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Oldenburg (1949) The tournament was played at the Astoria-Haus "Renaissance" from June 19 to July 2. Participants were Rossolimo - French champion 1948, Wood - British correspondence chess champion 1945, Walther - Swiss youth champion, Wade - champion of New Zealand 1944, 1945 and 1948, Tautvaisas - champion of Lithuania, Zemgalis - champion of Latvia, Sarapu - champion of Estonia, Enevoldsen - champion of Denmark, Kieninger - German champion 1937, 1940 and 1947, Rellstab - German champion 1942, Unzicker - the German champion 1948, Rautenberg - German master, Heinicke - German master, Kuppe - Weser/Ems champion 1948, Heemsoth - Weser/Ems champion 1949 and Bremen champion 1949, O'Kelly - champion of Belgia 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 and 1947, Bogoljubov - German champion 1931, 1933 and 1949, and the German master Sämisch. The tournament program also gives Ludwig Roedl of Germany and the Swede Harry Ahman. They were replaced at a later stage with O'Kelly and Sämisch. Zemgalis of Latvia made the tournament of his life, and shared 1st prize with Bogoljubov. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts =1 Zemgalis * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 =1 Bogoljubov ½ * 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 12 =3 Heinicke ½ 1 * 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 11½ =3 Rossolimo ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 11½ 5 Sarapu ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 11 =6 Kieninger ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 10 =6 Unzicker ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 =8 O'Kelly ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 9 =8 Rellstab 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 9 10 Wade 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 11 Tautvaisas 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 * 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 8 12 Enevoldsen ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 7½ =13 Rautenberg ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 * 0 1 0 0 1 6½ =13 Heemsoth 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 1 6½ =15 Walther ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 * 1 0 0 5½ =15 Kuppe 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 * 1 ½ 5½ =15 Sämisch 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 * 1 5½ 18 Wood 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 3½ Tournament book: Oldenburg 1949 by Anthony J. Gillam (The Chess Player, Nottingham 2001. 73 pp.). There is also a booklet with the tournament program: Internationales Großturnier by H. W. Kopf (Oldenburg 1949. 24 pp.), and a summary by Ludwig Rellstab in Deutsche Schachblätter vol. 34 (1949) pp. 113-115 (August issue). Mainly based on Game Collection: 99_Oldenburg 1949 by User: whiteshark. Round dates are from the tournament program.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 63  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O'Kelly vs H Heinicke   1-0 49 1949 Oldenburg D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 2. Rossolimo vs B H Wood 1-0 33 1949 Oldenburg B56 Sicilian 3. P Tautvaisas vs O Sarapu 1-0 64 1949 Oldenburg C48 Four Knights 4. Bogoljubov vs J Enevoldsen 1-0 36 1949 Oldenburg C53 Giuoco Piano 5. R G Wade vs W Kuppe 1-0 66 1949 Oldenburg C28 Vienna Game 6. B H Wood vs O'Kelly 1-0 60 1949 Oldenburg E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. H Heemsoth vs B H Wood   1-0 46 1949 Oldenburg A09 Reti Opening 8. O'Kelly vs E Walther   1-0 26 1949 Oldenburg B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 9. W Kuppe vs W Rautenberg   1-0 26 1949 Oldenburg A55 Old Indian, Main line 10. O Sarapu vs O'Kelly 1-0 43 1949 Oldenburg C78 Ruy Lopez 11. E Walther vs H Heemsoth 1-0 39 1949 Oldenburg B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 12. E Zemgalis vs L Rellstab 1-0 28 1949 Oldenburg D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 13. O Sarapu vs J Enevoldsen 1-0 18 1949 Oldenburg C77 Ruy Lopez 14. W Rautenberg vs G Kieninger   1-0 64 1949 Oldenburg B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 15. Bogoljubov vs B H Wood   1-0 53 1949 Oldenburg D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted 16. L Rellstab vs Unzicker   1-0 46 1949 Oldenburg D97 Grunfeld, Russian 17. O'Kelly vs Saemisch   1-0 33 1949 Oldenburg E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 18. H Heinicke vs B H Wood   1-0 56 1949 Oldenburg E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 19. J Enevoldsen vs E Walther   1-0 28 1949 Oldenburg B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 20. J Enevoldsen vs Saemisch 1-0 51 1949 Oldenburg C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 21. H Heinicke vs O Sarapu   1-0 56 1949 Oldenburg E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 22. O'Kelly vs Unzicker 1-0 38 1949 Oldenburg C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 23. L Rellstab vs W Kuppe   1-0 49 1949 Oldenburg C49 Four Knights 24. Rossolimo vs R G Wade 1-0 47 1949 Oldenburg A06 Reti Opening 25. P Tautvaisas vs W Rautenberg   1-0 61 1949 Oldenburg D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 63    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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