Theodor Von Scheve
Number of games in database: 91
Years covered: 1879 to 1907
Overall record: +28 -51 =11 (37.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

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With the White pieces:  Queen's Pawn Game (17)      D02 D00 D04 D05  King's Gambit Accepted (6)      C39 C33  Ruy Lopez (5)      C77 C61 C80  King's Gambit Declined (4)      C31 C30	With the Black pieces:  French Defense (9)      C01 C03 C14 C02 C00  Vienna Opening (7)      C25 C29 C26  Ruy Lopez (6)      C77 C67 C84  King's Gambit Accepted (5)      C39

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   Paulsen vs Von Scheve, 1887 0-1

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THEODOR VON SCHEVE (born Jun-11-1851, died Apr-19-1922) Germany [what is this?]

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tarrasch vs Von Scheve 1-0 19 1879 Breslau B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 2. Von Scheve vs Tarrasch   0-1 15 1880 Breslau C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 3. Von Scheve vs Tarrasch   0-1 30 1880 Bresslau C30 King's Gambit Declined 4. Tarrasch vs Von Scheve 1-0 34 1883 Nurnberg C01 French, Exchange 5. Von Scheve vs A Fritz   1-0 21 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C47 Four Knights 6. Tarrasch vs Von Scheve   1-0 22 1887 Berlin C47 Four Knights 7. Von Scheve vs Zukertort   1-0 37 1887 05.DSB-Kongress D05 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Paulsen vs Von Scheve 0-1 42 1887 07.23 R09 GER Frankf C02 French, Advance 9. Von Scheve vs Mackenzie   0-1 32 1887 DSB-5 Frankfurt C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 10. Von Scheve vs J Noa   1-0 20 1887 DSB-05.Kongress B06 Robatsch 11. Max Weiss vs Von Scheve   1-0 38 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C77 Ruy Lopez 12. Von Scheve vs Englisch   0-1 41 1887 DSB-5 Frankfurt C33 King's Gambit Accepted 13. Von Scheve vs J N Berger   ½-½ 24 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C50 Giuoco Piano 14. Von Scheve vs Tarrasch   0-1 55 1887 DSB-05.Kongress D04 Queen's Pawn Game 15. Gunsberg vs Von Scheve   0-1 37 1887 05.DSB-Kongress C25 Vienna 16. Mieses vs Von Scheve   0-1 32 1887 Berlin C26 Vienna 17. Von Scheve vs Taubenhaus   0-1 33 1887 05 Kongress DSB C47 Four Knights 18. E Schallopp vs Von Scheve   ½-½ 72 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C01 French, Exchange 19. Von Scheve vs Blackburne   0-1 24 1887 DSB-05.Kongress Frankfurt ;HCL 21 D00 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Burn vs Von Scheve   1-0 50 1887 Frankfurt (Germany) D05 Queen's Pawn Game 21. Mieses vs Von Scheve   1-0 38 1888 Leipzig C25 Vienna 22. H Caro vs Von Scheve 1-0 21 1888 Berlin C29 Vienna Gambit 23. Von Scheve vs Tarrasch   1-0 49 1888 German Masters tournament A84 Dutch 24. Von Scheve vs B Hulsen 0-1 19 1889 Berlin C26 Vienna 25. Tarrasch vs Von Scheve   ½-½ 40 1890 6th BCA Congress C03 French, Tarrasch  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91

Feb-11-07    SBC: Does anyone know anything about this guy? Feb-11-07    vonKrolock: Well, there's a brief entry in German in the wikipedia, with just following: <"Theodor von Scheve (* 11. Juni 1851 in Cosel; † 19. April 1922 in Patschkau) war ein deutscher Schachmeister. Von Scheve, der recht spät zum Schach fand und "der Schachwelt das vielleicht einzig dastehende Schauspiel gegeben, wie sich ein guter Spieler noch im reifen Mannesalter zum wirklichen Meister entwickelt" (Tarrasch), nahm in den Jahren 1887 bis 1911 mit ausgezeichneten Erfolgen an vielen internationalen Turnieren teil. Unter anderem wurde er Vierter in Leipzig 1888 und Dritter in Monte Carlo 1901. Seine beste historische Elo-Zahl betrug 2669. Diese erreichte er im Januar 1902. Von Scheve veröffentlichte einen beachtlichen Essay schach-philosophischer Gedanken: Der Geist des Schachspiels, Berlin 1919."> He took part in Leipzig, 1894 (were young Carl Schlechter appeared for the first time in the internatinal arena): in my writings I see: <von Scheve, suffering from insomnia, withdrew from the Tournament after the half> So, if I'm recalling right, his results counted (Schlechter won their Game on forfeit) Feb-11-07    sneaky pete: Elsewhere Cosel is given as Kosel, a village in Schleswig-Holstein (Sleswick-Holsatia). Patschkau is now Paczków in Poland. Army officer by profession, living (or stationed) in Breslau (where he co-founded the Schachverein Breslau Anderssen and of course met Dr Tarrasch) and later in Berlin. Proof of his strength are matches he drew in Berlin in 1891 against Walbrodt (+4 -4 =2) and Von Bardeleben (+4 -4 =4). Feb-11-07    SBC: <vonKrolock> and <sneaky pete> Thank you both very much for taking your time and trouble to retrieve that information. It's a great help. -Sarah Feb-15-07    vonKrolock: <SBC> You're welcome! Of course, <sneaky pete>'s message is much more consistent, original and informative...

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