Esslingen 1949 (November) DP Latvian championship.

Zemgailis shared 1st with Leonids Dreibergs, ahead of Igor Garais, A Zirnis, Zibens, Alberts Melnbardis, Heinricks Kalnins, Stirna and John Pamiljens, scoring +4-0=4.

John Donaldson "Elmars Zemgailis - Grandmaster without the title" Pomeranian Publishing, 2001

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Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Pamiljens, John"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.46"

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Kh1 Bd7 9. f4 e5 10. Ndb5 Qb8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. f5 Re8 18. Qf3 g5 19. Qh5 Qd8 20. Bxg5 Bxg5 21. f6 Bxf6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Bg6 Qe7 24. Rae1 Be6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qh8# 1-0

E Zemgalis vs J Pamiljens, 1949

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Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Melnbardis, Alberts"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.129"

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O e6 9. Qe1 Be7 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Ndf3 Rab8 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Rf3 f6 17. Nd3 Rfe8 18. Qh4 Bf8 19. g4 fxg4 20. Qxg4 c5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Kg2 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Re1 24. Rxd5 Rbe8 25. Kh3 Qc4 26. Qf3 Qc8+ 27. f5 Bc5 28. b4 Bb6 29. Rd3 R8e5 30. Kg4 h5+ 31. Kh4 Rxf5 32. Qg3 Bf2 0-1

A Melnbardis vs E Zemgalis, 1949

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Garais v Zemgailis 1

Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Garais, Igor"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.154"

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 exd4 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bd5 Bb7 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxb7 Ra7 13. Be4 c5 14. Be3 d5 15. Bd3 Ne6 16. a4 d4 17. Bc1 c4 18. Be4 Qb6 19. Nd2 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. axb5 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Nc5 23. Nxc4 Qxb5 24. Rxd4 Bf6 25. Be3 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Rc7 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Qd6 Rfc8 29. b3 Rd7 30. Qe5 Rcd8 31. h3 Rd5 32. Qe7 Qb8 33. g3 Qa8 34. Re1 Re8 35. Qf7 Rd7 36. Qh5 Rd5 37. Qf3 Qd8 38. Kh2 Rf8 39. Qg2 Ne6 40. Bb6 Qd7 41. Be3 Rd1 42. Qg1 Rxe1 43. Qxe1 Nd4 44. Ne5 Qd5 45. Bxd4 Qxd4 1/2-1/2

I Garais vs E Zemgalis, 1949

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Garais v Zemgailis 2

Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Garais, Igor"
EventDate "1949.11.??"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.130"

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Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Kalnins, Heinricks"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.153"

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. dxc5 bxc5 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Ne4 10. Qb3 Bc6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe3 f5 13. Qxc5 Nc6 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd4 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Qxa7 Ra8 18. Qb7 Rb8 19. Qa7 Ra8 20. Qb7 1/2-1/2

H Kalnins vs E Zemgalis, 1949

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Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Stirna"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.154"

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Bb2 Nd7 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 e5 10. e4 Qe7 11. Ng5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 h6 13. Nh3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 a5 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Nc5 18. Rd2 Ne6 19. Kh1 f6 20. Ng1 Bc5 21. Rfd1 Bd4 22. f3 Rd7 23. Ne2 Rad8 24. g3 b6 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Bc3 h5 27. Qb2 Be3 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qc2 Bd4 30. Rd2 g5 31. Qd1 c5 32. h3 Rd8 33. Rd3 g4 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Bd2 Rh8 36. Nxd4 cxd4 37. Bc1 Ke8 38. Qg1 Qh7 39. Rd1 Nc5 40. Re1 Nd3 41. Rd1 Qh3# 0-1

Stirna vs E Zemgalis, 1949

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Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Black "Dreibergs, Leonids"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.154"

1. c4 f5 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 g6 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rab1 Ndf6 13. b4 Bd7 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. Rbe1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 e5 17. a4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Ng7 19. e4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Qf6 22. Qe3 Rae8 23. Nb3 b6 24. Rd1 Rxe4 25. fxe4 Qe7 26. Qc3 Bg4 27. Re1 h6 28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Bb3 c5 30. bxc5 Qxc5 31. Qe3 Kh7 32. Rc1 Qe5 33. Nf3 Qb2 34. h3 Be8 35. Rc2 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Ne6 37. Nd2 Qa1 38. Bxe6 Qe5+ 39. Qg3 Qxe6 1/2-1/2

E Zemgalis vs L Dreibergs, 1949

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Event "DP Latvian championship"
Site "Esslingen GER"
Date "1949.11.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Zirnis, A"
Black "Zemgalis, Elmars"
Source "Donaldson, 'Elmars Zemgalis' p.154"

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. d4 c6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bc2 Qc7 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. h3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nd2 O-O 17. e4 Bb7 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nb3 Rac8 20. Ra2 Nb6 21. Be3 Na4 22. Qd3 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Rfd8 24. Bd4 e5 25. Kxh2 exd4+ 26. f4 Nc3 27. Nc5 Nxa2 28. e5 g6 29. Bb3 Bd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Ne4 Rdd8 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Qg3 Nc3 34. Qg5 Nd5 35. Ng4 Qe7 36. Qh6+ Kh8 37. f5 Ne3 38. Kg1 Nxg4 39. hxg4 Qxe5 40. fxg6 Qe3+ 0-1

A Zirnis vs E Zemgalis, 1949

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