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Schlechter Memorial (1947) Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria, 7-21 April 1947 Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Szabó 30 ● 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11½ =2 Kottnauer 37 0 ● 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½ =2 Lokvenc 47 1 0 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 10½ 4 Opocensky 55 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 10 5 Gereben 39 0 ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 9½ 6 Müller 50 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ● ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 7 Grünfeld 53 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8½ 8 Kovacs 32 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ● 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8 9 Galia 30 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ● 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ 10 Watzl 35 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 7 11 Stöckl 34 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 6½ =12 Grob 42 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ● 0 1 1 ½ 5½ =12 Keller -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ● 1 0 ½ 5½ 14 Kellner -- 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ● 1 1 4½ 15 Palda 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ● 1 4 16 Turiansky 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ● 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Organized by Wilfried Dorazil and others from Schachklub Hietzing, this 2nd Carl Schlechter Memorial took place in Palais Coburg, Vienna. It was the first international tournament in Austria after the war. Fifteen rounds in 15 days, starting on Monday 7 April (at 3 pm). Rest days: none! Szabó won with 11.5/15. Tournament book: https://web.archive.org/web/2025070... Sources Wikipedia article: Palais Coburg Wikipedia article: Carl Schlechter Memorial Tournament Magyar Sakkvilág, 6/1947, pp. 97-99 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Mag...) Österreichische Zeitung, 5 April 1947, p. 7 (https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...) Arbeiter-Zeitung (Wien), 9 April 1947, p. 3 (https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...) Arbeiter-Zeitung, 22 April 1947, p. 3 (https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...) Other Austrian newspapers (at https://anno.onb.ac.at/anno-suche/c...) Previous: Schlechter Memorial, Vienna (1923)  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Szabo vs G Kellner 1-0 13 1947 Schlechter Memorial D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted 2. L Watzl vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 23 1947 Schlechter Memorial C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. H Keller vs E Gereben   0-1 51 1947 Schlechter Memorial D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 4. C Kottnauer vs J Lokvenc   1-0 39 1947 Schlechter Memorial A25 English 5. H Mueller vs H Grob   1-0 81 1947 Schlechter Memorial A04 Reti Opening 6. K Opocensky vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 32 1947 Schlechter Memorial E07 Catalan, Closed 7. K Palda vs K Galia ½-½ 78 1947 Schlechter Memorial B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 8. M Turiansky vs Z Kovacs   0-1 41 1947 Schlechter Memorial E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. K Galia vs C Kottnauer 0-1 35 1947 Schlechter Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. G Kellner vs H Keller   0-1 51 1947 Schlechter Memorial D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. E Gereben vs L Watzl   ½-½ 41 1947 Schlechter Memorial D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 12. Gruenfeld vs M Turiansky   1-0 39 1947 Schlechter Memorial D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. H Grob vs K Palda   1-0 19 1947 Schlechter Memorial C49 Four Knights 14. Z Kovacs vs H Mueller   1-0 41 1947 Schlechter Memorial E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. K Opocensky vs Szabo   0-1 56 1947 Schlechter Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game 16. E Stoeckl vs J Lokvenc   ½-½ 29 1947 Schlechter Memorial B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 17. L Watzl vs G Kellner   ½-½ 80 1947 Schlechter Memorial C13 French 18. H Mueller vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 23 1947 Schlechter Memorial C48 Four Knights 19. H Keller vs K Opocensky   0-1 33 1947 Schlechter Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game 20. C Kottnauer vs H Grob   1-0 42 1947 Schlechter Memorial E00 Queen's Pawn Game 21. J Lokvenc vs K Galia   ½-½ 40 1947 Schlechter Memorial A12 English with b3 22. K Palda vs Z Kovacs   ½-½ 40 1947 Schlechter Memorial C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 23. Szabo vs E Stoeckl   ½-½ 62 1947 Schlechter Memorial C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 24. M Turiansky vs E Gereben   1-0 114 1947 Schlechter Memorial C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 25. Z Kovacs vs C Kottnauer   0-1 28 1947 Schlechter Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    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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