Hamburg (1885) The fourth meeting of the Deutschen Schachkongresse took place in Hamburg in 1885. It was the fourth master's tournament (Deutschen Schachbund) organized since its inception six year's previously at Leipzig in 1879. As in the previous three editions, the round robin tournament was an international event, pitting German masters against the best of Europe at the time. Germany was represented by its usual field of strong masters, including Wilfried Paulsen, Max Bier, Hermann Von Gottschall, Johannes Von Minckwitz, Fritz Reimann, Emil Schallopp, Arnold Schottlaender, and Siegbert Tarrasch who had won his spot by winning the Nuremberg (1883) Hauptturnier master title. The German masters were joined from Great Britain by Joseph Henry Blackburne, who was the winner of the second Deutschen Schachbund at Berlin in 1881, Henry Edward Bird, Isidor Gunsberg, George Henry Mackenzie, and James Mason. Berthold Englisch, the winner of the first Deutschen Schachbund in Leipzig 1879, along with Johann Nepomuk Berger and Max Weiss came from Austra. Josef Noa travelled from Hungary, and Jean Taubenhaus came from Poland. The eighteen assembled chess masters participated in the single strongest international event of 1885. In spite of the presence of such strong competition, Isidor Gunsberg surprisingly took clear first place with 12 points out of 17 games. Five other players, all of them sure bets at the start of the tournament to win, tied for second place half a point behind Gunsberg. Gunsberg would go on to have impressive results in the latter half of the 1880s, including winning matches against Blackburne and Bird, before challenging Wilhelm Steinitz for the world championship in 1890. Although he would not win the world crown, Gunsberg proved himself here and later that he was one of the best chess players in the world in the 19th century. The final standings and crosstable: 1st Gunsberg 12 /17 * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 = 2nd Blackburne 11½/17 0 * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 = 2nd Mason 11½/17 1 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 = 2nd Weiss 11½/17 ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 = 2nd Englisch 11½/17 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 2nd Tarrasch 11½/17 0 0 1 1 0 * 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7th Mackenzie 10 /17 0 0 0 0 1 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 = 8th Riemann 9½/17 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ * 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 = 8th Schallopp 9½/17 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 * 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 10th Von Minckwitz 9 /17 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 1 * ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 =11th Berger 8 /17 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ =11th Bird 8 /17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ * 0 1 1 1 1 1 =13th Von Gottschall 6½/17 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 0 1 =13th Taubenhaus 6½/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 1 15th Noa 5 /17 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 * 1 1 0 =16th Schottlaender 4 /17 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ =16th Paulsen 4 /17 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ * ½ 18th Bier 3½/17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ * Original collection: Game Collection: Hamburg 1885, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 149  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Blackburne vs Bird 1-0 74 1885 Hamburg A81 Dutch 2. Gunsberg vs A Schottlaender   1-0 48 1885 Hamburg C22 Center Game 3. Von Gottschall vs F Riemann   0-1 53 1885 Hamburg C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 4. Blackburne vs Mackenzie 1-0 39 1885 Hamburg C45 Scotch Game 5. Englisch vs E Schallopp   0-1 39 1885 Hamburg C77 Ruy Lopez 6. J N Berger vs W Paulsen   ½-½ 49 1885 Hamburg B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 7. Englisch vs Tarrasch 1-0 44 1885 Hamburg E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 8. Max Weiss vs Mackenzie 1-0 61 1885 Hamburg C77 Ruy Lopez 9. J N Berger vs J Minckwitz   ½-½ 26 1885 Hamburg C77 Ruy Lopez 10. Von Gottschall vs J Noa 1-0 16 1885 Hamburg C10 French 11. M Bier vs J Minckwitz   0-1 29 1885 Hamburg C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 12. E Schallopp vs Max Weiss   0-1 34 1885 Hamburg C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 13. Gunsberg vs J Mason   0-1 59 1885 Hamburg C11 French 14. Tarrasch vs J Noa 1-0 47 1885 Hamburg C11 French 15. J Mason vs Bird 1-0 52 1885 Hamburg A80 Dutch 16. W Paulsen vs M Bier   ½-½ 49 1885 Hamburg C02 French, Advance 17. Taubenhaus vs F Riemann   ½-½ 41 1885 Hamburg A16 English 18. M Bier vs Gunsberg   0-1 42 1885 Hamburg C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 19. Blackburne vs F Riemann 1-0 52 1885 Hamburg C45 Scotch Game 20. Tarrasch vs E Schallopp 1-0 63 1885 Hamburg C45 Scotch Game 21. Mackenzie vs J Mason 0-1 41 1885 Hamburg D05 Queen's Pawn Game 22. J Noa vs Taubenhaus   0-1 33 1885 Hamburg C77 Ruy Lopez 23. Von Gottschall vs Bird 1-0 60 1885 Hamburg A00 Uncommon Opening 24. Englisch vs A Schottlaender 1-0 40 1885 Hamburg D53 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. Max Weiss vs J N Berger   ½-½ 31 1885 Hamburg C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 149    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. 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