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Monte Carlo 1903
Compiled by Mal Un

The quarter of Monte Carlo in the principality of Monaco hosted the third of four chess master tournaments, designed to help bolster tourism during the winter season, in 1903. Only fourteen chess masters participated in the double round robin event, since Mikhail Chigorin was turned away for his criticism of games won by Prince Dadian of Mingrelia, and Semion Alapin, Isidor Gunsberg, and David Janowski were forced to decline due to their invitations being sent last minute. Games were played between February 10th and March 17th in the Monte Carlo Casino. When the players complained of the noise to tournament director Arnous de Rivière he told them they would just have to get used to it. Siegbert Tarrasch won the tournament after several losses in the opening rounds. Geza Maróczy who had won the tournament the previous year came in second. Harry Nelson Pillsbury, whose health in the last few years was steadily declining, managed only third place in what would be his penultimate international tournament. This was also another tournament that would contribute to Richard Teichmann's nickname of "Richard the Fifth" as he placed fifth in the standings just behind Carl Schlechter. Despite the absence of the alternate scoring for draws or replayed games (rules in place in the previous two installments), all of the games were hard fought each round of this event.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Tarrasch 20/26 ** ½½ ½1 0½ 0½ 01 11 11 11 11 1½ 11 11 11

2nd Maróczy 19/26 ½½ ** ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 01 11 01 01 11 11 11 11

3rd Pillsbury 18½/26 ½0 ½½ ** 11 11 1½ 1½ 01 0½ ½1 1½ 1½ 11 11

4th Schlechter 17/26 1½ ½½ 00 ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 01 ½0 1½ 11 11 11

5th Teichmann 16½/26 1½ ½½ 00 ½½ ** 10 ½½ 1½ ½1 10 01 11 11 11

6th Marco 15½/26 10 00 0½ ½0 01 ** 1½ 11 1½ 1½ ½1 ½0 11 11

7th Wolf 14/26 00 10 0½ 0½ ½½ 0½ ** 01 1½ 11 11 01 01 11

8th Mieses 13/26 00 00 10 ½0 0½ 00 10 ** 11 11 1½ 01 ½1 11

9th Marshall 12/26 00 10 1½ 10 ½0 0½ 0½ 00 ** 11 01 01 10 11

=10th Taubenhaus 10½/26 00 10 ½0 ½1 01 0½ 00 00 00 ** ½½ 11 10 11

=10th Mason 10½/26 0½ 00 0½ 0½ 10 ½0 00 0½ 10 ½½ ** ½1 1½ 11

12th Albin 8/26 00 00 0½ 00 00 ½1 10 10 10 00 ½0 ** 0½ 11

13th Reggio 7½/26 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 ½0 01 01 0½ 1½ ** 11

14th Moreau 0/26 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 **

Round One
G Marco vs J Mason, 1903
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1
Marshall vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 48 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs H Wolf, 1903
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
A Reggio vs Moreau, 1903
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 44 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Albin, 1903
(C41) Philidor Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1903
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Two
Albin vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
J Mason vs Tarrasch, 1903
(A06) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs A Reggio, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Moreau vs Maroczy, 1903
(B40) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Pillsbury, 1903
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Marshall, 1903
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs G Marco, 1903
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 0-1
Round Three
G Marco vs Schlechter, 1903
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 36 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs J Mason, 1903
(B06) Robatsch, 62 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Albin, 1903
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0
A Reggio vs Teichmann, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs H Wolf, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 1-0
Taubenhaus vs Moreau, 1903
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Four
Albin vs Moreau, 1903
(A02) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs A Reggio, 1903
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 71 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C26) Vienna, 44 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1903
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Tarrasch, 1903
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Maroczy, 1903
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs Marshall, 1903
(C46) Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Five
G Marco vs Albin, 1903
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs J Mason, 1903
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1903
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 67 moves, 1-0
Moreau vs J Mieses, 1903
(B40) Sicilian, 48 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs H Wolf, 1903
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Pillsbury, 1903
(B01) Scandinavian, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Taubenhaus vs Teichmann, 1903
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Six
Albin vs J Mieses, 1903
(A02) Bird's Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs Tarrasch, 1903
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 65 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1903
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs A Reggio, 1903
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Moreau, 1903
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs Maroczy, 1903
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
Round Seven
Maroczy vs Schlechter, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs G Marco, 1903
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Teichmann, 1903
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 55 moves, 0-1
Moreau vs J Mason, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 70 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Pillsbury, 1903
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Albin, 1903
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0
Taubenhaus vs H Wolf, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1
Round Eight
Albin vs Teichmann, 1903
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs A Reggio, 1903
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs J Mieses, 1903
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1903
(C14) French, Classical, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Marshall, 1903
(C48) Four Knights, 39 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs Moreau, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
Maroczy vs G Marco, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Albin, 1903
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 56 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs H Wolf, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Moreau vs Schlechter, 1903
(C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Tarrasch, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 0-1
Taubenhaus vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs J Mason, 1903
(C14) French, Classical, 53 moves, 0-1
Round Ten
Albin vs J Mason, 1903
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Marco vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs A Reggio, 1903
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 62 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Moreau, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs J Mieses, 1903
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Maroczy, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs Teichmann, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1903
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 63 moves, 0-1
J Mason vs H Wolf, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 74 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Moreau vs G Marco, 1903
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Albin, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 82 moves, 1-0
Taubenhaus vs Tarrasch, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve
Albin vs H Wolf, 1903
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
G Marco vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 53 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Teichmann, 1903
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
A Reggio vs Maroczy, 1903
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs J Mason, 1903
(C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Moreau, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 56 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen
Maroczy vs Albin, 1903
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs Pillsbury, 1903
(B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Tarrasch, 1903
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 46 moves, 0-1
Moreau vs Marshall, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Taubenhaus vs A Reggio, 1903
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs G Marco, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs Schlechter, 1903
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 56 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen
Albin vs Schlechter, 1903
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1
J Mason vs G Marco, 1903
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Marshall, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Moreau vs A Reggio, 1903
(C22) Center Game, 44 moves, 0-1
Taubenhaus vs Maroczy, 1903
(B32) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Tarrasch, 1903
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen
G Marco vs H Wolf, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Moreau, 1903
(C22) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Teichmann, 1903
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1903
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs J Mason, 1903
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Taubenhaus vs Albin, 1903
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 29 moves, 1-0
Round Sixteen
Albin vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mason vs Marshall, 1903
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Maroczy, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 23 moves, 0-1
Moreau vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 63 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1903
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs A Reggio, 1903
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs Tarrasch, 1903
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Round Seventeen
G Marco vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Teichmann, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs H Wolf, 1903
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Moreau vs Albin, 1903
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs J Mason, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1903
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Taubenhaus vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 61 moves, 0-1
Round Eighteen
Albin vs G Marco, 1903
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 59 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs Maroczy, 1903
(B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Moreau, 1903
(C28) Vienna Game, 50 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1903
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 83 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Marshall, 1903
(C46) Three Knights, 37 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
H Wolf vs A Reggio, 1903
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Nineteen
Maroczy vs H Wolf, 1903
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1903
(B01) Scandinavian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mieses vs Albin, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Moreau vs Teichmann, 1903
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 61 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Schlechter, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1903
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0
Taubenhaus vs J Mason, 1903
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twenty
Albin vs Tarrasch, 1903
(A02) Bird's Opening, 64 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Marshall, 1903
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mason vs Moreau, 1903
(C45) Scotch Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs A Reggio, 1903
(A84) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1903
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs J Mieses, 1903
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-one
Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1903
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 55 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs J Mason, 1903
(C00) French Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Moreau vs H Wolf, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs G Marco, 1903
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1
Taubenhaus vs Schlechter, 1903
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 27 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Albin, 1903
(C14) French, Classical, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-two
Maroczy vs A Reggio, 1903
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 54 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs Schlechter, 1903
(B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mieses vs G Marco, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Moreau vs Tarrasch, 1903
(B32) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Taubenhaus vs Marshall, 1903
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 62 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Pillsbury, 1903
(B32) Sicilian, 51 moves, 0-1
H Wolf vs Albin, 1903
(C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-three
Albin vs Maroczy, 1903
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Teichmann, 1903
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Moreau, 1903
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs J Mason, 1903
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Reggio vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C45) Scotch Game, 74 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs H Wolf, 1903
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1903
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-four
Albin vs Marshall, 1903
(A02) Bird's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
G Marco vs Maroczy, 1903
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
J Mason vs Teichmann, 1903
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Moreau, 1903
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs A Reggio, 1903
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs J Mieses, 1903
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-five
Albin vs A Reggio, 1903
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Marco vs Moreau, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Maroczy, 1903
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs J Mieses, 1903
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1903
(C49) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Taubenhaus, 1903
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
H Wolf vs J Mason, 1903
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Twenty-six
Maroczy vs Tarrasch, 1903
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Mason vs Albin, 1903
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs Schlechter, 1903
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 34 moves, 0-1
Moreau vs Pillsbury, 1903
(B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs Marshall, 1903
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1-0
Taubenhaus vs G Marco, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Teichmann vs H Wolf, 1903
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
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