The chess games of Augusts Strautmanis

Augusts Strautmanis


Encyclopedia of Latvian Chessplayers Vol II (Val Zemitis)

Most played openings

C41		Philidor Defense (2 games)
C70		Ruy Lopez (2 games)
A53		Old Indian (2 games)
D02		Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)

AUGUSTS STRAUTMANIS
(born Jul-11-1907, died Jan-08-1990, 82 years old) Latvia

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Augusts Strautmanis was born on July 11, 1907 in Riga. He studied at Riga City Gymnasium and afterwards in University of Latvia. After graduating, he became a professional advocate. He was interested in chess-playing starting from his early childhood when he was taught by his father. He participated in the Chess Olympiad in 1928 in Hague, where Latvia as an independent state participated for the first time. Young Augusts played at the second table and won a half of the games. In 1936, he married and had a large family of four children, but this happy life was destroyed by Soviet occupation and World War II. Augusts did not play serious chess again until in the post war chess championships of Soviet Latvia where he gained good results: in 1946, the second place; in 1948, he became a champion of Latvia; and in 1949, he tied for third place. He actively participated in championships of Soviet Latvia and trained the youth section of chess-players thus encouraging the development of the next Latvian chess player generation.

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Last updated: 2018-06-27 03:54:01

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Petrov vs A Strautmanis	½-½	38	1925	Match Russian Secondary - City Gymnasium	C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
2. H Mueller vs A Strautmanis	1-0	34	1928	The Hague Olympiad	A28 English
3. A Vajda vs A Strautmanis	½-½	36	1928	The Hague Olympiad	C70 Ruy Lopez
4. A Strautmanis vs Koltanowski	0-1	31	1928	The Hague Olympiad	C41 Philidor Defense
5. A Strautmanis vs L Palau	0-1	20	1928	The Hague Olympiad	C44 King's Pawn Game
6. A Teller vs A Strautmanis	0-1	22	1928	The Hague Olympiad	D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
7. A Strautmanis vs M Monticelli	1-0	37	1928	The Hague Olympiad	C45 Scotch Game
8. G Kroone vs A Strautmanis	0-1	43	1928	The Hague Olympiad	C70 Ruy Lopez
9. M Feigin vs A Strautmanis	1-0	25	1932	Club Team tournament	A53 Old Indian
10. F Apsenieks vs A Strautmanis	1-0	34	1934	5th Latvian congress	D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
11. A Strautmanis vs W Hasenfuss	1-0	23	1934	5th Latvian congress	C10 French
12. Udo Vitte vs A Strautmanis	0-1	19	1935	Class A Team Tournament	D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
13. A Strautmanis vs A Melnbardis	0-1	29	1935	Government employees	A53 Old Indian
14. A Strautmanis vs Petrov	0-1	35	1935	Riga championship	B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
15. M Feigin vs A Strautmanis	1-0	33	1935	Riga championship	A09 Reti Opening
16. F Apsenieks vs A Strautmanis	1-0	28	1936	Club team competition	C48 Four Knights
17. A Strautmanis vs E Melngailis	1-0	25	1936	Riga championship	B33 Sicilian
18. E Gize vs A Strautmanis	0-1	47	1938	Match Prof. Ass. - Mun. Officials	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
19. Koblents vs A Strautmanis	1-0	40	1938	7th Latvian congress group B	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
20. A Strautmanis vs E Gize	0-1	21	1940	National Team Candidates	B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
21. R Balins vs A Strautmanis	½-½	20	1946	Ch Latvia	B72 Sicilian, Dragon
22. M Zvirbulis vs A Strautmanis	½-½	27	1948	Latvian Championship	C78 Ruy Lopez
23. A Strautmanis vs G Bezruchko	1-0	31	1948	Latvian Championship	C41 Philidor Defense
24. A Strautmanis vs R Balins	0-1	45	1948	Latvian Championship	B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
25. Koblents vs A Strautmanis	0-1	27	1948	Latvian Championship	E41 Nimzo-Indian


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