Staunton world chess tournament, Groningen

13-08-1946 > 07-09-1946

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Tot
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail Moiseyevich URS ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 14½
2 Euwe, Machgielis NED ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14
3 Smyslov, Vasily Vasilyevich URS 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 12½
4 Najdorf, Miguel ARG 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 11½
5 Szabó, László HUN 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 11½
6 Flohr, Salomon URS ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 11
7 Boleslavsky, Isaac Yefremovich URS 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 11
8 Lundin, Erik Ruben SWE 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 10½
9 Stoltz, Gösta SWE 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 10½
10 Kotov, Alexander Alexandrovich URS 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 0
11 Denker, Arnold Sheldon USA ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½
12 Tartakower, Ksawery FRA 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½
13 Kottnauer, Čeněk CZE 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 9
14 Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham CAN 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½
15 Bernstein, Ossip Samoilovich FRA 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 7
16 Guimard, Carlos Enrique ARG 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7
17 Vidmar, Milan YUG 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0
18 Steiner, Herman USA 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6
19 O’Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1
20 Christoffel, Martin SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 5

The first tournament of this magnitude after WWII. O’Kelly was doubtlessly invited in consequence of his victory in the 8th Hoogoven tournament. Although he was often outclassed (cfr. e.g. his game against Szabó, which earned a special price for shortest decided game), he gained same valuable experience. Apparently, draws before move 30 were not allowed.

The tournament was held in the Harmoniegebouw; Kmoch and Flentge were arbiters. The time control was 16 moves per hour, with a first check after 40 moves. All information comes form [2].

Wanted

  • Not much. Perhaps a picture.

Sources

  1. M. Euwe & H. Kmoch, Groningen 1946: Het Staunton wereldschaaktournooi, Niemeijer’s
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