87 - Milan Vidmar (senior)
was born in Ljubljana, June 22, 1885, he graduated (Vienna) in electrical engineering in 1907 and, in order not to miss anything, in philosophy in 1911.
holds a chair at the University of Ljubljana, was rector of the same university in 1928 and 1929.
For twenty years, from 1910 to 1930, was considered one of the best players in the world, although it can be regarded as an "amateur of luxury," and in 1950 FIDE awarded him the title of Grand Master. His nickname of "manufacturer" is due to the fact that his deep insight into the positional cnsentiva to create win-win situation that - normally - were concluded with a spectacular combination. He received the prestigious
results: 3rd in Prague in 1908, the 2nd to the great tournament in San Sebastian in 1911, exceeded only by Capablanca, 1 in 1918 in Berlin and Vienna, 3 ° to the great tournament in London in 1922, 3 ° Semmering Baden in 1926, 4th in New York and London in 1927, 2nd in Kosice in 1928, behind Capablanca and Alekhine.
was an international referee and umpire at the 1948 World Championship in Moscow.
His son, Milan Vidmar, Jr., also became Master, but failed to match the achievements of his father.
retired from "the big circus" of international tournaments, he practiced the game to always match the quality of "amateur".
Vidmar - Adam (mail, 1936-37): 1. d4 d5 2. CF3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. AG5 Bb4 + 5. Nc3 d: c4 6. DA4 + Nc6 7. e4 Bd7 8. Dc2 h6 9. Ad2 Na5 10. 000 (then continued with 10. CG8 e5 11. Be2 Ne7 12. Ce4 A: d2 + 13. Ce: d2 b5 with good counterplay of the Black section of the text was a novel theoretical) Ac6 11. d5! e: d5 12. C: d5?! (rischiosa. Better 12. E: d5 Bd7 13. TE1 + Rf8 14. Se5 and White is better) A: d2 + 13. T: d2 00! 14. Ce3 (weak is 14. CB6 to 14. ... A: b6 15. T: d8 + CB3! 16. A: b3 Ra1 + 17. Rd2 T: d8 +) Qe7 15. Sd7 e5 16. CF5 DB4 17. Td4 C: e5! 18. Tfe8 Be2 19. C: T e5: e5 20. TG4 Tae8? (Black, who until now had been playing better, making a serious mistake that allows the opponent to close with a spectacular combination, however, was very difficult to detect) 21. C: h6 Rf8 + 22. Dh7! T: e2 (22. ... G: h6 23. Dg7 + leads to the same conclusion) 23. Q: g7 + RE7 24. Td1! Bd5 25. DG5 +! (not falling into temptation: 25. T: d5? TE1 + 26. TD1 T: d1 + 27. R: d1 Kd8!) f6 26. TE4 +! , Black leaves.
For example: 26. ... A: e4 27. Dg7 + Re6 28. DF7 RE5 + 29. f4 + R: f4 30. Q: f6 Re3 + 31. CG4 crazy, or 26. ... T: e4 27. Q: d5 and there is a crazy and after 27. ... TF8 28. Dd7, who after 27. ... TE6 28. Dd7 + Rf8 29. DF7.
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