Friedrich Sämisch
Notable Games

Friedrich Sämisch

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Notable Games

  • 1921.05.25 Euwe, Max vsSaemisch, Friedrich 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation 41 moves Wiener SK Meisterturnier Vienna 1921, the tournament he won ahead of Max Euwe, with Black against Euwe, the future World Champion. The queenside pawns advance with 28...b5 and 29...a5, 33...c3 34.bxc3 bxc3 makes a passed c-pawn, 36...Qxd4 wins a pawn, and the game ends with 41...Rf1+.
  • 1922.03.18 Saemisch, Friedrich vsReti, Richard 1-0 Queen's Indian Accelerated 29 moves Match Saemisch-Reti +4-1=3 Berlin 1922, from his match with Richard Réti, which he won with four wins, one loss and three draws. 20.Nf5 gxf5 21.exf5 gives up a knight to open the black king, 22.Rxe7 Nxe7 wins the queen for a rook, and the game ends at 29.g6.
  • 1922.04.09 Saemisch, Friedrich vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Indian Defense: Knights Variation 34 moves Bad Pistyan Breyer Memorial-A Pistyan 1922 against Max Euwe again. The queens come off at move 11, the white rooks reach the seventh rank with 25.Rc7 and 28.Rdd7, 29.Rxe7+ wins a pawn, and the game ends at move 34.
  • 1922.10.03 Maroczy, Geza vsSaemisch, Friedrich 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense 25 moves DSV in der CSR-ch01 Meisterklasse Teplitz-Schönau 1922 with Black against Géza Maróczy. The rook swings over to the king's side with 19...Rd5, 21...Rh5 and 22...Rh6, the queen follows with 23...Qe6 and 24...Qh3+, and the game ends after 25.Kg1.
  • 1924.08 Saemisch, Friedrich vsHerzog, Franz 1-0 French Defense: Paulsen Variation 40 moves Match/Club Reichenberg-Geblonz A 1924 club match between Reichenberg and Gablonz, against Franz Herzog. 21.Nd7 Rdxd7 22.Qxh6+ gxh6 23.Bxf6+ gives up the queen to reach the black king, and the rooks and the bishop finish it with 40.Rg3#.
  • 1925.04.28 Saemisch, Friedrich vsNimzowitsch, Aron 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game 50 moves Baden-Baden International Baden-Baden 1925, where he finished third behind Alekhine and Rubinstein, against Aron Nimzowitsch, who opened 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5 Ne5. White wins the knight on g4 with 16.hxg4, the rook reaches e7 with 22.Rxe7, and the knight ending is decided by the g-pawn: 49.Nf5+ Kh8 50.g6.
  • 1925.05.11 Saemisch, Friedrich vsMieses, Jacques 1-0 French Defense: Paulsen Variation 17 moves Baden-Baden International Baden-Baden 1925 against Jacques Mieses, in 17 moves. 11.d5 opens the center, 13.Qxh7 takes a pawn, 14.Ng5 Qxg5 15.Bxg5 Rxg5 16.Bh5 leaves the black king in the middle, and 17.Rfe1+ ends it.
  • 1925.11.22 Marshall, Frank James vsSaemisch, Friedrich 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation 64 moves Moscow International-01 Moscow 1925 with Black against Frank Marshall. 24...Rxg2 25.Rxg2 Qxg2 and 26...Qxf1+ 27.Bxf1 take the queens off with Black two pawns ahead, and in the minor-piece ending 61...Bxh5 and 63...Nxe5 leave Black five pawns against one.
  • 1928.08.03 Saemisch, Friedrich vsReti, Richard 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 69 moves Dortmund International-01 Dortmund 1928, the tournament he won, against Richard Réti in the Nimzo-Indian with 4.a3, the line now called the Sämisch Variation. The queens come off at move 29; the c- and d-pawns run with 56.c5, 58.c6 and 60.d6, and 68.Rxd8 Kxd8 69.Kf7 leaves a king-and-pawn ending with White's pawns on c6 and d7.
  • 1928.09.07 Saemisch, Friedrich vsEngel, Jindrich 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 26 moves Brno Brno 1928 against Jindřich Engel, again in the Sämisch Variation. 21.e5 and 22.Rh4 open the king's side, 23.Rxh6 breaks through, and 24.Ne7+ Qxe7 25.Rh8+ Kxh8 26.Qh5+ ends the game in 26 moves.
  • 1928.09.24 Bogoljubov, Efim vsSaemisch, Friedrich 0-1 French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line 21 moves Berliner SV Meisterturnier Berlin 1928 with Black against Efim Bogoljubov, who played Alekhine for the world title the following year. After 18.Qh6+ Rg7, 19...Ng4 and 20...Qc7 aim at the white king, and 21...Nxf2 ends the game in 21 moves.
  • 1929.08.19 Saemisch, Friedrich vsCapablanca, Jose Raul 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 62 moves Karlsbad-04 International Masters Karlsbad 1929 against José Raúl Capablanca, the former World Champion, in the Sämisch Variation. 9...Ba6 10.Qa4 Bb7 11.d5 Qd7 12.dxc6 wins the pinned knight; Capablanca plays on a piece down for fifty more moves, and 62.g7 ends it.
  • 1929.08.22 Saemisch, Friedrich vsGruenfeld, Ernst 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 48 moves Karlsbad-04 International Masters Karlsbad 1929 against Ernst Grünfeld, the game that won the tournament's first brilliancy prize. 31.h4 and 37.g5 open the king's side, and 43.Rxf5 Nxf5 44.Ng6+ Kg8 45.Re7 finishes the attack; the game ends with 48.Qxh7.
  • 1930.07.26 Saemisch, Friedrich vsKmoch, Hans 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 35 moves Olympiad-03 Hamburg Olympiad 1930, where he scored 9½ of 14 and Germany took the team bronze medal, against Hans Kmoch in the Sämisch Variation. 28.Bxc5 and 29.Bxa7 win two pawns, and the game ends at 35.f5.
  • 1934.05.28 Saemisch, Friedrich vsNN 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation 20 moves Saemisch blindfold sim Aachen 1934, from a ten-board blindfold display in which he won every game. 12.Nc7 Bxc7 13.Qxc7, then 15.Bxd3 Qxa1+ 16.Ke2 gives up a rook, 18.Bb4 Qxb4 draws the queen away, and 19.Qd8+ Kf7 20.Ne5# ends it.
  • 1941 Opocensky, Karel vsSaemisch, Friedrich 0-1 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation 40 moves Trentschin Teplitz Trenčianske Teplice 1941 with Black against Karel Opočenský, a study player here. 26...Re2 pins the white queen, 28...Rxf2+ wins it for a rook, and the black queen collects pawns with 35...Qxc4 and 37...Qxa3 before the game ends at 40...a4.
  • 1948.12.26 Saemisch, Friedrich vsUnzicker, Wolfgang 1-0 Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation 66 moves Luzern Christmas-02 Lucerne 1948 against Wolfgang Unzicker, a study player here. 31.d6 and 33.Bxd7 lead to a rook ending after 40.Rxe5, and the c-pawn decides it: 62.c5, 65.c6 and 66.Kc5.
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