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San Remo 1930 was the first international chess tournament held in the famous San Remo casino. Sixteen chess masters from Europe and the Americas, including the World Champion, played a round robin tournament from 16 January to 4 February 1930. The games were played in the casino during the day, and in the evening the playing hall was used for dancing.
Alexander Alekhine dominated the field with a score of 14/15, 3½ points ahead of second place Aron Nimzowitsch, and winning the grand prize of 10,000 lire.
The final standings and crosstable:
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Alekhine (France) | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Aron Nimzowitsch (Denmark) | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 3 | Akiba Rubinstein (Poland) | 0 | 1 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Efim Bogoljubow (Germany) | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 5 | Frederick Yates (England) | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Carl Ahues (Germany) | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ |
| 7-8 | Rudolf Spielmann (Austria) | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 7-8 | Milan Vidmar (Yugoslavia) | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 9-10 | Géza Maróczy (Hungary) | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 9-10 | Savielly Tartakower (Poland) | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 11-12 | Edgar Colle (Belgium) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6½ |
| 11-12 | Hans Kmoch (Austria) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
| 13 | José Joaquín Araiza (Mexico) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ |
| 14 | Mario Monticelli (Italy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 15 | Roberto Grau (Argentina) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 3½ |
| 16 | Max Romih (Italy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 2½ |