Paul Felix Schmidt
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Paul Felix Schmidt (born 20 August 1916 at Narva, Estonia – died 11 August 1984 at Allentown,USA) was an Estonian–German chess master.
[edit] Biography
In June 1935, he won, ahead of Paul Keres, at Tallinn. In May 1936, he drew a match against Keres (+3 –3 =1) at Pärnu. In 1936, he won at Tallinn (8th EST ch.). In December 1936, he took 2 nd, behind Keres, at Tallinn. In July 1937, he had won Estonia’s first-ever international tournament at Pärnu, ahead of two world-title contenders, Salo Flohr and Paul Keres, and also Gideon Stahlberg. In 1937, he won at Tallinn (9th EST ch.).
In August 1937, he played for Estonia (2nd board) at the 7th Chess Olympiad at Stockholm (+4 –4 =8). In June 1938, he tied for 8th-10th at Nordwijk. The event was won by Erich Eliskases. In August–September 1939, he played for Estonia (3rd board) at the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires (+2 –5 =6). Estonia took 3rd place, behind Germany, and Poland.
Paul Felix Schmidt emigrated from Estonia to Germany in the autumn of 1939. In August 1940, he took 2nd, behind Georg Kieninger, at Bad Oeynhausen (7th GER ch.). In August 1941, he tied for 1st with Klaus Junge at Bad Oeynhausen (8th GER ch.). In 1941, he won a play-off match for the German championship against Junge (+3 –0 =1) at Bromberg. In October 1941, he tied for 1st with Alexander Alekhine at Krakow/Warsaw (2nd GG Tournament). In June 1942, he tied for 3rd-4 th with Junge, behind Alekhine and Keres, at Salzburg. In June 1943, he took 3rd, behind Keres and Alekhine, at Salzburg. In August 1943, he took 2nd, behind Josef Lokvenc, at Vienna (10th GER ch.).
After WW II, in May 1946, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Carl Ahues, behind Wilfried Lange, at Hamburg. In May 1947, he took 2nd, behind Efim Bogoljubow at Kassel. In 1949, he tied for 3rd-5th at Heidelberg. The event was won by Wolfgang Unzicker.
In 1950, he was awarded the International Master title.
In 1951, he earned a PhD in chemistry from Heidelberg, and moved to Canada, then to the USA.
[edit] Notable chess games
- Paul Felix Schmidt vs Paul Keres, Pärnu 1937, Queen's Gambit Declined, D06, 1-0
- Paul Felix Schmidt vs Klaus Junge, Bad Oeynhausen 1941, 8th GER-ch, Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran Variation, D49, 1-0
- Paul Felix Schmidt vs Teodor Regedzinski, Krakow/Warsaw 1941, Caro-Kann Defense, Two Knights Attack, B10, 1-0
- Paul Felix Schmidt vs Gösta Stoltz, Salzburg 1942, Sicilian Defense, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, B92, 1-0
- Efim Bogoljubow vs Paul Felix Schmidt, Salzburg 1943, Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Slav, Meran Variation, D49, 0-1
