Carl Schlechter
Notable Games

Carl Schlechter

19 celebrated games · 319 in the full archive
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Notable Games

  • 1893.08.10 Fleissig, Bernhard vsSchlechter, Carl 0-1 Polish Opening 18 moves Casual game Vienna 1893. A famous 18-move miniature: Schlechter lets Fleissig's queen grab both black rooks (12.Qxc8, 15.Qxa8) and mates anyway — 15…Qd5+, 16…Be3+, 18…Qd2+. An early brilliancy on his chessgames notable list.
  • 1898.08.15 Schlechter, Carl vsSteinitz, William 1-0 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid 24 moves DSB Kongress-11 Meisterturnier-10 Cologne 1898. A 24-move king hunt that drags former World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz's king into the open (18.Rxd6+) to a decisive finish.
  • 1899.06.10 Schlechter, Carl vsChigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich 1-0 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line 55 moves London International London 1899. A win over the great Mikhail Chigorin, converted patiently in a long queen-and-minor-piece endgame.
  • 1902 Schlechter, Carl vsMaroczy, Geza 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation, Swiss Variation 37 moves Monte Carlo Monte Carlo 1902. A French Defence win over Géza Maróczy, a central passed e-pawn breaking through to 37.e7.
  • 1903.02.14 Schlechter, Carl vsTarrasch, Siegbert 1-0 Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation 26 moves Monte Carlo Monte Carlo 1903. A 26-move win over Siegbert Tarrasch, the central break 24.d6 opening the position.
  • 1903.02.26 Schlechter, Carl vsMason, James 1-0 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation 47 moves Monte Carlo Monte Carlo 1903. A Philidor-Defence endgame win over James Mason, the king marching to b6 to win the rook ending. On his chessgames notable list.
  • 1903.03.06 Schlechter, Carl vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 Three Knights Opening 37 moves Monte Carlo Monte Carlo 1903. A win over the American attacker Frank Marshall, Schlechter's knight dominating the endgame (37.Nc4+).
  • 1904 Schlechter, Carl vsLasker, Emanuel 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack 37 moves Cambridge Springs Cambridge Springs 1904. A Queen's Gambit Declined win over reigning World Champion Emanuel Lasker.
  • 1905.08.22 Schlechter, Carl vsJohn, Walter 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation 50 moves Barmen Meister-A Barmen 1905. A Queen's Gambit Declined win over Walter John, the passed b-pawn deciding a knight ending (50.b5). On his chessgames notable list.
  • 1907.09.17 Schlechter, Carl vsTartakower, Saviely 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack 43 moves Karlsbad-01 International Masters Karlsbad 1907, last round. A win over Savielly Tartakower, escorting a passed h-pawn home (42.h7) in a king-and-pawn ending. In the tournament book Schlechter judged the position drawn until 30...g5 and wrote that 30...Kf8 and ...Ke7 would have held easily; the win brought him level with Nimzowitsch for fourth and fifth prizes.
  • 1908.03.31 Schlechter, Carl vsReti, Richard 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 47 moves Wien Internationales Schachturnier Vienna 1908. A Ruy Lopez win over the young Richard Réti, a kingside knight attack (44.Nf6+, 46.Qf4+).
  • 1910.01.21 Schlechter, Carl vsLasker, Emanuel 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein Variation 58 moves World-ch09 Lasker-Schlechter +1-1=8 World Championship match, Game 5, 1910. Schlechter beats reigning champion Emanuel Lasker to go a point ahead in the title match — he would come within one game of the crown before the final-game loss levelled it 5–5. His most celebrated result.
  • 1910.07.18 Schlechter, Carl vsAlekhine, Alexander 1-0 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Schlechter Variation 34 moves DSB Kongress-17 Meisterturnier-16 Hamburg 1910. A win over the teenage Alexander Alekhine — a future World Champion — a clean positional squeeze with the two bishops.
  • 1911.02.27 Schlechter, Carl vsDuras, Oldrich 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation 43 moves San Sebastian Int Masters-01 San Sebastián 1911. A win over Oldřich Duras — a world top-tenner — ground out in a bishop-and-knight endgame.
  • 1911.08.22 Schlechter, Carl vsPerlis, Julius 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation 45 moves Karlsbad-02 International Masters Karlsbad 1911. A win over Julius Perlis, connected passed pawns (43.d7) deciding the rook ending. On his chessgames notable list.
  • 1918.01.23 Schlechter, Carl vsRubinstein, Akiba 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack 59 moves Match Rubinstein-Schlechter +2-1=3 From his 1918 match with Akiba Rubinstein — a Ruy Lopez won in Schlechter's final year, months before he died in poverty at the war's end.
  • 1894.10 Schlechter, Carl vsWolf, Siegfried Reginald 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack 16 moves Neuer Wiener Schachclub Vienna 1894 — a 16-move win with White against Siegfried Reginald Wolf. Selected in Irving Chernev, 1000 Best Short Games of Chess, PDF page 203.
  • 1900.06.15 Mason, James vsSchlechter, Carl 0-1 Center Game: Berger Variation 27 moves Paris Paris 1900 — a 27-move win with Black against James Mason. Selected in Savielly Tartakower and Julius du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, game 183 (PDF page 135).
  • 1909.03.08 Schlechter, Carl vsSalwe, Georg 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 38 moves St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg 1909 — a 38-move win with White against Georg Salwe. Selected in Savielly Tartakower and Julius du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, game 76 (PDF page 64).
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