Incomplete record. This archive holds 152 of the 153 games played; 1 is missing.
Efim Bogoljubov and Elmārs Zemgalis shared first in Oldenburg's 1949 international tournament, each scoring 12 points from 17 games. The 18-player round robin brought together masters from across Europe soon after the Second World War. This archive holds 152 of its 153 played games.
Two winners in a returning international field
Bogoljubov and Zemgalis finished together on 12/17, half a point ahead of Herbert Heinicke and Nicolas Rossolimo. Zemgalis went undefeated: seven wins and ten draws. Bogoljubov reached the same total with ten wins, four draws and three losses.
The local club's tournament history dates the event from 18 June to 2 July and lists eighteen entrants. It describes Oldenburg as an early international gathering in postwar German chess.
The one score outside Mega2024
The independent ChessOrg file preserves all 153 played scores. Comparing its ledger with Mega2024 identifies only Wood–Sämisch from round nine, a Black win, as missing from the Mega2024 source. Every other pairing, color and result agrees. The archive uses only the 152 Mega2024 games; the missing played game remains in the official table but has no replay page here.
Sämisch's official 5½/17 includes that win. His 16 archived games add to 4½ points, while Wood's 16 archived games already account for his 3½ points. The difference reflects the missing score, not an unplayed pairing.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Bogoljubov, Efim | 12/17 | +10 -3 =4 | games |
| =1 | Zemgalis, Elmars | 12/17 | +7 -0 =10 | games |
| =3 | Heinicke, Herbert | 11½/17 | +10 -4 =3 | games |
| =3 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | 11½/17 | +8 -2 =7 | games |
| 5 | Sarapu, Ortvin | 11/17 | +8 -3 =6 | games |
| =6 | Kieninger, Georg | 10/17 | +6 -3 =8 | games |
| =6 | Unzicker, Wolfgang | 10/17 | +6 -3 =8 | games |
| =8 | O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic | 9/17 | +6 -5 =6 | games |
| =8 | Rellstab, Ludwig Sr | 9/17 | +5 -4 =8 | games |
| 10 | Wade, Robert Graham | 8½/17 | +6 -6 =5 | games |
| 11 | Tautvaisas, Povilas | 8/17 | +7 -8 =2 | games |
| 12 | Enevoldsen, Jens | 7½/17 | +4 -6 =7 | games |
| =13 | Heemsoth, Hermann | 6½/17 | +5 -9 =3 | games |
| =13 | Rautenberg, Wilhelm | 6½/17 | +5 -9 =3 | games |
| =15 | Kuppe, Wilhelm | 5½/17 | +4 -10 =3 | games |
| =15 | Saemisch, Friedrich | 5½/17 | +3 -9 =5 | games |
| =15 | Walther, Edgar | 5½/17 | +4 -10 =3 | games |
| 18 | Wood, Baruch Harold | 3½/17 | +2 -12 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogoljubov, Efim | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Zemgalis, Elmars | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Heinicke, Herbert | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sarapu, Ortvin | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Kieninger, Georg | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Unzicker, Wolfgang | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Rellstab, Ludwig Sr | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Wade, Robert Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Tautvaisas, Povilas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Enevoldsen, Jens | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 13 | Heemsoth, Hermann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Rautenberg, Wilhelm | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Kuppe, Wilhelm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 16 | Saemisch, Friedrich | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | · | |
| 17 | Walther, Edgar | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Wood, Baruch Harold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | · | 1 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).