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Monte Carlo chess tournament

The Monte Carlo chess tournament was established in 1901. There were a series of very strong tournaments held in Monte Carlo, from 1901 to 1904, and again after a long break from 1967 to 1969.

1901

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1 Dawid Janowski (France)/Poland * 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ W 1 0 1 1 10.25
2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/Austria 0 * 0 W ½ 1 1 W 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9.50
3 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)/Germany 0 1 * 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 9.00
4 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)/Russia 0 L 1 * ½ 0 1 1 W ½ 1 1 1 1 9.00
5 Simon Alapin (Russian Empire)/Lithuania 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ W ½ 0 1 1 ½ W 1 8.50
6 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)/Germany 0 0 0 1 ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 7.00
7 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)/England 0 0 0 0 L 1 * 0 1 1 L 1 1 1 6.50
8 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)/Hungary 0 L 1 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 W 0 ½ 1 1 6.50
9 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)/Romania ½ 0 0 L 1 0 0 1 * L 1 ½ ½ 1 6.00
10 Frank James Marshall (United States) L ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 L W * 1 1 L 1 5.50
11 Arturo Reggio (Italy) 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 1 0 0 * 1 1 1 4.75
12 James Mason (United States)/Ireland 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 W 4.25
13 Szymon Winawer (Russian Empire)/Poland 0 0 ½ 0 L 1 0 0 ½ W 0 0 * 1 4.00
14 M. Didier (France) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 * 0.25

The notation and point count was as follows (drawn games were replayed):

1902

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total
1 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)/Hungary * 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 W ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14.75
2 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (United States) 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 W L 1 W 1 1 1 1 L 1 1 0 1 1 14.50
3 Dawid Janowski (France)/Poland ½ 0 * 1 0 1 1 W 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 W 1 1 14.00
4 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/Germany 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 W 1 ½ W 1 1 1 W 1 1 13.25
5-7 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/Austria 1 0 1 ½ * 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ W ½ ½ W 1 1 1 1 12.00
5-7 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)/Germany ½ 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 0 W ½ 1 1 ½ W 1 1 1 1 1 12.00
5-7 Heinrich Wolf (Austria-Hungary)/Austria 0 L 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 W L 0 1 1 1 W 1 1 1 1 12.00
8 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)/Russia ½ W L 0 1 1 0 * 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 11.50
9 Frank James Marshall (United States) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 * 0 1 0 1 L 0 1 1 W 1 1 11.00
10 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)/Hungary 1 L 0 0 0 L L 0 1 * 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 10.75
11 William Ewart Napier (United States)/England 0 0 1 L 0 ½ W 1 0 0 * 1 0½ L ½ 0 1 1 1 1 9.50
12 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)/Germany L 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 1 W 1 L 1 1 9.25
13 James Mason (United States)/Ireland ½ 0 1 ½ L 0 0 0 0 1 W 1 * 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 9.00
14 Adolf Albin (Austria-Hungary)/Romania 0 0 0 L ½ ½ 0 0 W 0 W 0 1 * W 0 1 1 1 1 8.50
15 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)/Romania 0 W 0 0 ½ L 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ L * 0 1 1 1 1 7.75
16 Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary)/Poland 0 0 0 0 L 0 L 1 0 ½ 1 L 0 1 1 * 0 1 0 1 7.25
17 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)/Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 5.00
18 Louis Eisenberg (Russian Empire)/Ukraine 0 1 L L 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 W ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1 0 4.50
19 Arturo Reggio (Italy) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 1 2.50
20 James Mortimer (England)/United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1.00

The notation and point count is the same as in 1901.

1903

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)/Germany ** ½½ ½1 0½ 0½ 01 11 11 11 11 1½ 11 11 11 20.0
2 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)/Hungary ½½ ** ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 01 11 01 01 11 11 11 11 19.0
3 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (United States) ½0 ½½ ** 11 11 1½ 1½ 01 0½ ½1 1½ 1½ 11 11 18.5
4 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/Austria 1½ ½½ 00 ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 01 ½0 1½ 11 11 11 17.0
5 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/Germany 1½ ½½ 00 ½½ ** 10 ½½ 1½ ½1 10 01 11 11 11 16.5
6 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)/Romania 10 00 0½ ½0 01 ** 1½ 11 1½ 1½ ½1 ½0 11 11 15.5
7 Heinrich Wolf (Austria-Hungary)/Austria 00 10 0½ 0½ ½½ 0½ ** 01 1½ 11 11 01 01 11 14.0
8 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)/Germany 00 00 10 ½0 0½ 00 10 ** 11 11 1½ 01 ½1 11 13.0
9 Frank James Marshall (United States) 00 10 1½ 10 ½0 0½ 0½ 00 ** 11 01 01 10 11 12.0
10 Jean Taubenhaus (France)/Poland 00 10 ½0 ½1 01 0½ 00 00 00 ** ½½ 11 10 11 10.5
11 James Mason (United States)/Ireland 0½ 00 0½ 0½ 10 ½0 00 0½ 10 ½½ ** ½1 1½ 11 10.5
12 Adolf Albin (Austria-Hungary)/Romania 00 00 0½ 00 00 ½1 10 10 10 00 ½0 ** 0½ 11 8.0
13 Arturo Reggio (Italy) 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 ½0 01 01 0½ 1½ ** 11 7.5
14 Colonel Moreau (France) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ** 0.0

1904

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)/Hungary ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 11 7.5
2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/Austria ½½ ** ½½ ½½ 11 11 7.0
3 Frank James Marshall (United States) ½0 ½½ ** 1½ 1½ 11 6.5
4 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)/Hungary 0½ ½½ 0½ ** 0½ ½1 4.0
5 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)/Romania ½0 00 0½ 1½ ** 0½ 3.0
6 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)/Germany 00 00 00 ½0 1½ ** 2.0

1904, Rice Gambit tournament

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1-2 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire) ** 11 01 01 01 01 6.0
1-2 Frank James Marshall (United States) 00 ** 11 10 01 11 6.0
3 Jacques Mieses (German Empire) 10 00 ** ½1 ½1 ½1 5.5
4 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)/Romania 10 01 ½0 ** 10 1½ 5.0
5 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire) 10 10 ½0 01 ** 10 4.5
6 Leó Forgács (Austria-Hungary)/Hungary 10 00 ½0 0½ 01 ** 3.0

1967

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1 Robert James Fischer (United States) x ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7.0
2 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)/Russia ½ x ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6.5
3 Efim Geller (Soviet Union)/Ukraine 1 ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6.0
4 Bent Larsen (Denmark) 0 ½ 1 x 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 6.0
5 Aleksandar Matanović (Yugoslavia)/Serbia ½ 0 ½ 1 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5.0
6 Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia)/Serbia 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ x ½ ½ 1 1 4.5
7 William Lombardy (United States) 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ x 1 1 1 4.5
8 Győző Forintos (Hungary) 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 x 1 1 4.0
9 Guy Mazzoni (France) 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 x ½ 1.0
10 Volf Bergraser (France) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ x 0.5

1968

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1 Bent Larsen (Denmark) * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5
2 Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)/Russia ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 9
3-4 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)/Czech Republic ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5
3-4 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)/Russia ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5
5 Robert Byrne (United States) 1 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8
6-8 Lajos Portisch (Hungary) ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 7.5
6-8 Florin Gheorghiu (Romania) 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7.5
6-8 Pal Benko (United States)/Hungary ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7.5
9 Győző Forintos (Hungary) 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6.5
10-11 Mato Damjanović (Yugoslavia)/Croatia 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 5.5
10-11 Wolfgang Uhlmann (East Germany) 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 1 1 5.5
12 Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria) 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * 1 ½ 5
13 Jean Claude Letzelter (France) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 * ½ 1.5
14 Sylvain Zinser (France) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1

1969

 

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)/Russia * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8
2 Lajos Portisch (Hungary) ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8
3 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)/Czech Republic ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7
4 William Lombardy (United States) ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6.5
5 Lothar Schmid (Germany) 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6.5
6 Florin Gheorghiu (Romania) 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6
7 Nicolas Rossolimo (United States)/France ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 5.5
8 Pal Benko (United States)/Hungary 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 5
9 Rudolf Teschner (Germany) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 4.5
10 David Bronstein (Soviet Union)/Ukraine 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ 4.5
11 Karoly Honfi (Hungary) ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 * 0 2.5
12 Predrag Ostojić (Yugoslavia)/Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * 2
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