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George Gessner

Number of games in database: 12
Years covered: 1906 to 1919
Overall record: +3 -8 =1 (29.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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GEORGE GESSNER
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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Marshall vs G Gessner  0-1271906SimulC50 Giuoco Piano
2. Capablanca vs G Gessner ½-½311909Simul, 16bC67 Ruy Lopez
3. G Gessner vs L Uedemann  0-125191011th Western ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
4. B Jefferson vs G Gessner  1-025191314th Western ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
5. Ed Lasker vs G Gessner  1-061191617th Western ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
6. G Gessner vs N Whitaker 1-023191617th Western ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
7. W Moorman vs G Gessner  0-147191617th Western ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
8. Showalter vs G Gessner  1-041191617th Western ChampionshipC66 Ruy Lopez
9. G Gessner vs J Morrison  0-139191819th Western ChampionshipC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
10. Kostic vs G Gessner 1-043191819th Western ChampionshipC49 Four Knights
11. Showalter vs G Gessner  1-040191920th Western ChampionshipC10 French
12. G Gessner vs P G Keeney  0-152191920th Western ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: One of the leading players in Milwaukee at the start of the 20th century.
Sep-25-15
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  Phony Benoni: In this picture from the 1913 Western Championship Gessner is seated, second from the left:

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