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Harry Klass

Number of games in database: 40
Years covered: 1935 to 1961
Overall record: +19 -12 =9 (58.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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HARRY KLASS
(died Aug-24-1987) Australia

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Last updated: 2021-11-21 12:46:22

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Purdy vs H Klass  1-0331935Sydney InvitationalE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
2. L Steiner vs H Klass  0-1431936Simultaneous clock exhibitionE46 Nimzo-Indian
3. H Klass vs R E Armati  1-0491945AUS-corr chD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
4. H Klass vs C Purdy 1-0471945New South Wales-chC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
5. D McGrath vs H Klass  0-1301945Australian ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
6. H Klass vs R G Wade  1-0291945Australian ChampionshipB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
7. H Klass vs A L Miller  1-0461945Australian ChampionshipC12 French, McCutcheon
8. H Klass vs A Frijda 0-1271946AUS-chC15 French, Winawer
9. H Klass vs G Koshnitsky 1-0311946New South Wales ChE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
10. M Raizman vs H Klass 1-0411946AUS-FRA mA13 English
11. C Purdy vs H Klass 1-0291947New South Wales ChA27 English, Three Knights System
12. H Klass vs B H Johnson  1-0281947New South Wales ChB50 Sicilian
13. G Abrahams vs H Klass ½-½391947AUS - GB radio matchC24 Bishop's Opening
14. M Sturm vs H Klass 1-0171949corrA40 Queen's Pawn Game
15. R Pikler vs H Klass 0-1321949Training tournamentC13 French
16. G Karoly vs H Klass  0-1321951Australian ChampionshipC70 Ruy Lopez
17. F Crowl vs H Klass  1-0591951Australian ChampionshipC10 French
18. D Bowman vs H Klass  ½-½541951Australian ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
19. H Klass vs G Berzzarins  1-0311951Australian ChampionshipB56 Sicilian
20. L Endzelins vs H Klass  ½-½401951Australian ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. H Klass vs J G Baay  0-1331951Australian ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
22. H Klass vs K Reintals  1-0291951Australian ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
23. J Kellner vs H Klass 1-0351952AUS-chA40 Queen's Pawn Game
24. M Kuszelansky vs H Klass  0-1741952AUS-chA40 Queen's Pawn Game
25. H B Williamson vs H Klass  0-1291954City of Sydney ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
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Sep-10-09  whiteshark: Do you have any information about this player?

More games: http://www.365chess.com/players/Har...

Sep-10-09
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  Tabanus: Harry Klass, Australian player.

Played in New South Wales Open 1934, in AUS Ch 1938, and in NSW Ch 1944 and 1945. Played in the 13th Australian Championship 1945 and 1951-53. "Sydney player" in 1951. New South Wales (Australia) Champion 1956

Also a correspondence player, with such games in ChessBase online database in the period 1930-1979

Game against Cecil Purdy:

[Event "New South Wales-ch"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klass, Harry"]
[Black "Purdy, Cecil John Seddon"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Ne7 6. d3 c6 7. Ba4 d5 8. Bb3 Be6 9. f4 g6 10. Nd2 Bg7 11. Nf3 h6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Bd2 c5 14. c3 dxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Rad1 a5 17. e5 a4 18. Bc2 d4 19. c4 b4 20. Bc1 Qd7 21. h3 Nf5 22. Kh2 Rab8 23. g4 Ne7 24. Nd2 f6 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Ne4 Rbc8 27. Rde1 Kf7 28. Ng5+ hxg5 29. fxg5 Ng8 30. gxf6 Rfe8 31. Qf2 Rc7 32. Qh4 Kf8 33. Qh8 Qh7 34. Qxh7 Rxh7 35. Bxa4 Ra8 36. Rxe6 Rxa4 37. Rf2 Nh6 38. Kg3 Nf7 39. Rfe2 Ra8 40. Re7 g5 41. R2e6 Rh6 42. Rc7 Re8 43. Rce7 Ra8 44. Rc7 Re8 45. Rxe8+ Kxe8 46. Rxc5 Rxf6 47. Bxg5 1-0

That's all I could manage to find out :)

Sep-10-09  whiteshark: <Tabanus> Thanks!! ·...¸><((((º>
Sep-10-09
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  Tabanus: <whiteshark> You're welcome >->>>>>>>>(º>
Sep-10-09
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  Benzol: Great, some games by Harry Klass.
Sep-10-10
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  GrahamClayton: In 1944 Klass withdrew from the City of Sydney championship (which he had won in 1941, 1942 and 1943) in order to give younger players experience of playing in major tournaments.
Nov-01-21  optimal play: <GrahamClayton: In 1944 Klass withdrew from the City of Sydney championship (which he had won in 1941, 1942 and 1943) in order to give younger players experience of playing in major tournaments.>

That's a klass act.

Nov-01-21  Cibator: QI-style sirens for the knee-jerk pun. ;-)
Nov-02-21  login:

Child prodigy as a violinist later turned to chess.

https://www.curtis.edu/alumni/lost-...


Pupil of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j5...

Part of i.a.
The Students Orchestra (at Curtis)
The A.B.C. (Sidney) Concert Orchestra


There is a miniscule likelihood Klass is second fiddle on this recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1...

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