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Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament

The Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament was one of four well-known international chess tournaments held in the spa city of Carlsbad (Bohemia, then Austria-Hungary Empire). The other tournament years were 1907, 1923 and 1929.[1]

The opening ceremony was held at the imperial bath hotel Kurhaus (Kaiserbad) on 20 August 1911. Twenty-six chess masters were invited to participate in the enormous round-robin tournament (325 games). Of the top players in the world then only two were missing from the tournament: Emanuel Lasker and José Raúl Capablanca. The participants played from 20 August to 24 September 1911. At the end Richard Teichmann was the winner.[2]

The final standings and crosstable:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Czech Coal Carlsbad Chess Tournament 2007". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Chess in historical health resorts". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Karlsbad". Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Carlsbad 1911".

See also

Karlsbad 1911 chess games