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Zurich 1934
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The 37th Swiss Championship, held in Zurich, Switzerland from July 14th to the 28th, 1934 was an international tournament event. Many elite European chess masters, including the then-current World Champion, joined Switzerland's best for a round robin tournament. The participants were: from France, world champion Alexander Alekhine, and Ossip Bernstein; from Germany, former world champion Emanuel Lasker, and Efim Bogoljubov; from Denmark, Aron Nimzowitsch; from the Netherlands, Max Euwe; from Czechoslovakia, Salomon Flohr; from Sweden, Gideon Ståhlberg; from Italy, Stefano Rosselli del Turco; and from Switzerland, Henri Grob, Fritz Gygli, Walter Henneberger, Hans Johner, Hermann Joss, Hans Mueller, and Oskar Naegeli. Alekhine reigned supreme over the field with an astounding 13/15! The world champion's only loss in the tournament was a prophetic one to young Dutch master Max Euwe who would topple the world champion for the crown a year later.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Alekhine 13/15 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

=2nd Euwe 12/15 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1

=2nd Flohr 12/15 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

4th Bogoljubov 11½/15 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

5th Lasker 10/15 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

=6th Nimzowitsch 9/15 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1

=6th Bernstein 9/15 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1

8th Ståhlberg 8/15 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½

9th Johner 7½/15 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 1 1 ½ ½

10th Henneberger 5½/15 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 * 0 0 1 0 1 1

11th Gygli 5/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1

12th Rosselli del Turco 4½/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½

=13th Grob 4/15 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ * 0 ½ 1

=13th Mueller 4/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 * 0 1

15th Naegeli 3/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½

16th Joss 2/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ *

Round One
Euwe vs Lasker, 1934
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1
Flohr vs H Johner, 1934
(A28) English, 72 moves, 1-0
Grob vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Gygli vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Henneberger vs O Bernstein, 1934
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Joss vs H Mueller, 1934
(B56) Sicilian, 59 moves, 0-1
O Naegeli vs Alekhine, 1934
(C11) French, 52 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two
Alekhine vs O Bernstein, 1934
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs W Henneberger, 1934
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
H Johner vs Grob, 1934
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 39 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Flohr, 1934
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Mueller vs Euwe, 1934
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1
O Naegeli vs H Joss, 1934
(C11) French, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch vs F Gygli, 1934
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 69 moves, 1-0
S Rosselli del Turco vs Stahlberg, 1934
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
Round Three
O Bernstein vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Euwe vs O Naegeli, 1934
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs H Mueller, 1934
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1-0
Grob vs Lasker, 1934
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1
F Gygli vs H Johner, 1934
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
W Henneberger vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 53 moves, 0-1
H Joss vs Alekhine, 1934
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Joss vs Euwe, 1934
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 55 moves, 0-1
H Johner vs Stahlberg, 1934
(C14) French, Classical, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker vs F Gygli, 1934
(A14) English, 52 moves, 1-0
H Mueller vs Grob, 1934
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 63 moves, 1-0
O Naegeli vs Flohr, 1934
(A84) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs W Henneberger, 1934
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
S Rosselli del Turco vs O Bernstein, 1934
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 52 moves, 0-1
Round Five
O Bernstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs H Joss, 1934
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
Grob vs O Naegeli, 1934
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Gygli vs H Mueller, 1934
(C15) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Henneberger vs H Johner, 1934
(C14) French, Classical, 72 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs Lasker, 1934
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Six
Alekhine vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Flohr, 1934
(D94) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Johner vs O Bernstein, 1934
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Joss vs Grob, 1934
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs W Henneberger, 1934
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
H Mueller vs Stahlberg, 1934
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
O Naegeli vs F Gygli, 1934
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven
O Bernstein vs Lasker, 1934
(C14) French, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs H Johner, 1934
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Alekhine, 1934
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Grob vs Euwe, 1934
(C58) Two Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Gygli vs H Joss, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
W Henneberger vs H Mueller, 1934
(B30) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
S Rosselli del Turco vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 84 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs O Naegeli, 1934
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0
Round Eight
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs F Gygli, 1934
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Grob, 1934
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 74 moves, 1-0
H Joss vs Stahlberg, 1934
(A13) English, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Johner vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
H Mueller vs O Bernstein, 1934
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
O Naegeli vs W Henneberger, 1934
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 61 moves, 0-1
Round Nine
O Bernstein vs O Naegeli, 1934
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs H Mueller, 1934
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Grob vs Alekhine, 1934
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 0-1
F Gygli vs Flohr, 1934
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 23 moves, 0-1
W Henneberger vs H Joss, 1934
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs H Johner, 1934
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
S Rosselli del Turco vs Lasker, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs Euwe, 1934
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten
Alekhine vs H Johner, 1934
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 47 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs W Henneberger, 1934
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 63 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Stahlberg, 1934
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
Grob vs F Gygli, 1934
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
H Joss vs O Bernstein, 1934
(A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1
H Mueller vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
O Naegeli vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(A48) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven
O Bernstein vs Euwe, 1934
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs H Joss, 1934
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
F Gygli vs Alekhine, 1934
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
W Henneberger vs Flohr, 1934
(B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
H Johner vs Lasker, 1934
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch vs H Mueller, 1934
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0
S Rosselli del Turco vs O Naegeli, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs Grob, 1934
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 65 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs O Bernstein, 1934
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Grob vs W Henneberger, 1934
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 0-1
F Gygli vs Stahlberg, 1934
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 32 moves, 1-0
H Joss vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Mueller vs H Johner, 1934
(E77) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1
O Naegeli vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
Round Thirteen
O Bernstein vs Grob, 1934
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Flohr, 1934
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Henneberger vs F Gygli, 1934
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
H Johner vs O Naegeli, 1934
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker vs H Mueller, 1934
(B10) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs H Joss, 1934
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
S Rosselli del Turco vs Euwe, 1934
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1934
(A90) Dutch, 44 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen
Alekhine vs H Mueller, 1934
(B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Nimzowitsch, 1934
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934
(E91) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Grob vs Bogoljubov, 1934
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
F Gygli vs O Bernstein, 1934
(A17) English, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Joss vs H Johner, 1934
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
O Naegeli vs Lasker, 1934
(E16) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Stahlberg vs W Henneberger, 1934
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen
O Bernstein vs Stahlberg, 1934
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs F Gygli, 1934
(A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
W Henneberger vs Alekhine, 1934
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 52 moves, 0-1
H Johner vs Euwe, 1934
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 45 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs H Joss, 1934
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0
H Mueller vs O Naegeli, 1934
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 42 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs Flohr, 1934
(A04) Reti Opening, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Rosselli del Turco vs Grob, 1934
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
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