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Calli
Member since Mar-28-03 · Last seen Sep-08-10
This forum is devoted to unraveling some of the mysteries of chess history. We are limited to chess history before 1948 when the FIDE began to control the World Championship.

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   Calli has kibitzed 4745 times to chessgames   [more...]
   Sep-05-10 Schuh
 
Calli: <whiteshark> That's going too far, I think he should re-boot.
 
   Sep-04-10 Lasker vs Spielmann, 1900
 
Calli: Apparently, this is not the teenage Rudolph. Wiener Schachzeitung (1900, page 212) gave the name as "P Spielmann". The game was one of five played blindfold by Dr. Lasker. Through the miracle of Google books you can view the report here: http://books.google.com/books?id=vy...
 
   Aug-30-10 Samisch vs Alekhine, 1936
 
Calli: Yes, one of the reasons for Game Collection: Alekhine was sunk! is that Alekhine does not reveal his losing positions very often. By all accounts, he was a tireless and even obsessive analyst who probably knew about nearly all the lost games in the collection. He just wasn't going to ...
 
   Aug-29-10 Kashdan vs Reshevsky, 1938 (replies)
 
Calli: <Pawn and Two> I agree, it's probably not Kashdan, but as <crawfb5> noticed, the players are not filling out the scorecards. Here is a frame blowup: http://picasaweb.google.com/Caissa1... To me this indicates a casual game of some kind.
 
   Aug-26-10 F Reinfeld vs Alekhine, 1932
 
Calli: <Dr. J> Taking with knight 32...Nxc4 does appear to win 33.bxc4 Bd7 34.c5 Bxa4 35.Nc4 Bd7 etc
 
   Aug-21-10 Maroczy vs Alekhine, 1921 (replies)
 
Calli: AA's combo is faulty because after 26.Rf1!, Black must lose the exchange.
 
   Aug-20-10 Wahltuch vs Alekhine, 1922
 
Calli: <Tamar> You and/or Rybka are right. Just get to f6 or h6 and Black is toast. So this Bishop can swing both ways around the board? More trouble for the Catholics.
 
   Aug-01-10 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937
 
Calli: Alekhine ruled out 43...Rb7 protecting f7 because 44.Qf3 Bb6 45.Nd8! attacking the rook and threatening Nxf7. Looks good but Black can still draw 45...Qe5+ 46.Kh1 Bxd8! 47.Qxb7 Bc7 and if 48.g3 then Qxg3 49.Qg2 Qxb3. Must be a win earlier but its time to call it a night..
 
   Aug-01-10 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 (replies)
 
Calli: <56.Rg2 (this is the stiffest resistence)> Might indicate that 55.Rg2 is better because then Black would have play Rh3, g3, h4 and doesn't have Rg4 as inline(d).
 
   Jul-27-10 Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 (replies)
 
Calli: "two-piece sacrifice" - I would quibble that Nh5+ merely exchanges knights and should not be classified as a sacrifice.
 
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May-23-09
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  Benzol: <Calli> Thanks. I finally managed to get it to work. My mouse went on strike. LOL.

:)

I've linked the article to the Hastings 1895 collection. Great that you found it so thanks for that.

Jun-05-09
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  vonKrolock: <Calli> Maybe You know the source of Fiske three-mover on-line in Brian Stephensons database:

D. W. Fiske
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thanks in advance (ps: sorry for my new avatar - I was searching something very chessical and very sober - hope this was not associated already to another kibitzer, in any case the mag-glass is already Your trademark!

Jun-05-09
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  Calli: VonKrol - Here is a surprise for you: G Cheney vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 Discovered by John Hilbert in the Syracuse paper.

I recall seeing a Fiske problem or two but not a source. Will think about it

Jun-05-09
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  vonKrolock: <Calli> Really a wonderfull surprise, and a moving game, with King march and mate in the middle of the board!!... Congratulations for the discovery and many thanks for leting we have the honour of sharing this here

Another possible discovery that would be sensational would be some game or even a position from a game, or at least some moves by Robert Schumann <!!!> http://www.chessbase.de/nachrichten... After seeing that article we even started a thread in a namesake's page here Schumann - also searched via e-post to contact that House in Zwickau, currently no news (in this case BAD ones...) Maybe someone nearer to the place...

Jun-05-09
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  Calli: The D W Fiske problem is in American Chess-Nuts, number 317. See http://books.google.com/books?id=ny...

Daniel's brother, William O. was the composer and has many problems in the book.

Jun-05-09
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  vonKrolock: You searched already <Calli>, that's really very nice, thank you again... Yes, I see - quite a good number of W. O. Fiske's in the "Nuts" - still lacking in the databases ...
Jun-05-09
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  Calli: Not much of a search, Chess-Nuts is the first place I looked. It has almost every American problem before 1868.

For more brothers, the book also has problems by Isaac and Thomas Loyd.

Jun-09-09
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  keypusher: <Calli> Wow, thanks for Pillsbury heads-up. Did you just add all those other articles too, as well as the Rhoda Bowles article?
Jun-22-09
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  Bridgeburner: <Calli>

My interest is historical. To be precise, what I can historically infer from Rubinstein's games.

There are plenty of fans on this site who have researched and discovered all sorts of facts about Rubinstein's life. But there is so much that's not known about this man, and so much that can never be known. He never wrote a book, left diaries, or notes or anything much on the documentary record.

Except his extraordinary games, both in and of themselves and their continuing contribution to theory.

As I work through his games, I'm increasingly amazed at the body of work he's bequeathed. Only Alekhine and Lasker ever bettered him in the course of his career, notwithstanding his extraordinary pathological shyness and self effacing modesty.

I began to wonder whether he would have been the greatest ever if it hadn't been for his infirmities, but realized that the issue is a sterile line of inquiry.

Why? Well, IMV, arguments about who was the best ever chess player are inherently useless and boring anyway. But more subtly, it's the entirety of the person that's involved in their work, and I don't think it's valid to peel off an important, if unfortunate aspect, of a person's life to speculate on what might have been.

Rubinstein was what he was, and subtracting anything from that, even his infirmities, may have made him a lesser chess player, not a greater oine.

Or maybe not,.

But the issue is I think unknowable.

So I happily immerse myself in the discovery of a wonderful, complex and checkered life and games of a unique human being.

What I'm striving to do is to understand Rubinstein through his play, within the context of his life as we know it. I analyze his games to the best of my somewhat limited ability, and try and work out the psychological byplay between him and his opponents, and some of the reasons for his moves.

Jun-22-09
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  Calli: More has been discovered recently through the tireless efforts of user Anyi. Her site is rubina.yfw24.de . Of late, with the help of Etienne Cornil of the Belgian club, I added a bio for AR's son, Samy . Soon to be a POTD, but check it out. It will give you an idea about the family.
Jun-22-09
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  Bridgeburner: I saw that. Did Samy have any kids?
Jun-22-09
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  Calli: None are mentioned in anything that I read.
Jun-22-09
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  brankat: <Calli> Hello my friend. Long time no see :-)

Anita directed me to Rubinstein Jr. site yesterday, and it was a very pleasant surprise. Thank You for the very fine work you did.

Jun-22-09
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  Calli: Bio was done by Anyi with the help of Etienne Cornil and edited by me. I was writing the previous post in a rush and didn't mean to take too much credit!

We have more games for Samy including some in New York, but not sure when I will get around to entering them.

Jul-27-09   wrap99: I looked at your forum after u responded to my Kashdan post. I have mentioned at least some of this elsewhere and maybe since you are interested in chess history, it will interest you.

I have met or corresponded with Ed Lasker, Euwe, Reshevsky, Tal, Petrosian, Polugaevsky (who would not shake my hand until GM Lein asked him to); I spoke with the youngest Polgar when she was 11 and could have, but did not, play blitz against her.

I spoke also with Koltanowski and E. Schulyer Jackson. In all of these cases, I look at who they in turn played and see a direct line all the way back to players who were born before 1800.

Interestingly, Morphy is really remote while Steinitz who played Lasker doesn't seem that far away.

Aug-16-09
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  Phony Benoni: <Calli> Could I ashk you to look into this game?

Mieses vs G Marco, 1921

User: mandy64 noticed that the <0-1> result seemed illogical as the final position is clearly won for White. User: whiteshark and I did some looking around, and found conflicting information both online and in print sources.

The name index to Jeremy Gaige's crosstables available http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJE... indicates that Mieses finished 6th and Marco 7th, which would mean that Mieses did win the game.

Can you add anything?

Oct-15-09
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  martin moller: Hi Calli. I have had a break from chess research for a while, but now i´m back. Do you know if Deutsche schach zeitung 1862 i avaliable on google books ??
Oct-27-09
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  vonKrolock: And finally the Tolush vs Aronson, 1957 game is briefly reviewed...
Nov-01-09
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  tpstar: Game Collection: They were surprised

Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952

<Calli> Do you want these submissions, or would you rather find them yourself?

Nov-29-09   sneaky pete: <Calli> Here's another one: Spassky vs D Ciric, 1970.
Dec-08-09
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  keypusher: Bit of a stretch -- OK, it's a ridiculous stretch -- but we saw Lasker's secret weapon, the e4-f5 pawn formation, in Carlsen-Kramnik and McShane-Short today, with White of course winning both. Admittedly Carlsen used the English Opening, while McShane didn't play f4-f5 until move 80.

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Mar-15-10   sneaky pete: <Calli> Scroll to the first page of kibitzing on GOTD La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834 for a big historic surprise.
Jul-20-10
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  Benzol: <Calli> Have you seen the missing games from Buffalo 1901 that <TheFocus> posted?

See Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1901

Aug-12-10
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  rapidcitychess: Since you are here Calli. Could I ask for a OE lines on the mainline Najdorf of this 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 and 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 If you could by tomorrow that would be great, I got a big game. Thanks.
Aug-26-10
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  vonKrolock: A very intriguing question <Calli> Have, if You please, a look at Kashdan vs Reshevsky, 1938
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