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Trebitsch Memorial (1907) The first Trebitsch Memorial Tournament was organised and promoted by the Vienna Chess Club in 1907 with funds bequeathed to it by Leopold Trebitsch, a wealthy businessman who had been vice-president of the club until his death on Dec. 12, 1906 - a month before the tournament. The competition attracted a strong field including such international figures as Oldrich Duras, Jacques Mieses, Geza Maróczy, Milan Vidmar, Savielly Tartakower, plus a strong coterie of Austrian masters led by Carl Schlechter and Dr. Julius Perlis. "The result was a triumph for players who favor brilliancy in preference to ultra-modern tendencies, Mieses and Duras admittedly producing some of the most effective examples of contemporary chess from the spectacular point of view." - THE YEAR-BOOK OF CHESS. Victory went to the action-prone Mieses; it was one of the most notable achievements of a professional chess career spanning more than 50 years. In capturing the 1,000-crown first prize, the ebullient Leipziger displayed brilliant form (+9 -2 =2), losing only to Rudolf Spielmann and Duras while taking the measure of Vidmar, Schlechter (an exciting last round affair), Perlis, Heinrich Wolf, Johann Berger, Adolf Albin, Leopold Loewy, Giovanni Martinolich and Ladislav Prokes. Schlechter was awarded the second brilliancy prize for round 2 win over Maróczy in a model kingside attack lasting 28 moves. Thanks go to Paul Morten and Warren Goldman for the historical background provided to this collection. Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 10-26 January 1907 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Pts 1 Mieses * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 Duras 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9 =3 Tartakower ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8½ =3 Vidmar 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8½ =3 Maróczy ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½ 6 Schlechter 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7½ =7 Berger 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 * 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6½ =7 Perlis 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 0 1 1 1 6½ =9 Spielmann 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 0 ½ 6 =9 Wolf 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 =9 Martinolich 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 ½ * 1 1 1 6 =12 Albin 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ 0 3 =12 Loewy 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ * 1 3 14 Prokes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 * 2 Original collection: Game Collection: Vienna 1907, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Albin vs J N Berger   ½-½ 59 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C50 Giuoco Piano 2. Duras vs Prokes 1-0 45 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C12 French, McCutcheon 3. Spielmann vs Schlechter   ½-½ 32 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C66 Ruy Lopez 4. Tartakower vs Vidmar 1-0 23 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C12 French, McCutcheon 5. Maroczy vs L Loewy Sr   1-0 29 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 6. Martinolich vs H Wolf   ½-½ 32 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C66 Ruy Lopez 7. J Mieses vs J Perlis 1-0 33 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C21 Center Game 8. Schlechter vs Maroczy 1-0 28 1907 Trebitsch Memorial D02 Queen's Pawn Game 9. Vidmar vs Duras   ½-½ 44 1907 Trebitsch Memorial D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 10. J N Berger vs J Mieses 0-1 56 1907 Trebitsch Memorial B23 Sicilian, Closed 11. Martinolich vs Tartakower 0-1 39 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C11 French 12. Prokes vs Albin 1-0 31 1907 Trebitsch Memorial B07 Pirc 13. H Wolf vs L Loewy Sr   1-0 32 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C49 Four Knights 14. J Perlis vs Spielmann   1-0 46 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C53 Giuoco Piano 15. Albin vs Vidmar   1-0 32 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C01 French, Exchange 16. Spielmann vs J N Berger   ½-½ 43 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C21 Center Game 17. Duras vs Martinolich ½-½ 50 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 18. Maroczy vs J Perlis 1-0 47 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 19. Tartakower vs H Wolf   0-1 60 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C50 Giuoco Piano 20. L Loewy Sr vs Schlechter   ½-½ 30 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C66 Ruy Lopez 21. J Mieses vs Prokes 1-0 33 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C12 French, McCutcheon 22. Prokes vs Spielmann   ½-½ 49 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C24 Bishop's Opening 23. J N Berger vs Maroczy   1-0 25 1907 Trebitsch Memorial D00 Queen's Pawn Game 24. Martinolich vs Albin 1-0 31 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C78 Ruy Lopez 25. J Perlis vs L Loewy Sr   1-0 45 1907 Trebitsch Memorial C45 Scotch Game  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Feb-22-15    offramp: A superb introduction! Informative but terse and light-hearted. Very well-written. My only quibble - I dislike double en-dashes! Perhaps it'd be better to cut and paste an em dash from somewhere else. Feb-22-15    Fusilli: <offramp> Oooh... you are a perfectionist, aren't you? :) I agree that it is nicely written. And even if the em-dashes could be improved typographically, the writer in this case understands when an em-dash is appropriate and when we should just use a parenthesis. I wonder who wrote it, btw. Come out and collect your praise! On the topic of em-dashes, this is great: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/... I have a colleague who uses and abuses the em-dash. Every paragraph he writes has at least two sets. I have sent him the article from Slate, and complained many times, to no avail. Second worst offense, in my book--the first one being the use of Comic Sans for anything other than comic books. On an unrelated note, how do you pronounce Mieses? Feb-22-15    offramp: <Fusilli> that's a good article about the overuse of dashes. As to Mieses's name, as he was German I always pronounce it exactly as it is written, a bit similar to Peter Biyiasas. There was a minor contretemps over at Jean Dufresne about his name which ended with yours truly in complete possession of the field! Hoorah!! Feb-22-15    tamar: Name, Mister Meister Mieses-- wife, Mrs. Mister Meister Mieses. Feb-22-15    Fusilli: <offramp>: the problem for me is that <exactly as it is written> may mean different things for people of different mother tongues. To me, in this case, <exactly as it is written> would mean this: Mi: as in "meet", without the t. e: the "e" sound in "fetch" ses: as in the first syllable of cesspool. Did I get it right? Feb-22-15    offramp: <Fusilli> that sounds about right. Mee-ez-iz. I have said the name out loud approximately once in my life. Are you preparing to give a disquisition on his life? Feb-22-15    Fusilli: <offramp> lol, you are beating me 1-0, then. No disquisition on Mieses' life, no... just want to know how to think of it! Feb-22-15    suenteus po 147: The high quality prose is due to the contribution of Paul Morten who is recognized in the introduction. Feb-22-15    Benzol: Paul Morten whose he? Warren Goldman is the MAN! Feb-22-15    Fusilli: Of course! Cheers, <Benzol>, and Mr Goldman! Jun-02-17    mifralu: The player in this tournament is Leopold Loewy, Jr. Jun-15-18    ughaibu: Which game won the first brilliancy prize? Jun-15-18    WorstPlayerEver: Duras vs Spielmann, 1907 Jun-15-18    ughaibu: Thanks. 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. 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