The Internationales Turnier Berlin 1897 celebrated seventy years of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft. Twenty great chess masters started but Curt von Bardeleben had to withdraw after a short draw. They played in the Architektenhaus from September 13 to October 4, 1897. Eventually the event became a race between Rudolf Charousek and Carl August Walbrodt. The youngsters had prevailed at the end of the tiring event. The first won 2000 Mark and the second one - 1500 Mark. Unfortunately, they would die within a few years (Charousek in 1900, and Walbrodt in 1902).[1] [2]
The results and standings:[3]
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13.5 | ||
| 2 | align=left | 1 | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | ||
| 3 | align=left | ½ | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | ||
| 4 | align=left | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11.5 | ||
| 5 | align=left | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11.0 | ||
| 6 | align=left | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | x | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | ||
| 7 | align=left | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | ||
| 8 | align=left | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | ||
| 9 | align=left | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10.0 | ||
| 10 | align=left | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | ||
| 11 | align=left | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | ||
| 12 | align=left | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 8.5 | ||
| 13 | align=left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | ||
| 14 | align=left | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | ||
| 15 | align=left | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | ||
| 16 | align=left | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6.5 | ||
| 17 | align=left | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| 18 | align=left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | x | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| 19 | align=left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 2.0 |