Kecskemét 1927 — Preliminary Group A
Alexander Alekhine dominated the first preliminary group at Kecskemét, scoring 8/9. Lajos Asztalos and Hans Kmoch shared the next score on 6, two points behind the group winner.
The first qualifying group
Kecskemét opened with two ten-player preliminary sections before dividing the qualifiers into final groups. Group A brought Alekhine together with Asztalos, Kmoch, Karl Gilg, Sándor Takács, Savielly Tartakower, Alfred Brinckmann, Fred Yates, Hans Müller, and Balázs Sárközy.
Alekhine's 8 points created a clear separation. Asztalos and Kmoch scored 6, Gilg 5½, and Takács and Tartakower 4½ each.
A complete preliminary stage
The archive treats this preliminary section as its own complete event: all 45 games are present, every pairing occurs once, and all ten historical score totals match.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | 8/9 | +7 -0 =2 | games |
| =2 | Asztalos, Lajos | 6/9 | +4 -1 =4 | games |
| =2 | Kmoch, Hans | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| 4 | Gilg, Karl | 5½/9 | +2 -0 =7 | games |
| =5 | Takacs, Sandor | 4½/9 | +2 -2 =5 | games |
| =5 | Tartakower, Saviely | 4½/9 | +2 -2 =5 | games |
| 7 | Brinckmann, Alfred | 3½/9 | +3 -5 =1 | games |
| 8 | Yates, Frederick Dewhurst | 3/9 | +2 -5 =2 | games |
| 9 | Mueller, Hans | 2½/9 | +1 -5 =3 | games |
| 10 | Sarkozy, Balazs | 1½/9 | +0 -6 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Asztalos, Lajos | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Kmoch, Hans | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Gilg, Karl | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Takacs, Sandor | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Tartakower, Saviely | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Brinckmann, Alfred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Yates, Frederick Dewhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mueller, Hans | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 10 | Sarkozy, Balazs | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.