Savielly Tartakower
Notable Games

Savielly Tartakower

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Notable Games

  • 1909.03.09 Tartakower, Saviely vsSchlechter, Carl 1-0 King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation 33 moves St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial A 33-move King's Gambit Declined win over Carl Schlechter at the St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial 1909, included as game 234 of Tartakower and du Mont's 500 Master Games of Chess for White's “numerous—if easy—sacrifices”.
  • 1910.07.19 Tartakower, Saviely vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 French Defense: Steiner Variation 51 moves DSB Kongress-17 Meisterturnier-16 A 51-move French Defense win over the American star Frank Marshall at the 17th DSB Congress in Hamburg 1910, the strong event won by Schlechter.
  • 1921.09.17 Tartakower, Saviely vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense 17 moves Budapest Invitation Masters A 17-move miniature against the young Max Euwe, the future World Champion, at the Budapest Invitation Masters 1921, finishing with 17.Be7 to trap the queenside.
  • 1921.10.26 Tartakower, Saviely vsRubinstein, Akiba 1-0 Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel Variation 54 moves Den Haag International An Evans Gambit Declined win over Akiba Rubinstein at the Den Haag International 1921, game 34 of Tartakower and du Mont's 500 Master Games of Chess; Rubinstein lost on time in an ending that was already lost.
  • 1922.04.10 Alekhine, Alexander vsTartakower, Saviely 0-1 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation 31 moves Bad Pistyan Breyer Memorial-A A 31-move win with Black over Alexander Alekhine at Bad Pistyan 1922, where Tartakower defeated both eventual co-winners, Alekhine and Bogoljubow.
  • 1922.04.21 Tartakower, Saviely vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 68 moves Bad Pistyan Breyer Memorial-A A 68-move Two Knights Defense win over Efim Bogoljubow at Bad Pistyan 1922; it was the only game Bogoljubow lost on his way to sharing first.
  • 1924.04.05 Tartakower, Saviely vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation 61 moves New York International Masters-01 An English Opening win over Frank Marshall at the great New York 1924 tournament, the double round-robin famously won by Emanuel Lasker.
  • 1927.10.17 Tartakower, Saviely vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack 49 moves London British Empire Club A hard-fought 49-move Ponziani win over Efim Bogoljubow at the London British Empire Club 1927, the sort of scrap in which Tartakower relished outplaying a leading rival.
  • 1929.09.06 Tartakower, Saviely vsPrzepiorka, Dawid 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit 16 moves Budapest Szen Memorial A 16-move Caro-Kann miniature against Dawid Przepiorka at the Budapest Szen Memorial 1929, the short, expressive game from which Tartakower said he derived the most pleasure.
  • 1930.08.30 Tartakower, Saviely vsSultan Khan, Mir 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation 57 moves Liege Exposition Tournament A 57-move French Defense win over Mir Sultan Khan at Liège 1930, where Tartakower took first prize two points ahead of Sultan Khan.
  • 1931.12.26 Tartakower, Saviely vsRubinstein, Akiba 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line 15 moves Rotterdam Four Masters A 15-move Ruy Lopez miniature against Akiba Rubinstein at the Rotterdam Four Masters 1931, one of Tartakower's sharpest short wins over an elite opponent.
  • 1933.06.21 Tartakower, Saviely vsMaroczy, Geza 1-0 Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation 26 moves Olympiad-05 A 26-move Slav Defense win over the veteran Geza Maroczy at the 1933 Folkestone Olympiad.
  • 1935.07.24 Tartakower, Saviely vsNajdorf, Miguel 1-0 Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 21 moves Match Najdorf-Tartakower +2-1=2 A 21-move win over a young Miguel Najdorf in their 1935 match, which the pupil won 3–2 against his teacher.
  • 1935.08.20 Tartakower, Saviely vsKeres, Paul 1-0 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation 54 moves Olympiad-06 An English Opening win over the rising 19-year-old Paul Keres at the 1935 Warsaw Olympiad, where Tartakower took an individual bronze on board one for Poland.
  • 1937.06.21 Tartakower, Saviely vsFine, Reuben 1-0 French Defense 28 moves Kemeri International-01 A 28-move French Defense win over the American grandmaster Reuben Fine at the strong Kemeri 1937 tournament.
  • 1926.03.17 Gruenfeld, Ernst vsTartakower, Saviely 0-1 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation 41 moves Semmering Panhans Semmering 1926 — a 41-move win with Black against Ernst Gruenfeld. Selected in Aron Nimzowitsch, My System and Chess Praxis, game 25 (PDF page 349).
  • 1930.11 Tartakower, Saviely vsColle, Edgard 1-0 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 33 moves Nice Masters Nice 1930 — a 33-move win with White against Edgard Colle. Selected in Savielly Tartakower and Julius du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, game 343 (PDF page 233).
  • 1938.04.01 Appel, Isaak vsTartakower, Saviely 0-1 Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian 34 moves Lodz International-02 Lodz 1938 — a 34-move win with Black against Isaak Appel. Selected in Savielly Tartakower and Julius du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, game 462 (PDF page 318).
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