Spielmann–Bogoljubow Match 1932
Spielmann recovers from a two-game deficit at the Semmering
Rudolf Spielmann defeated Efim Bogoljubow 5½–4½ in a ten-game master match at the Hotel Panhans on the Semmering. Bogoljubow won the first two games, but Spielmann recovered to finish with four wins, three losses and three draws.
A high-calibre Semmering match
The Hotel Panhans hosted a series of prominent chess meetings. This formal ten-game contest paired two leading attacking masters in a conventional multi-day match rather than a rapid exhibition.
Bogoljubow opened with consecutive wins. Spielmann answered in games four, five and seven, moved ahead after game nine, and retained the one-point match victory despite losing the final game.
Cross table
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.