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1931, Kmoch was on board three and scored 9/15 (+4−1=10). Overall, he scored 23½/41 (+14−8=19), for 57.3 percent.
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Nachtrag Zu P. R. V. Bilguer (V.D. Lasa) Handbuch Des
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from 1932 to 1947. Kmoch also served as
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Kmoch had most of his best competitive results between 1925 and 1931. He won at
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Rubinstein Wins! • One hundred brilliant games by the great chess artist
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Gewinnt! • Hundert Glanzpartien des grossen Schachkunstlers
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The Art of Pawn
Management: A Contribution to Chess Strategy
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Die Kunst der
Bauernführung: Ein Beitrag zur Schachstrategie
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1927, he played board three and scored 6½/12 (+4−3=5); at
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1926, he shared 3rd–5th places with 9/15 behind winners
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Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces: 100 Selected Games
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289:. Kmoch and his Jewish wife Trudy lived in the
208:1928, Kmoch placed 3rd with 6/9, with Reti and
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573:: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 c6 5.Ng5.
246:His last good tournament result was 2nd at
127:(July 25, 1894 – February 13, 1973) was an
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333:), which is notorious for its use of
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192:1928, Kmoch placed 6th with 8/13 as
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450:Max Euwe • Meister Des Kampfschachs
281:In 1929 and 1934, Kmoch served as
262:Kmoch had written for the magazine
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644:(1996) . "Kmoch".
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421:The Art of Defense
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283:Alexander Alekhine
272:The Art of Defence
223:Kmoch represented
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607:Chessville
585:References
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229:Olympiads
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179:Kecskemet
542:openings
540:Several
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518:Max Euwe
508:Max Euwe
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383:, 1960,
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