# Monte Carlo chess tournament

The Monte Carlo chess tournament was established in 1901. There were a series of very strong tournaments held in Monte Carlo, from 1901 to 1904, and again after a long break from 1967 to 1969.

## 1901

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total 1 Dawid Janowski (France)*1110111½W101110.25 2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)0*0W½11W1½11119.50 3 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)01*0½1101111½19.00 4 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)0L1*½011W½11119.00 5 Simon Alapin (Russian Empire)1½½½*½W½011½W18.50 6 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)0001½*0½1111017.00 7 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)0000L1*011L1116.50 8 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)0L10½½1*0W0½116.50 9 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)½00L1001*L1½½16.00 10 Frank James Marshall (United States)L½0½000LW*11L15.50 11 Arturo Reggio (Italy)000000W100*1114.75 12 James Mason (United States)1000½00½½00*1W4.25 13 Szymon Winawer (Russian Empire)00½0L100½W00*14.00 14 M. Didier (France)00000000000L0*0.25
The notation and point count was as follows (drawn games were replayed):
* W means ½ for the first, 1 the second game = 3/4 points
* ½ means ½ for the first, ½ the second game = 1/2 points
* L means ½ for the first, 0 the second game = 1/4 points

## 1902

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total 1 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)*1½10½1½101W½111111114.75 2 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (United States)0*1½11WL1W1111L1101114.50 3 Dawid Janowski (France)½0*1011W110101111W1114.00 4 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)0½0*½1½101W1½W111W1113.25 5-7 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)101½*0½0011½W½½W111112.00 5-7 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)½0001*100W½11½W1111112.00 5-7 Heinrich Wolf (Austria-Hungary)0L0½½0*11WL0111W111112.00 8 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)½WL0110*01011110011111.50 9 Frank James Marshall (United States)00011101*0101L011W1111.00 10 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)1L000LL01*1½011½111110.75 11 William Ewart Napier (United States)001L0½W100*10½L½011119.50 12 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)L000½0101½0*011W1L119.25 13 James Mason (United States)½01½L00001W1*0½10½119.00 14 Adolf Albin (Austria-Hungary)000L½½00W0W01*W011118.50 15 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)0W00½L0010½0½L*011117.75 16 Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary)0000L0L10½1L011*01017.25 17 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)0000000100001001*½½15.00 18 Louis Eisenberg (Russian Empire)01LL0000L00W½000½*104.50 19 Arturo Reggio (Italy)0000000000000001½0*12.50 20 James Mortimer (England)0000000000000000010*1.00
The notation and point count is the same as in 1901.

## 1903

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total 1 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)**½½½10½0½01111111111½11111120.0 2 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)½½**½½½½½½11011101011111111119.0 3 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (United States)½0½½**11111½1½010½½11½1½111118.5 4 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)1½½½00**½½½11½½101½01½11111117.0 5 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)1½½½00½½**10½½1½½1100111111116.5 6 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)10000½½001**1½111½1½½1½0111115.5 7 Heinrich Wolf (Austria-Hungary)00100½0½½½0½**011½111101011114.0 8 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)000010½00½0010**11111½01½11113.0 9 Frank James Marshall (United States)00101½10½00½0½00**110101101112.0 10 Jean Taubenhaus (France)0010½0½1010½000000**½½11101110.5 11 James Mason (United States)0½000½0½10½0000½10½½**½11½1110.5 12 Adolf Albin (Austria-Hungary)00000½0000½110101000½0**0½118.0 13 Arturo Reggio (Italy)00000000000010½001010½1½**117.5 14 Colonel Moreau (France)00000000000000000000000000**0.0

## 1904

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total 1 Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)**½½½11½½1117.5 2 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)½½**½½½½11117.0 3 Frank James Marshall (United States)½0½½**1½1½116.5 4 Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom)0½½½0½**0½½14.0 5 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)½0000½1½**0½3.0 6 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)000000½01½**2.0

## 1904, Rice Gambit tournament

Also in 1904, a thematic tournament on the King's Gambit, Rice Gambit was held.
    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total 1-2 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)**11010101016.0 1-2 Frank James Marshall (United States)00**111001116.0 3 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)1000**½1½1½15.5 4 Georg Marco (Austria-Hungary)1001½0**101½5.0 5 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)1010½001**104.5 6 Leó Forgács (Austria-Hungary)1000½00½01**3.0

## 1967

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total 1 Robert James Fischer (United States)x½01½111117.0 2 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)½x½½1½½1116.5 3 Efim Geller (Soviet Union)1½x0½½1½116.0 4 Bent Larsen (Denmark)0½1x011½116.0 5 Aleksandar Matanović (Yugoslavia)½0½1x½½½½15.0 6 Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia)0½½0½x½½114.5 7 William Lombardy (United States)0½00½½x1114.5 8 Győző Forintos (Hungary)00½½½½0x114.0 9 Guy Mazzoni (France)0000½000x½1.0 10 Volf Bergraser (France)00000000½x0.5

## 1968

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total 1 Bent Larsen (Denmark)*½½½0½1½1111119.5 2 Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)½*½½½1½1½½½1119 3-4 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½½*½½1½½½½½1118.5 3-4 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union) }½½½*½½½½1½½1118.5 5 Robert Byrne (United States)1½½½*0½½½½1½118 6-8 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½00½1*½½½111017.5 6-8 Florin Gheorghiu (Romania)0½½½½½*½1½½½117.5 6-8 Pal Benko (United States)½0½½½½½*½1½½117.5 9 Győző Forintos (Hungary)0½½0½½0½*½1½116.5 10-11 Mato Damjanović (Yugoslavia)0½½½½0½0½*0½115.5 10-11 Wolfgang Uhlmann (East Germany)0½½½00½½01*0115.5 12 Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria)0000½0½½½½1*1½5 13 Jean Claude Letzelter (France)000001000000*½1.5 14 Sylvain Zinser (France)00000000000½½*1

## 1969

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 1 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)*½½½11½1½1½18 2 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)½*0½111½½1118 3 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)½1*½½½½½½½117 4 William Lombardy (United States)½½½*½½½½½½116.5 5 Lothar Schmid (Germany)00½½*½½1½1116.5 6 Florin Gheorghiu (Romania)00½½½*½½1½116 7 Nicolas Rossolimo (United States)½0½½½½*011½½5.5 8 Pal Benko (United States)0½½½0½1*½0½15 9 Rudolf Teschner (Germany)½½½½½00½*½014.5 10 David Bronstein (Soviet Union)00½½0½01½*1½4.5 11 Karoly Honfi (Hungary)½00000½½10*02.5 12 Predrag Ostojić (Yugoslavia)000000½00½1*2