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Bad Nauheim (1936) In 1936, the bath resort of Bad Nauheim, Germany was host to the second of three international chess tournaments organized over three years. Ten chess masters, including the former world champion Alexander Alekhine and the former world challenger Efim Bogoljubov, were invited to participate in the round robin event. The remaining players included top Yugoslavian chess master Milan Vidmar, Swedish champion Gideon Ståhlberg, the new Estonian champion Paul Keres, the Dutch player Johannes Van den Bosch, and four German chess masters: Karl Ahues, Herbert Heinicke, Ludwig Rellstab, and Gerhard Weissgerber. The tournament was yet another in a series of victories Alekhine collected on his way to the rematch with Max Euwe for the world crown. However, it is notable also as young Keres' first international win, as he tied for first with Alekhine at the final. It signalled his arrival on the international chess scene, upon which he would be one of the world's best players for almost forty years. Bad Nauheim, Germany, 17-24 May 1936 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =1 Alekhine * ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ =1 Keres ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 3 Ahues 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ =4 Bogoljubov 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5 =4 Rellstab 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 =6 Heinicke ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 4½ =6 Ståhlberg ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 4½ 8 Vidmar ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 3½ =9 Van den Bosch ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 2 =9 Weissgerber 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 2 Original collection: Game Collection: Bad Nauheim 1936, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alekhine vs J van den Bosch ½-½ 70 1936 Bad Nauheim C48 Four Knights 2. H Heinicke vs G Weissgerber   0-1 60 1936 Bad Nauheim E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 3. Vidmar vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 32 1936 Bad Nauheim D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 4. Keres vs L Rellstab   ½-½ 64 1936 Bad Nauheim C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. Ahues vs Bogoljubov 1-0 36 1936 Bad Nauheim D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 6. Stahlberg vs Alekhine   ½-½ 27 1936 Bad Nauheim E14 Queen's Indian 7. J van den Bosch vs H Heinicke   ½-½ 41 1936 Bad Nauheim C11 French 8. L Rellstab vs Vidmar ½-½ 34 1936 Bad Nauheim C30 King's Gambit Declined 9. Ahues vs Keres   ½-½ 40 1936 Bad Nauheim A45 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Bogoljubov vs G Weissgerber   1-0 36 1936 Bad Nauheim E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 11. Alekhine vs L Rellstab 1-0 21 1936 Bad Nauheim A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 12. H Heinicke vs Stahlberg   1-0 49 1936 Bad Nauheim D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 13. Keres vs Bogoljubov   ½-½ 79 1936 Bad Nauheim D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. Vidmar vs Ahues   ½-½ 25 1936 Bad Nauheim D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 15. G Weissgerber vs J van den Bosch   1-0 32 1936 Bad Nauheim E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 16. Ahues vs Alekhine 0-1 31 1936 Bad Nauheim D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted 17. L Rellstab vs H Heinicke   ½-½ 30 1936 Bad Nauheim C11 French 18. Stahlberg vs G Weissgerber   1-0 76 1936 Bad Nauheim E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 19. Keres vs Vidmar 1-0 65 1936 Bad Nauheim C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 20. Bogoljubov vs J van den Bosch   1-0 17 1936 Bad Nauheim D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. Keres vs H Heinicke ½-½ 42 1936 Bad Nauheim B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 22. Alekhine vs Keres ½-½ 55 1936 Bad Nauheim E00 Queen's Pawn Game 23. Bogoljubov vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 31 1936 Bad Nauheim D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 24. Vidmar vs Bogoljubov   0-1 69 1936 Bad Nauheim D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 25. H Heinicke vs Ahues   ½-½ 40 1936 Bad Nauheim A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Dec-13-12    whiteshark: Photography of the tournament participants: http://www.schach-badnauheim.de/wp-... Dec-13-12    WannaBe: Wonder'd what happened to Good Nauheim. And I guess Bad Nauheim did not get anything from Santa. Dec-13-12    perfidious: Dayum, the good twin got everything from Santa yet again.....don't these stories have ANY other ending? NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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