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Bad Elster Tournament

Efim Bogoljubov6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Erich Eliskases6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Ludwig Engels6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Karl Gilg5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Georg Kieninger5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Ludwig Rellstab4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Carl Ahues4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Paul Michel3.5/9(+1 -3 =5)[games]
Wolfgang Weil2/9(+0 -5 =4)[games]
Erich Weinitschke1/9(+0 -7 =2)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Bad Elster (1938)

The third of four successive tournaments which were held in the spa town of Bad Elster, Saxony, Germany from 1936-1939.

This took place from 26th May to 2nd June 1938. (1)

There is a rare tournament book, "Schachmeisterturnier Bad Elster 1938" with annotations in German by Prof. Albert Becker.

Efim Bogoljubov won the tournament.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Efim Bogoljubow X 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6.5 2. Erich Eliskases 0 X 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6.0 3. Ludwig Engels 0 0 X 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6.0 4. Karl Gilg ½ 1 0 X ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 5.5 5. Georg Kieninger ½ 0 ½ ½ X 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 6. Ludwig Rellstab ½ ½ 0 1 0 X ½ ½ 1 ½ 4.5 7. Carl Oscar Ahues 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ X ½ ½ 1 4.5 8. Paul Michel ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ X ½ 1 3.5 9. Wolfgang Weil ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ X ½ 2.0 10. Erich Weinitschke 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ X 1.0

(1). Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 161

(2). Crosstable reproduced from https://www.schachbund.de/index.php...

 page 1 of 1; 15 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Engels vs Bogoljubov  0-1691938Bad ElsterE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
2. Eliskases vs Bogoljubov  0-1431938Bad ElsterE23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann
3. E Weinitschke vs Bogoljubov 0-1271938Bad ElsterA40 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Eliskases vs Gilg 0-1321938Bad ElsterE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
5. L Engels vs Eliskases  0-1661938Bad ElsterA13 English
6. E Weinitschke vs P Michel  0-1461938Bad ElsterD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
7. W Weil vs L Engels  0-1351938Bad ElsterA06 Reti Opening
8. G Kieninger vs C Ahues  0-1591938Bad ElsterE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
9. E Weinitschke vs Eliskases  0-1511938Bad ElsterE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
10. W Weil vs Eliskases  0-1451938Bad ElsterD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. L Rellstab vs L Engels  0-1341938Bad ElsterB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
12. C Ahues vs Bogoljubov  0-1321938Bad ElsterE20 Nimzo-Indian
13. P Michel vs L Engels  0-1591938Bad ElsterB72 Sicilian, Dragon
14. W Weil vs L Rellstab  0-1411938Bad ElsterA34 English, Symmetrical
15. E Weinitschke vs C Ahues 0-1241938Bad ElsterE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
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