Géza Maróczy
Notable Games

Géza Maróczy

18 celebrated games · 378 in the full archive
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Notable Games

  • 1896.07.25 Maroczy, Geza vsPillsbury, Harry Nelson 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation 33 moves Nuernberg InternationalesMeisterturnier Nuremberg 1896. A win over the great American Harry Pillsbury, Maróczy queening a passed c-pawn (33.c8=Q+).
  • 1899.07.07 Maroczy, Geza vsSteinitz, William 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense 44 moves London International London 1899. A win over the first World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz — fittingly, in Steinitz's own defence to the Ruy Lopez.
  • 1899.06.19 Maroczy, Geza vsJanowski, Dawid Markelowicz 1-0 Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation 59 moves London International London 1899. Maróczy's positional control turns back the fierce attacker Dawid Janowski.
  • 1902.01.07 Maroczy, Geza vsSchlechter, Carl 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation 45 moves Monaco Preparation Monte Carlo 1902. A win over the positional master Carl Schlechter, who would draw Lasker's 1910 World Championship match.
  • 1903 Maroczy, Geza vsChigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich 1-0 King's Gambit Accepted: McDonnell Gambit 23 moves Vienna Accepted Kings Gambit Vienna 1903. A King's Gambit brilliancy against Mikhail Chigorin — Maróczy sacrifices to strip the king (19.Bf6+, 21.Bxh8) and closes with 23.Qxf6+.
  • 1905.07.07 Maroczy, Geza vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense 58 moves Ostend Masters Ostend 1905. A queen-and-rook king hunt runs Frank Marshall's king across the board (54.Qe8+ … 58.Qc4+).
  • 1906.06.11 Maroczy, Geza vsBernstein, Ossip Samuel 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 27 moves Ostend Ostend 1906. A 27-move win over Ossip Bernstein.
  • 1906.06.13 Maroczy, Geza vsBlackburne, Joseph Henry 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation 47 moves Ostend Ostend 1906. Maróczy's cool defence turns back the veteran attacker Joseph Blackburne.
  • 1907.09.02 Maroczy, Geza vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation 60 moves Karlsbad-01 International Masters Karlsbad 1907. Maróczy dismantles Frank Marshall in a queen-and-pawn ending — the endgame speciality for which he was famous.
  • 1907.08.30 Maroczy, Geza vsSpielmann, Rudolf 1-0 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation 46 moves Karlsbad-01 International Masters Karlsbad 1907. A win over the great attacking star Rudolf Spielmann.
  • 1908.06.09 Maroczy, Geza vsRubinstein, Akiba 1-0 French Defense: Exchange Variation 37 moves Prague-01 International Masters Prague 1908. A win over the supreme endgame artist Akiba Rubinstein.
  • 1908.06.01 Maroczy, Geza vsVidmar, Milan Sr 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation 38 moves Prague-01 International Masters Prague 1908. A win over the young Milan Vidmar.
  • 1920.12.10 Maroczy, Geza vsTarrasch, Siegbert 1-0 Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense 56 moves Berlin International Berlin 1920. A win over Siegbert Tarrasch.
  • 1922.11.18 Maroczy, Geza vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation 46 moves Wiener Kongress Masters Vienna 1922. A win over Efim Bogoljubov — soon a two-time World Championship challenger.
  • 1923.07.24 Maroczy, Geza vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation 31 moves Scheveningen Dutch-Foreigners 30,5-69,5 Scheveningen 1923. A win over future World Champion Max Euwe — the one champion against whom Maróczy held a plus score — a passed e-pawn (27.e7) and kingside attack deciding.
  • 1927.07.22 Maroczy, Geza vsReti, Richard 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation 43 moves Olympiad-01 The first Chess Olympiad, London 1927 — which Maróczy captained Hungary to win — a win over the hypermodern Richard Réti.
  • 1897 Charousek, Rudolf Rezso vsMaroczy, Geza 0-1 French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack 26 moves Budapest Quad 1997/98 Budapest 1897 — a 26-move win with Black against Rudolf Rezso Charousek. Selected in Savielly Tartakower and Julius du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, game 254 (PDF page 179).
  • 1929.08.19 Maroczy, Geza vsMenchik, Vera 1-0 Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation 37 moves Karlsbad-04 International Masters Karlovy Vary 1929 — a 37-move win with White against Vera Menchik. Selected in Savielly Tartakower and Julius du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, game 328 (PDF page 223).
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