Rudolf Loman

Rudolf Johannes Loman ( born October 14, 1861 in Amsterdam, † November 4, 1932 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch chess master and organist.

Loman, who trained organist and earned money with music lessons, counted since the 1890s, one of the leading chess players of the Netherlands. In 1890 he won in The Hague and Utrecht 1891 in two previous tournaments for the Dutch Championship, which was officially aligned only since 1909. Loman moved for some years his residence to London, where he worked as professional chess players made ​​a name for himself, playing for stakes in cafes. In London, he played in 1904 against the German champion Paul Saladin Leonhardt a match 5:5 ( 4, -4, = 2). Loman won in 1912 in Delft, the second national championship of the Netherlands, in 1913, he lost his championship in a match against John Esser, whom he defeated with 0,5:3,5. Loman, who was one of the leading Dutch was up to the appearance of Max Euwe of chess, again reached the runner-up behind Euwe at the national championship in 1926 in Utrecht.

Especially this victory in a simultaneous exhibition against the then world chess champion caused a stir. Lasker had just sacrificed the rook on f8 and now get an unstoppable pawn on h7. After conversion, the game would be decided soon. Loman was still the revenge chess 1 .. Tc3 , which according to 2.Kg4? Tc4 3.Kg5 Th4! 4.Kxh4 g5 by the evacuation of the field g7 entailed that the farmer was still stopped. After 5.Kxg5 KG7 Black eventually won the game ( 2 Kf2 with march toward the black tower of course would have easily won for White ).

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  • Chess players
  • Chess Players ( Netherlands)
  • National Single Master (Chess )
  • Born in 1861
  • Died in 1932
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