Teodors Bergs (Theodore Berg) (27 July 1902, in Riga – 3 October 1966, in Riga) was a Latvian chess master.
In 1926, he took 2nd, behind Vladimirs Petrovs, and shared 2nd, behind Fricis Apšenieks in Riga. He took 3rd at Riga 1930 ( Movsas Feigins won). [1] In 1932, he took 2nd, behind Petrovs, at the Riga championship.
He shared 3rd, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn (Reval) 1935. He took 14th at Kemeri 1937 ( Salo Flohr, Petrovs and Samuel Reshevsky won). [2] In 1937, he also took 4th in Riga (Quadrangular, Paul List won). In 1940, he won national tournament in Riga. [3] He tied for 6–7th at Riga 1941 (LAT-ch, Alexander Koblencs won). [4]
He introduced the Berg Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.c4 cxd4 6.Qxd4) in the Queen's Indian, Marienbad system (A47).
References
- ^ "Index" (PDF). www.anders.thulin.name.
- ^ "Kemeri 1937 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Riga 1940".
- ^ "Ch Latvia 1941".
Teodors Bergs (Theodore Berg) (27 July 1902, in Riga – 3 October 1966, in Riga) was a Latvian chess master.
In 1926, he took 2nd, behind Vladimirs Petrovs, and shared 2nd, behind Fricis Apšenieks in Riga. He took 3rd at Riga 1930 ( Movsas Feigins won). [1] In 1932, he took 2nd, behind Petrovs, at the Riga championship.
He shared 3rd, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn (Reval) 1935. He took 14th at Kemeri 1937 ( Salo Flohr, Petrovs and Samuel Reshevsky won). [2] In 1937, he also took 4th in Riga (Quadrangular, Paul List won). In 1940, he won national tournament in Riga. [3] He tied for 6–7th at Riga 1941 (LAT-ch, Alexander Koblencs won). [4]
He introduced the Berg Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.c4 cxd4 6.Qxd4) in the Queen's Indian, Marienbad system (A47).
References
- ^ "Index" (PDF). www.anders.thulin.name.
- ^ "Kemeri 1937 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Riga 1940".
- ^ "Ch Latvia 1941".