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Walter Niephaus
Number of games in database: 48
Years covered: 1947 to 1961
Overall record: +15 -19 =14 (45.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (7)      B45 B73 B72 B64 B33  Ruy Lopez (4)      C83 C97 C96 C60	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (7)      B91 B55 B88 B92 B67  French Defense (6)      C15 C16 C05 C14 C02  Nimzo Indian (4)      E48 E56 E42 E25

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   Niephaus vs P Schmidt, 1950 1-0

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WALTER NIEPHAUS (born Mar-30-1923, died Nov-02-1992, 69 years old) Germany [what is this?] Born in Mörs am Niederrhein (now Moers, Germany), he won Frankfurt City Championship in March 1942, won ahead of Fritz Sämisch and Ludwig Rellstab at Bad Elster in May 1942. He took 11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1942 (the 9th German Chess Championship, Rellstab won), and won ahead of Klaus Junge at Leipzig 1942. In 1951, he played four matches: lost to Efim Bogoljubov (1-5) and Herbert Heinicke (2.5-3.5), and won against Wilhelm Schifferdecker (9-1) and Alberic O'Kelly de Galway (3.5-1.5). Niephaus represented West Germany in 12th Chess Olympiad at Moscow 1956, scoring +5 –2 =3 at first reserve board. Wikipedia article: Walter Niephaus

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 48  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Bohatirchuk vs Niephaus   1-0 30 1947 Stuttgart C15 French, Winawer 2. Niephaus vs Rautenberg   1-0 33 1948 BRD-ch C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 3. Niephaus vs G Stein   1-0 30 1948 Essen West German ch B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 4. Rautenberg vs Niephaus   1-0 48 1948 Bad Nauheim D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 5. Rellstab vs Niephaus   0-1 52 1948 Essen West German ch C15 French, Winawer 6. Niephaus vs F Nuernberg   1-0 35 1948 Essen West German ch C41 Philidor Defense 7. Unzicker vs Niephaus   1-0 36 1948 Essen West German ch C16 French, Winawer 8. Niephaus vs T Schuster   1-0 55 1948 Essen West German ch C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 9. Schmid vs Niephaus   1-0 45 1948 Essen West German ch A55 Old Indian, Main line 10. Niephaus vs W Ernst   1-0 67 1948 Essen West German ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 11. Teschner vs Niephaus   0-1 42 1948 Essen West German ch D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. Niephaus vs Czaya   1-0 40 1948 Essen West German ch B12 Caro-Kann Defense 13. W Sahlmann vs Niephaus   0-1 51 1948 Essen West German ch B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack 14. Niephaus vs G Machate   0-1 73 1948 Essen West German ch C60 Ruy Lopez 15. P Troeger vs Niephaus   1-0 79 1948 Essen West German ch A53 Old Indian 16. Niephaus vs H Greis   0-1 40 1948 Essen West German ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 17. Kieninger vs Niephaus 1-0 19 1948 Essen West German ch B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 18. Niephaus vs P Troeger   0-1 57 1949 Bad Pyrmont ch-BRD A21 English 19. Niephaus vs G Pfeiffer   0-1 45 1949 Bad Pyrmont ch-BRD D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. Rautenberg vs Niephaus   0-1 28 1949 Bad Pyrmont ch-BRD C14 French, Classical 21. Niephaus vs P Siegel   ½-½ 44 1949 Bad Pyrmont ch-BRD B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 22. G Maicherczyck vs Niephaus   ½-½ 37 1949 Bad Pyrmont ch-BRD D89 Grunfeld 23. Schmid vs Niephaus   1-0 54 1949 Heidelberg C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 24. Niephaus vs F Nuesken   1-0 36 1949 Bad Pyrmont ch-BRD B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 25. Niephaus vs P Schmidt   1-0 26 1950 Saarbrucken B72 Sicilian, Dragon  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 48

May-13-08    whiteshark: (* 30.03.1923 in Moers - † 02.11.1992 in Andernach) one of the strongest German chessplayers during 1940' and 1950'. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter... http://www.hessischer-schachverband... Apr-09-10    whiteshark: The above 2nd link (bio+picture) has been moved to: http://bezirk-frankfurt.schach-chro... Mar-30-13    BIDMONFA: Walter Niephaus NIEPHAUS, Walter http://www.bidmonfa.com/niephaus_wa... _

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