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Oldenburg (1949) The tournament was played at the Astoria-Haus "Renaissance" from June 19 to July 2. Participants were Rossolimo - French champion 1948, Wood - British correspondence chess champion 1945, Walther - Swiss youth champion, Wade - champion of New Zealand 1944, 1945 and 1948, Tautvaisas - champion of Lithuania, Zemgalis - champion of Latvia, Sarapu - champion of Estonia, Enevoldsen - champion of Denmark, Kieninger - German champion 1937, 1940 and 1947, Rellstab - German champion 1942, Unzicker - the German champion 1948, Rautenberg - German master, Heinicke - German master, Kuppe - Weser/Ems champion 1948, Heemsoth - Weser/Ems champion 1949 and Bremen champion 1949, O'Kelly - champion of Belgia 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 and 1947, Bogoljubov - German champion 1931, 1933 and 1949, and the German master Sämisch. The tournament program also gives Ludwig Roedl of Germany and the Swede Harry Ahman. They were replaced at a later stage with O'Kelly and Sämisch. Zemgalis of Latvia made the tournament of his life, and shared 1st prize with Bogoljubov. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts =1 Zemgalis * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 =1 Bogoljubov ½ * 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 12 =3 Heinicke ½ 1 * 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 11½ =3 Rossolimo ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 11½ 5 Sarapu ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 11 =6 Kieninger ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 10 =6 Unzicker ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 =8 O'Kelly ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 9 =8 Rellstab 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 9 10 Wade 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 11 Tautvaisas 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 * 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 8 12 Enevoldsen ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 7½ =13 Rautenberg ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 * 0 1 0 0 1 6½ =13 Heemsoth 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 1 6½ =15 Walther ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 * 1 0 0 5½ =15 Kuppe 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 * 1 ½ 5½ =15 Sämisch 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 * 1 5½ 18 Wood 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 3½ Tournament book: Oldenburg 1949 by Anthony J. Gillam (The Chess Player, Nottingham 2001. 73 pp.). There is also a booklet with the tournament program: Internationales Großturnier by H. W. Kopf (Oldenburg 1949. 24 pp.), and a summary by Ludwig Rellstab in Deutsche Schachblätter vol. 34 (1949) pp. 113-115 (August issue). Mainly based on Game Collection: 99_Oldenburg 1949 by User: whiteshark. Round dates are from the tournament program.  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Heemsoth vs J Enevoldsen   ½-½ 37 1949 Oldenburg A34 English, Symmetrical 2. G Kieninger vs Saemisch   ½-½ 25 1949 Oldenburg E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 3. W Kuppe vs Unzicker 0-1 29 1949 Oldenburg A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 4. O'Kelly vs H Heinicke   1-0 49 1949 Oldenburg D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov 5. W Rautenberg vs E Zemgalis   ½-½ 64 1949 Oldenburg B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 6. L Rellstab vs E Walther   0-1 27 1949 Oldenburg A07 King's Indian Attack 7. Rossolimo vs B H Wood 1-0 33 1949 Oldenburg B56 Sicilian 8. P Tautvaisas vs O Sarapu 1-0 64 1949 Oldenburg C48 Four Knights 9. R G Wade vs Bogoljubov 0-1 54 1949 Oldenburg A07 King's Indian Attack 10. Bogoljubov vs J Enevoldsen 1-0 36 1949 Oldenburg C53 Giuoco Piano 11. H Heinicke vs H Heemsoth 0-1 37 1949 Oldenburg E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 12. Saemisch vs P Tautvaisas   ½-½ 37 1949 Oldenburg D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 13. O Sarapu vs L Rellstab   ½-½ 26 1949 Oldenburg C77 Ruy Lopez 14. Unzicker vs W Rautenberg   0-1 31 1949 Oldenburg D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. R G Wade vs W Kuppe 1-0 66 1949 Oldenburg C28 Vienna Game 16. E Walther vs Rossolimo 0-1 25 1949 Oldenburg B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 17. B H Wood vs O'Kelly 1-0 60 1949 Oldenburg E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. E Zemgalis vs G Kieninger   ½-½ 39 1949 Oldenburg C05 French, Tarrasch 19. J Enevoldsen vs H Heinicke 0-1 25 1949 Oldenburg D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense 20. H Heemsoth vs B H Wood   1-0 46 1949 Oldenburg A09 Reti Opening 21. G Kieninger vs Unzicker   ½-½ 47 1949 Oldenburg E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. W Kuppe vs Bogoljubov   0-1 43 1949 Oldenburg D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. O'Kelly vs E Walther   1-0 26 1949 Oldenburg B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 24. W Rautenberg vs R G Wade   ½-½ 34 1949 Oldenburg B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 25. L Rellstab vs Saemisch   ½-½ 27 1949 Oldenburg E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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