Kechkemet 1927 (chess tournament)

Kecskemet 1927 - chess tournament, held from June 26 to July 12, 1927 in the Hungarian city of Kecskemet .

The competition was held according to the scheme used in those years: 20 participants were divided into 2 semi-finals, based on the results of which the final tournaments were formed. At the same time, the results shown by the participants in the semifinals were summarized with the results that the participants showed in the final tournaments. For example, tournaments in St. Petersburg (1914) and New York (1916) were conducted according to a similar scheme.

Under the terms of the tournament, participants who took places 1 through 4 in the preliminary groups reached the main final. Participants who took places in groups from 5 to 8 - in the consolation final. Participants who took 9 and 10 places, stopped the fight.

The fight in groups was very tight and tough. It is noteworthy that such well-known chess players as S. G. Tartakower, F. Yates, E. Grünfeld, E. Kolle and D. Pshepyurka did not make it to the main final (the latter ended the struggle ahead of schedule). In the second semifinal there were 3-5 divisions and 8-10 places. Exit of participants to one or another final was determined on the basis of the Berger coefficient . The main loser of the second semifinal was E. Collet, who gave way to the main final in terms of the coefficient. Apparently, this fact upset the Belgian chess player so much that he completely failed the consolatory final.

The overall victory in the tournament was won by A. A. Alekhin. In the main final, he scored fewer points than his closest pursuers A. I. Nimtsovich and L. Steiner, however, thanks to the brilliant result in the semifinals, he was half a point ahead.

The tournament in Kechkemet was the last for Alekhin before the World Championship match with J. R. Capablanca .

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Tournament tables

Semifinal A


	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	Glasses	A place
one	Alekhin, Alexander		one	½	½	one	one	one	one	one	one	eight	one
2	Astalosh, Layosh	0		½	½	one	½	one	one	½	one	6	2-3
3	Kmoh, Hans	½	½		½	½	½	one	one	½	one	6	2-3
four	Gilg, Karl	½	½	½		½	½	one	½	one	½	5½	four
five	Takac, Shandor	0	0	½	½		½	½	one	one	½	4½	5-6
6	Tartaker Savely	0	½	½	½	½		0	½	one	one	4½	5-6
7	Brinkman, Alfred	0	0	0	0	½	one		one	0	one	3½	7
eight	Yates, Frederick	0	0	0	½	0	½	0		one	one	3	eight
9	Muller, Hans	0	½	½	0	0	0	one	0		½	2½	9
ten	Sharkozy, Balazh	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½		1½	ten

Semifinal B


	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	Glasses	A place
one	Steiner, Layosh		½	½	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	eight	one
2	Nimzowicz, Aron	½		½	½	½	one	one	½	one	one	6½	2
3	Auez, Carl	½	½		0	one	½	0	½	one	one	five	3-5 *
four	Wajda, Arpad	0	½	one		one	½	one	½	½	0	five	3-5 *
five	Colle, Edgar	0	½	0	0		½	one	one	one	one	five	3-5
6	Grunfeld, Ernst	0	0	½	½	½		½	one	½	one	4½	6
7	Vukovich, Vladimir	0	0	one	0	0	½		one	0	one	3½	7
eight	Berndtsson, Karl	0	½	½	½	0	0	0		½	½	2½	8—10 *
9	Pshapyurka, David	0	0	0	½	0	½	one	½		0	2½	8-10
ten	Szekey, Jeno	0	0	0	one	0	0	0	½	one		2½	8-10

Final A


	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	Glasses in Group	Glasses in the final	Amount	A place
one	Alekhin, Alexander		½	½	½	one	½	½	½	eight	four	12	one
2	Nimzowicz, Aron	½		0	½	one	one	one	one	6½	five	11½	2-3
3	Steiner, Layosh	½	one		0	½	½	½	½	eight	3½	11½	2-3
four	Astalosh, Layosh	½	½	one		½	½	0	½	6	3½	9½	four
five	Kmoh, Hans	0	0	½	½		½	½	½	6	2½	8½	5-7
6	Wajda, Arpad	½	0	½	½	½		½	one	five	3½	8½	5-7
7	Auez, Carl	½	0	½	one	½	½		½	five	3½	8½	5-7
eight	Gilg, Karl	½	0	½	½	½	0	½		5½	2½	eight	eight

Final B


	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	Glasses in Group	Glasses in the final	Amount	A place
one	Tartaker Savely		½	½	one	one	one	½	½	4½	five	9½	9
2	Grunfeld, Ernst	½		½	½	½	one	½	½	4½	four	8½	ten
3	Takac, Shandor	½	½		0	0	one	one	½	4½	3½	eight	11—12
four	Yates, Frederick	0	½	one		one	½	one	one	3	five	eight	11—12
five	Berndtsson, Karl	0	½	one	0		one	one	one	2½	4½	7	13
6	Vukovich, Vladimir	0	0	0	½	0		one	one	3½	2½	6	14—16
7	Colle, Edgar	½	½	0	0	0	0		0	five	one	6	14—16
eight	Brinkman, Alfred	½	½	½	0	0	0	one		3½	2½	6	14—16

Tournament Collection

International Chess Tournament in Kecskemet. Collection of all the games of the tournament with notes by A. Alekhin, G. Kmokh, G. Marotsi and A. Nimtsovich. With a theoretical article by G. Kmokh, supplemented by N. I. Grekov / Trans. by ed. N. I. Grekov and A. M. Iglitsky. - M. —L .: State Publishing House, 1929. - 279 p.

Links

Chessgames Tournament Games
Semifinal A games on the 365Chess website
Semifinal Party B on 365Chess
Final A games on the 365Chess website
Final Party B on the site 365Chess