Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing

🏆 Ostend (1905)

The first in a planned series of three international chess master tournaments held in the coastal town of Ostend, Belgium was conducted at the local casino from June 12th to July 18th, 1905. Fourteen chess masters were invited to participate in the double round robin event, including major participants and earlier winners of the Monte Carlo tournament series of the previous four years. The best of these players included David Janowski, Geza Maróczy, Siegbert Tarrasch, and Carl Schlechter. As he did in ... [more] Player: Georg Marco  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Marco vs H Wolf ½-½ 31 1905 Ostend C77 Ruy Lopez 2. Maroczy vs G Marco   ½-½ 52 1905 Ostend C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 3. G Marco vs Taubenhaus   ½-½ 56 1905 Ostend C77 Ruy Lopez 4. Chigorin vs G Marco 1-0 33 1905 Ostend C30 King's Gambit Declined 5. G Marco vs Blackburne   ½-½ 19 1905 Ostend B27 Sicilian 6. Janowski vs G Marco   0-1 85 1905 Ostend C49 Four Knights 7. G Marco vs Alapin   ½-½ 39 1905 Ostend C70 Ruy Lopez 8. G Marco vs Burn   ½-½ 33 1905 Ostend C77 Ruy Lopez 9. Tarrasch vs G Marco   1-0 45 1905 Ostend C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 10. G Marco vs Marshall   ½-½ 31 1905 Ostend C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 11. Leonhardt vs G Marco   0-1 37 1905 Ostend C26 Vienna 12. G Marco vs Schlechter   ½-½ 26 1905 Ostend B40 Sicilian 13. Teichmann vs G Marco   ½-½ 19 1905 Ostend C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. H Wolf vs G Marco 0-1 43 1905 Ostend C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 15. G Marco vs Maroczy 1-0 13 1905 Ostend B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 16. Taubenhaus vs G Marco   0-1 45 1905 Ostend C87 Ruy Lopez 17. G Marco vs Chigorin 1-0 42 1905 Ostend C70 Ruy Lopez 18. Blackburne vs G Marco   ½-½ 33 1905 Ostend C44 King's Pawn Game 19. G Marco vs Janowski 0-1 26 1905 Ostend C77 Ruy Lopez 20. Alapin vs G Marco   0-1 49 1905 Ostend D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. Burn vs G Marco   1-0 40 1905 Ostend D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 22. G Marco vs Tarrasch   ½-½ 45 1905 Ostend C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 23. Marshall vs G Marco   1-0 48 1905 Ostend D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 24. G Marco vs Leonhardt   ½-½ 36 1905 Ostend C67 Ruy Lopez 25. Schlechter vs G Marco   ½-½ 16 1905 Ostend C50 Giuoco Piano  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Marco wins | Marco loses   Feb-06-16    TheFocus: The official list of prizes,as given in the <Revue d'Echecs>: First, 5,000 francs and a gold medal; second, 3,000; third, 2,000; fourth, 1,200; fifth, 900; sixth, 700; seventh, 500; eighth, 400; ninth, 350; tenth, 300; eleventh, 250; twelfth, 200; thirteenth, 175; fourteenth, 150. Special prizes were awarded as follows: 250 francs, donated by Prof. Isaac L. Rice, to D. Janowski for the game, Janowski vs. Tarrasch. 100 francs, donated by A. Oppenheimer, to J.H. Blackburne for the game, Marshall vs. Blackburne. 100 francs, donated by A. Hallgarten, to M.I. Tschigorin for the game, Tschigorin vs. Marco. In addition to the foregoing, special awards were made for the games mentioned below: 150 francs to F.J. Marshall (Marshall vs. Burn); 100 francs to C. Schlechter (Schlechter vs. Janowski); 100 francs to G. Maroczy (Maroczy vs. Leonhardt); 100 francs to Dr. S. Tarrasch (Maroczy vs. Tarrasch); 50 francs to R. Teichmann (Teichmann vs. Tschigorin); 50 francs to G. Marco (Wolf vs. Marco); 50 francs to P.S. Leonhardt (Leonhardt vs. Tarrasch); 50 francs to A. Burn (Tschigorin vs. Burn); 50 francs to S. Alapin (Alapin vs. Marshall). May-17-18    zanzibar: Some info about sources for this tournament can be found here: Leonhardt vs Teichmann, 1905 (kibitz #2) 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. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2021, Chessgames Services LLC