Max Harmonist
Number of games in database: 45
Years covered: 1885 to 1898
Overall record: +12 -24 =9 (36.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Ruy Lopez (6)      C65 C67  French Defense (4)      C14 C02 C01	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (7)      C67 C60 C69 C77

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Gunsberg vs Harmonist, 1887 0-1
   Harmonist vs NN, 1897 1-0
   Metger vs Harmonist, 1889 1/2-1/2
   Harmonist vs Tarrasch, 1888 1-0

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MAX HARMONIST (born Feb-10-1864, died Oct-16-1907) Germany [what is this?] Max Harmonist was a professional ballet dancer. His tournament results were humble with his best result being 4th= with Louis Paulsen at Nuremberg 1888, but he won the brilliancy prize at Frankfurt 1887 for his game with Isidor Gunsberg. Wikipedia article: Max Harmonist

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Harmonist vs August Flad   0-1 37 1885 Hamburg II C02 French, Advance 2. Harmonist vs Burn 0-1 18 1887 Frankfort - C14 French, Classical 3. Harmonist vs A Fritz   ½-½ 28 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C41 Philidor Defense 4. Alapin vs Harmonist 1-0 23 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C44 King's Pawn Game 5. Harmonist vs Tarrasch 0-1 38 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C14 French, Classical 6. Von Bardeleben vs Harmonist 1-0 31 1887 DSB-05.Kongress D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. Gunsberg vs Harmonist 0-1 26 1887 05.DSB-Kongress C50 Giuoco Piano 8. Harmonist vs Mackenzie 0-1 40 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C45 Scotch Game 9. Harmonist vs Von Gottschall 0-1 22 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C44 King's Pawn Game 10. Harmonist vs Blackburne 1-0 36 1887 DSB-05.Kongress Frankfurt ;HCL 21 B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 11. Harmonist vs Englisch 0-1 15 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C47 Four Knights 12. E Schallopp vs Harmonist 0-1 28 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 13. Max Weiss vs Harmonist 1-0 41 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C77 Ruy Lopez 14. Taubenhaus vs Harmonist   0-1 50 1887 DSB-5 Frankfurt C25 Vienna 15. Paulsen vs Harmonist 1-0 28 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C49 Four Knights 16. Schiffers vs Harmonist 1-0 28 1887 Frankfort - C54 Giuoco Piano 17. Harmonist vs Metger   ½-½ 25 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 18. Zukertort vs Harmonist 1-0 27 1887 DSB-5 Frankfurt C30 King's Gambit Declined 19. Harmonist vs J N Berger 0-1 50 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 20. H Caro vs Harmonist   1-0 48 1888 Berlin C29 Vienna Gambit 21. Tarrasch vs Harmonist   ½-½ 25 1888 2-BSB Congress D05 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Harmonist vs Tarrasch 1-0 43 1888 2-BSB Congress C01 French, Exchange 23. Harmonist vs Schiffers   1-0 41 1889 Breslau B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 24. Harmonist vs J Minckwitz   1-0 55 1889 Breslau C50 Giuoco Piano 25. E Schallopp vs Harmonist 1-0 18 1889 Breslau C44 King's Pawn Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Harmonist wins | Harmonist loses

Dec-08-02    pawntificator: Max was a ballet dancer by profession!! Dec-18-02    Honza Cervenka: Chessgames.com, I have submitted some games of Max Harmonist missing in the database. Dec-17-03    MoonlitKnight: There seemed to be more harmony in the play of his opponents! Aug-07-04    percyblakeney: Max Harmonist (1864-1907) was a Royal Ballet Dancer who beat both Blackburne and Gunsberg in Frankfurt 1887. There is a photo of Harmonist at http://www.maxeuwe.nl/quiz/vorigevr... Feb-10-06    BIDMONFA: Max Harmonist HARMONIST, Max http://www.bidmonfa.com/harmonist_m... _ Feb-10-06    McCool: <pawntificator: Max was a ballet dancer by profession!! > Really? I would have thought he was a harmonist.(someone who creates harmonies) Sep-12-06    guitar2001: McCool: <pawntificator: Max was a ballet dancer by profession!! > Really? I would have thought he was a harmonist.(someone who creates harmonies) You're a McLoser. Feb-10-08    brankat: Mr.Harmonist had a talent for the game, but never saw it as a profession. He did beat Gunsberg, Blackburne, Tarrasch, Mieses, Paulsen, drew a game against A.Burn. No small feat for an amateur. Feb-10-09    whiteshark: Player of the Day Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ha... http://www.berlinerschachverband.de... ! The game:Gunsberg vs Harmonist, 1887 Feb-10-09    brankat: Thanks Sharky. A beautiful game indeed. Feb-10-09    ILikeFruits: players wanna play... ballers wanna ball... rollers wanna roll... Feb-10-09    brankat: Fruits are good for all of them! Feb-10-09    ILikeFruits: indeed... brankat... Feb-10-09    whiteshark: I have been looking for a second picture from M. Harmonist but so far no success. The photograph above was published on page 356 of Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten, 1926 --> CN 3885 Feb-10-09    WhiteRook48: let's have him play music Apr-13-09    Dredge Rivers: Ballet? Fooey! Feb-10-12    Penguincw: Happy Birthday! Feb-10-12    Llawdogg: Cool name! Feb-10-12    Chessical: From the Berlinerschachverband item, it appears that although he was a professional ballet dancer at the Royal Opera, "he suffered from the lingering illness of Cerebal Palsy" Sep-16-12    Karpova: He won the Jubilee Tournament of the Berlin Chess Society which began on August 15, 1887. The other participants were Caro, Cordel, Kirdorf, Dr. Lasker (Berthold or Emanuel?), Rothländer, Schallopp and von Scheve. 2nd place went to von Scheve (200 Mark) and 3rd to Schallopp (150 Mark). Max received 300 Mark. From page 16 of the September 1887 'Wiener Schachzeitung' Sep-16-12    alexmagnus: <From the Berlinerschachverband item, it appears that although he was a professional ballet dancer at the Royal Opera, "he suffered from the lingering illness of Cerebal Palsy"> I wonder which symptoms of CP he showed if he could professionally dance. I know there are some "mild" forms of CP, but mild enough to dance?!

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