Fine–Ståhlberg Match 1937
Fine wins four games in an eight-round Stockholm match
Reuben Fine defeated Gideon Ståhlberg 5–3 in an eight-game match at Stockholms Schacksalonger. Fine won four games, Ståhlberg two, and two were drawn.
A decisive opening week
Fine won three of the first four games while Ståhlberg took the second. Two middle-round draws slowed the pace before Fine won game seven and Ståhlberg answered in the final round.
The contemporary Swedish Chess Federation journal fixes the event at Stockholm from 30 January through 7 February, resolving later summaries that place the match elsewhere.
Cross table
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.