The chess games of Rudolf Swiderski

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Rudolf Swiderski

Number of games in database: 198
Years covered: 1897 to 1908

Overall record: +77 -83 =38 (48.5%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Queen's Pawn Game (20)
    D02 D00 D05 D04
Orthodox Defense (16)
    D60 D50 D52 D51 D63
King's Gambit Accepted (15)
    C33 C39
Vienna Opening (8)
    C28 C26 C29
English, 1 c4 e5 (6)
    A28 A22 A25
Queen's Gambit Declined (5)
    D31 D37

With the Black pieces:

French Defense (22)
    C11 C00 C01 C14 C12
French (15)
    C11 C00 C12 C10
Orthodox Defense (14)
    D60 D63 D61 D55 D62
King's Gambit Accepted (13)
    C39 C34 C33 C36
Ruy Lopez (10)
    C84 C77 C78 C67 C86
Sicilian (7)
    B73 B58 B32 B22

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Swiderski vs Nimzowitsch, 1905 1-0
   Swiderski vs J N Berger, 1908 1-0
   Swiderski vs J Moquette, 1899 1-0
   J W te Kolste vs Swiderski, 1899 0-1
   Swiderski vs W Schwan, 1899 1-0
   Swiderski vs L Forgacs, 1904 1-0
   Swiderski vs D Bleijkmans, 1905 1-0
   Swiderski vs Schlechter, 1906 1-0
   Leonhardt vs Swiderski, 1908 0-1
   Swiderski vs Gunsberg, 1902 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Coburg (Meisterturnier) (1904)
   Barmen Meisterturnier B (1905)
   Monte Carlo (1904)
   DCA Congress 27th (1899)
   Scheveningen (1905)
   Vienna (1903)
   13th DSB Kongress (Hanover) (1902)
   Vienna (1908)
   15th DSB Kongress (Nuremberg) (1906)
   16th DSB Kongress (1908)
   Ostend-B (1907)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Vienna 1903 by docjan
   Vienna 1903 by LaBourdonnaisdeux
   xVienna 1903 received many Kings by fredthebear
   Amsterdam 1899 by docjan
   Amsterdam 1899 by Phony Benoni
   Scheveningen 1905 by Phony Benoni

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RUDOLF SWIDERSKI (born Jul-28-1878, died Aug-02-1909, 31 years old) Germany	[what is this?]
Rudolf Swiderski was born in Leipzig. He made his mark in 1900, when he finished first at the Munich Hauptturnier. After this, Swiderski played in eight major tournaments from 1902 to 1908, with his best results being 1st= at Coburg 1904 and 1st= at the Monte Carlo 1904 Rice Gambit theme tournament. He committed suicide shortly after his 31st birthday. Wikipedia article: Rudolf Swiderski

Last updated: 2020-12-03 05:18:18

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 198

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Swiderski vs Raabe	0-1	29	1897	Berlin	C28 Vienna Game
2. Swiderski vs W Von Holzhausen	0-1	23	1898	Leipzig	C26 Vienna
3. J W te Kolste vs Swiderski	0-1	28	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C14 French, Classical
4. Swiderski vs Olland	½-½	66	1899	DCA Congress 27th	B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
5. Swiderski vs W Schwan	1-0	11	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
6. J Dimer vs Swiderski	1-0	30	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C54 Giuoco Piano
7. D Bleijkmans vs Swiderski	0-1	50	1899	DCA Congress 27th	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
8. J D Tresling vs Swiderski	1-0	12	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C28 Vienna Game
9. Swiderski vs C Trimborn	1-0	51	1899	DCA Congress 27th	A07 King's Indian Attack
10. Swiderski vs W Meiners	1-0	36	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C67 Ruy Lopez
11. H E Atkins vs Swiderski	1-0	49	1899	DCA Congress 27th	D55 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Swiderski vs A van Foreest	½-½	30	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C66 Ruy Lopez
13. Swiderski vs F W Pelzer	1-0	28	1899	DCA Congress 27th	A65 Benoni, 6.e4
14. J F Heemskerk vs Swiderski	0-1	31	1899	DCA Congress 27th	B32 Sicilian
15. Swiderski vs J Moquette	1-0	17	1899	DCA Congress 27th	D05 Queen's Pawn Game
16. J Partaj vs Swiderski	0-1	87	1899	DCA Congress 27th	C67 Ruy Lopez
17. N Mannheimer vs Swiderski	1-0	48	1899	DCA Congress 27th	D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. Swiderski vs B Richter	0-1	47	1900	Munich	C26 Vienna
19. Swiderski vs Gunsberg	½-½	61	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Swiderski vs J Mieses	0-1	46	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Swiderski vs W Napier	0-1	27	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
22. Olland vs Swiderski	1-0	43	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	C00 French Defense
23. Swiderski vs Chigorin	1-0	50	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. H Wolf vs Swiderski	0-1	16	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	C11 French
25. Swiderski vs W Cohn	0-1	32	1902	13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)	D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line


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Nov-10-03		AdrianP: He has a favourable score against Chigorin (2 - 1 according to the database) and wins against Nimzowitsch, Blackburne and Rubinstein. Not bad. Does anyone know anything about him?

Nov-10-03		AdrianP: Apparently he died at the age of 31 by committing suicide (see Chess Notes 2776 at www.chesscafe.com).

Feb-07-05		offramp: Marshall said, "Of all the chess masters I ever met, Swiderski was the most weird."

Mar-29-05		aw1988: Him and my father were actually quite good friends, apparently.

Jul-25-05		AdrianP: "Swiderski, en passant, was a peculiar fellow. He made very few friends, had a gentle but melancholy disposition, was a fine violinist, ate raw meat, committed suicide a few years [after the Rice Gambit theme tournament]" (Frank Marshall)

Jul-25-05		aw1988: He sounds like a very strange individual.

Aug-06-06		BIDMONFA: Rudolf Swiderski SWIDERSKI, Rudolf http://www.bidmonfa.com/swiderski_r... _

Nov-08-06		ismet: http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?...

Jul-28-07		whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> (* 28. August 1878 in Leipzig; † 2. August[1] 1909 ebenda) war ein deutscher Schachmeister. Swiderski war der Sohn des Fabrikanten Philipp Swiderski. Neben dem Schachspiel interessierte er sich für Musik. 1896 trat er der <Schachgesellschaft Augusta in Leipzig> bei. Im gleichen Jahr bestritt er auch sein erstes Turnier in Eisenach. Swiderski war in den Jahren 1902 bis 1908 einer der vielversprechendsten deutschen Schachmeister. Seine größten Erfolge waren der Sieg im Meisterturnier des Deutschen Schachbundes in <Coburg 1904> (geteilt mit Curt von Bardeleben und Carl Schlechter) und im Rice-Gambit-Turnier <Monte Carlo 1904> (geteilt mit Frank James Marshall). 1905 wurde er im B-Turnier von Barmen Zweiter. Swiderski hatte Siege gegen viele Größen seiner Zeit verbucht, er schlug unter anderem 1907 im internationalen Turnier von Ostende (er landete nicht unter den Preisträgern) sowohl Akiba Rubinstein als auch Joseph Henry Blackburne. Swiderski nahm sich im August 1909 das Leben. Die Deutsche Schachzeitung meldete 1909, Swiderski wäre von einer Krankheit heimgesucht worden, der er sich durch Selbstmord entzog. Eine Operation scheint dennoch möglich gewesen zu sein. Seine beste historische Elo-Zahl betrug 2629. Diese erreichte er im April 1904. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf...

Jul-28-07		whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> (born 28 July 1878, Leipzig – died 12 August 1909, Leipzig) was a German chess master. He took 6th at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier), took 2nd at <Annaberg 1897, tied for 7-8th at Berlin 1897, and tied for 3-6th in Amsterdam. He made his mark in 1900 when he won 1st place at the <Munich Hauptturnier>. After this he played in several major tournaments: In 1902, he tied for 7-8th in <Hanover> (13th DSB Congress; Dawid Janowski won). In 1903, he took 8th in <Vienna> (King’s Gambit theme tournament; Mikhail Chigorin won). In 1904, he took 6th in <Monte Carlo> (Géza Maróczy won). In 1904, he tied for 1st-2nd with Frank Marshall in <Monte Carlo> (Rice Gambit theme tournament). In 1904, he tied for 1st-3rd with Curt von Bardeleben and Carl Schlechter in <Coburg> (14th DSB Congress). In 1905, he tied for 4-5th in <Scheveningen> (Marshall won). In 1905, he took 2nd, behind Leo Fleischmann in <Barmen> (B tourn). In 1906, he took 13th in <Nuremberg> (15th DSB Congress; Marshall won). In 1906, he tied for 12-13th in <Ostend> (Schlechter won). In 1907, he took 17th in <Ostend> (B tournament; Akiba Rubinstein and Ossip Bernstein won). In 1908, he took 12th in <Vienna> (O.Duras, Maróczy and Schlechter won). In 1908, he tied for 14-15th in <Düsseldorf> (16th DSB Congress; Marshall won). In 1909, he won in <Leipzig>. Sadly he committed suicide shortly after /// [<before>!] his 31st birthday allegedly because he could not face an operation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf...

Jul-28-07		whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> in another photograph: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jul-28-07		whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> CN 3654 with some reports about his suicide ... http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jul-28-07		whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> CN 4728 with another report and another explanation about his suicide ... http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... Looks still strange to me...

Aug-22-08		whiteshark: Joachim Ringelnatz erwähnt/beschreibt Swiderski in <Mein Leben bis zum Kriege> kurz, die Episode spielt in der Zeit um 1900: "An sich kümmerte ich mich wenig um Ottiliens Liebeszauber und Tanzschwestern und Tanzbrüder. <Von den jungen Herren imponierte mir einer, namens <Swiderski>, weil er ein bekannter Schachspieler war, der an öffentlichen Turnieren teilnahm. Und weil er einmal in der Schwimmanstalt mit mir von dem ganz hohen Gerüst ins Wasser springen wollte. Er sprang auch. Aber ich tat aus Feigheit nicht mit.> Ferner war da Hermann Mitter, auch ein Verehrer Ottiliens, nicht so verwegen, aber immer lieb und gleichbleibend treu."

Aug-28-08		GrahamClayton: During the 1904 Rice Gambit tournament held in Monte Carlo, each of the 6 competitors received a copy of the "Rice Gambit" by Hermann Helms and Hartwig Cassel (New York, 1904), and were free to consult it, or any other sources, during the games.

Sep-02-08		GrahamClayton: Source: CN 1979 Edward Winter, "Kings, Commoners and Knaves", Russell Enterprises, 1999

May-21-09		Karpova: Winter's feature article "The Riddle of Swiderski’s Suicide": http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jul-28-11		brankat: R.I.P. master Swiderski.

Mar-26-15		offramp: He had a level score with the great Carl Schlechter, +4 -4 (no draws, oddly), which gives an idea of his strength.

Jul-28-16		TheFocus: Happy birthday, Rudolf Swiderski.

Jul-28-16		juan31: Requiescat in Peace

Jul-28-16		Abdel Irada: ∞ <Pace> ∞

Jul-28-19		Fusilli: I had never heard of this player until today. He was obviously quite strong!

Jul-28-19		Count Wedgemore: <Fusilli> I hadn't heard of him either. But yes, this guy could play. Just look at how he outplayed the great Mikhail Chigorin in this game: Swiderski vs Chigorin, 1902 An impressive display.

Jul-29-19		Fusilli: <CW> I saw that one. It's brutal, although it looked like Chigorin's play was off form.

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