Merano 1924
Incomplete record. This archive holds 67 of the 88 games played; 21 are missing.
Ernst Grünfeld won Merano’s fourteen-player masters’ tournament with 10½/13. Rudolf Spielmann finished two points behind, followed by Akiba Rubinstein on eight.
A name in opening theory
Rubinstein defeated Grünfeld in round three with the line that became known as the Meran Variation of the Semi-Slav. Grünfeld recovered to win the event. Tarrasch received the brilliancy prize for his win over Colle.
The surviving records
The archive preserves 67 of 88 played-game records. Twenty-one played scores are unavailable. Miliani’s final three losses were unplayed defaults; their grid cells remain blank. The official standings include those three results.
Selezniev–Rubinstein survives through 15...cxb5 and Przepiórka–Grünfeld through 5...d5; their later moves are unrecorded. Other witnesses differ at the end of Miliani–Rubinstein and Spielmann–Rosselli. The archive preserves the surviving source moves.
Native game dates run from February 4 to 21; the published event span ends February 22. Those recorded dates are preserved.
Final standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 67 of the 88 games played survive in our source; the remaining 21 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 10½/13 | +9 -1 =3 | games |
| 2 | Spielmann, Rudolf | 8½/13 | +6 -2 =5 | games |
| 3 | Rubinstein, Akiba | 8/13 | +5 -2 =6 | games |
| =4 | Przepiorka, Dawid | 7½/13 | +5 -3 =5 | games |
| =4 | Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich | 7½/13 | +3 -1 =9 | games |
| 6 | Takacs, Sandor | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games |
| =7 | Colle, Edgard | 6½/13 | +6 -6 =1 | games |
| =7 | Opocensky, Karel | 6½/13 | +2 -2 =9 | games |
| =7 | Steiner, Lajos | 6½/13 | +4 -4 =5 | games |
| 10 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | 6/13 | +2 -3 =8; includes 1 unplayed default win | games |
| 11 | Koltanowski, George | 5/13 | +3 -6 =4; includes 1 unplayed default win | games |
| =12 | Patay von Bay, Gyula | 4½/13 | +2 -6 =5 | games |
| =12 | Rosselli del Turco, Stefano | 4½/13 | +3 -7 =3; includes 1 unplayed default win | games |
| 14 | Miliani, Luigi | 2½/13 | +0 -8 =5; includes 3 unplayed default losses | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Spielmann, Rudolf | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Rubinstein, Akiba | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | · | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Przepiorka, Dawid | ½ | 0 | ½ | · | 0 | 0 | ½ | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | |
| 5 | Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich | ½ | 0 | ½ | · | 1 | 1 | · | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | · | |
| 6 | Takacs, Sandor | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | · | · | ½ | ½ | · | ½ | · | |
| 7 | Colle, Edgard | 0 | 1 | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | 1 | |
| 8 | Opocensky, Karel | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | · | · | · | · | · | ½ | ½ | · | · | |
| 9 | Steiner, Lajos | 0 | ½ | 0 | · | ½ | · | 0 | · | 1 | 1 | ½ | · | · | |
| 10 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | · | 0 | · | ½ | 0 | ||
| 11 | Koltanowski, George | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | · | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Patay von Bay, Gyula | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 13 | Rosselli del Turco, Stefano | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | ½ | ½ | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Miliani, Luigi | 0 | 0 | ½ | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).