The chess games of Henrique Mecking

Mecking

Henrique Mecking
Number of games in database: 447
Years covered: 1964 to 2011
Last FIDE rating: 2606
Highest rating achieved in database: 2635
Overall record: +152 -71 =217 (59.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      7 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (35)
    B44 B81 B67 B83 B90
Ruy Lopez (26)
    C67 C69 C92 C78 C73
King's Indian (21)
    E93 E81 E92 E97 E82
Nimzo Indian (20)
    E41 E52 E54 E45 E56
Modern Benoni (14)
    A70 A56 A58 A59 A71
French Defense (13)
    C18 C11 C16 C19 C12

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (52)
    B90 B92 B96 B48 B52
Sicilian Najdorf (22)
    B90 B92 B96 B99 B93
Ruy Lopez (20)
    C98 C96 C99 C95 C92
Ruy Lopez, Closed (19)
    C98 C96 C99 C95 C92
King's Indian (18)
    E76 E66 E97 E60 E92
Queen's Indian (13)
    E17 E12 E14 E19 E15

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Mecking vs A Rocha, 1969 1-0
   L A Tan vs Mecking, 1976 0-1
   Najdorf vs Mecking, 1978 1/2-1/2
   Smyslov vs Mecking, 1973 0-1
   Mecking vs Korchnoi, 1974 1-0
   M Mrdja vs Mecking, 2006 0-1
   Mecking vs L A Tan, 1973 1-0
   Mecking vs Korchnoi, 1967 1-0
   Mecking vs Tal, 1975 1-0
   Savon vs Mecking, 1973 0-1

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   MecKing! by Lejgvs
   Selected Brazilian Wins by policrates
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1971 by suenteus po 147
   Hastings 1971/72 by suenteus po 147
   San Antonio 1972 by suenteus po 147
   Match - Mecking v Hilario Ta Fier - 2009 by Chessical

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HENRIQUE MECKING
(born Jan-23-1952) Brazil

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Henrique da Costa Mecking was born in Santa Cruz do Sul. He learned chess at the age of 6. He won his state championship at the age of 11. In 1965, when just thirteen years old, he won his country's championship, 2.5 points more than 2nd place. For this victory, many chess critics hailed him as "the next Fischer," referring to the fact that Robert James Fischer had won the U.S. championship at fourteen. Mecking also won the Brazil championship in 1965 and 1967, never playing in another Brazilian championship, except for the 2011 edition (in which he placed outright 3rd). In 1966, he was South American champion (jointly) with Julio Bolbochan, Oscar Panno and Alberto Foguelman. He played in the Sousse Interzonal at the age of 15 and won the Sousse speed championship. Mecking was awarded the title of International Grandmaster in 1971 (at the age of 19) after winning at Vrsac and taking 3rd at Hastings. South american champion at Sao Paulo, zt 1972, 2,5 points ahead of Oscar Panno and Miguel A Quinteros. He won two Interzonal events in 1973 (Petropolis without a loss) and 1976 (Manila, only losing to Spassky). These and other tournament victories vaulted him to third place on FIDE's world rankings list in 1977, behind only World Champion Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi.

In 1979, Mecking was attempting his third consecutive Interzonal victory (Rio de Janerio) when he was forced to withdraw from the tournament, having been stricken with near-fatal illness (myasthenia gravis). It took 12 years for him to recover enough to resume his chess career. He still lives in Brazil and maintains a high rating, although he has not managed to rejoin the world's elite.

Wikipedia article: Henrique Mecking

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Mecking vs S Benevenga	½-½	25	1964	Mecking 13 years old	C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
2. Mecking vs L Tavares Da Silva	1-0	51	1965	BRA-ch 32th	A61 Benoni
3. Mecking vs J Vilela	1-0	50	1965	BRA-ch sf	A95 Dutch, Stonewall
4. Mecking vs E Cotta	1-0	38	1965	BRA-ch 32th	A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
5. Mecking vs J de Souza Mendes	0-1	60	1965	BRA-ch 32th	B06 Robatsch
6. Mecking vs N Silveira	½-½	35	1965	BRA-ch sf	C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
7. Mecking vs M Miranda	½-½	47	1965	BRA-ch 32th	E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5
8. Mecking vs M De Freitas	½-½	32	1965	BRA-ch 32th	C58 Two Knights
9. Mecking vs E Stenzel	½-½	38	1965	BRA-ch sf	C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
10. Mecking vs F Alves	1-0	34	1965	BRA-ch 32th	E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
11. Mecking vs A Machado Vieira	1-0	36	1965	BRA-ch sf	B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
12. Mecking vs B Moreira	1-0	41	1965	BRA-ch 32th	E81 King's Indian, Samisch
13. Mecking vs C Peixoto	1-0	32	1965	BRA-ch sf	B41 Sicilian, Kan
14. Mecking vs Foguelman	1-0	67	1966	Rio Hondo zt	C18 French, Winawer
15. Hartston vs Mecking	½-½	24	1966	It	B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. Mecking vs J de Souza Mendes	1-0	28	1966	Sao Paulo CXSP-ch	B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
17. Mecking vs J A Rubinetti	1-0	44	1966	Rio	E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
18. Mecking vs J L Alvarez del Monte	1-0	22	1966	Rio Hondo zt	E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
19. Mecking vs S Ammar	½-½	53	1966	Sao Paulo CXSP-ch	D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
20. Garcia vs Mecking	0-1	59	1966	Rio Hondo	E97 King's Indian
21. Mecking vs O Quinones	½-½	66	1966	Rio Hondo zt	E82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
22. Mecking vs Uhlmann	½-½	26	1966	Hastings 6667	D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
23. Balashov vs Mecking	0-1	56	1966	Hastings	C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
24. S Schweber vs Mecking	1-0	39	1966	Rio Hondo zt	A15 English
25. Mecking vs Pelikan	1-0	51	1966	Rio Hondo zt	B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto


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Jan-23-10		wordfunph: Korchnoi-Mecking Match in Augusta USA 1974: During one of the last few games, Mecking informed Korchnoi that he was being disturbed by Korchnoi's heavy breathing. Happy Birthday GM Henrique "The Bandit" Mecking!

Jan-23-10		Oliveira: Feliz anivers�rio, Mequinho!

Mar-12-10		Chessical: The games of the Mecking v Hilario Ta Fier match Sao Paulo 23rd-27th September 20092009 are collated here: Game Collection: Match - Mecking v Hilario Ta Fier - 2009.

Dec-28-10		kingfu: I notice that Maestro Mecking has played no games in 2010. Does anybody have any updates?

Dec-29-10		Tads: New information about Mecking and an exclusive interview (podcast) for Radio Chess. Look in: http://www.vidaemminiatura.blogspot...

Jan-21-11		Tads: Read an extensive, current and interesting new interview with Mecking in: http://tinyurl.com/6h2qtzu #RadioXadrez #ChessRadio

Jan-23-11		waustad: People now tend to forget just how good he was before he got sick.

Jan-23-11		talisman: happy birthday!

Jan-23-11		kingfu: I cannot find my car keys. I DO remember that Enrique was VERY good! Thanks for the updates, folks.

Jan-23-11		Raginmund: Em todo caso, ainda � o melhor do Brasil. Feliz anivers�rio, Mecking. :)

Jan-25-11		Antiochus: Today Mecking finished 3TH in the Antonio Rocha memorial, behind Leitao and Vescovi http://www.chess-results.com/tnr426...

Jan-25-11		talisman: henrique is giving the Ryan Braun (what mitch williams calls) "fish eye look" out of the corner of his eye...this is what ryan does when he hits a home run after a pitcher has come inside "high and tight".

Feb-05-11		kingfu: My bad. Even though I did Spanish in school for many years, I did not spell Henrique correctly. Lastima, maestro. Welcome back, we need you.

Feb-05-11		Jim Bartle: "Even though I did Spanish in school for many years, I did not spell Henrique correctly." Possibly that is because "Henrique" is in Portuguese.

Jun-16-11		Antiochus: Mecking playing Sicilian again: [Event "I Bahia Feliz GM"] [Site "Bahia Feliz ESP"] [Date "2011.05.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Ra Mateo"] [Black "H Mecking"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2577"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2011.05.12"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2011.05.23"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. Nc3 Bh6 8. Qc2 Bg7 9. h3 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Be3 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. a3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bd4 Qg5 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. f3 Be6 20. Nd5 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bd7 23. Rc1 b5 24. c5 dxc5 25. Rxc5 Bh6 26. Bxh6 Rxc5 27. Be3 Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Rec8 29. d6 R1c2 30. dxe7 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 f6 32. Bd3 Kf7 33. Bb4 Bf5 34. Be2 Rc2 35. Ke3 Rxb2 36. g4 Bd7 37. h4 a5 38. Bxa5 Kxe7 39. Bb4+ Ke6 40. h5 gxh5 41. gxh5 Be8 42. h6 Rb3+ 43. Kd4 Rb1 44. Bd3 Rd1 45. Ke3 Rh1 46. Bxh7 Rxh6 47. Bd3 Bc6 48. Bf8 Rh3 49. Be2 Rh1 50. Bb4 Rb1 51. Bd3 Rd1 52. Be2 Rd8 53. Bf1 Kd5 54. Bd3 Re8+ 55. Kf4 Kd4 56. Bf5 Kc4 57. Bg4 Kb3 58. Bh5 Re5 59. Bf7+ Bd5 60. Bg6 Bc6 61. Bf7+ Kb2 62. Bd6 Re1 63. Bc5 Rf1 64. Bh5 Bd7 65. Bg6 Bc6 66. Bh5 Kb3 67. Ke3 Re1+ 68. Kd4 Re5 69. Bf7+ Ka4 70. Bd6 Re2 71. f4 Rd2+ 72. Kc5 Be4 73. Bg8 Kxa3 74. Be7 b4 75. Kb5 Rd4 76. Bxf6 Bd3+ 77. Ka5 Rd6 0-1

Oct-25-11		Wrong: http://ratings.fide.com/individual_... a nice 13.5/14 by Mecking despite his opposition is not that very strong.

Oct-25-11		Ken Chamberlain: Mecking was good, and so was Bob Dylan. Life goes on.

Dec-21-11		Petrosianic: <Mecking also won the Brazil championship in 1965 and 1967, never playing in another Brazilian championship.> He played in the one just now completed, so this bio needs updating.

Jan-01-12		whiteshark: "One of the wonders of chess history was the appearance in the chess arena in the mid-20th century of a young Brazilian, who in a few years acquired sufficient strength and experience to fight for the title of world champion. In Brazil, a country famous for its football but with a lack of chess traditions, there emerged a youngster who at the age of 13 scored 50% in a very strong grandmaster tournament, the so-called 'Interzonal' in Sousse in 1967. The youngster did not rest on his laurels, and in 1973 he won the Interzonal Tournament in Petropolis! Looking at the history of chess competitions, I have to conclude that <[Henrique] Mecking's successes> were exceptional. I consider the Brazilian player's talent to be comparable with that of the brilliant individuals Mikhail Tal and Magnus Carlsen." --Viktor Korchnoi

Jan-01-12		King Death: <whiteshark> Korchnoi made a small mistake: Mecking was 15 at Sousse though this was a fine result anyhow.

Jan-23-12		brankat: I still remember quite well H.Mecking's participation in '67 Interzonal. Forty-five years ago already? Wow! Happy Birthday GM Mecking!

Sep-15-12		Antiochus: Life and games: http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/jmeck....

Mar-15-13		Marmot PFL: Korchnoi beat Mecking in a match so his praise now is understandable. At the time Korchnoi said that Mecking lacked original ideas and was afraid of him in endings. (After winning the Interzonal Mecking evidently said he was the #3 player in the world, behind Fischer and Karpov).

Apr-24-13		Yopo: Mequinho foi o maior jogador sul-americano que que o mundo viu at� hoje. Najdorf n�o pode venc�-lo, mas ele venceu Najdorf 3 vezes. Granda esteve entre os 20 primeiros, mas Mecking apareceu na lista da FIDE de 1977 com 2645 pts, 3rd do mundo, atr�s apenas de karpov e korchnoi.Mecking foi o primeiro a ganhar 2 interzonais, antes de Gelfand. Nem todos sabem, mas Fischer queria colocar seu t�tulo em jogo contra o brasileiro. Acontece que Fischer pedia muito alto, sua contrapoposta para o Hilton hotel de Las vegas foi de 10 milh�es de d�lares em 1973. Mequinho n�o pode superar os sovi�ticos e se apresentar como desafiante, pelas regras da FIDE. Mas se tivesse conseguido, estou certo de que Fischer iria enfrent�-lo. Fischer estava em guerra com as regras para desabafar, o que ele realmente temia era o "staff" de Karpov, que poderia incluir todos os mestres sovi�tcos e at� espionagem. O que as pessoas realmente gostam de ver � xadrez. Ent�o, porque n�o incluir mais partidas do Mecking na database? Mecking at his best: Mecking vs Najdorf, 1971

May-03-13		Yopo: Naturalmente, eu estava me referindo a este torneio: http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/ti2011...

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