The chess games of Hans Fahrni

Hans Fahrni
Number of games in database: 84
Years covered: 1902 to 1916
Overall record: +26 -43 =15 (39.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Ruy Lopez (11)
    C68 C66 C85 C86 C84
Ruy Lopez Exchange (5)
    C68 C85
Queen's Pawn Game (5)
    D02
Caro-Kann (4)
    B13

With the Black pieces:

French Defense (8)
    C01 C14 C13
Queen's Pawn Game (4)
    A40 D05 D02
King's Pawn Game (4)
    C44
Ruy Lopez (4)
    C78 C65 C70 C73

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   Fahrni vs Alapin, 1911 1/2-1/2
   Dus Chotimirsky vs Fahrni, 1911 0-1
   Fahrni vs Schlechter, 1914 1/2-1/2
   Fahrni vs Spielmann, 1905 1-0

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HANS FAHRNI
(born Oct-01-1874, died May-28-1939) Czech Republic (citizen of Switzerland)

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Hans Fahrni was born on the 1st of October 1874 in Prague, Czechoslavakia. He was joint Swiss Champion in 1892 and won a tournament in 1909 at Monaco. However, his finest achievement came in 1911 at San Remo where he finished 1st, ahead of Stefan Levitsky, David Przepiorka, Isidor Gunsberg, Borislav Kostic, Leo Fleischmann Forgacs and Richard Reti amongst others. He passed away in Ostermundingen, Switzerland in 1939.

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Fahrni vs D Bleykmans	1-0	64	1902	DSB-13.Kongress Hauptturnier A	C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
2. Reggio vs Fahrni	1-0	21	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	C44 King's Pawn Game
3. Fahrni vs Spielmann	1-0	27	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. W Cohn vs Fahrni	½-½	29	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
5. Fahrni vs H Caro	1-0	49	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. Przepiorka vs Fahrni	½-½	46	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
7. Fahrni vs B Leussen	1-0	69	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. K Ignacy vs Fahrni	0-1	56	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	C45 Scotch Game
9. Nimzowitsch vs Fahrni	0-1	36	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
10. Fahrni vs F J Lee	½-½	73	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
11. J Perlis vs Fahrni	1-0	41	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	C46 Three Knights
12. Fahrni vs A H Petterson	1-0	35	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
13. Fahrni vs J W Baird	1-0	50	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. Fahrni vs A Neumann	½-½	59	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. Fahrni vs A E Post	1-0	20	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. L Forgacs vs Fahrni	1-0	42	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D51 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. Fahrni vs Swiderski	0-1	44	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
18. W Schwan vs Fahrni	½-½	63	1905	Barmen Masters B, GER	A02 Bird's Opening
19. Fahrni vs Salwe	½-½	66	1906	DSB-15.Kongress	C66 Ruy Lopez
20. Marshall vs Fahrni	1-0	38	1906	DSB Kongress XV	A84 Dutch
21. Tarrasch vs Fahrni	0-1	43	1906	DSB-15.Kongress	C45 Scotch Game
22. O Bernstein vs Fahrni	0-1	42	1906	Ostend	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
23. Fahrni vs Spielmann	0-1	47	1906	Nuremberg	D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
24. H Wolf vs Fahrni	1-0	37	1906	Nuremberg	B15 Caro-Kann
25. Fahrni vs Duras	0-1	49	1906	Ostend	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav


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Dec-29-04		Benzol: Hans Fahrni Born 1st October 1874 in Prague Died 28th May 1939 in Ostermundingen He was joint Swiss champion in 1892.

Dec-03-06		euripides: Fahrni's games seem to be full of Nimzowitschian ideas including the surrender of the two bishops. Hard to know which way the influence went; I think he should be counted as one of the hypermoden pioneers. He sometimes seems to lunge with his pawns a bit too enthusiastically in the middle of strategically complex games.

Jun-22-07		Karpova: There's a funny story: click for larger view Fahrni had the white pieces and it was his turn. His opponent was rather weak so Fahrni tried something special instead of resigning - He moved his pawn backwards! After 1.a3 h5 2.a2 h6 3.a1=Q black resigned. http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... scroll down to 4967 (there's also a picture of Fahrni)

Jun-22-07		WannaBe: Bwahahahahahaha.... I'll try that next time, when I'm in an OTB game, and losing.

Jun-22-07		micartouse: What I'm trying to figure out: So if his opponent was really that bad, how the heck did he get to a pawn ending with Fahrni? I'm thinking he may have played along with Fahrni's joke, knowing he had him in his heart.

Jun-23-07		Karpova: <micartouse: So if his opponent was really that bad, how the heck did he get to a pawn ending with Fahrni?> The board might not have had the descriptions of the lines and files. He probably trusted the master and though he had calculated that he gets his queen one move earlier than his opponent he rather assumed he must have calculated wrongly. This was not a serious game but an exhibition game which would explain why there's not the whole game available but the crucial position only. His opponent would surely have reacted differently if this had been a tournament game.

Jun-23-07		tjoffy: <micartouse> The german source in the link in the post of <Karpova> says it was a "Vorgabepartie", which is a game where one of the players start out with reduced material. Is there an english word for this kind of game btw?

Jun-23-07		Ziggurat: <tjoffy>"Odds game"

Jul-18-08		myschkin: "First master to play 100 opponents simultaneously. It took place in 1911 at Munich. His score was 55 wins, 39 draws, and 6 losses in seven and a half hours."

Jul-18-08		Karpova: A bit more detailed and with sources (what else could you expect from Edward Winter): <On 29 June 1911 Hans Fahrni played 100 games simultaneously in Munich (+ 55 �6 =39). A detailed report, under the heading �Ein Weltrekord im Schach� was published, without any games, on pages 9-12 of Schachjahrbuch f�r 1911. I. Teil by L. Bachmann (Ansbach, 1912).> http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Aug-15-08		myschkin: . . . what "really happened" <Karpova>: Hans Fahrni - N.N. Schweiz, etwa 1900 click for larger view Der schweizerische Meister Hans Fahrni spielte diese Partie um die Jahrhundertwende zum 20. Jahrhundert in einer Kaffeehauspartie gegen einen freundlichen �lteren Herrn, dem er die Dame vorgegeben hatte. Die Stellung ist zwar verloren, doch Fahrni zog spa�eshalber <1.a4-a3!!??>, worauf sein Gegen�ber nach l�ngerem Nachdenken <1...h4-h5> spielte, und nach <2.a3-a2 h5-h6 3.a2-a1D+> aufgab. Er murmelte daraufhin: "Merkw�rdig! Ich hatte doch ausgerechnet, da� ich einen Zug fr�her eine Dame bekomme. Bin ich vielleicht mit meinem Bauern in die falsche Richtung marschiert?" Fahrnis liebensw�rdige Erwiderung war: "Nein, auch das h�tte nichts ge�ndert.", und pr�sentierte als Beweis die Variante <1.a4-a3 h4-h3 2.a3-a2 h3-h2 3.a2-a1D+ Kf1-g2 4.Da1-g7+ Kg2-h1 5.Dg7-b2 Kh1-g1 6.Kd3-e3 h2-h1D 7.Db2-f2#.> Der �ltere Herr sch�ttelte den Kopf und meinte: "Also war die Partie so und so verloren. Wie man sich doch t�uschen kann!" (Source: Ed Winter's Auntie Martha Spr�ngli :p)

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