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| Oct-11-17 | | Retireborn: <z> Another interesting link. I recall reading somewhere, about the New York 1927 tournament, Vidmar recounting a chat he had with Nimzowitsch. They were on good terms, but Nimzo couldn't conceal his resentment of "amateurs" playing in important tournaments. |
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| Oct-11-17 | | john barleycorn: Classical games: Milan Vidmar beat Aron Nimzowitsch 4 to 2, with 8 draws. Not bad for an amateur <Retireborn> Vidmar gives that anecdote in his book "Goldene Schachzeiten".
Nimzowitsch thought that those "amateurs" with an income outside chess put the masters at a handicap with the prize money etc.. But Nimzowitsch was always convinced that he got the smallest protion on the plate in any restaurant. |
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| Oct-11-17 | | Retireborn: <jb> Yes, Nimzowitsch wasn't using "amateur" to mean "weak", he just thought people with paying jobs should not be competing with him. In those days professionals like Nimzowitsch and Yates lived in quite reduced circumstances, I believe. |
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| Oct-12-17 | | zanzibar: His bio should probably make mention of his son, who earned an IM in 1950: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan.... |
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| Nov-11-17 | | simaginfan: I have posted some stuff on vidmar on my blog on chess.com. working on a translation of the London rules stuff in Goldenene schachzeiten which I will post separately in the next couple of weeks. My post has 4 sets of vidmar's game annotations translated from the book if anyone is interested- they are great stuff. |
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| Nov-11-17 | | Retireborn: <simaginfan> Could you post a direct link? Thanks. |
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| Nov-12-17 | | simaginfan: https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginf... Thanks for your interest Retireborn. Fell free to post any comments there. |
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| Nov-12-17 | | Retireborn: <simaginfan> Many thanks, interesting games. |
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| Jun-22-19 | | andrewjsacks: Happy birthday to GM Dr. Vidmar, a great player much respected and complimented by Capablanca. |
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| Jun-22-19 | | RookFile: Vidmar was good enough of an amateur to post a match victory over Nimzo. |
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| Jun-22-19 | | thegoodanarchist: < RookFile: Vidmar was good enough of an amateur to post a match victory over Nimzo.> Good point, <RookFile>. "Amateur" does not mean "weak". Case in point, the good Doctor Max Euwe was a teacher of mathematics, professionally. So he was an amateur chess player who happened to win the title of World Chess Champion. |
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| Jun-22-19 | | thegoodanarchist: Happy Birthday, GM Vidmar! He was born on one of the 3 longest days of the year. |
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| Jun-22-19 | | brankat: The same birth date as Paul Morphy!
Aside from Nimzo, Dr.Vidmar won against Chigorin, Burn, Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Reti, Tartakower, Bogoljubov, Alekhine, Marshal, Spielman, Euwe, Fine. Not shabby at all. |
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| Jul-10-19 | | The17thPawn: <brankat> - not to mention Schlechter. |
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| Jun-22-20 | | andrewjsacks: Happy birthday, worthy Grandmaster. |
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| Sep-17-21 | | WNRRRWN: YO, remember milan vidmar, first yugoslavian grandmaster who always played well against world champion alexander alekhine: https://en.chessbase.com/post/remem... |
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| Sep-18-21 | | WNRRRWN: Jugoslavija IV:
encyclopediasupreme.org/nato/zivelajugoslavija.t-
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| Sep-26-21 | | WNRRRWN: serbian chess federation like yugoslavian chess federation had anarchy and it's ruled by nepotism of inept aholes!!! |
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| Aug-04-23 | | ADmightywarriorIN: like rubinstein, he was never given chance to play for the title? whats so special about him? |
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| Aug-06-23 | | ADmightywarriorIN: what was his playing style? |
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Sep-12-23
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| Jan-03-24 | | ADmightywarriorIN: what are vidmar's chances against lasker, how close does he get? |
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| Mar-29-24 | | ADmightywarriorIN: was he good positional player like karpov he learned from tarash i still say miland vidmar was ready for championship! |
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| May-24-24 | | vonKrolock: <Damin gambit - Poslednje poteze Milana Vidmarja> Documentary 24 min. Test Your Slovenian https://365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/sledi/1...
* Thanks to Edward Winter |
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