Monte Carlo Rice Gambit Tournament 1904
Marshall and Swiderski share first in a tournament built around one gambit
The 1904 Rice Gambit Tournament made a single opening idea the premise of an entire event. Six masters played a double round-robin in Monte Carlo, and Frank Marshall and Rudolf Swiderski shared first place with 6/10.
A thematic companion event
Marshall, Swiderski, Jacques Mieses, Georg Marco, Theodor von Scheve, and Leó Forgács contested the event. Each player met every opponent twice, producing thirty games, all organized around the Rice Gambit.
It followed Monte Carlo's separate six-player masters' tournament, which had ended four days earlier. The two competitions shared a place and several names but kept independent standings.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Marshall, Frank James | 6/10 | +6 -4 =0 | games |
| =1 | Swiderski, Rudolf | 6/10 | +6 -4 =0 | games |
| 3 | Mieses, Jacques | 5½/10 | +4 -3 =3 | games |
| 4 | Marco, Georg | 5/10 | +4 -4 =2 | games |
| 5 | Von Scheve, Theodor | 4½/10 | +4 -5 =1 | games |
| 6 | Forgacs, Leo | 3/10 | +2 -6 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall, Frank James | 00 | 11 | 10 | 01 | 11 | |
| 2 | Swiderski, Rudolf | 11 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | |
| 3 | Mieses, Jacques | 00 | 10 | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | |
| 4 | Marco, Georg | 01 | 10 | ½0 | 10 | 1½ | |
| 5 | Von Scheve, Theodor | 10 | 10 | ½0 | 01 | 10 | |
| 6 | Forgacs, Leo | 00 | 10 | ½0 | 0½ | 01 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.