Rudolf Loman
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| Surname | Rudolf Johannes Loman |
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| Born | October 14, 1861 Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Died | November 5, 1932 The Hague |
| title | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Best Elo rating | 2570 (April 1892) ( historical rating ) |
Rudolf Johannes Loman (born October 14, 1861 in Amsterdam , † November 5, 1932 in The Hague ) was a Dutch chess master and organist .
Life
Loman was the son of the Dutch theologian Abraham Dirk Loman (1823-1897). He was a trained organist and music teacher.
Rudolf Loman has been one of the leading chess players in the Netherlands since the 1890s . In 1890 in The Hague and in 1891 in Utrecht he won two preliminary tournaments to the Dutch championship , which was officially organized only since 1909. Loman moved to London for a few years , where he made a name for himself as a professional chess player and played for cafes. Even there, however, music was his main occupation.
In 1904 he played in London against the German champion Paul Saladin Leonhardt in a competition 5: 5 (+4 = 2-4). Loman won the second national championship of the Netherlands in Delft in 1912, in 1913 he lost his championship in a competition against Johannes Esser , to which he lost 0.5: 3.5. Loman, who was one of the leading Dutch players in chess until Max Euwe appeared, was runner-up behind Euwe at the 1926 national championship in Utrecht.
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Especially this victory in a simultaneous event against the world chess champion at the time caused a sensation. Lasker had just sacrificed the rook on f8 and now received an unstoppable pawn on h7. After the conversion , the game would soon be decided. Loman still gave the revenge chess 1.… Rc3 + , which after 2. Kg4? Rc4 + 3.Kg5 Rh4! 4. Kxh4 g5 + by clearing the g7 square meant that the pawn was stopped after all. After 5. Kxg5 Kg7 Black finally won the game. With 2. Kf2 and marching towards the black rook, White would have won the game.
The motif that appeared for the first time in this game is known in chess literature as Loman's move . Frequently cited are parts based on this, etc. a. by Kurt Richter and Alexander Alekhine . It has also served as the basis for further ideas for several study composers .
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Rudolf Loman on chessgames.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Loman, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loman, Rudolf Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch chess master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1932 |
| Place of death | The hague |