Nicolas Rossolimo
Notable Games

Nicolas Rossolimo

15 celebrated games · 252 in the full archive
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Notable Games

  • 1948.06.07 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsKottnauer, Cenek 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 12 moves Bad Gastein Bad Gastein 1948. A 12-move demolition in Rossolimo's own Sicilian (3.Bb5) system — the attacking miniature that helped make the variation his namesake.
  • 1948.05.30 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsMueller, Hans 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line 21 moves Bad Gastein Bad Gastein 1948. A crisp 21-move attack in the Moscow Variation against the Austrian master Hans Müller.
  • 1948 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsRomanenko, Ivan 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation 18 moves Bad Gastein casual Bad Gastein 1948. One of Rossolimo's most famous miniatures — an 18-move king-hunt in his 3.Bb5 Sicilian, later annotated by Pal Benko as a model of romantic attacking chess.
  • 1948.12.11 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsHorowitz, Israel Albert 1-0 Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack 18 moves Match/City New York-Paris New York–Paris match, 1948. An 18-move Scotch Gambit miniature that cut down the leading American master and editor I. A. Horowitz.
  • 1949 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System 77 moves Oldenburg Oldenburg 1949. A win over Efim Bogoljubow, twice a World Championship challenger, in the French Tarrasch.
  • 1949.06.08 Schmid, Lothar vsRossolimo, Nicolas 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed 28 moves Heidelberg Heidelberg 1949. A celebrated Rossolimo brilliancy from the Black side of a Closed Ruy Lopez, finished off in 28 moves against Lothar Schmid.
  • 1949 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation 24 moves Oldenburg Oldenburg 1949. A 24-move win over grandmaster Alberic O'Kelly de Galway in Rossolimo's fianchetto Sicilian.
  • 1949 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsGolombek, Harry 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 22 moves Venice Venice 1949. A 22-move attacking win over the English master and writer Harry Golombek in a Nimzo-Indian.
  • 1949.08.30 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsOjanen, Kaarle Sakari 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation 21 moves Trencianske Teplice Trencianske Teplice 1949. A 21-move Sicilian miniature against the Finnish champion Kaarle Ojanen.
  • 1950.01.07 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsEvans, Larry Melvyn 1-0 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation 29 moves Christmas Congress 1949/50-25 Premier London Christmas Congress, 1950. A 29-move Giuoco Piano win over Larry Evans, soon to be a multiple U.S. Champion.
  • 1953 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Italian Game: Hungarian Defense 68 moves Hoogovens Beverwijk (Hoogovens) 1953. A win over former World Champion Max Euwe during the tournament Rossolimo swept by a point and a half.
  • 1955.08.18 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsSherwin, James T 1-0 Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line 16 moves US Open-56 U.S. Open 1955, Long Beach. A 16-move miniature against James Sherwin at the event Rossolimo won outright.
  • 1965.12 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsBisguier, Arthur Bernard 1-0 Slav Indian 20 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship 1965. A sharp 20-move win over former U.S. Champion Arthur Bisguier.
  • 1967 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsReissmann, Paul 1-0 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line 24 moves Puerto Rico San Juan (Puerto Rico Open) 1967. Rossolimo's immortal: the brilliancy-prize Giuoco Piano crowned by 23.Qg6!!, a queen sacrifice echoing Marshall's famous Qg3 against Levitsky.
  • 1969.04.01 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsBronstein, David Ionovich 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 41 moves Monaco Grand Prix-03 GM Monte Carlo 1969. A win over the legendary attacker David Bronstein in a Caro-Kann Exchange, one of Rossolimo's last great scalps.
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