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Arthur Dunkelblum
A Dunkelblum 
 

Number of games in database: 378
Years covered: 1922 to 1972
Overall record: +55 -118 =204 (41.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (28) 
    E62 E67 E60 E69 E61
 Reti System (23) 
    A04 A05 A06
 English (15) 
    A15 A10 A14 A13 A12
 Queen's Pawn Game (14) 
    D02 A46 A40 E10 E00
 Orthodox Defense (12) 
    D55 D50 D52 D64 D58
 Slav (10) 
    D11 D14 D13 D12
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (43) 
    B18 B13 B10 B12 B17
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C97 C98 C91 C90 C73
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (13) 
    C97 C98 C91 C90 C84
 Slav (12) 
    D11 D10 D19 D15 D16
 Orthodox Defense (10) 
    D50 D52 D63 D60 D55
 Semi-Slav (9) 
    D46 D43 D47 D45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   G McCurdy vs A Dunkelblum, 1968 0-1
   W Morena vs A Dunkelblum, 1954 0-1
   A Dunkelblum vs A Matanovic, 1958 1/2-1/2
   J M Aitken vs A Dunkelblum, 1937 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Hoogovens-B (1963)
   Belgian Championship (1935)
   Belgian Championship (1934)
   2nd La Nation Belge Cup (1924)
   Venice (1953)
   Birmingham (1972)
   Netanya (1965)
   Dublin Zonal (1957)
   Leipzig Olympiad qual-4 (1960)
   Munich Zonal (1954)
   Dubrovnik Olympiad (1950)
   Lugano Olympiad qual-4 (1968)
   Amsterdam Olympiad Final-B (1954)
   Munich Olympiad Final-B (1958)
   Stockholm Olympiad (1937)


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ARTHUR DUNKELBLUM
(born Apr-23-1906, died Jan-27-1979, 72 years old) Belgium

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Arthur Dunkelblum was born in Podgórze*, Austria-Hungary. He was Belgian champion in 1935 and 1949, and was awarded the IM title in 1957. He played for Belgium in 11 Olympiads: 1928, 1933, 1937, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966 and 1968, and his best tournament result was at Gijón, Spain in 1950 where he finished 2nd= with Arturo Pomar Salamanca.

*Wikipedia article: Podgórze

Wikipedia article: Arthur Dunkelblum

Last updated: 2018-05-05 05:41:24

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 378  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Borukhovich vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½261922Belgian ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
2. A Dunkelblum vs Koltanowski  0-1381922Belgian ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
3. A Dunkelblum vs N Borukhovich  ½-½241922Belgian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
4. Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum 1-0151923AntwerpB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
5. Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum 1-0271924Blindfold simul, 10bC55 Two Knights Defense
6. E Lancel vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½2019242nd La Nation Belge CupA38 English, Symmetrical
7. A Dunkelblum vs M Barzin  ½-½2819242nd La Nation Belge CupA04 Reti Opening
8. A F van Beneden vs A Dunkelblum  1-02619242nd La Nation Belge CupD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. A Dunkelblum vs P Devreese  ½-½2419242nd La Nation Belge CupC28 Vienna Game
10. M Lenglez vs A Dunkelblum  0-13219242nd La Nation Belge CupD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. A Dunkelblum vs S Silberschatz  ½-½4119242nd La Nation Belge CupC28 Vienna Game
12. E Sapira vs A Dunkelblum  1-06019242nd La Nation Belge CupD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. A Dunkelblum vs I Censer  1-06019242nd La Nation Belge CupB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
14. Colle vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½3119242nd La Nation Belge CupD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. J B Perlmutter vs A Dunkelblum  1-03519242nd La Nation Belge CupB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
16. M Lenglez vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½401925FBE CongressD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
17. E Sapira vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½331925FBE CongressD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
18. A Dunkelblum vs Colle  0-1551925FBE CongressE16 Queen's Indian
19. A Tackels vs A Dunkelblum  1-0391925FBE CongressD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. M Nebel vs A Dunkelblum  0-1271925FBE CongressA40 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Colle vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½321925FBE CongressA16 English
22. G Oskam vs A Dunkelblum  ½-½161926Antwerp - RotterdamC01 French, Exchange
23. A Dunkelblum vs G Oskam  ½-½201926Antwerp - RotterdamD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. V Soultanbeieff vs A Dunkelblum 1-0291926SpaA46 Queen's Pawn Game
25. A Dunkelblum vs J Balogh  ½-½231928The Hague OlympiadD02 Queen's Pawn Game
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Sep-07-04  nikolaas: ♕ Arthur Dunkelblum

Born in 1906 in Podgorno, Poland. He was a jew and had to move to Antwerp. He became Belgian champion in 1949. In 1957, he got the IM title. He played in a total of 11 olympiads (in one, he defeated Campomanes!).In the 1937 olympiad , one of his opponents (Salo Landau, I think) fell asleep after his 11th move. Dunkelblum wake him up and offered a draw. He died in 1979 in Antwerp, leaving the world with a 1.d4 player less.

His most famous game is perhaps his lost game against Reti, but his most beautiful is IMHO A Dunkelblum vs T Panagopoulos, 1950.

Sep-08-04  Lawrence: <nikolaas>, one wonders how he survived WWII. He played in the 1950 Chess Olympics in Dubrovnik and his signature is number 39, on the back of the envelope. Photos of lots of other players, but not of him.

http://www.evrado.com/chess/autogra...

Sep-08-04  acirce: Most Jews in western Europe did survive - it was horrible but not near what happened in Poland and much of the rest of eastern Europe like Hungary, USSR etc.
Sep-08-04  nikolaas: Here's a pic. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur...
Oct-09-05  nikolaas: So Gijon 1950 was his best result. Does anybody know something about Gijon 1950? Crosstables, games info..?
Apr-23-06  BIDMONFA: Arthur Dunkelblum

DUNKELBLUM, Arthur
http://www.bidmonfa.com/dunkelblum_...
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Nov-05-07  whiteshark: player of the day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur...
The first mentionend tournament is BEL-ch,Antwerp 1922, where he got 3rd place, when he was only 16 years old.

If this table is correct, he was also Belgian Champion in 1935: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%2... a bit confusing, that there a two champions title in Belgium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgia... ==

link to crosstable Hoogovenstoernooi 1964: http://www.coruschess.com/players.p...

Still unclear, when and why they make it to Antwerp.

Jan-04-08  nikolaas: <Whiteshark> You think two champioenship are confusing? Belgian had 5 once. In 1936 the normal Belgian championship was held. The title of international champion of Belgium and that of national champion of Belgium luckily went to the same person (Koltanowski). There was also a revolting group of players "le groupement des joueurs de Belgique", who organised two championships: the international championship of Blgium and the national champiosnhip of Belgium. They were won by respectively Paul Devos and Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. Apart of that there was also a champiosnhip of Flanders won by Anthonus and Peeters.

This total of 5 champion in one year is as far as I know a record which even the FIDE could never each. Luckily there is but one title now in Belgium.

Mar-25-08
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  playground player: <nikolaas> "A revolting group of players"? Just what do you mean by that???
Mar-25-08  Jim Bartle: I suspect he meant "revolutionary" or a group which broke away, not "revolting."
Apr-23-08  brankat: Mr.Dunkelblum certainly had a very fine Olympic record:

11 Chess Olympiads over a period of 40 years.

Apr-23-09  WhiteRook48: what a weird name.
Happy birthday!
Jul-07-09  whiteshark: Belated thankx, <nikolaas>!
Jul-07-09  Gejewe: The game vs. Reti was not lost by Arthur Dunkelblum but by a Viennese player. Mr. Dunkelblum was one of the friendliest opponents I ever played. In the late 1970ties - in spite of his age - he was still a regular in the open Dutch blitzchampionship in Zevenbergen. He was very peacefully inclined, but whoever declined his drawoffer, suddenly had a tough fight as some young masters had to admit after being defeated.. His wife was seated next to him all the time, knitting. As a 17 year old myself at the time, I accepted his drawoffer and he generously showed his ideas about the resulting positions. He was something like the mascotte of the Belgian squad and everyone seemed to like him. It was sad to hear one day,a few years later, that this kind man would never play in Zevenbergen again..
Apr-23-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Arthur Dunkelblum.
Jun-18-21  Nosnibor: <brankat> He did play in 11 Olympiads but probably drew more games than possibly any other player. His overall results were 24 wins, 98 draws and 37 losses. Oddly he scored better for the Belgium team when playing on board 1. Apart from his results in Amsterdam 1954 when he achieved 50% on board 2, he scored less than half in all of the other events.
Jun-18-21  Nosnibor: <nicolaas> The Gijon tournament of 1950 was won by Rossolimo with 8.5/11, followed by Pomar and Dunkelblum on 8 and 4th and 5th places were shared by Prins and Toran. The only lady player, de Silans scored 2.5/11 but beat both Grob and Prins.

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