Berlin SV Centrum Masters Tournament 1897
Bardeleben wins the seven-player Centrum tournament
Curt von Bardeleben scored 4½/6 to win the Centrum masters tournament. Rudolf Charousek finished half a point behind; Wilhelm Cohn and Jacques Mieses shared third.
A complete seven-player field
Each competitor played six games over seven scheduled rounds, with one bye per player. The archive contains every one of the 21 pairings, and its results agree with the contemporary final scores.
This January event was separate from Berlin’s larger jubilee tournament later in 1897. Native game dates and round labels are preserved where published accounts differ.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Von Bardeleben, Curt | 4½/6 | +4 -1 =1 | games |
| 2 | Charousek, Rudolf Rezso | 4/6 | +3 -1 =2 | games |
| =3 | Cohn, Wilhelm | 3½/6 | +3 -2 =1 | games |
| =3 | Mieses, Jacques | 3½/6 | +3 -2 =1 | games |
| 5 | Walbrodt, Carl August | 2½/6 | +2 -3 =1 | games |
| 6 | Heinrichsen, Arved | 2/6 | +2 -4 =0 | games |
| 7 | Gutmayer, Franz | 1/6 | +1 -5 =0 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Von Bardeleben, Curt | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Charousek, Rudolf Rezso | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Cohn, Wilhelm | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mieses, Jacques | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Walbrodt, Carl August | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Heinrichsen, Arved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Gutmayer, Franz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.