Notable Games
Ernst Grünfeld
15 celebrated games · 230 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Gruenfeld – Euwe · 1921 · 1–0
Budapest 1921. A Slav-Defence win over future World Champion Max Euwe, a passed h-pawn promoting (39.h8=Q).
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Gruenfeld – Bogoljubow · 1921 · 1–0
Budapest 1921. A win over Efim Bogoljubov — a future two-time World Championship challenger — breaking through with the passed pawns (25.dxc7, 30.f6).
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Gruenfeld – Saemisch · 1922 · 1–0
1922. A win over the theoretician Friedrich Sämisch, the queen infiltrating to 32.Qd8+.
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Gruenfeld – Maroczy · 1922 · 1–0
Vienna 1922. A win over the veteran Géza Maróczy, the knight landing on d6 (32.Nd6) to win material.
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Alekhine – Gruenfeld · 1922 · 0–1
Vienna 1922. The famous debut of the Grünfeld Defence — the opening that bears his name — with which he beats future World Champion Alexander Alekhine. Alekhine was impressed enough to try it himself later in the same tournament.
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Gruenfeld – Bogoljubow · 1922 · 1–0
Vienna 1922. A 19-move miniature that mates Efim Bogoljubov on the board — 15.Bc6+, the knight tour to c6 and 19.Rd8#.
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Gruenfeld – Tartakower · 1923 · 1–0
Karlsbad 1923. A 29-move win over Savielly Tartakower finished by mate — 28.Rxf6 and 29.Qe5#.
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Gruenfeld – Tarrasch · 1925 · 1–0
Baden-Baden 1925. A win over Siegbert Tarrasch, the two bishops delivering the blow (50.Qf8+, 51.Bf6+).
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Gruenfeld – Reti · 1925 · 1–0
Moscow 1925. A win over his fellow hypermodern Richard Réti in a Queen's Indian, ground out in the endgame.
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Gruenfeld – Nimzowitsch · 1926 · 1–0
Semmering 1926. A 72-move endgame win over Aron Nimzowitsch, a passed h-pawn finally deciding (72.h6).
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Gruenfeld – Yates · 1926 · 1–0
Semmering 1926. A long technical win over the English master Frederick Yates.
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Gruenfeld – Euwe · 1927 · 1–0
The Hague Olympiad 1927. A second win over future World Champion Max Euwe, a passed h-pawn deciding the endgame.
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Gruenfeld – Kostic · 1928 · 1–0
Berlin 1928. An 83-move endgame marathon won against Borislav Kostić.
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Gruenfeld – Marshall · 1929 · 1–0
Karlsbad 1929. A win over the American attacker Frank Marshall, a passed b-pawn queening (51.b8=Q).
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Gruenfeld – Spielmann · 1929 · 1–0
Vienna (Trebitsch Memorial) 1929. A win over the great attacker Rudolf Spielmann, converted in a rook ending.
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