1st Akiba Rubinstein Memorial — Polanica-Zdrój 1963
Incomplete record. This archive holds 115 of the 118 games played; 3 are missing. The archive preserves 115 of 118 played games; Minić–Matulović, Matulović–Doda and Balcerowski–Kluger lack moves in the approved sources. Two Śliwa walkovers were unplayed.
Nikola Padevsky won the first Akiba Rubinstein Memorial with 10½/15. Moshe Czerniak finished one point behind, followed by Milan Matulović on 9 and Witold Balcerowski on 8½.
A clear first place
Padevsky scored seven wins, seven draws and one loss, to Jacek Bednarski. He finished with 10½ points, ahead of Czerniak’s 9½ and Matulović’s 9. Balcerowski took fourth with 8½; Maximilian Ujtelky, Zbigniew Doda, Dragoljub Minić and Jiří Fichtl each scored 8.
A memorial in the spa park
Andrzej Filipowicz’s printed retrospective describes play on a glass veranda of the main sanatorium, with demonstration boards in the park. Jerzy Arłamowski helped initiate the tournament. This was the first edition of the recurring memorial honoring Akiba Rubinstein.
Played results and the surviving scores
Of 120 scored pairings, 118 were played. Bogdan Śliwa forfeited his last two pairings, to Matulović and Minić; those two defaults are not missing games. The archive preserves 115 played scores. Three other played results have no moves in either approved source. Published points include the two default awards. Matulović and Minić each played 14 games, Śliwa 13, and the other players 15; the table’s played and W-L-D columns count actual play.
The native Padevsky–Ujtelky score carries the wrong winner. Its result is corrected to Padevsky’s win using the full published matrices and independent printed final totals; its moves are preserved. Exact day ranges differ between historical references, so the event is dated here to August 1963.
Final standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 115 of the 118 games played survive in our source; the remaining 3 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 10½/15 | +7 -1 =7 | games |
| 2 | Czerniak, Moshe | 9½/15 | +7 -3 =5 | games |
| 3 | Matulovic, Milan | 9/14 | +5 -3 =6; +1 default win | games |
| 4 | Balcerowski, Witold | 8½/15 | +3 -1 =11 | games |
| =5 | Ujtelky, Maximilian | 8/15 | +6 -5 =4 | games |
| =5 | Doda, Zbigniew | 8/15 | +4 -3 =8 | games |
| =5 | Minic, Dragoljub | 8/14 | +3 -3 =8; +1 default win | games |
| =5 | Fichtl, Jiri | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| =9 | Kluger, Gyula | 7½/15 | +5 -5 =5 | games |
| =9 | Plater, Kazimierz | 7½/15 | +2 -2 =11 | games |
| 11 | Liebert, Heinz | 7/15 | +2 -3 =10 | games |
| =12 | Bednarski, Jacek B | 6½/15 | +4 -6 =5 | games |
| =12 | Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw | 6½/13 | +4 -4 =5; -2 default losses | games |
| 14 | Gunsberger, Alexander | 6/15 | +2 -5 =8 | games |
| 15 | Barendregt, Johan | 5/15 | +2 -7 =6 | games |
| 16 | Fronczek, Henryk | 4½/15 | +2 -8 =5 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Czerniak, Moshe | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Matulovic, Milan | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | · | · | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Balcerowski, Witold | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | · | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Ujtelky, Maximilian | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Doda, Zbigniew | ½ | 0 | · | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Minic, Dragoljub | 0 | 1 | · | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||
| 8 | Fichtl, Jiri | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Kluger, Gyula | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Plater, Kazimierz | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 11 | Liebert, Heinz | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 12 | Bednarski, Jacek B | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |||
| 14 | Gunsberger, Alexander | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 15 | Barendregt, Johan | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Fronczek, Henryk | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 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).