# Ostend 1907 chess tournament

The tournament was divided into two sections: the Championship Tournament and the Masters' Tournament. The first section was for players who had won an international tournament. The Championship Tournament took place in the Casino of Ostend from 16 May to 14 June 1907. Dawid Janowski, Siegbert Tarrasch, Carl Schlechter, and Frank Marshall accepted the invitation, while Emanuel Lasker and Géza Maróczy declined and were replaced by Amos Burn and Mikhail Chigorin.
In the tournament, the term "grandmaster" was used, so these players were described as grandmasters for the purposes of the tournament. After winning the tournament, Tarrasch was crowned the "World Champion Tournament Player" by the tournament organizers. Lasker finally agreed to a title match in 1908, and beat Tarrasch convincingly (+8 –3 =5).
The Masters' Tournament was a thirty-player round-robin. It was played from 16 May to 25 June. Ossip Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein ended equal as winners at Ostend B. This tournament is arguably the largest all-play-all chess competition ever held on top-level.

## Championship Tournament

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total wins 1 Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)xxxx½½10½1½1½1½½1½101½0112½ 2 Carl Schlechter (Austria)½½01xxxx11½½½010½1½½½½1112 3 Dawid Janowski (France)½0½000½½xxxx1010111111½111½ 4 Frank Marshall (United States)½0½½½1010101xxxx0½11½½1111½ 5 Amos Burn (United Kingdom)0½01½0½½00001½00xxxx½1118 6 Mikhail Chigorin (Russian Empire)0½10½½0000½0½½00½000xxxx4½

## Masters' Tournament

    # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Total 1 Ossip Bernstein (Russian Empire)*½01½1111½110½½110½11½011101119½ 2 Akiba Rubinstein (Poland)½*½1½011½½½01½½½01111½½11111119½ 3 Jacques Mieses (German Empire)1½*10½10½111011111½011110100119 4 Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)000*1½0½½½½111½½11½½111½1111119 5 Leo Forgacs (Hungary)½½10*½10½½1½½1½1½1½10½1½1½11118½ 6 Richard Teichmann (German Empire)01½½½*½½½0½01010½11011111111118 7 Oldřich Duras (Bohemia)00010½*½0½10101½1111½1110111117½ 8 Gersz Salwe (Poland)/001½1½½*011½11½111½½½½11½000117 9 Georg Marco (Austria)0½½½½½11*0½½½1½1½½½½010111½½116½ 10 Walter John (German Empire)½½0½½1½01*½½11½½½0½½½½1½10½1116 11 Saviely Tartakower (Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria)0½0½0½00½½*½½1111½½1101½1111016 12 Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russian Empire)0100½11½½½½*½010½1½11½½½½011015 13 Erich Cohn (German Empire)1010½000½0½½*10½1011111½½½01115 14 Rudolf Spielmann (Austria)½½00011000010*½01½½1110½1111115 15 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)½½0½½00½½½001½*101001111111½014½ 16 Julius Perlis (Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria)0½0½01½00½01½10*00½10011111½113½ 17 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire)0100½½00½½0½0011*1½00½1½0111113 18 Georg Schories (German Empire)10000000½1½01½010*1111011001012½ 19 Hugo Süchting (German Empire)½0½½½00½½½½½0½1½½0*0½½½½0½11112½ 20 Moritz Billecard (France)001½010½½½000010101*1½½110½0½12 21 Wilhelm Cohn (German Empire)000010½½1½00000110½0*11½½110112 22 Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)½½00½00½0½1½0001½0½½0*0½111½111½ 23 Theodor von Scheve (German Empire)1½000000100½010001½½01*½011½111 24 Johannes Metger (German Empire)000½½0000½½½½½00½0½0½½½*1111111 25 Hector William Shoosmith (United Kingdom)0010001½000½½0001010½010*½1019½ 26 Francis Lee (United Kingdom)0000½0010101½00001½10000½*½119½ 27 Louis van Vliet (United Kingdom)10100001½½001000010½00000½*1½8½ 28 Franz Jacob (German Empire)00100001½00000½½00011½½0100*18½ 29 James Mortimer (United Kingdom)0000000000110010010½000000½0*5
Note: Paul Johner, Switzerland, had to withdraw from the tournament after six games (annulated in the final standings).