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Johannes Giersing

Number of games in database: 76
Years covered: 1899 to 1928
Overall record: +24 -37 =15 (41.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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JOHANNES GIERSING
(born Nov-18-1872, died Nov-11-1954, 81 years old) Denmark

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Johannes Hjalmar Giersing was born in Odense. He was Nordic champion in 1903 and Danish champion in 1915. He passed away in Copenhagen in 1954.

Wikipedia article: Johannes Giersing


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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 76  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Rydberg vs J Giersing  0-1221899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC44 King's Pawn Game
2. J Giersing vs O Krause  0-1411899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC55 Two Knights Defense
3. J Giersing vs F Englund  1-0221899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC50 Giuoco Piano
4. C Dahl vs J Giersing  1-0371899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC77 Ruy Lopez
5. S Pritzel vs J Giersing  1-0211899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC59 Two Knights
6. J Giersing vs S E Vaage  ½-½501899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC67 Ruy Lopez
7. J Moller vs J Giersing  1-0171899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC67 Ruy Lopez
8. J Giersing vs A Rosendahl  ½-½381899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC53 Giuoco Piano
9. J Giersing vs V Nielsen  ½-½641899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC42 Petrov Defense
10. J Giersing vs S Abersten  1-0711899Nordic Congress, CopenhagenC56 Two Knights
11. J Fridlizius vs J Giersing  1-0471901Nordic Congress, GothenburgD05 Queen's Pawn Game
12. J Giersing vs S Abersten  1-0291901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC50 Giuoco Piano
13. J Giersing vs H Jonsson  1-0471901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC42 Petrov Defense
14. H Hansen vs J Giersing  0-1111901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC20 King's Pawn Game
15. T Relfsson vs J Giersing  ½-½641901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC44 King's Pawn Game
16. J Moller vs J Giersing  ½-½411901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC66 Ruy Lopez
17. J Giersing vs E Jurgens  1-0251901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC54 Giuoco Piano
18. J Giersing vs F Englund  0-1411901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC53 Giuoco Piano
19. H Hassel vs J Giersing  ½-½591901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC30 King's Gambit Declined
20. A Pritzel vs J Giersing  1-0291901Nordic Congress, GothenburgC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
21. J Giersing vs F Englund  1-0311903Nordic Congress, KristianiaC26 Vienna
22. V Sjoberg vs J Giersing  0-1391903Nordic Congress, KristianiaC78 Ruy Lopez
23. J Giersing vs E Jurgens  1-0721903Nordic Congress, KristianiaB40 Sicilian
24. H Hassel vs J Giersing  0-1281903Nordic Congress, KristianiaC30 King's Gambit Declined
25. J Giersing vs O Grande  1-0361903Nordic Congress, KristianiaC27 Vienna Game
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Dec-30-04  Benzol: Johannes Hjalmar Giersing
Born 18th November 1872 in Odense
Died 11th November 1954 in Copenhagen
Nordic champion in 1903 and Danish champion in 1915.
Nov-18-08  brankat: Nordic Champion of 1903, and Danish Champion of 1915. There is obviously a number of Giersing's games missing in this database.

R.I.P. master Giersing.

Mar-01-11  BLarsen1967: Aron Nimzowitsch against Johannes Giersing 1924 -- this Nordic Tournament was won by Nimzo in grand style,he scored 9.5 out of 10! Paul Johner came second with 8 points

[Event "Nordisk turnering"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1924.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aron"]
[Black "Giersing, Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Opening "QGD"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nxd4 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Nb3 Qh5 8. Bd2 e5 9. Nb5 Na6 10. Bc3 Ne4 11. Qd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qg5 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Qe6 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Be6 17. e3 Bc5 18. Bc4 Ke7 19. Bxe6 Kxe6 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Ke2 Nc7 22. Nxc7+ Rxc7 23. Rhb1 a6 24. a4 b6 25. Rb3 f6 26. Rab1 Rhc8 27. R1b2 Kd5 28. Kd3 Rd7 29. Nd4 g6 30. g4 Rdc7 31. h4 Re8 32. Rb1 Rec8 33. f4 Re8 34. e4+ Kd6 35. g5 fxg5 36. e5+ Kd7 37. hxg5 Kc8 38. Ke4 Rf7 39. R3b2 Kc7 40. Rh2 Ree7 41. Rd1 Re8 42. Rhd2 Rg7 43. Nb3 Ba3 44. Rd5 Rf7 45. Nd4 Kc8 46. Nc2 Bf8 47. R1d4 Bc5 48. Rc4 Ref8 49. Kf3 Rd7 50. Rxd7 Kxd7 51. Nb4 a5 52. Ke4 axb4 53. cxb4 Bg1 54. Rc2 b5 55. axb5 Rb8 56. Rg2 Ba7 57. Rh2 Rh8 58. f5 gxf5+ 59. Kxf5 Rf8+ 60. Ke4 Rf7 61. b6 Bb8 62. Kd5 Re7 63. e6+ Kc8 64. Rf2 Re8 65. Rf7 Rd8+ 66. Kc4 Re8 67. b7+ Kd8 68. Rd7# 1-0

Nov-18-22
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  DaltriDiluvi: I'm wondering if he was related to Danish painter Harald Giersing (1881-1927). I'm pretty sure they were not brothers, but maybe they were cousins; in any case, "Giersing" is not a common Danish surname.

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