Eugen Von Schmidt
Number of games in database: 26
Years covered: 1863 to 1879
Overall record: +7 -17 =2 (30.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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C67		Ruy Lopez (3 games)
C33		King's Gambit Accepted (3 games)
C44		King's Pawn Game (3 games)
C65		Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (2 games)
C80		Ruy Lopez, Open (2 games)

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Schmidt vs Anderssen   1-0 27 1863 Breslau C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 2. E Schmidt vs Paulsen 0-1 28 1864 Leipzig A00 Uncommon Opening 3. Paulsen vs E Schmidt   0-1 53 1864 Leipzig B30 Sicilian 4. Paulsen vs E Schmidt   1-0 34 1864 Leipzig C45 Scotch Game 5. Paulsen vs E Schmidt   1-0 34 1864 Leipzig B23 Sicilian, Closed 6. E Schmidt vs Paulsen   0-1 30 1864 Leipzig C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 7. S Rosenthal vs E Schmidt   1-0 29 1865 Leipzig sim C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 8. J Minckwitz vs E Schmidt   ½-½ 28 1865 Leipzig sim C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 9. R Gottschall vs E Schmidt   1-0 24 1865 Leipzig C38 King's Gambit Accepted 10. E Schmidt vs Zukertort   0-1 42 1865 Breslau C33 King's Gambit Accepted 11. J Minckwitz vs E Schmidt 0-1 50 1866 Leipzig m C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 12. J Minckwitz vs E Schmidt   0-1 40 1866 Leipzig m D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. E Schmidt vs J Minckwitz   0-1 38 1866 Leipzig m B40 Sicilian 14. E Schmidt vs J Minckwitz   1-0 44 1866 Leipzig m C44 King's Pawn Game 15. J Minckwitz vs E Schmidt   ½-½ 43 1866 Leipzig m C15 French, Winawer 16. J Minckwitz vs E Schmidt   0-1 37 1866 Leipzig m C51 Evans Gambit 17. E Schmidt vs J Minckwitz   0-1 30 1866 Leipzig m C44 King's Pawn Game 18. E Schmidt vs J Minckwitz   1-0 59 1866 Leipzig m C67 Ruy Lopez 19. E Schmidt vs Chigorin   0-1 36 1877 Petersburg C67 Ruy Lopez 20. E Schmidt vs Alapin   0-1 51 1879 Best Russian Players B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 21. E Schmidt vs Chigorin 0-1 40 1879 Petersburg (Match) C67 Ruy Lopez 22. Chigorin vs E Schmidt 1-0 24 1879 Petersburg (Match) C33 King's Gambit Accepted 23. E Schmidt vs Chigorin 0-1 33 1879 Petersburg C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 24. Chigorin vs E Schmidt   1-0 27 1879 Petersburg (Match) C59 Two Knights 25. E Schmidt vs Chigorin   0-1 53 1879 Best Russian Players C44 King's Pawn Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26

Jul-15-03    chessgames.com: Thanks to Honza Cervenka for shedding a little light on the mysterious "E Schmidt," presumably a strong amateur of the 19th century. Please note that the game where he defeats Anderssen is simply attributed to "Schmidt" and it is unclear if this is the same person. Jul-15-03    Honza Cervenka: The game against Anderssen was probably played by this player. Place and timing are very good evidence in favour of this conclusion despite the fact that Schmidt is pretty common surname. The question is whether he played also the game with Chigorin and who was that "Schmidt", who played all games in a file Lothar Schmid (all against Chigorin). It is quite possible that all these games were played by one and the same man, but it is not certain. Jul-15-03    chessgames.com: The pre-1900 games previously attributed to Lothar Schmid are now labelled simply Schmidt We'll keep them separate from this player unless we learn differently. May-25-04    Honza Cervenka: Chessgames.com, after some searching I think that I have solved this little Schmidt puzzle. Games in this file were played by Eugen Von Schmidt with an exception of game Schmidt vs Lasker, 1901 which could be played by Louis Schmidt Eugen Von Schmidt was the opponent of Chigorin in a match played in 1879 and so the file Schmidt contains his games too. May-25-04    chessgames.com: Thanks, Honza, we've adjusted the database accordingly, except for the game Schmidt vs Lasker, 1901 which was a simul (Lasker sometimes took the black pieces in simuls) so that is probably some unknown Schmidt.

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