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Ujpest (1934) To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Újpest chess club, an international tournament was held in Újpest (near Budapest), Hungary, 2-20 May 1934. Chief organizers: Bernat Steiner and Jenö Diamant. Andre Lilienthal won with 11/15. Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Lilienthal 23 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 11 2 Pirc 26 ½ • ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 10½ =3 Flohr 25 ½ ½ • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 9 =3 Frydman 28 ½ 1 0 • 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 9 =5 Eliskases 21 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 8½ =5 Grünfeld 40 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 8½ =5 Ståhlberg 26 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ • 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 8½ 8 Vidmar 48 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 7 =9 Rethy 29 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 6½ =9 Treybal 49 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6½ =9 L Steiner 30 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6½ =12 Tartakower 47 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • ½ 1 0 ½ 6 =12 Havasi 42 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ 1 6 =12 E Steiner 32 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 • ½ 1 6 15 Sterk 52 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ • ½ 5½ 16 Thomas 52 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ • 5 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The game Havasi vs Flohr (a draw in Round 1) was not available. Sources Prágai Magyar Hirlap, 20 May 1934, p. 12: https://library.hungaricana.hu/en/v... Magyar Sakkvilág, June 1934, pp. 129-145: https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Mag... Chess-Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr573403... (with right pairings, wrong dates) Tidskrift för Schack, May-June 1934, pp. 83-87, 105-106: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1934... Hungarian newspapers (incl. Pesti Hirlap with about 22 games): https://adt.arcanum.com/en Wiener Schach-Zeitung, Mai/Juni 1934 pp. 156-161: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, Juni 1934 pp. 182-186: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Game dates Flohr had to leave early. Rounds 14 and 15 switched pairings so that he could play his 'last' round game vs Tartakower on an earlier date. Round 01: Wednesday 2 May - Magyar Hirlap 3 May 1934 p. 6; Népszava 3 May 1934 p. 8. Round 02: Thursday 3 May - Magyar Hirlap 4 May 1934 p. 10; Wiener Schach-Zeitung Mai/Juni 1934 p. 157. Round 03: Friday 4 May - Magyar Hirlap 5 May 1934 p. 5; Ujság 5 May 1934 p. 4. Round 04: Saturday 5 May - Népszava 6 May 1934 p. 13; Prágai Magyar Hirlap 8 May 1934 p. 10. Round 05: Sunday 6 May - Magyar Hirlap 8 May 1934 p. 4 (WSZ 1934 p. 158 has 7 May for Stahlberg vs Vidmar). ----------- Round 06: Tuesday 8 May - Magyar Hirlap 9 May 1934 p. 7; Pesti Hirlap 9 May 1934 p. 8. Round 07: Wednesday 9 May - Magyar Hirlap 10 May 1934 p. 5; Wiener Schach-Zeitung Juni 1934 p. 184. Round 08: Thursday 10 May - Magyar Hirlap 12 May 1934 p. 6. Round 09: Friday 11 May - Magyar Hirlap 12 May 1934 p. 6. ----------- Round 10: Sunday 13 May - Magyarság 15 May 1934 p. 4; Wiener Schach-Zeitung Juni 1934 p. 186. ----------- Round 11: Tuesday 15 May - Magyar Hirlap 16 May 1934 p. 4; Wiener Schach-Zeitung Juni 1934 p. 186. Round 12: Wednesday 16 May - Magyar Hirlap 17 May 1934 p. 6. Round 13: Thursday 17 May - Magyarság 18 May 1934 p. 10. Round 14: Friday 18 May - Magyarság 19 May 1934 p. 11; Népszava 19 May 1934 p. 2. ----------- Round 15: Sunday 20 May - Pesti Hírlap 23 May 1934 p. 5. Tartakower vs Flohr: 17 May according to Prágai Magyar Hirlap 20 May 1934 p. 12.  page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 119  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Lilienthal vs Pirc ½-½ 31 1934 Ujpest D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 27. Vidmar vs L Steiner   ½-½ 30 1934 Ujpest D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 28. K Treybal vs K Sterk ½-½ 50 1934 Ujpest B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 29. P Frydman vs Eliskases   0-1 48 1934 Ujpest E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 30. P Rethy vs G A Thomas   ½-½ 24 1934 Ujpest D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 31. E Steiner vs K Havasi   0-1 48 1934 Ujpest B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 32. K Sterk vs Flohr   0-1 47 1934 Ujpest A96 Dutch, Classical Variation 33. Gruenfeld vs Lilienthal   ½-½ 55 1934 Ujpest E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 34. Stahlberg vs Vidmar 1-0 44 1934 Ujpest D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 35. Eliskases vs K Treybal   ½-½ 34 1934 Ujpest C53 Giuoco Piano 36. Pirc vs P Frydman   0-1 42 1934 Ujpest D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 37. K Havasi vs Tartakower   ½-½ 35 1934 Ujpest D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 38. L Steiner vs P Rethy   ½-½ 59 1934 Ujpest D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 39. G A Thomas vs E Steiner   0-1 89 1934 Ujpest A07 King's Indian Attack 40. Flohr vs Eliskases   ½-½ 29 1934 Ujpest E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 41. Vidmar vs K Sterk   ½-½ 27 1934 Ujpest D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 42. K Treybal vs Pirc   ½-½ 41 1934 Ujpest D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 43. Lilienthal vs P Frydman   ½-½ 29 1934 Ujpest D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 44. P Rethy vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 30 1934 Ujpest C11 French 45. Gruenfeld vs K Havasi ½-½ 21 1934 Ujpest D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 46. Tartakower vs G A Thomas   ½-½ 31 1934 Ujpest A28 English 47. E Steiner vs L Steiner   ½-½ 30 1934 Ujpest D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de 48. Eliskases vs Vidmar   ½-½ 28 1934 Ujpest D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 49. Pirc vs Flohr ½-½ 25 1934 Ujpest A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 50. P Frydman vs K Treybal   1-0 59 1934 Ujpest D55 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 119    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Feb-15-23    Messiah: LOYALTY, PRIDEEEEEEEEEEE, MIRACLE OF ÚJPEEEEEEEEEEEEEST! 💪 ⚽ 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOh... 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