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Breslau (1925) This was the 24th DSB Kongress. (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Pts 1 Bogoljubov * 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2 Nimzowitsch 0 * = = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 3 Rubinstein = = * = = 1 = 1 0 = 1 1 7.0 4 Wagner 1 = = * 1 = 0 0 1 = 1 1 7.0 5 Gruenfeld 0 = = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 6 Reti 0 1 0 = = * 1 0 1 = = 1 6.0 7 Becker 0 0 = 1 = 0 * = 1 1 1 = 6.0 8 Saemisch 0 0 0 1 = 1 = * 0 = = 1 5.0 9 von Gottschall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 1 4.0 10 Tarrasch 0 0 = = = = 0 = 0 * 0 1 3.5 11 Bluemich 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 * 0 3.0 12 Moritz 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 * 1.5 Saemisch lost to Nimzowitsch in the third round by default. Tarrasch and von Gottschall first played in the 4th DSB Kongress in Hamburg (1885), a gap of 40 years between this tournament and that one. (1) Wikipedia article: DSB Congress. Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bogoljubov vs M Bluemich 1-0 42 1925 Breslau B40 Sicilian 2. H Wagner vs A Becker   0-1 52 1925 Breslau A48 King's Indian 3. Rubinstein vs Von Gottschall 0-1 35 1925 Breslau D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de 4. Gruenfeld vs Nimzowitsch ½-½ 50 1925 Breslau E15 Queen's Indian 5. Tarrasch vs B Moritz 1-0 34 1925 Breslau D65 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line 6. Reti vs Saemisch   0-1 48 1925 Breslau E17 Queen's Indian 7. A Becker vs Rubinstein   ½-½ 46 1925 Breslau D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Nimzowitsch vs Reti 0-1 62 1925 Breslau A28 English 9. M Bluemich vs Saemisch   ½-½ 33 1925 Breslau A07 King's Indian Attack 10. Von Gottschall vs Gruenfeld 0-1 62 1925 Breslau B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. B Moritz vs H Wagner   0-1 30 1925 Breslau D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 12. Bogoljubov vs Tarrasch 1-0 23 1925 Breslau B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 13. Tarrasch vs M Bluemich 0-1 81 1925 Breslau E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) 14. Rubinstein vs B Moritz   1-0 25 1925 Breslau E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 15. Reti vs Von Gottschall 1-0 32 1925 Breslau A17 English 16. Gruenfeld vs A Becker   ½-½ 30 1925 Breslau D06 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. H Wagner vs Bogoljubov 1-0 42 1925 Breslau B40 Sicilian 18. A Becker vs Reti   0-1 64 1925 Breslau E16 Queen's Indian 19. B Moritz vs Gruenfeld   0-1 66 1925 Breslau A50 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Von Gottschall vs Saemisch 1-0 32 1925 Breslau B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 21. Tarrasch vs H Wagner   ½-½ 34 1925 Breslau D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de 22. Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein ½-½ 58 1925 Breslau C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 23. Gruenfeld vs Bogoljubov 0-1 24 1925 Breslau E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 24. Rubinstein vs Tarrasch   ½-½ 31 1925 Breslau A20 English 25. Reti vs B Moritz   1-0 29 1925 Breslau A28 English  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-18-13    whiteshark: "At a rapid tournament in Breslau in 1925, part of the first prize was enough silk to make six shirts. Nimzovich, taking it for granted that he would win, found out everything he could about the silk even before the tournament began. As it happened, however, Mieses defeated him in the first round and went on to win the tournament and the silk." Source: http://tartajubow.blogspot.de/2013/... Apr-18-13    JimNorCal: H Wagner did pretty well for himself in this tournament. 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. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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