37th Swiss Championship (International) :: Zürich 1934

125th anniversary of Schachgesellschaft Zürich

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 pts + = -
1. Alekhine, Alexander FRA ● 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 12 2 1
2.-3. Euwe, Machgielis NED 1 ● ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 10 4 1
2.-3. Flohr, Salomon CSR ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 9 6 0
4. Bogoljubow, Efim GER ½ 0 ½ ● 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11½ 9 5 1
5. Lasker, Emanuel GER 0 1 ½ 0 ● 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 9 2 4
6.-7. Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ● ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 9 6 6 3
6.-7. Bernstein, Ossip FRA 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ● 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 6 6 3
8. Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ● ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 5 6 4
9. Johner, Hans SUI 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ● 0 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 7½ 5 5 5
10. Henneberger, Walter SUI 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ● 0 0 1 0 1 1 5½ 5 1 9
11. Gygli, Fritz SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 ● ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5 3 4 8
12. Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ● ½ 1 1 ½ 4½ 3 3 9
13.-14. Grob, Henri SUI 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ● 0 ½ 1 4 2 4 9
13.-14. Müller, Hans SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 ● 0 1 4 3 2 10
15. Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ● ½ 3 1 4 10
16. Joss, Hermann SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ● 2 0 4 11

Also served as the 37th Swiss Championship; top Swiss finisher: Hans Johner.





Round by round results

1st round — 14th July 1934
Euwe, Machgielis NED 0 - 1 GER Lasker, Emanuel
Flohr, Salomon CSR 1 - 0 SUI Johner, Hans
Grob, Henri SUI ½ - ½ DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
Gygli, Fritz SUI ½ - ½ ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Henneberger, Walter SUI ½ - ½ FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Joss, Hermann SUI 0 - 1 SUI Müller, Hans
Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE ½ - ½ GER Bogoljubow, Efim
1.-4. Alekhine, Flohr, Lasker, Müller — 1; 5.-12. Bogoljubow, Nimzowitsch, Bernstein, Ståhlberg, Henneberger, Gygli, Rosselli del Turco, Grob — ½; 13.-16. Euwe, Johner, Nägeli, Joss — 0;



2nd round — 15th July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA 1 - 0 FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Bogoljubow, Efim GER 1 - 0 SUI Henneberger, Walter
Johner, Hans SUI 1 - 0 SUI Grob, Henri
Lasker, Emanuel GER ½ - ½ CSR Flohr, Salomon
Müller, Hans SUI 0 - 1 NED Euwe, Machgielis
Nägeli, Oskar SUI ½ - ½ SUI Joss, Hermann
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN 1 - 0 SUI Gygli, Fritz
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 0 - 1 SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
1. Alekhine — 2; 2.-6. Flohr, Bogoljubow, Lasker, Nimzowitsch, Ståhlberg — 1½; 7.-9. Euwe, Johner, Müller — 1; 10.-16. Bernstein, Henneberger, Gygli, Rosselli del Turco, Grob, Nägeli, Joss — ½;



3rd round — 16th July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA ½ - ½ GER Bogoljubow, Efim
Euwe, Machgielis NED 1 - 0 SUI Nägeli, Oskar
Flohr, Salomon CSR 1 - 0 SUI Müller, Hans
Grob, Henri SUI 0 - 1 GER Lasker, Emanuel
Gygli, Fritz SUI 0 - 1 SUI Johner, Hans
Henneberger, Walter SUI 0 - 1 ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Joss, Hermann SUI 0 - 1 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE ½ - ½ DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
1. Alekhine — 3; 2.-3. Flohr, Lasker — 2½; 4.-8. Euwe, Bogoljubow, Nimzowitsch, Ståhlberg, Johner — 2; 9. Rosselli del Turco — 1½; 10.-11. Bernstein, Müller — 1; 12.-16. Henneberger, Gygli, Grob, Nägeli, Joss — ½;



4th round — 17th July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA ½ - ½ GER Bogoljubow, Efim
Joss, Hermann SUI 0 - 1 NED Euwe, Machgielis
Johner, Hans SUI ½ - ½ SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
Lasker, Emanuel GER 1 - 0 SUI Gygli, Fritz
Müller, Hans SUI 1 - 0 SUI Grob, Henri
Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 CSR Flohr, Salomon
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN 0 - 1 SUI Henneberger, Walter
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 0 - 1 FRA Bernstein, Ossip
1.-3. Alekhine, Flohr, Lasker — 3½; 4. Euwe — 3; 5.-7. Bogoljubow, Ståhlberg, Johner — 2½; 8.-10. Nimzowitsch, Bernstein, Müller — 2; 11.-12. Henneberger, Rosselli del Turco — 1½; 13.-16. Gygli, Grob, Nägeli, Joss — ½;



5th round — 18th July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA ½ - ½ DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
Bogoljubow, Efim GER 1 - 0 ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Euwe, Machgielis NED 1 - 0 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Flohr, Salomon CSR 1 - 0 SUI Joss, Hermann
Grob, Henri SUI ½ - ½ SUI Nägeli, Oskar
Gygli, Fritz SUI ½ - ½ SUI Müller, Hans
Henneberger, Walter SUI 1 - 0 SUI Johner, Hans
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 1 - 0 GER Lasker, Emanuel
1. Flohr — 4½; 2. Euwe — 4; 3.-6. Alekhine, Bogoljubow, Lasker, Ståhlberg — 3½; 7.-11. Nimzowitsch, Bernstein, Johner, Henneberger, Müller — 2½; 12. Rosselli del Turco — 1½; 13.-15. Gygli, Grob, Nägeli — 1; 16. Joss — ½;



6th round — 19th July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA 1 - 0 ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Euwe, Machgielis NED ½ - ½ CSR Flohr, Salomon
Johner, Hans SUI ½ - ½ FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Joss, Hermann SUI 0 - 1 SUI Grob, Henri
Lasker, Emanuel GER 1 - 0 SUI Henneberger, Walter
Müller, Hans SUI ½ - ½ SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
Nägeli, Oskar SUI ½ - ½ SUI Gygli, Fritz
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN ½ - ½ GER Bogoljubow, Efim
1. Flohr — 5; 2.-4. Alekhine, Euwe, Lasker — 4½; 5.-6. Bogoljubow, Ståhlberg — 4; 7.-10. Nimzowitsch, Bernstein, Johner, Müller — 3; 11. Henneberger — 2½; 12. Grob — 2; 13.-15. Gygli, Rosselli del Turco, Nägeli — 1½; 16. Joss — ½;



7th round — 20th July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA 0 - 1 GER Lasker, Emanuel
Bogoljubow, Efim GER 1 - 0 SUI Johner, Hans
Flohr, Salomon CSR ½ - ½ FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Grob, Henri SUI ½ - ½ NED Euwe, Machgielis
Gygli, Fritz SUI 1 - 0 SUI Joss, Hermann
Henneberger, Walter SUI 0 - 1 SUI Müller, Hans
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 0 - 1 DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 1 - 0 SUI Nägeli, Oskar
1.-2. Flohr, Lasker — 5½; 3.-6. Alekhine, Euwe, Bogoljubow, Ståhlberg — 5; 7.-8. Nimzowitsch, Müller — 4; 9.-10. Bernstein, Johner — 3; 11.-13. Henneberger, Gygli, Grob — 2½; 14.-15. Rosselli del Turco, Nägeli — 1½; 16. Joss — ½;



8th round — 21st July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA 1 - 0 DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
Euwe, Machgielis NED 1 - 0 SUI Gygli, Fritz
Flohr, Salomon CSR 1 - 0 SUI Grob, Henri
Joss, Hermann SUI ½ - ½ SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
Johner, Hans SUI 1 - 0 ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Lasker, Emanuel GER 0 - 1 GER Bogoljubow, Efim
Müller, Hans SUI 0 - 1 FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 SUI Henneberger, Walter
1. Flohr — 6½; 2.-4. Alekhine, Euwe, Bogoljubow — 6; 5.-6. Lasker, Ståhlberg — 5½; 7.-10. Nimzowitsch, Bernstein, Johner, Müller — 4; 11. Henneberger — 3½; 12.-13. Gygli, Grob — 2½; 14.-15. Rosselli del Turco, Nägeli — 1½; 16. Joss — 1;



9th round — 22nd July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA 1 - 0 SUI Nägeli, Oskar
Bogoljubow, Efim GER 1 - 0 SUI Müller, Hans
Grob, Henri SUI 0 - 1 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Gygli, Fritz SUI 0 - 1 CSR Flohr, Salomon
Henneberger, Walter SUI 1 - 0 SUI Joss, Hermann
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN 0 - 1 SUI Johner, Hans
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 0 - 1 GER Lasker, Emanuel
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE ½ - ½ NED Euwe, Machgielis
1. Flohr — 7½; 2.-3. Alekhine, Bogoljubow — 7; 4.-5. Euwe, Lasker — 6½; 6. Ståhlberg — 6; 7.-8. Bernstein, Johner — 5; 9. Henneberger — 4½; 10.-11. Nimzowitsch, Müller — 4; 12.-13. Gygli, Grob — 2½; 14.-15. Rosselli del Turco, Nägeli — 1½; 16. Joss — 1;



10th round — 23rd July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA 1 - 0 SUI Johner, Hans
Euwe, Machgielis NED 1 - 0 SUI Henneberger, Walter
Flohr, Salomon CSR 1 - 0 SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
Grob, Henri SUI 1 - 0 SUI Gygli, Fritz
Joss, Hermann SUI 0 - 1 FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Lasker, Emanuel GER 0 - 1 DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
Müller, Hans SUI 0 - 1 ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 GER Bogoljubow, Efim
1. Flohr — 8½; 2.-3. Alekhine, Bogoljubow — 8; 4. Euwe — 7½; 5. Lasker — 6½; 6.-7. Bernstein, Ståhlberg — 6; 8.-9. Nimzowitsch, Johner — 5; 10. Henneberger — 4½; 11. Müller — 4; 12. Grob — 3½; 13.-14. Gygli, Rosselli del Turco — 2½; 15. Nägeli — 1½; 16. Joss — 1;



11th round — 24th July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA 0 - 1 NED Euwe, Machgielis
Bogoljubow, Efim GER 1 - 0 SUI Joss, Hermann
Gygli, Fritz SUI 0 - 1 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Henneberger, Walter SUI 0 - 1 CSR Flohr, Salomon
Johner, Hans SUI ½ - ½ GER Lasker, Emanuel
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN 1 - 0 SUI Müller, Hans
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 1 - 0 SUI Nägeli, Oskar
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 1 - 0 SUI Grob, Henri
1. Flohr — 9½; 2.-3. Alekhine, Bogoljubow — 9; 4. Euwe — 8½; 5.-6. Lasker, Ståhlberg — 7; 7.-8. Nimzowitsch, Bernstein — 6; 9. Johner — 5½; 10. Henneberger — 4½; 11. Müller — 4; 12.-13. Rosselli del Turco, Grob — 3½; 14. Gygli — 2½; 15. Nägeli — 1½; 16. Joss — 1;



12th round — 25th July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA 1 - 0 GER Lasker, Emanuel
Euwe, Machgielis NED 1 - 0 GER Bogoljubow, Efim
Flohr, Salomon CSR ½ - ½ FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Grob, Henri SUI 0 - 1 SUI Henneberger, Walter
Gygli, Fritz SUI 1 - 0 SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
Joss, Hermann SUI ½ - ½ ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Müller, Hans SUI 0 - 1 SUI Johner, Hans
Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
1.-2. Alekhine, Flohr — 10; 3. Euwe — 9½; 4. Bogoljubow — 9; 5.-7. Lasker, Nimzowitsch, Ståhlberg — 7; 8.-9. Bernstein, Johner — 6½; 10. Henneberger — 5½; 11.-12. Rosselli del Turco, Müller — 4; 13.-14. Gygli, Grob — 3½; 15.-16. Nägeli, Joss — 1½;



13th round — 26th July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA 1 - 0 SUI Grob, Henri
Bogoljubow, Efim GER ½ - ½ CSR Flohr, Salomon
Henneberger, Walter SUI 0 - 1 SUI Gygli, Fritz
Johner, Hans SUI ½ - ½ SUI Nägeli, Oskar
Lasker, Emanuel GER 1 - 0 SUI Müller, Hans
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN 1 - 0 SUI Joss, Hermann
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA 0 - 1 NED Euwe, Machgielis
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 0 - 1 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
1. Alekhine — 11; 2.-3. Euwe, Flohr — 10½; 4. Bogoljubow — 9½; 5.-6. Lasker, Nimzowitsch — 8; 7. Bernstein — 7½; 8.-9. Ståhlberg, Johner — 7; 10. Henneberger — 5½; 11. Gygli — 4½; 12.-13. Rosselli del Turco, Müller — 4; 14. Grob — 3½; 15. Nägeli — 2; 16. Joss — 1½;



14th round — 27th July 1934
Alekhine, Alexander FRA 1 - 0 SUI Müller, Hans
Euwe, Machgielis NED ½ - ½ DEN Nimzowitsch, Aron
Flohr, Salomon CSR 1 - 0 ITA Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
Grob, Henri SUI 0 - 1 GER Bogoljubow, Efim
Gygli, Fritz SUI ½ - ½ FRA Bernstein, Ossip
Joss, Hermann SUI ½ - ½ SUI Johner, Hans
Nägeli, Oskar SUI 0 - 1 GER Lasker, Emanuel
Ståhlberg, Gideon SWE 1 - 0 SUI Henneberger, Walter
1. Alekhine — 12; 2. Flohr — 11½; 3. Euwe — 11; 4. Bogoljubow — 10½; 5. Lasker — 9; 6. Nimzowitsch — 8½; 7.-8. Bernstein, Ståhlberg — 8; 9. Johner — 7½; 10. Henneberger — 5½; 11. Gygli — 5; 12.-13. Rosselli del Turco, Müller — 4; 14. Grob — 3½; 15.-16. Nägeli, Joss — 2;



15th round — 28th July 1934
Bernstein, Ossip FRA 1 - 0 SWE Ståhlberg, Gideon
Bogoljubow, Efim GER 1 - 0 SUI Gygli, Fritz
Henneberger, Walter SUI 0 - 1 FRA Alekhine, Alexander
Johner, Hans SUI 0 - 1 NED Euwe, Machgielis
Lasker, Emanuel GER 1 - 0 SUI Joss, Hermann
Müller, Hans SUI 0 - 1 SUI Nägeli, Oskar
Nimzowitsch, Aron DEN ½ - ½ CSR Flohr, Salomon
Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA ½ - ½ SUI Grob, Henri
1. Alekhine — 13; 2.-3. Euwe, Flohr — 12; 4. Bogoljubow — 11½; 5. Lasker — 10; 6.-7. Nimzowitsch, Bernstein — 9; 8. Ståhlberg — 8; 9. Johner — 7½; 10. Henneberger — 5½; 11. Gygli — 5; 12. Rosselli del Turco — 4½; 13.-14. Grob, Müller — 4; 15. Nägeli — 3; 16. Joss — 2;







Information

37th Swiss Championship (International)
Dates: 14th - 28th July 1934
City: Zürich (Switzerland)
Venue:
Organizers: Schachgesellschaft Zurich
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 16
Games played: 120
Competition format: Single round robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: Wikipedia
Other websites: Chessgames collection
PGN game file: it-zurich1934.pgn





Tournament Review

The 37th Swiss Championship, held in Zurich, Switzerland from July 14th to the 28th, 1934 was an international tournament event. Many elite European chess masters, including the then-current World Champion, joined Switzerland's best for a round robin tournament. The participants were: from France, world champion Alexander Alekhine, and Ossip Bernstein; from Germany, former world champion Emanuel Lasker, and Efim Bogoljubov; from Denmark, Aron Nimzowitsch; from the Netherlands, Max Euwe; from Czechoslovakia, Salomon Flohr; from Sweden, Gideon Ståhlberg; from Italy, Stefano Rosselli del Turco; and from Switzerland, Henri Grob, Fritz Gygli, Walter Henneberger, Hans Johner, Hermann Joss, Hans Mueller, and Oskar Naegeli. Alekhine reigned supreme over the field with an astounding 13/15! The world champion's only loss in the tournament was a prophetic one to young Dutch master Max Euwe who would topple the world champion for the crown a year later.