Ladislav Alster
Number of games in database: 102
Years covered: 1944 to 1989
Overall record: +28 -35 =39 (46.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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With the White pieces:  Sicilian (8)      B31 B89 B28 B52 B30  King's Indian (5)      E73 E61 E85 E64  Queen's Indian (4)      E15 E12 E14  King's Indian Attack (4)      A07 A08	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (20)      B76 B24 B32 B56 B58  King's Indian (5)      E92 E98 E74 E72 E80  Sicilian Dragon (4)      B76 B73  Dutch Defense (4)      A88 A92 A91

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LADISLAV ALSTER (born Apr-02-1927, died Jan-11-1991) Czech Republic [what is this?] Ladislav Alster was Czechoslovak champion in 1956.

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 102  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Alster vs Prochazka 1-0 11 1944 Melnik, CZE A51 Budapest Gambit 2. G Van Doesburgh vs L Alster   ½-½ 30 1947 Team match NED-CZE B58 Sicilian 3. L Alster vs G Van Doesburgh   0-1 40 1947 Team match NED-CZE C11 French 4. L Alster vs R W Bonham ½-½ 51 1947 Match MCCU-CZE D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 5. R W Bonham vs L Alster 1-0 40 1947 Match MCCU-CZE E72 King's Indian 6. L Alster vs Sajtar   ½-½ 16 1948 CSR-ch D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 7. L Alster vs C Kottnauer   1-0 41 1948 CSR-ch A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 8. Ujtelky vs L Alster 0-1 47 1948 CSR-ch D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 9. M Bobotsov vs L Alster   1-0 34 1950 CSR-BUL B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 10. J Kozma vs L Alster 1-0 27 1953 CSR-ch Prague B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 11. L Alster vs Sajtar   1-0 31 1953 CSR-ch Prague B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 12. J Vesely vs L Alster   ½-½ 23 1953 CSR-ch Prague B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 13. L Alster vs Filip   0-1 46 1953 CSR-ch Prague D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 14. L Alster vs J Sefc   1-0 56 1953 CSR-ch A08 King's Indian Attack 15. Ujtelky vs L Alster   ½-½ 26 1953 CSR-ch A47 Queen's Indian 16. J Sefc vs L Alster   0-1 40 1954 CSR-ch B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 17. L Alster vs Sajtar   ½-½ 52 1954 CSR-ch A02 Bird's Opening 18. L Alster vs Filip   ½-½ 15 1954 CSR-ch E15 Queen's Indian 19. L Alster vs L Tipary   ½-½ 23 1954 Budapest tt A07 King's Indian Attack 20. Ujtelky vs L Alster   ½-½ 17 1954 CSR-ch E16 Queen's Indian 21. F Blatny vs L Alster   ½-½ 25 1954 CSR-ch B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 22. L Alster vs J Kozma   ½-½ 40 1954 CSR-ch E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 23. L Alster vs Ujtelky   ½-½ 27 1955 CSR-54ch playoff 3rd place E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 24. L Alster vs K Makarczyk   ½-½ 63 1955 Prague tm D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 25. Ujtelky vs L Alster   1-0 53 1955 CSR-54ch playoff 3rd place E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 102

Oct-20-05    Eastfrisian: Ladislav Alster died on January 11, 1991 in Prague. Dec-11-08    whiteshark: Any relations to D Hamburg ? Feb-17-09    whiteshark: Dr. Ladislav Alster Bio: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladisl... He was also chess journalist and author of various chess books. Apr-02-09    WhiteRook48: The Ladi has the Slav Defense al the time while observing a ster Apr-02-12    Xeroxx: POTD discuss Apr-02-12    Honza Cervenka: When I was youngster back in 1980s, Alster's books "Chci hrát šachy" (I Want to Play Chess) and "Šachy hra královská" (Royal Game of Chess) were the most popular chess textbooks for beginners and intermediates available in Czech language. I think they are fairly good even today, although the theory of openings has changed a lot since then. Apr-02-12    Penguincw: R.I.P. POTD. May-19-13    Xeroxx: ladi slav (baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more.) May-19-13    Gypsy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladislav

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