Notable Games
Rudolf Spielmann
14 celebrated games · 527 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Spielmann – Duras · 1907 · 1–0
A 32-move Vienna Gambit win over Oldrich Duras at Ostend 1907, a slashing kingside attack that is one of Spielmann's showcase romantic games from his breakthrough years.
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Spielmann – Janowski · 1907 · 1–0
A 39-move Italian Game win over the great attacker Dawid Janowski at Karlsbad 1907, Spielmann's strong international debut, sealed by a rook lift into the black position.
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Spielmann – Tartakower · 1909 · 1–0
A 22-move Caro-Kann miniature against Savielly Tartakower at Munich 1909, a swarming knight attack on the black king that finishes 22.Ne7+.
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Spielmann – Rubinstein · 1911 · 1–0
A 37-move Four Knights win over Akiba Rubinstein at Karlsbad 1911, a celebrated kingside storm crowned by the knight sacrifice 32.Ng6+ and 33.Qh8+; Spielmann later annotated it himself.
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Spielmann – Flamberg · 1914 · 1–0
A 15-move Vienna Gambit miniature against Aleksander Flamberg at Mannheim 1914, a razor-sharp opening that leaves Black lost after 15.Bxc5; one of Spielmann's most famous short wins.
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Spielmann – Reti · 1919 · 1–0
A 31-move win against Richard Reti in the Budapest Defense at Berlin 1919, converting a central and kingside bind into a passed h-pawn that decides the game.
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Spielmann – Moller · 1920 · 1–0
A 28-move King's Gambit Accepted win over Jorgen Moller at Gothenburg 1920, a model attacking game Spielmann chose for his book The Art of Sacrifice in Chess.
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Spielmann – Gruenfeld · 1922 · 1–0
A 31-move King's Gambit Accepted win over Ernst Grünfeld in the 1922 Czechoslovak masters' event, the "Last Knight of the King's Gambit" beating a leading theoretician with his favourite opening.
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Spielmann – Tarrasch · 1923 · 1–0
A 31-move King's Gambit Declined win over the veteran Siegbert Tarrasch at Karlsbad 1923, finished off by the queen thrust 31.Qxg6+.
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Spielmann – Vidmar · 1926 · 1–0
A 19-move Vienna Gambit miniature crushing Milan Vidmar at Semmering 1926, the tournament Spielmann won ahead of Alekhine, ending with the e-pawn breakthrough and 19.Bxe7.
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Spielmann – L'Hermet · 1927 · 1–0
A 24-move French Defense win over Rudolf L'Hermet at Magdeburg 1927, capped by the mating queen sacrifice 22.Qxh6! and 24.Rg8+; Spielmann used it as a model game in The Art of Sacrifice in Chess.
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Spielmann – Walter · 1928 · 1–0
A 20-move Caro-Kann king-hunt against Max Walter at Trencianske Teplice 1928, driving the black king up the board to a picturesque mate with 20.Nxe6#; a favourite Spielmann miniature.
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Spielmann – Capablanca · 1929 · 1–0
A 56-move Queen's Gambit Declined win over former World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in the final round at Karlsbad 1929, the late victory that secured Spielmann shared second in his best tournament result.
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Spielmann – Bogoljubow · 1932 · 1–0
A 33-move Ruy Lopez win over two-time World Championship challenger Efim Bogoljubov in their 1932 match, a sacrificial kingside attack finishing 31.Bg7+ and 33.Qxf7; Spielmann won the match.
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