The first International Prague Chess Tournament was held in honour of the sixtieth anniversary of Franz Joseph I of Austria's elevation as monarch to the Austria-Hungary Empire. Twenty great masters played in the pavilion of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Prague, from May 17 to June 13, 1908.[1]

The representative of the executive board of the Jubilee Exhibition, president L. Bondy greeted tournament competitors and numerous guests in Czech, German, French and English. J. Krautstengl and Dr. G. Bergmann spoke for the presidium of the committee and they expressed their gratitude to the executive board for organizing tournaments. Official organizers were H. Pollak and K. Anderle, whereas referees Karel Traxler and Viktor Tietz had decided to whom two prices for the best games, of 200 and 300 Crowns, will be given. The money was donated by Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild. The umpire was Dr. A. Klir.[2]

Master Tournament

The results and standings:[3][4]

Prague 1908
#Player1234567891011121314151617181920Total
1-2 Oldřich Důras (Bohemia)x½0½0½1111111½½1011113½
1-2 Carl Schlechter (Austria)½x½½½½½01½1111111½1½13½
3 Milan Vidmar (Austria)1½x0½00½½11½½111111113
4 Akiba Rubinstein (Poland)½½1x½01½10½1½11½½½1112½
5 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)1½½½x½½½½½0½½111½½1112
6 Géza Maróczy (Transleithania)½½11½x0½½0½½½½11½1½111½
7-9 Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)0½10½1x½½01½½½01½11111
7-9 Frank Marshall (United States)01½½½½½x½0½0½½11111½11
7-9 Gersz Salwe (Poland)00½0½½½½x11½011½11½111
10 Dawid Janowski (France)0½01½1110x011001½11010½
11 Fedor Duz-Khotimirsky (Russian Empire)000½1½0½01x110001111
12 Simon Alapin (Russian Empire)00½0½½½1½00x½11011½½9
13-14 Hugo Süchting (German Empire)00½½½½½½100½x½½½½½½1
13-14 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)½0000½½½0110½x11½01½
15 Rudolf Spielmann (Austria)½00000100110½0x110½1
16 Ladislav Prokeš (Bohemia)000½0000½011½00x1½1½
17 Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire)100½½½½00½00½½00x½½½6
18 Jan Kvíčala (Bohemia)0½0½½0000000½11½½x0½
19 Abram Rabinovich (Russian Empire)00000½00½00½½0½0½1x15
20 František Treybal (Bohemia)0½00000½010½0½0½½½0x

Main Tournament

Competitors of the main tournament were selected into four groups, consisting of 8 or 7 players.[5]

The final results:[6]

1. Karel Treybal  Bohemia

2-3. István Abonyi  Hungary

2-3. Ferenc Chalupetzky  Hungary

4. Lev Taussig  Bohemia

5. Josef Dobiáš  Bohemia

6. Zsigmond Barász  Hungary

7. Viktor Dyk  Bohemia

8-9. Julius Brach Moravia

8-9. Kamil Krofta  Bohemia

10. Bernhard Kagan  German Empire

11. Jaroslav Engler  Bohemia

12. František Batík  Bohemia

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Untitled Document".
  3. praga
  4. http://turniere.caissa.info/rueckblick.php?jahr=1908
  5. Kalendovský, Jan & Závodný, Zdenek, První mezinárodní šachový turnaj v Praze 15.5. až 12.6.1908 (Brno 2008 – SNZZ)
  6. Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
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