Hanau 1947 (30 January-10 February) International Tournament. Game Collection: Hanau 1947 International Tournament <Zemgalis> finished 3rd behind Lucius Endzelins and Karlis Ozols , ahead of Friedrich Nuernberg , Friedrich Saemisch , Walter Jursevskis , Leonids Dreibergs , Kazys Skema , A Zirnis , Alfred J Krumins, Arkadij Strazdins, Ignas Zalys , Maximilian Ernst Poolake (Maximilian Ernst ("Max") Poolake, b. 1 Sep 1914 in Estonia, married 1949 in Gloucestershire to Daphne I M Pitt, died 2 Oct 1987 in Bournemouth.), Heinricks Kalnins , Artur Darznieks , Artemijs Stabins and Udo Nurme, scoring +10-3=3.

Udo Nurme post from Tabanus: Biographer Bistro (kibitz #19901)

This tournament also featured an internal "Latvian Championship in Exile" competition among the Latvian players at <Hanau 1947>. In addition to their score in the general tournament, a second cross table would be created to reflect only the Latvian players' results against other Latvian players in the tournament.

Among the Latvian players, <Zemgailis> tied for 1st with Teodors Bergs and Karlis Ozols . The winner of the Latvian Championship in Exile competition would not finally be decided until a three man quadruple round robin playoff match was held in Fischbach (14-21 May).

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EVENT TEMPLATE

Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result ""
White ""
Black ""
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

EVENT TEMPLATE

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Ozols, Karlis Alexander"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O d5 6. c4 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bf4 h6 9. Nbd2 g5 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Rac1 Ne4 12. Ne5 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Nd7 14. f4 g4 15. Kf2 Nf6 16. Rh1 Bd7 17. c5 Qc7 18. h3 gxh3 19. Rxh3 h5 20. Rch1 Be8 21. Bf3 Qg7 22. Qc1 Rc8 23. Qg1 Ng4+ 24. Bxg4 fxg4 25. Rxh5 Bxh5 26. Rxh5 Rf5 27. Rh4 Kf8 28. Qh2 Ke8 29. Rh7 Rxf4+ 30. gxf4 g3+ 31. Kg2 gxh2+ 32. Rxg7 1-0

E Zemgalis vs K Ozols, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "0-1"
White "Strazdins, Arkadijs"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Ne2 e5 8. Ng3 Re8 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Ba3 Na5 11. c5 d5 12. dxe5 Rxe5 13. O-O Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 Re8 16. f4 Qd3 17. Qxd3 cxd3 18. e5 Nd5 19. Rf3 Bg4 20. Rxd3 Nxf4 21. Rd4 Ne2+ 22. Nxe2 Bxe2 23. Rb1 b6 24. Rd7 Rac8 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Re1 Bc4 27. Re4 Bxa2 28. c4 Bb1 29. Rf4 Bg6 30. Bb2 Red8 31. Rfd4 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Bf5 33. Rd1 Be6 34. Rc1 c5 35. Rc3 Ra8 36. h3 h6 37. Kh2 Ra4 38. Rb3 Rxc4 39. Rxb6 Rc2 40. Rb8+ Kh7 41. Ba3 c4 42. Rb2 Rc3 43. Bc5 Rd3 44. Re2 Kg6 45. Rc2 Kf5 46. Bf8 Kg6 47. Bb4 h5 48. Kg1 Kf5 49. Bc3 Ke4 50. Rc1 Kd5 51. Kf2 Bf5 52. Kf1 Be4 53. Kf2 h4 54. e6 fxe6 55. Bxg7 Bxg2 56. Bf6 Bxh3 57. Bxh4 c3 58. Bf6 Kc4 59. Ra1 c2 60. Ra7 Rd5 61. Bb2 Kb3 62. Rb7+ Ka2 63. Bc1 Bf5 64. Bh6 Rd3 65. Ke2 Rb3 66. Ra7+ Kb1 67. Rc7 e5 68. Rc5 Bd3+ 69. Kd2 Ba6 70. Rc6 e4 0-1

A Strazdins vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "0-1"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Skema, Kazys"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Qc7 7. O-O e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qxe5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Nf3 Qf5 13. Qa4 Bd6 14. Rd1 Ke7 15. Qh4+ f6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Re1 Rhe8 18. Qxe4+ Qxe4 19. Rxe4+ Kf7 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Be3 b6 22. Rd1 Ke6 23. Kf1 g5 24. h3 h5 25. g3 Re7 26. h4 g4 27. Ne1 Ne5 28. Ng2 Nc4 29. Bc1 Be5 30. Rd8 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Kxd7 32. Ke2 Ke6 33. Kd3 b5 34. a4 a6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ne3 Nd6 37. b3 f5 38. Nd1 c4+ 39. bxc4 bxc4+ 40. Ke2 Kd5 41. Ne3+ Ke4 42. Ba3 Nb5 43. Bb4 Bxc3 44. Bxc3 Nxc3+ 45. Kd2 Nb1+ 46. Kc2 Na3+ 47. Kc3 f4 48. gxf4 Kxf4 49. Nf1 Kf3 50. Ng3 Kxf2 51. Nxh5 Kf3 52. Kb4 Nb5 53. Kxc4 Nd6+ 54. Kd5 Nf5 55. Ke5 Nxh4 56. Kf6 Ng2 57. Kf5 Ne3+ 58. Kg5 Nd5 59. Kf5 Ne3+ 60. Kg5 Nc2 61. Ng7 Nd4 62. Nh5 Ne6+ 63. Kh6 Nf4 64. Ng7 Ke4 65. Kg5 g3 66. Nf5 g2 67. Kg4 g1=Q+ 0-1

E Zemgalis vs K Skema, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Dreibergs, Leonids"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
ECO "?"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nxd5 exd5 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Be7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Qd3 c5 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. b3 a5 18. a4 c4 19. bxc4 Qxa4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bxc7 Rdc8 22. cxd5 Rxc7 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd7 a4 27. Rfd1 Rxc2 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kf7 30. Ra8 Rc4 31. f3 h6 32. Kh2 Kf6 33. Ra7 g5 34. Ra5 Ke7 35. Ra6 Rb4 36. Kg3 Kf7 37. Ra8 h5 38. Ra5 Kf6 39. Kh2 h4 40. Ra8 Kf5 41. Rf8+ Ke5 42. Ra8 Kf4 43. Ra6 e5 44. Ra5 Rc4 45. Ra8 Ke3 46. Ra5 Kd4 47. Kg1 Rb4 48. Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Kg1 Rb4 50. Kf2 Rc4 51. Ke2 Rb4 52. Kf2 Rb2+ 53. Kg1 Ra2 54. Kf1 Ra1+ 55. Kf2 a3 56. Ke2 Kc3 57. Kf2 Kb4 58. Rxe5 Rc1 59. Re8 Rc5 60. f4 a2 61. Re1 Rf5 62. g3 hxg3+ 63. Kxg3 Rxf4 0-1

L Dreibergs vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Jursevskis, Walter"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
ECO "?"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. exd4 O-O 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 a6 12. a4 Qd6 13. Rfe1 Rd8 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Bf5 16. Re5 Bg4 17. Rae1 Ng6 18. R5e3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Ne5 20. Rh3 c6 21. Qc2 g6 22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Rxb7 Rac8 26. Qc4+ Qd5 27. Qxa6 Re8 28. Rc1 Ne5 29. Rf1 Ra8 30. Qb6 Rxa4 31. f4 Rf8 32. Rb8 Raxf4 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Qf6+ Ke8 36. Qh8+ Kd7 37. Qg7+ Kc6 38. Qf6+ Kc5 39. Qf2+ Kb5 40. h3 Nd3 41. Qa7 Qd6 42. Qb7+ Kc5 43. b3 Kd4 44. Qg7+ Ke4 45. Qf7 Ne5 46. Qb7+ Kf4 47. Kh2 g5 48. Qb5 Nf3+ 49. gxf3 Kxf3+ 50. Kh1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2 Qd2+ 0-1

W Jursevskis vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Nuernberg, Friedrich"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
ECO "?"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a4 Qb6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Qb3 O-O 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. exd4 b4 18. Ne2 Ra8 19. Qc2 Bb5 20. Bf4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nd5 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. h4 Qb5 24. Qf3 Rc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Kg8 27. Kh2 Qc4 28. g4 h6 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Qc2 31. b3 Nf8 32. Bf4 Ng6 33. Bg3 Qd2 34. Qg4 Qd1 35. f4 Nc3 36. f5 exf5 0-1

F Nuernberg vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
ECO "?"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nd5 11. a3 Be7 12. Nf1 Qc7 13. Bd2 c4 14. Bc2 c3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. a4 O-O 18. Rdc1 Qa5 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. Bd3 Qb6 21. N1d2 a5 22. Nc4 Qd8 23. Nce5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Bd6 25. f4 a4 26. Nc4 a3 27. Rc3 g6 28. Nxa3 Bb4 29. Rb3 Bd6 30. Rxb7 Rxa3 31. Rxa3 Bxa3 32. Qc2 Bd6 33. g3 Qc8 34. Qb1 Qc3 35. Rb3 Qd2 36. Bf1 Rc8 37. Qd3 Qa2 38. Qb1 Qa4 39. Qb2 Qe8 40. Rc3 Rb8 41. Rb3 Rc8 1/2-1/2

M Poolake vs E Zemgalis, 1947

Maximilian Ernst ("Max") Poolake, b. 1 Sep 1914 in Estonia, married 1949 in Gloucestershire to Daphne I M Pitt, died 2 Oct 1987 in Bournemouth.

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Stabins, Artemijs"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
ECO "?"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O a6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qf4 Bb7 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Kxg2 Ra7 16. Ne4 Qa8 17. Kg1 Bb6 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. exf3 Nd5 21. Bd2 Rc7 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Nb4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Nxa2 28. Ne4 Nb4 29. Nc5 Kf8 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Ke2 f5 32. Kd2 Kd6 33. Nb3 Nc6 34. g4 fxg4 35. fxg4 Ne5 36. h3 Nc4+ 37. Kc3 Nxe3 38. Kb4 Nc4 39. Nc5 Nxb2 40. Nxa6 Nd3+ 41. Kxb5 Nf2 42. Kc4 Ke5 43. Nc7 Nxh3 44. Kd3 Nf2+ 0-1

A Stabins vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Darznieks, Artur"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
ECO "?"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Nxd4 Bxb5 10. Ndxb5 Nc6 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. a3 Bc5 14. b4 Be7 15. Ne2 Rg8 16. O-O a5 17. bxa5 Rg5 18. Nec3 Nxa5 19. f4 Rc5 20. Rad1 Rdc8 21. Rd3 Rc4 22. Rff3 Nb3 23. Rh3 Nc5 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Nxd4 Ra8 26. Ndb5 Kf8 27. Rxh7 Ra5 28. e5 fxe5 29. fxe5 Nd3 30. Rh5 Bxa3 31. g3 Bb2 32. Rh8+ Kg7 33. Rb8 Bxc3 34. Nxc3 Ra3 35. Nb5 Rb3 36. Nd6 b6 37. Nc8 b5 38. Na7 b4 39. Nc6 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 b3 41. Kf3 b2 42. Ke2 Nc5 43. Kd2 Rh1 44. Rxb2 Rxh2+ 0-1

A Darznieks vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Endzelins, Lucius"
ECO "?"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8. Re1 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd7 11. Rb1 Na5 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. f4 f6 14. f5 Bf7 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Nh5 Bxh5 17. Qxh5 Rae8 18. Bd2 c5 19. Re3 Ng8 20. Rh3 h6 21. Bb5 Nc6 22. dxc5 Re5 23. Rf1 Qe7 24. Bd3 Qxc5+ 25. Kh1 Ree8 26. g4 Ne5 27. g5 fxg5 28. Bxg5 Nf6 29. Qd1 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Qxa3 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. Qxd5 Qd6 33. c4 Ref8 34. Re3 Qc6 35. Kg1 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 Qg6+ 37. Kh1 Rxf5 38. Re8+ Qxe8 39. Qxf5 Qc6+ 40. Kg1 Qxc4 41. Qf8+ Qg8 42. Qd6 Qc8 43. Qd3 Qc6 44. Kf2 b6 45. h3 a5 46. Ke1 Kg8 47. Kd1 a4 48. Kc1 b5 49. Qg3 Qc5 50. Qd3 Qc4 51. Qe3 Qd5 52. Kb1 Kh7 53. Qa3 Kg6 54. Kb2 Qd4+ 55. Kb1 Kg5 56. Qg3+ Kh5 57. c3 Qe4+ 58. Kb2 b4 59. Qxg7 Qe2+ 60. Kb1 Qd1+ 61. Ka2 Qb3+ 0-1

E Zemgalis vs L Endzelins, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Kalnins, Heinricks"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nd7 4. Ngf3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qe2 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Bg5 O-O 12. O-O-O Nd5 13. h4 f6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bd2 a5 16. Nd4 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Nf4 19. g3 Ne2+ 20. Kb1 Qxf2 21. Bc1 Rad8 22. Rde1 Nxc3+ 23. bxc3 Bc5 24. g4 Rd6 25. Qxf2 Bxf2 26. Re2 Rb6+ 27. Rb2 Rd8 28. Rxb6 Bxb6 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Bc5 31. g6 Rd6 32. Kc2 b5 33. Bd3 Rb6 34. a4 bxa4 35. Bc4+ Kf8 1-0

E Zemgalis vs H Kalnins, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Krumins, Alfred J"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba3 12. Rb1 e5 13. O-O Re8 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh4 Bd6 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. Bg3 exd4 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. cxd4 Nf6 20. Rfc1 Qe7 21. Qb2 Nd5 22. a4 a5 23. Nc4 Nb4 24. Qd2 Qg5 25. Bf1 Bf5 26. Rb3 Be4 27. f4 Qe7 28. Nxa5 Rxa5 29. Qxb4 Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Rea8 31. Rxb7 Rxa4 32. Rb2 Ra3 33. Kf2 Ra2 34. Re2 R8a3 35. Rce1 f5 36. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 37. Re2 Ra3 38. Rd2 Kf7 39. Be2 Ke6 40. Bf3 Kd5 41. Rb2 g5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. h3 Bxf3 44. gxf3 f4 45. exf4 gxf4 1/2-1/2

E Zemgalis vs A Krumins, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Nurme, Udo"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ne5 Nfd7 7. Nxd7 Nxd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Be7 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O Bb4 14. f3 Qe7 15. a3 Bd6 16. f4 Kh8 17. Qf3 f6 18. Qh3 e5 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. f5 Bf7 21. Bxf7 Rxf7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. b4 Rff8 24. Rfd1 Ra6 25. Ra2 Rd8 26. Rad2 Raa8 27. Ne2 Bc7 28. Qb3 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qf7 b5 32. h3 h6 33. Kh2 b6 34. Ng3 Bd6 35. Nh5 Qe7 36. Qg6 Kg8 37. Nxg7 Qxg7 38. Qxd6 c5 39. bxc5 bxc5 40. Qxc5 h5 41. Qxb5 Qe7 42. Qd5+ Kf8 43. Qe6 Qxa3 44. Qxe5 Qe3 45. f6 1-0

E Zemgalis vs U Nurme, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Zirnis, A"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. g3 a6 7. Qxc4 c5 8. Bg2 b5 9. Qd3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Qb1 Rac8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qb2 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Nd5 21. a3 Qb7 22. Qd2 Rd7 23. Rd1 Rc7 24. Ne1 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 h6 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 1/2-1/2

A Zirnis vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Saemisch, Friedrich"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. b3 Re8 9. e4 c6 10. Bb2 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf8 12. h3 Qf6 13. Ne2 Bxh3 14. Bxh3 Qxf3 15. Bg2 Qg4 16. f3 Qd7 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. f4 exd4 19. g4 Nf6 20. Qxd4 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Rxd6 Rxa2 24. Nc1 Be7 25. Nxa2 Bxd6 26. Nc3 g5 27. f5 Be5 28. Ne2 Rd8 29. Rb1 Rd2 30. Kf2 Rb2 31. Rxb2 Bxb2 32. Ke3 Nd7 33. Kd3 Kf8 34. Kc2 Be5 35. Nc1 Bd4 36. Nd3 Ke7 37. b4 Kf6 38. Bf3 Ne5 39. Nxe5 Kxe5 40. Kd3 Ba1 41. b5 Kf4 42. Be2 Be5 43. Bd1 h6 44. Kd2 Kxe4 45. Ke1 Kf4 46. Kf2 h5 47. Kg2 hxg4 48. Bc2 Ke3 49. Bd1 Kd3 50. bxc6 bxc6 51. Ba4 b5 52. cxb5 c5 53. b6 c4 54. b7 0-1

E Zemgalis vs Saemisch, 1947

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Event "Hanau International"
Site "Hanau, GER"
Date "1947.??.??"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Zalys, Ignas"
EventDate "1947.01.30"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' pp.9-10"

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Ngf3 Nbc6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. c3 e5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Qe4+ Kg8 13. Qxd5 Bb6 14. Nc4 Be6 15. Qe4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nd4 17. Qxc7 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bxc7 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 a6 21. Bc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Kf1 f5 25. Bd6 Bf6 26. f4 e4 27. f3 Kf7 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Bc7 g6 31. h3 b5 32. Kd2 Kd5 33. Ke3 b4 34. Ba5 bxc3 35. bxc3 g5 36. f5 Ke5 37. c4 Be7 38. Bb6 Ba3 39. c5 Bc1+ 40. Ke2 Kxf5 41. c6 Ke6 42. Be3 Bb2 43. Bb6 Bc1 44. Bc5 Bf4 45. Be3 Bc7 46. Bxg5 Kd5 47. Ke3 Bb6+ 48. Kf4 e3 49. Kf3 e2 50. Kxe2 Kxc6 51. h4 Kd5 52. Kd3 Bd4 53. h5 Bg7 54. Be3 Bf8 55. Kc3 Ke4 56. Bc1 Kd5 57. Kb3 Kc6 58. Kc4 Bg7 59. Kb4 Bf8+ 60. Kc4 Bg7 61. Ba3 Bh6 62. Kd4 Bd2 63. Ke4 Bh6 64. Kf5 Kd7 65. Kg6 Bd2 66. Bf8 Ke8 67. Bh6 Bc3 68. Bg5 Kf8 69. h6 Kg8 70. a4 a5 71. Bd8 Bg7 72. h7+ Kh8 73. Bxa5 Bd4 74. Bd8 1-0

E Zemgalis vs I Zalys, 1947

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