Hilversum 1903 (chess tournament)

The 31st tournament of the Netherlands Chess Association was held in 1903 in Hilversum . In addition to Dutch chess players, the tournament was also attended by representatives of Austria-Hungary , Germany and Great Britain. The victory in the competition was won by the German master Paul Leonhardt , ahead of Aldřich Duras by half a point. They significantly broke away from the rest of the participants. In the last round, Duras did not manage to defeat Benjamin Leissen , and Leonhardt managed to beat Jan Kolste . The outcome of the struggle was also influenced by their personal meeting in the 1st round, in which Leonhardt won.

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Standings ^[1]

	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	13	14	15	sixteen	Glasses	A place
one	Leonardt, Paul		one	½	½	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	0	one	one	13	one
2	Duras, Oldrich	0		½	one	one	one	one	one	½	one	one	one	½	one	+	one	12½	2
3	Leissen, Benjamin	½	½		0	one	½	one	0	one	one	½	one	one	one	one	½	10½	3
four	Speyer, Abraham	½	0	one		one	½	½	½	½	½	½	one	one	one	one	+	9½	four
five	Neumann, August	0	0	0	0		one	0	one	one	½	one	one	one	½	one	+	eight	five
6	Brown, Frederick	0	0	½	½	0		½	½	0	½	one	one	0	one	+	one	7½	6
7	Kolste, Jan	0	0	0	½	one	½		one	0	0	½	one	½	½	+	½	7	7-9
eight	Trimborn, Cornelius	0	0	one	½	0	½	0		0	0	0	one	one	one	+	one	7	7-9
9	Esser, Johannes	0	½	0	½	0	one	one	one		0	one	one	one	0	0	+	7	7-9
ten	Lange, Max (other) ^[2]	0	0	0	½	½	½	one	one	one		0	0	one	one	0	+	6½	ten
eleven	Loman, Rudolph	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	one	0	one		½	0	one	one	+	6	eleven
12	Schwan, Wilhelm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	one	½		one	one	+	one	5½	12
13	Miners, Willem	0	½	0	0	0	one	½	0	0	0	one	0		one	one	+	five	13
14	Heemskerk, Jan	one	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	one	0	0	0	0		one	+	four	14
15	de Soires, John	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	one	one	0	-	0	0		-	2	15
sixteen	Weiselar, Johannes	0	0	½	-	-	0	½	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-		one	sixteen

Notes

↑ There is no information in the sources whether Y. Weiselar, who left after the 7th round, was counted in the final result. If they were not counted, then the point should be subtracted from the results of all participants except Leissen, Colste and de Soires (who also dropped out). From the results of Leissen and Kolste should be subtracted by half a point. This does not affect the final position of Leissen, and Kolste takes a clean 7th place (since Trimborn and Esser lose the whole point).
↑ Max Lange ( German: Max Lange , April 25, 1883 - September 1, 1923 ) - German chess player. Full namesake of the famous master M. Lange . In addition to this tournament, he participated in side competitions of the 14th and 19th congresses of the German Chess Union. Usually appears in the bases under the designation Max Lange-2. Parties in the Chessgames database: [1] . Personal card on 365Chess website: [2] .

Literature

N. I. Grekov, “The History of Chess Competitions,” 2nd edition, Physical Culture and Tourism, Moscow, 1937. P. 70;

Links

Tournament games on 365Chess

[1] There is no information in the sources whether Y. Weiselar, who left after the 7th round, was counted in the final result. If they were not counted, then the point should be subtracted from the results of all participants except Leissen, Colste and de Soires (who also dropped out). From the results of Leissen and Kolste should be subtracted by half a point. This does not affect the final position of Leissen, and Kolste takes a clean 7th place (since Trimborn and Esser lose the whole point).

[2] Max Lange ( German: Max Lange , April 25, 1883 - September 1, 1923 ) - German chess player. Full namesake of the famous master M. Lange . In addition to this tournament, he participated in side competitions of the 14th and 19th congresses of the German Chess Union. Usually appears in the bases under the designation Max Lange-2. Parties in the Chessgames database: [1] . Personal card on 365Chess website: [2] .