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.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Unzicker vs Rautenberg |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
2. W Kuppe vs Unzicker |
 | 0-1 | 29 | 1949 | Oldenburg | A18 English, Mikenas-Carls |
3. Rellstab vs E Walther |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1949 | Oldenburg | A07 King's Indian Attack |
4. R G Wade vs Bogoljubov |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1949 | Oldenburg | A07 King's Indian Attack |
5. H Heinicke vs H Heemsoth |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1949 | Oldenburg | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
6. E Walther vs Rossolimo |
 | 0-1 | 25 | 1949 | Oldenburg | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
7. W Kuppe vs Bogoljubov |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
8. J Enevoldsen vs H Heinicke |
| 0-1 | 25 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense |
9. P Tautvaisas vs E Zemgalis |
| 0-1 | 51 | 1949 | Oldenburg | B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
10. R G Wade vs G Kieninger |
 | 0-1 | 64 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D56 Queen's Gambit Declined |
11. Bogoljubov vs H Heinicke |
| 0-1 | 65 | 1949 | Oldenburg | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
12. Saemisch vs H Heemsoth |
 | 0-1 | 28 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation |
13. Rautenberg vs Bogoljubov |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
14. P Tautvaisas vs R G Wade |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1949 | Oldenburg | C15 French, Winawer |
15. W Kuppe vs P Tautvaisas |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
16. G Kieninger vs Bogoljubov |
 | 0-1 | 74 | 1949 | Oldenburg | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
17. H Heemsoth vs E Zemgalis |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1949 | Oldenburg | A30 English, Symmetrical |
18. Saemisch vs H Heinicke |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D98 Grunfeld, Russian |
19. R G Wade vs O'Kelly |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1949 | Oldenburg | A07 King's Indian Attack |
20. E Walther vs O Sarapu |
| 0-1 | 60 | 1949 | Oldenburg | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
21. B H Wood vs Saemisch |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1949 | Oldenburg | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
22. P Tautvaisas vs Bogoljubov |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1949 | Oldenburg | E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
23. H Heemsoth vs R G Wade |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1949 | Oldenburg | D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
24. J Enevoldsen vs Unzicker |
| 0-1 | 26 | 1949 | Oldenburg | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
25. Bogoljubov vs O Sarapu |
 | 0-1 | 39 | 1949 | Oldenburg | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
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