| Berlin Grandmasters chess tournament :: Berlin 1918 |
[ Competition summary || Crosstable || 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th || Information ]
Crosstable
The tournament was played weeks prior to end of WWI.
Rubinstein was effectively stateless since Imperial Russia no longer existed, and Poland emerged during the even.
Schlecher died 2 months after the tournament.
Round by round results
| 1st round — 28th September 1918 |
| Lasker, Emanuel |
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½ - ½ |
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Rubinstein, Akiba |
| Tarrasch, Siegbert |
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½ - ½ |
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Schlechter, Carl |
| 1.-4. Lasker, Rubinstein, Schlechter, Tarrasch ½; |
| 2nd round — 29th September - 1st October 1918 |
| Lasker, Emanuel |
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1 - 0 |
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Tarrasch, Siegbert |
| Rubinstein, Akiba |
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|
1 - 0 |
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Schlechter, Carl |
| 1.-2. Lasker, Rubinstein 1½; 3.-4. Schlechter, Tarrasch ½; |
| 3rd round — 30th September - 3rd October 1918 |
| Schlechter, Carl |
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½ - ½ |
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Lasker, Emanuel |
| Tarrasch, Siegbert |
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½ - ½ |
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Rubinstein, Akiba |
| 1.-2. Lasker, Rubinstein 2; 3.-4. Schlechter, Tarrasch 1; |
| 4th round — 8th October 1918 |
| Rubinstein, Akiba |
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½ - ½ |
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Lasker, Emanuel |
| Schlechter, Carl |
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½ - ½ |
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Tarrasch, Siegbert |
| 1.-2. Lasker, Rubinstein 2½; 3.-4. Schlechter, Tarrasch 1½; |
| 5th round — 6th - 9th October 1918 |
| Schlechter, Carl |
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½ - ½ |
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Rubinstein, Akiba |
| Tarrasch, Siegbert |
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0 - 1 |
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Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1. Lasker 3½; 2. Rubinstein 3; 3. Schlechter 2; 4. Tarrasch 1½; |
| 6th round — 11th - 12th October 1918 |
| Lasker, Emanuel |
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1 - 0 |
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Schlechter, Carl |
| Rubinstein, Akiba |
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1 - 0 |
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Tarrasch, Siegbert |
| 1. Lasker 4½; 2. Rubinstein 4; 3. Schlechter 2; 4. Tarrasch 1½; |
Information
| Berlin Grandmasters chess tournament |
| Dates: |
28th September - 11th October 1918 |
| City: |
Berlin (Germany) |
| Venue: |
Kerkau-Palast |
| Organizers: |
Mr. Bernhard Kagan (GER) |
| Chief Arbiter: |
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| Players participating: |
4 |
| Games played: |
12 |
| Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| Website: |
Chessgames.com |
| Other websites: |
Chess.com blog
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| PGN game file: |
it-berlin1918.pgn |