High density of medical doctors devoted to medical attention long weekend to chess. As an observer and reporter: the doctor and international chess grandmaster Helmut Pfleger.
When doctors from all parts of Germany meet for their annual chess tournament, the area also gives thought, as was exemplified in dialogue between two chambermaids at the Steigenberger Hotel in Bad Neuenahr Manfred Mädler, who always invigorated the tournament with wit and knowledge at his chess stand, snapped: The first: "Chess must be nice game - with fixed rules." The second (skeptical to bored): "So, so, so." The first again ( emphatically): "Yes, if the doctors play that, then something must be there!"
Both have probably never heard of Raymond Chandler's dictum, who stated, “Chess is the most intricate waste of human intelligence outside of advertising entur ”, which did not prevent him from wasting his intelligence like that, nor from the statement of the English writer H. G. Wells:“ Chess is terrible passion. If you want to destroy someone, teach him chess. Politicians no longer rule, fathers no longer take care of their families. ”That sounds like the doctor and next to Lasker 100 years ago, the world's best chess player, Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch is much more sympathetic: “I regret anyone who doesn't know the game of chess. Like music and love, it has the power to make people happy. “
One can assume that the doctor Lasker with his view of the chess game most likely expressed what prompted the 134 colleagues from all parts of Germany to start the more or less long journey to Bad Neuenahr in order to devote themselves entirely to the "terrible passion" for long weekend. And for some people, the journey was unusual. “The journey is the goal,” they say. And the more contemplative it is, the better. The pediatrician Dr. med. Thomas Hoth the 150 kilometers from Bad Kreuznach to Bad Neuenahr (as well as Dr. med. Ralf Knickrehm from Duisburg). Respect - and in the case of Dr. Hoth still had certain descent, because last year he still walked the whole distance.
High density of medical doctors devoted to medical attention long weekend to chess. As an observer and reporter: the doctor and international chess grandmaster Helmut Pfleger.
When doctors from all parts of Germany meet for their annual chess tournament, the area also gives thought, as was exemplified in dialogue between two chambermaids at the Steigenberger Hotel in Bad Neuenahr Manfred Mädler, who always invigorated the tournament with wit and knowledge at his chess stand, snapped: The first: "Chess must be nice game - with fixed rules." The second (skeptical to bored): "So, so, so." The first again ( emphatically): "Yes, if the doctors play that, then something must be there!"
Both have probably never heard of Raymond Chandler's dictum, who stated, “Chess is the most intricate waste of human intelligence outside of advertising entur ”, which did not prevent him from wasting his intelligence like that, nor from the statement of the English writer H. G. Wells:“ Chess is terrible passion. If you want to destroy someone, teach him chess. Politicians no longer rule, fathers no longer take care of their families. ”That sounds like the doctor and next to Lasker 100 years ago, the world's best chess player, Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch is much more sympathetic: “I regret anyone who doesn't know the game of chess. Like music and love, it has the power to make people happy. “
One can assume that the doctor Lasker with his view of the chess game most likely expressed what prompted the 134 colleagues from all parts of Germany to start the more or less long journey to Bad Neuenahr in order to devote themselves entirely to the "terrible passion" for long weekend. And for some people, the journey was unusual. “The journey is the goal,” they say. And the more contemplative it is, the better. The pediatrician Dr. med. Thomas Hoth the 150 kilometers from Bad Kreuznach to Bad Neuenahr (as well as Dr. med. Ralf Knickrehm from Duisburg). Respect - and in the case of Dr. Hoth still had certain descent, because last year he still walked the whole distance.A veritable pilgrimage! To reassure us mere mortals, not in one day!
Even advanced skiers can make beautiful self-matte
134 participants is one impressive number, tournament number 21 the other. That is certainly not bad, and all other professional groups, especially lawyers and teachers, are green with envy, but at least among paediatricians there are still more persistent. Here I am not referring to Dr. Hoth, but the pediatric practice Dr. Giffhorn in Braunschweig, which was founded in 1913 and is 100 years old this year. The current practice owner and chess player Dr. med. Andreas Giffhorn took it over from his older brother years ago, and now his daughter will follow him. May it go on like this until never day!
But back to the 21st chess championship for doctors in the beautiful Ahr valley. It was exciting again on many boards. When the seconds on the chess clock are inexorably ticking away, even proven expert like the three-time winner of the medical tournament, Dr. med. Patrick Stiller, against Prof. Dr. med. Peter Krauseneck tinker "wonderful" self-mat; Unfortunately, the aesthetics are not rewarded, but rather punished with bold zero in the point table. At most comparable to dreamy own goals in football.
On another board, one of them only hires the queen. While pulling he notices the mishap, tortured and at the same time deeply joyful "Oh dear" escapes his lips. Too late, my friend, you won't save her any more, touched - guided is the ruthless rule.
Of course, it can be advisable to instill fear in your opponents before the game and not just to the flashes of inspiration on the board trust. The association doctor of the German Chess Federation, Dr. med. Stefan Hehn from the Swabian green cabbage (like red cabbage, if you really want to remember it) to make sign with his merits: Draws in simultaneous game against the grandmaster Jussupow as well as Hort and even victory against the former world champion Kramnik. Do you know the fairy tale of the tailor from Ulm with his “seven in one go”!
With seven opponents, however, it is not enough in medical chess, there are even nine! The game is played according to the Swiss system, which brings together players with comparable score in each of the new rounds to be drawn. There are nine rounds in total, six of them on the first day of the tournament and three on the final day. It is usually not too leisurely, because half an hour is allowed per player and game. Sometimes you get into serious time constraints.
Appreciative applause for the best five of the tournament
In the end, Dr. med. Giampiero Adocchio from Mosbach the better end for himself.A veritable pilgrimage! To reassure us mere mortals, not in one day!
Even advanced skiers can make beautiful self-matte
134 participants is one impressive number, tournament number 21 the other. That is certainly not bad, and all other professional groups, especially lawyers and teachers, are green with envy, but at least among paediatricians there are still more persistent. Here I am not referring to Dr. Hoth, but the pediatric practice Dr. Giffhorn in Braunschweig, which was founded in 1913 and is 100 years old this year. The current practice owner and chess player Dr. med. Andreas Giffhorn took it over from his older brother years ago, and now his daughter will follow him. May it go on like this until never day!
But back to the 21st chess championship for doctors in the beautiful Ahr valley. It was exciting again on many boards. When the seconds on the chess clock are inexorably ticking away, even proven expert like the three-time winner of the medical tournament, Dr. med. Patrick Stiller, against Prof. Dr. med. Peter Krauseneck tinker "wonderful" self-mat; Unfortunately, the aesthetics are not rewarded, but rather punished with bold zero in the point table. At most comparable to dreamy own goals in football.
On another board, one of them only hires the queen. While pulling he notices the mishap, tortured and at the same time deeply joyful "Oh dear" escapes his lips. Too late, my friend, you won't save her any more, touched - guided is the ruthless rule.
Of course, it can be advisable to instill fear in your opponents before the game and not just to the flashes of inspiration on the board trust. The association doctor of the German Chess Federation, Dr. med. Stefan Hehn from the Swabian green cabbage (like red cabbage, if you really want to remember it) to make sign with his merits: Draws in simultaneous game against the grandmaster Jussupow as well as Hort and even victory against the former world champion Kramnik. Do you know the fairy tale of the tailor from Ulm with his “seven in one go”!
With seven opponents, however, it is not enough in medical chess, there are even nine! The game is played according to the Swiss system, which brings together players with comparable score in each of the new rounds to be drawn. There are nine rounds in total, six of them on the first day of the tournament and three on the final day. It is usually not too leisurely, because half an hour is allowed per player and game. Sometimes you get into serious time constraints.
Appreciative applause for the best five of the tournament
In the end, Dr. med. Giampiero Adocchio from Mosbach the better end for himself.With half point lead he secured the tournament victory over Johannes Dorst from Ulm. In third place came Dr. med. Hannes Knuth, followed in fourth and fifth place by Dr. med. Stefan Müschenich and Dr. med. Peter Weber. All of them with great performance, which was applauded by the colleagues at the award ceremony.
Finally, the doctors who played chess thanked the "Deutsches Ärzteblatt" for the brilliant organization of the tournament and the German pharmacists and Ärztebank, represented by their representatives Reimund Koch, for their constant and generous support. May the 21st tournament be followed by many more.
Dr. med. Helmut Pfleger
Two alone against many
Mostly is not going well. Nevertheless, numerous doctors try again year after year: beat grandmaster once - or at least fight for draw. Helmut Pfleger (photo above) and Artur Jussupow faced the challenge in simultaneous games against twelve and 22 opponents. Pfleger completed so-called watch handicap, in which each individual opponent has just as much time to think about it as the grandmaster does for everyone. Pfleger has won ten times, once he had to admit defeat, and once it was draw in the end. Jussupow won 20 games in the "normal" simultaneous, there were two draws.
Grandmaster Jussupow also invited to chess seminar on the evening of the first day of the tournament on the topic of “My encounters with Botvinnik and Tal”. The focus was on interesting games of these two chess greats and little "type theory", which shed little more light on the nature of the world champions.
The next day there was an exciting encounter at the chess championship at table one, the top board of the tournament. Giampiero Adocchio (photo below, left) and Hannes Knuth, multiple Mecklenburg chess master, met. Adocchio won in the eighth round with Black. JM
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