Trebitsch Memorial 1931
Becker wins the 14th Trebitsch Memorial by half a point
Albert Becker scored 11/13 to win Vienna's 14th Trebitsch Memorial, finishing half a point ahead of Baldur Hönlinger. The fourteen-player single round-robin produced 91 games, all preserved in the archive.
A close race in Vienna
Becker took clear first on 11/13. Hönlinger followed on 10½, Ernst Grünfeld scored 10, and Imre König placed fourth on 9½.
Edo Historical Chess Ratings dates the tournament from 4 May to 5 June, while noting that one published source gives a later starting date.
A complete round robin
Fourteen players met once each over thirteen rounds. All 91 games survive, so the standings worked out from them match the historical table.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becker, Albert | 11/13 | +10 -1 =2 | games |
| 2 | Hoenlinger, Baldur | 10½/13 | +8 -0 =5 | games |
| 3 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 10/13 | +8 -1 =4 | games |
| 4 | Koenig, Imre | 9½/13 | +8 -2 =3 | games |
| 5 | Steiner, Lajos | 8/13 | +6 -3 =4 | games |
| 6 | Glass, Eduard | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games |
| =7 | Mueller, Hans | 6½/13 | +5 -5 =3 | games |
| =7 | Lokvenc, Josef | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games |
| 9 | Lichtenstein, Bernhard | 5/13 | +3 -6 =4 | games |
| =10 | Beutum, Sigmund | 4/13 | +3 -8 =2 | games |
| =10 | Boros, Sandor | 4/13 | +3 -8 =2 | games |
| =10 | Wolf, Siegfried Reginald | 4/13 | +1 -6 =6 | games |
| 13 | Kunert, Franz | 3/13 | +2 -9 =2 | games |
| 14 | Metanomski, Leonhard | 2/13 | +2 -11 =0 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becker, Albert | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Hoenlinger, Baldur | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gruenfeld, Ernst | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Koenig, Imre | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Steiner, Lajos | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Glass, Eduard | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Mueller, Hans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Lokvenc, Josef | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Lichtenstein, Bernhard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Beutum, Sigmund | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Boros, Sandor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Wolf, Siegfried Reginald | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Kunert, Franz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 14 | Metanomski, Leonhard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.