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Berlin 1897
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In 1897, during the 70th anniversary of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft, twenty chess masters were invited to particpate in an international round robin event to celebrate. Despite being the only international master tournament organized for the year, there were a few noticable absences among the participants, including the world champion Emanuel Lasker, former world champion Wilhelm Steinitz, Germany's strongest player Siegbert Tarrasch, and the strongest chess master of the Americas Harry Nelson Pillsbury. However, several notable chess masters were in attendance making it the one great event to follow for the year. Of note were Mikhail Chigorin, Joseph Henry Blackburne, Simon Winawer, David Janowski, and Carl Schlechter. Also included were Rudolf Charousek, who had tied Chigorin for first at Budapest the previous year, and Carl Walbrodt who was brought in as a last minute replacement for Arnold Schottlaender. Curt Von Bardeleben, although invited, was forced to withdraw after a short draw in the first round to Johannes Metger. His games were cancelled, including the draw. Berthold Englisch also withdrew after round eleven, thus forfeiting the rest of his games. All games decided by forfeit have been omitted from this collection. The participants played in the Architektenhaus from September 13th to October 4th. Though Blackburne lead for most of the event, the final rounds of the tournament belonged to Charousek and Walbrodt. Charousek finished with a nine game winning streak and clear first place. Walbrodt, though an alternate, had the best tournament performance of his life, achieving clear second in the strong field. Charousek won 2000 Marks for his victory and Walbrodt earned 1500 for the silver. Despite the young men's success in the exhausting event, both would die within just a few years of the completion of this tournament.

The final standing and crosstable:

1st Charousek 13½/18 * 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1

2nd Walbrodt 13/18 1 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1

3rd Blackburne 12/18 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1

4th Janowski 11½/18 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1

5th Burn 11/18 1 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½

=6th Schlechter 10½/18 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1

=6th Marco 10½/18 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1

=6th Alapin 10½/18 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1

9th Caro 10/18 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1

10th Chigorin 9½/18 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1

11th Schiffers 9/18 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1

12th Metger 8½/18 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 * 1 0 1 1 1 0 ½

=13th Cohn 7½/18 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1

=13th Winawer 7½/18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 * 1 ½ 0 1 1

15th Suechting 7/18 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 * 1 ½ 0 1

16th Teichmann 6½/18 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0

=17th Englisch 5½/18 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ * 0 1

=17th Zinkl 5½/18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 * 1

19th Albin 2/18 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 *

Round One
Burn vs Albin, 1897
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Caro vs Winawer, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1897
(C51) Evans Gambit, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs Englisch, 1897
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Marco vs W Cohn, 1897
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0
H Suechting vs Schlechter, 1897
(C51) Evans Gambit, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Blackburne, 1897
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 69 moves, 0-1
C Walbrodt vs Charousek, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
A Zinkl vs Alapin, 1897
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 0-1
J Metger vs von Bardeleben, 1897
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two
Alapin vs Janowski, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Albin vs J Metger, 1897
(C01) French, Exchange, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blackburne vs W Cohn, 1897
(C10) French, 30 moves, 1-0
Burn vs H Suechting, 1897
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Caro vs Chigorin, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Charousek vs G Marco, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schiffers vs Schlechter, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Winawer vs Teichmann, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Zinkl vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C11) French, 43 moves, 0-1
Round Three
Chigorin vs A Zinkl, 1897
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Schiffers, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Winawer, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs Albin, 1897
(C11) French, 52 moves, 1-0
J Metger vs Alapin, 1897
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Charousek, 1897
(C48) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Suechting vs Englisch, 1897
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs H Caro, 1897
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
C Walbrodt vs Burn, 1897
(C26) Vienna, 18 moves, 1-0
Round Four
Alapin vs H Caro, 1897
(C25) Vienna, 49 moves, 0-1
Albin vs A Zinkl, 1897
(C13) French, 93 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Chigorin, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Charousek vs Burn, 1897
(C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
W Cohn vs J Metger, 1897
(C11) French, 27 moves, 0-1
Englisch vs Teichmann, 1897
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schiffers vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1897
(C27) Vienna Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Winawer vs H Suechting, 1897
(C22) Center Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Five
Chigorin vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Cohn vs Albin, 1897
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Englisch vs Schiffers, 1897
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs A Zinkl, 1897
(C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs Winawer, 1897
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 61 moves, 1-0
J Metger vs H Caro, 1897
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Alapin, 1897
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Suechting vs Blackburne, 1897
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Burn, 1897
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Six
Blackburne vs Charousek, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Cohn vs Winawer, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1
Englisch vs Albin, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Marco vs A Zinkl, 1897
(C14) French, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
J Metger vs Burn, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 86 moves, 1-0
Schiffers vs H Suechting, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs H Caro, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Chigorin, 1897
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
Round Seven
Burn vs Winawer, 1897
(C25) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Albin, 1897
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Schiffers, 1897
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs Englisch, 1897
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Metger vs Blackburne, 1897
(B01) Scandinavian, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Suechting vs W Cohn, 1897
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 48 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Charousek, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 0-1
C Walbrodt vs Alapin, 1897
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
A Zinkl vs H Caro, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight
Blackburne vs Alapin, 1897
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Charousek vs H Suechting, 1897
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs A Zinkl, 1897
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Englisch vs Winawer, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Teichmann, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Metger vs Chigorin, 1897
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Burn, 1897
(C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1
Round Nine
Alapin vs W Cohn, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0
Burn vs Janowski, 1897
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
H Caro vs G Marco, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Charousek vs Englisch, 1897
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chigorin vs H Suechting, 1897
(C51) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schiffers vs Blackburne, 1897
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Walbrodt vs Teichmann, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Winawer vs Schlechter, 1897
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 50 moves, 0-1
A Zinkl vs J Metger, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Ten
Burn vs A Zinkl, 1897
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 72 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Winawer, 1897
(C25) Vienna, 50 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Englisch, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Albin, 1897
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs Schiffers, 1897
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Metger vs Charousek, 1897
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Blackburne, 1897
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs Alapin, 1897
(C26) Vienna, 62 moves, 0-1
C Walbrodt vs H Caro, 1897
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Alapin vs Chigorin, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Albin vs Teichmann, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs G Marco, 1897
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
H Caro vs Burn, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1
Charousek vs Janowski, 1897
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0
Englisch vs Schlechter, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schiffers vs J Metger, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
Winawer vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 57 moves, 0-1
A Zinkl vs H Suechting, 1897
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve
Alapin vs Schiffers, 1897
(B20) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Albin vs Charousek, 1897
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 62 moves, 0-1
Burn vs W Cohn, 1897
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs G Marco, 1897
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
H Suechting vs Janowski, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 107 moves, 0-1
C Walbrodt vs Schlechter, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1897
(C46) Three Knights, 77 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen
Alapin vs G Marco, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Albin vs Schlechter, 1897
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1
Burn vs Chigorin, 1897
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
H Caro vs Janowski, 1897
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
Charousek vs W Cohn, 1897
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
C Walbrodt vs H Suechting, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 21 moves, 0-1
Winawer vs J Metger, 1897
(C25) Vienna, 64 moves, 1-0
A Zinkl vs Teichmann, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen
Albin vs Blackburne, 1897
(C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Burn vs G Marco, 1897
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
H Caro vs W Cohn, 1897
(C25) Vienna, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Charousek vs Schiffers, 1897
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 48 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1897
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
H Suechting vs Teichmann, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0
C Walbrodt vs J Metger, 1897
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
A Zinkl vs Schlechter, 1897
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 47 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen
Albin vs H Suechting, 1897
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs H Caro, 1897
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Charousek vs Alapin, 1897
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs C Walbrodt, 1897
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Teichmann, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 1-0
J Metger vs Janowski, 1897
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Schiffers vs Winawer, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 30 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Chigorin, 1897
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0
Round Sixteen
Alapin vs Albin, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
H Caro vs Schiffers, 1897
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs W Cohn, 1897
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs G Marco, 1897
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Suechting vs J Metger, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Winawer vs Charousek, 1897
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 0-1
A Zinkl vs Blackburne, 1897
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Round Seventeen
Alapin vs H Suechting, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1-0
Albin vs Winawer, 1897
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Burn, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Charousek vs H Caro, 1897
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Teichmann, 1897
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs J Metger, 1897
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schiffers vs A Zinkl, 1897
(C14) French, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eighteen
Burn vs Schiffers, 1897
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs W Cohn, 1897
(A84) Dutch, 65 moves, 0-1
J Metger vs Schlechter, 1897
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1
H Suechting vs G Marco, 1897
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 65 moves, 0-1
C Walbrodt vs Blackburne, 1897
(B01) Scandinavian, 49 moves, 1-0
Winawer vs Alapin, 1897
(C28) Vienna Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Zinkl vs Charousek, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 0-1
Round Nineteen
Alapin vs Burn, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blackburne vs Janowski, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Caro vs H Suechting, 1897
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Charousek vs Chigorin, 1897
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
W Cohn vs Schlechter, 1897
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schiffers vs Teichmann, 1897
(C49) Four Knights, 39 moves, 0-1
Winawer vs A Zinkl, 1897
(C00) French Defense, 65 moves, 1-0
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