Marshall–Mieses Match 1908

Marshall edges Mieses by one point in Berlin
21 November – 2 December 1908 · Berlin, Germany
Marshall won 5½–4½

Frank Marshall defeated Jacques Mieses 5½–4½ in a sharply contested ten-game Berlin match. Nine games were decisive, with Marshall winning five and Mieses four.

A match decided by one win

Only one game was drawn. Marshall's five victories against Mieses's four therefore supplied both the decisive game and the final one-point margin.

The complete direct table records exactly ten games and the +5 −4 =1 result.

The complete score

All ten games survive, in order, and they add up to Marshall's 5½–4½ win.

Cross table

5½–4½
Marshall won · official result +5-4=1
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts
Marshall 1½10001011 5½
Mieses 0½01110100 4½

1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.