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Pavle Bidev

Number of games in database: 51
Years covered: 1937 to 1957
Overall record: +14 -23 =14 (41.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (3 games)
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (3 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (2 games)
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (2 games)
C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed (2 games)
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (2 games)
C49 Four Knights (2 games)


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PAVLE BIDEV
(born Jun-22-1912, died Jan-16-1988, 75 years old) Yugoslavia

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Pavle Bidev was born in Prijepolje, Serbia in 1912. In addition to being a strong chess player, he was also a well known Yugoslav (Macedonian) philosopher, historian and orientalist who studied the history of chess and wrote many texts about it.

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 51  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Preinfalk vs P Bidev  1-0271937Yugoslav Amateur ChampionshipD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
2. J Sorli vs P Bidev  0-1281937Yugoslav Amateur ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
3. P Bidev vs I Jerman  1-0281937Yugoslav Amateur ChampionshipE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
4. B Tot vs P Bidev  1-0301946Yugoslav Semifinal EastE60 King's Indian Defense
5. Gligoric vs P Bidev 1-0271946Yugoslav Semifinal EastC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. P Bidev vs Pirc  1-0581946Yugoslav ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
7. B Tot vs P Bidev 1-0361946Yugoslav ChampionshipC36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
8. P Bidev vs I Tekavcic  ½-½401946Yugoslav ChampionshipD59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower
9. A Bozic vs P Bidev  ½-½331946Yugoslav ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
10. P Bidev vs B Simonovic  0-1391946Yugoslav ChampionshipD33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
11. Kostic vs P Bidev  0-1551946Yugoslav ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
12. P Bidev vs M Vidmar Jr  0-1481946Yugoslav ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
13. M Markovic vs P Bidev  0-1451946Yugoslav ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. P Bidev vs B Milic  1-0261946Yugoslav ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
15. S Vukovic vs P Bidev  ½-½321946Yugoslav ChampionshipC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
16. P Bidev vs M Subaric  0-1771946Yugoslav ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
17. I Kindij vs P Bidev  1-0361946Yugoslav ChampionshipD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
18. P Bidev vs V Tomovic  1-0311946Yugoslav ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. S Kalabar vs P Bidev  1-0451946Yugoslav ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
20. P Bidev vs Gligoric  0-1581946Yugoslav ChampionshipD97 Grunfeld, Russian
21. P Trifunovic vs P Bidev  ½-½291946Yugoslav ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
22. P Bidev vs B Rabar  ½-½311946Yugoslav ChampionshipD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
23. S Puc vs P Bidev 1-0301946Yugoslav ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. P Bidev vs D Andric  1-0511947Yugoslav Semifinal EastC09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line
25. B Milic vs P Bidev  ½-½631947Yugoslav ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-10-05
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  Honza Cervenka: Pavle Bidev [*22.6.1912 in Prijepolje, Serbia] was a strong player and well-known Yugoslav (Macedonian) philosopher, historian and orientalist who studied history of chess and wrote many texts about it. He died in 1988.
Nov-10-05
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  chessgames.com: Thanks, Honza, we adopted that into the biography above.
Nov-10-05
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  IMlday: Pavel Bidev was the first westerner to have access to Tang dynasty records in Communist China. He believed he had discovered the invention of chess by a court astrologer using magic squares to give the moves to the original pieces. This was circa 1971 and he couldn't get Encyclopedia Britanica to include his research so he wrote various chess magazines instead. From his letter to Chess Canada I deduced he was Rosicrucian.
Nov-10-05
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  Honza Cervenka: Pavle Bidev's view of the origin of chess is available at http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-jost...
Jun-22-08  brankat: I feel embarrassed to admit I had never heard of this person until today.

I will try to learn more. Mr.Bidev does seem to be a very interesting personality.

R.I.P. Mr.Bidev.

Jun-22-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Looks like he deserves to be better known. Shares the same birthday as Morphy and Vidmar too.
Jun-22-09  tivrfoa: <Benzol>wow. you know their birthday dates!! hehe
Jun-22-09  myschkin: . . .

Indeed, but he became a bit "edgy" over time

https://www.halcyonrarebooks.com/Bo...

Jun-22-09  WhiteRook48: wow! Happy birthday!
Jun-22-09  Draw Odds: <Shares the same birthday as Morphy and Vidmar> The astrologers are having a jolly time with this date!
Apr-17-12  miron: Bidev was first chess champion of macedonia (after WW II). He has also won games against Reshevski on the tournaments of solidarity after the eartquake in Skopje.
Jun-22-12  LoveThatJoker: Pavle Bidev, today you are remembered!

LTJ

Jun-22-12  BIDMONFA: Pavle Bidev

BIDEV, Pavle
http://www.bidmonfa.com/bidev_pavle...
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Jun-22-12  brankat: Beside Reshevsky, Mr.Bidev also had scalps of V.Pirc and B.Kostic. Not shabby for an amateur.

A philosopher, historian orientalist. a prolific author.

Rest in Peace Dr.Bidev.

Jan-21-14  wordfunph: "Grandmasters have no interest in scientific research in chess. They just want an orgy of combinations with the biggest prostitute of all ages and nations, the chess muse Caissa."

- Pavle Bidev (in a letter to Ken Whyld dated July 8, 1987)

Source: BCM 1996 August

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