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Rene Gralla vs Herbert Kroeger
Championship Elmshorner SC 75/76 (1975), Elmshorn FRG, rd 10, Dec-05
Philidor Defense: General (C41)  ·  1-0

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Rene Gralla vs Herbert Kroeger (1975)
The adversaries of the game Rene Gralla (2nd from right) and Herbert Kroeger (2nd from left) are flanked by the 22-time (!) champion the Elmshorner SC, Adolf Schaedlich (left), and by Klaus van Riesen (right), the 3-time champion of that renowned chess club in the southern part of the German State of Schlesvig-Holstein.
Photo by PHOTO Minet, courtesy of Rene Gralla.


Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-27-10  Nightsurfer: Thinking back to that match I do remember that I had instantly started to hope for a replay of Morphy's famous "Night at the Opera" at Paris 1858 (Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858) when my opponent had resorted to the Philidor variant 3. ... Bg4 at Elmshorn 1975, and I was really disappointed when Mr. Kroeger did not continue 6. ... Nf6 - as Morphy's opponents had chosen to do so in order to counter 6.Bc4 ... at Paris 1858 - , but made up his mind for 6. ... Qf6!? as his way to answer 6.Bc4 ..., and I did not know back then that I would have to wait for 33 more years until the big chance would finally come: an incredible replay of Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858 at Hamburg, Germany in 2008, please compare R Gralla vs S Stojanovic, 2008!
Nov-27-10  Nightsurfer: It is interesting to note that the try to improve Black's play in the <3. ... Bg4>-variant of the Philidor Defense by countering 6.Bc4 ... with 6. ... Qf6!? as <Mr. Herbert Kroeger> has preferred to play here (instead of copying 6. ... Nf6 that Black has tried out on the occasion of Morphy's famous "Night at the Opera" Paris 1858, please compare Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858, and during a crazy replay 150 years later at Hamburg, Germany in 2008, please check out R Gralla vs S Stojanovic, 2008), has been tested 35 years later once more again, but that time during the Chess Olympiad (Women) 2010 in Russia, please compare Ana Margarida Ferreira vs Miyanda Mweetwa, 2010, but the outcome was the same back in 2010: ZERO points for Black!
Nov-27-10  Nightsurfer: After 8.0-0 ... , <Mr. Herbert Kroeger> has pulled his Bishop back from c5 to b6 (8. ... Bb6), whereas 35 years after this very match here - namely when the same position has been put on the board during the Chess Olympiad (Women) at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in 2010! - , Black has tried out 8. ... b6 as an alternative - sort of! - , please compare Ana Margarida Ferreira vs Miyanda Mweetwa, 2010 , but that didn't make a big difference. In 2010 <Ms. Miyanda Mweetwa> only hold out 5 moves longer until she was forced to resign after White move no. 22 - whereas <Mr. Herbert Kroeger> already threw in the towel after White move no. 17! A real catastrophe!
May-04-13  Helmsch: I happened to see this game and opened it as I know Herbert as well. I was positively surprised to find the picture that showed my father (Adolf), Klaus, Herbert and you. It was on the wall of my parents living room for decades until recently.
Jun-24-13  Nightsurfer: @<Helmsch>
Hello, I am so happy that you like it!
Feb-24-15
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  tpstar: White has won every game in this Opera House line, currently 24 for 24 = Opening Explorer

<Nightsurfer> Great picture!

Dec-10-15  Nightsurfer: @<tpstar> I am happy that you like that picture! ;-) That very vintage style - 'looks like as if the camera man has been born way back in the 19th century!!
Dec-10-15
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  tpstar: <Nightsurfer> I still think you have The Best Player Picture Ever! ;>D
Dec-26-15
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  Domdaniel: <Nightsurfer> -- That is a good point that <tpstar> makes. I've shared a profession of two with you - I've also interviewed a lot of interesting people - but I rarely bothered to keep photos. So it goes.
Dec-26-15  zanzibar: Could we please recaption the photo so that the placement is 2nd + 3rd from just one direction, say from the left?
Jan-07-16  Nightsurfer: <zanzibar> A recaption is not possible anymore since - said to say! - <Herbert Kroeger> (2nd from left) has passed away in the meantime (and <Adolf Schaedlich>, left, has gone to the HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS too).
Jan-18-16  Nightsurfer: <tpstar>
Thank you so much for your assessment but I think that THE BEST PLAYER PICTURE EVER is that one that has been taken in 1963 when Marcel Duchamp played against a naked (!) Eve Babitz at Pasadena, please check it out: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.co... ... I do hope that the watchdogs of the NEW MORALTY can accept that picture!
Jan-18-16
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  tpstar: <Duchamp-Babitz> Black is bust!

<New Morality> Fear not. Millennials won't even notice anything in Black & White.

Best Picture versus Breast Picture.

Jan-19-16  Nightsurfer: <tpstar>

Since most of the chess players are supposed to be male I assume that the overwhelming majority of them would vote for BREAST Picture instead of "Best" Picture ... ;-) ... <B>OOBS <B>OWER for the <B>EOPLE, uhm, sorry, I mean <P>OOPS <P>OWER for the <P>EOPLE ... or so ... :-D ...!

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