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Harry Golombek vs Ilmar Raud
Warsaw Ol 1935  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Classical Variation (D68)  ·  1-0


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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-11-07
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  meloncio: Golombek referred to the 1935 Olympiad in Warsaw and his country’s match against Estonia:

‘I beat Ilmar Raud on fourth board, being rather surprised when, as I was about to give checkmate, my opponent took hold of my queen and made the mating move himself.'

Source: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... CN # 5215 by Edward Winter.


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