Chess tournament of the Polish Governor General

On the territory of the Polish Governor General , formed during the occupation of Poland by the forces of Nazi Germany , from 1940 to 1944. five chess tournaments were held. The strongest German chess players participated in these competitions. The reigning world champion A. A. Alekhin also participated in two tournaments. In addition to the above, Austrian chess players took part in the tournaments (since 1938 Austria was occupied by Germany ), as well as Poles. ^[one]

The tournaments had the status of a championship of the Polish Governor General.

The tournaments were organized at the initiative of the Governor General of Occupied Poland, Hans Frank , who was a well-known chess lover. Frank also announced that he was going to organize a chess school under the leadership of Alekhine and Bogolyubov (the project was not implemented). ^[2]

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Standings

Krakow - Krynica - Warsaw, 1940

The tournament was held from November 3 to 17, 1940. The main battle for the victory was fought by Bogolyubov, Richter and Kohler unexpectedly intervening in the race. As a result, Bogolyubov and Kohler shared 1-2 places, and Richter was half a point behind them. ^[3]

	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	Glasses	A place
one	Bogolyubov, Efim		½	½	½	one	one	0	½	½	one	one	one	7½	1-2
2	Kohler, Anton	½		½	½	½	one	½	one	one	one	one	0	7½	1-2
3	Richter, Kurt	½	½		½	one	0	one	½	one	one	½	½	7	3
four	Lokvenz, Joseph	½	½	½		0	½	one	0	½	one	½	one	6	four
five	Auez, Carl	0	½	0	one		0	one	½	½	½	one	½	5½	5-8
6	Blumich Max	0	0	one	½	one		0	½	½	½	one	½	5½	5-8
7	Mross, Paul	one	½	0	0	0	one		one	½	0	½	one	5½	5-8
eight	Muller, Hans	½	0	½	one	½	½	0		½	½	one	½	5½	5-8
9	Gilg, Karl	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	4½	9
ten	Kininger, Georg	0	0	0	0	½	½	one	½	½		0	one	four	10-11
eleven	Railroad Headquarters, Ludwig	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	one		one	four	10-11
12	Isinger Max	0	one	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	0		3½	12

Tournament games on 365Chess

Krakow - Warsaw, 1941

The tournament was held from October 5 to 19, 1941. P. Schmidt was in sharp competition to Alekhine. Even a defeat in a personal meeting did not prevent Schmidt from sharing 1-2 places with the world champion. In this game Alekhine made an interesting positional sacrifice of the queen and outplayed the enemy in a bitter struggle. However, then the world champion in strong time pressure missed the opportunity to declare the mat in 2 moves. After this, the game was supposed to end in a draw, but Schmidt, in turn, did not notice that he could arrange an eternal pursuit of the rook, and lost. ^[four]

Bogolyubov, who lost to both competitors, remained third. For the first time in the international arena, K. Junge made himself known. ^[five]

	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	Glasses	A place
one	Alekhine, Alexander		one	one	½	½	one	one	one	½	½	one	½	8½	1-2
2	Schmidt, Paul	0		one	½	one	one	one	0	one	one	one	one	8½	1-2
3	Bogolyubov, Efim	0	0		½	½	one	one	½	one	one	one	one	7½	3
four	Junge, Klaus	½	½	½		½	one	one	½	½	½	one	½	7	four
five	Lokvenz, Joseph	½	0	½	½		0	½	½	½	½	one	one	5½	five
6	Regedzinsky, Theodore	0	0	0	0	one		0	0	one	one	one	one	five	6
7	Blumich Max	0	0	0	0	½	one		one	0	½	½	one	4½	7-9
eight	Kininger, Georg	0	one	½	½	½	one	0		½	½	0	0	4½	7-9
9	Khan, Edward	½	0	0	½	½	0	one	½		one	0	½	4½	7-9
ten	Karls, Karl	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	0		0	one	3½	10-12
eleven	Mross, Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	one	one	one		0	3½	10-12
12	Novarra, Heinz	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	one	½	0	one		3½	10-12

Tournament games on 365Chess

Warsaw - Lublin - Krakow, 1942

The tournament was held from October 11 to October 24, 1942. This time, Bogolyubov managed to defeat Alekhine, but an unsuccessful game with outsiders of the tournament did not allow him to rise above 3rd place. The outcome of the struggle for the 1st place was determined in many respects by the personal meeting of world champion and rising German chess star K. Junge. Alekhine won a landslide victory. ^[6]

	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	Glasses	A place
one	Alekhine, Alexander		one	0	½	½	½	one	one	one	one	one	7½	one
2	Junge, Klaus	0		½	½	one	one	0	one	½	one	one	6½	2
3	Bogolyubov, Efim	one	½		one	½	one	one	½	0	0	½	6	3
four	Zemisch, Friedrich	½	½	0		one	0	one	½	½	one	½	5½	4-5
five	Keller, Rudolph	½	0	½	0		one	0	½	one	one	one	5½	4-5
6	Kininger, Georg	½	0	0	one	0		one	½	0	one	one	five	6
7	Brinkman, Alfred	0	one	0	0	one	0		½	½	one	½	4½	7
eight	Weil, Wolfgang	0	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	0	one	four	8-10
eight	Künert, Werner	0	½	one	½	0	one	½	½		0	0	four	8-10
ten	Röppstorff, Hans	0	0	one	0	0	0	0	one	one		one	four	8-10
eleven	Zollner, Hans	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	one	0		2½	eleven
12	Loose		0										----	----

Tournament games on 365Chess

Krynica, 1943

This time the competition was held in one city. The tournament was held from November 25 to December 5, 1943. The composition of the participants was much weaker than previous tournaments. Despite this, Bogolyubov, who was the main favorite of the competition, let Lokvenets play confidently. ^[7]

	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	Glasses	A place
one	Lokvenz, Joseph		½	0	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	7½	one
2	Bogolyubov, Efim	½		one	0	one	½	½	one	one	one	6½	2-3
3	Kuppe, Wilhelm	one	0		½	one	½	one	one	one	½	6½	2-3
four	Klaus, Georg	0	one	½		0	one	0	0	one	one	4½	four
five	Röppstorff, Hans	0	0	0	one		one	one	0	one	one	four	5-6
6	Tugan-Baranovsky, Leon	0	½	½	0	0		0	one	one	one	four	5-6
7	Keller, Edith	0	½	0	one	0	one		0	0	one	3½	7-8
eight	Novarra, Heinz	0	0	0	one	one	0	one		0	½	3½	7-8
9	Gilles, Egon	0	0	0	0	one	0	one	one		0	3	9
ten	Herzog, Franz	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	one		2	ten

Radom, 1944

The tournament was held in February 1944. The last tournament of the Governor General, in comparison with the previous ones, did not gather a strong composition of participants. In the fight for 1st place, Bogolyubov overtook Bogatyrchuk, who made one more draw. Only Röppstorff could compete with them. The remaining participants are noticeably behind. ^[eight]

	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	Glasses	A place
one	Bogolyubov, Efim		½	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	8½	one
2	Bogatyrchuk, Fedor	½		½	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	eight	2
3	Röppstorff, Hans	0	½		one	one	one	one	one	one	one	7½	3
four	Tugan-Baranovsky, Leon	0	0	0		½	½	one	one	one	one	five	four
five	Plank	0	0	0	½		one	0	one	one	one	4½	5-6
6	Herzog, Franz	0	0	0	½	0		one	one	one	one	4½	5-6
7	Novarra, Heinz	0	0	0	0	one	0		one	one	one	four	7
eight	Probst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		one	one	2	eight
9	Senger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		one	one	9
ten	Meckel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	ten

Notes

↑ Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 5, 2018. Archived February 11, 2012.
↑ Hans Frank and Chess by Edward Winter (neopr.) . www.chesshistory.com. Date of treatment July 24, 2018.
↑ Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 5, 2018. Archived on September 27, 2007.
↑ At the fateful line (Alexander Alekhine in 1939 - 1946) / Auth. V.A. Charushin . - N. Novgorod: Automobile-book, 1996. - S. 34–36.
↑ Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 5, 2018. Archived on September 27, 2007.
↑ Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 15, 2006. Archived June 15, 2006.
↑ http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables14.htm
↑ http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables15.htm

[1] Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 5, 2018. Archived February 11, 2012.

[2] Hans Frank and Chess by Edward Winter (neopr.) . www.chesshistory.com. Date of treatment July 24, 2018.

[3] Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 5, 2018. Archived on September 27, 2007.

[4] At the fateful line (Alexander Alekhine in 1939 - 1946) / Auth. V.A. Charushin . - N. Novgorod: Automobile-book, 1996. - S. 34–36.

[5] Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 5, 2018. Archived on September 27, 2007.

[6] Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 15, 2006. Archived June 15, 2006.

[7] ttp://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables14.htm

[8] ttp://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables15.htm