Hannover 1926

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

Kibitzing

Chessgames premium membership fee will increase to $39 per year effective June 15, 2023. Enroll Now!

Hannover 1926
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The chess club at Hannover, Germany celebrated its fifty year anniversary by organizing a small, international chess master tournament in 1926. Eight players were invited to participate, including two very strong masters: Aron Nimzowitsch from Denmark, and Akiba Rubinstein from Poland. They met with six German chess masters that included Jacques Mieses, Friedrich Sämisch, Oscar Antze, Hans Duhm, Hermann Von Gottschall, and Walther Von Holzhausen. Games were played from August 9th to the 18th. Nimzowitsch won with a near perfect score of 6½/7, edging out Rubinstein by half a point. The prizes were awarded to the players at the Hotel Luisenhof.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Nimzowitsch 6½/7 * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1

2nd Rubinstein 6/7 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1

3rd Von Holzhausen 4/7 0 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1

=4th Sämisch 3/7 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1

=4th Mieses 3/7 0 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1

6th Antze 2½/7 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 ½

=7th Duhm 1½/7 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0

=7th Von Gottschall 1½/7 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 *

Round One
J Mieses vs Saemisch, 1926
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch vs H Duhm, 1926
(A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs O Antze, 1926
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
W Von Holzhausen vs Von Gottschall, 1926
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 52 moves, 1-0
Round Two
O Antze vs Saemisch, 1926
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0
H Duhm vs J Mieses, 1926
(A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rubinstein vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
Von Gottschall vs Nimzowitsch, 1926
(C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
Round Three
J Mieses vs Von Gottschall, 1926
(C26) Vienna, 31 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926
(A13) English, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Saemisch vs H Duhm, 1926
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Von Holzhausen vs O Antze, 1926
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 76 moves, 1-0
Round Four
O Antze vs H Duhm, 1926
(A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs J Mieses, 1926
(A28) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Von Gottschall vs Saemisch, 1926
(B83) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1
W Von Holzhausen vs Nimzowitsch, 1926
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 71 moves, 0-1
Round Five
H Duhm vs Von Gottschall, 1926
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926
(C28) Vienna Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs O Antze, 1926
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 81 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Rubinstein, 1926
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
O Antze vs Von Gottschall, 1926
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch vs J Mieses, 1926
(A28) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs H Duhm, 1926
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
W Von Holzhausen vs Saemisch, 1926
(A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven
H Duhm vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mieses vs O Antze, 1926
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1926
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
Von Gottschall vs Rubinstein, 1926
(C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 0-1
28 games

» View all game collections by suenteus po 147
» Search entire game collection library
» Clone this game collection (copy it to your account)
» FAQ: Help with Game Collections