Nov-15-04
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| vonKrolock: Once I was going to face him in the so called "Brazilian Interzonal" (Swiss previous to a National Ch), and a kibitzer warned me: "You're Black... Fernando will play his own Opening, 1.Nf3 followed by 2.a4,,, Its dangerous, he considers the best for Black 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4 a5) I played thus and the game drew...Remembered perhaps mostly as the loser in Reshevsky vs F Vasconcellos, 1944 IF that Vasconcellos was him?! - He's the author of some Chess books (like one about the Budapest Gambit), played in Helsinki Ol 1952, and also in a great International T in Rio de Janeiro 1952 - complete table here http://www.textfiles.com/games/CHES... |
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Jul-22-08
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| Gejewe: <vonKrolock> Very interesting to read. In the 1970ties I heard about a book "Teoria e Prática do Gambito Budapeste" (1966) by Fernando de Almeida Vasconcellos. Hugh Myers told me that he based his suggested white opening -in his book "New strategy in the chess openings" published in 1968- on a bright idea that Vasconcellos mentioned in his Budapest gambit book from 1966. That is 1.Nf3 d5 2.a4!? when 2..c5 3.e4 is a Budapest gambit with colours reversed. In the main lines the extra move a4.. comes in handy. I do not know if Vasconcellos gave any detail, but Myers played it in 1967, when he lived in the Dominican Republic. Then after 1..d5 2.a4 Nf6 he intended to play 3.b4 with a reversed Polish, and that is what he also did after 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4!? g6 3.b4. It seems that Vasconcellos has played it (more)often, is there anyone who has seen his games with 2.a4.. buried in Brazilian chess history ? |
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Jun-10-09
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| vonKrolock: <Gejewe> Believe me, only today I'm seeing Your post! Since 2004, a lot of material arrived online, including the games of that National ch sf http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/br1977...
Vasconcellos was champion of the Federal District (Brasília) in that same year http://www.bcx.com.br/galeria.htm
Much more material and games scattered in the brasilbase site, including photos: http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/foto04... In the first photo, he appears standing behind Gligoric, also a group photo |
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Jun-20-09
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| Gejewe: <vonKrolock> Most of the time when I notice reactions to my own posts it is by accident. It is a coincidence that I looked today, and found yours.. So it is more than understandable that you did not see mine before.
Thanks for your reaction and the interesting links. Three 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4 Vasconcellos games in that national ch. sf from 1977, that is a good start ! It is a pity that I did not notice your first post before Summer 2008, because a year earlier I had the opportunity to discuss Brazilian chess with Herman van Riemsdijk who was visiting the Netherlands. For example Washington d'Oliveira and his habit of playing the 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qe7 opening (and 1.e4 c5 2.Qe2 against van Riemsdijk as well). |
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Jun-22-09
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| vonKrolock: <Gejewe> The page for the BRA-chs http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/b.htm and links for Ol, Ty, States etc may present already more games... He played still in other ch sf in the early 80s, but that in 77 was our only game <Remembered perhaps mostly as the loser in Reshevsky vs F Vasconcellos, 1944 IF that Vasconcellos was him?! > Well, the old sources said just <Vasconcellos> and <Boston> - as this is a quite familiar sounding surname here (as many of Portuguese extraction), I could imagine that another Vasconcellos had played that game - My doubt had nothing to do with knowing him personally - I never asked on that game, and he never talked about himself - He was proud of his book on the "Budapest", that for sure |
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Jun-22-09
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| Gejewe: <vonKrolock> Thanks for pointing this out. Besides the tournament where the two of you played together, I found Vasconcellos in the tables of sF's in 1978,1981,1982,1983,1986 and 1988 (1987 was incomplete). Two games played from the black side of a Skandinavian and a Dutch defence.
Back in the 1960ties the semifinals give more of his games, but generally mainstream openings such a Caro Kann, Queens gambit declined and 1.d4 & 2.c4 with the white pieces. Except for 1969 when he played 2.a4!?, the Brasilbase providing the next two games:
[Event "TNA"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1969.07.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vasconcellos, Fernando"]
[Black "Achcar, Nelson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. a4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 d5 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. Na2 Ne4 14. c3 Qh4 15.Nc1 Re7 16. Nb3 Rae8 17. b5 Nd8 18. Ba3 Re6 19. Qd3 b6 20. Ra2 f5 21. c4 g5 22. cxd5 Rh6 23. Re1 Nf7 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Qd1 Qf4 26. Qg4 Nd6 27. Rc2 Re7 28. Bc1 Qxg4 29. hxg4 Rg6 30. f3 h6 31. fxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Nxe4 33. Rxc7 Rd6 34. Rxa7 Rxd5 35. Bb2 Nf6 36. Rb7 Rd6 37. d5 Rxd5 38. Bxf6 Bxf6 39. Rxb6 Rd3 40. Rxf6 Rxb3 41. Rxh6 Rb4 42. Ra6 1-0[Event "TNA"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1969.07.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vasconcellos, Fernando"]
[Black "Ladeira Filho, Jarbas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. a4 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. d3 h6 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 c6 8. c3 O-O 9. a5 Nbd7 10. Nd4 Bh7 11. a6 Qc8 12. axb7 Qxb7 13. Qa4 Rfc8 14. N2b3 Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Na5 Qc7 18. c4 Rab8 19. Bd2 Bd4 20. cxd5 Bxb2 21.dxe6 Bxa1 22. exf7+ Qxf7 23. Rxa1 c5 24. Nc6 Rb2 25. Ne5 Qe6 26. Qc4 Bf5 27. g4 Rxd2 28. gxf5 Qxc4 29. dxc4 Rxe2 30. Nc6 Rc7 31. Nxa7 Rd7 32. Bf3 Re5 33. Nb5 Rxf5 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Bc6 Rd2 36. Nc3 Rdxf2 37. Ne4 R2f4 38. Nxf6+ Rxf6 39. Bd5
Rg4+ 40. Bg2 Rfg6 41. Ra2 Rxg2+ 42. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Kg6 44. Kf3 Kf5 45. Ke3 g5 46. Kf3 h5 47. Ke3 g4 48. Kf2 Kf4 0-1 It is quite logical that Vasconcellos played 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4!? g6 and now 3.b4!? as he had 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 in his black repertoire. The other game looked quite interesting, and certainly not bad for white until he starts to force matters.. |
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