Capablanca won brilliantly against Bernstein in the very first round , and more simply against Nimzowitsch . He astounded the chess world by taking first place , with a score of six wins , one loss and seven draws , ahead of Akiba Rubinstein , Milan Vidmar , Frank Marshall , Carl Schlechter and Siegbert Tarrasch . Capablanca won brilliantly against Bernstein in the very first round , more simply against Nimzowitsch , and astounded the chess world by taking first place , with a score of six wins , one loss and seven draws , ahead of Akiba Rubinstein , Milan Vidmar , Marshall , Carl Schlechter and Siegbert Tarrasch , et al . .