The chess games of Karel Traxler

Karel Traxler
Number of games in database: 9
Years covered: 1890 to 1902
Overall record: +7 -1 =1 (83.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

Most played openings
C57 Two Knights (2 games)

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KAREL TRAXLER
(born Jan-17-1866, died May-15-1936) Czech Republic

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Czech chessplayer, composer and Catholic priest.

He's famous for the Traxler Counterattack (also known as the Wilkes-Barre Variation variation) in the Two Knights (C57) : 1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 f6 4.g5 c5. This line was introduced in the famous game J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890. According to Nick DeFirmian: 4...Bc5!? looks crazy--Black ignores White's threat to f7--yet there is no known refutation of it. (Modern Chess Openings, volume 13)

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. J Reinisch vs Traxler	0-1	17	1890	Hostoun	C57 Two Knights
2. J Paclt vs Traxler	½-½	47	1891	Prague	D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. E Mazel vs Traxler	0-1	50	1891	Prague	C01 French, Exchange
4. Mikisa vs Traxler	0-1	18	1896	cr	C57 Two Knights
5. Traxler vs B Prikryl	0-1	58	1900	Osyky	C50 Giuoco Piano
6. Traxler vs A Beck	1-0	25	1900	Osyky	C43 Petrov, Modern Attack
7. Traxler vs J Samanek	1-0	16	1900	Osyky	C49 Four Knights
8. J Kotrc vs Traxler	0-1	41	1901	Wessely	C29 Vienna Gambit
9. Traxler vs Duras	1-0	19	1902	Veseli-Mezimosti	C54 Giuoco Piano

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May-07-03		Honza Cervenka: Karel Traxler (1866 - 1936) was very strong Czech player, but as he was a catholic priest, he rarely played practical chess. In 1896 he invented and used in several games famous "Wilkes-Barre variation" or Traxler Counterattack in Two Knights (C57). He was also an excellent composer of chess problems.

Oct-05-04		fgh: Pretty good winning percentage, I say.

Oct-05-04		juanposong: nice play of traxler. in fact i am collecting this traxler counterattack variation of 2 knights defense.

Oct-06-04		Willem Wallekers: <Pretty good winning percentage> Where all the games where White played the Traxler Counter Attack with 5. Bxf7+?

Jan-17-09		WhiteRook48: Happy birthday Karel Traxler!

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