José Raúl Capablanca won the 1929 Szén Memorial in Budapest with 10½ points from thirteen games. Fourteen players completed a ninety-one-game single round robin.
A fourteen-player memorial
The Budapest field played one complete cycle from 1 to 16 September 1929. Fourteen competitors meant thirteen games per player and ninety-one games in total.
The direct historical crosstable places Capablanca first on 10½ points.
The complete field preserved
All ninety-one pairings are represented in the archive. The resulting cross table is a complete game-by-game record of the tournament.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capablanca, Jose Raul | 10½/13 | +8 -0 =5 | games |
| 2 | Rubinstein, Akiba | 9½/13 | +7 -1 =5 | games |
| 3 | Tartakower, Saviely | 8/13 | +6 -3 =4 | games |
| =4 | Thomas, George Alan | 7½/13 | +6 -4 =3 | games |
| =4 | Vajda, Arpad | 7½/13 | +4 -2 =7 | games |
| 6 | Steiner, Endre | 7/13 | +6 -5 =2 | games |
| =7 | Havasi, Kornel | 6½/13 | +5 -5 =3 | games |
| =7 | Colle, Edgard | 6½/13 | +4 -4 =5 | games |
| 9 | Przepiorka, Dawid | 6/13 | +4 -5 =4 | games |
| =10 | Monticelli, Mario | 5½/13 | +3 -5 =5 | games |
| =10 | Canal, Esteban | 5½/13 | +2 -4 =7 | games |
| 12 | Van den Bosch, Johannes | 4½/13 | +3 -7 =3 | games |
| 13 | Brinckmann, Alfred | 4/13 | +3 -8 =2 | games |
| 14 | Prokes, Ladislav | 2½/13 | +1 -9 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capablanca, Jose Raul | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Rubinstein, Akiba | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tartakower, Saviely | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Thomas, George Alan | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Vajda, Arpad | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Steiner, Endre | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Havasi, Kornel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Colle, Edgard | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Przepiorka, Dawid | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Monticelli, Mario | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Canal, Esteban | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Van den Bosch, Johannes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Brinckmann, Alfred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Prokes, Ladislav | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.