There were two important chess tournaments in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1911 and 1912.
The tournament was held from February 20 to March 17, 1911.[1] The event was organized by Jacques Mieses, who insisted that all of the expenses of the masters were paid.
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total |
| 1 | José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)/ Poland | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Milan Vidmar (Austria-Hungary)/ Slovenia | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Frank James Marshall (United States) | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)/ Germany | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7.5 |
| 6 | Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.5 |
| 7 | Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)/ Latvia | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Ossip Bernstein (Russian Empire)/ Ukraine | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/ Germany | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary)/ Hungary | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Dawid Janowski (France)/ Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Amos Burn (United Kingdom)/ England | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 5.0 |
| 14 | Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)/ Czech Republic | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 5.0 |
| 15 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)/ Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 4.0 |
The prizes were: first - 5000 Francs, second - 3000 Francs, third - 2000 Francs, fourth - 1500 Francs. Non-prize winners will receive 80-100 Francs per point. Brilliancy prize from Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild on 500 Francs was won by Capablanca for his game against Dr. Bernstein.[2]
The tournament was held from February 19 to March 23, 1912.[3] This tournament was one of five that Rubinstein won in a one year time span (San Sebastian, Breslau, Bad Pistyan, Warsaw, and Vilna) !
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total |
| 1 | Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire)/ Poland | ** | ½1 | 01 | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 01 | 11 | ½½ | ½1 | ½- | 12.5 |
| 2 | Aron Nimzowitsch (Russian Empire)/ Latvia | ½0 | ** | 01 | 1½ | 0½ | 11 | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | ½- | 12.0 |
| 3 | Rudolf Spielmann (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria | 10 | 10 | ** | 10 | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 1- | 12.0 |
| 4 | Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire)/ Germany | ½0 | 0½ | 01 | ** | 11 | 01 | ½0 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 1- | 11.5 |
| 5 | Julius Perlis (Austria-Hungary)/ Poland | ½½ | 1½ | 0½ | 00 | ** | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½- | 10.0 |
| 6 | Frank James Marshall (United States) | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | 10 | 0½ | ** | ½1 | 1½ | ½½ | 11 | 1- | 9.5 |
| 7 | Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary)/ Czech Republic | 10 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | ½0 | ½0 | ** | ½½ | ½1 | 01 | ½- | 8.5 |
| 8 | Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary)/ Austria | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ** | ½½ | 1½ | ½- | 8.0 |
| 9 | Richard Teichmann (German Empire)/ Germany | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ** | ½½ | ½- | 8.0 |
| 10 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt (German Empire)/ Poland | ½0 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 10 | 0½ | ½½ | ** | 1- | 5.0 |
| 11 | Leó Forgács (Austria-Hungary)/ Hungary | ½- | ½- | 0- | 0- | ½- | 0- | ½- | ½- | ½- | 0- | ** | 3.0 |
Forgacs only played the first half tournament and forfeited his last ten games.
The prizes were: first - 5000 Francs, second - 3000 Francs, third - 2000 Francs, fourth - 1500 Francs. Non-prize winners received 100 Francs per point.[4]