San Remo 1930 was the first international chess tournament held in the San Remo casino. Sixteen chess masters including the world champion Alexander Alekhine, played a round-robin tournament from 16 January to 4 February 1930. The games were played in the casino during the day, and in the evening the playing hall was used for dancing.[1]
Alekhine dominated the field with a score of 14/15, 3½ points ahead of second-placed Aron Nimzowitsch, and won 10,000 lire.[2]
The final standings and crosstable:[3]
| 1 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 4 | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | ||
| 7-8 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7-8 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9-10 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | ||
| 9-10 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | ||
| 11-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6½ | ||
| 11-12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 4 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 3½ | ||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 2½ |