GEZA MAROCZY FIRST AT MONTE CARLO
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Hungarian Chess Champion Wins
International Tournament
Pillsbury Second
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MARSHALL IS NOT PLACED
Janowski and Teichmann Third and Fourth
Tarrasch, Schlechter and Wolf also Winners.
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                    (special to the Eagle)
Monte Carlo, Monaco, March 12 -- The international chess masters' tournament, which has been in progress here since February 3, came to a conclusion this morning.
Geza Maroczy of Budapest, certain of at least tying for first prize, succeeded in drawing the second time with Tarrasch, and emerged, in accordance with general expectations, winner of chief honors.
Harry N. Pillsbury, the American champion, is left in second place by the smallest possible margin - a quarter of a point.
While yesterday's play in the final round was attended by the greatest excitement, suppressed though it was, this morning's was of very perfunctory character.
The question of supremacy was practically settled in the minds of nearly all, when Maroczy, as second player, managed to draw with Tarrasch of Germany, and tied Pillsbury's total of wins.
Having the move to-day, it was taken for granted that Maroczy could do no worse than draw again, which was all that was necessary for him to gain that all important quarter of a point.
Subsequent events proved that the surmise was correct, for Tarrasch, being on a level with Schlechter and Wolf, and just within range of the minor prizes, did not feel called upon to risk finishing as a non-prize winner.
Maroczy, on the other hand, needed only to play for safety. Accordingly, the game was not particularly entertaining and a draw was ere long agreed upon.
The same state of affairs existed between Schlechter and Wolf, who were paired in a supplementary contest. Both wished to figure as prize winners and took no chances whatever.
The result was that Schlechter, Wolf and Tarrasch all tied for fifth, sixth and seventh prizes. The management, in view of the large amount of consolation money, contributed by outsiders, decided to add a seventh prize and increase the regular prize fund by 750 francs.
Otherwise the chief winners of the consolation money would have received almost as much as the lower prize takers.
The third and fourth prizes had been definitely determined yesterday afternoon when Janowski downed Teichmann and passed him for third place. The official list of winners is as follows:
First prize, 5,000 francs, Geza Maroczy, Hungary.
Second prize, 3,000 francs, H. N. Pillsbury, America.
Third prize, 2,000 francs, D. Janowski, France.
Fourth prize, 1,500 francs, R. Teichmann, England.
Fifth, sixth and seventh prizes, 1,000, 750 and 500 francs equally divided between Dr. S. Tarrasch, Germany; C. Schlechter, Austria and S. Wolf, Austria (750 francs apiece).
The consolation money was divided according to the merit of the final scores of the non-prize winners.
The special prizes for brilliancy, etc. will be awarded later on.

Geza Maroczy was born on March 3, 1870, at Szegedin, Hungary, and was educated at the Polytechnic School of Zurich, where he became librarian of the Hungarian Society. Here he first learned chess. Later he was appointed to a government position at Budapest and he is now a civil engineer.
Maroczy's first appearance of note was at Hastings in 1895, where he won first prize in the minor competition, concurrent with the international tournament won by Pillsbury.
Next year, at Nuremberg, he made his debut in an international masters' tournament and created a sensation by finishing second to Lasker, and above Pillsbury and Tarrasch.
The same year he took part in an international tournament at Budapest, but was not placed. He did not play in the Berlin contest of 1897 but in the Vienna congress of 1898, he divided eighth and ninth prizes with Lipke.
At London in 1899, he divided third and fourth prizes with Pillsbury, following Lasker and Janowski, while a year later, at Paris, he divided third and fourth prizes with Marshall.

Brooklyn Eagle, March 12, 1902

The wind up of the tournament, which ended last Wednesday, found G. Maroczy of Hungary in the van, with the American champion, Pillsbury, a quarter of a point in his wake. Janowski, the previous winner, was this time third in a field of twenty, a place he attained by defeating Teichmann in the final round.
Teichmann's grand work was the prominent feature of the contest and there was universal regret when, on the last day, he succumbed to Janowski, being relegated thereby to fourth place. This was not due to any lack of popularity on the part of Janowski, but because Teichmann had earned his position by persistent and conscientious application to a more difficult task than fell to the lot of any of his rivals. He drew with seven of the players, and, of course, had that many additional contests to play. Four of these supplementary contests he drew a second time, but the other three he won.
Tarrasch and Schlechter started poorly, especially so the former, but, as was expected, made a strong finish. Wolf of Vienna, who tied with these two, was a distinct surprise. He is evidently to be heard from in the future.
Tschigorin made a determined bid for a high rank, but was left at the post.
Marshall's brilliant start was in marked contrast to his indifferent work at the close. Nevertheless, he has strengthened his reputation materially, and is now considered one of the most dangerous opponents among the world's leading masters.
Napier, on the other hand, finished in good form, and his position at the head of the second division is a source of gratification to his friends. It must be said that his international debut was a decided success.
The replaying of drawn games has again been found to be unsatisfactory and a burden, particularly to the weaker competitors.
In reviewing the play it is worth while to note how the leaders would have stood had the drawn games been counted in the old fashioned way. Pillsbury and Wolf were not affected by the rule, as each won and lost two games in the play off. Tschigorin and Marshall each won one and lost one, Teichmann won three, Janowski, Tarrasch and Schlechter each two, and Maroczy one. None of these five players lost a supplementary game. Consequently, had the original drawn games been counted as ½, Maroczy and Pillsbury would have tied for first and second, Janowski and Teichmann would still have third and fourth, respectively; Wolf would have finished fifth, while Tschigorin would have tied with Tarrasch and Schlechter for sixth and seventh.
   In this connection the record of chief prize winners in all international tournaments they have competed in, will be of interest to every chess player. The tables giving this information follow:

Maroczy's Record.

 *Prize winner
At Budapest Maroczy tied with Albin; at Vienna with Lipke; at London with Pillsbury. and Maroczy, at Paris, with Marshall, at Munich with Pillsbury and Schlechter for first place, but retired from the play off.

PILLSBURY'S RECORD

*Tied with Tarrasch. †Tied with Tarrasch and lost in the play off.  ‡Tied with Maroczy and Janowski. §Tied with Schlechter, both in the tournament proper and in the play off. Maroczy also tied for first, but dropped out of the play off, taking third prize.

JANOWSKI'S RECORD

*Prize winner
   In 1894 Janowski tied with Marco; in 1895 with Burn and Mason; at Budapest, with Schlechter; at London with Pillsbury and Maroczy; at Paris with Showalter and at Munich with Berger, Showalter and Wolf.

TEICHMANN'S RECORD

  Lasker won every tournament he competed in,  except Hastings where he finished third after Pillsbury and Tschigorin.