Parnu 1937

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Parnu 1937
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The city of Parnu, Estonia held its first ever international tournament from August 16th to the 25th in 1937. Masters and national champions from Europe were invited to compete against Estonia's native sons that included Paul Keres, Paul Felix Schmidt, and Ilmar Raud. Among the attendees were Czechoslovakian masters Salomon Flohr and Karel Opocensky, Swedish champion Gideon Ståhlberg, and Dr. Savielly Tartakower. Schmidt all but ran away with the tournament, being felled only by Ståhlberg, but clearly establishing the strength of Estonia and her chess masters as a future international figure in world chess.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Schmidt 5.5/7 * 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1

=2nd Ståhlberg 4.5/7 1 * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1

=2nd Keres 4.5/7 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1

=2nd Flohr 4.5/7 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 1

5th Tartakower 4/7 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1

6th Opocensky 3.5/7 0 1 0 0 ½ * 1 1

7th Raud 1.5/7 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 * 1

8th Villard 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

Round One
K Opocensky vs Flohr, 1937
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 73 moves, 0-1
I Raud vs Tartakower, 1937
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
P Schmidt vs Keres, 1937
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs F Villard, 1937
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Round Two
Flohr vs P Schmidt, 1937
(A28) English, 40 moves, 0-1
I Raud vs Stahlberg, 1937
(C11) French, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs Keres, 1937
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Villard vs K Opocensky, 1937
(B15) Caro-Kann, 67 moves, 0-1
Round Three
Keres vs Flohr, 1937
(A09) Reti Opening, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Opocensky vs I Raud, 1937
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 55 moves, 1-0
P Schmidt vs F Villard, 1937
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs Tartakower, 1937
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0
Round Four
I Raud vs P Schmidt, 1937
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs K Opocensky, 1937
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs Flohr, 1937
(A06) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Villard vs Keres, 1937
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 76 moves, 0-1
Round Five
Flohr vs F Villard, 1937
(A28) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Keres vs I Raud, 1937
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
K Opocensky vs Tartakower, 1937
(E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
P Schmidt vs Stahlberg, 1937
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Six
K Opocensky vs P Schmidt, 1937
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
I Raud vs Flohr, 1937
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 74 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs Keres, 1937
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tartakower vs F Villard, 1937
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Seven
Flohr vs Stahlberg, 1937
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs K Opocensky, 1937
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
P Schmidt vs Tartakower, 1937
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Villard vs I Raud, 1937
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1
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