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Andreas Dueckstein
A Dueckstein 
 

Number of games in database: 600
Years covered: 1955 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2065 (2192 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +188 -175 =237 (51.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (131) 
    B40 B43 B30 B32 B42
 Ruy Lopez (33) 
    C97 C95 C92 C75 C94
 King's Pawn Game (33) 
    C44 C20 C40
 French Defense (27) 
    C15 C02 C17 C11 C01
 Caro-Kann (22) 
    B18 B17 B16 B15 B10
 Sicilian Kan (20) 
    B43 B42 B41
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (83) 
    C18 C03 C00 C01 C02
 Queen's Pawn Game (42) 
    D02 E00 A40 D00 A46
 French Winawer (41) 
    C18 C15 C19 C17
 Ruy Lopez (25) 
    C63 C65 C64 C69
 French Tarrasch (22) 
    C03 C07 C09 C04 C05
 English, 1 c4 e5 (21) 
    A28 A22 A20 A29
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Dueckstein vs Pachman, 1962 1-0
   A Dueckstein vs Euwe, 1958 1-0
   A Dueckstein vs H Kramer, 1956 1-0
   A Dueckstein vs Botvinnik, 1958 1-0
   L Schmid vs A Dueckstein, 1963 0-1
   Spassky vs A Dueckstein, 1984 0-1
   A Dueckstein vs Y Porat, 1956 1-0
   E Paoli vs A Dueckstein, 1958 0-1
   A Dueckstein vs B Larsen, 1958 1-0
   P Trifunovic vs A Dueckstein, 1962 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Moscow Olympiad Final-B (1956)
   Berg en Dal (1960)
   Schlechter Memorial (1971)
   Amsterdam IBM (1964)
   World Senior Championship (1991)
   Palma de Mallorca (1965)
   Austrian Championship (1985)
   Schlechter Memorial (1961)
   Le Havre (1977)
   Austrian Championship (1987)
   Vienna Open (1990)
   Zagreb (1955)
   Tel Aviv Olympiad Final-B (1964)
   Zuerich (1959)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   1958 Men & 1957 Women Chess Olympiad by chessmoron

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 World Senior Teams +65
   V Zhelnin vs A Dueckstein (Feb-25-15) 1-0
   A Dueckstein vs T Rosenlund (2012) 1-0
   A Dueckstein vs N Pushkov (2012) 1/2-1/2
   C Micheli vs A Dueckstein (2012) 1-0
   V Turikov vs A Dueckstein (2012) 1/2-1/2

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ANDREAS DUECKSTEIN
(born Aug-02-1927, died Aug-28-2024, 97 years old) Hungary (federation/nationality Austria)

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Andreas Dückstein was born in Budapest, Hungary. Awarded the IM title in 1956, he was Austrian champion in 1954, 1956 and 1977. Dückstein won the Vienna Championship on numerous occasions and represented Austria in eight Olympiads from 1956 to 1976. He won games against world champions Euwe, Spassky, and Botvinnik, the last while Botvinnik was the reigning champion. In 2024, FIDE awarded him the title of Honorary Grandmaster.

Dückstein's best results in tournaments included fourth at Vienna 1959, tying for fourth at Zurich 1960, second ex aequo at Berg en Dal 1960, second at Birseck 1961, fourth at Graz 1961, third at Enschede 1961, a tie for fourth at Vienna 1961, third at Amsterdam 1964 and sixth at Copenhagen (1965). He won individual gold medals at the Moscow 1956 and Nice 1974 Olympiads.

Wikipedia article: Andreas Dückstein

Last updated: 2025-01-29 05:06:39

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 page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 610  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Johner vs A Dueckstein  ½-½431955Clare Benedict CupC48 Four Knights
2. A Dunkelblum vs A Dueckstein  ½-½131955Clare Benedict CupA04 Reti Opening
3. A Dueckstein vs C H Alexander  ½-½271955Clare Benedict CupC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
4. F Scafarelli vs A Dueckstein  ½-½431955Clare Benedict CupA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
5. A Dueckstein vs Euwe  0-1651955Clare Benedict CupB58 Sicilian
6. A Dueckstein vs G Porreca  ½-½141955ZagrebC02 French, Advance
7. M Bertok vs A Dueckstein  0-1291955ZagrebC19 French, Winawer, Advance
8. A Dueckstein vs B Rabar  ½-½361955ZagrebB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
9. Ivkov vs A Dueckstein  ½-½411955ZagrebC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
10. A Dueckstein vs A Fuderer  1-0331955ZagrebC44 King's Pawn Game
11. Gligoric vs A Dueckstein 1-0411955ZagrebC18 French, Winawer
12. A Dueckstein vs Pirc  ½-½311955ZagrebB07 Pirc
13. M Udovcic vs A Dueckstein  0-1391955ZagrebA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
14. A Dueckstein vs Filip  ½-½421955ZagrebB32 Sicilian
15. N Minev vs A Dueckstein  0-1401955ZagrebE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
16. A Dueckstein vs Geller  ½-½431955ZagrebB69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6
17. P Trifunovic vs A Dueckstein  ½-½181955ZagrebC03 French, Tarrasch
18. A Dueckstein vs O'Kelly  ½-½471955ZagrebC94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense
19. A Bisguier vs A Dueckstein  1-0321955ZagrebA28 English
20. A Dueckstein vs N Karaklajic  0-1591955ZagrebC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
21. B Milic vs A Dueckstein  ½-½421955ZagrebC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
22. A Dueckstein vs A Matanovic  0-1501955ZagrebC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
23. Smyslov vs A Dueckstein 1-0301955ZagrebC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
24. A Dueckstein vs Barcza  0-1331955ZagrebC70 Ruy Lopez
25. A Dueckstein vs Uhlmann 0-1361956AUT-GDRC15 French, Winawer
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Aug-02-09  WhiteRook48: IM a winner against three world champions
Aug-14-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: <whiteshark: He wrote a small book <Meister der Turmendspiele (1890-1914)>*, Wiener Schacherlag, no year of publication. It contains 50 ♖ endgames, chronologically listed. I wonder if there is a continuation?>

I would imagine a book on ♖ endgames would be more likely to have a prequel.

Apr-05-12  wordfunph: oldest participant 85-year-old IM Andreas Dueckstein (2221) scoring +1=8-0 in the European Seniors Team Championship in Rogaška Slatina.

http://chess-results.com/tnr67565.a...

Aug-02-12  lentil: <IM a winner against three world champions> Were they WCs when he beat them? [I have a win against an IM. But he was only 10 years old at the time...]
Aug-02-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <lentil> Botvinnik was the only reigning WC whom Dueckstein defeated, though this game, played that same year, was also a shocker (A Dueckstein vs Euwe, 1958).
Jul-13-15  waustad: Looking at his FIDE card he is still quite active. He's now playing in the European Senior Team Chess Championship in Vienna for the team Wien 75+. At least he didn't have to go far.
Jun-27-16  diagonal: <waustad> Dückstein, turning ninety next year, is the oldest player at the current World Team Championship 50+ & 65+ (2016) in Radebeul near Dresden, he is playing for the team of Vienna 1.
Aug-02-17  diagonal: The Austrian chess legend, IM Andreas Dückstein who has beaten Botvinnik as reigning World Champion, Euwe and Spassky, turns 90 today: Health and Happiness to you!

Laudatio (ChessBase): https://en.chessbase.com/post/austr...

Oct-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: He was never awarded GM title??? Wow.
Dec-28-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: He's still with us at 96. https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginf... Last games were in 2016. https://ratings.fide.com/profile/16...
Jan-11-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: Iivo Nei is another IM, who beat Spassky, Petrosian and Tal, not to mention Bronstein.
Feb-16-24  philmsu: Andreas Dueckstein was awarded Honorary Grandmaster title https://fide.com/news/2886
Feb-22-24  ndg2: ^Beat me to this. Back in the day he surely had true GM strength (beat Euwe, Botwinnik and Spasski among others). He now must be the oldest living GM, no?
Mar-10-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  alexmagnus: <Andreas Dueckstein was awarded Honorary Grandmaster title>

Which makes him the olfest living GM. Two of these new honorary grandmasters are older than the previously oldest living GM Juraj Nikolac.

The new top 3 is Dückstein, Nei, Nikolac.

Sep-04-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  alexmagnus: And now he died.

The new top 3 oldest living GMs are Nei, Nikolac, Kraidman.

Jan-27-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: FIDE awarded Iivo Nei the Honorary Grandmaster title in February 2024. Adding him to the list of oldest GMs compiled by ChessBase, and removing Dückstein, we get this list of the oldest GMs and their dates of birth:

Iivo Nei (Estonia) October 31 1931
Juraj Nikolac (Croatia) 22 April 1932
Yair Kraidman (Israel) 1 November 1932
Nikola Padevski (Bulgaria) 29 May 1933
Klaus Darga (Germany) 24 February 1934
Friðrik Ólafsson (Iceland) 26 January 1935
Oscar Panno (Argentina) 17 March 1935
Boris Spassky (Russia) 30 January 1937
Enver Bukic (Slovenia) 12 February 1937
Lajos Portisch (Hungary) 4 April 1937
Dražen Marović (Croatia) 14 January 1938
Igor Saizev (Russia) 27 May 1938
Ivan Radulov (Bulgaria) 7 January 1939
Hans-Joachim Hecht (Germany) 29 January 1939

https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-o...

Jan-27-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <FSR>
<Igor Saizev> I assume this was a typo for Igor Zaitsev. His FIDE card gives his year of birth as 1937. What's your source for 1938?

Searching the FIDE list for GMs born until 1939, one also finds Burkhard Malich (b. 1936), Nikola Spiridonov (b. 1938).

Jan-27-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <FSR> Following up, I see our profile for GM Spiridonov shows he died in 2021, but I see no information that GM Malich has died yet.
Jan-27-25
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  FSR: <beatgiant: <FSR> <Igor Saizev> I assume this was a typo for Igor Zaitsev. His FIDE card gives his year of birth as 1937. What's your source for 1938?>

I'm just going by the ChessBase article I linked. I haven't checked any of the information. https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-o...

Jan-27-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <FSR> And further, I see most sources agree with 1938 for GM Zaitsev so I have to assume his FIDE card somehow got that wrong.
Jan-27-25
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  Tabanus: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_... says transl.)

<Different sources give different years of Zaitsev's birth (1937, 1938, 1939)>, landing on 27 May 1938.

Jan-27-25
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  Tabanus: https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/playe...
Jan-27-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <FSR>,<Tabanus> Thanks. Then the corrections to the list are: (1) use standard spelling for GM Zaitsev, (2) add GM Malich to the list after GM Panno and before GM Spassky.

Of these, only GM Hecht is still listed as active and is also very strong for his age (2290). Would there be interest for me to post a current version of one of my age-adjusted rating lists of the top oldest players?

Jan-27-25
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  FSR: <beatgiant> I would be interested in seeing that.
Jan-27-25
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  beatgiant: <FSR> In that case, and presuming the traditional generous forbearance of User: alexmagnus, I'll post a Feb. 2025 list in his user forum (the premier venue for such kind of specialized ranking lists).

My methodology is described here: alexmagnus chessforum (kibitz #1286)

I'll get to it soon after FIDE posts the Feb. ratings, assuming I don't get too distracted thinking about the wondervets theme song again 😜

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