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Fritz Baumbach
F Baumbach 
Picture courtesy of Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft.  

Number of games in database: 436
Years covered: 1952 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2028
Highest rating achieved in database: 2562
Overall record: +111 -87 =238 (52.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (39) 
    E97 E94 E98 E95 E92
 Queen's Indian (29) 
    E15 E17 E12 E19 E16
 Grunfeld (19) 
    D85 D91 D86 D90 D96
 Modern Benoni (16) 
    A57 A66 A77 A62 A73
 Queen's Gambit Declined (13) 
    D37 D35 D36 D30 D31
 English (12) 
    A17 A16 A11 A18 A15
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (107) 
    B32 B31 B39 B35 B29
 Sicilian Dragon (20) 
    B39 B35 B36
 Tarrasch Defense (17) 
    D32 D33 D34
 Semi-Slav (16) 
    D47 D43 D44 D46 D45
 Queen's Gambit Declined (13) 
    D35 D30 D31 D37 D36
 King's Indian Attack (11) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Franzen vs F Baumbach, 1994 1/2-1/2
   V Palciauskas vs F Baumbach, 1984 0-1
   G Timmerman vs F Baumbach, 2001 1/2-1/2
   M M Pereyra Puebla vs F Baumbach, 1983 1/2-1/2
   T Hamarat vs F Baumbach, 1994 1/2-1/2
   F Baumbach vs G Porreca, 1977 1-0
   F Baumbach vs J Sloth, 2001 1-0
   F Baumbach vs O Ekebjaerg, 1994 1/2-1/2
   F Baumbach vs S Webb, 1994 1-0
   V Palciauskas vs F Baumbach, 2001 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   East German Championship (1970)
   East German Championship (1968)
   East German Championship 1959/60 (1959)
   DSV Tournament (1964)
   East German Championship (1967)
   East German Championship (1977)
   Bucharest (1962)
   East German Championship (1962)
   East German Championship (1964)
   East German Championship (1969)
   East German Championship (1963)
   East German Championship (1971)
   East German Championship (1972)
   Bad Liebenstein (1963)
   Siegen Olympiad qual-3 (1970)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   1981-7 World correspondence chess championship by gauer
   1977-83 World correspondence chess championship by gauer
   1989-98 World correspondence chess championship by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 POL-GER email
   P Mirkowski vs F Baumbach (Jul-15-19) 1/2-1/2, correspondence
   F Baumbach vs P Mirkowski (Jul-15-19) 1/2-1/2, correspondence
   L Grahn vs F Baumbach (Apr-20-19) 1/2-1/2
   F Baumbach vs P Hohler (Apr-29-17) 1/2-1/2
   Jan-Joost Lindner vs F Baumbach (Apr-25-17) 1-0

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FRITZ BAUMBACH
(born Sep-08-1935, died Apr-24-2025, 89 years old) Germany

[what is this?]

FIDE Master Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach was born in Weimar, Germany.

Awarded the IMC title in 1967 and the GMC title in 1973, he became the Eleventh World Correspondence Champion in 1987. Previously in the 1983 event he finished 2nd=. He was also East German Champion in 1970.

He placed 2nd= in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee, behind Mikhail Umansky.

He had a PhD in chemistry.

Wikipedia article: Friedrich Baumbach

Last updated: 2025-05-06 17:17:47

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 page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 437  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F Baumbach vs G Knudsen 1-0111952corrD00 Queen's Pawn Game
2. F Blatny vs F Baumbach 1-0381956Zittau-A 6thB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
3. F Baumbach vs B Weber  ½-½401959East German Championship 1959/60A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
4. W Pietzsch vs F Baumbach  1-0291959East German Championship 1959/60B32 Sicilian
5. W Golz vs F Baumbach  ½-½201959East German Championship 1959/60A13 English
6. F Baumbach vs W Breustedt  ½-½551959East German Championship 1959/60A16 English
7. F Baumbach vs J Giselbrecht  0-1381960Wch4 sfD98 Grunfeld, Russian
8. F Baumbach vs K Hartmann  ½-½231960East German Championship 1959/60D90 Grunfeld
9. G Moehring vs F Baumbach  0-1671960East German Championship 1959/60A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
10. H Handel vs F Baumbach  ½-½671960East German Championship 1959/60B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
11. A Zirngibl vs F Baumbach  0-1411960East German Championship 1959/60D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
12. H Badestein vs F Baumbach  ½-½411960East German Championship 1959/60B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
13. F Baumbach vs H Raetsch  1-0231960East German Championship 1959/60A18 English, Mikenas-Carls
14. F Baumbach vs R Fuchs  0-1251960East German Championship 1959/60A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
15. F Baumbach vs J Franz  1-0321960East German Championship 1959/60A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
16. E Etzold vs F Baumbach  ½-½261960East German Championship 1959/60D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
17. Kavalek vs F Baumbach  1-0331960WchT U26 07thB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
18. C Zuidema vs F Baumbach  0-1481960WchT U26 07thB32 Sicilian
19. F Baumbach vs K Sales  1-0411961WchT U26 08thA15 English
20. B Perfors vs F Baumbach  ½-½221961olm5 qual GP2 B2 corrB32 Sicilian
21. F Baumbach vs I Csiszar  ½-½181961WchT U26 08thA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
22. Gufeld vs F Baumbach  1-0521961WchT U26 08thB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
23. Kavalek vs F Baumbach  0-1491961WchT U26 08thB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
24. F Baumbach vs H Liebert  ½-½411962East German ChampionshipA81 Dutch
25. W Golz vs F Baumbach  ½-½131962East German ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
 page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 437  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Jan-04-05  Klockenblumen: Sehr geehrter Herr Dr. Baumbach,
Ich mochte Ihnen fragen, ob Sie werden mit mir korespondenz per internet Schach spielen? Wir haben uns einmal in Berlin - Magdeburg Zug getroffen und damals wir haben 3 Partie Schach gespielt. Ergebnis 2:1 fur Ihnen. Ich mochte Ruckspiel haben. In solche situation naturlich habe ich das Recht fur das Ruckspiel. Bei dieser gelegenheit mochte ich Ihnen alles gutes in 2005 wunschen. Hochachtungsvoll,
Dr. Janusz Fiolka (Klockenblumen)
e-mail: janusz@dr-fiolka.com
Sep-07-08  myschkin: . . .

Witaj!

Sehr geehrter Herr Dr. Fiolka,
falls Sie noch Interesse haben Herrn Dr. Baumbach zu kontaktieren - auf ein Spiel oder nur ein nettes Gespräch, sehen sie im Impressum dieser Seite nach http://www.bdf-fernschachbund.de/ .

Viele Grüsse nach Krakau und noch gutes Spiel in 2008

Sep-07-08  myschkin: . . .

Kurios war der Verlauf der 10. Fernschach-Olympiade, an der Baumbach mit der DDR-Mannschaft teilnahm. Das Finale begann 1987 und endete 1995, das heißt, noch mehrere Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung spielte eine DDR-Mannschaft, obwohl es die DDR gar nicht mehr gab. Diese Mannschaft gewann die Bronzemedaille - und damit die letzte offizielle DDR Medaille überhaupt^^

Article with Photos (in German):
http://www.lasker-gesellschaft.de/t...

Bio (in German):
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_...

Jan-05-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: he came to India once and visited the Corresspondence Chess Federation here
Aug-24-09  whiteshark: <Player of the Day>

I see there are only

2 out of 14 games from XI WC final and
1 out of 16 games from IX WC final

in the database so far.

I will upload them later.

Aug-24-09  whiteshark: <Player of the Day>

I see there are only

2 out of 14 games from XI WC final and
1 out of 16 games from IX WC final

in the database so far.

I will upload the missing ones later today.

Aug-24-09  whiteshark: To buy list:

<F. Baumbach, <Who is the Champion of the Champions?>>

The former ICCF World Champion Dr. Fritz Baumbach (Germany), with his undoubted range of talents, has written a wonderful book which is surely one of the best ever produced. He has been assisted by American author and grandmaster Robin Smith and Swiss author and grandmaster Rolf Knobel. Hopefully readers will learn a great deal about the World CC Champions and, of course, enjoy the many fine games which are deeply analyzed by the World Champions themselves as well as other experts of correspondece chess.

http://www.schachhaus-maedler.de/sh...

Aug-24-09  Ragh: Is the computer chess software <Deep Fritz> been named so after this guy?
Aug-24-09  whiteshark: missing XI corr WC games submitted
Aug-24-09  whiteshark: I’d forget my head if it wasn’t screwed on.
Aug-24-09  whiteshark: missing IX corr WC games submitted except for two quick wins*, where the position seems equal to me.
Aug-24-09  whiteshark: * Here are the two games in doubt, probably they are incomplete or abandoned (or whatever):

[Event "Wch9 Final 7783"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[White "Szanto, Istvan (HUN)"]
[Black "Baumbach, Fritz Dr (GER)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. Na3 Qb6 8. h3 a6 9. Bf1 d5 10. e5 Ne8 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc7 13. Nc2 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bh6 Rf7 0-1


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= = =

[Event "Wch9 Final 7783"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[White "Cross, Robert G (USA)"]
[Black "Baumbach, Fritz Dr (GER)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bd2 Rhd8 0-1


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Aug-24-09  whiteshark: <Ragh> That sounds really interesting. :D
Aug-24-09  Ragh: <whiteshark> Yes, its good that the folks at chessbase wisely choose Dr.Fritz for naming their software, instead of that infamous Fritzl guy.
Jan-14-10  waddayaplay: Because surely, there can't be any other Germans named Fritz ;)
Jan-01-11  myschkin: . . .

`Fernschach in Deutschland - Der Tod der Langsamkeit´

".. denkt Dr. Fritz Baumbach an die wichtigste Partie seines Lebens zurück.

"Ich warf meinen Zug gegen Gennady Efimovich Nesis am Abend in den Briefkasten ein. In der Nacht schreckte ich plötzlich auf und fragte mich verzweifelt, ob ich nach einem Springeropfer von ihm nicht sofort verliere. Ich sprang aus dem Bett und analysierte bis morgens um 6 Uhr am Brett die Folgen, kam aber zu keinem eindeutigen Ergebnis. Ich musste also die Postkarte zurückhaben!

Die Briefkastenleerung erfolgte vor meiner Wohnung stets um 8 Uhr. Also postierte ich mich eine halbe Stunde vorher vor diesem und wartete auf den Postbeamten - mit einem Geldschein in der Tasche! Ich war zu allem bereit, auch zum Raub! Letztlich erbarmte sich der Postbeamte aber ohne Bestechung." In langen Analysen über Weihnachten stellte Baumbach fest, dass der Zug kein Fehler war, schickte diesen ein zweites Mal ab und schlug Nesis. Der Russe wurde so punktgleich hinter dem Ostdeutschen Vizeweltmeister. .."

".. In 20 Jahren dürften die Programme aber so stark sein, dass der menschliche Einfluss marginal bleibt. Mit dem Ende rechne ich 2050."

(von Hartmut Metz)

Link: http://taz.de/1/sport/artikel/1/der...

Partie: F Baumbach vs Nesis, 1981

Aug-24-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Dr.Baumbach!
Aug-24-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Chessical: From myschkin's post:

"That evening I chucked my move against Gennady Efimovich Nesis into the mailbox. During the night, I woke up with a start and desperately asked myself if he had a knight sacrifice which would be immediately decisive. I jumped out of bed and analyzed the consequences at the board until 6 am , but I came to no clear decision, so I had to get my postcard back!

The post was always collected from the front of my apartment at 8 am. So half an hour before that, I went and waited for the postman - with cash in my pocket! I was ready for anything, even for robbery! Ultimately, the postsman took pity without the need for bribery. "

In lengthy analysis around Christmas Baumbach determined that the move was not a mistake, so he sent it a second time and beat Nesis. The Russian ended up runner-up on points behind the East German ..."

Aug-24-12  Tal7777777: Player of the day 8/24/12
Sep-08-16  TheFocus: Draw, Fritz?

Happy birthday.

Sep-08-19  BIDMONFA: Fritz Baumbach

BAUMBACH, Friedrich
http://www.bidmonfa.com/baumbach_fr...
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Oct-15-24  Gottschalk: Best ICCF rating 2562

https://www.iccf.com/player?id=8153...

Oct-15-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Stop spamming.
May-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: RIP Fritz Baumbach.
May-06-25  Damenlaeuferbauer: Today I got the sad message, that my compatriot, the former correspondence chess world champion Dr. Friedrich Baumbach, already passed away on April 24th, 2025 in the German capital. I had the great pleasure to play a correspondence chess game against him from 2008 to 2010, which I drew with the white pieces. May his eternal soul rest in peace!
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