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| Jan-27-08 | | sneaky pete: Het moeilijkst is voor mij te antwoorden op wat Euwe schreef in <Het Vrije Volk> van 8 december onder de kop: "Reactie Donner onbegrijpelijk'. Hij geeft mij duidelijk ongelijk. 'Lodewijk Prins behoort sinds jaar en dag tot de vooraanstaande Nederlandse spelers en het is verwonderlijk, dat hem de grote worp niet eerder is gelukt.' Het is niet waar, grand maître. Hij kan er niets van. Hij is de zwakste speler van de hele wereld. In een wedstrijd van tien partijen geef ik hem 4 punten vóór. (...)
Beste Lodewijk. Je kunt het ook niet helpen dat je kampioen van Nederland bent geworden. Ze zeggen dat ik me onsportief tegenover je heb gedragen. Je bent kampioen van Nederland geworden en ik wil je daarmee feliciteren. Maar ik ben van mening dat je geen paard van een loper kunt onderscheiden en ik kan het bewijzen ook. Ik daag je uit tot een tweekamp. Je kunt zelf de voorwaarden stellen. Je hebt je drukke werkzaamheden. Je zou je vrij moeten maken. We spelen een tweekamp. Wat er ook gebeurt, het zal zijn tot meerdere glorie van het schaakspel. J. H. Donner, De Tijd, 15 december 1965. |
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| Mar-23-08 | | Sem: When in 1950 the World Chess Tournament, planned to be held in Argentina, threatened to fall through, it was Lodewijk Prins who managed to transfer it to Amsterdam. An important tournament, it was won by Miguel (Moshe) Najdorf. |
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| Sep-06-08 | | myschkin: . . .
Bio (in English):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodewi...
Obituary (in Dutch):
http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/inp/1999/1...
Interview (in Dutch, by Max Pam 1975): http://www.maxpam.nl/archief/prins....
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Sep-29-08
 | | GrahamClayton: The Prins variation of the Grunfeld Defence is 1. d4 ♘f6 2. c4 g6 3. ♘c3 d5 4. ♘f3 ♗g7 5. ♕b3 dc4 6. ♕c4 0-0 7. e4 ♘a6 Source: David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld "Oxford Companion to Chess", OUP, 1992 |
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| Dec-22-08 | | Karpova: From Edward Winter's feature article "Chess: Hitler and Nazi Germany", 2000: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... BCM of May 1943, page 104:
<‘Referring to our remarks in our last issue about L. Prins, Mr Belinfante says there is a much more serious reason why his name does not appear in any tournament. The Germans have barred Jews in occupied countries from playing chess even in private clubs. For the same reason, Landau’s name does not appear anywhere. As nearly all Jews in Holland are in concentration camps or have been sent to Poland, very few, it is feared, will survive the ordeal.’> |
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| May-01-09 | | blacksburg: <The acquisition of even a mildly reasonable judgment about a chessgame or position is an extraordinarily lengthy process of reasoning, searching, examining, comparing, rejecting, correcting, evaluating and criticising.> that's why 5 minute games are so great. you don't have to worry about any of that silly stuff :) |
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| May-03-09 | | whiteshark: Quote of the Day
" Possibly, over the course of time, the brain capacity of homo sapiens will have made such great progress, that complications as contained in this game can be fathomed instantly with a shrug and a smile. Then, not only will the game of chess have ceased to exist, but also will the remembrance of frequently missed objectives elicit pity, as a reaction to the shortcomings of a lower organized form of life. " -- Lodewijk Prins |
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| Nov-06-09 | | kellmano: Prins' quote of the day today is dead right. |
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Nov-06-09
 | | Stonehenge: More dead than right, if you ask me. |
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| May-31-10 | | whiteshark: Quote of the Day
" The acquisition of even a mildly reasonable judgment about a chessgame or position is an extraordinarily lengthy process of reasoning, searching, examining, comparing, rejecting, correcting, evaluating and criticising. " -- Lodewijk Prins |
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| Jun-01-10 | | whiteshark: Quote of the Day
" In short: analyse as well as you can, or do not analyse at all; the writing down of statements that cannot be sustained by proof, is something that only the very few can permit themselves. " -- Lodewijk Prins |
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| Oct-12-10 | | nick77: Isn't the profile photo that of Gligoric ? |
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| Oct-12-10 | | TheFocus: <nick77> No, it is not Gligoric. Gligo was more handsome. |
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| Jan-27-11 | | YoungEd: Maybe Gligoric was more handsome, but Lodewijk was still a Prins of a fellow. |
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| Jan-27-12 | | brankat: An inquisitive and eccentric mind for sure.
R.I.P.master Prins. |
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Jan-27-12
 | | Penguincw: Happy Birthday! |
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| Jan-27-12 | | parisattack: His Master Chess a nice book. Also co-edited and translated with/for Euwe books such as Meet the Masters. |
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| Feb-06-12 | | wordfunph: bad joke on Prins :)
<Prins is also the star of another joke attributed to Mikhail Botvinnik. During an exhibition game, Botvinnik and Polugaevsky were playing against Keres and Prins. Botvinnik observed that the game was unfair, because he and Polu had four hands to play with, while Keres had only one, as he needed the other to keep Prins from meddling in the game.> Source: Invisible Chess Moves by Neiman & Afek
rest in peace GM Lodewijk Prins.. |
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Apr-16-12
| | GrahamClayton: Here is a Prins victory that I have uploaded to the database: [Event "1935 BCF-ch Major Open"]
[Site "Great Yarmouth"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lodewijk Prins"]
[Black "Vera Menchik"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e6 2. c4 c6 3. ♘c3 d5 4. d4 dxe4 5. ♘xe4 ♘d7 6. ♘f3 ♘gf6 7. ♘c3 ♕c7 8. ♗g5 ♗e7 9. ♕d2 O-O 10. ♗f4 ♕a5 11. ♗d3 ♖e8 12. O-O ♕d8 13. ♖ad1 ♘f8 14. ♗b1 ♘g6 15. ♗g3 b6 16. ♕c2 ♗b7 17. ♘e5 ♕c8 18. f4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 ♖d8 21. f5 ♘xe5 22. ♗xe5 ♗d6 23. ♗xf6 gxf6 
click for larger view24. ♕c1 ♗e5 25. ♕h6 ♗xc3 26. ♖f4 1-0
Source: CHESS Vol 1 No 1 14 September 1935 |
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| Jan-06-13 | | whiteshark: Quote of the Day
" The acquisition of even a mildly reasonable judgment about a chessgame or position is an extraordinarily lengthy process of reasoning, searching, examining, comparing, rejecting, correcting, evaluating and criticising. " -- Lodewijk Prins |
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| Jan-27-13 | | thomastonk: Happy 100th Birthday!
This drawing appeared during the Euwe-Aljechin re-match in 1937: http://www.pic-upload.de/view-17886.... Young Lodewijk has a beard. I think Grünfeld, Kmoch, Fine and Eliskases are easy to recognize. The others are Maroczy, two members of the comitee and a Alekhine's cat. |
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Jan-27-14
| | Penguincw: R.I.P. Lodewijk Prins.
Probably his most famous game was a loss: Prins vs L Day, 1968. |
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| May-02-15 | | TheFocus: <The only thing chess players have in common is chess> - Prins, Lodewijk. |
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| Jan-27-16 | | TheFocus: Happy birthday, GM Lodewijk Prins. |
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| Nov-26-19 | | WorstPlayerEver: Try to translate what <sneaky pete> wrote about Prins and Donner. It was written after Prins became Dutch champion. Still the words of Donner are funny IMO, because Donner does not do much else than mirror the arrogance of Euwe, Donner was a far better player than Prins att. ----- the article ---
It's most difficult for me to react on what Euwe wrote in <HVV>, 8 dec, under the headline: 'Comments Donner Incomprehensible' (edit: comments, addressed to Prins, Donner wrote columns in Dutch mags <DeTijd/Time> and <Elsevier> att) He obviously thinks I'm wrong. 'Since year and day LP is one of the most honourable Dutch chess players, it's a miracle he did not made the great cast at an earlier stage of his career in chesse.' Far from the truth, grand maître. He simply cannot play chesse. He's the worst player ever. In a 10 game match, I'll give him 4 points for free in advance. ~JH Donner
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The actual Donner comment that Euwe had commented on: "Dear Lodewijk, it's not your fault you have become champion. They say I have treated you wrong in an unsporting manner. You have become champion. Therefore I want to congratulate you. However, you can't determine the difference between a Knight and a Bishop IMO and you bet I'm willing to prove my statement. I challenge you. A match under your conditions only. I know you are a busy man. Imagine you have some spare time to spend. Whatever happens.. it will be for the glory of chesse." ~JH Donner |
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