The chess games of Alexander Wittek

Alexander Wittek
Number of games in database: 59
Years covered: 1875 to 1882
Overall record: +20 -18 =21 (51.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

French (6)
    C11
Ruy Lopez (6)
    C77 C65 C70
French Defense (6)
    C11

With the Black pieces:

Ruy Lopez (6)
    C77 C67 C80
King's Gambit Accepted (4)
    C33 C37
Scotch Game (4)
    C45

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Wittek vs Bird, 1882 1/2-1/2
   Wittek vs Steinitz, 1882 1-0
   Wittek vs W Paulsen, 1881 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Vienna 1882 by suenteus po 147

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ALEXANDER WITTEK (born Oct-12-1852, died May-11-1894) Austria	[what is this?]
Alexander Wittek came in 5th= at Berlin (1881) and 9th at Vienna 1882 but after one more tournament he withdrew from serious play as it interfered with his work as an architect. Wikipedia article: Alexander Wittek

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 59

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. J N Berger vs Wittek	0-1	48	1875	Graz m	C33 King's Gambit Accepted
2. J N Berger vs Wittek	1-0	48	1875	Graz m	C33 King's Gambit Accepted
3. Wittek vs J N Berger	0-1	31	1875	Graz m	A84 Dutch
4. Wittek vs J N Berger	0-1	31	1875	Graz m	A00 Uncommon Opening
5. J N Berger vs Wittek	1-0	33	1875	Graz m	C33 King's Gambit Accepted
6. Wittek vs J Minckwitz	0-1	31	1880	Graz	D53 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. Wittek vs J Schwarz	1-0	57	1880	Graz	D53 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. J N Berger vs Wittek	½-½	54	1880	Graz	C01 French, Exchange
9. A Schwarz vs Wittek	½-½	43	1880	Graz	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
10. E Schallopp vs Wittek	½-½	56	1880	Graz	C67 Ruy Lopez
11. Max Weiss vs Wittek	½-½	41	1880	Graz	C48 Four Knights
12. Wittek vs J Noa	1-0	49	1880	Graz	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
13. Wittek vs C F Schmid	1-0	54	1881	Berlin	C77 Ruy Lopez
14. Winawer vs Wittek	0-1	55	1881	Berlin	C37 King's Gambit Accepted
15. Wittek vs W Paulsen	1-0	40	1881	Berlin	D55 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. Wittek vs E Schallopp	0-1	34	1881	Berlin	C49 Four Knights
17. J Mason vs Wittek	½-½	41	1881	Berlin	A00 Uncommon Opening
18. Chigorin vs Wittek	0-1	41	1881	Berlin	C44 King's Pawn Game
19. M Kann vs Wittek	0-1	44	1881	Casual game	A00 Uncommon Opening
20. Wittek vs Paulsen	0-1	52	1881	Berlin	B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
21. H Von Schuetz vs Wittek	0-1	20	1881	Berlin	C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
22. Wittek vs Blackburne	½-½	55	1881	Berlin	C11 French
23. J N Berger vs Wittek	½-½	25	1881	Berlin	C67 Ruy Lopez
24. J Minckwitz vs Wittek	½-½	68	1881	Berlin	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. Wittek vs J Schwarz	1-0	63	1881	Berlin	B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack


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Sep-12-07		bravado1: In wikipedia it's said that he committed suicide. Does anyone know more details about this chesspalyer and above all great architect?

Sep-12-07		percyblakeney: <Does anyone know more details about this chesspalyer and above all great architect?> It seems hard to quickly find more facts than those from the short Wikipedia entry. He is mentioned in an article on the City Hall in Sarajevo: <The first project was drafted by Karl Parzik, but minister Benjamin Kalaj didn't like it, thus, he entrusted Alexander Wittek to draft a new one. Wittek used mosque of Sultan Hassan II as a model for this project, so he traveled to Cairo twice. Since this man (allegedly because of the project) got mentally sick and committed a suicide, the work on the project was continued by Ćiril M. Iveković in 1894.> http://bascarsija.info/engleski/vje... In his last tournament (the not too weak Vienna 1882) Wittek won against both Steinitz and Winawer, and finished with an even score, ahead of as strong players as Weiss and Chigorin. In his only previous top tournament, Berlin 1881, he won against Chigorin and Winawer and shared 5th (in a field of 17) with Mason.

Sep-22-08		whiteshark: as already mentioned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexan... Vienna 1882 crosstable: http://www.chessbase.de/2004/wien18... (note: What flag is aside A. Wittek's name?) Big chessbase report on 'Vienna 1882' (German): http://www.chessbase.de/nachrichten...

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