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Schlechter Memorial Tournament

Laszlo Szabo11.5/15(+11 -3 =1)[games]
Cenek Kottnauer10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Josef Lokvenc10.5/15(+7 -1 =7)[games]
Karel Opocensky10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Erno Gereben9.5/15(+7 -3 =5)[games]
Hans Mueller9/15(+7 -4 =4)[games]
Ernst Gruenfeld8.5/15(+3 -1 =11)[games]
Zoltan Kovacs8/15(+4 -3 =8)[games]
Karl Galia7.5/15(+5 -5 =5)[games]
Leopold Watzl7/15(+4 -5 =6)[games]
Ernst Stoeckl6.5/15(+1 -3 =11)[games]
Henri Grob5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Hans Keller5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Gottfried Kellner4.5/15(+2 -8 =5)[games]
Karl Palda4/15(+3 -10 =2)[games]
Miroslav Turiansky2/15(+1 -12 =2)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
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...)

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Szabo vs G Kellner 1-0131947Schlechter MemorialD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
2. L Watzl vs Gruenfeld  ½-½231947Schlechter MemorialC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
3. H Keller vs E Gereben  0-1511947Schlechter MemorialD93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3
4. C Kottnauer vs J Lokvenc  1-0391947Schlechter MemorialA25 English
5. H Mueller vs H Grob  1-0811947Schlechter MemorialA04 Reti Opening
6. K Opocensky vs E Stoeckl  ½-½321947Schlechter MemorialE07 Catalan, Closed
7. K Palda vs K Galia ½-½781947Schlechter MemorialB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
8. M Turiansky vs Z Kovacs  0-1411947Schlechter MemorialE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
9. K Galia vs C Kottnauer 0-1351947Schlechter MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
10. G Kellner vs H Keller  0-1511947Schlechter MemorialD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. E Gereben vs L Watzl  ½-½411947Schlechter MemorialD64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
12. Gruenfeld vs M Turiansky  1-0391947Schlechter MemorialD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. H Grob vs K Palda  1-0191947Schlechter MemorialC49 Four Knights
14. Z Kovacs vs H Mueller  1-0411947Schlechter MemorialE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
15. K Opocensky vs Szabo  0-1561947Schlechter MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. E Stoeckl vs J Lokvenc  ½-½291947Schlechter MemorialB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
17. L Watzl vs G Kellner  ½-½801947Schlechter MemorialC13 French
18. H Mueller vs Gruenfeld  ½-½231947Schlechter MemorialC48 Four Knights
19. H Keller vs K Opocensky  0-1331947Schlechter MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
20. C Kottnauer vs H Grob  1-0421947Schlechter MemorialE00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. J Lokvenc vs K Galia  ½-½401947Schlechter MemorialA12 English with b3
22. K Palda vs Z Kovacs  ½-½401947Schlechter MemorialC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
23. Szabo vs E Stoeckl  ½-½621947Schlechter MemorialC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
24. M Turiansky vs E Gereben  1-01141947Schlechter MemorialC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
25. Z Kovacs vs C Kottnauer  0-1281947Schlechter MemorialB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  PGN Download
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