San Remo 1930 chess tournament

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.[1]

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.[2]

The final standings and crosstable:[3]

San Remo 1930
# Player 12345678910111213141516Total
1  Alexander Alekhine (France)x11½11½11111111114
2 Aron Nimzowitsch (Denmark)0x01½1½½½½11111110½
3 Akiba Rubinstein (Poland)01x01½01½110111110
4 Efim Bogoljubow (Germany)½01x½01½11011011
5 Frederick Yates (England)00½½x½11½00111119
6 Carl Ahues (Germany)00½1½x1½100½11½1
7-8 Rudolf Spielmann (Austria)½½1000x½½½11½1108
7-8 Milan Vidmar (Yugoslavia)0½0½0½½x½½11½1½18
9-10 Géza Maróczy (Hungary)0½½0½0½½x½½½½111
9-10 Savielly Tartakower (Poland)0½0011½½½x001½11
11-12 Edgar Colle (Belgium)00011100½1x0½10½
11-12 Hans Kmoch (Austria)00100½00½11x½011
13 José Joaquín Araiza (Mexico)000000½½½0½½x½½1
14 Mario Monticelli (Italy)000100000½01½x½½4
15 Roberto Grau (Argentina)00000½0½0010½½x½
16 Max Romih (Italy)0000001000½00½½x

References

  1. "Baden-Baden 1925, San Remo 1930, Bled 1931 and Moscow 1956". Endgame.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. "San Remo 1930". Chessgames.com. 1930-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. "sanremo". Xoomer.alice.it. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-02-02.

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