The masters' tournament at FIDE's third congress filled a complete sixteen-player round-robin. Ernst Grünfeld and Mario Monticelli shared first on 9½/15, only half a point ahead of a three-player pursuing group.
A crowded race
Grünfeld and Monticelli reached 9½ points apiece. Hans Kmoch, Akiba Rubinstein, and Sándor Takács all finished on 9, while Géza Nagy followed on 8½. One point covered the first six places.
The field of sixteen also included Richard Réti, Edgar Colle, Hermanis Matisons, Savielly Tartakower, Fred Yates, Árpád Vajda, Kornél Havasi, Endre Steiner, Ladislav Prokeš, and Eugene Znosko-Borovsky.
The field
Each player met all fifteen opponents once. All 120 games survive, and they add up to the tie for first and all sixteen final scores.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Monticelli, Mario | 9½/15 | +7 -3 =5 | games |
| =1 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 9½/15 | +5 -1 =9 | games |
| =3 | Kmoch, Hans | 9/15 | +6 -3 =6 | games |
| =3 | Rubinstein, Akiba | 9/15 | +6 -3 =6 | games |
| =3 | Takacs, Sandor | 9/15 | +6 -3 =6 | games |
| 6 | Nagy, Geza | 8½/15 | +7 -5 =3 | games |
| =7 | Colle, Edgard | 8/15 | +5 -4 =6 | games |
| =7 | Reti, Richard | 8/15 | +5 -4 =6 | games |
| =9 | Matisons, Hermanis | 7½/15 | +5 -5 =5 | games |
| =9 | Tartakower, Saviely | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| 11 | Vajda, Arpad | 6½/15 | +2 -4 =9 | games |
| =12 | Yates, Frederick Dewhurst | 6/15 | +6 -9 =0 | games |
| =12 | Havasi, Kornel | 6/15 | +4 -7 =4 | games |
| =12 | Steiner, Endre | 6/15 | +4 -7 =4 | games |
| 15 | Prokes, Ladislav | 5½/15 | +3 -7 =5 | games |
| 16 | Znosko Borovsky, Eugene | 4½/15 | +3 -9 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monticelli, Mario | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Kmoch, Hans | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Rubinstein, Akiba | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Takacs, Sandor | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Nagy, Geza | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 7 | Colle, Edgard | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Reti, Richard | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Matisons, Hermanis | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | |
| 10 | Tartakower, Saviely | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Vajda, Arpad | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 12 | Yates, Frederick Dewhurst | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Havasi, Kornel | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Steiner, Endre | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | Prokes, Ladislav | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Znosko Borovsky, Eugene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.