Vienna 1898 chess tournament

The tournament celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria's accession to the throne of Austria-Hungary.[1] Main organiser was Baron Albert Freiherr von Rothschild who also financed the Vienna tournaments of 1873, 1882, 1903,[2] and 1908. The players visited his Heugasse palace on 31 May 1898. Rounds were played in the clubhouse of the Wiener Schachklub at Schottengasse 7. Hugo Fahndrich was the tournament director at Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898.[3] The time limit was thirty moves in two hours, and fifteen moves per hour after this.[4] Twenty great masters (only Emanuel Lasker and Rudolf Charousek were absent at Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier) played double rounds from 1 June to 25 July.

Vienna 1898, Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier
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1 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) XX0110½1½½½1½1½½111111111127½
2 Harry Pillsbury (United States) 10XX10½110½001½11111½1111111111127½
3 David Janowski (France) 0101XX111100½½11½011111100½1111125½
4 Wilhelm Steinitz (United States) 00XX½110½½11½1½½01111101111123½
5 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) ½0XX½½11½½½½½1½111½1111121½
6 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire) 100001½½XX1001½0100111101110011120
7 Amos Burn (United Kingdom) ½0½1½½0001XX½½½½½0½0110111111120
8 Paul Lipke (German Empire) ½½1100½½10XX½½½½½011½1½½11½½19½
9 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary) ½010½½½½½½XX½½11½½0101½½1119½
10 Simon Alapin (Russian Empire) ½0½000½0½0½0½½½½½½XX½111001011½1101118
11 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom) ½½00½1½½½1½½½1½0XX½½½0½0½½0011½117
12 Emanuel Schiffers (Russian Empire) 0000001001½100½½XX11½1½111½117
13 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary) 0000½010½100½½00½110XX11½1½1½11016½
14 Jackson Showalter (United States) 00½00000000010110100XX½11111011015
15 Carl August Walbrodt (German Empire) 00001000011001½100½0½0XX0011½01114½
16 Alexander Halprin (Austria-Hungary) 00110000½01000½½½00011XX½½½114
17 Horatio Caro (German Empire) 0000½0½001½½½011½0½00000½½XX11½112½
18 David Graham Baird (United States) 0000000000100000½½010000½010½100XX½18
19 Herbert William Trenchard (United Kingdom) 000000000000½½0000½0½0010000½0½0½0XX5
Standing: Schwarz, Schlechter, Fahndrich, Caro, Maróczy, Showalter, Marco, Alapin, Halprin, Baird and Burn
Sitting: Tarrasch, Blackburne, Pillsbury, Steinitz, Chigorin, Janowsky, Schiffers and Lipke

Adolf Schwarz withdrew after playing eight games.[5][6]

Tarrasch and Pillsbury ended equal after two cycles and had to play an extra play-off match. The additional games were played from 27 until 30 July 1898.

Vienna 1898, Play-off
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1Siegbert Tarrasch 101½
2Harry Pillsbury 010½

Tarrasch won 6000 Kronen and Pillsbury won 4400 Kronen.[7]

References

Literature

  • Hugo Fähndrich, Internationales Kaiser-Jubiläums-Schachturnier, 1981, ISBN 3-283-00057-3 (in German)
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