Monte Carlo chess tournament explained

The Monte Carlo chess tournament was established in 1901. There were a series of very strong tournaments held in Monte Carlo, from 1901 to 1904, and again after a long break from 1967 to 1969.

1901

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
1			1	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	W	1	0	1	1	10.25
2		0		0	W	½	1	1	W	1	½	1	1	1	1	9.50
3		0	1		0	½	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	½	1	9.00
4		0	L	1		½	0	1	1	W	½	1	1	1	1	9.00
5		1	½	½	½		½	W	½	0	1	1	½	W	1	8.50
6		0	0	0	1	½		0	½	1	1	1	1	0	1	7.00
7		0	0	0	0	L	1		0	1	1	L	1	1	1	6.50
8		0	L	1	0	½	½	1		0	W	0	½	1	1	6.50
9		½	0	0	L	1	0	0	1		L	1	½	½	1	6.00
10		L	½	0	½	0	0	0	L	W		1	1	L	1	5.50
11		0	0	0	0	0	0	W	1	0	0		1	1	1	4.75
12		1	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	0		1	W	4.25
13		0	0	½	0	L	1	0	0	½	W	0	0		1	4.00
	14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	0		0.25

The notation and point count was as follows (drawn games were replayed):^[1]

• W means ½ for the first, 1 the second game = 3/4 points
• ½ means ½ for the first, ½ the second game = 1/2 points
• L means ½ for the first, 0 the second game = 1/4 points

1902

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1			1	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	0	1	W	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	14.75
2		0		1	½	1	1	W	L	1	W	1	1	1	1	L	1	1	0	1	1	14.50
3		½	0		1	0	1	1	W	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	W	1	1	14.00
4		0	½	0		½	1	½	1	0	1	W	1	½	W	1	1	1	W	1	1	13.25
5-7		1	0	1	½		0	½	0	0	1	1	½	W	½	½	W	1	1	1	1	12.00
5-7		½	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	W	½	1	1	½	W	1	1	1	1	1	12.00
5-7		0	L	0	½	½	0		1	1	W	L	0	1	1	1	W	1	1	1	1	12.00
8		½	W	L	0	1	1	0		0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	11.50
9		0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1		0	1	0	1	L	0	1	1	W	1	1	11.00
10		1	L	0	0	0	L	L	0	1		1	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	10.75
11		0	0	1	L	0	½	W	1	0	0		1	0½	L	½	0	1	1	1	1	9.50
12		L	0	0	0	½	0	1	0	1	½	0		0	1	1	W	1	L	1	1	9.25
13		½	0	1	½	L	0	0	0	0	1	W	1		0	½	1	0	½	1	1	9.00
14		0	0	0	L	½	½	0	0	W	0	W	0	1		W	0	1	1	1	1	8.50
15		0	W	0	0	½	L	0	0	1	0	½	0	½	L		0	1	1	1	1	7.75
16		0	0	0	0	L	0	L	1	0	½	1	L	0	1	1		0	1	0	1	7.25
17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		½	½	1	5.00
18		0	1	L	L	0	0	0	0	L	0	0	W	½	0	0	0	½		1	0	4.50
19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	0		1	2.50
20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.00

The notation and point count is the same as in 1901.^[2]

1903

^[3]

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
1			½½	½1	0½	0½	01	11	11	11	11	1½	11	11	11	20.0
2		½½		½½	½½	½½	11	01	11	01	01	11	11	11	11	19.0
3		½0	½½		11	11	1½	1½	01	0½	½1	1½	1½	11	11	18.5
4		1½	½½	00		½½	½1	1½	½1	01	½0	1½	11	11	11	17.0
5		1½	½½	00	½½		10	½½	1½	½1	10	01	11	11	11	16.5
6		10	00	0½	½0	01		1½	11	1½	1½	½1	½0	11	11	15.5
7		00	10	0½	0½	½½	0½		01	1½	11	11	01	01	11	14.0
8		00	00	10	½0	0½	00	10		11	11	1½	01	½1	11	13.0
9		00	10	1½	10	½0	0½	0½	00		11	01	01	10	11	12.0
10		00	10	½0	½1	01	0½	00	00	00		½½	11	10	11	10.5
11		0½	00	0½	0½	10	½0	00	0½	10	½½		½1	1½	11	10.5
12		00	00	0½	00	00	½1	10	10	10	00	½0		0½	11	8.0
13		00	00	00	00	00	00	10	½0	01	01	0½	1½		11	7.5
14		00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00		0.0

1904

^[4]

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1			½½	½1	1½	½1	11	7.5
2		½½		½½	½½	11	11	7.0
3		½0	½½		1½	1½	11	6.5
4		0½	½½	0½		0½	½1	4.0
5		½0	00	0½	1½		0½	3.0
6		00	00	00	½0	1½		2.0

1904, Rice Gambit tournament

Also in 1904, a thematic tournament on the King's Gambit, Rice Gambit was held.^[5]

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1-2			11	01	01	01	01	6.0
1-2		00		11	10	01	11	6.0
3		10	00		½1	½1	½1	5.5
4		10	01	½0		10	1½	5.0
5		10	10	½0	01		10	4.5
6		10	00	½0	0½	01		3.0

1967

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	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1		x	½	0	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	7.0
2		½	x	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	6.5
3		1	½	x	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	6.0
4		0	½	1	x	0	1	1	½	1	1	6.0
5		½	0	½	1	x	½	½	½	½	1	5.0
6		0	½	½	0	½	x	½	½	1	1	4.5
7		0	½	0	0	½	½	x	1	1	1	4.5
8		0	0	½	½	½	½	0	x	1	1	4.0
9		0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	x	½	1.0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	x	0.5

1968

^[8]

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
1			½	½	½	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	9.5
2		½		½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	9
3-4		½	½		½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	8.5
3-4

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1969

^[9]

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
1			½	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	8
2		½		0	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	8
3		½	1		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7
4		½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6.5
5		0	0	½	½		½	½	1	½	1	1	1	6.5
6		0	0	½	½	½		½	½	1	½	1	1	6
7		½	0	½	½	½	½		0	1	1	½	½	5.5
8		0	½	½	½	0	½	1		½	0	½	1	5
9		½	½	½	½	½	0	0	½		½	0	1	4.5
10		0	0	½	½	0	½	0	1	½		1	½	4.5
11		½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	1	0		0	2.5
12		0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	1		2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montecarlo 1901. Sericano. Claudio. La grande storia degli scacchi. it. 2019-11-20.
2. Web site: 2°torneo internazionale di Montecarlo, 1902. Sericano. Claudio. La grande storia degli scacchi. it. 2019-11-20.
3. Web site: Montecarlo 1903. Sericano. Claudio. La grande storia degli scacchi. it. 2019-11-20.
4. Web site: Montecarlo 1904. La grande storia degli scacchi. it. 2019-11-20.
5. Web site: Montecarlo, Rice 1904. La grande storia degli scacchi. it. 2019-11-20.
6. Web site: Major Chess Matches and Tournaments 1950-1985 . .sympatico.ca . 2011-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605024020/http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/1950-85.htm . 2011-06-05 .
7. Web site: Monte Carlo 1967 . Queensac.com . 2011-10-29.
8. Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. (1. A–M), (2. N–Z)
9. ChessBase Megabase 2008