpovAnatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
, 3. Ljubomir LjubojevićLjubomir LjubojevicLjubomir Ljubojević is a Grandmaster of chess. He was born on November 2, 1950, in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia . Ljubojević was awarded the International Master title in 1970 and the GM title in 1971. He was Yugoslav champion in 1977 and 1982. He won the 1974 Canadian Open Chess Championship...
, 4. Walter Browne - 1979 South Africa 1. Viktor KorchnoiViktor KorchnoiViktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
, 2. Wolfgang UnzickerWolfgang UnzickerWolfgang Unzicker was one of the strongest German chess Grandmasters from 1945 to about 1970.He decided against making chess his profession, choosing law instead....
, 3. Tony MilesTony MilesAnthony John Miles was an English chess Grandmaster.- Early achievements in chess :Miles was born in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham...
, 4. Anatoly LeinAnatoly LeinAnatoly Yakovlevich Lein is a Soviet-born American chess Grandmaster.FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1964 and the Grandmaster title in 1968.He won the 1971 Moscow championship after a play-off... - 1979 Waddinxveen 1. Anatoly KarpovAnatoly KarpovAnatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
, 2. Lubomir Kavalek, 3. Vlastimil HortVlastimil HortVlastimil Hort is a chess Grandmaster of Czech nationality. During the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the world's strongest players and reached the Candidates stage of competition for the world chess championship, but was never able to compete for the actual title.Hort was born in Kladno,...
, 4. Gennadi SosonkoGennadi SosonkoGennadi Borisovich Sosonko is a Dutch chess Grandmaster .At the beginning of his career, in 1958, he won in the Leningrad juniors championship.Sosonko moved from the Soviet Union to the Netherlands via Israel in 1972... - 1980 Puerto Madryn 1-2. Tony MilesTony MilesAnthony John Miles was an English chess Grandmaster.- Early achievements in chess :Miles was born in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham...
, Ljubomir LjubojevićLjubomir LjubojevicLjubomir Ljubojević is a Grandmaster of chess. He was born on November 2, 1950, in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia . Ljubojević was awarded the International Master title in 1970 and the GM title in 1971. He was Yugoslav champion in 1977 and 1982. He won the 1974 Canadian Open Chess Championship...
, 3. Oscar PannoOscar PannoOscar R. Panno is an Argentine chess Grandmaster.Panno won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, and also won the championship of Argentina the same year....
, 4. Miguel QuinterosMiguel QuinterosMiguel Quinteros is an Argentine chess grandmaster.He won the Argentine Chess Championship at the age of 18 and in 1969 took eighth place at the Mar del Plata Zonal tournament... - 1981 Johannesburg 1. Ulf AnderssonUlf AnderssonUlf Andersson is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972 .-Career:...
, 2-3. Viktor KorchnoiViktor KorchnoiViktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
, Robert HübnerRobert HübnerRobert Hübner is a respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist . At eighteen, he was joint winner of the West German Chess Championship...
, 4. John NunnJohn NunnJohn Denis Martin Nunn is one of England's strongest chess players and once belonged to the world's top ten. He is also a three times world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician.... - 1991 Rybinsk 1. Marat Makarov, 2-3. Vladimir KramnikVladimir KramnikVladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
, Maxim SorokinMaxim SorokinMaxim Sorokin was a Russian chess Grandmaster . In 1998–2002 he played for Argentina.In 2004 he tied for first with Saidali Iuldachev in the Murzagaliev Memorial in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. In 2007 he coached Sergei Rublevsky in the 2007 Candidates matches in Elista.-External links:*...
, 4. Andrei KharlovAndrei Kharlov__FORCETOC__Andrei Kharlov is a Russian chess player. In 1992, he received the title of Grandmaster after tying for first place in the 1990 Russian National Championships. Since then, Kharlov has won the 1996 Eurocup and the 1998 Russian Club Cup with the Kazan chess team... - 1993 San Nicolas (Triangular) 1. Darcy LimaDarcy LimaDarcy Gustavo Machado Vieira Lima a Brazilian chess master.At the beginning of his career, he won at Fortaleza 1980 ....
, 2. Gilberto MilosGilberto MilosGilberto Milos is a Brazilian chess player with a current Elo chess rating of 2593. He was awarded the title of International Master in 1984 and the title of Grandmaster in 1988. He was the Brazilian National Champion in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994 and 1995...
, 3. Daniel CamporaDaniel CámporaDaniel Hugo Cámpora an Argentine chess Grandmaster.He was Argentine Junior Champion in 1975. He was twice Argentine Champion in 1986 and 1989, and twice Sub-Champion in 1978 and 1987.... - 2000 São Paulo 1. Rafael LeitaoRafael LeitãoRafael Duailibe Leitão is a Brazilian chess grandmaster. He won the World Youth Chess Championship in the U12 category in 1991 and in the U18 category in 1996...
, 2. Giovanni VescoviGiovanni VescoviGiovanni Portilho Vescovi is an Brazilian chess player. He is currently the highest rated Brazilian and has won the national championship seven times...
, 3. Jaime Sunye NetoJaime Sunye NetoJaime Sunye Neto is a grandmaster of chess.Awarded the IM title in 1980 and the GM title in 1986 he was Brazilian Champion six times, in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 ....
, 4. Gilberto MilosGilberto MilosGilberto Milos is a Brazilian chess player with a current Elo chess rating of 2593. He was awarded the title of International Master in 1984 and the title of Grandmaster in 1988. He was the Brazilian National Champion in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994 and 1995... - 2008 Reykjavik 1-2. Lajos PortischLajos PortischLajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
, Vlastimil HortVlastimil HortVlastimil Hort is a chess Grandmaster of Czech nationality. During the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the world's strongest players and reached the Candidates stage of competition for the world chess championship, but was never able to compete for the actual title.Hort was born in Kladno,...
, 3. Friðrik ÓlafssonFriðrik ÓlafssonFriðrik Ólafsson is an Icelandic chess Grandmaster and former president of FIDE.Friðrik was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. A first-time winner of the Icelandic Championship in 1952 and of the Scandinavian Championship a year later, he rapidly became recognised as the strongest Icelandic player of his...
, 4. Pal BenköPál BenkoPal Benko is a chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.- Early life :Benko was born in France but was raised in Hungary. He was Hungarian champion by age 20. He emigrated to the United States in 1958, after defecting following the World Student Team... - 2009 Bilbao 1. Levon AronianLevon AronianLevon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
, 2-3. Alexander GrischukAlexander GrischukAlexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov....
, Sergey KarjakinSergey KarjakinSergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months...
, 4. Alexey Shirov - 2010 Shanghai 1. Alexey Shirov, 2-3. Levon AronianLevon AronianLevon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
, Vladimir KramnikVladimir KramnikVladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
, 4. Wang HaoWang Hao (chess player)Wang Hao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang Hao became the fourth ever Chinese player to cross the 2700 Elo rating mark. He is the reigning Chinese Chess Champion, with a ranking of No. 1 in China, No. 2 in Asia behind Viswanathan Anand and No. 19 in the world... - 2010 Bilbao 1. Vladimir KramnikVladimir KramnikVladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
, 2. Viswanathan AnandViswanathan AnandV. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently second highest rated player in the world....
, 3. Magnus CarlsenMagnus CarlsenSven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy who is currently the number-one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list...
, 4. Alexey Shirov - 2010 Mexico City 1. Judit PolgarJudit PolgárJudit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.Polgár was ranked No...
, 2. Veselin TopalovVeselin TopalovVeselin Aleksandrov Topalov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He currently has the sixth highest rating in the world, and was the challenger facing world champion Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2010, losing the match 6½–5½....
, 3. Vassily Ivanchuk, 4. Manuel Leon HoyosManuel Leon HoyosManuel León Hoyos is a Mexican chess Grandmaster. He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the first round by Alexei Shirov....