Fischbach 1947 (14-21 May) American Zone DP Latvian Championship playoff tournament.

Zemgalis won the playoff, scoring +5-1=2 against Teodors Bergs and Karlis Ozols to become the 1st Latvian Champion in Exile.

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Ozols, Karlis Alexander"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.112"

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 c3 11. bxc3 Bd7 12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Nfd4 O-O-O 14. Bg5 e5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Kf1 Kc7 19. e3 Rd5 20. Ke2 Rb8 21. Rab1 f5 22. Rd2 f6 23. Rbb2 Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 f4 25. gxf4 exf4 26. exf4 Bxf2 27. Kd3 Ba7 28. Ke4 Bc5 29. Kf5 Bd6 30. Rb1 Ba3 31. h4 Bd6 32. Nd2 Rg8 33. Ne4 Be7 34. Re1 Rf8 35. Rg1 Kb6 36. Rg7 Ba3 37. Rxh7 Ka5 38. h5 Kxa4 39. h6 a5 40. Rb7 Bc1 41. h7 Ka3 42. Rb1 Bb2 43. Rh1 Rh8 44. Kxf6 Kb3 45. Kg7 Re8 46. h8=Q Rxe4 47. Qb8+ Rb4 48. Qd6 Bxc3+ 1-0

K Ozols vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Ozols, Karlis Alexander"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.112"

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 Be7 11. Rd1 e5 12. c3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bf4 Qb4 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. a5 Rd7 19. Bxa6 Nxa5 20. Nxa5 bxa6 21. Nc6 Qb6 22. Be5 Re8 23. Bxd4 Qb7 24. Nxe7+ Rdxe7 25. Qg3 Re6 26. Rd3 Nh5 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 Re6 31. Rc3 h6 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. g3 Kg6 34. Kg2 Nf6 35. f4 Ne8 36. g4 Kh7 37. Kf3 Nd6 38. Rf8 Nb5 39. Bc5 Rc6 40. b4 f6 41. Rb8 Nc7 42. Rb6 Rxb6 43. Bxb6 Nd5 44. Bc5 h5 45. Ke4 Nc3+ 46. Kd3 Nb5 47. gxh5 Kh6 48. Bf8 Nc7 49. Kc4 f5 50. Bd6 Ne8 51. Be5 Kxh5 52. Kc5 Kh4 53. Kb6 Kxh3 54. Kxa6 Kg4 55. b5 g5 56. b6 gxf4 57. b7 f3 58. b8=Q f2 59. Qb4+ Kf3 60. Qc4 Kg2 61. Qe2 1-0

E Zemgalis vs K Ozols, 1947

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Ozols, Karlis Alexander"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.112"

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rc1 Nc6 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. a3 a6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. h3 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qc5 24. Bc2 g6 25. h4 Qb6 26. Qc1 Qd8 1/2-1/2

K Ozols vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Endzelins, Lucius"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.112"

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Kb1 Rhe8 13. Qe2 Kb8 14. Ba6 Ba8 15. Bb5 Qb4 16. a3 Qa5 17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. d5 a6 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. dxe6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 fxe6 22. Nd4 Qd5 23. f3 Bb7 24. Nb3 Qh5 25. h3 Qf7 26. c4 e5 27. Ka1 a5 28. Qd3 e4 29. fxe4 Bxe4 30. Qc3 Bxg2 31. c5 Qh5 32. Rc1 Qxh3 33. Qc4 Qe6 34. Qb5 Bc6 35. Qd3 Be4 36. Qb5 Bc6 37. Qd3 Qd5 38. Qg3 Qf3 39. Qxf3 Bxf3 0-1

L Endzelins vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Endzelins, Lucius"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.113"

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Bb5 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 c5 10. N4f3 c4 11. c3 cxb3 12. Nxb3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 b4 15. cxb4 Bxb4 16. Nbd4 Bb7 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Rfc1 Ba8 21. Qc3 Qb4 22. b3 h6 23. h3 Rfe8 24. Ra2 f6 25. Re2 fxe5 26. Nxe5 Nf6 27. f3 a5 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. Rd2 Bb7 30. Rc5 Ra8 31. Rc7 Re8 32. Kf2 Kh7 33. Ke3 Ng8 34. Rdc2 Ne7 35. g4 Ba6 36. Ra7 Bc4 37. bxc4 Rxa4 38. c5 Ng6 39. Nxg6 Kxg6 40. c6 Kf6 41. c7 Rc4 42. Rxc4 dxc4 43. Rxa5 Rc8 44. Rc5 Ke7 45. Rxc4 Kd7 46. Ke4 1-0

E Zemgalis vs L Endzelins, 1947

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Endzelins, Lucius"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.113"

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. e4 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb4+ 12. Ke2 O-O 13. f4 Rd8 14. Ke3 Bd7 15. a3 Be7 16. Be2 Bc6 17. b4 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. Rad1 Re8 20. Bc4+ Kf8 21. Kf2 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Rhe1 Bxa3 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Ra1 Ra4 26. Rxa3 Rxc4 27. Ke3 Rc2 28. Ra5 1/2-1/2

L Endzelins vs E Zemgalis, 1947

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Event "DP Latvian championship playoff"
Site "Fischbach GER"
Date "1947.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Endzelins, Lucius"
EventDate "1947.05.14"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.113"

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Rc8 9. d4 f6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Be3 e6 12. Bd3 Kf7 13. Ne2 Bd6 14. c3 Nge7 15. h4 Qc7 16. Qd2 e5 17. O-O-O e4 18. Bc2 b5 19. Kb1 b4 20. Rc1 bxc3 21. Nxc3 Qb7 22. Bb3 Na5 23. Nxe4 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Bb4 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Qxc5 Nxb3 27. axb3 Qxb3 28. Qc2 1-0

E Zemgalis vs L Endzelins, 1947 ===