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Rudolf Swiderski
Swiderski 
 

Number of games in database: 199
Years covered: 1897 to 1908
Overall record: +79 -82 =38 (49.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (20) 
    D02 D00 D05 D04
 Orthodox Defense (16) 
    D60 D50 D51 D52 D63
 King's Gambit Accepted (14) 
    C33 C39
 Vienna Opening (8) 
    C28 C29 C26
 Queen's Gambit Declined (6) 
    D31 D37
 English, 1 c4 e5 (6) 
    A28 A25 A22
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (23) 
    C11 C00 C01 C14 C12
 French (16) 
    C11 C00 C12 C10
 Orthodox Defense (14) 
    D60 D63 D61 D55 D51
 King's Gambit Accepted (13) 
    C39 C33 C34 C36
 Ruy Lopez (10) 
    C84 C77 C72 C66 C86
 Sicilian (7) 
    B32 B58 B73 B22
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Swiderski vs Nimzowitsch, 1905 1-0
   Swiderski vs J N Berger, 1908 1-0
   Swiderski vs J Moquette, 1899 1-0
   J W te Kolste vs Swiderski, 1899 0-1
   Swiderski vs Schlechter, 1906 1-0
   Swiderski vs W Schwan, 1899 1-0
   Swiderski vs D Bleijkmans, 1905 1-0
   Swiderski vs L Forgacs, 1904 1-0
   P S Leonhardt vs Swiderski, 1908 0-1
   Swiderski vs Gunsberg, 1902 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   14th DSB Congress, Coburg (1904)
   Monte Carlo Rice Gambit (1904)
   Barmen Meisterturnier B (1905)
   27th DCA Congress, Amsterdam (1899)
   Scheveningen (1905)
   Vienna (1903)
   13th DSB Congress, Hanover (1902)
   Vienna (1908)
   15th DSB Congress, Nuremberg (1906)
   Ostend (1906)
   16th DSB Congress, Duesseldorf (1908)
   Ostend Masters (1907)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Vienna 1903 by docjan
   Vienna 1903 by LaBourdonnaisdeux
   Amsterdam 1899 by docjan
   Amsterdam 1899 by Phony Benoni
   Scheveningen 1905 by Phony Benoni


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RUDOLF SWIDERSKI
(born Jul-28-1878, died Aug-02-1909, 31 years old) Germany

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Rudolf Swiderski was born in Leipzig. He made his mark in 1900, when he finished first at the Munich Hauptturnier. After this, Swiderski played in eight major tournaments from 1902 to 1908, with his best results being 1st= at Coburg 1904 and 1st= at the Monte Carlo 1904 Rice Gambit theme tournament.

Swiderski was the son of the printing press manufacturer Philipp Swiderski. In addition to chess, he was gifted musically playing the violin and yhe piano.. From various contemporary comments, Swinderski appears to have a nervous and sensitive nature.

In 1896, he joined the Augusta Chess Society in Leipzig. That same year, he competed in his first tournament at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier) where he came sixth.

Swiderski was one of the most promising German chess masters from 1902 to 1908.

Joachim Ringelnatz the German author and painter described Swiderski in a cameo from around 1900: "(Swiderski) was a well-known chess player who took part in public tournaments... he once wanted us to jump into the water from the very high board in the swimming pool. He jumped, but I didn't out of cowardice."

Swiderski took his own life in August 1909. The 'Deutsche Schachzeitung' reported that Swiderski had suffered from an illness for which surgery seemed to have been possible; however, instead, he committed suicide shortly after his 31st birthday. Other reports suggested that his suicide was linked to possible legal proceedings involving an allegation of perjury.

Wikipedia article: Rudolf Swiderski

Last updated: 2025-05-06 12:02:34

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 page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 199  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Swiderski vs Raabe 0-1291897BerlinC28 Vienna Game
2. Swiderski vs W Von Holzhausen 0-1231898LeipzigC26 Vienna
3. J W te Kolste vs Swiderski  0-128189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC14 French, Classical
4. Swiderski vs Olland ½-½66189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
5. Swiderski vs W Schwan 1-011189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
6. J Dimer vs Swiderski  1-030189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC54 Giuoco Piano
7. D Bleijkmans vs Swiderski  0-150189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamD00 Queen's Pawn Game
8. Swiderski vs C Trimborn 1-051189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamA07 King's Indian Attack
9. J D Tresling vs Swiderski 1-012189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC28 Vienna Game
10. Swiderski vs W Meiners  1-036189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC67 Ruy Lopez
11. H Atkins vs Swiderski  1-049189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Swiderski vs A van Foreest  ½-½30189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC66 Ruy Lopez
13. Swiderski vs F W Pelzer 1-028189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamA65 Benoni, 6.e4
14. J F Heemskerk vs Swiderski 0-131189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamB32 Sicilian
15. J Partaj vs Swiderski  0-187189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamC67 Ruy Lopez
16. Swiderski vs J Moquette 1-017189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamD05 Queen's Pawn Game
17. N Mannheimer vs Swiderski  1-048189927th DCA Congress, AmsterdamD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. Olland vs Swiderski 0-141190012th DSB Congress Hauptturnier-AC12 French, McCutcheon
19. Swiderski vs B Richter 0-1471900MunichC26 Vienna
20. Swiderski vs Gunsberg ½-½61190213th DSB Congress, HanoverD00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Swiderski vs J Mieses  0-146190213th DSB Congress, HanoverD00 Queen's Pawn Game
22. Swiderski vs W Napier 0-127190213th DSB Congress, HanoverD00 Queen's Pawn Game
23. Olland vs Swiderski 1-043190213th DSB Congress, HanoverC00 French Defense
24. Swiderski vs Chigorin 1-050190213th DSB Congress, HanoverD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. H Wolf vs Swiderski 0-116190213th DSB Congress, HanoverC11 French
 page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 199  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Feb-07-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Marshall said, "Of all the chess masters I ever met, Swiderski was the most weird."
Mar-29-05  aw1988: Him and my father were actually quite good friends, apparently.
Jul-25-05  AdrianP: "Swiderski, en passant, was a peculiar fellow. He made very few friends, had a gentle but melancholy disposition, was a fine violinist, ate raw meat, committed suicide a few years [after the Rice Gambit theme tournament]" (Frank Marshall)
Jul-25-05  aw1988: He sounds like a very strange individual.
Aug-06-06  BIDMONFA: Rudolf Swiderski

SWIDERSKI, Rudolf
http://www.bidmonfa.com/swiderski_r...
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Nov-08-06  ismet: http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?...
Jul-28-07  whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> (* 28. August 1878 in Leipzig; † 2. August[1] 1909 ebenda) war ein deutscher Schachmeister.

Swiderski war der Sohn des Fabrikanten Philipp Swiderski. Neben dem Schachspiel interessierte er sich für Musik. 1896 trat er der <Schachgesellschaft Augusta in Leipzig> bei. Im gleichen Jahr bestritt er auch sein erstes Turnier in Eisenach.

Swiderski war in den Jahren 1902 bis 1908 einer der vielversprechendsten deutschen Schachmeister. Seine größten Erfolge waren der Sieg im Meisterturnier des Deutschen Schachbundes in <Coburg 1904> (geteilt mit Curt von Bardeleben und Carl Schlechter) und im Rice-Gambit-Turnier <Monte Carlo 1904> (geteilt mit Frank James Marshall). 1905 wurde er im B-Turnier von Barmen Zweiter. Swiderski hatte Siege gegen viele Größen seiner Zeit verbucht, er schlug unter anderem 1907 im internationalen Turnier von Ostende (er landete nicht unter den Preisträgern) sowohl Akiba Rubinstein als auch Joseph Henry Blackburne.

Swiderski nahm sich im August 1909 das Leben. Die Deutsche Schachzeitung meldete 1909, Swiderski wäre von einer Krankheit heimgesucht worden, der er sich durch Selbstmord entzog. Eine Operation scheint dennoch möglich gewesen zu sein. Seine beste historische Elo-Zahl betrug 2629. Diese erreichte er im April 1904.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf...

Jul-28-07  whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> (born 28 July 1878, Leipzig – died 12 August 1909, Leipzig) was a German chess master.

He took 6th at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier),
took 2nd at <Annaberg 1897, tied for 7-8th at Berlin 1897, and tied for 3-6th in Amsterdam.

He made his mark in 1900 when he won 1st place at the <Munich Hauptturnier>. After this he played in several major tournaments:

In 1902, he tied for 7-8th in <Hanover> (13th DSB Congress; Dawid Janowski won).

In 1903, he took 8th in <Vienna> (King’s Gambit theme tournament; Mikhail Chigorin won).

In 1904, he took 6th in <Monte Carlo> (Géza Maróczy won).

In 1904, he tied for 1st-2nd with Frank Marshall in <Monte Carlo> (Rice Gambit theme tournament).

In 1904, he tied for 1st-3rd with Curt von Bardeleben and Carl Schlechter in <Coburg> (14th DSB Congress).

In 1905, he tied for 4-5th in <Scheveningen> (Marshall won).

In 1905, he took 2nd, behind Leo Fleischmann in <Barmen> (B tourn).

In 1906, he took 13th in <Nuremberg> (15th DSB Congress; Marshall won).

In 1906, he tied for 12-13th in <Ostend> (Schlechter won).

In 1907, he took 17th in <Ostend> (B tournament; Akiba Rubinstein and Ossip Bernstein won).

In 1908, he took 12th in <Vienna> (O.Duras, Maróczy and Schlechter won).

In 1908, he tied for 14-15th in <Düsseldorf> (16th DSB Congress; Marshall won).

In 1909, he won in <Leipzig>.

Sadly he committed suicide shortly after /// [<before>!] his 31st birthday allegedly because he could not face an operation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf...

Jul-28-07  whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> in another photograph: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jul-28-07  whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> CN 3654 with some reports about his suicide ... http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jul-28-07  whiteshark: <Rudolf Swiderski> CN 4728 with another report and another explanation about his suicide ... http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Looks still strange to me...

Aug-22-08  whiteshark: Joachim Ringelnatz erwähnt/beschreibt Swiderski in <Mein Leben bis zum Kriege> kurz, die Episode spielt in der Zeit um 1900:

"An sich kümmerte ich mich wenig um Ottiliens Liebeszauber und Tanzschwestern und Tanzbrüder. <Von den jungen Herren imponierte mir einer, namens <Swiderski>, weil er ein bekannter Schachspieler war, der an öffentlichen Turnieren teilnahm. Und weil er einmal in der Schwimmanstalt mit mir von dem ganz hohen Gerüst ins Wasser springen wollte. Er sprang auch. Aber ich tat aus Feigheit nicht mit.> Ferner war da Hermann Mitter, auch ein Verehrer Ottiliens, nicht so verwegen, aber immer lieb und gleichbleibend treu."

Aug-28-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: During the 1904 Rice Gambit tournament held in Monte Carlo, each of the 6 competitors received a copy of the "Rice Gambit" by Hermann Helms and Hartwig Cassel (New York, 1904), and were free to consult it, or any other sources, during the games.
Sep-02-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Source: CN 1979 Edward Winter, "Kings, Commoners and Knaves", Russell Enterprises, 1999
May-21-09  Karpova: Winter's feature article "The Riddle of Swiderski’s Suicide": http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...
Jul-28-11  brankat: R.I.P. master Swiderski.
Mar-26-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: He had a level score with the great Carl Schlechter, +4 -4 (no draws, oddly), which gives an idea of his strength.
Jul-28-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Rudolf Swiderski.
Jul-28-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  juan31: Requiescat in Peace
Jul-28-16  Abdel Irada: ∞

<Pace>

Jul-28-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: I had never heard of this player until today. He was obviously quite strong!
Jul-28-19  Count Wedgemore: <Fusilli> I hadn't heard of him either. But yes, this guy could play. Just look at how he outplayed the great Mikhail Chigorin in this game:

Swiderski vs Chigorin, 1902

An impressive display.

Jul-29-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <CW> I saw that one. It's brutal, although it looked like Chigorin's play was off form.
Jul-28-23  Nosnibor: He won a tournament in Leipzig shortly before his death in 1909. Does anybody have details of this event?
Sep-07-23  Caissanist: A collection of the Swiderski entries on chesshistory.com, including the abovementioned note 2776: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter... .
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