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DCA Congress 27th (1899) International Amateur Tournament The tournament consisted of sixteen players, mainly from the Netherlands and Germany with single representatives from England and Austria: Henry Ernest Atkins; Dirk Bleijkmans; Julius Dimer; Arnold van Foreest; Jan Frederik Heemskerk; Jan Willem te Kolste; Nathan Mannheimer; Willem Barend Hendrik Meiners; Julien Jean Rudolphe Moquette; Adolf Georg Olland; Josef Partaj; Friedrich Wilhelm Pelzer; Wilhelm Schwan; Rudolf Swiderski; Joan Diderik Tresling; Cornelius Trimborn. It turned out to be one of those tournaments where the final crosstable speaks louder than words: Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7-16 August 1899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Atkins * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.0 2 Olland 0 * 0 1 = = 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 3 Tresling 0 1 * 0 = 1 = = 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 10.0 4 Bleijkmans 0 0 1 * 1 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 10.0 5 Mannheimer 0 = = 0 * 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 6 Swiderski 0 = 0 1 0 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 7 Dimer 0 0 = = 0 1 * 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 8 Van Foreest 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 * 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 1 8.5 9 Partaj 0 1 0 0 1 0 = 0 * = 0 = 1 1 0 1 6.5 10 Pelzer 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 = = * = 1 1 0 = 1 6.5 11 Moquette 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 = * 0 0 1 1 1 5.5 12 Schwan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 * 0 = 1 1 5.0 13 Meiners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 * = = 1 5.0 14 te Kolste 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = * 0 = 4.0 15 Heemskerk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 = 1 * 0 3.0 16 Trimborn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 * 1.5 Perfect scores in international tournaments are rare and generally memorable, but Atkins' 15-0 is largely forgotten. Part of the reason is that there weren't any big names among his opponents. If you compare his achievement with perfect scores by Emanuel Lasker (Game Collection: New York 1893, The Impromtu Tournament or Jose Raul Capablanca (Game Collection: Rice CC Summer Masters Tourn. (New York 1913)), there seems no comparison between the strength of the opposition - at least, for those more familiar with US chess history than Dutch chess history. In any event, if 15-0 were that easy everybody would do it. Most masters who visited the Netherlands for a tournament knew better than to take the locals lightly. As it turned out, Atkins needed most of those points. Olland started out with two draws, then ran off nine wins in a row before a Round 12 loss left him two points down. He made a gallant effort in their Round 13 game, but Atkins ground away to clinch the tournament. By then he had two of the tailenders left to play, so why not go for it? Last place finisher Trimborn put up a grim resistance in the final round and may have even missed a draw, but Atkins was not to be denied. Atkins played a number of attractive games in this tournament, particularly with White, but it was the Round 8 game J D Tresling vs H E Atkins, 1899 which took away the brilliancy prize. SCORING BY ROUNDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Atkins 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.0 2 Olland = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 11.0 3 Bleijkmans 1 = 0 = 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10.0 4 Mannheimer = 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 = 0 1 0 1 10.0 5 Swiderski 1 = 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 0 10.0 6 Tresling = = 1 1 = 0 1 0 1 1 = 1 0 1 1 10.0 7 Dimer = = 1 = = 0 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8.5 8 Van Foreest = 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 0 8.5 9 Partaj = 1 1 0 = 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 10 Pelzer 0 = 0 = = 1 0 1 1 1 = 0 = 0 0 6.5 11 Moquette = = 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 1 5.5 12 Meiners 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 = 0 0 0 5.5 13 Schwan = 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 0 1 5.0 14 te Kolste 0 = 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 1 0 4.0 15 Heemskerk 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 16 Trimborn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1.5 PROGRESSIVE SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Atkins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 Olland ½ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 3 Bleijkmans 1 1½ 1½ 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 4 Mannheimer ½ 1½ 2½ 3½ 4½ 4½ 5½ 6½ 7½ 7½ 8 8 9 9 10 5 Swiderski 1 1½ 1½ 2½ 3½ 4½ 4½ 5½ 5½ 6 7 8 9 10 10 6 Tresling ½ 1 2 3 3½ 3½ 4½ 4½ 5½ 6½ 7 8 8 9 10 7 Dimer ½ 1 2 2½ 3 3 4 4½ 4½ 4½ 5½ 6½ 7½ 7½ 8½ 8 Van Foreest ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4½ 4½ 5 5½ 6½ 7½ 8½ 8½ 9 Partaj ½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 4 4½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 5½ 6½ 10 Pelzer 0 ½ ½ 1 1½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4½ 5½ 6 6 6½ 6½ 6½ 11 Moquette ½ 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4½ 4½ 5½ 12 Meiners 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4½ 5 5 5 5 13 Schwan ½ ½ ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 3 3 3 4 4 5 14 te Kolste 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 3 4 4 15 Heemskerk 0 ½ ½ 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 16 Trimborn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ Tournament book: Amsterdam Internationale Schaakwedstrijd edited by H D B Meijer (http://books.google.com/books?id=-b...). Thanks to <Calli> for spotting it. Other sources British Chess Magazine, 1899, p. 373: http://books.google.com/books?id=Ro... Deutsche Schachzeitung, September 1899, p. 284: http://books.google.com/books?id=9j...; November 1899, p. 331: http://books.google.com/books?id=9j... Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen Schaakbond, January 1900, p. 16-17: http://books.google.com/books?id=kh... Wiener Schachzeitung, August/September 1899, p. 126: http://books.google.com/books?id=nR... Many thanks to User: thomastonk for tracking down the dates of the individual rounds from contemporary newspapers, mostly the Algemeen Handelsbad. Also to User: Stonehenge for submitting many of the games. Original collection: Game Collection: Amsterdam 1899, by User: Phony Benoni.  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Bleijkmans vs F W Pelzer   1-0 36 1899 DCA Congress 27th C30 King's Gambit Declined 2. C Trimborn vs J Partaj 0-1 30 1899 DCA Congress 27th A00 Uncommon Opening 3. J F Heemskerk vs C Trimborn 0-1 24 1899 DCA Congress 27th C67 Ruy Lopez 4. W Schwan vs N Mannheimer   0-1 38 1899 DCA Congress 27th C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 5. J W te Kolste vs Swiderski   0-1 28 1899 DCA Congress 27th C14 French, Classical 6. J Dimer vs J Moquette   ½-½ 86 1899 DCA Congress 27th C14 French, Classical 7. J Moquette vs D Bleijkmans ½-½ 64 1899 DCA Congress 27th A84 Dutch 8. J W te Kolste vs J Dimer   ½-½ 25 1899 DCA Congress 27th C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 9. J Partaj vs W Schwan   ½-½ 29 1899 DCA Congress 27th C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 10. Swiderski vs Olland   ½-½ 66 1899 DCA Congress 27th B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 11. W Meiners vs J F Heemskerk   ½-½ 78 1899 DCA Congress 27th C67 Ruy Lopez 12. N Mannheimer vs Olland   ½-½ 43 1899 DCA Congress 27th D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. H E Atkins vs W Meiners 1-0 49 1899 DCA Congress 27th D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. F W Pelzer vs J D Tresling   ½-½ 21 1899 DCA Congress 27th C01 French, Exchange 15. J D Tresling vs A van Foreest ½-½ 31 1899 DCA Congress 27th C49 Four Knights 16. A van Foreest vs H E Atkins   0-1 43 1899 DCA Congress 27th C50 Giuoco Piano 17. N Mannheimer vs C Trimborn 1-0 23 1899 DCA Congress 27th C29 Vienna Gambit 18. Swiderski vs W Schwan 1-0 11 1899 DCA Congress 27th C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 19. D Bleijkmans vs J W te Kolste   0-1 65 1899 DCA Congress 27th C44 King's Pawn Game 20. C Trimborn vs Olland   0-1 23 1899 DCA Congress 27th B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 21. A van Foreest vs J Partaj   1-0 18 1899 DCA Congress 27th C11 French 22. J Partaj vs W Meiners   1-0 20 1899 DCA Congress 27th C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 23. H E Atkins vs F W Pelzer   1-0 25 1899 DCA Congress 27th D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted 24. Olland vs W Schwan   1-0 34 1899 DCA Congress 27th C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 25. J Moquette vs H E Atkins   0-1 26 1899 DCA Congress 27th C53 Giuoco Piano  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Dec-23-12    Conrad93: Wow. A perfect 15/15. No comments? Dec-23-12    Jim Bartle: These tournament pages are brand new, conrad. Apr-03-13    Stonehenge: The residences of the participants: http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/i... Jan-21-15    zanzibar: <Stonehenge>'s link contains: <The news of the day: small current, 14 July, 1899. PLAY CHESS. The Nederlandsohe Chess Federation holds a Internationals league match to Amsterdam from 7-16 August axis Participants include: Dr. Cs. Trimborn, Cologne; J. Dimer, Hamburg; W. Sohwan, Cleves; F. W. Pelzer, Frankfurt / M .; Dr. N. Mannheim, Frankenthal; Rud. Swiderski, Leipzig; Josef Partag, Prague; H. E. Atkins Northampton; Mr. I. D.Tresling, Winschoten; "Mat" Utreoht; Jhr. A. E. Foreest, Amsterdam; D. Bleykmans, Amsterdam; I. W. to Kolsté, The Hague; W. B. H. Meiners, Amsterdam; J.J.R. Moqnette, Utrecht; J. T. Heemskerk, Sas v. Ghent. 15 foreigners and 11 countrymen have signed in. <Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant, 14 Juli 1899. SCHAKEN. De Nederlandsohe Schaakbond houdt een internationalen hoofdklasse wedstrijd to Amsterdam van 7-16 Augustus a. s. Deelnemers zijn: Dr. Cs. Trimborn, Keulen; J. Dimer, Hamburg; W. Sohwan, Kleef; F. W. Pelzer, Frankfurt a/M.; Dr. N. Mannheimer, Frankenthal; Rud. Swiderski, Leipzig; Josef Partag, Praag; H. E. Atkins Northampton; Mr. I. D.Tresling, Winschoten; "Mat" Utreoht; Jhr. A. E. van Foreest, Amsterdam; D. Bleykmans, Amsterdam; I. W. te Kolsté, 's-Gravenhage; W. B. H. Meiners, Amsterdam; J.J.R. Moqnette, Utrecht; J. T. Heemskerk, Sas v. Gent. 15 buitenlanders en 11 landgenooten zich hebben aangemeld.>> Nov-25-17    offramp: <Conrad93: Wow. A perfect 15/15. No comments?> Yes. I have a comment. Over here, at the back. It's Offramp from Chucklevision. What could Atkins have done better in this tournament? May-01-18    zanzibar: <<offramp> What could Atkins have done better in this tournament?> He could have won this game too... < [Event "Amsterdam (1899) - consult"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "1899.08.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Atkins / Dimer / Mannheimer"] [Black "v. Foreest / Olland / Tresling"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C80k"] [EventDate "1899.08.06"] [Source "Meijer tb p106/120"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.a4 Rb8 9.dxe5 Be6 10.axb5 axb5 11.c3 Be7 12.Nbd2 O-O 13.Re1 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 b4 15.Bc2 b3 16.Bb1 Qd7 17.Qd3 g6 18.Qe3 Ra8 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Qh6 Bf8 21.Qh4 Ne7 22.Nd4 Bf5 23.Bxf5 Nxf5 24.Qh3 c5 25.Nxb3 Qa4 26.Nd2 Qc2 27.g4 Bh6 28.gxf5 Bxd2 29.fxg6 Qxg6+ 0-1 > Not sure why everybody's always saying he was undefeated in Amsterdam - a dam lie that! May-01-18    zanzibar: Why is this tournament entitled <DCA Congress 27th>? Doing a google search fails to find any real usage elsewhere: https://www.google.com/search?q=dca... I don't think I encountered the 27th nonmenclature when exploring Delpher either. Myself, I'd like to see the more common naming of the Event after the location. May-01-18    zanzibar: Fwiw - the local contemporaneous press (Telegraaf, Algemeen Handelsblad, De Tijd, etc) referred to the tournament as <Nederlandsche Schaakbond Internationale Hoofdklasse-wedstrijd> which translates roughly to <The Dutch chess federation International big league-competition> The American press generally referred to the tournament as <International Amateur Tourney at Amsterdam> . May-01-18    offramp: <Zanzibar> I believe that my odd comment, <offramp: <Conrad93: Wow. A perfect 15/15. No comments?> Yes. I have a comment. Over here, at the back. It's Offramp from Chucklevision. What could Atkins have done better in this tournament?> ...was based on a question given one of the players at the interminable press conferences during Anand - Carlsen World Championship (2013) in Chennai. Questions were being asked by hordes of Indian non-chess-playing journos, and I think Carlsen was asked, after the last game, <"What could Anand have done better in this match?"> But it could have been Anand being asked about either himself or Carlsen. May-01-18    Stonehenge: <Z> See https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=... <Zeven-en-twintigste Algemeene Vergadering van den Nederlandsche Schaakbond> Nowadays we would write: zevenentwintigste Algemene Vergadering van de Nederlands(ch)e Schaakbond. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. 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