Wolfgang Uhlmann
Notable Games

Wolfgang Uhlmann

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  • 1951 Bialas, Wolfram vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation 23 moves GER U20-ch The German Under-20 Championship of 1951, which the sixteen-year-old won. A Tarrasch French in which 17...Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Ng4+ 19.Kg3 Rxf2 drags the king out, and 23.Kxe3 Qe5+ ends it.
  • 1960.07.02 Fischer, Robert James vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation 42 moves Buenos Aires International Buenos Aires 1960 with Black against Bobby Fischer, in the Winawer French that Uhlmann played almost all his life. 29...Rh1 30.Qxh1 e3+ gives up a rook for a check, 31...Rxh1+ 32.Kxh1 e2 follows, and the a-pawn runs to a2.
  • 1962.09.29 Uhlmann, Wolfgang vsBotvinnik, Mikhail 1-0 Queen's Indian Defense 48 moves Olympiad-15 Final A The Varna Olympiad of 1962 against Mikhail Botvinnik, the reigning World Champion. 29.Nxb6 wins a pawn, 29...Qxe3 30.Nd7+ Kc8 31.Nxe3 takes the queens off, and the b-pawn decides: 48.b6.
  • 1966.07.05 Uhlmann, Wolfgang vsBronstein, David Ionovich 1-0 Old Indian Defense 40 moves Asztalos Memorial-09 Szombathely 1966, which he shared with David Bronstein, against Bronstein himself. 23.Rb7 and 29.Rd7 take the seventh rank, 32.Rxe3 and 35.Rxd6 win material, and 40.Nf6+ ends it.
  • 1970.07.21 Geller, Efim P vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line 47 moves IBM Amsterdam 1970 with Black against Efim Geller, in the Tarrasch French. 23...Rxb6 and 25...Rxf2 26.Rxf2 e3 give up the exchange twice, the pawn reaches f2 with check, and bishop and knight win the ending.
  • 1970.12.31 Uhlmann, Wolfgang vsGligoric, Svetozar 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line 58 moves Christmas Congress 1970/71-46 Premier Hastings 1970/71 against Svetozar Gligorić. The rooks and queens are off by move 21, and in the minor-piece ending the passed b-pawn reaches b7 before 58.Kxa5.
  • 1973.01.03 Uhlmann, Wolfgang vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 30 moves Christmas Congress 1972/73-48 Premier Hastings 1972/73 against Vasily Smyslov, the former World Champion. 19.h4 h6 20.h5 hxg5 21.hxg6 gives up a knight to open the h-file, and 30.Qf8+ ends it in 30 moves.
  • 1974.05.01 Kostro, Jerzy vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation 33 moves Match/Nation POL-DDR The Poland–East Germany match of 1974 with Black against Jerzy Kostro. A Tarrasch French with the queens off at move 11; the black d-pawn and rooks decide: 29...d3 and 33...Bf4+.
  • 1976.01.04 Miles, Anthony John vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 English Opening 43 moves Christmas Congress 1975/76-51 Premier Hastings 1975/76, which Uhlmann shared with Bronstein and Hort, with Black against Tony Miles, a study player here. The g-pawn runs from g5 to h2, 40...Qh3 41.Rxh2 Qxh2+ follows, and 43...Nf6 ends it.
  • 1976.02.29 Velimirovic, Dragoljub vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Exchange Variation 21 moves Skopje Solidarnost-06 Skopje 1976 with Black against Dragoljub Velimirović. 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qxf6 strips the black king, but 20...Rd6 and 21...Bxe1 win a rook, in 21 moves.
  • 1977.02.23 Bronstein, David Ionovich vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 30 moves Keres Memorial-01 The Keres Memorial, Tallinn 1977, with Black against Bronstein. A Winawer in which the white queen takes on g7 and h7 and the h-pawn reaches h7; 23...Nxe5 gives up a piece to pin White on the long light-square diagonal, and 30...Ng5+ ends it.
  • 1978.02.10 Enders, Peter vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line 52 moves DDR-ch27 Final The East German Championship of 1978 against Peter Enders. A French Advance that ends in a rook ending: 45...Nf3 46.Rxf3 Ra2+ 47.Ke1 exf3, and the black pawns and rook finish it.
  • 1982.01.31 Moehring, Guenther vsUhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack 31 moves DDR East Germany 1982 with Black against Günther Möhring. 28...Nxg4+ 29.Qxg4 Qf2+ and 30...Qxf4+ break open the white king, and 31...Rxc1 ends it.
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