Barmen Meisterturnier B 1905
Leó Forgács, recorded in historical tables under his birth name Leó Fleischmann, won Barmen's Meisterturnier B with 13/17. Rudolf Swiderski finished one point behind in a deep eighteen-player round-robin.
Barmen's second masters' section
The tournament brought together eighteen players for a full single round-robin of 153 games. The field included Swiderski, Wilhelm Cohn, Hans Fahrni, Julius Perlis, Horatio Caro, Rudolf Spielmann, Dawid Przepiórka, and Aron Nimzowitsch.
Forgács by a point
Forgács scored 13 from seventeen games. Swiderski took second on 12 and Cohn third on 11½; Fahrni, Augustin Neumann, and Perlis shared the next score with 10½. Edo's crosstable uses the winner's birth name, Fleischmann, while the archive uses his later name, Forgács.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forgacs, Leo | 13/17 | +11 -2 =4 | games |
| 2 | Swiderski, Rudolf | 12/17 | +11 -4 =2 | games |
| 3 | Cohn, Wilhelm | 11½/17 | +9 -3 =5 | games |
| =4 | Perlis, Julius | 10½/17 | +10 -6 =1 | games |
| =4 | Fahrni, Hans | 10½/17 | +8 -4 =5 | games |
| =4 | Neumann, Augustin | 10½/17 | +8 -4 =5 | games |
| =7 | Caro, Horatio | 9½/17 | +6 -4 =7 | games |
| =7 | Reggio, Arturo | 9½/17 | +6 -4 =7 | games |
| 9 | Kopa, Ignacy | 9/17 | +6 -5 =6 | games |
| =10 | Spielmann, Rudolf | 8½/17 | +7 -7 =3 | games |
| =10 | Lee, Francis Joseph | 8½/17 | +4 -4 =9 | games |
| =12 | Leussen, Benjamin | 8/17 | +6 -7 =4 | games |
| =12 | Post, Ehrhardt | 8/17 | +6 -7 =4 | games |
| 14 | Przepiorka, Dawid | 7/17 | +3 -6 =8 | games |
| =15 | Nimzowitsch, Aron | 6/17 | +3 -8 =6 | games |
| =15 | Schwan, Wilhelm | 6/17 | +1 -6 =10 | games |
| 17 | Baird, John Washington | 3½/17 | +1 -11 =5 | games |
| 18 | Petterson, Ake H | 1½/17 | +1 -15 =1 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forgacs, Leo | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Swiderski, Rudolf | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Cohn, Wilhelm | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Perlis, Julius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Fahrni, Hans | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Neumann, Augustin | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Caro, Horatio | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Reggio, Arturo | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Kopa, Ignacy | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Spielmann, Rudolf | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Lee, Francis Joseph | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Leussen, Benjamin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Post, Ehrhardt | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Przepiorka, Dawid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 15 | Nimzowitsch, Aron | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | Schwan, Wilhelm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 17 | Baird, John Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 18 | Petterson, Ake H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.