1942 European Individual Chess Championship

European Individual Chess Championship 1942 was chess tournament purporting to be the first European Championship (Europameisterschaft). It was held in Munich, 14–26 September 1942, organised by Ehrhardt Post, the Chief Executive of Nazi Grossdeutscher Schachbund. But given that players from Germany's enemies (Soviet Union, Great Britain and Poland) were unable to participate (because of World War II), and Jewish players barred (because of Nazi policy), this tournament was simply a manifestation of Nazi propaganda and has never received any form of official recognition as a championship. Reuben Fine commented in Chess Marches On (1945), page 136: "Alekhine has participated in a number of European shindigs, including one so-called 'European Championship' ....his competitors were at best second-rate second-raters." This last opinion is curious as Alekhine (World Champion), Keres (pretendent for the title), Bogoljubow (former World Champion challenger), Stoltz (winner, ahead of Alekhine, at Munich 1941), and Junge (co-winner, with Alekhine, at Prague 1942) made Munich 1942 the world's strongest tournament in 1942. The next-strongest tournaments were Salzburg 1942, New York (US Championship) 1942, Mar del Plata 1942, Prague (Duras Memorial) 1942, and Moscow (Championship) 1942.Strongest Tournament between 1942 and 1943 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181534/http://chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/Summary.asp?Params=194201S01SS3S000000000000111000000000000010100#StrongestTournamentAnchor March 3, 2016 at chessmetrics.com Results The line-up at Munich 1942 was as follows:Roger Paige's Chess Site – 1942 https://web.archive.org/web/20070807064131/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables13.htm 2007-08-07 {|class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; " | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|# | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Player | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|2 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|3 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|4 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|5 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|6 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|7 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|8 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|9 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|10 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|11 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|12 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Total |- | 1||Alexander Alekhine France||x||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||8½ |- | 2||Paul Keres Estonia||0 ||x||1 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||7½ |- | 3||Jan Foltys Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Bohemia and Moravia||½ ||0 ||x||1 ||½ ||1 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||7 |- | 4||Efim Bogoljubow Germany Nazi||½ ||½ ||0 ||x||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||7 |- | 5||Kurt Richter Germany Nazi||0 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||x||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||7 |- | 6||Gedeon Barcza Hungary 1920||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||x||½ ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ |- | 7||Klaus Junge Germany Nazi||0 ||½ ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||x||1 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||5 |- | 8||Ludwig Rellstab Germany Nazi||1 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||x||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||4½ |- | 9||Gösta Stoltz Sweden||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||x||0 ||0 ||1 ||4 |- | 10||Ivan Vladimir Rohaček Slovakia 1939||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||x||½ ||0 ||4 |- | 11||Mario Napolitano Italy 1861||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||x||0 ||3½ |- | 12||Braslav Rabar Independent State of Croatia Croatia||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||x||2½ |- |} Wertungsturnier – Qualification Tournament {|class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; " | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|# | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Player | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|2 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|3 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|4 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|5 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|6 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|7 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|8 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|9 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|10 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|11 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|12 | style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Total |- | 1||Gösta Danielsson Sweden ||x ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||8 |- | 2||József Szily Hungary 1920 ||½ ||x ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||7 |- | 3–5||Hans Müller Germany Nazi ||1 ||½ ||x ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||6.5 |- | 3–5||Géza Füster Hungary 1920 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||x ||1 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||6.5 |- | 3–5||Federico Norcia Italy 1861 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||x ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6.5 |- | 6||Vincenzo Nestler Italy 1861 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||0 ||x ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||6 |- | 7–8||Alexander Tsvetkov Bulgaria ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||x ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||0 ||5.5 |- | 7–8||Sergiu Samarian Romania ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||x ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||5.5 |- | 9||Mladen Šubarić Independent State of Croatia Croatia ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||x ||0 ||1 ||1 ||5 |- | 10||Carl Ahues Germany Nazi ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||1 ||x ||½ ||1 ||4.5 |- | 11||Charles Roele Netherlands ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||x ||1 ||4 |- | 12||Olof Kinnmark Sweden ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||x ||1 |- |} Two books have appeared to date on this event. They are: Europa-Schach-Rundschau: Band 1 Europameisterschaft Munchen 1942 by Alfred Brinckmann (probably published 1943), and A müncheni sakkmesterverseny Európa bajnokságáért 1942 (Kecskemét 1942) by Gedeon Barcza. The games of the second group (Wertungsturnier – Qualification Tournament) were, in the main, published in a small booklet by Erich Friebel, published in Bruck an der Leitha in 1990.Gillam Anthony J. Swift A J 2001 1st European championship Munich 1942 The Chess Player Nottingham 1-901034-46-1 References External links Tournament games Category:European Individual Chess Championship Category:1942 in chess Category:1942 in German sport Category:Chess in Germany Category:Sports competitions in Munich