Nuremberg (1883) The third meeting of the Deutschen Schachkongresse took place in Nuremberg in 1883. It was the third master's tournament (Deutschen Schachbund) organized in the two years since Joseph Henry Blackburne last won the Berlin (1881) tournament. As in the previous two 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 Louis and Wilfred Paulsen, Max Lange, and the winner of the 1881 hauptturnier in Berlin, Curt Von Bardeleben. England was represented by the previous Schachkongresse winner Blackburne, James Mason, and Henry Edward Bird. Isidor Gunsberg and Max Weiss represented the Austrio-Hungarian empire, and Simon Winawer had journeyed from Poland. After the international tournaments in Vienna in 1882 and in London this same year, the Deutschen Schachbund was no longer the sole strongest tournament in which to participate. However, the contests that ensued were hard fought and showcased the brilliance of the best players at the time. Winawer, who had shared first in Vienna with the great Wilhelm Steinitz the previous year finished sole first here with a crushing score of fourteen points out of eighteen games. Blackburne almost duplicated his finish from Berlin two years earlier, even going so far as defeating tournament winner Winawer in their head-to-head game, but his greater number of draws was only good enough for second place half a point behind. Blackburne's countryman Mason took third, and the final places were filled out by German masters Johann Berger and newly titled master Bardeleben. The Hauptturnier that ran concurrently with the Schachbund during this third congress saw young Siegbert Tarrasch win his master title and the opportunity to play in the next edition of the Schachkongresse. Of note, Lange forfeited his five final games. There were also two forfeits in the last round: Wilfred forfeited his game against his brother Louis, and Max Bier forfeited his game against Mason. These games have been omitted from this collection. Finally, this was a last hurrah for Winawer. He had been one of the world's strongest chess masters for the past 15 years, but his poor showing at London earlier in the year convinced him to retire. It was only by being ambushed by tournament organizers in Nuremberg (he had traveled there to see a dentist) that he was convinced into participating, making this his last great international chess tournament victory. The final standings and crosstable: 1st Winawer 14 /18 * 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 2nd Blackburne 13½/18 1 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 3rd Mason 12 /18 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 4th Berger 11½/18 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 5th Von Bardeleben 11 /18 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 =6th Bird 10½/18 0 0 0 ½ 1 * 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ =6th Riemann 10½/18 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 8th Schallopp 10 /18 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 * 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 1 9th Schwarz 9½/18 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 =10th Weiss 9 /18 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ =10th Hruby 9 /18 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 12th Schottlaender 8½/18 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ =13th Paulsen, L 8 /18 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 =13th Bier 8 /18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 15th Paulsen, W 6½/18 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 * 0 0 1 1 16th Fritz 5½/18 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 0 ½ =17th Gunsberg 5 /18 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * 0 1 =17th Lange 5 /18 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 * 1 19th Leffmann 4 /18 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 * The Hamburg (1885) tournament was the next DSB Kongress. Original collection: Game Collection: Nuremberg 1883, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 164  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Riemann vs Blackburne   0-1 34 1883 Nuremberg C01 French, Exchange 2. K Leffmann vs W Paulsen   0-1 49 1883 Nuremberg B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 3. Gunsberg vs Winawer   1-0 55 1883 Nuremberg D02 Queen's Pawn Game 4. Gunsberg vs M Lange 0-1 97 1883 Nuremberg D05 Queen's Pawn Game 5. J N Berger vs Paulsen   ½-½ 27 1883 Nuremberg B58 Sicilian 6. Max Weiss vs F Riemann   ½-½ 46 1883 Nuremberg C49 Four Knights 7. J Schwarz vs M Bier   0-1 24 1883 Nuremberg C77 Ruy Lopez 8. Blackburne vs M Bier 1-0 36 1883 Nuremberg C45 Scotch Game 9. A Fritz vs W Paulsen   1-0 66 1883 Nuremberg B40 Sicilian 10. Von Bardeleben vs Winawer   0-1 58 1883 Nuremberg D04 Queen's Pawn Game 11. K Leffmann vs Max Weiss   ½-½ 49 1883 Nuremberg C70 Ruy Lopez 12. Bird vs J Schwarz ½-½ 10 1883 Nuremberg C13 French 13. A Schottlaender vs Bird 1-0 75 1883 Nuremberg B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 14. E Schallopp vs V Hruby   1-0 34 1883 Nuremberg C22 Center Game 15. Paulsen vs V Hruby   ½-½ 40 1883 Nuremberg C49 Four Knights 16. A Schottlaender vs J N Berger   ½-½ 22 1883 Nuremberg C50 Giuoco Piano 17. Von Bardeleben vs M Lange 1-0 27 1883 Nuremberg D02 Queen's Pawn Game 18. A Fritz vs J Mason 1-0 21 1883 Nuremberg C13 French 19. V Hruby vs M Bier   ½-½ 44 1883 Nuremberg D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 20. A Schottlaender vs Von Bardeleben ½-½ 24 1883 Nuremberg C77 Ruy Lopez 21. F Riemann vs J N Berger   ½-½ 60 1883 Nuremberg C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 22. A Fritz vs K Leffmann   ½-½ 23 1883 Nuremberg C49 Four Knights 23. Winawer vs Bird 1-0 31 1883 Nuremberg C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 24. Max Weiss vs E Schallopp 0-1 20 1883 Nuremberg C77 Ruy Lopez 25. J Mason vs Gunsberg 1-0 40 1883 Nuremberg A40 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 164    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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