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🏆 Ujpest (1934)

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Milan Vidmar, Savielly Tartakower, Ernst Gruenfeld, Endre Steiner, Vasja Pirc, Gideon Stahlberg, George Alan Thomas, Salomon Flohr, Kornel Havasi, Andre Lilienthal, Karoly Sterk, Paulino Frydman, Karel Treybal, Lajos Steiner, Erich Eliskases, Pal Rethy

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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).
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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.
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Round 10: Sunday 13 May - Magyarság 15 May 1934 p. 4; Wiener Schach-Zeitung Juni 1934 p. 186.
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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.
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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 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 119  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Sterk vs Eliskases  ½-½761934UjpestA47 Queen's Indian
2. Gruenfeld vs Vidmar  0-1761934UjpestD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
3. E Steiner vs Lilienthal  ½-½481934UjpestC14 French, Classical
4. Stahlberg vs Pirc  0-1311934UjpestD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. G A Thomas vs K Treybal ½-½471934UjpestC70 Ruy Lopez
6. L Steiner vs P Frydman  0-1331934UjpestB72 Sicilian, Dragon
7. Tartakower vs P Rethy 0-1331934UjpestA04 Reti Opening
8. Lilienthal vs Eliskases 1-0431934UjpestE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
9. Flohr vs G A Thomas 0-1341934UjpestD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
10. P Rethy vs Gruenfeld  ½-½321934UjpestA06 Reti Opening
11. Vidmar vs K Havasi  1-0541934UjpestD02 Queen's Pawn Game
12. K Treybal vs L Steiner  ½-½431934UjpestC77 Ruy Lopez
13. P Frydman vs Stahlberg  ½-½631934UjpestD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
14. E Steiner vs Tartakower  0-1311934UjpestB03 Alekhine's Defense
15. Pirc vs K Sterk  1-0341934UjpestD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
16. Eliskases vs Pirc  ½-½311934UjpestD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
17. L Steiner vs Flohr  ½-½421934UjpestC11 French
18. Tartakower vs Lilienthal  ½-½311934UjpestA04 Reti Opening
19. G A Thomas vs Vidmar  ½-½481934UjpestC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
20. Stahlberg vs K Treybal  1-0321934UjpestD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. K Sterk vs P Frydman  ½-½401934UjpestE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
22. Gruenfeld vs E Steiner  1-0651934UjpestE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
23. K Havasi vs P Rethy 0-1321934UjpestD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. Flohr vs Stahlberg 1-0351934UjpestD62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
25. Tartakower vs Gruenfeld  ½-½321934UjpestD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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