| 1st Clare Benedict Chess Cup: Mont Pélérin 1953 |
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| 1st Clare Benedict Chess Cup (see all-time tournament summary) |
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| Date: | April 1953 |
| City: | Mont Pélérin, Switzerland |
| Venue: | N/A |
| Tournament Director: | Mr. Alois Nagler (SUI) |
| Head Referee: | Mr. Hansjürg Leuzinger (SUI) |
| Teams participating: | 6 |
| Players participating: | N/A (probably circa 30) |
| Games played: | 75 |
| Competition format: | Five board round robin. |
| Final order decided by: | 1. Game points; 2. Match points |
| Time control: | 2.5h for first 40 moves, then 1h for each next 16 moves |
| Downloadable game file: | 53cbc.zip (only 14 games are available!) |
| no. | team | code | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ∑ | + | = | - | players |
| 1. | Netherlands | NED | ● | 2½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 5 | 17½ | 3 | 2 | 0 | GM Euwe 4, IM Donner 3, Kramer 2½, IM Cortlever 4, IM Mühring 4 |
| 2. | Austria | AUT | 2½ | ● | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | IM Beni 3, Lambert 3½, IM Lokvenc 3½, Weiner 3, Auer 3 |
| 3. | Switzerland | SUI | 1½ | 2 | ● | 3 | 4½ | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | IM Christoffel 1, IM Grob 2½, IM Blau 4½, Lob 3, Kupper 4 |
| 4. | France | FRA | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | ● | 1½ | 4½ | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | GM Rossolimo 4, IM Muffang 3½, Thiellement 2, Daniel 2½, Rometti 1 |
| 5. | Italy | ITA | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | ● | 3½ | 9½ | 2 | 0 | 3 | IM Szabados 1, IM Paoli 2½, Porreca 2½, Giustolisi 2, F.Norcia 1½ |
| 6. | Belgium | BEL | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1½ | ● | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Dunkelblum 2, Van Hoorde 0, Schumacher 0, De Wolf ½, Gobert 1½ |
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In april 1953 the new important team tournament started in Mont Pélérin in the close proximity of Vevey city. The town is very appreciated by the tourists as it offers a splendid sight on Léman above the vineyard of Vaud. It is famous from Mont Pelerin Society, the organisation of classical liberal economists and intellectuals founded in 1947. GM Nicolas Rossolimo, French player of Russian origin, champion of France from 1948, produced respectable performance at top board scoring 4 points out of 5 games, including a win over ex-world champion Max Euwe. The best overall individual result was achieved by the Swiss player Max Blau at third board, 4½/5. |
| bd | name | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1.= | Euwe, Machgielis | NED | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
| 1.= | Rossolimo, Nicolas | FRA | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
| 2.= | Lambert, Hans | AUT | 3½ | 5 | 70.0 |
| 2.= | Muffang, André | FRA | 3½ | 5 | 70.0 |
| 3. | Blau, Maximilian | SUI | 4½ | 5 | 90.0 |
| 4. | Cortlever, Nicolaas | NED | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
| 5.= | Kupper, Josef | SUI | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
| 5.= | Mühring, Willem | NED | 4 | 5 | 80. |
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