New York 1924 chess tournament
# New York 1924 chess tournament

New York 1924 was an elite chess tournament held in the Alamac Hotel in New York City from March 16 to April 18, 1924. It was organized by the Manhattan Chess Club. The competitors included world champion José Raúl Capablanca and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker. Nine other top players from Europe and America were also invited. Emanuel Lasker met Alexander Alekhine, Efim Bogoljubow, Géza Maróczy, Richard Réti, Savielly Tartakower and Fred Yates in Hamburg. They steamed with the SS Cleveland on February 28, 1924, and joined Capablanca, Frank Marshall, Dawid Janowski and Edward Lasker in New York. The tournament was played as a double round robin, with each player meeting every other one twice. Emanuel Lasker won $1500 for first prize, plus generous payment for travel expenses. Capablanca won $1000, compensation for expenses, and an extra payment.

## Results

The final results and standings:

    #Player1234567891011Total 1 Emanuel Lasker (Germany)xx½01½½1111111½1½1½11116 2 José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba)½1xx½½½½01½111111½½1½114½ 3 Alexander Alekhine (Soviet Union)0½½½xx½½101½½½½½11½½1112 4 Frank Marshall (United States)½0½½½½xx½10½01½0½11½1111 5 Richard Réti (Czechoslovakia)001001½0xx½½011110101110½ 6 Géza Maróczy (Hungary)00½00½1½½½xx01½½11½11010 7 Efim Bogoljubow (Soviet Union)0000½½101010xx0111½1019½ 8 Savielly Tartakower (Poland)½000½½½100½½10xx10½0½18 9 Fred Yates (England)½00½00½001000001xx11½17 10 Edward Lasker (United States)½0½0½½0½01½0½0½100xx0½6½ 11 Dawid Janowski (France)00½00000000110½0½01½xx5
