Harry Golombek
Notable Games

Harry Golombek

16 celebrated games · 213 in the full archive
Player Index ◈ Biography 213 CURATED GAMES

Notable Games

  • 1935.08.31 Golombek, Harry vsHorowitz, Israel Albert 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation 57 moves Olympiad-06 Warsaw Olympiad 1935, the first of his nine Olympiads, against Israel Albert Horowitz of the United States. 24.f4 and 25.f5 exf5 26.Nxf5 break open the kingside, and in the ending the white king walks across the board: 40.Kg5, 41.Kf6, 45.Ke7 and 51.Kxb6. Horowitz resigns after 57.Be8.
  • 1937.08.03 Turn, Johannes vsGolombek, Harry 0-1 Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 30 moves Olympiad-07 Stockholm Olympiad 1937, with Black against Johannes Turn. White castles long, 15...b5 and 18...f4 19.exf4 b4 open the queenside against his king, the black rooks gather on the b-file, and 30...Nb3+ ends it.
  • 1938.04.25 Golombek, Harry vsMenchik, Vera 1-0 Slav Defense: Modern Line 35 moves Kent County CA-31 Premier Margate 1938 against Vera Menchik, the reigning Women's World Champion. After 19.Ne5 hxg5 20.Bxf7+ Rxf7 21.Qxf7+ Kh8 22.Qxg6 White has a rook and two pawns for both bishops, and the queen and rooks press the black king until 35.Rg6.
  • 1939.04.20 Najdorf, Miguel vsGolombek, Harry 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation 53 moves Kent County CA-32 Premier Margate 1939, with Black against Miguel Najdorf. The black rooks double on the g-file, 42...Rxg2+ 43.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 44.Kxg2 d3 trades both rooks for the queen and frees the d-pawn, and Najdorf resigns after 53...h4.
  • 1947.10.26 Broadbent, Reginald Joseph vsGolombek, Harry 0-1 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation 36 moves British CF-34 Championship playoff Play-off for the 1947 British Championship, London, game five, against Reginald Broadbent. The two had tied on 8/11 at Harrogate, and this win clinched the six-game match, which Golombek won 4–2. 26...e5 and 29...exf4 30.Re7 fxg3 open the white king, and Broadbent resigns after 36.Rf8+ Rxf8.
  • 1948.01.06 Abrahams, Gerald vsGolombek, Harry 0-1 Polish Opening, with d5 25 moves Christmas Congress 1947/48-23 Premier Hastings 1947/48 against Gerald Abrahams, a game Golombek later annotated. Against 1.b4, 13...Nxc5 14.dxc5 d4 gives up a knight and wins it back with 15...dxc3, and 23...Qxc6 and 25...Rc1+ finish it in 25 moves.
  • 1948.06.11 Golombek, Harry vsSajtar, Jaroslav 1-0 Rapport-Jobava System 25 moves Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary 1948 against Jaroslav Šajtar. 9.e5 and 10.e6 fxe6 11.Bxe6 open the black position, 20.Nb6+ axb6 21.Qxb6 gives up a knight against the king on a8, and Šajtar resigns after 24.axb4 Qxa1+ 25.Kf2.
  • 1949.09.17 Golombek, Harry vsPachman, Ludek 1-0 Catalan Opening 40 moves Trencianske Teplice Trenčianske Teplice 1949, round nineteen, against Luděk Pachman. 23.e5 dxe5 24.Bxc5 and 25.Qxb4 break up the queenside, the queens come off at move 28, and 40.Nd5 ends the game.
  • 1950.10.06 Golombek, Harry vsRossolimo, Nicolas 1-0 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 39 moves Venice Venice 1950 against Nicolas Rossolimo in the Dutch. 26.Rh5 and 27.Rxh7+ go for the king, 30.Ng6 Bxg6 31.Bc4+ Qxc4 32.Qxc4+ wins the queen for a knight and bishop, and 39.Qf5 ends it.
  • 1951.09.17 Golombek, Harry vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Catalan Opening: Open Defense 41 moves Paignton Premier Paignton 1951, round one, against the former World Champion Max Euwe, in the Catalan. 31.Bh7+ Kxh7 32.Rxf7 wins the exchange, 37.Rxb7 and 38.Rxg7+ take two pawns, and Euwe resigns after 41.Rc5.
  • 1952.08.23 Golombek, Harry vsPlanas Garcia, Francisco 1-0 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian 23 moves Olympiad-10 Final B Helsinki Olympiad 1952 against Francisco Planas. 13.Nxe7 Kxe7 leaves the black king in the center, 14.e5 and 19.Qxd7 Qc8 20.e6 force the queens off, and 22.Nxc7 and 23.Bf4 decide it in 23 moves.
  • 1952.10.20 Golombek, Harry vsWade, Robert Graham 1-0 Modern Defense 46 moves Interzonal-02 Saltsjöbaden Interzonal 1952, for which Golombek was the first British player to qualify. In the last round he beats Robert Wade, his only win of the tournament: 35.fxe3 fxg3 36.e4 g2 37.Rxg2 stops the black pawns, and 45.Rxf5 and 46.Rf8 finish it.
  • 1953.08.20 Golombek, Harry vsFazekas, Stefan 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 38 moves British CF-40 Championship British Championship, Hastings 1953, against Stefan Fazekas in the King's Indian. 28.Bxf7 Rxf7 removes a defender, 32.Qh5 and 35.Qxh6 break into the king's position, and 38.Qxf7 ends it.
  • 1955.08.25 Golombek, Harry vsMilner Barry, Philip Stuart 1-0 Catalan Opening: Open Defense 41 moves British CF-42 Championship British Championship, Aberystwyth 1955, which Golombek won for the third time with 8½/11, against his Bletchley Park colleague Stuart Milner-Barry. In the Catalan, 25.Bxa5 wins a pawn, 29.d5 and 31.Nxe5 open the center, and Milner-Barry resigns after 41.Nc8.
  • 1960.01.02 Golombek, Harry vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation 48 moves Christmas Congress 1959/60-35 Premier Hastings 1959/60 against Wolfgang Uhlmann. The queens come off with 28.Qxd8, 33.Rxb7 and 35.Bxc6 take pawns, and the a-pawn runs with 42.bxa5, 43.a6 and 47.a7 before 48.Rc7+ ends it.
  • 1968.06.11 Golombek, Harry vsGufeld, Eduard 1-0 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation 37 moves Kecskemet Toth Memorial-02 Kecskemét 1968, one of his last international events, against Eduard Gufeld. William Hartston chose this game for his obituary of Golombek. With 17.h4 White fights back, Hartston called 20...Bxe2 an error, and after 30.Rxf4 Qxf3+ 31.Rxf3 Rxf3 32.Rxe7 the d-pawn decides: 34.d6, 36.d7 and 37.Qxg8+.
EXPLORE ALL 213 GAMES