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Vienna 1873 chess tournament

October 21, 2023

The Vienna 1873 chess tournament was a side event of the world exhibition of 1873 (the fifth since the first Great Exhibition in London in 1851).

Background Edit

The fair was held in the Prater in Vienna, and opened in the Rotunde on May 1.[1] Companies of all 35 participating countries presented their state of the art products and inventions. The world exhibitions aimed to promote international trading relations and to propagate the technical and cultural progress.[2] Through this tournament, Austria-Hungary aimed to present itself as a world leader and the equal of England and France.

The Chess tournament Edit

During the epidemic, the tournament took place in the rooms of the Wiener Schachgesellschaft from June 21 to August 29. The time limit was twenty moves per hour. It was a twelve player tournament. Each participant played every other for a match for two points with a maximum of three games. There were eleven rounds of match competitions. Every short match had to be ended within two days. If the overall score gave no winner (1:1,=1 or 0:0,=3), the result was drawn with a half point given to each player. Wilhelm Steinitz won the tournament after a play-off with Joseph Henry Blackburne (2–0). Almost everyone now conceded that Steinitz was the strongest chess player in the world.[3]

Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria, Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild and Baron Ignaz von Kolisch contributed large sums to the prize fund.[4]

The results and standings:[5]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Final Total
1   Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom) x 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 21.5 10.0
2   Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia) 0 0 ½ x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20.5 10.0
3   Adolf Anderssen (German Empire) 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 19.0 8.5
4   Samuel Rosenthal (France) 1 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 x 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 17.0 7.5
5   Louis Paulsen (German Empire) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 x 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 16.0 6.5
6   Henry Edward Bird (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 x 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14.5 6.5
7   Josef Heral (Austria) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ x ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 12.0 3.0
8   Max Fleissig (Hungary) 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 x 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 11.5 3.5
9   Philipp Meitner (Austria) 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 x ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 11.5 3.5
10   Adolf Schwarz (Hungary) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 x ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 10.5 3.0
11   Oscar Gelbfuhs (Austria) 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ 1 1 10.0 3.0
12   Karl Pitschel (Austria) 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x 5.0 1.0

References Edit

  1. ^ http://www.lib.umd.edu/digital/worldsfairs/essay.jsp?pid=umd:992[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://en.kollenburgantiquairs.com/collection/detail/1095/[dead link]
  3. ^
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  5. ^ "Vienna". from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2009-02-04.

External links Edit

  • Vienna 1873 Chess Games

Literature Edit

Lehner, Hermann; Schwede, Constantin "Der Erste Wiener Internationale Schachkongreß im Jahre 1873", Verlag von Veit & Comp., Leipzig, 1874

October 21, 2023
vienna, 1873, chess, tournament, side, event, world, exhibition, 1873, fifth, since, first, great, exhibition, london, 1851, contents, background, chess, tournament, references, external, links, literaturebackground, editthe, fair, held, prater, vienna, opened. The Vienna 1873 chess tournament was a side event of the world exhibition of 1873 the fifth since the first Great Exhibition in London in 1851 Contents 1 Background 2 The Chess tournament 3 References 4 External links 5 LiteratureBackground EditThe fair was held in the Prater in Vienna and opened in the Rotunde on May 1 1 Companies of all 35 participating countries presented their state of the art products and inventions The world exhibitions aimed to promote international trading relations and to propagate the technical and cultural progress 2 Through this tournament Austria Hungary aimed to present itself as a world leader and the equal of England and France The Chess tournament EditDuring the epidemic the tournament took place in the rooms of the Wiener Schachgesellschaft from June 21 to August 29 The time limit was twenty moves per hour It was a twelve player tournament Each participant played every other for a match for two points with a maximum of three games There were eleven rounds of match competitions Every short match had to be ended within two days If the overall score gave no winner 1 1 1 or 0 0 3 the result was drawn with a half point given to each player Wilhelm Steinitz won the tournament after a play off with Joseph Henry Blackburne 2 0 Almost everyone now conceded that Steinitz was the strongest chess player in the world 3 Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild and Baron Ignaz von Kolisch contributed large sums to the prize fund 4 The results and standings 5 Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Final Total1 nbsp Joseph Henry Blackburne United Kingdom x 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 21 5 10 02 nbsp Wilhelm Steinitz Bohemia 0 0 x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 5 10 03 nbsp Adolf Anderssen German Empire 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 19 0 8 54 nbsp Samuel Rosenthal France 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 x 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 17 0 7 55 nbsp Louis Paulsen German Empire 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 16 0 6 56 nbsp Henry Edward Bird United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 x 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 5 6 57 nbsp Josef Heral Austria 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 x 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 3 08 nbsp Max Fleissig Hungary 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 11 5 3 59 nbsp Philipp Meitner Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x 1 1 1 1 1 11 5 3 510 nbsp Adolf Schwarz Hungary 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 1 10 5 3 011 nbsp Oscar Gelbfuhs Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 x 1 1 10 0 3 012 nbsp Karl Pitschel Austria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 0 1 0References Edit http www lib umd edu digital worldsfairs essay jsp pid umd 992 permanent dead link http en kollenburgantiquairs com collection detail 1095 dead link WILLIAM STEINITZ 1836 1900 World exhibitions Archived from the original on 2008 06 19 Retrieved 2010 04 06 Vienna Archived from the original on 2011 08 05 Retrieved 2009 02 04 External links EditVienna 1873 Chess GamesLiterature EditLehner Hermann Schwede Constantin Der Erste Wiener Internationale Schachkongress im Jahre 1873 Verlag von Veit amp Comp Leipzig 1874 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vienna 1873 chess tournament amp oldid 1162307578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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