Berlin Grandmasters chess tournament :: Berlin 1918

[ Competition summary || Crosstable || 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th || Information ]


Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 pts + = -
1. Lasker, Emanuel GER ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 3 3 0
2. Rubinstein, Akiba POL ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 4 2 4 0
3. Schlechter, Carl AHU ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 2 0 4 2
4. Tarrasch, Siegbert GER 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 3 3

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 GER ½ - ½ POL Rubinstein, Akiba
Tarrasch, Siegbert GER ½ - ½ AHU Schlechter, Carl
1.-4. Lasker, Rubinstein, Schlechter, Tarrasch — ½;



2nd round — 29th September - 1st October 1918
Lasker, Emanuel GER 1 - 0 GER Tarrasch, Siegbert
Rubinstein, Akiba POL 1 - 0 AHU Schlechter, Carl
1.-2. Lasker, Rubinstein — 1½; 3.-4. Schlechter, Tarrasch — ½;



3rd round — 30th September - 3rd October 1918
Schlechter, Carl AHU ½ - ½ GER Lasker, Emanuel
Tarrasch, Siegbert GER ½ - ½ POL Rubinstein, Akiba
1.-2. Lasker, Rubinstein — 2; 3.-4. Schlechter, Tarrasch — 1;



4th round — 8th October 1918
Rubinstein, Akiba POL ½ - ½ GER Lasker, Emanuel
Schlechter, Carl AHU ½ - ½ GER Tarrasch, Siegbert
1.-2. Lasker, Rubinstein — 2½; 3.-4. Schlechter, Tarrasch — 1½;



5th round — 6th - 9th October 1918
Schlechter, Carl AHU ½ - ½ POL Rubinstein, Akiba
Tarrasch, Siegbert GER 0 - 1 GER Lasker, Emanuel
1. Lasker — 3½; 2. Rubinstein — 3; 3. Schlechter — 2; 4. Tarrasch — 1½;



6th round — 11th - 12th October 1918
Lasker, Emanuel GER 1 - 0 AHU Schlechter, Carl
Rubinstein, Akiba POL 1 - 0 GER 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:
Players participating: 4
Games played: 12
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: Chessgames.com
Other websites: Chess.com blog
PGN game file: it-berlin1918.pgn