| 1st St. Petersburg chess tournament :: St. Petersburg 1914 |
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| Qual | pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | pts | + | = | - |
| Q | 1. | Capablanca, José Raúl | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2.-3. | Lasker, Emanuel | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2.-3. | Tarrasch, Siegbert | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4.-5. | Alekhine, Alexander | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 4.-5. | Marshall, Frank James | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 6.-7. | Bernstein, Ossip | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6.-7. | Rubinstein, Akiba | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8. | Nimzowitsch, Aron | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 9.-10. | Janowski, Dawid | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.-10. | Blackburne, Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ● | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11. | Gunsberg, Isidor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
The five finalists were awarded the title 'Grandmaster' by Tsar Nicholas II.
| 1st round — 21st April 1914 | |||||||||
| Janowski, Dawid | 0 - 1 | Bernstein, Ossip | |||||||
| Gunsberg, Isidor | 0 - 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Blackburne, Joseph | 0 - 1 | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Nimzowitsch, Aron | 0 - 1 | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | ½ - ½ | Rubinstein, Akiba | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||||
| 1.-4. Capablanca, Lasker, Alekhine, Bernstein 1; 5.-6. Marshall, Rubinstein ½; 7.-11. Tarrasch, Nimzowitsch, Janowski, Blackburne, Gunsberg 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 22nd April 1914 | |||||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | ½ - ½ | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | ½ - ½ | Nimzowitsch, Aron | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | ½ - ½ | Blackburne, Joseph | |||||||
| Bernstein, Ossip | 1 - 0 | Gunsberg, Isidor | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | 0 - 1 | Janowski, Dawid | |||||||
| Rubinstein, Akiba | |||||||||
| 1. Bernstein 2; 2.-4. Capablanca, Lasker, Alekhine 1½; 5.-6. Marshall, Janowski 1; 7.-9. Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch, Blackburne ½; 10.-11. Tarrasch, Gunsberg 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 24th April 1914 | |||||||||
| Gunsberg, Isidor | 0 - 1 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Blackburne, Joseph | ½ - ½ | Bernstein, Ossip | |||||||
| Nimzowitsch, Aron | ½ - ½ | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Rubinstein, Akiba | ½ - ½ | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | ½ - ½ | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Janowski, Dawid | |||||||||
| 1. Bernstein 2½; 2.-4. Capablanca, Lasker, Alekhine 2; 5. Marshall 1½; 6.-10. Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch, Janowski, Blackburne 1; 11. Gunsberg 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 26th April 1914 | |||||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | 1 - 0 | Rubinstein, Akiba | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | 1 - 0 | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Bernstein, Ossip | ½ - ½ | Nimzowitsch, Aron | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | 1 - 0 | Blackburne, Joseph | |||||||
| Janowski, Dawid | ½ - ½ | Gunsberg, Isidor | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||||
| 1.-3. Lasker, Alekhine, Bernstein 3; 4.-5. Capablanca, Tarrasch 2; 6.-8. Marshall, Nimzowitsch, Janowski 1½; 9.-10. Rubinstein, Blackburne 1; 11. Gunsberg ½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 28th April 1914 | |||||||||
| Blackburne, Joseph | 0 - 1 | Janowski, Dawid | |||||||
| Nimzowitsch, Aron | 0 - 1 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | 1 - 0 | Bernstein, Ossip | |||||||
| Rubinstein, Akiba | 0 - 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | ½ - ½ | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Gunsberg, Isidor | |||||||||
| 1. Alekhine 4; 2. Lasker 3½; 3.-4. Tarrasch, Bernstein 3; 5.-7. Capablanca, Marshall, Janowski 2½; 8. Nimzowitsch 1½; 9.-10. Rubinstein, Blackburne 1; 11. Gunsberg ½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 29th April 1914 | |||||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | 0 - 1 | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Bernstein, Ossip | ½ - ½ | Rubinstein, Akiba | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | ½ - ½ | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Janowski, Dawid | ½ - ½ | Nimzowitsch, Aron | |||||||
| Gunsberg, Isidor | 0 - 1 | Blackburne, Joseph | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||||
| 1. Alekhine 4; 2.-5. Capablanca, Lasker, Tarrasch, Bernstein 3½; 6.-7. Marshall, Janowski 3; 8.-9. Nimzowitsch, Blackburne 2; 10. Rubinstein 1½; 11. Gunsberg ½; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 30th April 1914 | |||||||||
| Nimzowitsch, Aron | 1 - 0 | Gunsberg, Isidor | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | 1 - 0 | Janowski, Dawid | |||||||
| Rubinstein, Akiba | ½ - ½ | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | 1 - 0 | Bernstein, Ossip | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | ½ - ½ | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Blackburne, Joseph | |||||||||
| 1.-2. Capablanca, Alekhine 4½; 3.-5. Lasker, Tarrasch, Marshall 4; 6. Bernstein 3½; 7.-8. Nimzowitsch, Janowski 3; 9.-10. Rubinstein, Blackburne 2; 11. Gunsberg ½; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 2nd May 1914 | |||||||||
| Bernstein, Ossip | 1 - 0 | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | ½ - ½ | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Janowski, Dawid | 0 - 1 | Rubinstein, Akiba | |||||||
| Gunsberg, Isidor | ½ - ½ | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Blackburne, Joseph | 1 - 0 | Nimzowitsch, Aron | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 5; 2.-5. Tarrasch, Alekhine, Marshall, Bernstein 4½; 6. Lasker 4; 7.-10. Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch, Janowski, Blackburne 3; 11. Gunsberg 1; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 3rd May 1914 | |||||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | 1 - 0 | Blackburne, Joseph | |||||||
| Rubinstein, Akiba | 1 - 0 | Gunsberg, Isidor | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | 1 - 0 | Janowski, Dawid | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | ½ - ½ | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | ½ - ½ | Bernstein, Ossip | |||||||
| Nimzowitsch, Aron | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 6; 2. Marshall 5½; 3.-5. Tarrasch, Alekhine, Bernstein 5; 6. Lasker 4½; 7. Rubinstein 4; 8.-10. Nimzowitsch, Janowski, Blackburne 3; 11. Gunsberg 1; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 5th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | ½ - ½ | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Janowski, Dawid | 0 - 1 | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Gunsberg, Isidor | 0 - 1 | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Blackburne, Joseph | ½ - ½ | Rubinstein, Akiba | |||||||
| Nimzowitsch, Aron | ½ - ½ | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Bernstein, Ossip | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 7; 2. Marshall 6; 3.-5. Lasker, Tarrasch, Alekhine 5½; 6. Bernstein 5; 7. Rubinstein 4½; 8.-9. Nimzowitsch, Blackburne 3½; 10. Janowski 3; 11. Gunsberg 1; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 6th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Rubinstein, Akiba | ½ - ½ | Nimzowitsch, Aron | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | 1 - 0 | Blackburne, Joseph | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | 1 - 0 | Gunsberg, Isidor | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | ½ - ½ | Janowski, Dawid | |||||||
| Bernstein, Ossip | 0 - 1 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 8; 2.-3. Lasker, Tarrasch 6½; 4.-5. Alekhine, Marshall 6; 6.-7. Bernstein, Rubinstein 5; 8. Nimzowitsch 4; 9.-10. Janowski, Blackburne 3½; 11. Gunsberg 1; | |||||||||
| Qual | pos. | name | flag | car. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | final | pts | + | = | - | |||||
| Q | 1. | Lasker, Emanuel | 6½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13½ | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2. | Capablanca, José Raúl | 8 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 3. | Alekhine, Alexander | 6 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 4. | Tarrasch, Siegbert | 6½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | ½ | 2 | 8½ | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Marshall, Frank James | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
The five finalists were awarded the title 'Grandmaster' by Tsar Nicholas II.
| 1st round — 10th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | 1 - 0 | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | 0 - 1 | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 8; 2. Lasker 7½; 3. Marshall 7; 4. Tarrasch 6½; 5. Alekhine 6; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 11th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | 1 - 0 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | ½ - ½ | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 8½; 2. Lasker 8; 3.-4. Alekhine, Marshall 7; 5. Tarrasch 6½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 12th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | 0 - 1 | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | 0 - 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 9½; 2.-3. Lasker, Alekhine 8; 4. Marshall 7; 5. Tarrasch 6½; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 14th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | 1 - 0 | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | 1 - 0 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 10½; 2. Lasker 9; 3. Alekhine 8; 4. Marshall 7; 5. Tarrasch 6½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 15th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | 0 - 1 | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | ½ - ½ | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||||
| 1. Capablanca 11; 2. Lasker 10; 3. Alekhine 8½; 4. Marshall 7; 5. Tarrasch 6½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 17th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | 0 - 1 | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | ½ - ½ | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||||
| 1.-2. Lasker, Capablanca 11; 3. Alekhine 8½; 4. Marshall 7½; 5. Tarrasch 7; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 18th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | 0 - 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | 1 - 0 | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | |||||||||
| 1. Lasker 12; 2. Capablanca 11; 3. Alekhine 9½; 4. Marshall 7½; 5. Tarrasch 7; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 19th May 1914 | |||||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | 0 - 1 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | ½ - ½ | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||||
| 1. Lasker 12; 2. Capablanca 11; 3. Alekhine 10; 4.-5. Tarrasch, Marshall 8; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 21st May 1914 | |||||||||
| Marshall, Frank James | 0 - 1 | Capablanca, José Raúl | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | ½ - ½ | Lasker, Emanuel | |||||||
| Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||||
| 1. Lasker 12½; 2. Capablanca 12; 3. Alekhine 10; 4. Tarrasch 8½; 5. Marshall 8; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 22nd May 1914 | |||||||||
| Lasker, Emanuel | 1 - 0 | Marshall, Frank James | |||||||
| Capablanca, José Raúl | 1 - 0 | Alekhine, Alexander | |||||||
| Tarrasch, Siegbert | |||||||||
| 1. Lasker 13½; 2. Capablanca 13; 3. Alekhine 10; 4. Tarrasch 8½; 5. Marshall 8; | |||||||||
| 1st St. Petersburg chess tournament | |
| Dates: | 21st April - 22nd May 1914 |
| City: | St. Petersburg (Russian Empire) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | St Petersburg Chess Society |
| Tournament Director: | Peter Petrovich Saburov |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 11 |
| Games played: | 75 |
| Competition format: | Two-stage event: 11-player preliminary RR, top 5 to final double RR with carry-over points. |
| Tie-breaks: | All: none |
| Time control: | 30/2h + 22/1h30m + 15/1h (1) |
| Website: | Wikipedia |
| Other websites: | Chessgames tournament Chess.com: A Century of Chess (Part 1) Edward Winter: The Saburovs |
| PGN game file: | it-petersburg1914.pgn |