Nuremberg 1896 Chess Tournament
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The tournament at Nürnberg 1896 should have become ''10. Deutschen Schachbund Kongreß'' (German Chess Congress), but the local chess club took over the organisation and included no minor groups. Finally, the 10th DSB Congress was held in Eisenach in 1896 (
Robert Henry Barnes Robert Henry Barnes (2 October 1849 – January 1916) was a British–German chess player. He played in Germany, at Frankfurt 1884 (4th scoring 7.5/11); at Frankfurt 1887 (5th DSB Congress, ''Hauptturnier A'', 1st scoring 8/9, and ''Sieger ...
won ''Meisterturnier'', and
Wilhelm Cohn Wilhelm Cohn ( he, וילהלם קוהן, February 6, 1859, Berlin – August 17, 1913, Charlottenburg) was a German chess master. He participated in some strong tournaments. In 1897, he tied for 13-14th in Berlin (Rudolf Charousek won). In 1898 ...
won ''Hauptturnier''). Thirty-nine players wanted to participate in the master competition, nineteen were allowed in Nuremberg. When Amos Burn withdrew, the little-known
Rudolf Charousek Rudolf Charousek ( hu, Charousek Rezső; 19 September 1873 – 18 April 1900) was a Czech born Hungarian chess player. One of the top ten players in the world during the 1890s, he had a short career, dying at the age of 26 from tuberculosis. Re ...
took his place at the recommendation of Géza Maróczy. The international tournament was played in the premises of the Museum Society in Nuremberg from 20 July until 9 August. The time limit was thirty moves in two hours. The main prizes went to Emanuel Lasker (3000 marks), Géza Maróczy (2000 marks), Siegbert Tarrasch and
Harry Nelson Pillsbury Harry Nelson Pillsbury (December 5, 1872 – June 17, 1906) was an American chess player. At the age of 22, he won one of the strongest tournaments of the time (winning the Hastings 1895 chess tournament), but his illness and early death prevent ...
(each 1250 marks), Dawid Janowski (600 marks), Wilhelm Steinitz (300 marks),
Carl August Walbrodt Carl August Walbrodt (November 28, 1871, Amsterdam – October 3, 1902, Berlin) was a German chess master. Walbrodt's parents, along with his older brother, moved from Wesel, Rhine Province to Amsterdam shortly before Carl August was born. The ...
and Carl Schlechter (each 100 marks). :


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Literature

Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch und Schröder, Chr.: ''Das Internationale Schachturnier des Schachclubs Nürnberg im Juli-August 1896. Sammlung sämtlicher Partien''. Nachdruck der Ausgabe Leipzig 1897. Reprint Band 28. Olms, Zürich 1982. Chess competitions Chess in Germany 1896 in chess 1896 in German sport History of Nuremberg