Oldřich Duras
Notable Games

Oldřich Duras

18 celebrated games · 213 in the full archive
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Notable Games

  • 1904.07.27 Balla, Zoltan vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed 44 moves DSB Kongress-14 Hauptturnier A German Chess Federation congress, Coburg 1904, in the Hauptturnier A, against Zoltán Balla. In a closed Ruy Lopez, 28...exf4 and 31...Rxe4 open the e-file, and 43...Rxh3+ 44.Rh2 Qf2 ends it. The Czech chess encyclopedia Šachopedie shows this finish as an example of his combinations.
  • 1906.06.21 Duras, Oldrich vsTeichmann, Richard 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation 64 moves Ostend Ostend 1906 against Richard Teichmann, against whom Duras kept a plus score. In a closed Ruy Lopez, 46.Nf5 gxf5 47.Qxf5+ opens the black king, and 56.Qxg6+ Kxg6 gives the queen for a rook. The two white rooks on the f-file then chase the black king, and Teichmann resigns after 64.g4.
  • 1906.07.31 Duras, Oldrich vsSpielmann, Rudolf 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 43 moves DSB Kongress-15 Meisterturnier-14 German Chess Federation congress, Nuremberg 1906, where Duras finished second behind Frank Marshall. Against Rudolf Spielmann in the Modern Steinitz Defense of the Ruy Lopez, 31.Bxf7 and 34.Rxa6 win pawns, the white rooks reach the seventh rank with 41.Rh7 and 42.Rbb7, and Spielmann resigns after 43.Kg3.
  • 1907.01.15 Duras, Oldrich vsWolf, Heinrich 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 39 moves Wien Trebitsch Memorial-01 Trebitsch Memorial, Vienna 1907, where Duras finished second, against Heinrich Wolf in the Berlin Defense. A black rook reaches f2, but 34.Nxf2 wins the exchange, 36.Rxc6 Rxc6 gives it back for the bishop, and Wolf resigns after 39.Qd7.
  • 1907.01.19 Duras, Oldrich vsSpielmann, Rudolf 1-0 Scandinavian Defense 26 moves Wien Trebitsch Memorial-01 Trebitsch Memorial, Vienna 1907, against Rudolf Spielmann's Scandinavian Defense. Both players castle long, 19.Nxb7 breaks open the black king, and after 24.bxc3 Qxc3+ 25.Kb1 Qxc5 26.Rd8+ Spielmann resigns.
  • 1907.08.24 Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit 48 moves Karlsbad-01 International Masters Karlsbad 1907 against Mikhail Chigorin, whose combinative style Duras had admired as a young player. In the Falkbeer Countergambit the queens come off at move 12, and 33...e3+ 34.Nxe3 Bxe3+ 35.Kxe3 Rxc1 wins a piece for a pawn. Chigorin resigns after 48...Bf3+.
  • 1908.03.28 Duras, Oldrich vsSwiderski, Rudolf 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 31 moves Wien Internationales Schachturnier Vienna 1908, the jubilee tournament in which Duras shared first place with Géza Maróczy and Carl Schlechter. Against Rudolf Swiderski he plays his own line, 5.d3 d6 6.c4, castles long and opens the g-file with 21.g5 and 22.gxf6; 24.Qh6 and 25.Rg6 follow, and Swiderski resigns after 31.Qg3.
  • 1908.05.29 Duras, Oldrich vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 52 moves Prague-01 International Masters Prague 1908, where Duras shared first place with Carl Schlechter, against Frank Marshall. Duras again plays 5.d3 d6 against the Ruy Lopez, is a pawn up from move 22 and wins a second with 34.Rxc6 Rxc6 35.Nxc6. Then 49.Nxh5 Bxh5 50.g4+ Bxg4 51.fxg4+ Kxg4 clears the minor pieces off the board, and Marshall resigns the king-and-pawn ending after 52.Kd4.
  • 1909.03.04 Znosko Borovsky, Eugene vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation 22 moves St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial Chigorin Memorial, St. Petersburg 1909, where Duras shared third place behind Emanuel Lasker and Akiba Rubinstein. Against Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, 20...Bh3 21.Bxh3 Qxh3 brings the queen next to the white king, and White resigns after 22...Re2. Šachopedie also shows this finish.
  • 1910.07.26 Alekhine, Alexander vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 Queen's Gambit Declined 85 moves DSB Kongress-17 Meisterturnier-16 German Chess Federation congress, Hamburg 1910, against the seventeen-year-old Alexander Alekhine, the future World Champion. In a Queen's Gambit Declined the queens come off at move 11 and 20...Nxf2 takes a pawn. The ending lasts until move 85: the black king goes to f4 with 74...Kxf4, and Alekhine resigns after 85...f4.
  • 1910.08.03 Schlechter, Carl vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 109 moves DSB Kongress-17 Meisterturnier-16 Hamburg 1910 against Carl Schlechter, who won the tournament half a point ahead of Duras. In the Caro-Kann Exchange Variation the queens come off at move 8, and the minor-piece ending lasts 109 moves: 101...Nxb4 102.Kxb4 Kh4 sends the black king to the h-pawn, and Schlechter resigns after 109...Kg3.
  • 1911.08.24 Duras, Oldrich vsCohn, Erich 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 48 moves Karlsbad-02 International Masters Karlsbad 1911 against Erich Cohn, in Duras's line with 5.d3 d6 6.c4. Black's passed pawns reach c3 and d3, but White gives up both rooks with 44.Rxh7+ Kxh7 and 47.Rxg5+ Kxg5, and Cohn resigns after 48.Qg7+. It heads the chessgames.com list of his notable games.
  • 1912.03.07 Duras, Oldrich vsTarrasch, Siegbert 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 30 moves San Sebastian Int Masters-02 San Sebastián 1912 against Siegbert Tarrasch, against whom Duras had an even lifetime score. 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.d4 gives up a knight for a pawn, 18.e5 drives the queen back, and White castles long and brings a rook to g4 with 27.Rg4. Tarrasch resigns after 30.Qxd5+.
  • 1912.06.05 Duras, Oldrich vsSpielmann, Rudolf 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation 49 moves Bad Pistyan Bad Pistyan 1912 against Rudolf Spielmann in the Classical French. Both kings stand on the h-file and the rooks gather on the g-file. The white h-pawn reaches h6 with 42.h6, and 48.Rxe8+ Kf7 49.Rh8 ends it. Šachopedie uses the finish to show the composer in Duras's play.
  • 1912.07.22 Rubinstein, Akiba vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System 106 moves DSB Kongress-18 Meisterturnier-17 German Chess Federation congress, Breslau 1912, against Akiba Rubinstein, with whom Duras shared first place and the German championship. A rook ending of 106 moves: 76...Rxh4, 80...Rxg5 and 98...Rxb4 take the white pawns, and the black b-pawn decides. Rubinstein resigns after 106...Ra7.
  • 1912.08.01 Duras, Oldrich vsBarasz, Zsigmond 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line 49 moves DSB Kongress-18 Meisterturnier-17 Breslau 1912 against Zsigmond Barasz in the Queen's Gambit Declined. 35.Rxd6 Rxd6 36.Rc8+ gives up the exchange, queen, rook and knight drive the black king up to g4 and h5, and 43.Nxh6+ and 44.Nxf7+ win pawns on the way. Barasz resigns after 49.Nf7+.
  • 1912.08.03 Burn, Amos vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation 36 moves DSB Kongress-18 Meisterturnier-17 Breslau 1912, last round, against Amos Burn in the final tournament game of Burn's career. The win let Duras catch Rubinstein for a share of first place. Black's queenside pawns advance with 19...a4, 20...b3 and 23...a3, and 35...b1=Q makes a new queen.
  • 1913.10.07 Marshall, Frank James vsDuras, Oldrich 0-1 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit 16 moves Match Marshall-Duras +3-1=1 New York 1913, the fifth game of Duras's match with Frank Marshall and his only win in it. In the Falkbeer Countergambit the queens come off at move 10, 13...Rae8+ and 14...Ng4 bring the black pieces in, and Marshall resigns after 16...Rxf8 with his bishop pinned on f4.
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