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[Event "BSG Championship"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1931.11.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Helling, Karl"]
[Black "Richter, Kurt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "62"]
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Ne4 6. Qe3 c5 7. Rd1 Qa5 8. Bh6 Bf6 9. g3 Nc6 10. Bg2 Bg4 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Nxd5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 cxd4 14. Qxe4
O-O-O 15. Qg4+ Rd7 16. Nxf6 exf6 17. c3 f5 18. Qf3 Ne5 19. Qf4 d3 20. exd3 Qd5+
21. f3 Nxd3 22. Qe3 b6 23. c4 Qd6 24. b4 Rhd8 25. Bg5 f6 26. c5 bxc5 27. bxc5
Qc6 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. c6 Qxc6 30. Rc1 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Rd2+ 0-1 Source: Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger, 05.12.1931 (Peter Anderberg). ... |
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Aug-29-18
 | | Telemus: Update for the Richter book: currently McFarland announces it for "FALL 2018", while amazon gives "25. October 2018" (until recently they still had 8 August). |
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Oct-31-18
| | Telemus: Update for the Richter book: currently McFarland announces it for "WINTER 2018-2019", while according gives two dates: 31. Oktober 2018 (today, but no hurrah) in the title and 21. November 2018 in the product description. |
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Oct-31-18
| | Telemus: Merde, meeeeerde, merde! What did I write there?! Of course it is Amazon presenting the two dates! |
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| Oct-31-18 | | Nietzowitsch: I am utterly amazed, utterly enchanted! I have a precursor, and what a precursor! |
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Nov-01-18
| | Telemus: Google books already presents the book. As usual many sample pages are available. |
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| Nov-19-18 | | Alan McGowan: My book about Richter is now available: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/...
Kurt Richter: A Chess Biography with 499 Games.
368 pages (8.5" x 11", 21.9 x 28.5 cm), many photos/illustrations, appendices, reviews of his openings, notes, bibliography etc. |
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| Nov-19-18 | | JimNorCal: Congrats, Mr McGowan!
Thanks for your research and best wishes for the success of your book. |
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Nov-22-18
 | | MissScarlett: <No chess enthusiast should miss Kurt Richter by Alan McGowan. It is brilliant.> C.N. 11108 For a free copy, I'll say it's brilliant too. |
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Nov-25-18
| | Telemus: I hope my copy is already on the way. Amazon (Germany) announces already a possible delivery after Christmas. |
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| Dec-01-18 | | Alan McGowan: MissScarlett: <No chess enthusiast should miss Kurt Richter by Alan McGowan. It is brilliant.> C.N. 11108 For a free copy, I'll say it's brilliant too.
MissScarlett: subtle wording. What are you suggesting? (Thanks to JimNorCal; your comment is much appreciated.) |
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Dec-01-18
| | MissScarlett: I'm suggesting the chess world is a little too incestuous for my liking. |
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| Dec-01-18 | | Alan McGowan: You should tread more carefully, MissScarlett, especially when you talk about people you don't know. You seem to suggest that the quoted comment was only forthcoming because of a free copy. Your tone is cynical, and accusatory, and I don't appreciate it. Also, you should have surmised by now that Winter maintains an independent position, which allows him to criticize or lambast an author or a book - while occasionally praising one - without fear or favor. Just because you may have experienced some negative aspects of the chess world does not mean that everybody should be tarred with the same brush. |
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| Dec-04-18 | | hemy: Today's visit of my friend Alan McGowan was special. The drive from Waterloo to Toronto in winter is an effort that is appreciated by me. The great gift I received from Alan:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u09xo9n2k... |
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| Dec-05-18 | | JimNorCal: The link to Mr Winter's ChessNote is not quite right. For anyone curious CN-11108 has a photo of the book (published by the well-regarded McFarland) and a brief but enthusiastic review: "No chess enthusiast should miss Kurt Richter by Alan McGowan. It is brilliant." |
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Dec-05-18
| | MissScarlett: <hemy>, how would you sum up the <Richter> book in one word? |
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| Dec-05-18 | | JimNorCal: <MissScarlett>, let's give <hemy> a chance to read it first, eh? And, c'mon, let's be appreciative that the tentacles of chess history have been extended to include documenting Kurt Richter. Surely you'll agree that there's reason for celebration there? A positive note from the often-cranky Mr Winter is sure to be a thrill to the author, why begrudge him that? Finally, <Mr McGowan>, our <MissS> is not a douche nozzle. I'll vouch for that. Simply a confirmed cynic and wiseacre who managed to strike a wrong note in an intended bon mot. |
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| Dec-07-18 | | hemy: <MissScarlett> Starting in 1970-s Alan made fundamental research on Kurt Richter's biography. He contacted Kurt Richter's brother Gerhard Richter, living in East Berlin, who provided unique documents, photos, letters and games scoresheets.
Alan contacted chess players, historians and other individuals from many countries, who provided information and photos of Kurt Richter and persons involved in Kurt Richter's life and his chess career. I was following this project since 2013, after Alan contacted me regarding Lithuanian chess players Abramavicius, Mikenas and Macht, the partners of Kurt Richter in different tournaments. In November 1913 I translated to Russian language letters of Alan to Russian Government archive and Central Archive of the Federal Security Service of Russia with request to provide information about whereabouts of Richer in Soviet-controlled prison camp in 1945. Alan knew that I'm making research for the book "Jews in Lithuania chess history" and sent me scans from the magazines and books from his library.
Later we continue help each other.
I didn't finish reading the book, but I already can answer to your question (how would you sum up the <Richter> book in one word?) - fascinating! I updated the scan of the <great gift I received from Alan> and since the link in my previous post is not working - this in the new one:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uaohxwonq... P.S.
Since I started learning English at age 49, please do not criticize the style of my writing and mistakes I'm making. |
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Dec-07-18
 | | Retireborn: <hemy> Your English is excellent and always comprehensible. |
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| Dec-11-18 | | hemy: Oops, my misprint:
<In November 1913 I translated to Russian language letters of Alan to Russian Government archive and Central Archive of the Federal Security Service of Russia> It happen in November 2013, in 1913 I was not born yet. |
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Jan-20-19
| | MissScarlett: Still awaiting my free copy.....is there a postal strike in Canada or somewhere? |
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| May-17-19 | | Scuvy: My copy just arrived today, and from the small amount of reading I have done so far, I would say Mr. McGowan has done a splendid job. The amount and quality of research appears to be on the same level as Winter's book on Capablanca. |
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| May-17-19 | | JimNorCal: I take back my Dec 5, 2018.
MissS is definitely a douche nozzle |
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| May-17-19 | | ragtag: <douche nozzle> makes a good match. |
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| Aug-01-19 | | Pyrandus: Richter war der Chefredaktor des "Deutchen Schach" 1933-1939, und begrüsst den Führer mit seinen Artikeln. Aber: "nicht gültig!" |
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