Gerhart Gunderam

Heinz Gerhart Gunderam (born November 26, 1904 in Großenhain , † 1992 in Husum ) was a German chess theorist .

Life

At the end of the 1950s, Gunderam moved from the GDR to the Federal Republic and worked in the security service of the Baden-Baden casino . After his retirement he settled in Husum, where he continued to analyze chess openings until his death .

He had his first success as a theorist when a move he recommended in the four pawn attack of the King's Indian Defense at the Amsterdam Candidates Tournament in 1956 led to a quick victory for Miroslav Filip against László Szabó and was then examined by ex-world champion Max Euwe .

In 1961 Gunderam published his first book with the title Neue Eröffnungswege , a second volume appeared in 1967. In it he analyzes, among other things, the opening that is named after him today, but rarely played in tournament practice 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. Ng1 – f3 Qd8 –E7 ( ECO code C40).

His later books Supertaktik modern Gambitspiels (1980) and Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit (1986) are based on his decades of analysis of the ideas of Emil Joseph Diemer . Gunderam recommended the defense against the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 1. d2 – d4 d7 – d5 2. e2 – e4 d5xe4 3. Nb1 – c3 Ng8 – f6 4. f2 – f3 e4xf3 5. Ng1xf3 Bc8 – f5. With this variant he played numerous long-distance games against Diemer since 1959 , most of which went to Gunderam's disadvantage, since Diemer was clearly superior to him in terms of skill level. However, Gunderam proved to be very persistent and repeatedly presented new analyzes. Since the Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit had a considerable following, Gunderam's books sold well, according to his publisher Manfred Mädler, even though they contained numerous errors.

literature

• Harry Schaack: Experimental investigation - regardless of losses: the theorist Gerhard Gunderam. In: Karl , Vol. 27, 2010, No. 3, pp. 26-27
• Georg Studier: The Modern Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit , Vol. 3, Rudi Schmaus, Heidelberg 1980 (games of Gunderam and arguments around 5.… Bf5)