Quem foi Alexander Kevitz?
Autor: marcosnatal | Publicado: 2011-06-13T07:31:00-07:00

   Caros colegas,   Vocês sabem quem foi Alexander Kevitz?   Alexander Kevitz, born January 9, 1902 in Brooklyn, New York, was the Manhattan Chess Club Champion in 1928-29, 1935-36, 1945-46 and 1946-47. He placed 3rd in the New York 1931 international tournament, and 8th in the first US Championship tournament at New York, 1936. Kevitz represented the United States several times in international team matches, his most noted result being his 1.5-0.5 score against Igor Bondarevsky at the USSR - USA match in Moscow, 1946.    Major chess results  Kevitz defeated world champion Jose Raul Capablanca in a simultaneous display at New York 1924, and defeated former world champion Emanuel Lasker in a 1928 simultaneous, also in New York. He won the Manhattan Chess Club Championship in 1927, 1928-29, and 1935-36. He also won the Manhattan Championship in 1946 and 1947.[4][5] During those eras, the Manhattan Championship was at the level of a strong International tournament. Kevitz also represented the Manhattan club in the &quot;Metropolitan Chess League&quot;.  Kevitz made his international debut at Bradley Beach 1929, with 4/9 for 8th place; world champion Alexander Alekhine won. Kevitz scored 7/11 at New York 1931 for 3rd place, as Capablanca won. In the 16th Marshall Chess Club Championship 1932, Kevitz scored 9/13 for 2nd place, behind Reuben Fine.In the 17th Marshall Chess Club Championship 1933-34, Kevitz scored 8/11, tied 2nd-3rd, again behind Fine. In the United States Chess Championship, New York 1936, Kevitz scored 7.5/15 for 8th place, as Samuel Reshevsky won. In the team match, USA vs USSR at Moscow 1946, Kevitz made the best American result with 1.5/2 against Igor Bondarevsky.He drew both of his games against Borislav Milic in a 1950 radio match with Yugoslavia. He placed 13th at the U.S. Open at Milwaukee 1953. Kevitz lost to Paul Keres in a USA vs USSR team match at New York 1954, and he lost both his games against Alexander Kotov in a USA vs USSR team match at Moscow 1955. In the Manhattan Chess Club Championship, 1955-56, Kevitz scored 8.5/15 for 6-7th place, and defeated his student, Arthur Bisguier, a future Grandmaster, who was then U.S. champion.  His peak chessmetrics.com rating of 2578 was in November 1931, good for a tied 29th in the world. This is a strong International Master level, although he was never formally granted that title. On the first official United States Chess Federation rating list, July 31, 1950, Kevitz ranked third at 2610, behind only Reuben Fine and Samuel Reshevsky.  In his later years, Kevitz was active in correspondence chess, often playing under the pseudonym &#39;Palmer Phar&#39; (he worked at Palmer Pharmacy).   Theoretical contributions Kevitz made important contributions to several chess openings. In the Reti Opening, he developed the line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4. The variation of the Symmetrical English Opening (A31) arising after 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5 is often referred to as the Kevitz Gambit. In the English Opening, Flohr-Mikenas variation (A18), the line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Nc6 is known as the Kevitz Variation. The variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 is sometimes called the Kevitz-Trajkovic Defence[, alternatively the Black Knights&#39; Tango or Mexican Defence. In the Nimzowitsch Defence, 1.e4 Nc6, the Kevitz Variation continues 2.d4 e5. In the 1940s, Kevitz analyzed a new idea in the Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack, after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.d4 Bd6 14.Re3, which prepares 15.h3 in the event of 14...Qh4.  Kevitz was respected by his chess rivals as an original player, thinker, and analyst. He was active in tournament play until age 78 in 1980, the year before his death. [Event &quot;Brooklyn simul&quot;][Site &quot;Brooklyn&quot;][Date &quot;1924.??.??&quot;][EventDate &quot;?&quot;][Round &quot;?&quot;][Result &quot;0-1&quot;][White &quot;Jose Raul Capablanca&quot;] [Black &quot;Alexander Kevitz&quot;][ECO &quot;A00&quot;][WhiteElo &quot;?&quot;][BlackElo &quot;?&quot;][PlyCount &quot;26&quot;]1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bxb4 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Ne2Ng4 8.c3 Be7 9.h3 Nc5 10.Ng3 Bh4 11.Nxh4 Qxh4 12.Qf3 Nxe3 13.Qf2 Nxf1 0-1   [Event &quot;USA Ch&quot;][Site &quot;New York USA&quot;][Date &quot;1936.??.??&quot;][EventDate &quot;1936.??.??&quot;][Round &quot;8&quot;][Result &quot;0-1&quot;][White &quot;Sidney Norman Bernstein&quot;] [Black &quot;Alexander Kevitz&quot;][ECO &quot;C13&quot;][WhiteElo &quot;?&quot;][BlackElo &quot;?&quot;][PlyCount &quot;116&quot;]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c57. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. f4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nf3 h5 12. Qg3 Qa5+ 13. Kd1 Nc5 14. Nbxd4 Ne4 15. Qe1 Qb6 16. Nxc6Qxb2 17. Ke2 bxc6 18. Ng5 Ba6+ 19. Kf3 Qa3+ 20. c3 Bxf121. Rxf1 Nxg5+ 22. fxg5 g6 23. Kg3 Rb8 24. Rf3 Kg7 25. Qf2 Rb726. Rf1 Rf8 27. Kh3 Qe7 28. g4 hxg4+ 29. Kxg4 Rh8 30. Rh3 c5 31. h5 Rxh5 32. Rxh5 gxh5+ 33. Kxh5 Rb8 34. Qf6+ Qxf635. gxf6+ Kf8 36. Kg4 Ke8 37. Rh1 Kd7 38. Rh7 Rf8 39. Kf4 Kc640. Ke3 a6 41. Kd3 c4+ 42. Ke3 Kc5 43. Rg7 d4+ 44. cxd4+ Kd545. Rg4 Rc8 46. Kd2 c3+ 47. Kc2 Kc4 48. Rg7 Rc7 49. Rg8 Kxd4 50. Rg5 Rb7 51. Kc1 Rb2 52. Rg7 Rxa2 53. Rxf7 Kxe5 54. Rf8 Ra555. Kc2 Rc5 56. Kc1 Rc6 57. Kc2 Kf5 58. Kc1 c2 0-1   [Event &quot;USA Ch&quot;][Site &quot;New York USA&quot;][Date &quot;1936.??.??&quot;][EventDate &quot;1936.??.??&quot;][Round &quot;3&quot;][Result &quot;0-1&quot;][White &quot;Weaver Warren Adams&quot;] [Black &quot;Alexander Kevitz&quot;][ECO &quot;B83&quot;][WhiteElo &quot;?&quot;][BlackElo &quot;?&quot;][PlyCount &quot;77&quot;]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e67. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. a3 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Qf2 Bf6 15. Rad1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne7 17. Rd3Nf6 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Re1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rd7Nd5 23. Na5 Bc8 24. Rd6 e3 25. Bxe3 Qc7 26. Nb3 Rd8 27. Bb6Nxb6 28. Qxb6 Qxb6+ 29. Rxb6 Rd5 30. Nd4 Bd7 31. Rb1 Kf8 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Ke3 Kd8 34. c4 bxc4 35. Rb8+ Rxb8 36. Rxb8+Ke7 37. Rb4 Ra5 38. Rxc4 Rxa3+ 39. Kd2 0-1