Klaipëda (Memel) 1931 (22-27 May) First Baltic Chess Congress. <Petrovs shared 2nd> with S. Gordons, P. Leonhardt, and V. Mikenas, behind I. Vistaneckis. Fride, p.7; Gino Di Felice, "Chess Results 1931-1935" (McFarland,2006) p.26; "Esmaspaev", June 8, 1931, p.8; "Jaunâkâs Ziòas", May 27, 1931, p.6; "Jaunâkâs Ziòas", May 28, 1931, p.6.

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Apsenieks vs Mikenas, Apsenieds vs Leonhardt:

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Salmins, p.53

No 22-27. maijam Klaipçdâ norisinâjâs Lietuvas Šaha savienîbas (dibinâta 1929.gadâ) rîkotais I Baltijas valstu èempionâts. Pçc organizatoru ieceres par èempiona titulu cînîtos pa diviem dalîbniekiem no Estonia, Latvijas, Lietuvas un Vâcijas novada Austrumprûsijas (tagad Kaïiòingradas apgabals un daïa Polijas teritorijas). Estonian šahistu vietâ spçlçja vçl divi lietuvieši. Viens no Austrumprûijas pârstâvjiem bija visai kolorîta persona- meistars Pauls Leonhardts (1877-1934), kura redzamâkie panâkumi bija lîdz I pasaules kara gadiem.

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No. 22-27. The 1st Baltic Championships, organized by the Lithuanian Chess Union (founded in 1929), took place in Klaipeda on May. According to the organizers, two champions from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Germany East Prussia (now Kaliningrad region and part of Poland) would fight for the title of champion. Two more Lithuanians were playing Estonian chess players. One of East Prussia's representatives was Paul Leonhardt (1877-1934), a person of great color, whose most visible success was until World War I.

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Event "Baltic congress Master tournament"
Site "Klaipeda LTU"
Date "1931.05.24"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Petrov, Vladimir"
Black "Apsenieks, Fricis"
Source "Rigasche Rundschau Nr.135 (20.06.1931)" http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 a6 6. Be2 b6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. c5 Be7 14. Qc2 b5 15. f4 Bd5 16. Kh1 a5 17. a3 a4 18. b4 f5 19. g4 c6 20. Bc3 Kh8 21. Be1 g5 22. Bg3 Qe8 23. Rf2 fxg4 24. fxg5 Rxf2 25. Bxf2 Qh5 26. Rg1 Bxg5 27. Bxg4 Qh6 28. Bg3 Rf8 29. Bd6 Rf7 30. Qg2 Rg7 31. Rf1 Rg6 32. Be5+ Kg8 33. Qf2 Bf6 34. Bxf6 1-0

Petrov vs F Apsenieks, 1931

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Event "Baltic congress Master tournament"
Site "Klaipeda LTU"
Date "1931.05.23"
Round "?"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Leonhardt, Paul Saladin"
Black "Apsenieks, Fricis"
Source "Latvis Nr.2883(13.06.1931)"
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O c6 7. b3 Qc7 8. Bb2 Nf8 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Bf1 O-O 11. h3 Bd7 12. Qd2 Rad8 13. Rad1 Bc8 14. Qe3 a6 15. Rd2 h6 16. Red1 Nh7 17. Ne2 Ng5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Rxd8 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Rxd8 21. Nc1 Be6 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Nd3 f6 24. Qe3 b6 25. Be2 a5 26. a4 Kh7 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. hxg4 c5 29. Qe1 c4 30. bxc4 Qd7 31. c5 Qxa4 32. cxb6 Qb5 33. Bc3 a4 34. Bb4 Qxb6 35. Bxe7 Nxe7 36. Qb4 Qa7 37. Qa3 Nc8 38. Nb2 Qd4 39. Nxa4 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qxc2 41. f3 1/2-1/2

P Leonhardt vs F Apsenieks, 1931

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Event "Baltic congress Master tournament"
Site "Klaipeda LTU"
Date "1931.05.26"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Apsenieks, Fricis"
Black "Mikenas, Vladas"
Source "Latvis Nr.2883(13.06.1931)"
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 c5 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. h3 b5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 c4 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Bb1 Bd5 19. a3 Qb6 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. Qg4 Rbc8 22. Re3 a5 23. Rg3 Kf8 24. Re1 Ke7 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. Qh5 Rf8 28. Re1 Rcd8 29. Rf3 Qb7 30. Qg4 Rd5 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Qxe6+ Kg6 33. Qe4+ Kf7 34. Rxf6+ Kxf6 35. Qf3+ Kg6 36. Qxf8 Rg5 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ Qxe4 39. Rxe4 Rg6 40. Re5 Rb6 41. Rc5 Kg6 42. f4 Kf6 43. g4 Ke6 44. h4 Kd6 45. Kf2 Rb8 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 g6 48. Kf3 Rb6 49. Kg4 Ke6 50. f5+ gxf5+ 51. Rxf5 b4 52. axb4 axb4 53. Rc5 1-0

F Apsenieks vs V Mikenas, 1931

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Event "Baltic congress Master tournament"
Site "Klaipeda LTU"
Date "1931.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "0-1"
White "Macht, Aleksander"
Black "Apsenieks, Fricis"
Source "Rigasche Rundschau Nr.150 (11.07.1931)"

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 a6 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Re8 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. b4 Bf8 19. e4 Qb7 20. Qf4 h6 21. Bh4 g5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Qxg5+ Bg7 24. Rd3 f6 25. Qh4 Ne5 26. Rg3 Bxe4 27. Qxf6 Ng6 28. Rxg6 Bxg6 29. Qxg6 Kf8 30. Qg3 Re7 31. Qf4+ Rf7 32. Qe3 Qa7 33. Nd1 Rxc1 34. Qxc1 Qc7 35. Qe3 Qd6 36. g3 Bd4 37. Qh6+ Ke7 38. Qg5+ Kd7 39. Qh5 Rf5 40. Qg4 Qe5 41. Kg2 Rg5 42. Qf3 Qd5 43. h4 Rf5 44. Qxd5+ Rxd5 45. f4 Bf6 46. h5 Rd2 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Nf2 Rxa3+ 49. Nd3 a5 50. g4 axb4 51. g5 b3 52. Kg4 b2 53. Nxb2 Bxb2 54. Bxb5+ Ke7 55. h6 Rb3 56. Bc6 Rb4 57. Kf3 Bc1 58. Be4 Kf8 59. g6 Bd2 60. f5 Bxh6 61. fxe6 Ke7 62. Bd5 Rf4+ 0-1

A Macht vs F Apsenieks, 1931

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Event "Baltic congress Master tournament"
Site "Klaipeda LTU"
Date "1931.05.??"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Vistaneckis, Isakas"
Black "Mikenas, Vladas"
Source "Rigasche Rundschau Nr.174 (08.08.1931)" http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qd2 h6 7. Bf4 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. e5 Nh5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be3 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Nd5 Kb8 16. Nxe7 Qa4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Kc7 20. Rhd1 Nf4 21. Kb1 Qe4 22. Nd5+ Nxd5 23. R8xd5 Kc6 24. Rd6+ Kb5 25. Rd7 Bxe5 26. Re1 Qf5 27. Nxe5 f6 28. Rxb7+ Ka6 29. Rb8 Qxf2 30. Nd3 Qf5 31. b3 Qd5 32. Re4 1-0

I Vistaneckis vs V Mikenas, 1931

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