Max Harmonist
Number of games in database: 43
Years covered: 1887 to 1897
Overall record: +11 -23 =9 (36.0%)*
   * 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 C60	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (6)      C67 C69 C77

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Gunsberg vs Harmonist, 1887 0-1
   Harmonist vs NN, 1897 1-0

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MAX HARMONIST (born Feb-10-1864, died Oct-16-1907) Germany [what is this?] Max Harmonist born 1864 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.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 43  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Harmonist vs Von Gottschall 0-1 22 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C44 King's Pawn Game 2. Harmonist vs Blackburne 1-0 36 1887 DSB-05.Kongress Frankfurt ;HCL 21 B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 3. Harmonist vs Englisch 0-1 15 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C47 Four Knights 4. E Schallopp vs Harmonist 0-1 28 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 5. Max Weiss vs Harmonist   1-0 41 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C77 Ruy Lopez 6. Taubenhaus vs Harmonist   0-1 50 1887 DSB-5 Frankfurt C25 Vienna 7. Paulsen vs Harmonist 1-0 28 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C49 Four Knights 8. Schiffers vs Harmonist 1-0 28 1887 Frankfort - C54 Giuoco Piano 9. Harmonist vs Metger   ½-½ 25 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C60 Ruy Lopez 10. Zukertort vs Harmonist 1-0 27 1887 DSB-5 Frankfurt C30 King's Gambit Declined 11. Harmonist vs J N Berger 0-1 50 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C60 Ruy Lopez 12. Harmonist vs Burn 0-1 18 1887 Frankfort - C14 French, Classical 13. Harmonist vs A Fritz   ½-½ 28 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C41 Philidor Defense 14. Alapin vs Harmonist 1-0 23 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C44 King's Pawn Game 15. Harmonist vs Tarrasch 0-1 38 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C14 French, Classical 16. Von Bardeleben vs Harmonist   1-0 31 1887 DSB-05.Kongress D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Gunsberg vs Harmonist 0-1 26 1887 05.DSB-Kongress C50 Giuoco Piano 18. Harmonist vs Mackenzie 0-1 40 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C45 Scotch Game 19. H Caro vs Harmonist   1-0 48 1888 Berlin C29 Vienna Gambit 20. Tarrasch vs Harmonist   ½-½ 25 1888 2-BSB Congress D05 Queen's Pawn Game 21. Harmonist vs Tarrasch   1-0 43 1888 2-BSB Congress C01 French, Exchange 22. Harmonist vs Alapin   0-1 52 1889 DSB-06.Kongress D02 Queen's Pawn Game 23. Harmonist vs Paulsen 1-0 26 1889 DSB-06.Kongress B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 24. Burn vs Harmonist   ½-½ 40 1889 Breslau C67 Ruy Lopez 25. Metger vs Harmonist   ½-½ 19 1889 DSB-06.Kongress C67 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 43    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!

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