Debrecen 1925

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Debrecen 1925
Compiled by Phony Benoni

The tournament was held in Debrecen, Hungary from August 9-24, 1925, with the following players.

Lajos Asztalos, Ernst Gruenfeld, Kornel Havasi, Paul Johner, Hans Kmoch, Hermanis Mattison, Geza Nagy, Ladislav Prokes, bad player ID, Jakob Adolf Seitz, Lajos Steiner, Savielly Tartakower, Arpad Vajda, Vladimir Vukovic

Chessmetrics estimates this as a Category 11 tournament with an average rating of 2508.

Hans Kmoch had one of his finest results, winning with a margin of 1 1/2 points. He and Geza Nagy were the front-runners at the halfway mark with 4.5/6. Both lost in round 7, and drew in round 13. In between, Kmoch won five in a row while Nagy lost an additional five in a row!

And Kmoch needed those wins. Johner had taken the lead in round 7, and stayed ahead until a draw with Gruenfeld and loss to Tartakower allowed Kmoch to coast home in the last round.

A noteworthy happening was the congestion in the lower ranks, as only five of the 14 players could finish over 50%.

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1  Kmoch      * = 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 10.0
2  Tartakower = * 1 0 1 = = 1 1 = = = 1 =  8.5
3  Johner     1 0 * = = 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 0 1  8.5
4  Gruenfeld  0 1 = * = = = 0 = 1 = 1 1 =  7.5
5  Vukovic    0 0 = = * = = 1 = 0 1 1 1 1  7.5
6  Steiner    0 = 1 = = * 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1  6.0
7  Seitz      = = 0 = = 1 * 0 0 = 1 1 0 =  6.0
8  Przepiorka 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 * = = 1 0 0 1  6.0
9  Prokes     0 0 0 = = 0 1 = * 1 = 1 1 0  6.0
10 Havasi     0 = 0 0 1 0 = = 0 * 1 1 1 =  6.0
11 Vajda      1 = = = 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 0 1 =  5.0
12 Nagy       0 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 * 1 =  5.0
13 Mattison   0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 * =  4.5
14 Asztalos   0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 = = = = *  4.5

Round 1
A Vajda vs Kmoch, 1925
(B83) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 1
L Asztalos vs K Havasi, 1925
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1
V Vukovic vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 1
P Johner vs H Mattison, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Round 1
G Nagy vs L Steiner, 1925
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 61 moves, 1-0
Round 1
L Prokes vs Tartakower, 1925
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 0-1
Round 1
J A Seitz vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2
Kmoch vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(A47) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Round 2
Tartakower vs J A Seitz, 1925
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 113 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2
L Steiner vs L Prokes, 1925
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 39 moves, 1-0
Round 2
H Mattison vs G Nagy, 1925
(C15) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
Round 2
D Przepiorka vs P Johner, 1925
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Round 2
K Havasi vs V Vukovic, 1925
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Round 2
A Vajda vs L Asztalos, 1925
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3
L Asztalos vs Kmoch, 1925
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 60 moves, 0-1
Round 3
V Vukovic vs A Vajda, 1925
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 3
P Johner vs K Havasi, 1925
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Round 3
G Nagy vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 3
L Prokes vs H Mattison, 1925
(B10) Caro-Kann, 64 moves, 1-0
Round 3
J A Seitz vs L Steiner, 1925
(D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 3
Gruenfeld vs Tartakower, 1925
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 4
Kmoch vs Tartakower, 1925
(E17) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4
L Steiner vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4
H Mattison vs J A Seitz, 1925
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 56 moves, 1-0
Round 4
D Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4
K Havasi vs G Nagy, 1925
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 4
A Vajda vs P Johner, 1925
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4
L Asztalos vs V Vukovic, 1925
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 56 moves, 0-1
Round 5
V Vukovic vs Kmoch, 1925
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Round 5
P Johner vs L Asztalos, 1925
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 5
G Nagy vs A Vajda, 1925
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 5
L Prokes vs K Havasi, 1925
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 5
J A Seitz vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 67 moves, 0-1
Round 5
Gruenfeld vs H Mattison, 1925
(A53) Old Indian, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 5
Tartakower vs L Steiner, 1925
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6
Kmoch vs L Steiner, 1925
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Round 6
H Mattison vs Tartakower, 1925
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Round 6
D Przepiorka vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(A04) Reti Opening, 101 moves, 1-0
Round 6
K Havasi vs J A Seitz, 1925
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6
A Vajda vs L Prokes, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6
L Asztalos vs G Nagy, 1925
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6
V Vukovic vs P Johner, 1925
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7
P Johner vs Kmoch, 1925
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Round 7
G Nagy vs V Vukovic, 1925
(A12) English with b3, 69 moves, 0-1
Round 7
L Prokes vs L Asztalos, 1925
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 89 moves, 0-1
Round 7
J A Seitz vs A Vajda, 1925
(E61) King's Indian, 55 moves, 1-0
Round 7
Gruenfeld vs K Havasi, 1925
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 56 moves, 1-0
Round 7
Tartakower vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(C15) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
Round 7
L Steiner vs H Mattison, 1925
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Round 8
Kmoch vs H Mattison, 1925
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
Round 8
D Przepiorka vs L Steiner, 1925
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Round 8
K Havasi vs Tartakower, 1925
(E12) Queen's Indian, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8
A Vajda vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8
L Asztalos vs J A Seitz, 1925
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8
V Vukovic vs L Prokes, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8
P Johner vs G Nagy, 1925
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Round 9
G Nagy vs Kmoch, 1925
(A13) English, 30 moves, 0-1
Round 9
L Prokes vs P Johner, 1925
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 55 moves, 0-1
Round 9
J A Seitz vs V Vukovic, 1925
(C48) Four Knights, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9
Gruenfeld vs L Asztalos, 1925
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9
Tartakower vs A Vajda, 1925
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9
L Steiner vs K Havasi, 1925
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 64 moves, 1-0
Round 9
H Mattison vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(C46) Three Knights, 70 moves, 1-0
Round 10
Kmoch vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
Round 10
K Havasi vs H Mattison, 1925
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 10
A Vajda vs L Steiner, 1925
(E70) King's Indian, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10
L Asztalos vs Tartakower, 1925
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10
V Vukovic vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10
P Johner vs J A Seitz, 1925
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0
Round 10
G Nagy vs L Prokes, 1925
(A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 11
L Prokes vs Kmoch, 1925
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 0-1
Round 11
J A Seitz vs G Nagy, 1925
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
Round 11
Gruenfeld vs P Johner, 1925
(E17) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 11
Tartakower vs V Vukovic, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
Round 11
L Steiner vs L Asztalos, 1925
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0
Round 11
H Mattison vs A Vajda, 1925
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1
Round 11
D Przepiorka vs K Havasi, 1925
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 12
Kmoch vs K Havasi, 1925
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Round 12
A Vajda vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 47 moves, 0-1
Round 12
L Asztalos vs H Mattison, 1925
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 12
V Vukovic vs L Steiner, 1925
(D85) Grunfeld, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 12
P Johner vs Tartakower, 1925
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
Round 12
G Nagy vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1
Round 12
L Prokes vs J A Seitz, 1925
(C01) French, Exchange, 66 moves, 1-0
Round 13
J A Seitz vs Kmoch, 1925
(C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 13
Gruenfeld vs L Prokes, 1925
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 13
Tartakower vs G Nagy, 1925
(C15) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 13
L Steiner vs P Johner, 1925
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Round 13
H Mattison vs V Vukovic, 1925
(C13) French, 20 moves, 0-1
Round 13
D Przepiorka vs L Asztalos, 1925
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 13
K Havasi vs A Vajda, 1925
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 65 moves, 1-0
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