Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing

Jose Sanz Aguado

Díez del Corral (right) vs José Sanz

Most played openings

B07		Pirc (5 games)
B14		Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (3 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (3 games)
A97		Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (3 games)
A90		Dutch (3 games)
B17		Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (3 games)
A04		Reti Opening (3 games)
A15		English (3 games)
E17		Queen's Indian (2 games)
C01		French, Exchange (2 games)

Search Sacrifice Explorer for Jose Sanz Aguado
Search Google for Jose Sanz Aguado

JOSE SANZ AGUADO (born Nov-20-1907, died Dec-14-1969, 62 years old) Spain [what is this?] Jose Sanz Aguado was born in Barcelona. Spanish champion in 1943, he will always be remembered for his immortal combination in M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz, 1933. He passed away in Madrid in 1969. He fought in the Spanish Civil War and lost his leg in battle. After the war he was forced to move to France but later returned to his homeland. In 1943, José Sanz Aguado won the Spanish Chess Championship after victory in his match against Ramón Rey Ardid - 5½:4½ (+4, =3, -3). José Sanz Aguado participated in several international tournaments and two radio matches with Argentina (1946, 1948). He participated in the International Tournament of Gijón in 1946 and 1949; achieving the ninth and tenth ranks respectively. José Sanz Aguado was also known as a chess journalist. He was the founder and first editor of the magazine El ajedrez español. From 1934 to 1936 twenty three issues came out, after which the magazine was closed. José Sanz Aguado revived the magazine in 1955. He released two chess books: Campeonatos de España de ajedrez, 1944-1945, editorial Dossat, Madrid, año 1945. Morphy, la estrella fugaz, editorial Ricardo Aguilera, Madrid, año 1957. Wikipedia article: José Sanz Aguado Last updated: 2022-02-14 03:06:37

Try our new games table.

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 86  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Hellmann vs J Sanz Aguado   1-0 31 1931 Prague Olympiad A02 Bird's Opening 2. J Sanz Aguado vs P Frydman   1-0 41 1931 Prague Olympiad A50 Queen's Pawn Game 3. J Sanz Aguado vs K Skalicka   0-1 44 1931 Prague Olympiad D05 Queen's Pawn Game 4. L Matibet vs J Sanz Aguado 1-0 48 1931 Prague Olympiad A81 Dutch 5. J Sanz Aguado vs I Koenig   0-1 45 1931 Prague Olympiad C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. C Hovind vs J Sanz Aguado   0-1 30 1931 Prague Olympiad D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado 0-1 35 1933 Madrid C00 French Defense 8. Alekhine vs J Sanz Aguado ½-½ 45 1935 Clock simul, 12b C14 French, Classical 9. R Rey Ardid vs J Sanz Aguado   ½-½ 42 1943 ESP-ch m A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 10. J Sanz Aguado vs R Rey Ardid   0-1 37 1943 ESP-ch m A15 English 11. R Rey Ardid vs J Sanz Aguado 1-0 23 1943 ESP-ch m C01 French, Exchange 12. R Rey Ardid vs J Sanz Aguado   0-1 72 1943 ESP-ch m C11 French 13. J Sanz Aguado vs R Rey Ardid   1-0 46 1943 ESP-ch m A15 English 14. J Sanz Aguado vs R Rey Ardid   0-1 24 1943 ESP-ch m D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. J Sanz Aguado vs R Rey Ardid   ½-½ 22 1943 ESP-ch m E01 Catalan, Closed 16. J Sanz Aguado vs R Rey Ardid   ½-½ 81 1943 ESP-ch m A15 English 17. R Rey Ardid vs J Sanz Aguado   0-1 31 1943 ESP-ch m B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 18. R Rey Ardid vs J Sanz Aguado   0-1 54 1943 ESP-ch m C01 French, Exchange 19. J Sanz Aguado vs J M Fuentes   0-1 33 1943 Madrid E17 Queen's Indian 20. A Brinckmann vs J Sanz Aguado 1-0 33 1943 Madrid C13 French 21. J Sanz Aguado vs A Pomar   1-0 35 1943 Madrid A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 22. J Alonso Leira vs J Sanz Aguado   ½-½ 47 1943 Madrid E90 King's Indian 23. J Sanz Aguado vs F J Perez   1-0 68 1943 Madrid D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 24. M Navarro vs J Sanz Aguado   ½-½ 46 1943 Madrid B01 Scandinavian 25. J Sanz Aguado vs W Kocher   1-0 54 1943 Madrid D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 86

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Sanz Aguado wins | Sanz Aguado loses

Feb-18-04    WMD: Considering that Jose Sanz Aguado passed away in 1969, only the fact of his reincarnation could explain the later games attributed to him. Suprised to see that Sanz's most famous game is not included here. Euwe was of the opinion: "One of the prettiest, perhaps the prettiest endgame I have ever seen." From Tim Krabbe's website: ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS and beautiful combinations that ever occurred over the board is the one in the diagram on the left. Petrosyan once said that when he first saw it at age 10, it thrilled him so much that it was a major factor in binding him to chess forever. Hugh Alexander wrote: 'I always have trouble believing that this endgame really occurred in a game, and not during a post-mortem.' And when the great endgame composer Henri Rinck was asked by Tartakower if this could not be turned into something really beautiful, he said that nothing needed to be added, nothing needed to be cut. http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/r... Nov-20-08    BIDMONFA: Jose Sanz Aguado SANZ AGUADO, José http://www.bidmonfa.com/sanz_jose.htm _ Nov-20-08    brankat: Even if Senor Aguado had never ever played another game in his life, this one would still have made him immortal in the annals of Chess History: M Ortueta vs J Sanz, 1933 R.I.P. Master Aguado. Nov-24-13    FSR: He must have been a fairly strong player - he had draws against Alekhine and Keres. But I daresay that he would hardly be remembered today but for his immortal combination in M Ortueta vs J Sanz, 1933. Just staggering - hard to believe that such an amazing combination was actually played. Truly the combination of a lifetime. Dec-13-17    blackburne: Artículo (en castellano) en el que se repasa extensamente la vida y carrera de José Sanz Aguado. Incluye 309 partidas jugadas por este ajedrecista español, así como un completo palmarés: http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...

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. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific player only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC