Augustea Fortieth Anniversary Masters, Leipzig 1888
Incomplete record. This archive holds 23 of the 29 games played; 6 are missing. Six round-robin scores remain unpreserved; the separate drawn first-place playoff is included among the 23 retained records. Its five-ply score is preserved without a claim that the complete historical mainline survives.
The Schachgesellschaft Augustea celebrated its fortieth anniversary with an eight-player master tournament. Fritz Riemann and Curt von Bardeleben tied on 5½/7 and shared the first two prizes after their playoff ended in a draw.
What survives
The archive retains 23 approved native records against 29 documented played games: 22 of the 28 main-event pairings and the drawn playoff. The grid marks the six absent main-event pairings; the playoff remains in the game list without changing the seven-round point totals.
The original table contains a one-cell printing error in Paulsen’s row against Riemann. Its reciprocal result, Paulsen’s printed 2½ total and the independently checked 81-ply Riemann–Paulsen score agree on a Riemann win. All native results and moves are preserved.
The native Mieses–Schottländer record is dated 6 December, while its original published score says 5 December. The playoff carries the source date 10 December and retains only five opening plies; its exact date and complete historical endpoint have not been independently established. Those native headers and moves remain unchanged.
Final standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 22 of the 28 games played survive in our source; the remaining 6 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Riemann, Fritz | 5½/7 | +5 −1 =1 | games |
| =1 | Von Bardeleben, Curt | 5½/7 | +4 −0 =3 | games |
| 3 | Mieses, Jacques | 4½/7 | +4 −2 =1 | games |
| 4 | Von Scheve, Theodor | 4/7 | +3 −2 =2 | games |
| =5 | Paulsen, Wilfried | 2½/7 | +2 −4 =1 | games |
| =5 | Schottlaender, Arnold | 2½/7 | +1 −3 =3 | games |
| 7 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | 2/7 | +2 −5 =0 | games |
| 8 | Minckwitz, Johannes | 1½/7 | +1 −5 =1 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riemann, Fritz | · | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Von Bardeleben, Curt | · | 1 | ½ | 1 | · | 1 | · | |
| 3 | Mieses, Jacques | 1 | 0 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Von Scheve, Theodor | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Paulsen, Wilfried | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Schottlaender, Arnold | 0 | · | 0 | ½ | 1 | · | · | |
| 7 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 1 | |
| 8 | Minckwitz, Johannes | 0 | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).