Monte Carlo chess tournament

The Monte Carlo chess tournament was established in 1901. There were a series of very strong tournaments held in Monte Carlo, from 1901 to 1904, and again after a long break from 1967 to 1969.

1901

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1 Dawid Janowski (France)*1110111½W101110.25
2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)0*0W½11W1½11119.50
3 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)01*0½1101111½19.00
4 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)0L1*½011W½11119.00
5 Simon Alapin (Russian Empire)1½½½*½W½011½W18.50
6 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)0001½*0½1111017.00
7 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)0000L1*011L1116.50
8 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)0L10½½1*0W0½116.50
9 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)½00L1001*L1½½16.00
10 Frank James Marshall (United States)L½0½000LW*11L15.50
11 Arturo Reggio (Italy)000000W100*1114.75
12 James Mason (United States)1000½00½½00*1W4.25
13 Szymon Winawer (Russian Empire)00½0L100½W00*14.00
14 M. Didier (France)00000000000L0*0.25

The notation and point count was as follows (drawn games were replayed):[1]

  • W means ½ for the first, 1 the second game = 3/4 points
  • ½ means ½ for the first, ½ the second game = 1/2 points
  • L means ½ for the first, 0 the second game = 1/4 points

1902

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total
1 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)*1½10½1½101W½111111114.75
2 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (United States)0*1½11WL1W1111L1101114.50
3 Dawid Janowski (France)½0*1011W110101111W1114.00
4 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)0½0*½1½101W1½W111W1113.25
5-7 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)101½*0½0011½W½½W111112.00
5-7 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)½0001*100W½11½W1111112.00
5-7 Heinrich Wolf (Austria-Hungary)0L0½½0*11WL0111W111112.00
8 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)½WL0110*01011110011111.50
9 Frank James Marshall (United States)00011101*0101L011W1111.00
10 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)1L000LL01*1½011½111110.75
11 William Ewart Napier (United States)001L0½W100*1L½011119.50
12 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)L000½0101½0*011W1L119.25
13 James Mason (United States)½01½L00001W1*0½10½119.00
14 Adolf Albin (Austria-Hungary)000L½½00W0W01*W011118.50
15 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)0W00½L0010½0½L*011117.75
16 Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary)0000L0L10½1L011*01017.25
17 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)0000000100001001*½½15.00
18 Louis Eisenberg (Russian Empire)01LL0000L00W½000½*104.50
19 Arturo Reggio (Italy)0000000000000001½0*12.50
20 James Mortimer (England)0000000000000000010*1.00

The notation and point count is the same as in 1901.[2]

1903

[3]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)**½½½1011111111111111120.0
2 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)½½**½½½½½½11011101011111111119.0
3 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (United States)½0½½**111101½1111118.5
4 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)½½00**½½½1½101½011111117.0
5 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)½½00½½**10½½½1100111111116.5
6 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)1000½001**11½1½0111115.5
7 Heinrich Wolf (Austria-Hungary)0010½½**01111101011114.0
8 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)000010½00010**111101½11113.0
9 Frank James Marshall (United States)001010½000**110101101112.0
10 Jean Taubenhaus (France)0010½0½101000000**½½11101110.5
11 James Mason (United States)0010½00010½½**½11110.5
12 Adolf Albin (Austria-Hungary)00000000½110101000½0**118.0
13 Arturo Reggio (Italy)00000000000010½00101**117.5
14 Colonel Moreau (France)00000000000000000000000000**0.0

1904

[4]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)**½½½1½1117.5
2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)½½**½½½½11117.0
3 Frank James Marshall (United States)½0½½**116.5
4 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)½½**½14.0
5 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)½000**3.0
6 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)000000½0**2.0

1904, Rice Gambit tournament

Also in 1904, a thematic tournament on the King's Gambit, Rice Gambit was held.[5]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1-2 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)**11010101016.0
1-2 Frank James Marshall (United States)00**111001116.0
3 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)1000**½1½1½15.5
4 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)1001½0**105.0
5 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)1010½001**104.5
6 Leó Forgács (Austria-Hungary)1000½001**3.0

1967

[6][7]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1 Robert James Fischer (United States)x½01½111117.0
2 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)½x½½1½½1116.5
3 Efim Geller (Soviet Union)1½x0½½1½116.0
4 Bent Larsen (Denmark)0½1x011½116.0
5 Aleksandar Matanović (Yugoslavia)½0½1x½½½½15.0
6 Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia)0½½0½x½½114.5
7 William Lombardy (United States)0½00½½x1114.5
8 Győző Forintos (Hungary)00½½½½0x114.0
9 Guy Mazzoni (France)0000½000x½1.0
10 Volf Bergraser (France)00000000½x0.5

1968

[8]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1 Bent Larsen (Denmark)*½½½0½1½1111119.5
2 Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)½*½½½1½1½½½1119
3-4 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½½*½½1½½½½½1118.5
3-4 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) }½½½*½½½½1½½1118.5
5 Robert Byrne (United States)1½½½*0½½½½1½118
6-8 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½00½1*½½½111017.5
6-8 Florin Gheorghiu (Romania)0½½½½½*½1½½½117.5
6-8 Pal Benko (United States)½0½½½½½*½1½½117.5
9 Győző Forintos (Hungary)0½½0½½0½*½1½116.5
10-11 Mato Damjanović (Yugoslavia)0½½½½0½0½*0½115.5
10-11 Wolfgang Uhlmann (East Germany)0½½½00½½01*0115.5
12 Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria)0000½0½½½½1*1½5
13 Jean Claude Letzelter (France)000001000000*½1.5
14 Sylvain Zinser (France)00000000000½½*1

1969

[9]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)*½½½11½1½1½18
2 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½*0½111½½1118
3 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½1*½½½½½½½117
4 William Lombardy (United States)½½½*½½½½½½116.5
5 Lothar Schmid (Germany)00½½*½½1½1116.5
6 Florin Gheorghiu (Romania)00½½½*½½1½116
7 Nicolas Rossolimo (United States)½0½½½½*011½½5.5
8 Pal Benko (United States)0½½½0½1*½0½15
9 Rudolf Teschner (Germany)½½½½½00½*½014.5
10 David Bronstein (Soviet Union)00½½0½01½*1½4.5
11 Karoly Honfi (Hungary)½00000½½10*02.5
12 Predrag Ostojić (Yugoslavia)000000½00½1*2

References

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