The chess games of Frederic Lazard

Frederic Lazard
Number of games in database: 13
Years covered: 1903 to 1933
Overall record: +6 -5 =2 (53.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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FREDERIC LAZARD (born Feb-20-1883, died Nov-18-1948) France	[what is this?]
Frederic Lazard born 1883 was a player, problemist and author. He was the winner of one of the shortest master games on record (see A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924) and published in 1929 a book of his problems and endgames studies, 'Mes problemes et etudes d'echecs'. He also finished 1st= with Andre Cheron in the 1926 French Championship. He was Paris champion in 1911.

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. F Lazard vs NN	1-0	14	1903	Unknown	C38 King's Gambit Accepted
2. F Lazard vs A Gibaud	1-0	25	1909	Paris	C54 Giuoco Piano
3. E Voellmy vs F Lazard	½-½	65	1924	Paris ol (Men) f-B	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. A Gibaud vs F Lazard	0-1	4	1924	Parijs	A45 Queen's Pawn Game
5. F Lazard vs R Crepeaux	0-1	14	1924	Strasbourg -	C29 Vienna Gambit
6. D Daniuszewski vs F Lazard	0-1	64	1924	Paris prel-5	D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
7. R Gaudin vs F Lazard	0-1	14	1925	Prague (Czech Republic)	C57 Two Knights
8. F Lazard vs M Romi	0-1	36	1926	Parigi	C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
9. Koltanowski vs F Lazard	½-½	42	1929	Paris	A40 Queen's Pawn Game
10. F Lazard vs Tartakower	0-1	29	1929	Paris m/1	C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
11. J Cukierman vs F Lazard	0-1	12	1929	Paris	C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
12. F Lazard vs Menchik	0-1	35	1929	Paris	A02 Bird's Opening
13. Alekhine vs F Lazard	1-0	38	1933	Paris (01)	D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch

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Jun-09-06		capanegra: Lazard was a very fine composer. I have some pretty studies of him. Check this: White to play and win. (Frederic Lazard, 1911) click for larger view

Jun-14-06		capanegra: SOLUTION: 1.Nf4+ Kh6 2.Ne6 Re8 3.g8=Q Rxg8 4.Nf8 Rg5! (hoping for a stalmate in case of 5.e8=Q Re5+ 6.Qxe5) 5.Ng6!! and the Pawn queens.

Sep-25-08		capanegra: Here is a relatively easy puzzle by Lazard. The solution is quite straight, but with a very nice final position. White to play and draw. click for larger view

Sep-26-08		capanegra: SOLUTION: 1.a7 Re8 2.Bc6 Rf8 3.a8=Q Rxa8 4.Bxa8 Kd3 5.Kb3 a4+ 6.Ka2 c2 7.Be4+ Kxe4 8.Kb2 Kd3 9.Kc1 (1/2-1/2)

Feb-20-09		vonKrolock: Half a century after his disparition, the french chess friends from magazine "Phenix" had the auspicious idea of paying hommage for him with a Lazard Memorial Tourney for Studies - mine own contribution to the section +arrives to be one of the few examples on record of a Study showing all 16 s... Z. Kornin "F. Lazard MT - Phenix 2000" Commendation click for larger view = (white to play and draw)

Feb-20-09		capanegra: Happy Birthday Mr. Lazard! Here goes another one. Tim Krabb� cites as source de L'Echiquier de Paris, 1949, although Lazard passed away in 1948. It might be a posthumous study. White to play and win. click for larger view

Feb-20-09		WhiteRook48: I think the game vs Gibaud is fake.

Aug-15-09		GrahamClayton: Here is another nice study from Lazard, from 1935. White to play and draw. click for larger view White draws with the underpromotion 1.d8()! (1.d8() f4 2.d2+ f3 3.f4+ f4 and Black wins) 1....f4 2.d2 g5 3.d5 f4 4.d2 h6 5.d6 g5 6. d2 draw. Any move by the Black King pins the White rook and causes stalemate.

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