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Albert Mandelbaum

Number of games in database: 23
Years covered: 1894 to 1896
Overall record: +4 -16 =3 (23.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ALBERT MANDELBAUM
(born Oct-10-1845, died Nov-02-1921, 76 years old) Austria

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Last updated: 2020-04-02 09:07:46

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Kerkovius vs A Mandelbaum 1-0141894Riga Chess ClubC55 Two Knights Defense
2. A Mandelbaum vs A Ascharin  0-1291895Odds game000 Chess variants
3. Schlechter vs A Mandelbaum  1-0491895Vienna Chess Society MastersA00 Uncommon Opening
4. A Mandelbaum vs Englisch  0-1491895Vienna Chess Society Masters tD02 Queen's Pawn Game
5. A Mandelbaum vs J Schwarz  0-1461895Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. M Weiss vs A Mandelbaum 1-0621895Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C42 Petrov Defense
7. Halprin vs A Mandelbaum  1-0851896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. A Mandelbaum vs M Judd 0-1501896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96A46 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Englisch vs A Mandelbaum 1-0171896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C48 Four Knights
10. A Mandelbaum vs A Zinkl  1-0601896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. A Mandelbaum vs Albin  1-0401896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96A80 Dutch
12. A Mandelbaum vs L Horwitz  ½-½411896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D02 Queen's Pawn Game
13. A Mandelbaum vs Schlechter  0-1261896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D00 Queen's Pawn Game
14. A Mandelbaum vs M Weiss 0-1821896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. A Mandelbaum vs Englisch  1-0521896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. Albin vs A Mandelbaum  1-0541896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96B01 Scandinavian
17. A Mandelbaum vs Halprin  ½-½471896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. L Horwitz vs A Mandelbaum 1-0331896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C00 French Defense
19. M Judd vs A Mandelbaum  1-0481896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C11 French
20. A Mandelbaum vs F Fenzl  ½-½471896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96D00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. J Schwarz vs A Mandelbaum  1-0331896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C11 French
22. G Marco vs A Mandelbaum  0-1491896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C00 French Defense
23. A Zinkl vs A Mandelbaum  1-0811896Vienna Chess Society Winter 1895/96C13 French
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Apr-02-20
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  Tabanus: Reposted:

Dec-15-13 Karpova: Reminiscences by Georg Marco: Marco spent many enjoyable hours with Albert Mandelbaum on match- and tournament games and analyses. Mandelbaum's single moves seemed innocuous, but the whole sequence of moves was threatening and his opponents found out only too late, when they were already encircled. Simplicity and Clarity were his characteristics, also in chess. He joined the <Wiener Schachgesellschaft> in 1873. Back then, he was registered as a <Beamter der Hypothekar-Rentenbank>, living in the 1st floor, Franz Josefs-Kai 25. He still lives there today *, but one floor higher as he has a great view on the <Kahlenberg> and its surroundings from there. He inherited a large fortune, but his classical simplicity and frugality brought him his freedom and independency. He still lives like a spartan, having been a rigorous vegetarian for 32 years now.

* March 1913

Source: Pages 9-10 of the January-February 1915 'Wiener Schachzeitung'

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Dec-23-13 Karpova: A theoretical article on the French defense, which focuses on Albert Mandelbaum: He already played chess at the age of 8 and was so good, that he was regarded as a prodigy.

He found out that he did worse when answering 1.e4 with e5 and overcame his difficulties when switching to 1...e6. He went on to regard 1...e6 as the antidote to 1.e4.

He not only concluded that 1...e5 was a mistake, but also that 1.e4 was a mistake - this escaped the attention of the public due to the even bigger mistake 1...e5.

White can't gain an advantage, neither with the exchange variation (3.exd5 exd5) which violates the <Parallitätsprinzip> (probably a principle of parallelism), nor the thrust 4.e5 which violates Philidor's rule that a pawn should not be pushed onto the 5th rank in the opening.

Mandelbaum's trick is to forego short castling - either at all or at least to delay it for as long as possible. The ♔ is safer on e8 than g8.

Then follows a chart on which Mandelbaum worked with the author during the winter months of 1912, 1913 and 1914.

Source: Pages 34-36 of the January-February 1915 'Wiener Schachzeitung'

Apr-02-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Telemus: From the "Amtsblatt der Wiener Zeitung", 1, 3 and 4 February 1922:

"Albert Mandelbaum, Privater, Wien, 1.Bezirk, Franz-Josefs-Kai 11, ist am 2. November 1921 verstorben. [..]"

The Franz-Josefs-Kai was already mentioned by Marco, but with another house number. The information appeared at least three times in this official gazette, because the text [..] described details on his heritage, for which partly an heir was sought.

Apr-02-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Telemus: Samuel Gold published on 7 April 1889 in his chess column in "Allgemeine Sport-Zeitung" the following problem of Albert Mandelbaum:


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Mate in three. Nice key.

Apr-02-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: JewishGen burial registry has b. abt. 1845, d. 2 November 1921.

http://edochess.ca/players/p581.html has b. 10 October 1845, date apparently taken from Gaige.

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