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San Sebastián chess tournament

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

San Sebastián 1911[edit]

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)	*	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	9½
2	Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)	1	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	9
3	Milan Vidmar (Austria-Hungary)	½	½	*	0	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	9
4	Frank James Marshall (United States)	½	½	1	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	0	1	8½
5	Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)	½	½	½	½	*	½	1	1	½	0	½	½	1	0	½	7½
6	Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	7½
7	Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)	0	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	7½
8	Ossip Bernstein (Russian Empire)	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	*	1	1	1	½	0	1	0	7
9	Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	*	½	1	½	½	1	1	7
10	Richard Teichmann (German Empire)	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	0	½	*	½	0	½	1	1	6½
11	Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	*	1	½	½	0	6
12	Dawid Janowski (France)	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	0	*	1	1	1	6
13	Amos Burn (United Kingdom)	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	½	½	0	*	0	½	5
14	Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)	½	0	0	1	1	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	1	*	½	5
15	Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)	0	0	0	0	½	½	0	1	0	0	1	0	½	½	*	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[edit]

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)	**	½1	01	½1	½½	1½	01	11	½½	½1	½-	12½
2	Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)	½0	**	01	1½	0½	11	11	½½	½½	11	½-	12
3	Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)	10	10	**	10	1½	½1	½½	½1	½½	1½	1-	12
4	Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)	½0	0½	01	**	11	01	½0	½½	11	11	1-	11½
5	Julius Perlis (Austria-Hungary)	½½	1½	0½	00	**	1½	½1	½½	½½	1½	½-	10
6	Frank James Marshall (United States)	0½	00	½0	10	0½	**	½1	1½	½½	11	1-	9½
7	Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)	10	00	½½	½1	½0	½0	**	½½	½1	01	½-	8½
8	Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)	00	½½	½0	½½	½½	0½	½½	**	½½	1½	½-	8
9	Richard Teichmann (German Empire)	½½	½½	½½	00	½½	½½	½0	½½	**	½½	½-	8
10	Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)	½0	00	0½	00	0½	00	10	0½	½½	**	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[edit]

^ "ssebastian". Xoomer.alice.it. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

^ "Crosstable + picture San Sebastian 1911". nimzowitsch.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-29.

^ "sseb12". Xoomer.alice.it. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

^ "San Sebastian 1912". Chessgames.com. 1912-03-23. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

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(average rating > 2700;
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Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting (since 1973)
Grand Chess Tour (since 2015)
Grenke Chess Classic (since 2013)
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Norway Chess (since 2013)
Shamkir Chess (since 2014)
Shenzhen Masters (since 2017)
Sinquefield Cup (since 2013)
Tata Steel Chess Tournament (since 1938)
UzChess Cup (since 2024)

Other present
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Aeroflot Open (since 2002)
Australasian Masters (since 1987)
Biel Chess Festival (since 1968)
Canadian Open (since 1956)
Capablanca Memorial (since 1962)
Cappelle-la-Grande Open (since 1985)
Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial (since 1987)
Chigorin Memorial (since 1909)
Doeberl Cup (since 1963)
Dubai Open (since 1999)
Gibraltar Chess Festival (since 2003)
Hastings International Chess Congress (since 1920)
Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament (since 1995)
Lublin Grandmaster Tournament (since 2009)
Paul Keres Memorials (Tallinn, since 1969) (Vancouver, since 1975)
Prague Chess Festival (since 2019)
Qatar Masters Open (2014–2015, since 2023)
Reykjavik Open (since 1964)
Riga Technical University Open (since 2011)
Rilton Cup (since 1971)
Rubinstein Memorial (since 1963)
South African Open (since 1962)
U.S. Open (since 1900)
TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament (since 1993)
Vidmar Memorial (since 1969)
World Open (since 1973)
Xtracon Chess Open (since 1979)
Zurich Christmas Open (since 1977)

Recently cancelled
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Alekhine Memorial (1956–2013, irregular)
Acropolis (1968–2009)
Aerosvit (2006–2008)
Amber (1992–2011)
Bilbao Chess Masters Final (2008–2016)
Howard Staunton Memorial (2003–2009)
Linares (1978–2010)
Mar del Plata (1928–2001)
Millionaire Chess (2014–2016)
M-Tel Masters (2005–2009)
North Sea Cup (1976–2008)
Pearl Spring (2008–2010)
Reggio Emilia (1947–2012)
Tal Memorial (2006–2018)
Zurich Chess Challenge (2012–2017)

Major past
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American Chess Congress (1857–1923)
Carl Schlechter Memorial (1923–1996)
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General Government (1940–1944)
IBM international (1961–1981)
Konex (1977–1994)
Leopold Trebitsch Memorial (1907–1938)
Lone Pine International (1971–1981)
Max Euwe Memorial (1987–1996)
Monte Carlo (1901–1904; 1967–1969)
Netanya (1961–1983)
Palma de Mallorca (1965–1972)
Phillips & Drew Kings (1980–1986)
Piatigorsky Cup (1963–1966)
San Sebastián (1911–1912)
Silesian Chess Congress (1922–1939)
Tilburg (1977–1998)
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