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[[Image:Vienna1898.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Standing: Schwarz, Schlechter, Fahndrich, Caro, Maróczy, Showalter, Marco, Alapin, Halprin, Baird and Burn <br> Sitting: Tarrasch, Blackburne, Pillsbury, Steinitz, Chigorin, Janowsky, Schiffers and Lipke]]
The tournament celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]'s accession to the throne of Austria-Hungary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/tournaments.htm |title=The strongest tournaments in chess history<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2009-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704053532/http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/tournaments.htm |archive-date=2009-07-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Main organiser was [[Albert Salomon von Rothschild|Baron Albert Freiherr von Rothschild]] who also financed the Vienna tournaments of 1873, 1882, 1903,<ref>[http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/chus2003/r7.html US Championships Seattle 2003. Round 7<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and 1908. The players visited his Heugasse palace on 31 May 1898. Rounds were played in the clubhouse of the ''Wiener Schachklub'' at Schottengasse 7. [[Hugo Fahndrich]] was the tournament director at ''Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898''.<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1.aspx?lan=1 Schach Turnierergebnis Server chess-results.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The time limit was thirty moves in two hours, and fifteen moves per hour after this.<ref>[[Hugo Fahndrich]], [[Alexander Halprin]], [[Georg Marco]] [https://archive.org/details/internationales00halpgoog Internationales Kaiser-jubliäums-schachturnier, Wien, 1898] page 4</ref> Twenty great masters (only [[Emanuel Lasker]] and [[Rudolf Charousek]] were absent at ''Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier'') played double rounds from 1 June to 25 July. 
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|+ Vienna 1898, ''Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier''
!# !!Player !!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!0!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!Total
|-
| 1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Siegbert Tarrasch]]|German Empire}}
|XX||01||10||1½||1½||1½||½1||½½||½1||½1||½½||11||11||11||1½||1½||11||11|| 1½||27½
|-
| 2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Harry Pillsbury]]|United States}}
| 10||XX||10||½1||1½||10||½0||1½||01||½1||11||11||1½||½1||11||11||11||11||11 ||27½
|-
| 3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[David Janowski]]|France}}
| 01||01||XX||11||1½||11||1½||00||½½||11||½0||11||1½||11||11||00||½1||11||11 ||25½
|-
| 4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Wilhelm Steinitz]]|United States}}
| 0½||0½||00||XX||½1||10||½½||11||1½||½1||½½||01||11||11||01||1½||1½||11||11 ||23½
|-
|  5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Carl Schlechter]]|Austria-Hungary}}
| 0½||0½||0½||½0||XX||½½||11||½½||½½||½1||0½||1½||½1||1½||11||0½||½1||11||11 ||21½
|-
| 6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mikhail Chigorin]]|Russian Empire}}
| 0½||10||00||01||½½||XX||10||01||1½||1½||½0||10||01||11||10||11||10||01||11 ||20
|-
| 7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Amos Burn]]|United Kingdom}}
| ½0||½1||0½||½½||00||01||XX||1½||0½||½½||½½||½0||½0||11||01||11||1½||11||11 ||20
|-
| 8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Lipke]]|German Empire}}
| ½½||0½||11||00||½½||10||0½||XX||½½||½½||½0||1½||11||1½||0½||½1||½½||11||½½ ||19½
|-
| 9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Géza Maróczy]]|Austria-Hungary}}
| ½0||10||½½||0½||½½||0½||1½||½½||XX||½½||1½||11||½½||01||0½||01||1½||½½||11 ||19½
|-
| 10 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Simon Alapin]]|Russian Empire}}
| ½0||½0||00||½0||½0||½0||½½||½½||½½||XX||½1||1½||11||00||10||11||½1||10||11 ||18
|-
| 11 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Joseph Henry Blackburne]]|United Kingdom}}
| ½½||00||½1||½½||1½||½1||½½||½1||0½||½0||XX||½½||½0||0½||½0||½½||00||11||½1 ||17
|-
| 12 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Emanuel Schiffers]]|Russian Empire}}
| 00||00||00||10||0½||01||½1||0½||00||0½||½½||XX||0½||1½||11||½1||½1||11||½1 ||17
|-
| 13 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Georg Marco]]|Austria-Hungary}}
| 00||0½||0½||00||½0||10||½1||00||½½||00||½1||10||XX||11||½1||1½||½1||½1||10 ||16½
|-
| 14 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jackson Showalter]]|United States}}
| 00||½0||00||00||0½||00||00||0½||10||11||1½||01||00||XX||½1||11||11||01||10 ||15
|-
| 15 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Carl August Walbrodt]]|German Empire}}
| 0½||00||00||10||00||01||10||1½||1½||01||½1||00||½0||½0||XX||00||11||½0||11 ||14½
|-
| 16 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Halprin]]|Austria-Hungary}}
| 0½||00||11||0½||1½||00||00||½0||10||00||½½||½0||0½||00||11||XX||½½||1½||½1 ||14
|-
| 17 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Horatio Caro]]|German Empire}}
| 00||00||½0||0½||½0||01||0½||½½||0½||½0||11||½0||½0||00||00||½½||XX||11||½1 ||12½
|-
| 18 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[David Graham Baird]]|United States}}
| 00||00||00||00||00||10||00||00||½½||01||00||00||½0||10||½1||0½||00||XX||½1 ||8
|-
| 19 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Herbert William Trenchard]]|United Kingdom}}
| 0½||00||00||00||00||00||00||½½||00||00||½0||½0||01||00||00||½0||½0||½0 ||XX||5
|}

[[Adolf Schwarz]] withdrew after playing eight games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/19thcent.htm |title=Major Chess Matches and Tournaments of the 19th century<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605005625/http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/19thcent.htm |archive-date=2011-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1898vienna.htm wien<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Tarrasch and Pillsbury ended equal after two cycles and had to play an extra play-off match. The additional games were played from 27 until 30 July 1898.

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|+ Vienna 1898, Play-off
!# !!Player !!1!!2!!3!!4!!Total
|-
| 1 || align=left|[[Siegbert Tarrasch]]
|1||0||1||½||2½
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[Harry Pillsbury]]
|0||1||0||½||1½  
|}

Tarrasch won 6000 Kronen and Pillsbury won 4400 Kronen.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.endgame.nl/wien.htm |title=Vienna 1882 and 1898<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216145316/http://www.endgame.nl/wien.htm |archive-date=2008-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==References==
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==Literature==
*[[Hugo Fähndrich]], ''Internationales Kaiser-Jubiläums-Schachturnier'', 1981, {{ISBN|3-283-00057-3}} {{in lang|de}}

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