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
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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...)
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| 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 |
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