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| Aug-06-07 | | whiteshark: Die allerbesten Wünsche zum Geburtstag, Doc ! |
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| Aug-06-07 | | Halldor: He is a chess columnist for Die Zeit, link: http://www.zeit.de/leben/spielen/in...
(click on 'Schach'). Fine columns with puzzles, but the diagrams disappear in older columns. |
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| Aug-06-08 | | rjfsworstnightmare: I haven't checked the Germans' database, but the Russians cite 517 games from 1957: 159 wins, 253 draws and 105 losses for a 55.2%; an IGM with a minus score lifetime seems implausible. They (he?) put him in the top 100 from 1964 to 1979 and rank him 355th lifetime historically. |
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| Aug-06-08 | | rjfsworstnightmare: And then I forget to say, 'Happpy Birthday!' Duh! Perhaps he, his family or friends can update his record further... |
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| Aug-06-09 | | Winter: Glücklicher Geburtstag! |
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| Aug-06-09 | | wordfunph: Happy Birthday GM Pfleger! |
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Jan-26-10
 | | GrahamClayton: <bauernfresser>On those rare occasions, when chess makes it to German TV, Helmut Pfleger will unavoidably be the one who presents it <bauernfresser>,
Pfleger was one of the players who took part in the British TV series 'The Master Game', which was broadcast around 30 or so years ago.
After the players played the game, they would record their thought and comments, which were replayed along with the moves. |
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| Aug-06-10 | | whiteshark: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Doktor Pfleger. |
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| Aug-06-10 | | whiteshark: <rjfsworstnightmare> I'm recently dicovering chessbase Big database which contains 811 Pfeger games: 402 games with white: score 63%
407 games with black: score 55% |
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| Aug-06-10 | | whiteshark: * 409 black games |
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| Aug-06-12 | | Eastfrisian: Birthdaycongrats from the north of Germany. |
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Mar-02-13
 | | perfidious: Dr Pfleger co-authored, with the late Gerd Treppner, Chess (The Mechanics of the Mind). In the above work, there is a chapter devoted to the first three matches between Karpov and Kasparov, which offers great insight into the protagonists. |
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| Sep-08-14 | | Martin Riggs: Ich wünsche Ihnen alles Gutes Herr Pfleger & weiter so! :) |
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| Nov-18-15 | | ndg2: Drew him in a simul some 30 years ago, it was in the local newspaper:-) Kinners, wie die Zeit vergeht! |
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Mar-25-18
 | | offramp: A pfleger is one which or who that pflegs. |
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| Aug-06-18 | | diagonal: Dr. med. Helmut Pfleger turns <75 years today>. <Herzlichen Glückwunsch!> Health and Happiness for you. Pfleger is an outstanding personality. Although his basic duties as a medical doctor at the hospital and emergency medical technician, restricted his available time, he established a simultaneous career as an amateur chess player (playing especially in team events then, using his holiday time). Later a TV commentator, he published several popular books on chess, too. Pfleger raised to international prominence at the Olympiad in Tel Aviv in 1964, when he won the individual Gold medal on board four (12.5/15, unbeaten as titleless player). His team, lead by the reputed GMs Wolfgang Unzicker, Klaus Darga and Lothar Schmid, took the Bronze medal, and beat in the Final A phase (all-play-all of the 14 strongest nations) the eventual winner USSR 3-1: http://www.olimpbase.org/1964/1964g...
In 1965, in his first European Team Chess Championship, Pfleger, now IM, beat on board three GM Korchnoi who had at that moment an ETCC record of +17 =3 -0, it was his first ETCC loss after 20 games, including the tournaments from 1957 and 1961: H Pfleger vs Korchnoi, 1965 Pfleger and Korchnoi were on friendly terms, during the international invitation tournament at Royan, France in 1988, they went swimming together each evening, discussing chess and the effect of chess on health. In total, Pfleger has seven (not six as mentioned in the bio above) appearances at the Chess Olympiad between 1964 and 1982 (Pfleger represented his nation on board one in 1980, Hübner was absent). Most famous is his win against Lev Polugaevsky in Buenos Aires in 1978 when Germany (Hübner, Unzicker, Pfleger on board three, Darga, Hecht, and Borik) beat the USSR again, three draws, and Pfleger's win: Polugaevsky vs H Pfleger, 1978 |
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| Aug-21-18 | | Pyke: Too bad there's no mention in his biography about his fabulous work as an host on German TV Chess programms. When growing up my interest in chess was kindled by the TV show <Schach der Grossmeister>, he hosted with Vlastimil Hort. Love watching it even today! |
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Aug-21-18
 | | cu8sfan: <Pyke> Same here. I have fond memories of watching him on TV talking chess. Remember, chess on TV?! |
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| Aug-21-18 | | Pyke: <cu8sfan: <Pyke> Same here. I have fond memories of watching him on TV talking chess. Remember, chess on TV?!> Yeah, seems like a lifetime ago. Hehe! |
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| Aug-21-18 | | john barleycorn: <Pyke: ...
When growing up my interest in chess was kindled by the TV show <Schach der Grossmeister>, he hosted with Vlastimil Hort. Love watching it even today!> Same here. They had a style and were an excellent match as commentators. |
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| Aug-06-20 | | Bratek: Amateur against professional: Helmut Pfleger vs Lev Polugaevsky https://en.chessbase.com/post/amate... |
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Aug-06-20
| | perfidious: Dr Pfleger is about as much an amateur at chess as Jay Heimowitz was at poker in his best days: capable of giving anyone a run for their money. |
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Aug-06-20
 | | Diademas: <perfidious: Dr Pfleger is about as much an amateur at chess as Jay Heimowitz was at poker in his best days: capable of giving anyone a run for their money.> Amateur is not a derogatory term. I would say Dr Pfleger fits the description perfectly. <An amateur (/ˈæmətjər -tjʊər/; French: [amatœʁ]; lit. 'lover [of something]') is generally considered a person who pursues a particular activity or field of study independently from their source of income..>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur |
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Aug-06-20
| | perfidious: <Diademas>, while I agree with your view, in certain contexts, it is often used as a pejorative over here. |
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May-24-22
 | | MissScarlett: Bill Hartston in the June 1979 <BCM>, p.265 on the England v West Germany match, a qualifier in the European Team championship: <Helmut Pfleger is a player against whom I have always had great difficulties. I was therefore a little relieved not to be facing him again in this match. I am not the only one who finds Pfleger troublesome, however. His somewhat clumsy gothic style is peculiarly difficult to play against as Keene discovered in the following game:> H Pfleger vs Keene, 1979 |
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