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Vienna (1928) This tournament was played in Café Central in Vienna, Austria from 24 February to 16 March 1928. It was organized by the chess section of the Hakoah sports club, and held in honor of its founder and President Dr. Ignaz Herman Körner. The opening ceremony took place on Thursday 23 February. Games were played on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 5:30 to 9:30 pm, and 10:30 to 00:30 am. Adjourned games were played off on Wednesdays (mostly). Time control: 2 hours for the first 30 moves, followed by 1 extra hour every 15 moves. Prizes: 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100 and 50 Austrian Schilling for the top 7 players. Tournament director: Dr. Fritz Loehner-Beda. Richard Reti was ahead by 2 points after Round 11, and won with 10.5/13. Number of games played: 90 (Takács forfeited his 12th round game vs Grünfeld). Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Réti 38 * 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10½ =2 Becker 31 0 * 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 8½ =2 Lichtenstein 44 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ =2 Spielmann 44 0 1 1 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 8½ =2 Tartakower 41 1 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 6 Kmoch 33 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8 7 Grünfeld 34 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7½ 8 Müller 31 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ =9 Von Döry 30 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 =9 Igel 30 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 =9 Takács 35 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ 5 12 Glass 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 3½ =13 Beutum 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 3 =13 Wolf 60 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 3 Tartakower held a simul against 22 players after the prize awarding ceremony, with the result +18 -4. Eight of the players decided to participate in the Trebitsch Memorial (1928) which started on 19 March. Sources Reichspost, 26 February 1928, p. 6: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Reichspost, 18 March 1928, p. 6: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Kleine Volks-Zeitung, 3 March 1928, p. 7: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 23 February 1928, p. 10: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 25 February 1928, p. 9: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 26 February 1928, p. 21: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 28 February 1928, p. 9: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 1 March 1928, p. 9: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 2 March 1928, p. 9. https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 7 March 1928, p. 9: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 10 March 1928, p. 9: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 14 March 1928, p. 9: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 15 March 1928, p. 10: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Neues Wiener Journal, 17 March 1928, p. 8: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, March 1928, pp. 70-76: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, March 1928, pp. 81-91: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/... Wiener Schach-Zeitung, April 1928, pp. 118-121: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 90  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kmoch vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 36 1928 Vienna A13 English 2. A Becker vs Tartakower   1-0 78 1928 Vienna B20 Sicilian 3. F Igel vs S Beutum   ½-½ 56 1928 Vienna B44 Sicilian 4. Reti vs H Mueller   ½-½ 67 1928 Vienna C11 French 5. S R Wolf vs E Glass   0-1 51 1928 Vienna C00 French Defense 6. L von Dory vs B Lichtenstein   ½-½ 40 1928 Vienna D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 7. S Takacs vs Spielmann   1-0 44 1928 Vienna A34 English, Symmetrical 8. H Mueller vs A Becker   ½-½ 32 1928 Vienna A40 Queen's Pawn Game 9. B Lichtenstein vs Kmoch   ½-½ 29 1928 Vienna E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 10. Gruenfeld vs S R Wolf   ½-½ 30 1928 Vienna D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 11. Spielmann vs S Beutum   1-0 25 1928 Vienna B44 Sicilian 12. Tartakower vs F Igel   1-0 34 1928 Vienna C11 French 13. E Glass vs Reti   0-1 22 1928 Vienna C11 French 14. S Takacs vs L von Dory   ½-½ 43 1928 Vienna A14 English 15. Kmoch vs S Takacs   ½-½ 22 1928 Vienna D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 16. S R Wolf vs B Lichtenstein   0-1 50 1928 Vienna C00 French Defense 17. F Igel vs H Mueller   1-0 92 1928 Vienna C11 French 18. L von Dory vs Spielmann   ½-½ 30 1928 Vienna D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. A Becker vs E Glass 1-0 38 1928 Vienna D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. S Beutum vs Tartakower   0-1 38 1928 Vienna B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 21. Reti vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 52 1928 Vienna A13 English 22. E Glass vs F Igel ½-½ 45 1928 Vienna D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 23. Gruenfeld vs A Becker   ½-½ 17 1928 Vienna D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 24. B Lichtenstein vs Reti   ½-½ 31 1928 Vienna D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. H Mueller vs S Beutum   1-0 31 1928 Vienna A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 90    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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