Apr-23-25 Rubinstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907
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nizmo11: as <MordimerChess> points out 9.Nb5 d4 10.a3! was very strong. This was played 80 years later in
S Polgar vs G Olarasu, 1988 . I assume both saw the trap that finally got its victim in A Jankovic vs O Zierke, 2009 |
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Apr-20-25 H Caro vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905
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nizmo11: Marco also laughs at this sac : "Black proceeds with a nebulous sacrificial combination, which soon helps him into a cool grave" (Skjoldager and Nielsen, p.38).
In fact, white has some advantage, but in this position 26...a4 is one of Stockfish's top choices, just instead of ... |
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Apr-20-25 A Nimzowitsch vs L Forgacs, 1905
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nizmo11: G. Marco writes in tournament book on move 23: "23...Bd6!, Nimzowitch has his own way to assault on opponent but Fleischmann is not impressed." <Skjoldager and Nielsen, p.37>
Computer shows that after 23...Bd6?! 24.Bxg7 Bf8 white could have saved the game with 25.Rh3!:
... |
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Apr-06-25 V Rauzer vs V Makogonov, 1934
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nizmo11: Not the Rauzer variation, but accorging Kontantinopolsky 7.♕f3 was Rauser's invention:"One of Rauzer's most ingenious inventions which he fearlessly tested in early 1934 in the Kiev competition and correspondence game." (<Obsession, A Chess Biography of Vselevod Rauser, ... |
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Jan-14-25 Ljubojevic vs Van der Wiel, 1986 
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nizmo11: Wonderful game! Are there any contemporary analysis? I see that van der Wiel repeated the variation 9 years later in H A Gretarsson vs Van der Wiel, 1995 , when white found the stronger 15.Ng5 In the Ljubo's game computer shows, he could have played 27.Rxd3, when after 27...Rc2 28. ... |
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Jan-08-25 Bogoljubov vs Stahlberg, 1930
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nizmo11: Here
[DIAGRAM] 55.Rh1? should have lost: 55...Rc4! (cutting the king) 56. f6 c2 57.f7 Rf8 58.Rf1 Rf8 The more natural 55. Kf4 c2 56.Rh1 leads to the drawn R vs N after 56...c1D 57.Rxc1 Rxc1 58. Ke5! Rc5+ 59. Ke6 Ke4 60. f6 Rc6+ 61. Ke7 Ke5 62. f7 Rc7+ 63. Ke8 Ke6 64. f8N+ |
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Jan-07-25 Lars Wasastjerna 
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nizmo11: Lars Wasastjerna (10.3.1866‒14.8.1949) and his brother Björn (30.6.1860‒29.4.1928) were both founding members of Helsinki CC.
<tehtaväniekka 2016 no 2> contains an article "150 years since the birth of LW" on his
achievements as a problemist. |
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Jan-06-25 Biographer Bistro 
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nizmo11: I submitted Dorpat CC - Helsinki CC games following <tabanus>
I also found that these games are in
<Baltische Schachblätter, issue 4>, games 103 and 104 with additional sources from Latvian newspapers. Also p. 237
"The two games were led on Dorpat side first by ... |
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Jan-01-25 Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1899 
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nizmo11: <FM David H. Levin>
Tablebase tells that the position after 59.Rc3 Rf8 is a win. The winning idea is to retreat the King for a moment back to f2: for example
60.Ke3 Re8+ 61.Kf2 Rf8 and here
[DIAGRAM]
play 62. Rc1! White will then advance with King again, and respond to Rf8 |
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Dec-26-24 Nordic Congress, Copenhagen (1907) 
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nizmo11: <Tabanus>
The Nordic congress 1907 was in Copenhagen, not in Stockholm, isn't it? |
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Dec-26-24 John Lillja
Dec-26-24 E Leino vs J Lillja, 1904 
Dec-24-24 A Tornros vs J Lillja, 1904
Dec-24-24 Eino Leino
Dec-22-24 Karl Auer
Dec-21-24 J Ohquist vs K Auer, 1892
Dec-21-24 Otto Hjelt
Dec-21-24 O Hjelt vs J Ohquist, 1890
Dec-09-24 J Ohquist vs A Tschepurnoff, 1897
Dec-08-24 A Tschepurnoff vs J Ohquist, 1893
Dec-08-24 Johannes Ohquist 
Dec-07-24 J Ohquist vs A Tschepurnoff, 1893
Dec-03-24 Stahlberg vs E Andersen, 1929
Nov-09-24 Leonid Kubbel
Oct-06-24 Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858 
Oct-01-24 O Linares Napoles vs N Huschenbeth, 2016 
Sep-28-24 A Beliavsky vs L Bruzon Batista, 2004 
Sep-20-24 E Book vs Stahlberg, 1935
Sep-16-24 P Schmidt vs Saemisch, 1935 
Sep-06-24 Grischuk vs A Timofeev, 2024 
Sep-01-24 Westerinen vs C Zuidema, 1961
Aug-31-24 M Yudovich Sr vs S Belavenets, 1938
Aug-30-24 S Belavenets vs Kotov, 1935
Aug-29-24 S Belavenets vs K Vygodchikov, 1929
Aug-17-24 Najdorf vs Geller, 1953
Aug-04-24 I Rabinovich vs B Verlinsky, 1933
Aug-04-24 Botvinnik vs B Verlinsky, 1933
Aug-03-24 I Kan vs B Verlinsky, 1930 
Jul-28-24 Veli Yrjo Hirvensalo
Jul-28-24 J Terho vs E Book, 1934
Jul-24-24 Winawer vs Steinitz, 1867
Jul-20-24 Reti vs J W Winter, 1926
Jul-20-24 Arne Tornudd
Jul-16-24 Niemann vs Ivanchuk, 2023 
Jul-07-24 Urho Kalske
Jul-07-24 Capablanca vs U Kalske, 1914
Jul-02-24 Eero Johansson
Jun-26-24 Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912
Jun-26-24 Nordic Congress, Copenhagen (1934) 
Jun-14-24 A Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1905 
Jun-03-24 P Frydman vs Keres, 1935 
May-31-24 Vladas Mikenas
May-29-24 F Apsenieks vs J Terho, 1926
May-08-24 A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912 
May-03-24 Carlos Torre Repetto
Apr-16-24 A Tschepurnoff vs Bogoljubov, 1930
Mar-14-24 E Book vs Fine, 1935
Mar-11-24 A Tschepurnoff vs E Book, 1931 
Feb-29-24 B Garau vs F Rhine, 2024 
Feb-21-24 Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948 
Feb-15-24 Reshevsky vs E Book, 1952 
Feb-11-24 Tenis Melngailis
Feb-11-24 E Book vs M Laisaari, 1936
Feb-06-24 Smyslov vs Euwe, 1948 
Nov-01-23 J van Foreest vs Gledura, 2023
Oct-28-23 FIDE Grand Swiss (2023) 
Oct-20-23 Korchnoi vs Y Polyak, 1950
Oct-15-23 Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948 
Oct-15-23 Euwe vs Yanofsky, 1946
Oct-14-23 Euwe vs Keres, 1939
Oct-01-23 E Book vs I Solin, 1937
Sep-30-23 K Ojanen vs Barcza, 1936
Sep-25-23 L Steiner vs A Tschepurnoff, 1928
Sep-25-23 E Book vs B Rasmusson, 1934
Sep-24-23 R Krogius vs E Book, 1932
Sep-24-23 R Krogius vs B Rasmusson, 1933
Sep-19-23 Saemisch vs Stahlberg, 1935
Sep-17-23 Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1934
Sep-17-23 Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1934
Sep-17-23 Reti vs Euwe, 1928
Sep-16-23 Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1921
Sep-11-23 von Bardeleben vs H Caro, 1892
Sep-10-23 Winawer vs von Bardeleben, 1892
Sep-05-23 H Caro vs Winawer, 1892
Sep-04-23 H Caro vs Winawer, 1892
Sep-03-23 Winawer vs Zukertort, 1878
Sep-03-23 Winawer vs Bird, 1883
Sep-02-23 Winawer vs Shumov, 1875
Sep-02-23 Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896
Aug-27-23 A Reggio vs Janowski, 1902 
Aug-14-23 S Ruth vs W E Napier, 1896
Aug-13-23 Marshall vs A E Swaffield, 1896
Aug-13-23 Marshall vs W E Napier, 1896
Aug-12-23 Marshall vs W E Napier, 1896 
Aug-12-23 W E Napier vs Marshall, 1896
Aug-09-23 Gunsberg vs L Eisenberg, 1902 
Jul-27-23 Viktor Korchnoi 
Jul-27-23 Chess variants (000) 
Jul-12-23 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951
Jul-04-23 Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
Jul-03-23 A Nimzowitsch vs V Buerger, 1927
Jul-03-23 A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926 
Jul-02-23 Aron Nimzowitsch 
Jun-16-23 Fischer vs Gligoric, 1966
Jun-14-23 N Whitaker vs Showalter, 1916
Jun-10-23 Schlechter vs Rubinstein, 1918
Jun-05-23 Torre vs J M Bringas, 1926
Jun-04-23 N Zubarev vs Torre, 1925
May-29-23 W Ruth vs Torre, 1924 
May-28-23 Torre vs H E Jennings, 1924
May-14-23 S Khan vs Capablanca, 1930 
May-01-23 Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1948 
Apr-05-23 B Verlinsky vs Bogoljubov, 1925
Mar-28-23 Kenneth Rogoff 
Feb-18-23 A Khasin vs Gligoric, 1964
Feb-01-23 Hans Berliner 
Jan-15-23 Paul Morphy 
Jan-07-23 Miles vs J Nikolac, 1979
Jan-03-23 K Ojanen vs Keres, 1960 
Dec-17-22 Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908 
Dec-16-22 Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1982
Dec-10-22 Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1895 
Dec-10-22 J F Campbell vs A Ehrlich, 1990 
Nov-26-22 D Li vs O Nigmatov, 2022
Oct-25-22 Showalter vs A W Fox, 1904
Oct-22-22 J Mieses vs Chigorin, 1904
Oct-20-22 Teichmann vs G Marco, 1904
Oct-16-22 A B Hodges vs Showalter, 1904
Sep-29-22 Petrov vs A Dunkelblum, 1937
Sep-29-22 S Herseth vs Petrov, 1937
Sep-22-22 Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2022 
Sep-14-22 Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1948 
Aug-18-22 Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1993 
Aug-04-22 Albin vs Tarrasch, 1902 
Aug-03-22 C H Alexander vs Alekhine, 1938
Jul-12-22 Chigorin vs Maroczy, 1902 
Jul-11-22 Najdorf vs Stahlberg, 1953 
Jul-10-22 Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1902 
Jul-04-22 E Zagoryansky vs Botvinnik, 1943 
Jul-03-22 Euwe vs Smyslov, 1953
Jul-03-22 Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
Jun-19-22 R C Cruz vs Stein, 1965 
Jun-19-22 I Rabinovich vs Alekhine, 1920 
Jun-06-22 Browne vs A Planinc, 1970
Jun-05-22 G Tringov vs A Planinc, 1970
Jun-03-22 Vladimir Petrov 
May-30-22 Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962 
May-28-22 Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1961 
May-27-22 M Napolitano vs P van't Veer, 1950
May-22-22 Geller vs Benko, 1968 
May-19-22 Efim Bogoljubov 
May-16-22 A Nimzowitsch vs G Fluss, 1907
May-14-22 Westerinen vs Antoshin, 1974
May-12-22 E Walther vs Fischer, 1959 
May-07-22 Lasker vs Marshall, 1907 
May-07-22 E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929 
May-04-22 Saemisch vs Spielmann, 1922
May-03-22 W E Napier vs H Wolf, 1902 
Apr-13-22 L Steiner vs Koblents, 1937
Apr-10-22 Stahlberg vs E Book, 1937
Apr-09-22 E Book vs Reshevsky, 1937 
Apr-02-22 Leonard Barden 
Mar-09-22 J Curdo vs A Shaw, 1996 
Mar-02-22 Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1948 
Feb-21-22 Levenfish vs Botvinnik, 1937
Feb-20-22 Levenfish vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1937
Feb-17-22 Harry Pillsbury 
Feb-14-22 S Belavenets vs Veresov, 1934
Feb-14-22 Levenfish vs I Kan, 1934
Feb-12-22 J Fichtl vs L Evans, 1958 
Feb-08-22 Arthur Feuerstein 
Feb-07-22 Botvinnik vs N Riumin, 1931 
Feb-07-22 N Sorokin vs N Riumin, 1931
Feb-06-22 Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931
Feb-05-22 Marshall vs L Eisenberg, 1902 
Feb-03-22 V Rauzer vs Y Rokhlin, 1929 
Jan-23-22 A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs F Bohatirchuk, 1924 
Jan-23-22 Psakhis vs C Pritchett, 1984
Jan-07-22 I A Horowitz vs NN, 1942
Dec-13-21 Tarrasch vs Alapin, 1892
Dec-12-21 J Mieses vs Gunsberg, 1902 
Nov-29-21 Timman vs Westerinen, 1977 
Nov-27-21 P Izmailov vs Y Krasnov, 1926
Nov-22-21 Teichmann vs Alapin, 1908
Nov-16-21 Tolush vs P Izmailov, 1935 
Nov-14-21 P Izmailov vs Botvinnik, 1931 
Nov-14-21 P Izmailov vs I Kan, 1928
May-30-21 A Smorodsky vs P Romanovsky, 1927
May-26-21 Colle vs Yates, 1928
May-25-21 Tartakower vs Colle, 1930
May-21-21 Lilienthal vs Smyslov, 1941 
May-20-21 Smyslov vs G Dzagurov, 1940
May-20-21 Smyslov vs Kirillov, 1940 
May-19-21 Levenfish vs Smyslov, 1949
May-19-21 Smyslov vs Panov, 1943 
May-17-21 Smyslov vs Denker, 1946 
May-16-21 Smyslov vs Ragozin, 1944
May-15-21 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943 
Feb-23-21 Panov vs Smyslov, 1940
Feb-23-21 P Dubinin vs Smyslov, 1940
Feb-22-21 Capablanca vs Kostic, 1918 
Jan-27-21 O Roething vs Marshall, 1900 
Jan-22-21 Smyslov vs Rekach, 1938
Jan-22-21 W E Napier vs L Winkler, 1938
Jan-16-21 W E Napier vs E Fawcett, 1904 
Jan-11-21 A B Hodges vs Schlechter, 1904
Jan-11-21 Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1904
Jan-11-21 A B Hodges vs Lasker, 1904
Jan-10-21 Janowski vs Marshall, 1904
Jan-10-21 A B Hodges vs J F Barry, 1904
Jan-10-21 E Delmar vs A W Fox, 1904
Jan-10-21 Lasker vs T F Lawrence, 1904 
Jan-08-21 A B Hodges vs Marshall, 1904
Jan-08-21 Marshall vs Teichmann, 1904
Jan-06-21 Pillsbury vs J F Barry, 1904
Jan-03-21 Pillsbury vs W E Napier, 1901 
Dec-30-20 W E Napier vs Mason, 1902
Dec-30-20 W E Napier vs Chigorin, 1902
Dec-29-20 W E Napier vs Marshall, 1898 
Dec-26-20 W E Napier vs Marshall, 1896 
Dec-24-20 Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886 
Dec-23-20 Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1870 
Dec-20-20 Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883 
Dec-11-20 Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1876
Dec-08-20 Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1873 
Dec-05-20 G Fridrich vs R Braune, 1871
Nov-30-20 Steinitz vs G Neumann, 1867
Nov-30-20 C De Vere vs Steinitz, 1867
Nov-28-20 Steinitz vs G Fraser, 1867
Nov-26-20 Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866 
Nov-25-20 V Green vs Steinitz, 1862
Nov-25-20 V Green vs Steinitz, 1864 
Nov-25-20 Steinitz vs V Green, 1863
Oct-30-20 Rubinstein vs Torre, 1925
Oct-30-20 Torre vs Gruenfeld, 1925
Oct-23-20 Norway Chess (2020) 
Oct-06-20 Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924 
Sep-28-20 Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1912 
Sep-28-20 Teichmann vs Rubinstein, 1912
Sep-28-20 Rubinstein vs P Leonhardt, 1912
Sep-28-20 Lasker vs Chigorin, 1896 
Sep-28-20 Tarrasch vs Albin, 1896
Sep-28-20 Rubinstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1912 
Sep-28-20 A Nimzowitsch vs Duras, 1912 
Sep-28-20 J Perlis vs A Nimzowitsch, 1912
Sep-27-20 P Leonhardt vs A Nimzowitsch, 1912 
Sep-27-20 H Suechting vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911 
Sep-26-20 J Perlis vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911
Sep-26-20 C Jaffe vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911
Sep-26-20 A Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1911 
Sep-26-20 A Nimzowitsch vs Vidmar, 1911
Sep-26-20 Teichmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911
Sep-26-20 A Nimzowitsch vs Duras, 1911
Sep-26-20 Rotlewi vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911
Sep-26-20 Karlsbad (1911) 
Sep-26-20 Burn vs O Chajes, 1911 
Sep-26-20 C Jaffe vs Burn, 1911
Sep-25-20 Burn vs Levenfish, 1911
Sep-25-20 Rotlewi vs H Fahrni, 1911
Sep-25-20 Rotlewi vs C Jaffe, 1911
Sep-25-20 Schlechter vs Rotlewi, 1911
Sep-25-20 Tartakower vs Rotlewi, 1911 
Sep-24-20 E Cohn vs Burn, 1911
Sep-24-20 Alekhine vs Schlechter, 1911 
Sep-24-20 Rubinstein vs O Chajes, 1911 
Sep-05-20 K Richter vs Alekhine, 1941
Sep-05-20 P Rethy vs K Richter, 1941 
Sep-04-20 K Richter vs Petrov, 1938 
Sep-04-20 H Heinicke vs K Richter, 1938
Sep-04-20 Saemisch vs K Richter, 1938
Sep-03-20 K Richter vs Bogoljubov, 1937
Sep-03-20 M Umansky vs M Monninger, 2005
Sep-03-20 K Richter vs K Skalicka, 1936
Sep-03-20 K Richter vs Eliskases, 1936
Sep-02-20 K Richter vs Stahlberg, 1936
Sep-02-20 K Richter vs K Opocensky, 1936
Sep-02-20 Stahlberg vs K Richter, 1935
Sep-02-20 K Richter vs Eliskases, 1935
Sep-02-20 K Richter vs E Kipke, 1934
Aug-31-20 Vasiukov vs Simagin, 1965
Aug-31-20 Bronstein vs Vasiukov, 1964
Aug-30-20 Ivkov vs Vasiukov, 1962
Aug-30-20 Evgeni Vasiukov 
Aug-30-20 Forintos vs Vasiukov, 1961
Aug-30-20 Vasiukov vs Tal, 1959
Aug-30-20 Korchnoi vs Vasiukov, 1955
Aug-30-20 Geller vs Vasiukov, 1959 
Aug-29-20 Vasiukov vs Uhlmann, 1962 
Aug-29-20 Vasiukov vs Spassky, 1959
Aug-17-20 Westerinen vs O Puhakka, 1958
Aug-13-20 E Book vs Per Ottosen, 1955
Aug-13-20 V Palomaa vs I Solin, 1946 
Aug-12-20 E Book vs V Palomaa, 1946
Aug-12-20 Keres vs O Kaila, 1943
Aug-10-20 Alekhine vs Hoelscher, 1933 
Aug-10-20 E Book vs Reinhold, 1944
Aug-10-20 E Book vs J Terho, 1930
Aug-08-20 A Foguelman vs Szabo, 1960
Aug-08-20 E Book vs H Carlsson, 1946
Aug-07-20 E Lindroos vs E Book, 1934
Aug-05-20 E Book vs Virmo Salminen, 1972
Jul-23-20 K Rogoff vs P Poutiainen, 1971
Jul-22-20 J Aijala vs P Poutiainen, 1976
Jul-19-20 I Farago vs P Poutiainen, 1975 
Jul-07-19 Rubinstein vs P Leonhardt, 1908
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