Victor Buerger | |
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Country | England |
Born | Mykolaiv, Russian Empire | 29 January 1904
Died | 1996 UK |
Victor Buerger (Berger) (29 January 1904 – 1996) was a Ukrainian–British chess player.
Buerger was born in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (then Russian Empire) [1] [2] and became a member of London Chess Club.
In 1923, Buerger tied for 5–7th in Pardubice (Pardubitz). In 1924, he tied for 7–9th in London. In 1925–26, he tied for 5–6th in Hastings ( Alekhine and Vidmar won). In 1926, he tied for 1st with Yates in London. In 1926–27, he tied for 7–8th in Hastings ( Tartakower won).
In 1927, he tied for 9–11th in London ( Nimzowitsch and Tartakower won), tied for 3rd–4th in Tunbridge Wells, and tied for 4–6th in Scarborough ( Colle won). In 1927–28, he tied for 3rd–4th in Hastings (Tartakower won). In 1928, he won in Cheltenham, took 2nd in Tenby, and tied for 7–8th in Scarborough ( Winter won). In 1928–29, he took 9th in Hastings. In 1929, he tied for 2nd–3rd in London. In 1930, he tied for 1st–3rd in London. [3]
In 1932, Buerger took 11th in London (Alekhine won). In 1937, he took 9th in an invitation-only Margate tournament that Fine and Keres won. [4] [5] He scored his most notable win at Margate, defeating Alexander Alekhine [6] in a game marred by multiple mutual blunders in time pressure.
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Victor Buerger | |
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Country | England |
Born | Mykolaiv, Russian Empire | 29 January 1904
Died | 1996 UK |
Victor Buerger (Berger) (29 January 1904 – 1996) was a Ukrainian–British chess player.
Buerger was born in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (then Russian Empire) [1] [2] and became a member of London Chess Club.
In 1923, Buerger tied for 5–7th in Pardubice (Pardubitz). In 1924, he tied for 7–9th in London. In 1925–26, he tied for 5–6th in Hastings ( Alekhine and Vidmar won). In 1926, he tied for 1st with Yates in London. In 1926–27, he tied for 7–8th in Hastings ( Tartakower won).
In 1927, he tied for 9–11th in London ( Nimzowitsch and Tartakower won), tied for 3rd–4th in Tunbridge Wells, and tied for 4–6th in Scarborough ( Colle won). In 1927–28, he tied for 3rd–4th in Hastings (Tartakower won). In 1928, he won in Cheltenham, took 2nd in Tenby, and tied for 7–8th in Scarborough ( Winter won). In 1928–29, he took 9th in Hastings. In 1929, he tied for 2nd–3rd in London. In 1930, he tied for 1st–3rd in London. [3]
In 1932, Buerger took 11th in London (Alekhine won). In 1937, he took 9th in an invitation-only Margate tournament that Fine and Keres won. [4] [5] He scored his most notable win at Margate, defeating Alexander Alekhine [6] in a game marred by multiple mutual blunders in time pressure.
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