There were two important chess tournaments held in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1911 and 1912.

San Sebastián 1911

The tournament was held from February 20 to March 17, 1911.[1] The event was organized by Jacques Mieses, who insisted that all of the expenses of the masters were paid.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
1 José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba)*0½½½½111½½11½1
2 Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)1*½½½½½½½½½1½119
3 Milan Vidmar (Austria-Hungary)½½*0½½½1½½½11119
4 Frank James Marshall (United States)½½1*½½½½½1½1½01
5 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)½½½½*½11½0½½10½
6 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)½½½½½*½0½½½1½1½
7 Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)0½½½0½*½11½½½½1
8 Ossip Bernstein (Russian Empire)0½0½01½*111½0107
9 Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)0½½½½½00*½1½½117
10 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)½½½01½00½*½0½11
11 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)½½½½½½½00½*1½½06
12 Dawid Janowski (France)0000½0½½½10*1116
13 Amos Burn (United Kingdom)0½0½0½½1½½½0*0½5
14 Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)½00110½000½01*½5
15 Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)0000½½010010½½*4

The prizes were: first - 5000 Francs, second - 3000 Francs, third - 2000 Francs, fourth - 1500 Francs. Non-prize winners received 80-100 Francs per point. The brilliancy prize of 500 francs, sponsored by Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild, was won by Capablanca for his game against Dr. Bernstein.[2]

San Sebastián 1912

The tournament was held from February 19 to March 23, 1912.[3] This tournament was one of five that Rubinstein won in a one-year time span (San Sebastián, Breslau, Bad Pistyan, Warsaw, and Vilna).

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1 Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)**½101½1½½0111½½½1½-12½
2 Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)½0**011111½½½½11½-12
3 Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)1010**10½1½½½1½½1-12
4 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)½001**1101½0½½11111-11½
5 Julius Perlis (Austria-Hungary)½½00**½1½½½½½-10
6 Frank James Marshall (United States)00½010**½1½½111-
7 Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)1000½½½1½0½0**½½½101½-
8 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)00½½½0½½½½½½**½½½-8
9 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)½½½½½½00½½½½½0½½**½½½-8
10 Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)½000000010½½**1-5
11 Leó Forgács (Austria-Hungary)½-½-0-0-½-0-½-½-½-0-**3

Forgacs only played the first half tournament and forfeited his last ten games.

The prizes were: first - 5000 Francs, second - 3000 Francs, third - 2000 Francs, fourth - 1500 Francs. Non-prize winners received 100 Francs per point.[4]

References

  1. "ssebastian". Xoomer.alice.it. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. "Crosstable + picture San Sebastian 1911". nimzowitsch.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-29.
  3. "sseb12". Xoomer.alice.it. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. "San Sebastian 1912". Chessgames.com. 1912-03-23. Retrieved 2014-02-01.


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