Prague 1908 chess tournament


The first International Prague Chess Tournament was held in honour of the sixtieth anniversary of Franz Joseph I of Austria's elevation as monarch to the Austria-Hungary Empire. Twenty great masters played in the pavilion of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Prague, from May 17 to June 13, 1908.
The representative of the executive board of the Jubilee Exhibition, president L. Bondy greeted tournament competitors and numerous guests in Czech, German, French and English. J. Krautstengl and Dr. G. Bergmann spoke for the presidium of the committee and they expressed their gratitude to the executive board for organizing tournaments. Official organizers were H. Pollak and K. Anderle, whereas referees Karel Traxler and Viktor Tietz had decided to whom two prices for the best games, of 200 and 300 Crowns, will be given. The money was donated by Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild. The umpire was Dr. A. Klir.

Master Tournament

The results and standings:
#Player1234567891011121314151617181920Total
1-2 / x½0½0½1111111½½1011113½
1-2 / ½x½½½½½01½1111111½1½13½
3 / 1½x0½00½½11½½111111113
4 / ½½1x½01½10½1½11½½½1112½
5 / 1½½½x½½½½½0½½111½½1112
6 /½½11½x0½½0½½½½11½1½111½
7-9 / 0½10½1x½½01½½½01½11111
7-9 / 01½½½½½x½0½0½½11111½11
7-9 / 00½0½½½½x11½011½11½111
10 / 0½01½1110x011001½11010½
11 / 000½1½0½01x1100011119½
12 / 00½0½½½1½00x½11011½½9
13-14 / 00½½½½½½100½x½½½½½½18½
13-14 / ½0000½½½0110½x11½01½8½
15 / ½00000100110½0x110½17½
16 / 000½0000½011½00x1½1½6½
17 / 100½½½½00½00½½00x½½½6
18 / 0½0½½0000000½11½½x0½5½
19 / 00000½00½00½½0½0½1x15
20 / 0½00000½010½0½0½½½0x4½

Main Tournament

Competitors of the main tournament were selected into four groups, consisting of 8 or 7 players.
The final results:
1. Karel Treybal
2-3. István Abonyi
2-3. Ferenc Chalupetzky
4. Lev Taussig
5. Josef Dobiáš
6. Zsigmond Barász
7. Viktor Dyk
8-9. Julius Brach Moravia
8-9. Kamil Krofta
10. Bernhard Kagan
11. Jaroslav Engler
12. František Batík