Berlin Four-Master Tournament 1918

Vidmar edges a four-master field in Berlin
20 April – 1 May 1918 · Berlin, Germany
Vidmar won with 4½/6

Milan Vidmar took first place in this four-player Berlin tournament with 4½ points from six games. He finished one point ahead of Carl Schlechter in a complete double round robin.

Two games against every rival

Vidmar, Mieses, Carl Schlechter, and Akiba Rubinstein made up the field. The four-player double round robin required twelve games, giving each master six contests.

The historical crosstable places Vidmar first on 4½, followed by Schlechter on 3½, Jacques Mieses on 3, and Akiba Rubinstein on 1.

A whole tournament in twelve scores

Every pairing is here twice, all twelve games, so the standings cover the whole tournament.

Final standings

4½/6
Vidmar won with 4½/6
# Player Score Record Games
1 Vidmar, Milan Sr 4½/6 +3 -0 =3
2 Schlechter, Carl 3½/6 +1 -0 =5
3 Mieses, Jacques 3/6 +2 -2 =2
4 Rubinstein, Akiba 1/6 +0 -4 =2

Cross Table

Rank Player 1234
1 Vidmar, Milan Sr ½½ ½1 11
2 Schlechter, Carl ½½ 1½ ½½
3 Mieses, Jacques ½0 0½ 11
4 Rubinstein, Akiba 00 ½½ 00

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.