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4*+v+*+k+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4L*Nk+*+*5
4*+*+pLo+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*P*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+p5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4m+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1904, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1905, White wins
1. e7 Kxe7 2. Kg7 Bf5 3. h4 Bb1 4. Kh6 Kf6 5. h5 g5 1. Nb5+ (1. Nd5 Ka6 2. c6 Nb4+-) 1... Ka8 2. c6 Nb4 3.
1/2-1/2 c7 Na6 (3... Nc6 4. c8=R++- (4. Nd6+-)) 4. c8=R+ 1-0
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4+*+l+*+k5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+lV*+*+5
4+*+*+*O*5 4+*+*+*M*5
4*+*+*V*+5 4*+*P*+*+5
4+*+*+*+p5 4+*+*R*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+w+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+r5
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Kubbel L, 1904, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1905, Draw
1. Kg6 Ke6 2. Kh5 Kf5 3. h4 g4 1/2-1/2 1. Rc1 Qxc1 2. Rc3+ Qxc3 3. d5+ Kb5 1/2-1/2
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4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4l+o+*+m+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+o+*+q+*5 4+r+*+*+*5
4*W*+o+*+5 4*+*N*+*+5
4O*+*K*O*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4p+*+*+*+5 4v+*O*+*+5
4+*N*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel A, 1905, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1905, Draw
1. Qc8+ Kb6 2. Qb8+ Kc5 (2... Ka6 3. Qc8+ Ka7 4. 1. Rb8+ (1. Ne6+! {cook} Kd7 2. Rb4) 1... Kd7 (1... Kc7
Qc7+ Ka8 5. Qc8+ { etc. Р№chec perpР№tuel}) 3. 2. Nb5+ Kxb8 3. Nc3) 2. Ne6 Kxe6 3. Re8+ Kd7 4. Re4
Nd3+! exd3 4. Qe5+ Nxe5 {pat} 1/2-1/2 d1=Q 5. Rd4+ Qxd4 1/2-1/2

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4*Wb+*B*R5 4*+*+k+*+5
4Lp+*+*+o5 4+*+*+*+o5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*M*+r+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*L5
4+*+*+*O*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*Vp+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+*+*+*+k5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
1. Bd6 Qxd6 2. b8=Q+ Kxb8 3. Bh3+ Kc7 4. Rxh7+ 1. Rh6+ Kg5 2. Rxh7 Kg6 3. Rh8 Kg7 4. Rh5 g1=Q 5.
Kc6 5. Rh6 Qxh6 1/2-1/2 Rg5+ Qxg5 1/2-1/2
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4+*+*+*K*5 4Lp+*B*+o5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+v+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4n+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+*O*+5 4*+*+*Vp+5
4+l+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+k5
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
1. Nc3+ Kc2 2. Nd1 Kxd1 3. Kh8 f1=Q 4. Rg1 Qxg1 1. Bd6 Qxd6 2. b8=Q+ Kxb8 (2... Qxb8 3. Rxh7+ Ka8
1/2-1/2 (3... Kb6 4. Rb7+ Qxb7 5. Bxb7 Kxb7) 4. Bb7+ Ka7 5.
1222222223 Bc8+) 3. Bh3+! Kc7 4. Rxh7+ Kc6 (4... Kd8 5. Rd7+

4k+*+*+*+5 Qxd7 6. Bxd7 Kxd7) 5. Rh6 Qxh6 1/2-1/2

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4O*L*+*P*5 4N*O*+*+*5
4pNp+r+*+5 4*Tp+*+*+5
4+*+*+t+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*To+5 4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*V*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
4*+*P*+l+5
1. Na6+ Kxb6 2. c5+ Kxa6 3. Rxe6 Rxf6 4. gxf6 Rxf6 4+*+*+*+*5
5. Rxf6 Bxc5 6. Rxc6+ Bb6 7. Rc7 1/2-1/2 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1907, White wins
1. b5 Kf3 2. d4 Ke4 (2... Kf4 3. d5 Ke5 4. d6 Kxd6 5.
Nc8+) 3. Nc8 Rxb5 (3... Kxd4 4. Nxb6 Kc5 5. Kb7) 4.
Nd6+ cxd6 5. c7 1-0

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4*+*K*+l+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*Po5 4+l+w+*+*5
4*+*+p+*P5 4*Pr+*+*O5
4+*+oO*+*5 4+*P*+*+*5
4*+*+p+*+5 4*+*+*+*K5
4+*+*P*+*5 4+*+*+p+*5
4*+*+w+*+5 4*Rb+*+*V5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*M*5
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
1. e7 Qb5 2. e8=Q+ Qxe8+ 3. Kxe8 d4 4. exd4 exd4 5. 1. Rc7+ Bxc7 2. bxc7+ (2. c6+? Qxc6 3. Be4 Nxf3+ 4.
e5 d3 6. e6 d2 7. e7 d1=Q ( 7... d1=B 8. Kd8 Ba4 9. Bxf3 Qxf3 5. bxc7+ Kxc7 6. Rc2+ Kd6! 7. Rd2+ Ke5 $1)
e8=Q+ Bxe8 10. Kxe8) 1/2-1/2 2... Kxc7 3. Rb7+ Kxb7 4. c6+ Qxc6 5. Be4 Nxf3+ 6.
1222222223 Bxf3 Qxf3 1/2-1/2

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4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*K*P*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4lO*+*+*+5 4+*+v+*Vl5
4+*O*+*+*5 4*+*R*+*+5
4o+p+*+*+5 4+*+*+o+*5
4+m+*R*+*5 4*+o+*B*N5
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw 4+*+*+*+k5
1. e6 Ng6 (1... a1=Q 2. e7 Ka3 3. e8=Q Kb2 4. Kxb4) 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
2. e7 Nxe7 3. Rxe7 Ka3 4. Ra7+ Kb2 5. Kxb4 a1=Q 6. 1. Be3 Bxe3 (1... Bb7! {cook JT}) 2. Rxd5+ Kh4 3.
Rxa1 Kxa1 7. Kb3 1/2-1/2 Nxf3+ Kg3 4. Rc5 Bxc5 5. Ne1 c1=Q (5... c1=N 6. Nd3
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4*+p+*+r+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4Kb+*+*+n5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+o+*Vl5
4+*+*+*+o5 4*+*R*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+o+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+o+*B*N5
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Kubbel L, 1907, Draw 4+*+*+*+k5
1. Rg7 Qxg7! 2. Nxg7 h2 3. c7+ Kxc7 (3... Ke7 4. Nf5+ 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1907, Draw
Kf6 5. Ng3) 4. Ne8+ Kb7 (4... Kd8 5. Bc6) 5. Bd3 h1=Q 1. Be3 Bxe3 2. Rxd5+ Kh4 3. Nxf3+ Kh3 (3... Kg3
6. Be4+ Qxe4 7. Nd6+ Nxd6 1/2-1/2 {main} 4. Rc5 Bxc5 5. Ne1 c1=N (5... c1=Q) 6. Nd3

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Nxd3) 4. Rc5 Bxc5 5. Ne1 c1=Q 1/2-1/2

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4*+*+*+*P5 4l+*O*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Or+*+*+*5
4*+*+*N*+5 4p+pP*+*+5
4+l+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*O*+*V*+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+k+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*V*5
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Kubbel L, 1908, White wins 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1908, Draw
1. Ne6 Bh4 (1... Bg3 2. Nd4+ Kc4 3. Nf3+-) 2. Nc5+ 1. c5 dxc5 2. dxc5 Bxc5 3. Rxc5 g1=Q 4. Rc6+ Qb6 5.
Kc3 3. Ne4+ Kc4 4. h7 1-0 Rd6 Qxd6 1/2-1/2

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4+*+*+*+v5 4+*+*+l+p5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+l+*O5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*O*5 4+*N*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*O*+*P*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4V*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1908, Draw 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1908, Draw
1. Rc4+ Kf3 2. Rxh4 g2 3. Rh3+ Kf4 4. Rh4+ Kf5 5. 1. Nb1 Kf8 2. f3 Kf7 3. f4 Kf8 4. f5 Kf7 5. f6 Kf8 6. f7
Rh5+ Kf6 6. Rh1 gxh1=Q 1/2-1/2 Kxf7 7. Nc3 b1=Q 1/2-1/2

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4*+n+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+l+*+*+*5
4n+*+*+*+5 4*+*+o+*+5
4+*O*+*+o5 4K*P*R*+*5
4*+*+*O*P5 4*+o+*+m+5
4+*+*+l+k5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1908, Draw 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1908, Draw
1. Nd4 Ke1 2. Nf3+ Ke2 3. Nxc3+ Kxf3 4. Ne2 f1=Q+ 1. c4+ Kxc4 2. Rxe4+ Kc3 3. Ka2! Ne3! 4. Re6 c1=Q
5. Ng1+ Ke4 1/2-1/2 5. Rc6+ Nc4 6. Rxc4+ Kxc4 1/2-1/2

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4+*+*+*R*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+p+*+5 4p+*+*+*+5
4+*+*M*+k5 4+*+o+*+t5
4*+*+*+o+5 4*+*L*+*B5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+o+*+5 4*+*+*K*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1908, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
1. e7+ Ke8 2. Bf7+ Nxf7 (2... Kxe7 3. Bc4+) 3. Rg8+ 1. a7 Rf5+ (1... Rh8 2. Bf6++-) 2. Ke2 Re5+ (2... Rf8 3.
Kxe7 4. Rxg4 e1=Q 5. Re4+ Qxe4 1/2-1/2 Bf6+ Kc5 4. Be7++- ) 3. Kd2 Re8 4. Bf2+ Ke5 5. Bg3+
1222222223 Kf5 6. Bb8 1-0

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4l+*O*+*+5 4L*+*+o+*5
4Or+*+*+*5 4p+p+*+*+5
4p+pP*+*+5 4Op+*+o+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+p+5
4*+*+*Vo+5 4+*+v+*+k5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
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Kubbel L, 1908, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. c5 dxc5 2. dxc5 Bxc5 3. Rxc5 g1=Q 4. Rc6+ Qb6 5. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
Rd6! Qxd6 1/2-1/2 1. c7 fxg4+ 2. Kxg4 Bc4 3. c8=N+ (3. c8=Q? Be6+ 4.
1222222223 Qxe6 fxe6 5. Kf4 a4-+) 3... Kb8 4. a7+ Kb7 5. Nb6

4*+*+*+*+5 Kxa7 6. Nxc4 1-0

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4*P*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Lo+*+*+*5
4*+*+*R*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+w+*+*+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*N*+*+5
4K*M*+*+*5 4+p+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1908, Draw
4*+*+*+*+5
1. a8=Q+ Kxa8 2. b7+! Qxb7 3. Ra4+ Kb8 4. Rb4 4+v+k+*+*5
Nb3+ 5. Rxb3 Qxb3 1/2-1/2 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
1. d6 Kb8 (1... Kb6 2. Kc1 Be4 3. d7 Kc7 4. Ne6+ Kxd7
5. Nc5++-) 2. Kc1 Be4 ( 2... Bg6 3. d7 Kc7 4. Ne6+
Kxd7 5. Nf8++-) 3. d7 Kc7 4. Ne6+ Kxd7 5. Nc5+ 1-0

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4+*+o+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+p+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4v+*+*R*+5 4*+p+o+r+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4k+*O*+pL5 4*O*+bV*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
1. Rh4+ Kg1 (1... Kg3 2. Rd4 d1=Q 3. Rxd1 Bxd1 4. 1. Bd3 exd3 2. c5 Bxc5 3. Ra4+ Ba7 4. Rb4 d2 5.
g7 Bg4 5. g8=Q+-) (1... Kxg2 2. Rd4 d1=Q 3. Rxd1 Rxb2 d1=Q 6. Rb8+ Bxb8 1/2-1/2
Bxd1+-) 2. Rd4 d1=Q 3. Rxd1+ Bxd1 4. g7 Bg4 5.
g8=Q Be6+ 6. Qxe6 dxe6 7. g4 e5 8. g5 e4 9. g6 e3
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10. g7 e2 11. g8=Q+ Kf2 12. Qf7+ Kg1 13. Qe7 Kf1 14. 4*+*K*+*+5
Qf6+ Kg1 15. Qg5+ Kf1 16. Qf4+ {M18} 1-0
4+*+p+*+*5
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4*+b+l+*T5 4+*+*+t+*5
4R*+*+*+*5 4lO*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*O5 4+o+*+*+v5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*P*+b+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
4*+*+*+*+5 1. Kc7 Rf7 2. Kb6 Bxd7 3. Bb5+ Bxb5 1/2-1/2
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Kubbel L, 1909, White wins 4*+*+*+*+5
1. Bf5! Rf8 (1... Rg8 2. Ra8+ Kf7 3. Be6++-) (1... Kf8 2.
Bh7! Ke8 (2... h5 3. Ke1 h4 4. Kf1 h3 5. Kg1 Ke8 6.
4+*+*+*+*5
Ra8+) 3. Ke2 Kf8 4. Kf3 Ke8 5. Bg6+ Kf8 6. Kg4 Kg8 4rN*+*+*+5
{M5}) (1... O-O! {pour autant que le petitr oque soit 4+*L*+*+*5
autorisР№...}) 2. Bg6+ Kd8 3. Bf7 h5 4. Ke1 h4 5. Kf1
h3 6. Kg1 h2+ 7. Kh1 1-0 4*+*+b+w+5
4O*K*+*+*5
4p+*+*+*+5
4+*+v+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
1. Nd7+ Qxd7 2. Rc6+ Kb5 3. Bd3+ Kxc6 4. Bb5+
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4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4l+*+*+*+5 4l+*+*+*O5
4+vK*B*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*Pm+*+*+5 4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+r5 4P*+*+*O*5
4w+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+*+*R*+*5 4+*+*+*B*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
1. Ra1 Bb6+ 2. Kd5 Bc6+ 3. Ke6 Bd7+ 4. Kxd7 Nxe5+ 1. Kf7 h5 2. Ke6 h4 3. Kd5 h3 (3... Kb5 4. Ke4 h3 5.
5. Ke8 Qxa1 6. Ra3+ Qxa3 7. b5+ Kb7 1/2-1/2 Kf3) 4. Kc6 h2 5. Bb6 g1=Q 6. b5# 1-0
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4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*O*+*5
4pL*+n+*+5 4*P*Ov+*+5
4+*+*M*+*5 4+*+oL*+*5
4*B*+*+*+5 4*+*+o+*N5
4+p+o+*+*5 4+*PtP*+*5
4k+*+*O*+5 4*+*+*P*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
1. Bc5+ Kxa6 2. Bxf2 d2 3. Nc5+ Ka5 4. b4+ Kxb4 5. 1. b7 Rxc3 2. Kg7 Rb3 (2... Rc8 3. Ng6+ Kf5 4. Nxe7+)
Be1 dxe1=Q 6. Nd3+ Nxd3 1/2-1/2 3. f4+ exf3 4. Nxf3+ Ke4 5. Nd2+ 1-0
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4O*+o+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4pPoK*+*+5 4*L*WoR*B5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4k+p+o+*+5
4+*B*V*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+*O*+5 4*+*+*P*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1909, Draw
1. Bf6+ Kc8 2. b7+ Kb8 3. Be5 Bf4 4. Bxf4 f1=Q 5. 1. c5+ Qxc5 2. Be3 gxf2 3. Bxf2 e3 4. Bxe3 Qxe3 5.
Kc5+ Qxf4 1/2-1/2 Rxe6+ Qxe6 1/2-1/2

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Be4 (2... Ba4 3. Nb4 Bd1 4. Nc6!+-) 3. Nf6+ 1-0


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4+*+*+o+*5 4L*V*+*+*5
4*+*+p+*L5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+o+*+*+p5 4+*+*P*P*5
4*+*+*+*P5 4*+*+*Pp+5
4+*+p+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4kP*M*+*+5
4+*+v+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1909, White wins
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Kubbel L, 1910, White wins
1. e7 Bf3+ 2. Kb8 Bc6 3. Kc7 Be8 4. Kd8 Bc6 5. d4 b4 1. e6 Bd8 (1... Bd6! 2. f5 Ne4 3. f6 Kb7 4. e7 Bxe7 5.
6. d5 Ba4 7. d6 b3 8. d7 b2 9. e8=Q b1=Q 10. Qh8+ fxe7 Nd6 6. Kb3 Kc6 7. Kb4 Kd7 8. Kc5 Kxe7-+) 2. f5
Qh7 11. Qf6+ Kxh5 12. Qg5# (12. Ke7! {minor dual HH} gxf5 3. g6 Ne4 4. g5 Bxg5 5. g7 Nf6 6. e7 1-0
Qe4+ 13. Kf8! Qb4+ 14. Kg7 Qg4+ 15. Kh7! (15. Kh8?
Bxd7) 15... Bc2+ 16. Kh8) 1-0
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4*+*+t+*+5 4+*+*+*O*5
4Ko+*+*+*5 4o+*+o+*+5
4*+*+*P*+5 4O*O*Pw+*5
4+l+*P*+*5 4*+pLn+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+p+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+pK*P*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1910, White wins
1. Rf8 Qxf8 2. Nf6 gxf6 (2... Qb8 3. c3+ Kxe5 4. Nd7+
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Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
Kd6 5. Nxb8 Kc7 6. Nxa6+ Kb6 7. Nxc5 Kxc5 8. Kc2+-)
1. f7 Rf8 2. e6 b6! 3. Kb7 Kc5 4. e7! (4. Kc7? Kd5 5. 3. f4 fxe5 4. c3# 1-0
Kd7 Ke5 6. Ke7 Ra8 $1) 4... Rxf7 5. Ka6! Rxe7 1/2-1/2
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4*+*+*+*+5 4Q*+*+*+*5
4+*+o+*+*5 4*O*+*+p+5
4p+*+o+n+5 4Ot+*+lP*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4kO*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+l+5 4+pP*V*+*5
4+v+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*K*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
1. Qf7+ Bxf7 2. gxf7 Bc5 3. c4 Bf8 4. cxb5 Kxg5
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Kubbel L, 1910, White wins
1/2-1/2
1. Ne7! Bc2 (1... Bd1 2. Nc6! Bf3 3. Ne5++-) 2. Nd5!

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4+*+k+*+*5 4+k+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*O*+pP*+5
4+*Nl+*+*5 4+*L*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*Op+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*MpW*P*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+n+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
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Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
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Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
1. Ne4 Nxd1 2. Nxd2 cxd2 3. c4+ Kc5 4. Bg5 1/2-1/2 1. f7 Rf8 2. e7 Rxf7 3. Ka6 Rxe7 1/2-1/2
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4*K*+*+*+5 4*Wb+*+*+5
4Oo+*+o+*5 4+*Vp+*+*5
4*+*+o+*+5 4k+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+pL*+5 4*O*B*+*L5
4+*+*+p+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4p+*P*Q*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+w+v+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
1. Qh4+ Ke5 2. d4+ Kd6 3. Qd8+ Kc6 4. a4 Qxa4 5. 1. Ba7 1/2-1/2
Qe8+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+m+5
4*+*+*L*N5 4+*+o+*+*5
4+*+*+o+*5 4*PoVo+*O5
4*+*+*O*P5 4+*O*+p+*5
4+*+*+*+k5 4*+l+bP*+5
4*+*+*+*P5 4+*P*+*+*5
4+*+o+*+*5 4*Pp+*K*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
1. Bd3+ Kd5 2. c4+ Kd4 3. Ke2 Bxf4 4. f6 Nxf6 5. c3+
1. h7 Kg7 2. Nxf7 Kxh7 3. Nh6 d2 4. Ng4 d1=Q 1/2-1/2 Ke5 6. b7 1-0

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6. Kb4 Bd3 7. a4) 1/2-1/2


1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*B*+*+5
4Ko+*+*+*5 4+*O*+*L*5
4*+*+*P*+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+l+*P*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*OkNo5
4*+*+*+*T5 4o+*+p+*P5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
1. f7 (1. e6? Kc6 2. f7 Rf2 3. e7 Kc7 4. e8=N+ Kd7! 1. Nh5+!! gxh5 2. Bxc7! Kf6 (2... a1=Q 3. Be5+ Qxe5)
(4... Kc6? 5. Nf6! Rxf6 6. f8=Q Rxf8) 5. Kxb7 Rxf7 6. 3. Bb6!! Ke5 4. Ba5!! a1=Q 5. Bc3+ Qxc3 1/2-1/2
Nc7 Kd6) 1... Rf2 2. e6 Kc6 3. f8=Q! Rxf8 4. e7 Rg8 5.
e8=Q+! Rxe8 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+t+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4Bo+oV*+*5 4*+*P*L*+5
4o+*L*O*P5 4N*+*+*+o5
4+p+p+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+pK*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+p+*+*5 4p+*+*KpT5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
1. d7 (1. Kg1? Rh4 2. d7 Rd4=) 1... Ke7 2. Kg1 Rh4 3.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, White wins
g3 Ra4 (3... Rg4 4. Nc6+ Kxd7 5. Ne5++-) (3... Re4 4.
1. h7 Rh8 (1... Rg4+ 2. Kc3 Rh4 3. Bb8+ Kc5 4. Bc7 Nb7 Kxd7 (4... Re1+ 5. Kf2+-) 5. Nc5++- ) 4. Nb7 Kxd7
Bd6 5. d4+ Rxd4 6. Bxd6+) 2. Bb8+ Rxb8 3. b6 Bd8 4. 5. Nc5+ 1-0
c5+ Ke7 5. h8=Q (5. d6+! {minor dual HH}) 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*L*W5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*O*5
4+*+b+*+*5 4*+*+*+pV5
4o+*+n+*+5 4+*+*+k+o5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+r+*+5
4k+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4pOl+*+v+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1910, Draw
1. Ra4! Ke7 2. Ra7+ Kd6 3. Ra8! 1/2-1/2
1. Nd4+ Kd3 2. Bf5+ Be4 3. Bxe4+ Kxe4 4. Nb5 axb5+
5. Ka3 b1=Q (5... b1=R) ( 5... b1=N+ 6. Kb4) (5... b1=B

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(4... Re2 5. Bc5#) 5. Nc4+ 1-0


1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*L*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+tO*+r5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*P5
4O*+*+*+*5 4+*+o+*+*5
4p+*+*+*+5 4*+*K*+*+5
4+*K*+*Oo5 4B*+*+*+o5
4v+r+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4L*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
1. Rc1+ Bb1 2. Kb3! g2 3. Ka3 h2 4. Rc2! g1=Q (4... 1. Bxe7+ Ke8 (1... Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Rf7 Kg8 4.
Bxc2 {pat}) (4... Ba2 5. Rxg2 h1=Q 6. Rg1+ Qxg1 {pat}) h7++-) 2. Rh8+ Kxe7 (2... Kf7 3. Rf8+ Kg6 4. Rf6+ Kh7
5. Ra2+ Bxa2 1/2-1/2 5. Rf7+ Kxh6 (5... Kg6 6. h7+-) 6. Bf8+ Kg6 7. Rxd7 h2
1222222223 8. Rg7+) 3. h7 Kd6 4. Ra8 Rxh7 5. Ra6+ Kc7 6. Ra7+

4n+*+*+*+5 1-0

4+*+*+*+*5 1222222223
4p+*+*O*+5 4*+*+*+*R5
4+*+*Lo+*5 4K*+*+*+o5
4*+t+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*L5
4+*+*+k+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*P*P*+5 4*+*+*+t+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+o5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
4*+*+*+b+5
1. d4+ (1. a7? Rf4+ 2. Ke3 Re4+ 3. Kd3 Ra4=) (1. 4+*+*+*B*5
Nb6? Rc7=) 1... Kxd4 (1... Kd6 2. a7 Ra4 3. Nb6 Rxa7 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
4. Nc8++-) (1... Rxd4 2. Nb6 Rd3+ 3. Ke2 Ra3 4. 1. Be3+ Kg7 2. Bf3 Ra4+ (2... h2 3. Rc8 Rg3 (3... Rg1
Nc4++-) 2. a7 Ra4 3. Nc7 Rxa7 (3... Ra3+ 4. Kf4+-) 4. 4. Rc1) 4. Bd4+ Kh6 5. Bb7 (5. Be4 Rg4 (5... Rg1 6.
Nb5+ 1-0 Rc7) 6. Rc6+ Kg5 7. Be3+ Kh4 8. Rh6+ Kg3 9. Bd5)
1222222223 5... Ra3+ 6. Kb8 Rh3 7. Rc1 Kg5 8. Rh1 h5 9. Kc7 Rd3

4*+*+n+*+5 10. Bf2 Rh3 11. Kd6 Kf4 12. Ke6 Rb3 13. Bd5 Rh3 14.
Kf6 Rd3 15. Bf7 Rh3 16. Bd4 Ke4 17. Be5+-) 3. Kb6
4+*+*Pt+*5 Kxh8 4. Kb5 Ra3 (4... Ra2 5. Bd4+ Kg8 6. Bd5+) (4...

4*+o+*+*+5 Rh4 5. Bg5 Rd4 6. Bf6+) 5. Bd4+ Kg8 6. Bd5+ Kf8 7.


Bc5+ 1-0
4+*+*+*+*5
4o+*+*+*+5
4L*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+k+*B*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
1. Nd6 Rxe7 2. Nc4+ Kb3 3. Na5+ Ka3 4. Bf2! Re5

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*W5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*R*+o+o5 4+*+w+o+*5
4*+o+o+*+5 4*+o+vL*+5
4+*P*L*P*5 4B*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*K*N*Pp5 4+*+*+*Q*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+p+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*K*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
1. Rc8! Qxc8 (1... Qg7 2. Rg8! Qxg8 3. Ng4+ Kd5 (3... 1. Bd8+ Kf5 2. Qf3+ Ke5 3. Bc7+ Kd4 4. Bd6 Qxd6 5.
Kf5 4. Nh6+) 4. Nf6+) 2. Nc4+ Ke4 (2... Kd5 3. Nb6+) 3. Qd3+ Kc5 6. Qa3+ Kd5 7. e4+ Ke5 8. Qg3+ 1-0
Nd6+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4O*+*+*+*5
4+*R*+*N*5 4p+*+p+*+5
4*+*+*+*L5 4K*+b+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4p+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*V*K5 4+*+l+*+*5
4+*+*+*O*5 4m+*+*+*T5
4*+*+*+o+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
1. e7 Rh5 2. e8=B Rxd5+ 3. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2
1. Nf5+ Kg6 2. Rg7+ Kxf5 3. Rxg3 Bxg3+ 4. Kh3 g1=Q
1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*L*V*+*+5
4*+v+*+*+5 4O*+*+r+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+k+*N*+5
4*P*+w+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*O*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*O*+oL5 4O*+w+*+*5
4+*+o+*N*5 4p+*+*+*+5
4*+*P*+pB5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*K*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
1. Rb7+ Kc8 2. Rb8+ Kxb8 3. Nd7+ Kc8 4. Nb6+ Bxb6
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Kubbel L, 1911, Draw
1/2-1/2
1. b7 Bxb7 2. Nf5+ Qxf5 3. g3+ 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+q+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*W*+o+5 4*+*+n+*+5
4+*+oL*B*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+o+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*O5
4+*+p+*+*5 4+*+k+l+*5
4*+k+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*P5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1911, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, White wins
1. d4+ Kxd4 2. Qh3 Ke5 3. Bf4+ Kxf4 4. Qh2+ 1-0 1. h3 Kg3 2. Ng5 Kf4 3. Ne4 Kf3 4. Kd4 Kf4 (4... Kg2
1222222223 5. Ng5 Kg3 6. Ke3+-) 5. Kd5 Kf5 6. Nc3! (6. Nf2? Kf4 7.

4l+*+*+*+5 Ke6 Kf3 8. Kf5 Kxf2 9. Kg4 Ke3 10. Kxh4 Kf4=) 6... Kf4
7. Ne2+ Kf3 8. Ng1+ Kg2 9. Ke4 Kxg1 10. Kf3 Kh2 11.
4O*+*+*+*5 Kg4 Kg2 12. Kxh4 Kf3 13. Kg5 1-0

4o+p+*+*+5 1222222223
4K*+*+*+*5 4b+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+v+5 4P*+*+*+v5
4+*+*+*+*5 4l+*+*+o+5
4*+*+*+t+5 4+*K*+*+*5
4+b+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1912, Draw 4+*+*N*+*5
1. c7 Re2 2. Be4+ Rxe4 3. c8=Q+ Bxc8 1/2-1/2
4*+*+*+*+5
1222222223 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+w+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, White wins
4O*+*+*+*5 1. Be4 Kxa7 2. Nd5 Bg8 3. Ne7 Bh7 (3... Bf7 4. Nc6+

4p+*+o+o+5 Ka6 5. Bd3+ Kb7 6. Nd8+) ( 3... Be6 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5.


Bd3+ Kb7 6. Nd8+) (3... Bb3 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5. Bd3+ Kb7
4+*+*L*+*5 6. Na5+) (3... Ba2 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5. Nb4+) 4. Kd6 Kb8
4*+p+o+k+5 (4... Kb6 5. Nd5+ Kb5 6. Nf6) 5. Kd7 1-0

4+*+*P*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+r+*B*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1913, White wins
1. Rb8 Qh7 2. Rh8 Qf7 3. Rf8 Qxf8 4. Bc3+ Kd6 5.
Bb4+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+l+*+5 4*+l+*N*+5
4+*+*O*O*5 4O*+*+r+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+kP*+*+5
4+*+p+*+p5 4V*+*+*+*5
4*O*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+pPt5 4O*+w+*+*5
4*P*+n+*+5 4p+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*K*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
1. Nf4 (1. Kg2? Rxh5=) 1... Rxg3+ 2. Kf2 Rg5 3. Ne6 1. d7+ Kb8 2. d8=Q+ Bxd8 3. Rb7+ Ka8 4. Rb8+ Kxb8
Re5 (3... Rxd5 4. Nc7++-) (3... Rxh5 4. Nxg7++-) 4. f4 5. Nd7+ Kc8 6. Nb6+ Bxb6 1/2-1/2
Re4 5. b3 Kd7 (5... Kf7 6. Ng5+) 6. Nc5+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*W*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+k+*Lo+*5
4+*+o+*+o5 4*+*+o+*O5
4*+l+*+oP5 4+*+*Pp+*5
4+*+*+p+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4R*+*+*+*5
4+p+*B*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+kPt+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, White wins
1. f6+ Kd7 2. Rd3+ Ke8 3. Kc6 Qb4 4. Rd8+ Kxd8
1. f6 Kd6 2. Kf1 Rg4 (2... Rh2 3. Bf4+) 3. f3 Rh4 (3... 1/2-1/2
Rb4 4. f7 Rb8 (4... Ke7 5. Bc5+) 5. Bf4+) (3... Rg3 4.
Bf4+) 4. f7 Ke7 (4... Rh1+ 5. Kg2) 5. Bg5+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4r+*+*+*+5 4+*+*K*+v5
4+*+o+*+o5 4l+p+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+b5
4+*+p+*P*5 4*+*+o+*+5
4*+*L*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+o+*+*+o5 4*+*+*+*O5
4*P*NkP*P5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+w5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
1. c7 Kb7 2. Kd8 Bf5 3. Bg6 h1=Q 4. c8=Q+ Bxc8 5.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, White wins
Bxe4+ Qxe4 1/2-1/2
1. g6 hxg6 2. Ra1! Qxd5 (2... Qg2 3. Rg1 Qxd5 4.
Rg4+ Kc5 5. Rg5) 3. Ra4+ Ke5 4. Ra5! 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4l+b+*+*+5 4*+n+*+*+5
4O*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4o+p+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*O5
4K*+*+*+*5 4+*L*+k+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*P5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+o+*5
4*+*+*+*O5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+v5 4+*Bm+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
1. c7 Bb7 2. Bf5 h1=Q 3. c8=Q+ Bxc8 4. Be4+ Qxe4 1. Nd6 Kxd6 2. Bf4+ Ke7 3. Bg3 Kf7 4. Kg4 f2 5. Bxf2
1/2-1/2 Nxf2+ 6. Kh5 Kg7 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+l+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+o+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+o+*+*+5 4*+*+*V*+5
4Kp+n+*+*5 4+*R*+n+*5
4*+*+*R*+5 4*+*Pl+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+k5
4*+o+v+*+5 4*+*+*W*P5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
1. bxc6 bxc6 2. Rf6 Bb5 3. Rd6 cxd5 4. Rxd5 c1=Q 5. 1. Ng3+ Kd3 2. Rc3+ Kxd4 3. Rf3 Qxf3 1/2-1/2
Rc5+ Qxc5 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+l+*+5 4+*M*+*+*5
4+o+*+*O*5 4o+*N*Po+5
4*Po+*+p+5 4+o+*+*O*5
4+*+*+pBp5 4*+*+*+*L5
4*Ok+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4Tp+*+*M*5 4*+*+*+pP5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+k5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1915, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1914, Draw
1. g3+ (1. Ne8? Ne6 2. Ng7 Nd8 3. g3+ Kh3-+) 1...
1. f6 Nxh5 2. f7+ Kf8 3. Bd2 c5 4. Be3 Ra5 5. Bf4 Nxf4 Kg4 (1... Kh3 2. Ne4 Kg4 3. Nc5+-) (1... Kh5 2. Ne8 b4
1/2-1/2 (2... Ne6 3. Ng7++-) (2... Kh6 3. Nxc7 b4 ( 3... Kh7 4.
Nxa6) 4. Ne6 b3 5. f7 b2 6. f8=Q+ {M3}) 3. f7 Ne6 4.
Ng7++-) 2. Ne8! Kf5 (2... Nxe8 3. f7+-) (2... Ne6 3. Ng7
Nf8 (3... b4 4. Nxe6 b3 5. Kg2 b2 6. Ng7 b1=Q 7. h3#)

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4. Kg2 b4 5. h3#) 3. Nxc7 Kxf6 4. Nxa6+- 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4*+*L*+*+5 4w+*+*L*+5
4O*+nO*+o5 4O*+oO*+k5
4w+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4P*+*+*P*5 4+*R*P*+*5
4*+o+p+b+5 4*+*+n+*+5
4+*P*+*+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4p+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*K*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1915, White wins 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, White wins
1. Nc5 Qg6 (1... Qxa5 2. Nb7+) (1... Qb5 2. Ne6+ Kc8 1. e6! dxe6 (1... d5 2. Rc2 dxe4 3. Rg2) 2. Rg5 Qc6
3. Nd4+) (1... Qc6 2. Ne6+ Ke8 3. e5 Qe4 (3... Qa8 4. (2... Qb7 3. Rg8+ Kf7 4. Nd6+) 3. Rg8+ Kf7 4. Ng5+
Nc7+) (3... Qc8 4. Ng7+) (3... Qd7 4. Bh5#) (3... Kd7 4. Kf6 5. Nf3! 1-0
Nd4+) (3... h5 4. gxh6) 4. Bh5+ Kd7 5. Nc5+) 2. Ne6+
Ke8 3. Bh5 Qxh5 4. Ng7+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+t+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4P*+*+n+*5 4*O*+*+*+5
4*V*+p+*+5 4+*+r+*N*5
4+l+*+*+*5 4*+*O*P*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4K*L*+*+*5
4+o+*+*+*5 4*+*O*+*+5
4*P*K*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, White wins
1. Ne4+ Kc4 2. Rd8 (2. Rxd4+? Kxd4 3. Nxd2 Kd5=)
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1915, Draw 2... d1=Q 3. Rc8+ Kd5 ( 3... Kb5 4. Nd6+ Ka6 5. Ra8#)
1. e7 Kc5 2. a8=Q Rxa8 3. Nd8 Bxd8 4. e8=Q Ba5+ 5. (3... Kd3 4. Nf2++-) 4. Nc3+ dxc3 { Р№cart noir
Kd3 Rxe8 1/2-1/2 forcР№} 5. Rd8+ 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4L*+o+*+r5 4+*+*O*+*5
4p+*+*+*+5 4*+o+o+oN5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*P*L*P*5
4*K*+*+*+5 4o+*W*+*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4P*Np+*+p5
4*O*B*+*+5 4*+k+*Pp+5
4+*+*+*V*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1915, Draw 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, White wins
1. Be3+ Bxe3 2. Rxd7+ Kxa6 3. Rd1 Bc1 4. Ka4 b1=Q 1. f4+ Qxf4 (1... Kxf4 2. Ne2+) 2. Ne2 Qf8 (2... Qf1 3.
5. Rd6+ Ka7 6. Ra6+ Kb7 7. Rb6+ Kxb6 1/2-1/2 Ng4+ Kd5 4. Ne3+) (2... Qe3 3. Ng4+) (2... Qxg5 3.

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Nf7+) 3. Ng4+ Kd5 (3... Kf5 4. Nd4+ Kxg5 5. Nxe6+) 4.


Nf6+ exf6 (4... Kxc5 5. Nd7+) 5. Nf4+ Kxc5 6. Nxe6+
1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*W5 4+*+*P*+*5
4+k+o+b+o5 4*+n+*+w+5
4*O*B*+*O5 4+bO*+v+*5
4+*+*+*L*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4K*+*+*+*5
4P*+*Pp+*5 4*+p+*+*+5
4*P*+*+p+5 4L*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, Draw
1. Na5! (1. Nd4? Bd7! (1... Bxc2? 2. Nb3+ Bxb3 3.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, White wins e8=Q Qg3 4. Bd3 Qxd3 5. Qe5+ Qd4 6. Qe1+ Bd1 7.
1. Be7+ Kf5 2. g4+ Ke5 3. Bb4! Qd8 4. Be1 d5 Qxd1+ Qxd1) (1... cxd4 2. e8=Q Qg3+! (2... Qd6+? 3.
({dР№molition :} 4... Kd6 5. Bb4+ Ke5=) 5. Bg3+ Kf6 6. Kb3)) (1... Qg3+? 2. Nb3+ Kb1 3. Bd3 (3. e8=Q? Qc3)
Bh4+ 1-0 3... Bd7 4. e8=Q Bxe8 5. c4+ Qxd3) 2. Bxd7 Qa6+ $1)

1222222223 1... Qg3+ (1... Bxc2 2. Nb3+! Kb1 (2... Bxb3 3. e8=Q) 3.
e8=Q) (1... Bd7 2. Nb3+ Kb1 3. Bd3! Qd6 4. c4+! Qxd3
4*+*+*+*+5 5. e8=Q Bxe8 (5... Qxb3+! {cook HH} 6. Kxb3 Bxe8))
4+*O*+*+*5 (1... Qf6! {cook HH} 2. Nb3+ Kb1 3. Nxc5 (3. e8=Q

4*+p+o+*+5 Qb2+ 4. Ka4 Qa2#) 3... Qc3+ 4. Nb3 Kxc2) 2. Nb3+


Kb1 3. e8=Q Bxc2 (3... Qc3! {cook TW}) 4. Bd3! (4.
4+*+*P*O*5 Qf7! {cook HH}) (4. Bc4! {cook HH} Qc3 5. Qb8 $1) 4...

4*+*+*+*L5 Qxd3 (4... Bxd3 5. Qh8) 5. Qe1+ Bd1 6. Qe4! Qxe4 7.


Nd2+ 1/2-1/2
4O*+*+*+p5 1222222223
4*+*+*+pB5 4*+*+*+*W5
4+*+*+*K*5 4+k+o+b+o5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, Draw
4*+*B*+*O5
1. g4 Kxh3 2. Kh1 a2 3. Bg1 a1=N 4. Bb6 Nb3 5. Bxc7
Nd4 6. Bd8 Nxc6 7. Bxg5 1/2-1/2 4+o+*+*L*5
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4l+*+*+*+5 4P*+*Pp+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*P*+*+p+5
4k+o+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*O*O*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, White wins

4*+*+w+*+5 1. Be7+ Kf5 2. g4+ Ke5 3. Bb4 Qd8 4. Be1 Kd6 (4...
Qf8 5. Bc3+ Kd6 6. Bb4+) 5. Bg3+ Ke7 (5... Kc5 6. b4#)
4+*Q*+*O*5 6. Bh4+ 1-0
4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, Draw
1. Qa5 Qb4 2. Qd8+ Qb8 3. c4 Qxd8 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4w+*+*L*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4O*+*O*+k5 4+*+*Oo+*5
4*+*+o+*+5 4*B*+lP*K5
4+*R*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+n+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+p+*+*5 4T*+*+*+*5
4p+*+*+*+5 4*+*+b+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1916, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
1. Rg5 Qc6 (1... Qb7 2. Rg8+ Kf7 3. Nd6+! exd6 4. 1. Bg4+ Kxf6! 2. Bd4+ e5 3. Bf2! e4 4. Bd4+ Ke7 5.
Rg7+) (1... Kf7 2. Rg7+ Kf8 3. Rg8+) 2. Rg8+ Kf7 3. Bc5+ 1-0
Ng5+ Kf6 4. Nf3!! Kf5 (4... Qxf3 5. Rf8+) (4... Kf7 5.
Ne5+) (4... e5 5. Rg6+) 5. Nd4+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4lNk+*+*+5
4*W*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*Ol+*O*5 4*P*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+n+5 4+o+*+*+*5
4O*P*+*+*5 4*P*+*+*+5
4*+*+k+*+5 4+*+w+*+*5
4Pp+*+b+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
1. b7+ Ka7 2. Nc6+ Ka6 (2... Kb6 3. b8=Q+ Kxc6 4.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
Qb7+ Kd6 5. Qd7+) 3. b8=N+! (3. b8=Q? Qd7+ 4. Kxd7
1. Ne5+ Kc8 2. Nc6! Qa8 3. Ke3! Qa6 4. Bg2!! a4 (4... {pat}) 3... Kb6 4. Nd7+ Kxc6 (4... Ka6 5. Nc5+) 5. Ne5+
g5 5. a4!! g4 6. Kd2!! g3 7. Ke3 $3) 5. b4! Kb7 6. b5!! Kd5 6. Nxd3 Kc4 7. Kc7 Kxd3 8. Kb6 Kc4 9. Ka5 { le
Qxb5 7. Nd4+ Ka6 8. Nxb5 1-0 trР№buchet de Duchamp et Halberstadt ! M28} Kd4 10.
1222222223 Kxb5 1-0

4*+*+*Km+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*P*O5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*W*L*+*+5
4*+*+*+*B5 4+*Np+*+*5
4O*+*+*+*5 4pP*+*K*+5
4*+*L*+*+5 4+p+*+*N*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins 4+*+*+*+*5
1. f7 a2 2. Be1+ Kc2 (2... Kxe1 3. fxg8=Q a1=Q 4. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
Qg1++-) 3. Bc3 Kxc3 4. fxg8=Q a1=Q 5. Qh8+ 1-0 1. Nf5+ Kxd5 (1... Kc7 2. d6+ Kd8 (2... Kc8 3. Ke5 Qa7

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(3... Kd8 4. Nd4 Ke8 5. Kd5 Qd8 6. Nde6 Qa8+ 7. Kd4) Kc2 Kd4+- 1-0
4. Ne7+) (2... Kc6 3. Ne7+) (2... Kb8 3. Nd7+) 3. Ke5
Qxb4 (3... Qa7 4. Ne7 Ke8 (4... Qa8 5. b5) (4... Qb6 5.
1222222223
Kd5) 5. Kd5 Kf8 6. a5 Ke8 (6... Qa8+ 7. Nc6 Qe8 8. d7 4*+*+*+*+5
Qh5+ 9. Kd6 Qh2+ 10. Ne5 Qd2+ 11. Kc7) 7. a6 Kf8 8. 4W*+*+*+*5
Kc6 Ke8 (8... Qa8+ 9. Kc7 Qe8 10. Nc6 Qf7+ 11. d7) 9.
d7+ Kxe7 10. Nb7 Qxa6+ 11. Kc7) (3... Ke8 4. Nd4 4o+o+*O*+5
Qd8 (4... Kf7 5. Nde6 Qb8 6. Kd5 Qa8+ 7. Kc4 Qg2 8. 4+pN*+p+*5
d7 Qf1+ 9. Kd5) 5. d7+ Kf7 6. Nde6 Qf6+ 7. Kd6 Qe7+
8. Kc6) (3... Qb8 4. Nd4 Ke8 5. Nc6) (3... Qc6 4. Nd4)
4*+l+*+p+5
4. Kd5 Qd2+ (4... Ke8 5. d7+ Kd8 6. Nd4 Qd2 7. Kc4 4+*P*+*+*5
Kc7 8. Kb5) (4... Qg4 5. Nd4 Qg2+ 6. Kc4 Qf1+ (6... 4*P*B*+*+5
4K*+*+*+*5
Qg4 7. Kb5) 7. Kb4 Qe1+ 8. Kb5 Qf1+ 9. Kb6) 5. Nd4
Kc8 (5... Ke8 6. Kc4 Qf4 7. d7+) (5... Qd1 6. Kc6 Qh1+
7. Kb6) 6. d7+ Kc7 7. Kc4 Qh6 8. b4 Qc1+ 9. Kb5 Qf1+ 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
10. Ka5 Qf6 11. Nde6+ Qxe6 12. Nxe6++-) 2. Ne7+ 1. b6 Qxb6 (1... Qe7 2. b7 Qd6 (2... Qxc5 3. b8=Q
Kd4 3. Kg5 1-0 Qg1+ 4. Ka2 Qxg4 5. Qb4+) 3. Be3 Qc7 4. Bf2 a5 5. g5
1222222223 fxg5 6. b3+ Kxc3 7. Bg3 Qh7 8. Be5+ Kd2 9. b8=Q

4*W*+*+*+5
Qxf5 10. Qd6++-) (1... Qb8 2. Be3 a5 (2... Qxb6 3. b3+
Kd5 4. c4+ Kd6+-) 3. b7 a4 4. Ka2 Qc7 5. g5 fxg5 6. f6
4+*Ol+*+*5 Kb5 7. Ka1 a3 8. b3+-) 2. b3+ Kd5 3. Be3 Qa5+ (3...

4*+*+*+n+5 Qxc5 4. c4+ Kd6 5. Bxc5+ Kxc5 6. Kb2 Kd6 7. Ka3 c5


8. Ka4+-) 4. Kb2 Ke5 5. c4 Qd8 6. Bf4+ Kxf4 7. Ne6+
4O*P*+*+*5 1-0
4*+*+k+*+5 1222222223
4Po+*+b+*5 4*+*+*+*R5
4*P*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4m+p+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins 4+*+*+*+m5
1. Ne5+ Kc8! 2. Nc6 Qa8 3. Ke3! Qa6 4. Bg2! {blocus}
(4. Bg4+? Kb7 5. Bf3 Qf1 6. Nxa5+ Kb8 7. Nxb3 Qb1=)
4*+*L*+*+5
4... a4 5. Kd2! Qc4 (5... Qa8 6. Ne7++-) 6. Bh3+ Kb7 7. 4+*+*+*+*5
Na5+ 1-0 4oN*K*+*+5
1222222223 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, Draw
4O*+w+*+*5 1. Rd8+ Kc5 2. c7 (2. Nd3+ $143 Kb6 3. c7 Kxc7-+)

4*+*Oo+o+5 2... Nxc7 3. Nd3+ Kb6! ( 3... Kc4 $144 4. Rd4+ Kxd4
(4... Kb5 $144 5. Rb4+ Ka5 6. Nc1=) 5. Nb4 a1=N 6.
4+*+*+*B*5 Nc2+=) (3... Kb5 $144 4. Rb8+ Ka6 5. Nb4+=) 4. Rb8+
4*+*+*+lP5 (4. Rd6+ $143 Kb5-+) 4... Ka7! 5. Nb4! a1=Q 6. Nc6+

4+p+n+*+*5
Ka6 7. Nb4+ Ka5 8. Nc6+ Ka4 9. Rb4+ Ka3 10. Nd4!
Qh1 11. Nc2+ Ka2 12. Ra4+ Kb3 13. Rb4+= 1/2-1/2
4*P*+p+*P5
4+*+k+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
1. Nf2+ Kf5 (1... Kh5 2. Ne4) 2. e4+ Ke5 3. Ng4+ Kd4
(3... Kxe4 4. Nf6+) 4. Be3+ Kd3 5. Bc5 Qf7 (5... dxc5 6.
Ne5+) 6. Nf2+ Qxf2 7. Bxf2 a6 8. e5 d5 9. Bg3 Ke3 10.

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+w+5
4L*O*+*+*5 4+*+o+*+*5
4pV*+*O*+5 4*+*+oO*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*P*+l+*5
4*+r+*+*K5 4*+*+*+*K5
4+*+*+*+p5 4+*+pP*+*5
4*+*+v+*+5 4*+r+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+b+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
1. Rxc7+ Kxa6 2. Rc6 Kb5 3. Rxf6 Bd8 4. Kg5 Bd3 5. 1. Rf2+ Ke5 2. Rf5+ exf5 3. d4+ Ke6 4. Ba2+ d5 5.
h4 Kc5 6. h5 Kd5 7. Kh6 Bxf6 1/2-1/2 cxd6+ 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+k+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*L*+*+*5
4*B*+b+l+5 4v+p+*+*+5
4+*+o+*+o5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*P*PvP5 4*Po+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+w5 4K*P*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, Draw
1. f5+ Bxf5 2. Bf7+ Kh6 3. Bd8 Bh7+ 4. Kh8 Qc8 5. 1. b5 Bxb5 2. Kb4 Kxc6 3. Ka5 Kc5 1/2-1/2
Be8 Qxd8 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+l+b+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+p+*O5
4*+*+r+*+5 4+*+k+*+*5
4+*+*+k+*5 4*+*+*+*P5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*Mo5
4+*+*V*+o5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*L*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+m5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, Draw
1. e7 Kxe7 2. Ke5 h2 3. Bd5 h1=Q 4. Bxh1 Nxh1 5.
1. Kg4 h2 2. Kh3 Bf4 3. Kg2 Nf2 4. Re2+ Kxe2 1/2-1/2 Kf5 Kf7 6. Kg4 Nf2+ 7. Kh5 Kg7 1/2-1/2

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Nd1) (3... Rd4 4. Re8 Kb6 5. Bf1 Kc6 6. Rxe5 Kd6 7.


1222222223 Rh5+-) 4. Kxd2 (4. Ra8+? Kb6 5. Kxd2 Rg3) 4... Rb3 5.

4w+*+*+*+5 Ra8+ Kb6 6. Rb8+ 1-0

4O*+*O*+k5 1222222223
4*O*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4OnL*P*+*5 4K*+o+*+*5
4p+*+p+o+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*R*+*5 4+l+*+*+*5
4*Pp+*+*+5 4*P*+*+w+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+p+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins
4*+*BnP*+5
1. Nc7 Qb7 (1... Qc8 2. Rc3+ Kd4 (2... Kb4 3. Nd5+) 3. 4+*+*+*+*5
Nb5+) 2. Ne6+ Kb4 3. Rb3+ Kc4 (3... Kxa4 4. Nc5+ 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, White wins
bxc5 5. Rxb7) 4. Rc3+ Kb4 5. Nc5 Qa8 (5... bxc5 6. 1. f3 Qh4 (1... Qg7 2. Bc3) 2. Be1 Qf6 (2... Qxe1 3.
Rb3+) (5... Qc8 6. Nd3+) (5... Qc6 6. Nd3+) 6. Na6+ Nd4+ Kxb4 4. Nc2+) (2... Qh8 3. Bc3) 3. Nc3+ Kc6 4.
Kxa4 7. Ra3+ Kb5 8. Nc7+ 1-0 b5+ Kc7 (4... Kc5 5. Ne4+) (4... Kd6 5. Ne4+) 5. Nd5+
1222222223 1-0

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*N*+*+*+5
4*+k+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*B*5 4*+o+o+*+5
4*L*O*+*+5 4+*L*P*+*5
4+*+*+r+*5 4k+*+*+*B5
4*+pP*+*W5 4+*Pp+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+p+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1917, White wins 4+*+*+w+*5
1. Be7+ Kc4 (1... Ka4 2. Ra3#) 2. Rc3+ dxc3 3. d3+ 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, White wins
Kd4 4. Bc5+ Ke5 5. Bd6+ 1-0 1. Nd7+ Kd5 2. Nb6+ Kc5 (2... Kxe5 3. Nc4+ Kf4 4.
1222222223 g3+ Kf3 (4... Kg4 5. Ne3+) ( 4... Kf5 5. Ne3+) 5. Nd2+)

4*L*+*+*+5 3. Bf2+! Qxf2 4. Nd7+ Kd5 5. Nf6+ Kxe5 (5... Kc5 6.


Ne4+) 6. Ng4+ 1-0
4+*O*+*+*5
4*+*T*+*+5
4+*+*O*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+k+p+*R*5
4*+nO*+b+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, White wins
1. Rg8+ (1. Ne3? Rxd3+ 2. Kc2 d1=Q+ 3. Nxd1
Rxg3=) 1... Ka7 2. Ne3 Rxd3+ 3. Kc2 Rxe3 (3... e4 4.

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*O*+*+w5 4+*O*+*+w5
4*+*+*O*+5 4*+*+*O*+5
4+*+*+o+*5 4+*+*+o+*5
4l+k+*+*+5 4l+k+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+b+r+*+*5 4+b+*R*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, Draw
1. Bc2+ Ka5 2. Kc5 Ka6 3. Kc6 Ka7 4. Ra1+ Kb8 5. 1. Bc2+ (1. Be4? Qg8+ 2. Bd5 Qg4+) 1... Ka5 (1... Ka3
Rb1+ Kc8 6. Bxf5+ Qxf5 7. Rb8+ Kxb8 1/2-1/2 2. Kc3 Qh3+ (2... Ka2 3. Bb3+) 3. Bd3) 2. Kc5 Ka6 3.
1222222223 Kc6 Ka7 4. Ra1+ Kb8 5. Rb1+ Kc8 6. Bxf5+ Qxf5 7.

4*+*+*L*+5 Rb8+ Kxb8 1/2-1/2

4+*+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+pV*B*+5 4w+*+*Nr+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+o+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+rK5 4*+lO*+*+5
4+*+*+*+o5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+*O*P5 4p+oP*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*P*+*+p5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, Draw
4*+*+p+k+5
1. Be5 Bxe5 2. c7 Bxc7 3. Rg5 Bd8 4. Kg3 f1=Q 5. 4+*+*+*+*5
Rf5+ Qxf5 1/2-1/2 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, White wins

1222222223 1. d5+ Kxd5 2. Nd7 Qa6 (2... Qa7 3. Ra8 Qe3! 4. Nf6+

4*W*+*+*+5 Kc5 5. Rc8+ Kb6 6. Nd5+) (2... Qxg8 3. Nf6+) 3. Rxg5+


Ke4 (3... Ke6 4. Nc5+ dxc5 5. Rg6+) (3... Kc6 4. Nb8+)
4+o+pO*+*5 4. Re5+ dxe5 (4... Kf4 5. e3#) 5. Nc5+ 1-0

4*L*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+p+*+v5 4*+*+*+*B5
4*N*+kP*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4B*+*+*+*5 4*+o+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4K*N*+vW*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4n+l+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1918, Draw 4+*P*+*+*5
1. Nc6 bxc6 2. Bxe7 cxd5+ 3. Kf5 Kc7 4. Bd6+ Kxd6 5.
d8=Q+ Qxd8 1/2-1/2
4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
1. Bf6 Qxf6 (1... Qe3 2. Nb6+ Kxc5 3. Bd4+) (1... Qd2

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2. Nb6+ Kxc5 3. Be7+) 2. Nd7 Bxd7 3. Nb6+ Kxc3 (3...


Kc5 4. Nxd7+ Kc4 5. Nxf6) 4. Nd5+ cxd5 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*K*+*+5
4l+*T*W*+5 4Mp+*+o+*5
4+*V*+o+q5 4p+*+*P*+5
4*+*+*+*R5 4+*+*+*+*5
4Ok+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*L5
4*+n+*+*+5 4+*+*+p+*5
4+p+*+*+*5 4*+vV*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, White wins 1. b8=Q Nc6+ 2. Kc8 Nxb8 3. a7 Nd7 4. Kxd7 Ba4+ 5.
1. Qe4+ Kb8 2. Rb6+ Bxb6 (2... Kc8 3. Qb7+ Kd7 4. Kd6 Bf4+ 6. Kd5 Bd1 7. Ke4 Kg3 8. a8=Q Bxf3+ 9. Kf5
Ne5+ Ke7 5. Qxc7+ Ke8 6. Qc6+ ) 3. Ka6 Rd7 4. Qa8+ Bxa8 1/2-1/2
Kxa8 5. Nxb6+ Kb8 6. Nxd7+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4l+*+*+*+5
4*+*+lTn+5 4+o+*+*+*5
4+*+*O*+*5 4*K*+*+*V5
4*+*+*P*+5 4P*P*+*+*5
4+*+*+o+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4Ro+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+r5 4o+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*O5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+k5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, White wins 1. a6 bxa6 2. c6 Be3+ 3. Kxa6 Bf4 4. c7 Bxc7 5. Kb5+
1. Rh7! exf6 2. Re7+ Kd8 3. Ra7 Ke8 4. Nh6 Kd8 (4... Kb7 6. Ka4 b2 7. Rxa2 b1=Q 8. Rb2+ Qxb2 1/2-1/2
f4 5. Nf5 f3 (5... Rg8 6. Ra8+ Kf7 7. Nh6+) 6. Ng7+ Kd8
7. Ne6+) 5. Nf7+ Ke8 6. Nh8!! f4 (6... Rxh8 7. Ra8+ Kf7
1222222223
8. Rxh8+-) 7. Ra8+ Ke7 8. Ng6+ 1-0 4*B*+*+*+5
1222222223 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+l+pR*+5
4+*P*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+v+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+tOk5
4*+*+*+v+5 4*+*O*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*Ol+*K5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw

4+*+*+*+b5 1. e7+ Kd7 2. Rd6+ Ke8 3. Rd8+ Kxe7 4. Rxd2 g2+ 5.


Kxg2 Rd3+ 6. Kf2 Rxd2+ 7. Ke3 Rb2 8. Be5 Rb4 9.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw Bd4 Bc6 10. Bc5+ 1/2-1/2
1. Bd5 d1=Q 2. c8=Q Bxc8 3. Bf3+ Kxf3 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4b+*+*+*L5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4qP*+*+*+5 4*+k+*+pP5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+m+*+*+5 4*+*+o+*+5
4+*O*L*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*O*+bT*+5 4*+*+*+v+5
4+*+k+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
1. Qb5 c2+ 2. Kxc2 Na3+ 3. Kxb2 Nxb5 4. b7 Rxe2+ 5. 1. Kd6 gxh6 2. Ke5 e3 3. Bxg2 e2 4. Kf6 e1=Q 5. g7+
Kc1 Re1+ 6. Kb2 Na3 7. b8=Q Rb1+ 8. Kc3 Rxb8 Kh7 6. Be4+ Qxe4 7. g8=Q+ Kxg8 1/2-1/2
1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4r+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*V5 4+*+l+o+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4v+*+*+*+5
4lW*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+nTo+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*O*+*+*5
4+n+*R*+*5 4*+k+*+*+5
4k+*P*+*+5 4+*+*B*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
1. Ra7+ (1. Nc5+? Kc6 2. Nxa6 Kb7 3. Nc7 Kxc7 4.
1. Nd4 Qxd4 2. Ra3+ Kb5 3. Rb3+ Kc4 4. Rc3+ Kd5 5. Bg3 Kb7=) 1... Kd8! ( 1... Kc8? 2. Nd6+ Kd8 3. Bh4+ f6
Rd3 Qxd3 1/2-1/2 4. Rxa6 Kd7 5. Nb5 Ke7 6. Nd4+-) (1... Kc6 2. Rxa6+
1222222223 Kb5 3. Ra4 Kxa4 4. Nxc3+ Ka3 5. Bh4! (5. Bg3? Rf6 6.

4*+*+*T*+5 Bh4 Re6) 5... f6 (5... Rf5? {M2}) 6. Bg3 Rd4 (6... Rb4 7.
Bd6 g3 8. Nd5 g2 9. Bxb4+ Ka4 10. Bc5) 7. Nb5+) 2.
4+*+*+*P*5 Bh4+ (2. Nd6 Bc4 (2... Be2 3. Bxc3) (2... Bc8 3. Nxf7+

4*+*+*+*+5 Ke8 4. Nd6+) 3. Bg3 Rf3 (3... Bd3+ 4. Kb3 Rf3 5. Bh4+
f6 6. Kxc3 Bb5+) 4. Bh4+ f6 5. Nxc4 g3 6. Ne5 (6.
4+*+*R*+*5 Nd6?? Rf2+! 7. Kxc3 Rf4=) 6... Rf2+ 7. Kxc3 Rf1 8.
4*+*O*+*+5 Rg7+-) 2... f6 3. Nxf6 g3 4. Bxg3 Rf3 5. Rxa6 Rxg3=

4+*Lp+*+*5 1-0

4*+*+*Mw+5
4+*K*+*N*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1921, Draw
1. Ne2+ Kxd3 2. gxf8=Q Qf1+ 3. Kb2 Nd1+ 4. Kb3
Qxf8 5. Nc1+ Kd2 6. Re2+ Kxc1 7. Rc2+ Kb1 8. Rb2+
Ka1 9. Ra2+ Kb1 10. Rb2+ Nxb2 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+l+*+*+5 4*+n+*+*+5
4+*+o+*+*5 4+*+*+o+o5
4p+*+*+*+5 4*+o+*+*W5
4Po+*+*+*5 4+*P*+l+p5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+o+*+*+5
4+*+*K*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4p+*R*+p+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+k+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, White wins
1. Kd4! d6 (1... Kb8 2. Kc5=) 2. Kc3! (2. Kd5 Kb8-+) 1. Nd6+ Kf6 (1... Kf4 2. Rd4+ Ke5 (2... Ke3 3. Nf5+) 3.
2... d5 3. Kd4! (3. Kb4 d4-+) 3... b4 4. Kxd5 b3 5. Kc6 Nxf7+) (1... Kg4 2. Rd4+ Kxh5 3. Rh4+ Kxh4 4. Nf5+)
Kb8 6. Kb6 b2 7. a7+ Ka8 8. Ka6 1/2-1/2 2. Rf2+ Ke6 3. Re2+ Kf6 (3... Kd7 4. Re7+ Kxe7 5.
1222222223 Nf5+) (3... Kd5 4. Re5+ Kxe5 5. Nxf7+) 4. g4 Qf4 (4...

4*N*+*+*+5 Qf8 5. Re8 Qg7 6. Ne4#) (4... Qg7 5. Ne8+) (4... Qg5
5. Ne8#) 5. Rf2 Qxf2 6. Ne4+ 1-0
4+*+*+*+*5 1222222223
4k+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+l+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*O*+*B5 4*+*+*+*V5
4O*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+pP*+*+5 4*+*+l+p+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, White wins
4*O*+b+*K5
1. Nc6! Kxc6 2. Bf6 Kd5 3. d3!! a2 4. c4+! Kc5 (4...
dxc3 5. Bxc3+-) 5. Kb7 a1=Q 6. Be7# {#} 1-0 4+*+*+n+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, Draw

4*+*+*+*+5 1. g5 Bxg5 2. Bh5 Bf4+ 3. Kh1 Kf5 4. Bd1 b1=Q 5.


Bc2+ Qxc2 6. Ne3+ Bxe3 1/2-1/2
4+*+*+o+*5 1222222223
4*+o+*+*+5 4*+*+*K*+5
4+*+*P*Kn5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+l+*+5 4*+*+*O*T5
4+*+o+o+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4o+*P*Bp+5 4*+*+*P*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*Pv5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, White wins
4*+*L*+b+5
1. e6! fxe6 2. Nf6+! Ke5 3. gxf3! a1=Q 4. Bc5 Qa4 (4...
Qf1 5. Ng4+ Kd5 6. Ne3+ Kxc5 7. Nxf1+-) 5. Nd7+ Kd5 4+*+*+*+*5
6. Nb6+ Kxc5 7. Nxa4+ 1-0 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, Draw
1. Kg7 Bxg2 2. Kxh6 f5 3. g4 fxg4 4. Kg5 Bf3 5. Kh4

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Ke3 6. f5 Kf4 7. f6 Bd5 8. f7 Bxf7 1/2-1/2

1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*L5
4+*+m+*+b5 4+o+*+*+o5
4*+*Po+*+5 4*P*+o+*B5
4L*+*+*+*5 4+*+*N*K*5
4*V*K*+*+5 4*+*O*+o+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+p+*P*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+oP*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, Draw 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
1. Bg8 e5+ 2. Kd5 Nf6+ 3. Kxe5 Nxg8 4. Ke6 Kb6 5. 1. Nf3! (1. Kf6? e1=Q 2. Bg7+ Kg8 3. Nxg4 h5 (3... h6?
d7 Kc7 6. Kf7 Ne7 7. Ke8 Nc6 8. d8=Q+ Nxd8 1/2-1/2 4. Kg6 {M2})) 1... gxf3 2. Kf6 e1=Q (2... Kg8 3. Bd2+-)

1222222223 3. Kf7 Qe5 4. g4 1-0

4*+l+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4kOp+*+*+5 4+*+k+*+*5
4+*+*R*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+p5
4+*+*M*+*5 4*M*+*L*+5
4*+*O*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+p+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Kb5 Kd8 2. Kxb6 d1=Q 3. c7+ Kd7 4. Re7+ Kxe7 5. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
c8=Q Nd5+ 6. Ka6 Qa4+ 7. Kb7 Qb5+ 8. Ka7 Qb6+ 9. 1. h6 Nd5 (1... Nd3 2. h7 Ne5+ 3. Ke6 Ng6 4. Kf6+-) 2.
Ka8 Nc7+ 10. Qxc7+ Qxc7 1/2-1/2 Ke6 Kg5 3. h7 (3. Kxd5? Kxh6 4. Ke4 Kg5=) 3... Nf4+

1222222223 4. Kf7 Ng6 5. Kg7 Kf5 6. g3 (6. g4+? Kg5=) 6... Kg5 7.
g4 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+w+*+*Pk5 4*M*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+l5
4+*+*+*P*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+l+5 4V*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*P5 4+*+*R*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+p+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1922, Draw
4+*+k+*+*5
1. Kh8 Qb2 2. h4 Kxh4 3. Kh7 Qc2+ 4. Kh8 Qc3 5.
Kh7 Qc7 6. Kh8 Qe5 7. Kh7 Qe7 8. Kh8 Kxg5 9. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
g8=Q+ Kh6 10. Qe6+ Qxe6 1/2-1/2 1. Rb3 Nc6 (1... Bc7 2. Rb7 Na6 3. Ra7+-) 2. Rb5 Bd8
3. Rd5 Be7 4. Rd7 Kg6 5. Rc7 Kf5 (5... Nd4 6. Rxe7+-)

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6. Rxc6+- 1-0 Nd3 5. Nc4#) 5. Nb7# 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+tL5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*N*5
4p+*P*L*K5 4o+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+o+*+*+5 4r+*K*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+t+*B*5 4+*+*B*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
1. a7 Rd3 2. Kh5 Rd5+ (2... Ra3 3. d7 Ra5+ 4. Bc5! 1. Nh5 Rg4+ 2. Kc3 Rxa4 3. Kb3 Re4 (3... Rd4 4. Bc3)
Rxc5+ 5. Kh4+-) (2... Rh3+ 3. Kg4 Rh8 4. Bd4++-) 3. (3... Rg4 4. Bc3+ Kh7 5. Nf6+) (3... Ra1 4. Bc3+) 4.
Kh4 (3. Kg4? Rg5+ 4. Kf4 Rg8) 3... Ra5 4. d7 (4. Bb6? Bc3+ Kg8 5. Nf6+ 1-0
Rxa7 5. Bxa7 Ke6 6. Bc5 c3=) 4... Ke7 5. Bb6 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*L*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4O*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4b+*+*P*T5 4Ol+*Bt+*5
4+kO*+*+*5 4*+*+*O*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+bR*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+k+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*B*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins 1. Be2+ Ka4 2. Ra3+! (2. Rb3? Rxe5 3. Bd3 (3. Bc4
1. f7 Rf6 (1... Rh8 2. Bh2+ {M4}) 2. Bh2+ (2. Ka5? f3) (3. Bf3 Rc5+ 4. Kb2 Rc2+ 5. Kxc2) (3. Bg4 Re7 4.
Rxf7 3. Bh2+ Rc7=) 2... Ka8 3. Ka5 Rxf7 4. Bc4 Rd7 Kb2 f3 5. Bf5 f2 6. Bc2 (6. Bd3 f1=Q 7. Bxf1 Re2+ 8.
(4... Rf5 5. Bd3) (4... Rb7 5. Bd5 c4 6. Ka6) 5. Bb5 Re7 Bxe2) 6... Re2) 3... f3 4. Rb8 (4. Kc3 f2 5. Rb1 (5. Rb2
{M3} 1-0 Rc5+) 5... Re1) 4... f2 5. Kb2 Re2+ 6. Bxe2 f1=Q 7.

1222222223 Bxf1) (2. Rc3? Rxe5 3. Rc4+ Ka3 4. Bd1 a4 (4... Rb5?
5. Kc1 Rb4 6. Rc3+ Ka2 7. Bc2 f3 8. Bg6 Ra4 (8... Rb7
4*Vn+t+*+5 9. Bd3) 9. Bf7+ Ka1 10. Rxf3) 5. Kc1 Ra5=) 2... Kxa3 3.
4+*Oo+*+*5 Bd6+ Ka4 (3... Ka2 4. Bc4+ Ka1 5. Ba3) 4. Bg4 Rf7

4p+*+*+*+5 (4... Rb5 5. Bd7 f3 6. Kd2) 5. Bh5 Rb7 (5... f3 6. Bxf7


Kb5 7. Bh5 f2 8. Be2++-) 6. Be8+ Rb5 7. Kc3 {M2} 1-0
4Lp+*M*+*5
4p+*+*+*+5
4+k+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*B*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
1. Bb6+ cxb6 2. a7 Bxa7 3. Nd6 Rb8 4. Ka3 Rc8 (4...

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*W*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*Oo+*+*5 4+*L*+v+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+o+*+*+5
4+o+*+*O*5 4+*Op+*+*5
4*P*Lb+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*O*5 4+*P*+*+*5
4*Pp+r+*O5 4pP*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+k5 4+*K*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
1. Bc6 g2+ 2. Bxg2 d5 3. Bf1 Qd6 4. Re1 1-0 1. dxc6 Bxa2 2. b4 c4 3. b5 Bb3 4. Kb2 Ba4 5. Ka3
1222222223 Bxb5 6. Kb4 Kxc6 7. Ka5 Kc5 1/2-1/2

4*V*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4L*Ko+*+*5
4+*+*+o+*5 4o+*+*+*+5
4*+*B*+*+5 4N*+*+r+*5
4+*+*K*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+pO*+5 4+*+m+*+*5
4Rb+t+*L*5 4*+*+o+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Kf3 Rxd4 2. Bd3+ f1=Q+ 3. Rxf1+ Kxf1 4. e3+ Rxd3 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
1/2-1/2 1. Rd5 e1=Q 2. Rxd7 Qxa5+ 3. Kc6+ Kb8 4. Rd8+
1222222223 Qxd8 1/2-1/2

4*L*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+n+*+*+5
4vN*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*O*+*5 4*+*+r+*+5
4*+*O*+*+5 4+l+*+*+k5
4N*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4o+*+pB*+5 4P*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+k+*5 4o+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw 4+*V*+*+*5
1. Nc2 d3 2. exd3 Bxd3+ 3. Kg2 Be4+ 4. Kh3 Bxc2 5. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
Bg3 Bf5+ 6. Kh4 a1=Q 7. Bxe5+ Qxe5 8. Nd7+ Bxd7 1. Na7+ Ka4 2. Nc6 a1=Q 3. Nd4 Qxd4 4. Re4 Qxe4
1/2-1/2 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*B*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*P*K5 4*+*+nV*+5
4W*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*L*+5 4m+r+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Ko+*+*+l5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*P*O*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
1. Bd6+ Kf5 2. f7 Qd2+ 3. Kh7 Qxd6 4. f8=Q+ Qxf8 1. Ng5+ Bxg5 2. Rd4 Nxb2 3. Kxb2 Bf6 4. Kb1 Bxd4
1/2-1/2 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*L5 4*+*+*+kB5
4+*+o+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*Mp+*K5 4*+*+*Pl+5
4+*R*+*O*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*M*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*T*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+*+*B5 4*+v+*+*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+r5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
1. Rc8+ Nxc8 2. exd7 Ne7 3. d8=Q+ Ng8+ 4. Kxg5 1. f7 Bb3 2. Bd4 Bxf7+ 3. Kh8 Bd5 4. Be5 g2 5. Bxh2
Ne6+ 5. Kg6 Nxd8 6. Be5+ Rxe5 1/2-1/2 gxh1=Q 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4v+*+*+t+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*P*+*+*5 4+k+oB*+p5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*T5
4+*+*+*+k5 4+o+*+*+*5
4*+r+*+*+5 4l+*+*+*+5
4+*+*L*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+pO5 4pP*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*V*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
1. Rh4 Bb7 2. Rxh2 Rh8+ 3. Kg4 Rxh2 4. c8=Q Bxc8+ 1. b3+ Ka5 2. a3 b4 3. a4 Bh4 4. Bc5 Bd8 5. h8=Q
5. Kg3 Rh8 1/2-1/2 Rxh8 6. Bb6+ Bxb6 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*W*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+k+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+p+*+5 4*+*+w+*+5
4B*+b+*+*5 4+*+*O*Oo5
4*+o+*+*L5 4b+*+*L*+5
4+*+*+*+p5 4+*+r+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+k+p+5
4+*+*+v+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, Draw
1. Bd8+ Kh5 2. e7 Bxh3+ 3. Kc6 Qc8+ 4. Kb6 Bd7 5. 1. g3+ Ke4 (1... Kg4 2. Bd7 Qxd7 3. Rxd7 Kxg3 4. Ke3
Bb7 Qb8 6. e8=Q+ Bxe8 7. Bc7 Qxc7+ 8. Kxc7 c3 9. h4 5. Re7 h3 6. Rxe5 g4 7. Rh5 h2 8. Rh8 Kg2 9. Kf4
Bf3+ Kg5 10. Bd1 Kf4 11. Kd6 Ke3 12. Kc5 Kd2 13. g3 10. Kg4 Kf2 11. Rh3) 2. Bc2 Qg4+ (2... Qc4 3. Kd2
Kd4 1/2-1/2 Qb4+ 4. Ke2 Qc4 5. Kd2 Qxd3+ 6. Bxd3+ Kf3 7. Be2+
1222222223 Kxg3 8. Bxh5) 3. Kf2 Kf5 4. Rd4+ e4 5. Rxe4 Qxe4 6.

4*+*+*+*L5 g4+! hxg4 7. Kg3!! (7. Bxe4+? Kxe4 8. Kg3 Kf5 9. Kf2
Kf4 10. Kg2 g3 11. Kh3 g2! 12. Kxg2 Kg4) 7... Qxc2
4+*+*+o+o5 1/2-1/2

4*+*M*+p+5 1222222223
4+*W*+o+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+o+*+5 4+*+*+n+o5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*K*+r+5 4L*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+r5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw 4K*+*Po+*5
1. Rxh7+ Kg8 2. gxf7+ Kxh7 3. f8=N+ Kh8 4. Ng6+
Kg7 5. Ne5+ Kh6 6. Rh2+ Kg5 7. Rg2+ Kh4 8. Ng6+
4*+*+*+*+5
Kh5 9. Nf4+ Kh4 10. Ng6+ 1/2-1/2 4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins

4*+n+*+*+5 1. Nd6! (1. Ne5? Kb5 2. Nxf3 (2. Nd3 Kc4 3. Nf2 Kc3
4. Ka4 Kd2 5. e4 Ke3) 2... Kc4 3. Ne1 Kc3=) 1... f2 2.
4+*+nW*+*5 Nc4+ Kb5 3. Nd2 f1=Q! 4. Nxf1 Kc4 5. Kb2 Kd3 6. Kc1

4o+*O*+*+5 Ke2 (6... h5 7. Kd1 h4 8. Ke1 h3 9. Kf2+-) (6... h6 7.


Kd1 h5 8. Ke1 Ke4 9. Kf2 Ke5 10. Kg3+-) 7. e4 Kxf1 8.
4+l+p+*O*5 Kd2! (8. e5? h5 9. e6 h4 10. e7 h3 11. e8=Q h2=) 8...
4*+*+o+*+5 h5 (8... Kf2 9. e5 h5 10. e6+-) 9. Ke3! (9. e5? h4=) 9...

4+*+*K*O*5 Kg2 (9... h4 10. Kf3+-) 10. e5 h4 11. e6 h3 12. e7 h2


13. e8=Q h1=Q 14. Qg6+ Kf1 (14... Kh3 15. Qh5+ Kg2
4*Pp+p+*+5 16. Qg4+ {M4}) 15. Qf5+ Kg2 16. Qg4+ Kh2 (16... Kf1

4+mT*B*+*5 17. Qe2+ Kg1 18. Qf2# {#}) 17. Kf2 Qf3+ 18. Kxf3 1-0

7888888889
Kubbel L, 1923, Draw
1. Na7+ Kc4 2. Nb6+ Kc5 3. Ba5 Qxa7 4. b4+ Kb5 5.
c4+ Rxc4 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*K*+5
4O*+*L*+*5 4+p+o+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*O*+*+5
4+*+pK*+p5 4O*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4b+*+*+*+5
4M*+*+o+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*P*+5 4*+*+*+*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+lN*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
1. d6+ Kf7 (1... Ke8 2. d7+ Ke7 3. d8=Q+ Kxd8 4. h6 1. Ne2 Kxe2 (1... Kf2 2. b8=Q h1=Q 3. Qb6+ Kg2 4.
Nc4+ 5. Ke6+-) (1... Kd7 2. h6 Nc4+ 3. Kf6+-) 2. d7 Bc6++-) 2. Bd1+ Kf2 (2... Kxd1 3. b8=Q h1=Q 4.
Nc4+ 3. Kd4 (3. Kf4? Ke7 4. h6 Nd6 5. h7 Nf7-+ ) 3... Qb1++-) 3. Bf3 Kxf3 4. b8=Q h1=Q 5. Qb7+ 1-0
Na5 4. d8=N+! (4. Kd5? Nb7 5. Kc6 Nd8+ 6. Kc7 Ne6+
7. Kd6 Nd8=) 4... Kg7 5. Kc3 Kh6 6. Kb4 Kxh5 7. Kxa5
1222222223
Kh4 8. Nf7 Kh3 9. Ng5+ Kg2 10. Ne4 Kf1 11. Ka6 Ke2 4*+*+*+*+5
12. Kxa7 Kd3 13. Ng3 1-0
4+*+*+*Ol5
1222222223 4*Oo+o+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+r+*+*P*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*K*+*N*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+p+*+*5 4*+pO*+*+5
4b+*O*+o+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*P*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
4*O*P*Ko+5 1. g6+ Kg8 (1... Kh6 2. Rh5#) 2. Rxb6 Kf8 3. Nd5 exd5
4+l+*+*+*5 (3... Ke8 4. Ne3+-) ( 3... cxd5 4. Kc5 Ke7 (4... d1=Q 5.
Kd6+-) 5. Rb1 Kf6 6. Kd6+-) 4. Kc5 d1=Q (4... Ke7 5.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
Rb1+-) 5. Kd6 Qe1 6. Rb8+ Qe8 7. Rxe8+ Kxe8 8. c3
1. Bb3 (1. d6? Kc1 2. d7 b1=Q 3. d8=Q Qf5+=) 1... d3 1-0
(1... Kc1 2. Ba2+-) 2. Bc4 Kc2 3. Ba2 Kxd2 4. d6
g1=Q+ (4... Kc1 5. d7 d2 6. d8=Q d1=Q 7. Qc7+ Kd2 8.
1222222223
Qd6+ Kc1 9. Qc5+ Qc2+ 10. Qxc2+ Kxc2 11. Kxg2 Kd2 4*K*L*+*+5
12. Kf2+-) 5. Kxg1 Ke3 ( 5... Ke1!? 6. d7 d2 7. d8=Q
d1=Q 8. Qxd1+ Kxd1 9. Kf2 Kd2 10. Bb1+-) (5... Ke2 6.
4+o+*+o+*5
d7 d2 7. d8=Q d1=Q+ 8. Qxd1+ Kxd1 9. Kf2 Kd2 10. 4oR*B*O*+5
Bb1+-) 6. d7 d2 7. d8=R! (7. d8=Q? b1=Q+ 8. Bxb1 4+*+*+*+*5
d1=Q+ 9. Qxd1 {pat}) 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
4o+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
1. Bc5 (1. Be5? fxe5 2. Rd6+ Ke7=) 1... a1=Q 2. Rd6+

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Ke8 (2... Ke7 3. Rxa6++-) 3. Kc8 Qa5 4. Rd5 b5 (4... f5


5. Re5#) (4... Qxc5+ 5. Rxc5 b6 (5... b5 6. Kb7) 6. Rc6
b5 (6... Ke7 7. Kb7+-) 7. Kc7 Ke7 8. Kb6) 5. Rd3! (5.
1222222223
Rd4? f5! {zugzwang mutuel} 6. Bb4 Qb6 7. Rd6 Qxd6 4*+*+*+n+5
8. Bxd6-+) 1-0 4O*+wO*+*5
1222222223 4*+*+*+b+5
4*L*+*+v+5 4+*+*P*O*5
4+*O*M*+o5 4p+o+p+p+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*Pl+*+*5
4N*R*+*+*5 4*+*P*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*K*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
4*+*+*+*+5 1. e6 Qxe6 2. Bf5 Qe5 3. Kd1 e6 4. Bg6 Qg7! (4... a6

4K*+*+*+*5 5. a5 Qg7 6. Ne7 {etc.}) 5. Ne7! e5 (5... Qxe7 6. e5#)


(5... Qxg6 6. Nxg6 Kxe4 7. Ke2+-) 6. Nc6 a5 7. Nxe5+!!
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins Qxe5 8. Bf5! Qxe4 9. Kc1!! (9. Bxe4+? Kxe4 10. Ke2
1. Re5 Nc8 (1... Ka7 2. Rxe7 Kb6 3. Re8 Bf7 4. Rf8 Kf4 11. d4 cxd3+ 12. Kxd3 Kxg4=) 9... Qxf5 10. gxf5 g4
Bd5 5. Nb3+-) 2. Rg5 Ne7 ( 2... Be6 3. Nc6+ Ka8 4. 11. Kd1! 1-0
Rb5 (4. Ra5+? Kb7 5. Nd8+ Kb6=) 4... Nb6 5. Ra5+
Kb7 6. Nd8++-) 3. Rg7 Ka7 4. Rxe7 Kb6 5. Re8 Bf7 6.
1222222223
Rf8 Bd5 7. Nb3 Be4 8. Rf4 Bg6 9. Nd4 c5 10. Rf6+ Ka5 4*+*N*+*+5
11. Nb3+ Kb5 12. Kb2 Kc4 13. Rc6+- 1-0 4+*O*N*+*5
1222222223 4*+p+*+*+5
4*+*N*W*+5 4+*+*+*+l5
4+*+*O*+*5 4*O*W*+o+5
4oL*+o+*+5 4+p+*+*P*5
4+o+*+*+*5 4*+*+bPp+5
4*B*+*P*+5 4+*+*+k+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
4*P*+*+*+5 1. Bxg4+ Qxg4 (1... Kxg4 2. f3+ Kh5 3. g4+) 2. f3 Qxg3

4+k+*+*+*5 (2... Qd4 3. g4+) (2... Qg5 3. g4+) (2... Qg7 3. g4+) 3.
Nf7 Qh2 (3... Qf4 4. g4+ Kh4 5. Ng6+) (3... Qg7 4. g4+
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins Kh4 5. Nf5+) (3... Qh4 4. g4+) (3... Kh4 4. Nf5+) 4. g4+
1. Bc5+! Ka5! (1... Kxc5?! 2. Nxe6+ Kd6 (2... Kd5 3. Kh4 5. Nf5+ Kh3 6. Ng5# 1-0
Nxf8 a5 4. Ng6 e6 5. Ka2 Ke4 6. Kb3 Kf5) 3. Nxf8 e5 4.
fxe5+ Kxe5 $13) 2. Nc6+ Ka4 3. Ka2 b4 4. b3+ Kb5 5.
Nd4+ Ka5 (5... Kxc5 6. Nxe6+ Kd6 7. Nxf8 e5 8. fxe5+
Kxe5 {cf. supra}) 6. Bxe7! Qh8 (6... Qxe7 7. Nc6+ Kb5
8. Nxe7 Kc5 9. Kb2 Kd6 10. Ng6 Kd5 11. Ne5+-) 7.
Bd8+! Qxd8 8. Nc6+ Kb5 9. Nxd8+- 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4w+*+*Nr+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+o+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*K*5
4*+lO*+*+5 4*+*P*O*+5
4+*+*+*O*5 4+*+*+l+v5
4p+oP*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*P*+*+*5 4+*+nT*+*5
4*+*+p+kP5 4*+*+p+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, Draw
1. d5+! Kxd5 2. Nd7! Qa6 (2... Qa7 3. Ra8! Qe3 4. 1. d7 Re7+ 2. Kh6 Rxd7 3. e4+ Kg4 4. Ne5+ fxe5
Nf6+ Kc5 5. Rc8+ Kb6 6. Nd5+) 3. Rxg5+ Ke4 4. 1/2-1/2
Re5+!! dxe5 5. Nc5+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4l+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+o5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+oO*WoP5
4p+*+*+*+5 4O*+v+*+*5
4N*O*+*+*5 4p+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4NpL*+*+*5
4R*P*P*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*K*+*+*O5 4+*Kq+*+*5
4+*+*+v+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, Draw
1. Nb1+ Kb4 2. Qd2+ Kxb3 3. Qd3+ Kxa4 4. Nc3+ Kb4
1. Nc4 Bxc4 2. Ra1 Bd5 3. e4 Bxe4 4. Kb3 Ka7 5. Kc4 5. Qb5+ cxb5 6. Nxd5+ Kc4 7. Nxf6 Kd4 8. Nxh7 Ke5
Kb6 6. a7 h1=Q 7. a8=Q Bxa8 8. Rb1+ 1/2-1/2 9. Ng5 Kf6 10. Ne6 Kf7 11. h7 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+k+*+*+5 4t+*+*+*+5
4+*+oP*+*5 4+*+*+o+*5
4*+*P*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4O*+*+*+p5
4*+l+*+*+5 4*+lP*P*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Q*+*+*+*5
4*+b+t+o+5 4*+*+n+w+5
4+*+*+*V*5 4+k+*+m+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1924, White wins
1. Bd1 Re3 2. Bf3 Bh2 3. Bxg2 Bxd6 4. e8=Q Rxe8+ 5. 1. Qa2+ Kb4 2. Qb2+ Kc4 3. Qc2+ Kb4 4. Kb2 Qd5 5.
Kxd7 Rg8 6. Bd5+ Kxd5 1/2-1/2 Qa4+ Kxa4 6. Nc3+ Kb4 7. Nxd5+ Kc4 8. Nb6+ 1-0

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(6. Kd4? Rd7 7. Ke5 Kg7 8. Nf5+ Kf7 9. Nh6+ Kf8 10.
1222222223 Ke6=) 6... Kg7 7. Ne8+ 1-0

4*+*+*+m+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*V*+*+5
4*+o+*+*P5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*Po+p+p+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*PlO*+*5
4T*O*+*K*5 4*+*+*+v+5
4b+*+*+*+5 4+*OkP*+*5
4+*+*B*L*5 4*+p+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Bf2+ Kh1 2. h7 c2+ 3. Be3 Rxe3+ 4. Kf2 Rh3 5. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
Bd5+ cxd5 6. hxg8=Q Rh2+ 7. Kf3 c1=Q 8. Qg2+ Rxg2 1. e7! (1. b7? Bc7 2. e7 Bf5+ 3. Ke2 Bxg6-+) 1... Bxe7
1/2-1/2 2. b7 e4+ (2... Bf5+ 3. Kxc3 Bxg6 4. b8=Q+-) 3. Kxc3
1222222223 Bf6+ 4. Kb4! Be5 5. g7 Be6 6. c4# 1-0

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+k+*L*+5
4n+pLm+*+5 4+*+*+b+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*Op+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*O*+o5
4+*+*B*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4oPk+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+p5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Bc5+! (1. c7 Nxc7) 1... Ke5 (1... Kxc6 2. Nb4+) (1... 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
Nxc5 2. c7 Kd7 3. Nxc5+) 2. c7 Nxc7 3. Bd4+! Kxd4 4. 1. Kd7 (1. Bd5? f5 2. Kd7 Kg7 3. Ke6 Kxg6 4. h4 e4=)
Nc5! Kxc5 5. b4+ Kxb4 6. Kb2 1/2-1/2 1... e4 2. Ke6 Kg7 ( 2... e3 3. Kxf6 e2 4. g7#) 3. Kf5 e3
1222222223 4. Bc4 h4 5. Bd3 Kh6 6. Kxf6 e2 7. g7 (7. Bxe2? {pat})

4*+*+*+*+5 7... e1=Q 8. g8=N+ Kh5 9. Bg6# 1-0

4+n+*+*+o5 1222222223
4*+p+*+*L5 4*+*+*+lB5
4+*+*+*Op5 4+*+k+*+o5
4*+*P*T*+5 4*+*+*+*O5
4+*+*+*+p5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+n+5
4+*+vK*+*5 4+*+o+*P*5
7888888889
Kubbel A, 1925, White wins
4*+*Po+p+5
1. c7 Re4+ 2. Kd2 (2. Kxd1? Rxd4+ 3. Ke2 Rc4-+) 2... 4+*+*+*+*5
Rxd4+ 3. Kc3 Bg4! 4. hxg4 Rd7! 5. Nd6 (5. c8=Q Rc7+ 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
6. Qxc7 {pat}) (5. Kb4 Rxc7 6. Nd6+-) 5... Rxc7+ 6. Kb4 1. Ke8! (1. Ke7? e1=Q+ 2. Be5 Qh1 3. Ke8 Qh5+-+)

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1... e1=Q+ (1... Kxh8 2. Kf8 e1=Q 3. Nxh6 Qf1+ 4. Nf7+ 1. bxa7 (1. Kc4? Nd7 2. Bc6+ Ka5 3. bxa7 Nb6+ 4.
Qxf7+ 5. Kxf7+-) 2. Be5 Qh1 (2... Qxd2 3. Nf6+ Kg7 4. Kc5 Bxb2=) 1... Nd7 2. a8=Q Nb6+ 3. Kc5 Bd4+ (3...
Ne4++-) 3. Ke7!! Qh5 4. Nf6+ 1-0 Nxa8 4. Bd1+ Ka5 5. b4#) 4. Kxd4 Nxa8 5. Kc3 (5.

1222222223 Bxa8? Kb3=) 5... Nb6 (5... Kb5 6. Bxa8 Kc5 7. Bf3 a5
8. Kb3!+-) (5... Ka5 6. Bxa8 Kb5 7. Bf3 Kc5 8. Kb3+-) 6.
4*+*+*+*+5 Bc6+ Ka5 7. b4# 1-0
4+*B*+*+*5 1222222223
4*O*+o+b+5 4t+*+*+n+5
4+p+*+*+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+k+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+o+oP*+5 4*+l+*O*+5
4+*L*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
4*+*+*Pp+5
1. Kb3 e1=Q (1... e5 2. Bxc2! e1=Q 3. Bxb6 Kd2 4.
Ba5+) 2. Bf4+ Kb1 3. Bxc2+ Ka1 4. Bd6 Qe2 5. Bb4
4+*+*K*+*5
Qxb5 6. Be4! e5 7. f3! 1-0 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins

1222222223 1. Nh6! Kd3 2. f3 g4 (2... Ke3 3. Nf5+ Kd3 4. Ne7 g4!


(4... Ke3? 5. Nd5+ Kd3 6. Nc7! Rd8 7. Ne6 Rxd7 8.
4*+*+*V*+5 Nc5+) 5. fxg4 Ke4 6. g5 Ra1+ 7. Ke2 Ra2+ 8. Kf1
4+o+*+*O*5 Ra1+=) 3. fxg4 Ke3 4. Nf5+ Ke4 5. Nd6+ Ke3 6. Nc4+

4o+*+*+*+5 Kd4 7. Na5 Ke3 8. Nc4+ Kd4= 1-0

4L*P*N*+*5 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4B*+*L*+t5
4p+k+*+p+5 4*Pp+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
4*+*+v+*+5
1. c6! bxc6 2. Kb3! Kb5 (2... Bc5 3. Nc4+ Kb5 4. a4#) 4+*+*+*+*5
(2... c5 3. a4! Kb6 4. Nd7+ Ka5 5. Nxf8 c4+ 6. Kxc4 4*+*Om+*+5
Kxa4 7. g4+-) 3. a4+ Kc5 4. Nd7+ Kd4 5. Nxf8 Ke3 6.
Ng6 Kf2 7. Kc4 Kxg2 8. Kc5 1-0
4+*+k+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw
1. b7 Rh2 (1... Rh8 2. Kxd2 Ng1 3. b8=Q Nf3+ 4. Ke3
4*+*+*M*V5 Rxb8 5. Bxb8 Bxc6=) 2. Kxd2 Nd4+ 3. Ke3 Nxc6 4.
4O*O*+*+*5 b8=Q Nxb8 5. Bxb8 Rb2 (5... Rh8 6. Be5 Rh4 7. Bf4

4oP*+*+*+5 Bh7 8. Bg5+) 6. Be5 Rb4 7. Bd4 Bc6 8. Bc5+ 1/2-1/2

4+*+k+*+*5
4l+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+b+*5
4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins

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1. e3+ Ke5 (1... Kc5 2. Na6+ (2. d4+ Kxb5 3. Nc7+


1222222223 Kxb4 4. Nxa8 Nc2 5. Kf2) 2... Kxd5 3. Nc7+ Kc5 4. d4+

4*+*+*M*+5 Kc4 5. Nxa8 Kxb5 6. h4 Nc2 7. h5 gxh5 8. g6 Nxe3 9.


g7 Nf5 10. g8=Q Nxd4 11. Qb8++-) 2. Nb6 Qh8 (2...
4+*+*+*+*5 Qg8 3. Nc6+ Kf5 4. Ne7+) (2... Qe8 3. Nc4+ Kf5 4.

4o+*+*+*+5 Nxd6+) (2... Qb7 3. Nc4+ Kf5 4. Nxd6+) 3. Nc4+ Kf5 4.


Nxd6+ Kxg5 5. Nf7+ 1-0
4+t+*+*O*5 1222222223
4*+*O*+*+5 4*+k+*B*+5
4+*+*+*+l5 4P*+*+*+*5
4*Pb+*P*P5 4*LoN*+*+5
4+k+*R*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
4wP*+*+*+5
1. Re8 Nd7 2. Ba4 Rb7 (2... Rd5 3. Bc6 Rd6 4. Re6!
Rxc6 (4... Rxe6 5. Bxd7) 5. Rxc6 {Р№cho} Ne5 6. 4+*+*+*+*5
Rxa6 Kxh2 7. b4 Kg2 8. b5+-) 3. Bc6 Rc7 4. Rc8! Rxc8
(4... Rxc6 {Р№cho} 5. Rxc6 Ne5 6. Rxa6) 5. Bxd7+ 1-0
4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins

4r+*+v+*+5 1. Nc4+ (1. Nb5? Qa6+) 1... Kxa7 (1... Kb5 2. Kb8) 2.
Bc5+ Ka6 3. Na3 Qxa3 ( 3... Qb3 4. b5+) 4. b5+ Kxb5
4N*T*+o+*5 5. Bxa3 Kc4 6. Bb2 1-0

4*+*+*+*B5 1222222223
4L*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4O*+*+*Ow5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4O*+n+*+o5
4+*+*+*K*5 4l+*P*+*P5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Nc8+ (1. Bf4? Rc4 2. Nc8+ Kb4 3. Nb6 Re4) (1.
Be3? Bd7) 1... Kb4 (1... Kb5 2. Nd6+) 2. Ne7 Bc6 (2...
4kP*+*Pb+5
Rxe7 3. Bf8) 3. Ra7 Rxa7 (3... Rxe7 4. Bf8) (3... Bb7 4. 4+*+*+*+*5
Nd5+) 4. Nxc6+ 1-0 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins

1222222223 1. Be4 (1. Bf1? Qc2 2. Nc3+ Kb4 3. Nd5+=) 1... Qh6

4w+*+*+*+5 (1... Qxe4 2. Nc3+) ( 1... Qg8 2. b3+ Kb5 3. Bd3+ Kc6
4. Ne7+) (1... g6 2. Bd3 Qb7 3. Bc4) 2. Bd3 Qd2 3. Be2
4+*+*+*+*5 Qc2 (3... Qxe2 4. Nc3+) (3... g6 4. f3 a6 5. f4 g5 6.

4*+*Oo+o+5 hxg5 (6. fxg5? Qxb2+ 7. Kxb2)) (3... a6 4. f3 g6 5. f4


Qc2 {etc.} (5... g5 6. hxg5+-)) 4. Bd1 Qxd1 5. Nc3+ 1-0
4+p+n+*P*5
4*N*L*+*+5
4+*+p+*+p5
4*+*+p+p+5
4M*+*+*K*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins

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Qxb2+ 9. Kd1 Qa1+ 10. Kd2 Qb2+=) 1... h3+ (1... Kxa7
1222222223 2. fxg3+) 2. Kxh3 Qf5+ 3. Kg2 Kxa7 4. Be4 Qxe4+ (4...

4*+*B*+*+5 Qe5 5. f4+) (4... Qxg5 5. f4+) (4... Qg4 5. f3+) 5. f3+
1-0
4+o+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+*+o+o+5 4*+*L*+*+5
4+*P*L*P*5 4+o+*+*Op5
4*+p+*+*+5 4*+*+rO*+5
4+*+*+*N*5 4+*+o+*+w5
4*+kP*P*+5 4*+*N*+*+5
4+*+*W*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
4k+*Pp+pP5
1. c6! bxc6 (1... Qa1 2. Bf6+) (1... Qxf2 2. Bc7+ Kd4 3.
Bb6+) 2. Bc7+ Kd4 3. Ba5! Qxf2 4. Bb6+ c5 5. Bxc5+ 4+*+*+*+*5
Kxc5 6. Ne4+ 1-0 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins

1222222223 1. Re3 (1. Rd6+? Ke8 2. Nf5 Qxh7 3. Rxd5 Qxh2 4.

4*+l+*N*+5 Nxg7+=) 1... Qxh7 (1... Qh6 2. Rh3 Qxd2+ 3. Kb3


Qd1+ 4. Nc2) 2. Ne6+ Kc8 3. Rc3+ Kb8 4. Nf8 Qf5 5.
4O*+*+*+*5 e4 dxe4 6. Rc5 Qg4 (6... Qxc5 7. Nd7+) 7. h3 Qe2 8.

4*O*K*+*+5 Nd7+ Ka7 9. Ra5+ 1-0

4+b+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+*+*O*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+n+*O*5 4+*+*+oV*5
4*P*+o+*W5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+wL*Ok5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins 4*+*+*+*+5
1. Ba6+ Kb8 (1... Kd8 2. Ne6+ Ke8 3. Ne5 Qh7 4. 4B*P*+rP*5
Bb5+ Qd7+ 5. Bxd7#) 2. Nd7+ Ka8 3. Kc7 Qh1 (3...
Qg2 4. Nf6 Qh1 (4... b5 5. Ne1) 5. Ne1 b5 6. b4) 4. Nf6
4*+*+*+p+5
Qf3 5. Ne1 Qh1 6. b3 b5 7. b4 1-0 4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw

4b+*+*+*+5 1. Re3+ Kf6 2. Be7+ Kf5 3. g4+ Kf4 4. c4 Qa5 5. Bc5


Qxc5 6. g3+ Kxe3 1/2-1/2
4P*+*+o+*5
4l+*+o+*+5
4+o+*+*P*5
4*+*+*W*O5
4+*+*+*O*5
4*P*+*Pk+5
4+*+*+*B*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
1. Bc6 (1. f3? h3+ 2. Kxh3 Qxg5 3. Be4 Qh6+ 4. Kxg3
Qg5+ 5. Kh2 Qh6+ 6. Kg2 Qg5+ 7. Kf1 Qc1+ 8. Ke2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*K5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*Q*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4v+*+*+*+5
4+*+w+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*P*+q+5 4*+*+*+b+5
4B*+p+*+*5 4+*O*+*+*5
4*+k+*+vO5 4w+*+*P*+5
4L*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+l5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
1. Qd1+ Ka2 2. Kc3 Kxa3 3. Qa1+ Qa2 4. Qc1+ Ka4 5. 1. Qe1+ Kg2 2. Bh3+ Kxh3 3. Qg1 Kh4 4. Qh2+ Kg5 5.
Qd1+ Ka5 6. Qh5+ Bd5 7. Qxh2 Qxh2 1-0 f4+ 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4v+l+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+w+*+*+*5
4*O*+oBo+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*P*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4pO*+*L*+5 4*+*O*+*+5
4Wp+*+o+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+pR*+5 4rQ*+*+*+5
4+*+*K*+*5 4+*+*+*K*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
1. Bb2 Qa2 2. Bc1+ Kg3 3. Bf4+ Kh4 4. Rh2+ Kg4 5. 1. Qc2+ Kd8 2. Qh7 Qxh7 3. Rxa8+ Kc7 4. Ra7+ 1-0
exf3+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+v+l+*+5 4+*O*+*+*5
4+*O*O*+*5 4*+*+*Oo+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*LpP*+*5
4+*+*P*N*5 4*+*+*P*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+pO*5
4+*+*W*+*5 4*+*+*+*M5
4*+*+*+p+5 4+*+*+*+k5
4Q*+*+*+k5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, White wins
1. d6 Kc6 2. dxc7 Kxc7 3. exf6 Kd6 4. Kg2 Ke6 5. f5+
1. e6 Bxe6 2. Qa4+ Kd8 3. Qd4+ Qxd4 4. Nxe6+ 1-0 gxf5 6. Kxg3 Nf1+ 7. Kf4 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4L*O*O*+*5 4+o+*+l+*5
4*+*P*+r+5 4*+*K*+*+5
4K*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*Po+*R5
4V*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+oP*+*+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*V*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw
1. dxe7 c1=Q 2. e8=Q Qxd2+ 3. Kb5 Qb4+ 4. Kc6 1. Rf4+ Ke8 2. Rxe4+ Kd8 3. Rh4 Bxd4 4. Rg4 g1=Q
Qa4+ 5. Kxc7 Qxe8 6. Ra6+ Kxa6 1/2-1/2 5. Rg8+ Qxg8 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+w+5 4*+*+*+n+5
4+*+*P*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+m+5 4*+*P*+*+5
4+*K*+r+*5 4+*+*O*+*5
4*+r+o+*+5 4t+l+pO*+5
4+*+*L*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*Pp+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*K*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel, L CheronA, 1925, White wins
1. Rf8 Nxf8 2. Rxe4+ Kxe4 3. e8=Q+ Ne6+ 4. Kd6 1. d7 Ra8 2. Nh6 Kd3 3. f3 Ke3 4. Nf5+ Kd3 5. Ne7
Qxe8 1/2-1/2 Ke3 6. Nd5+ Kd3 7. Nc7 Rd8 8. Ne6 Rxd7 9. Nc5+ 1-0
1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*P*L*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*K*+*V5 4+*+*+*K*5
4Pv+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+p+5 4+*O*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+oL5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+b5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*BpO*+*P5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1925, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. g5 Bxg5 2. a6 Be3 3. Kc7 Kf7 4. Kb7 Bf1 5. a7 Bg2+ 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins
6. Kb8 Bf4+ 7. Kc8 Kxe7 8. a8=Q Bxa8 1/2-1/2 1. Bf1 (1. Bg2? Kg5-+) 1... d1=Q 2. Bf6+ Kh5 3. Bb5
(3. Bc4? g3 4. h3 Qd7+ 5. Bf7+ Qxf7+ 6. Kxf7 g2-+) (3.
Bd3? g3 4. h3 Qxd3 5. cxd3 g2-+) 3... Qe1 4. Bd3 Qe8
5. Bf5 c4 (5... g3 6. hxg3 Qe2 7. g4+ Qxg4+ 8. Bxg4+

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Kxg4 9. c4+-) 6. c3 g3 7. h3 (7. hxg3? Qd7+ 8. Bxd7 Rxc8 Kxc8 5. Bxc6 g4 6. Kd2 Kc7 7. Be8 Kd6 8. Ke2
{pat}) 1-0 Ke6 9. Bh5 Kf5=) 1... Bxg2 2. e8=Q fxe3 (2... Rxe8 3.

1222222223 Rxe8+ Kb7 4. Rg8 Bd5 5. Rxg5 Bc6 6. Rg4 Bxa4 7.


Rxf4 Bd7 8. Re4 Kc6 9. Re5) 3. Qxe3 Rc8+ 4. Kd2!
4*+*+*+*+5 Kb7 (4... Rc5?! 5. f3 Bh3 6. f4 g4 7. f5+-) 5. f3 Bh3 (5...
4V*O*+*+*5 Rc6 6. Qd3 Rc7 7. Qf5 Bf1 8. Qxg5 Bc4) 6. f4 Rd8+ 7.

4*+*+*B*O5 Kc3 Rc8+ 8. Kb2+- 1-0

4O*+*+*O*5 1222222223
4l+k+*+*+5 4w+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4B*+*O*+*5
4*P*+*+*+5 4*+o+n+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4O*+*+*O*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins
4*L*P*+*+5
1. Be7 c5 2. Bf8 Bb6 3. Bd6 Ba7 4. Bc7 (4. Bg3 Bb6 5. 4+*+p+*P*5
Bf2 Ba7 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Bc1 {M1}) 4... h5 5. Bd6 h4 6. 4pK*+*+*+5
Be7 h3 7. Bxg5 h2 8. Bc1 h1=Q 9. b3# 1-0
4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins
4*+l+*+*+5 1. a3+ Ka4 (1... Kb5 2. Nc7+) 2. Nc5+ Kb5 3. a4+ Kb4
4+*+oK*O*5 4. Bb8 e5 (4... g4 5. Bf4) 5. Bd6 exd4 6. Nd7+ Kxa4

4*O*+*+*+5 (6... c5 7. Bxc5+ Kxa4 8. Nb6+ Kb5 9. Nxa8 Kxc5 10.


Nc7+-) 7. Nb6+ 1-0
4+oP*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+*N*+b+5 4*+*+*N*+5
4+*+*V*+*5 4+*+*Oo+k5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*L*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+o+*O*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins
4*B*+*WpP5
1. c6 Bxd4 2. cxd7+ Kb7 3. d8=N+ (3. d8=Q? Bf6+) 3...
Ka6 (3... Kc7 4. Ne6+) 4. Bc8+ Ka5 5. Nc6+ Ka4 6. 4+*+*+*+*5
Nxd4 b4 7. Be6 Ka3 8. Kd6 1-0 4*+p+*+p+5
1222222223 4+*+*+*+*5
4lT*+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins

4+*+*P*+*5 1. Nd7+ Ke6 2. Nc5+ Kf6 3. Bc3+ d4 (3... e5 4. Bxe5+

4*Ov+*+*+5 Kxe5 5. Nd3+) 4. hxg5+ Kxg5 5. Bd2 1-0

4O*+*+*O*5
4p+*+*O*+5
4P*+*R*+*5
4*+*+*P*+5
4+*K*+b+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins
1. Bg2 (1. e8=Q Rxe8 (1... Bxe8 2. Bg2+ Ka7 3. Re7+
Ka6 4. Bf1+ b5 5. Rxe8) 2. Bg2 Rc8 3. Re8 Kb7 4.

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*Mw+5 4v+*+*L*+5
4+o+o+*O*5 4+*+*+o+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4B*+*O*+*5 4+*K*P*+*5
4l+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+k+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+p+*Pp+5 4b+*+*+*+5
4+*+q+*+*5 4V*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, Draw
1. c4+ Kxa5 2. Qb3 Qf7+ 3. Ke2 Qh5+ 4. g4 Qxg4+ 5. 1. Kd6 Bb2 2. e6 f6 3. e7+ Ke8 4. Bb1 Ba3+ 5. Ke6
Kf1 Ka6 6. Qa4+ Kb6 7. c5+ 1-0 Bxe7 6. Be4 Bxe4 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+b+l+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4V*+*+*+*5 4+*+o+o+*5
4*O*+p+*+5 4*P*P*P*+5
4+p+*+*+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+p+*+5 4*K*+*+*+5
4K*+*+*+*5 4+*+*L*+*5
4*+*+*+v+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+m+*T*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, Draw
1. e7 Bb8 2. e5 Bxe5 3. Bd7 Bd6+ 4. Ka4 Bxe7 5. 1. b7 Nc3 2. b8=Q Rb1+ 3. Ka3 Rxb8 1/2-1/2
Be6+ Kg7 6. Bd5 Bh3 7. Be6 Bf1 8. Bc4 Bxc4 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+w+*V5 4+*+*+t+v5
4L*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*K5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*P*+*5
4N*O*+r+*5 4*+*N*+*L5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+o+*+*R*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*P*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+k+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, Draw
1. e6 Rb7 2. e7 Be4 3. Nf3+ Kg4 4. Ne5+ Kf4 5. Ng6+
1. Rxb3 Qe4+ 2. Ka2 Qxf5 3. Nc6+ Ka6 4. Nb8+ Ka5 Bxg6 6. e8=Q Bxe8 1/2-1/2
5. Nc6+ Ka4 6. Rb4+ cxb4 7. b3+ Kb5 8. Nd4+ Bxd4
1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*L*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+r+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4k+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*Ov5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+k+o+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+l5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+*+*P5 4*+o+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+n5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1926, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, Draw
1. Ke3 Kxh2 2. Kf2 Kxh1 3. Kg3 Kg1 1/2-1/2 1. Rb8+ Kd7 2. Rb7+ Kd6 3. Rb6+ Kd5 4. Rb5+ Kd4 5.
1222222223 Rb4+ Kxd3 6. Rb3+ Kd4 7. Rb4+ Kd5 8. Rb5+ Kd6 9.

4*+*+*+*+5 Rb6+ Kd7 10. Rb7+ Kc8 11. Rb5 c1=Q 12. Rc5+ Qxc5
1/2-1/2
4L*+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+*O*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4K*+*+r+m5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*O*K*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Po+*+*+*5
4*+*+oOb+5 4*+l+o+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
4*P*+*+*+5
1. Rf7+ Kb8 2. Kb6 f1=Q (2... Kc8 3. Rxf2 Nf4 (3... Ng3
4. Bc6 Kd8 5. Rf7 Nf5 6. Rf8+ (6. Rxf5? Ke7=) 6... Ke7 4+*+*+*+*5
7. Re8+ Kf6 8. Rxe2+-) (3... Kd8 4. Rxe2 Nf4 5. Rf2 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
Nd3 6. Rd2 Nf4 7. Kc6 Ke7 8. Rd4 Ng6 9. Rxd6+-) (3... 1. a6 e3 2. a7 e2 3. a8=Q e1=Q 4. Qd5+ Kb4 5. Qd3!
Kd7 4. Rxe2 d5 5. Bh3+ Kd8 6. Kc6 Nf4 7. Re3 d4 8. Qa1 (5... Qc1 6. Qa3+ Kc4 7. b3++-) 6. Qc3+ Ka4 7.
Rf3+-) 4. Rxf4 d5 5. Bf1 e1=Q 6. Rf8+ Kd7 7. Bb5+ b3+ 1-0
Kd6 8. Rd8+ Ke7 9. Re8+) 3. Bxf1 exf1=Q 4. Rxf1 Kc8
5. Kc6 Kd8 6. Kxd6 Ke8 7. Ke6 Ng7+ 8. Kf6 Kf8 9. Rf2
1222222223
Ne8+ 10. Ke6+ Kg8 11. Ke7 Ng7 12. Re2 Nf5+ 13. Kf6 4*+*+*+*+5
Nd6 14. Re6 Nc4 15. Re8+ Kh7 16. Rd8 Ne3 17. Rd4
Kg8 18. Kg6 Kf8 19. Rf4+ {M21} 1-0
4+*+*+*+*5
4*O*+*+o+5
4+*+*+*Ol5
4p+p+*+o+5
4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*K*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
1. Kg2 (1. c5? bxc5 2. a5 c4 3. a6 c3 4. a7 c2 5. a8=Q
c1=Q+) (1. Kf2? g3+ 2. Kxg3 g4=) 1... g3 (1... Kh4 2. c5

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(2. a5? bxa5 3. c5 a4 4. c6 a3 5. c7 a2 6. c8=Q a1=Q)


2... bxc5 3. a5 c4 4. a6 c3 5. a7 c2 6. a8=Q c1=Q 7.
Qh8#) 2. a5 (2. c5? bxc5 3. a5 c4 4. a6 c3 5. a7 c2 6.
1222222223
a8=Q c1=Q=) 2... bxa5 3. c5 a4 4. c6 a3 5. c7 a2 6. 4*+*+*+*+5
c8=Q a1=Q 7. Qh3# 1-0 4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 4*O*+*+*+5
4*+k+*+*B5 4Lo+*+o+*5
4+o+*+*+*5 4o+*+*+*+5
4*+l+o+*+5 4+pP*O*+b5
4P*+*P*+*5 4*+*+*O*+5
4oP*O*+*+5 4+*+*+r+k5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
4*+pP*+*+5 1. Ra1 e2 2. Bf1! e1=Q (2... exf1=Q+ 3. Rxf1 b4 4.

4+*+*+*+*5 cxb4+ Kxb4 5. bxa4 Kxa4 6. Rxf2+-) 3. Rxa4+! bxa4 4.


b4# 1-0
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
1222222223
1. b5+ Kxb5 2. Kxb7 d3! (2... a3 3. a6 a2 4. a7 a1=Q 5.
a8=Q Qh1+ 6. Kb8) ( 2... Kxa5 3. Bf6 a3 4. Bd8+ Kb5 4*+*+*+*+5
5. Bb6 Kc4 6. Kc6 a2 (6... d3 7. cxd3+ Kxd3 8. Ba5 a2 4+*+*+*+*5
9. Bc3) 7. Ba5 a1=Q 8. d3#) 3. c4+ Kxa5 4. c5 a3 5. c6
a2 6. c7 a1=Q 7. c8=Q Qb2+ 8. Kc7 Qxd2= 1-0 4*K*+*+*+5
1222222223 4+*T*+o+*5
4*+*N*+*+5 4*L*+*P*+5
4+*+*O*+o5 4+*+*+p+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+pK*+l5 4+n+*+*+*5
4*O*+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins

4Oo+*+*Op5
1. c3+ Kc4 2. Na3+ Kd5 3. c4+ Kd4 4. Nb5+ Kxc4 5.
Nc7 {blocus} 1-0
4*+*B*+p+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+r+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
4+*O*+*+*5
1. d6 exd6+ (1... a2 2. Bc3 bxc3 3. dxe7 a1=Q 4.
e8=Q+ {M4}) 2. Kf6 a2 (2... b2 3. Ne6 b1=Q 4. Ng7+ 4*+pL*+*+5
Kh4 5. Bg5#) 3. Bc3 bxc3 4. Ne6 a1=Q 5. Ng7+ Kh4 6. 4+*+*+*N*5
Nf5+ Kh5 7. Nxg3+ Kh4 8. Nf5+ Kh5 9. g4# 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5
4T*O*+*+b5
4*O*+vP*+5
4+k+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
1. Ne4+ Kxc6 (1... Kd5 2. Nxc3+ Rxc3 3. Bg2+ Bf3 4.
Kxb2 Rd3 (4... Kd4 5. Rd8+ Kc4 6. Bf1+ Kb4 7. Rb8+)
(4... Kc4 5. Bf1+ Kd4 6. Rd8+ Bd5 7. Rxd5+) 5. Rd8+
Kxc6 6. Rxd3 Bxg2=) 2. Nxc3 Rxc3 3. Bg2+ Bf3 4.

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Kxb2 Rd3 5. Kc2 Ra3 6. Ra8 Bxg2 (6... Rxa8 7. 1. Nd1! bxa4! 2. Nb2+ Kxc3 3. Nd3! Kxd3 4. Rh3+ 1-0
Bxf3++-) 7. Rxa3 Be4+ 8. Kc3= 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4l+*M*+*+5 4*N*+l+w+5
4P*+*O*Tt5 4R*+*O*M*5
4*+*+p+o+5 4*+*+o+p+5
4+n+k+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*Rp+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+v5 4+*P*K*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*P5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
1. Rf8 Rh5+ (1... Kb7 2. Rxd8 Bg2+ 3. Kc5 Ka6 4. 1. Nd7! Nf5+ 2. Kf2! (2. Kd3 Qxg6 3. Ne5 Qg2-+) (2.
a8=Q+ Bxa8 5. Rxa8+ Kb7 6. Ra7+ Kb8 7. Kb6 Rh1 8. Kf3 Qxg6 3. Kf2 Qg5-+) 2... Qg7 (2... Qxg6 3. Ne5+-)
Rb7+ Kc8 9. Na7+ Kd8 10. Rb8#) 2. gxh5 Rg8 3. Rxg8 (2... Nh6 3. Ne5 Nf7 4. Ra8+ Nd8 5. Nc6+-) 3. Nf8!
Bxe6+ 4. Kc5 Bxg8 5. Kb6 Ne6 6. hxg6 {M2} 1-0 Qxf8 (3... Qd4+ 4. cxd4 Kxf8 5. Ra6 Kg7 6. Rxe6 Nxd4

1222222223 7. Re4+-) 4. Ra8+ 1-0

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+o+o5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*O5 4WlO*+*+*5
4O*+l+*+*5 4*+*O*+*+5
4v+*O*+k+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4B*+*P*+*5 4*+p+*+b+5
4*+*OqP*+5 4+*Pk+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*R5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins 4+*+*+*+*5
1. e4+ (1. Qxd2 {dual} Bd7+ 2. Kf4+-) (1. Qf3+? Kc4! 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
2. Qe2+ Kd5 {etc.}) 1... Ke5 2. f4+ Kf6 (2... Ke6 3. 1. Bf3+ d5! 2. Bxd5+ Kb6 3. Ra2 Qxa2 (3... Qb8 4.
Qc4+ Kd7 4. Qxa4++-) 3. Qa6+ Kg7 4. Qxh6+! Kxh6 5. Ra8+-) 4. c5+ 1-0
Bf8+ Kg6 6. f5+ Kf6 7. Kf4 d1=Q 8. e5# 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4k+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4l+*Vp+*+5
4*+*O*+*+5 4O*+*+*+*5
4+o+k+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4n+*+*+*+5 4+o+*+o+r5
4W*PlN*+*5 4p+*P*+o+5
4p+*+*+*R5 4+*+*+*N*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins 1. e7 Bxe7 2. a4 Bc5 3. d4 Bxd4 4. Rxf3 b2 5. Rb3

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Bxg1 6. Rxb2 Bf2 7. Rxf2 g1=Q 8. Rf6+ Qb6 9. Rd6


1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*L*K*+m+5
4*+*V*+w+5 4+*O*+*+*5
4+*LpO*+*5 4*+pP*P*+5
4*O*Oo+*+5 4Vp+*+*+*5
4+pO*+*+o5 4p+*+*+*+5
4*+*+qP*+5 4+*M*+*+*5
4O*P*+p+p5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+kPv+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+m+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins 1. b6 Bxb6 2. a5 Bxa5 3. f7 cxd6+ 4. c7+ Bxc7+ 5. Kd7
1. Qa8 Ne3+ 2. dxe3 Bd3+ 3. Kxd3 c4+ 4. Kxc4 e5+ 5. Nf6+ 6. Kc6 Nh7 7. f8=Q+ Nxf8 1/2-1/2
Kb4 Kxd7 6. Qc6+ Ke6 7. Qd5+ Kxd5 8. f5 e4 9. f4 Qg1
10. c4# {#} 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*B5
4*+*+*+*Q5 4+*+*+*+l5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*O*Ko+5
4*+*Ol+*+5 4+*+*+*P*5
4+*+*+*+p5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4O*+w+b+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+o+*P*+5 4+v+*+*+*5
4+vK*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, Draw
1. Bg7 Kg8 2. Bh6 Bf5 3. Bf8 Kxf8 1/2-1/2
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
1222222223
1. Be2 Qe4 2. Qe8+ Kd5 3. Bf3 Qxf3 4. Qa8+ 1-0

1222222223 4*+*+*+*N5
4*+l+*+*+5 4+*+*+*O*5
4+*+*OwO*5 4*+*+*O*+5
4pOo+o+*+5 4+*O*+w+*5
4+*+*Pp+*5 4*V*L*+*+5
4b+*+*+*+5 4+q+*+*K*5
4+*+*K*+*5 4*+*+p+*+5
4*+*+*R*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
1. e3+ Ke4 2. Qc2+ Ke5 3. Nf7+ Ke6 4. Nd8+ Ke5 5.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins Nc6+ Ke6 6. Nd4+ cxd4 7. Qc8+ Ke5 8. exd4+ Ke4 9.
1. a7 Kb7 2. Ra2 Kxa7 3. fxe6 Qf8 4. Bxc6+ Kb8 5. Qc2+ 1-0
Ra8+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+bV*M*+5 4*L*Kn+mT5
4+*+*+*+*5 4O*OpO*+o5
4p+*K*+*+5 4o+*+*+*O5
4O*+*+*+*5 4M*+*+*+p5
4*+*+*+*+5 4p+*+q+*+5
4+t+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4l+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw
1. a7 Rb6+ 2. Kd5 Ne6 3. Bxe6 Ra6 4. a8=Q Rxa8 5. 1. Qa8+! Kxa8 2. Kxc7! Nb7 3. d8=Q+! Nxd8 4. Kc8
Kc6+ Ka3 6. Kb7 1/2-1/2 Ne6 5. a5!! Nf6 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*L5
4+*+*+o+o5 4+*+oO*+o5
4*+*+*+*O5 4*+*+n+*+5
4O*+l+*+*5 4+*B*K*+*5
4v+*O*+k+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4B*+*P*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*OqP*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+m+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
1. e4+ Ke5 2. f4+ Kf6 3. Qa6+ Kg7 4. Qxh6+ Kxh6 5. 1. Be3 Kg8 (1... dxe6 2. Bh6 Kg8 3. Kxe6 Kh8 4. Kf7
Bf8+ Kg6 6. f5+ Kf6 7. Kf4 d1=Q 8. e5# 1-0 e5 5. Bg7#) 2. Bh6 Kf7 3. Nf8 d6+ 4. Kf5 d5 5. Ke5 d4
1222222223 6. Kxd4 Kf6 7. Ke4 e6 8. Kf4 e5+ (8... Ke7 9. Nxh7+-)

4*+*+*+*+5 9. Ke4 Kf7 10. Kxe5 Ke7 11. Nxh7+- 1-0

4+*+*+k+*5 1222222223
4*+*Oo+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4L*+o+*+*5
4*+*+*L*O5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+o+*+q5 4+*PkB*+*5
4w+*+p+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1927, White wins
4*+*+m+*+5
1. Qf3+ Ke5 2. Qe3+ Kf5 3. Qf2+ Ke5 4. Qh2+ 1-0 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
1. Kd6 Nc1 2. Bd4! Ka8! 3. Kxd7 Nb3 4. c6 Na5! 5. c7
Nc6!! 6. c8=R+! 1-0

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2. Rxc2 (2. Re1? Kb8) 2... b1=Q 3. Re2 Qd3 (3... Kb8
1222222223 4. Re8+ Ka7 5. Ra8+ Kb6 6. Rb8++-) 4. Ra2 (4. Re8+?

4*+*+*+m+5 Qd8 5. h4 Qxe8 6. Bxe8 Kd8 7. Bxf7 Ke7=) 4... Kd8


(4... Qb1 5. Ra8++-) 5. Ra8+ Ke7 6. Re8+ Kd6 7. Rd8+
4+*+o+*+*5 1-0

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+p+*L*M*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+p+*+5 4+*P*+*Rp5
4B*+*+*K*5 4*+b+*O*+5
4*+*P*+*+5 4+*+o+mB*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*V*+*P*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins 4Lp+p+r+*5
1. d4+ Ke6 (1... Kxd4 2. b6 Nxe4+ 3. Kf3 Nc5 4. Bxc5+
Kxc5 5. b7+-) 2. d5+ Ke5 3. b6 Nxe4+ 4. Kh4 Nd6 5.
4o+*+*+n+5
Bxd6+ Kxd6 6. Kg5! Ne7 7. b7 Kc7 8. d6+ Kxb7 9. 4K*+*+*+*5
dxe7 1-0 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins

1222222223 1. d4 Nxd4 2. Ne1 Bxe1 3. b4+ Nxf3 4. Bxf6 d4 5.

4*+*+*+*+5 Bxd4 Nxd4 6. Rg3+! Bxg3 7. Ba4 Be1 (7... Bf2 8. h8=B!
(8. h8=Q? Nc2+ 9. Bxc2 Bd4+ 10. Qxd4 {pat}) 8... Kxa4
4+*+o+*+*5 9. c8=Q Kxb4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 11. Kxa2+-) 8. c8=R! (8.

4*+*P*+*+5 c8=Q? Nb3+ 9. Bxb3 Bc3+ 10. Qxc3 {pat}) 8... Kxa4 9.
h8=Q Bf2 10. Kxa2 {M6} 1-0
4+*+o+*+*5 1222222223
4*B*L*K*+5 4*+*K*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+o+*+*5
4*+pP*+*+5 4vOlP*+bP5
4+*+*V*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
4*O*+*+*+5
1. Ba5 Bh4 (1... Bf2 2. Bb6++-) (1... Kc4 2. d3++-) (1...
Kc5 2. d4++-) 2. Kg4 Be1 (2... Bf6 3. Bc3++-) 3. Kh3 4+o+*+*+*5
Ke4 (3... Ke5 4. d4++-) (3... Kc4 4. d3++-) (3... Kc5 4.
d4++-) (3... Bxd2 4. Bxd2+-) 4. d3+ 1-0
4t+*Pp+*+5
1222222223 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+l+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
1. Be4+ (1. h7? Bc4 2. Ke7 Ra8 3. Be8 Rxe8+ 4. Kxe8
4+*O*+o+*5 b2-+) 1... Kxd6 (1... Kb5? 2. h7 Ka4 (2... Rc2 3. Kxd7

4*+*+*O*+5 Rc8 4. Bd3+ Ka5 5. Bxa6 Kxa6 (5... Rh8 6. Bd3) 6.


Kxc8 b2 7. h8=Q b1=Q 8. d7 Qf5 9. Qd4) 3. Kxd7 Bb5+
4+*+*+*+*5 4. Ke6 Rxd2 5. h8=Q b2 6. Qa8+ Kb3 7. Bb1 Rxe2+ 8.
4*+*+*+*+5 Kf6 Rf2+ 9. Kg5 Rd2 10. Qa2+ Kc3 11. Qe6+-) ( 1...

4+o+*+bOp5 Kc5?! 2. h7 Bb7 (2... Bxe2 3. h8=Q Rxd2 4. Qe5+ Kc4


5. Kxd7 b2 6. Bg6 b1=Q 7. Bxb1 Bd3 8. Qf4++-) 3.
4*+o+*+k+5 Bxb7 b2 4. h8=Q) 2. h7 Rc2 3. Bxc2 bxc2 4. h8=Q

4+*R*+*+*5 c1=Q 5. Qh6+ Kd5 6. e4+ Kd4 7. Qe3+ Ke5 8. d4+ 1-0

7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
1. Bc6 b2 (1... Kb8 2. Ra1 {M1}) (1... Kd8 2. Re1 {M1})

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1. d7 Rxg4+ (1... Rd1 2. Bxd1 Rxg4+ 3. Bxg4 Nb8 4.


1222222223 d8=N! {sous promotion Р№cho } (4. d8=B? Nc6 5. Bf6

4*+*+*+*T5 Ne5+ 6. Bxe5 {pat} (6. Kg5 Nxg4=)) 4... Na6 5. Ne6
Nb4 6. Kf5 Kb8 7. Ke4 Nc6 8. Kd5+-) 2. Bxg4 Rd1 3.
4+*+*O*+*5 Bxd1 Nb8 4. d8=B! { sous promotion Р№cho} (4.

4*+*+oP*+5 d8=Q? {pat}) (4. d8=N? Nd7=) 4... Nc6 5. Bf6 Ne5+ 6.
Kf5 Nc4 7. Bd4+- 1-0
4+*+*+l+*5 1222222223
4*+*+*+r+5 4*+r+*+*+5
4+*+*+b+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+k+*+5 4o+*T*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+t+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
4pL*+*O*+5
1. f7 Rf8 (1... Kf6 2. Rf4+ Kg7 3. Bg4 e5 4. Rf2 Kf8 5.
Be6 Rh6 6. Ba2 Rf6 7. Ke3+-) 2. Ke3 e5 (2... Rxf7 3. 4+*+o+*+*5
Rf4+ Kg6 4. Bh5+) (2... Kf6 3. Rf4+ Kg7 4. Bh5 Rh8 5.
Bg4) 3. Rg8 Rxf7 4. Bh5 Rf6 (4... Rh7 5. Bg6+) 5. Bg4#
4*P*+*+*+5
1-0 4K*R*+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins

4*+*L*+*+5 1. R1c4+ Ka5 (1... Kb3 2. Re4 {M3}) 2. R8c5+ Rxc5


(2... Kb6 3. a5+ Kb7 4. Rc7+ Kb8 5. Rc8+ Kb7 6.
4+o+o+*To5 R4c7#) 3. b4+ Kxa4 (3... Kb6 4. bxc5+) 4. bxc5+ Kb3 5.

4*+*O*+n+5 cxd6 Kxc4 6. d7 1-0

4+o+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+*+k+r+5 4*+*W*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*B5 4o+*N*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+oOp+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins 4*+p+*B*+5
1. Ne5 Re7 2. Rg8+ (2. Kd5? dxe5 3. Rg8+ Re8) 2... 4P*L*O*+o5
Kc7 3. Kd5 dxe5 4. Bxe5+ Kb6 (4... d6 5. Bxd6+) (4...
Rxe5+ 5. Kxe5 b4 6. Rg4+-) 5. Bd4+ Kc7 (5... Ka5 6.
4p+*+p+*P5
Ra8+ Kb4 7. Bc5+) 6. Bf6 Re6 7. Bd8+ {M2} 1-0 4+k+*+*+*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins

4l+*+*+*+5 1. Kc1 Qh8 (1... Kd4 2. Be5+ Kxe5 3. Nf7++-) (1... Qe7
2. Bg3 Qg7 3. Be1+ Kd4 4. Nf5++-) (1... Qf6 2. Ne4++-)
4+o+*+*+*5 2. Bg5 Kd4 3. Bh6 Kc3 (3... Qxh6 4. Nf5+) ( 3... Qe5 4.

4mP*P*+k+5 Bg7 Qxg7 5. Nf5+ Kxc4 6. Nxg7 Kxd5 7. Kc2 Ke4 8.


Ne6-+) 4. Nf5 Kxc4 5. Bg7 Qe8 (5... Qa8 6. Nxe3#) 6.
4+*+*+*+*5 Nd6+ 1-0
4t+*+*+r+5
4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+b+*+5
4T*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*R*+b+*+5
4+*K*+*+*5 4+o+o+*+*5
4*+*+lOw+5 4*O*P*O*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Lo+p+o+*5
4b+*+*P*R5 4*+*+*P*+5
4+*+o+*+*5 4+*O*+*W*5
4*P*+*P*+5 4k+p+*M*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw
1. f5+ Kxf5 2. Bd7+ Ke5 3. f4+ Kd5 4. Bc6+ Kc5 5. b4+ 1. Kb3 b4 2. Ra8+ Kb5 3. Rc8 Qg7 4. Bh5 Ng4 5. Ka2
1-0 Ka5 6. Ra8+ Kb5 7. Rc8 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*L*+wB5 4*B*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+r5 4+o+*Oo+*5
4*+*+o+*+5 4l+*+o+v+5
4K*P*+*N*5 4+*+*+*+o5
4*+*+*+*+5 4oPk+o+*V5
4+*+*+*+*5 4P*NoP*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+pP*+*+5
4+*V*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+m5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw
1. Rg7 Qxg7 2. Nxe6+ Kd7 3. Nxg7 Kc6 4. Ne6 Ba3 5. 1. b5+ Ka5 2. Bc7+ b6 3. Be5 f6 4. Nb1 fxe5 5. c3 Nf2
Nd4+ Kxc5 6. Ka4 Bb4 7. Nf3 Kc4 8. Ne5+ Kc3 9. Nc6+ 1/2-1/2
1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+v+r+*+5
4*+l+vN*+5 4+l+*+*+*5
4+*T*+*+*5 4w+*+*+*+5
4*Wp+*+*+5 4+oKn+*+*5
4+o+r+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*O*O*O*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+p+*+q+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+k+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
1. Re7+ Kb8 2. Nb4 Qa3 3. Kb6 Qxb4 4. Rb7+ Ka8 5.
1. Qg4+ Kb8 2. Nd7+ Bxd7 3. cxd7 Rc1+ 4. Kb2 Rc2+ Ra7+ Kb8 6. Rb7+ Bxb7 1/2-1/2
5. Kxc2 Qc6+ 6. Kd3 Qxd5 7. Qxf4+ Kb7 8. Qf7 Qxf7 9.
d8=N+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*L*+*+5 4b+*+*+*B5
4+*OoW*+*5 4P*+*+*+p5
4*+*+o+*N5 4*+*V*+*+5
4+*+p+*+*5 4+*+*O*+*5
4*+*+*+*O5 4*+*+p+l+5
4+*O*+*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+*+q+5 4*+*+v+*+5
4+*+*K*+*5 4+*+*+*Kr5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw
1. d6 cxd6 2. Ng8 Qf7 3. Qb7 Qxg8 4. Qb8+ 1-0 1. Rh4+ Kxh4 2. Bxe5 Bxe5 3. h8=Q+ Bxh8 4. e5 Bxe5
1222222223 5. Bh1 Bd4+ 6. Kg2 Bxa7 1/2-1/2

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*VoQ*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4o+l+m+*+5 4+*+*O*+*5
4+*+o+*+*5 4*OlP*+*Q5
4k+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+o+*5
4+*P*+b+*5 4*K*+*O*+5
4*+o+*+*+5 4+*+*+pW*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Bxd5+ Kxd5 2. Qxd7+ Bd6 3. Qb7+ Ke5 4. Qh1 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
c1=Q 5. Qxc1 Nc5+ 6. Kb4 Nd3+ 7. Kc4 Nxc1 1/2-1/2 1. Qe6 exd6 2. Qc8+ Kd5 3. Qxf5+ Kc6 4. Qc8+ Kd5 5.
1222222223 Qe8 Qxf3 6. Qa8+ 1-0

4*V*+*+*+5 1222222223
4Lo+*N*+*5 4*+*+*Wm+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*O*+*5
4K*+*+*+*5 4*+q+*+k+5
4*+*N*+v+5 4+*O*B*+*5
4+*+mQ*+*5 4*+l+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+o+*5
4+*+w+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Nc8+ Bxc8 2. Nb5+ Ka8 3. Qa7+ Bxa7 4. Nc7+ Kb8 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins
5. Na6+ bxa6 1/2-1/2 1. Bg7 Qb8 2. Qe4+ Kb5 3. Qb1+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*V*+*+*L5 4*+m+*V*+5
4+*+*N*+*5 4+*+*+*L*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+r+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+*+*K5 4*N*+k+*B5
4+*+*+*O*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+o+5 4*+*+*+m+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, Draw
1. Rf8+ Kh7 2. Rf7+ Kh6 3. Nf5+ Kg6 4. Rg7+ Kxf5 5. 1. Bf2 Bxb4 2. d6 Nxd6+ (2... Bxd6 3. Kf3 Nf4 4. Bg3)
Rxg3 Bxg3+ 6. Kh3 g1=Q 1/2-1/2 3. Kf3 Ne1+ 4. Ke2 Nc2 5. Kd3 Na3 (5... Na1 6. Bd4+)
1222222223 6. Bd4+ Kf7 7. Bc3 Bc5 8. Bd4 Bb4 9. Bc3 1/2-1/2

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+m+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4O*L*+*+*5
4+*L*+*+k5 4p+o+*+*P5
4*+*V*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*K5
4*+p+*+o+5 4+*+o+*+*5
4+*+q+*+m5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, Draw 4+*+*Bv+*5
1. c3 Be3 2. Kh4 g1=Q 3. Qxg1 Bxg1 4. Kh3 Be3 5. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
Kg2 Nf2 6. Kf3 Nd1 7. Ke2 1/2-1/2 1. Ba5+! (1. h7? d2 2. Bxd2 Ne7 3. Kg5 Ng6 4. Kxg6
1222222223 Bd3+ 5. Kg7 Bxh7 6. Kxh7 Kb6=) 1... Kd6 (1... Nb6 2.

4*+*+*M*W5 h7 d2 3. Bxd2 Bxa6 4. h8=Q+-) 2. h7 Ne7 3. Kg5! Ng6


4. Kxg6 d2 5. h8=Q (5. Bxd2 Bd3+) 5... Bd3+ (5...
4+*+*+*+*5 d1=Q 6. Qd8+) 6. Kf7 d1=Q 7. Qd4# 1-0

4*O*+*+*+5 1222222223
4L*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*V*+5
4p+*+*+*O5 4O*+o+*+*5
4+*P*+*+*5 4b+n+*+*+5
4q+*+*+*+5 4+k+lB*+*5
4+*+*+*+k5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1928, White wins 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Qe2 Kxa4 2. Qb2 Ka5 3. Qa1+ Kb5 4. c4+ 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
1. Nb8 Bd6 (1... Kxe5 2. Nxd7+) 2. Bxd6 Kxd6 3. Kc4

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(3. Bb7? Kc7) 3... Kc7 4. Kd5 (4. Kc5? d6+ 5. Kd5
Kxb8) 4... Kxb8 5. Kd6 Ka8 6. Kc7 d5 7. Bb7# 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4l+*+m+*+5 4+*BoL*+*5
4P*O*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*O*+*+5 4+*+o+*+*5
4B*P*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+k+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*O*+*O*5 4*+*O*+*+5
4*+p+*+*V5 4+*+m+*Kr5
4+*+*+*+b5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins 1. Rh7+! (1. Kg2? Nc3 (1... Ne3+ 2. Kf3 d1=Q+ 3.
1. Bb6! cxb6 (1... g2 2. Bxg2 cxb6 3. cxb6 Nc7 4. bxc7 Rxd1 Nxd1 4. Be5=) 2. Be5 d1=Q 3. Rxd1 Nxd1=) (1.
d5+ 5. Kxd5 Bxc7 6. Kc6+-) 2. cxb6 g2! 3. Bxg2 d5+ Be5? Ne3 2. Kf2 d1=Q 3. Rxd1 Nxd1+=) (1. Ba5?
(3... Nc7 4. bxc7 d5+ 5. Kxd5+- Bxc7 6. Kc6 Bd8 7. Nc3=) (1. Bf4? Ne3=) 1... Ke8 (1... Ke6 2. Rh6+ Kf5 3.
Kd7++-) 4. Kxd5 Nd6 (4... Kb7 5. Kc5+ Kc8 6. Rh2 Ke4 4. Rxd2 Ne3 5. Kf2 Nc4 (5... d4 6. Bb6 Nf5 7.
a8=Q++-) 5. Kc5+ Nb7+ 6. Kb5 Bg1 7. Ka6 Bxb6 8. Rd1 d6 8. Ke2+-) 6. Re2+ Kd4 7. Bf4 d6 (7... Kc5 8.
Bxb7# 1-0 Re8 Kd4 9. Ke2 d6 10. Rd8 Kc5 11. Kd3+-) 8. Re6 Kc5

1222222223 9. Ke2) 2. Rh8+ Ke7 3. Bd8+ Kd6 4. Rh6+ Kc5 (4...


Ke5 5. Ba5! Nc3 6. Bxc3+) 5. Bg5! Nf2 (5... Ne3? 6.
4*+*N*+*+5 Bxe3++-) (5... Nc3 6. Bxd2 Ne4 7. Bf4+-) (5... Nb2 6.
4+*+*+*+m5 Bxd2 d4 7. Bf4+-) 6. Bxd2 Ne4 7. Bf4 d4 8. Kf1 Kc4 9.

4l+*+*+k+5 Ke2 Kc3 10. Rh8 Kc2 11. Rc8+ Nc3+ 12. Kf3 Kd3 13.
Rd8+- 1-0
4+*+*+*V*5 1222222223
4b+*+*+*+5 4*+l+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+v5 4+o+*+o+*5
4n+*+*+*+5 4*O*+o+*+5
4+*+*+*B*5 4+*+o+o+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
4pT*+*+*+5
1. Nc6 Bd2 2. Kxh7 Be6 (2... Bf5+ 3. Kg7 Be6 4.
Nab4+! (4. Ncb4+? Ka5 5. Nd3 Kxa4 6. Nc5+ Ka3 7. 4+p+*P*+*5
Nxe6 Kxa2=) 4... Bxb4 5. Nxb4+ Ka5 6. Nd3 Kxa4 7. 4*Kp+p+*+5
Nc5++-) 3. Nab4+ (3. Bb5+? Kxb5 4. Nd4+ Ka4 5.
Nxe6 Ka3=) 3... Bxb4 4. Bc2 (4. Nxb4+? Ka5 5. Nd3
4+*R*+*+*5
Bf5+=) 4... Ba5 (4... Kb5 5. Nd4++-) 5. Bd3+ Kb7 6. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
Nxa5+ 1-0 1. c4 dxc4 (1... b5 2. Kc3 Rxb3+ 3. Kxb3 bxc4+ 4.
Kb4+-) 2. Kc3 Rxb3+ 3. Kxc4 Rxe3 (3... Ra3 4.
Kb4++-) (3... Rb2 4. Kc3 Rxe2 (4... Ra2 5. Kb3++-) 5.
Kd3++-) 4. Kd4+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+l+b+*+5 4k+m+*V*+5
4O*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*M*5
4p+p+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*L*5
4*+*O*+*O5 4*+*+*+*N5
4+*+p+o+*5 4N*+*+*+*5
4oK*P*T*O5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*R*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, Draw
1. c7 Rxd2+ 2. Ka1 Rc2 3. Rxc2 h1=Q+ 4. Kxa2 Qh3 1. Nf3+ Kf4 2. Nc4 Kxf3 3. Kb8 Nd6 4. Ne5+ Ke4 5.
5. Kb2 f2 (5... Qe6 6. Bc6 Qxc6 7. Rxc6 f2 8. Rc1 f1=Q Ng6 1/2-1/2
9. Rxf1 Kxc7+-) 6. Bc6 Kxc7 7. Bg2+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*B5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+p5 4*+*+*Nw+5
4*+*+*+*L5 4+*+nL*+*5
4O*Ro+k+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4K*+*Bb+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*M*+*+5
4w+p+o+*+5 4+*+*Vm+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
1. Nd7+ Kd6 2. Bf4+ Kxd7 3. Bg4+ Ke8 4. Bh5 Qxh5 5.
1. Be5 Kxh7 2. Rc8 Qxc2+ 3. Rxc2 e1=Q 4. Rh2+ Kg8 Nf6+ Kf7 6. Nxh5 Kg6 7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. Nf4+ Kf5 9. Nd3
5. Ke6 Qe4 6. Rh8# 1-0 Nc4+ 10. Kb3 Na5+ 11. Kc2 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*L5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+o+o+*+p5 4+*O*+o+*5
4t+*P*+pP5 4*+*+o+*+5
4+qO*+*+*5 4W*O*O*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*L*K5
4+p+*+*+w5 4+p+*+*+*5
4o+*P*+*P5 4*+*P*+*+5
4K*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+q5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
1. Qc4 Ra8 2. Qf4 Qe6 3. Qf8+ Rxf8 4. g7+ Kxh7 5. 1. Qg2 f5 2. Qe2 e4 3. Qe1 Ke5 4. d4+ 1-0
gxf8=N+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+l+v+*+5
4Ov+*+*+*5 4+*+m+*+*5
4l+o+*+*W5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*P*+q+o5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+p+5 4*+*N*+*+5
4+*P*+*+*5 4+*+*K*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*K*5 4+*+*M*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, Draw
1. g5 Qh8 2. Qf1+ Ka5 3. Qa1+ Kb5 4. c4+ 1-0 1. Ke2 Ng2 2. Kf3 Nh4+ 3. Kg3 Ng6 4. Nb5 Kb8 5. Nd6
1222222223 1/2-1/2

4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*Bq+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*O*+*+5 4+v+*+*+*5
4+*+o+o+l5 4*+*+m+*+5
4*W*+*+*+5 4+k+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*O*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+k+*5 4*Lb+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins 4N*+*+m+*5
1. Qh7+ Kg4 2. Qg6+ Kf3 3. Qg2+ Ke3 4. Qxf2+ Ke4 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, Draw
5. Qe2+ Kd4 6. Bb6+ Kc3 7. Ba5 Qxa5 8. Qe1+ 1-0 1. Bd3 Ne3 2. Nb3 Kxb3 3. Bc4+ Nxc4 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+q+5 4*+*+*+v+5
4V*+*+*+*5 4+b+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*P*+*+5
4O*Op+*+*5 4+*+*+m+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4k+m+*+*+5
4K*L*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+pOp+*+5 4*+*+l+*+5
4+*+w+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1929, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1930, Draw
1. Qg7+ Kc4 2. Qg4+ Kb5 3. Qd7+ Ka6 4. Qc8+ Kb5 1. d7 Nb6+ 2. Kb4 Nxd7 3. Bc8 Be6 4. Ba6+ Ke3 5.
5. Qc6+ Kc4 6. Qa4+ Kc3 7. Qb3+ Kd4 8. c3+ 1-0 Bc4 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*B*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*O*O*+*5
4*+o+*+*+5 4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4QoL*K*O*5
4*P*+*+*+5 4*+*+o+wO5
4Vp+*+o+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+k+*P*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4Lb+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1930, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1931, White wins
1. b5 cxb5 2. b4 Bxb4 3. Kd1 Kxb1 1/2-1/2 1. Qc3+ Kb6 2. Ba7+ Kxa7 3. Qa5+ Kb8 4. Qxb5+ Kc8
1222222223 5. Qb7+ Kd8 6. Qb8+ Qc8 7. Qb3 e6 8. Qb7 g4 9. Kf6

4*+m+v+*+5 h3 10. Qb4 1-0

4+*+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+t+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+l+*+m5 4+*O*O*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4k+pV*+*W5
4+*+b+*+*5 4+*+*O*+*5
4*R*+*+*K5 4*+*L*O*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+p+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1931, Draw
4*+*P*+*+5
1. Bb5 Rh6 2. Rd2+ Ke6 3. Bxe8 Ng7+ 4. Kg1 Nxe8 5. 4+*+*Q*+*5
Rh2 Rg6+ 6. Rg2 Rf6 7. Rf2 1/2-1/2 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1931, White wins

1222222223 1. Qe4+ Kc5 2. d3 Qe6 3. d4+ Kc4 4. d5+ Kc5 5. Qc2+

4*+*+*+*+5 Kxd5 6. Qb3+ 1-0

4+*O*+o+*5 1222222223
4w+p+o+*+5 4*W*L*+*+5
4O*+*+*+*5 4+*O*O*+*5
4*+*+q+*+5 4*+p+*+*+5
4+*K*+*+*5 4+*+oO*+*5
4*+p+*+*+5 4oP*+*+*V5
4L*+*+*+*5 4+*+*Q*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1931, White wins
4*+*Pk+*+5
1. Qa4+ Kb1 2. Qb3+ Kc1 3. Qb2+ Kd1 4. Qb1+ Ke2 4+*+*+*+*5
5. Qb7 1-0 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1931, White wins
1. Qh6 Qb5+ 2. d3 Ke8 3. Qe6 Kf8 4. Qc8+ Kg7 5.
Qb7 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4wBn+*+*T5 4*+*+*+*+5
4O*+p+p+*5 4N*+lPo+*5
4k+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*Lp+*+*5 4+*O*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+w+oQp+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*P*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*O*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+mK*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1931, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1932, White wins
1. Bxa7+ Kb4 2. f8=Q+ Rxf8 3. d8=Q Rxd8 4. Nb6 Rd6 1. Nb5 d1=Q 2. Qd6+ Qxd6 3. e8=Q+ Kxe8 4. Nxd6+
1/2-1/2 Kd7 5. Nxc4 Ng3 6. Kf2 Nh1+ 7. Kg2 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4M*+*+*+o5 4+*+*+*+p5
4oO*O*+w+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+*L*+n+*5 4+w+*+*+*5
4*+*+*Pp+5 4m+*P*+*+5
4+bPp+*Pp5 4B*+*+*+q5
4*P*K*+*+5 4p+o+*+*P5
4+*+*+*+*5 4LvK*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel A, 1932, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, White wins
1. d4+ Kb5 2. Bf7 Qf6 3. Be8+ Kc4 (3... Nc6! 4. d5 a5 1. d5 Qxd5 2. h8=Q+ Kxa2 3. Qa1+! (3. Qg4? Nc3 4.
5. dxc6 Ka6 6. Bd7 Qf7 7. Nd4 b5 8. Be6 Qg7 9. Bd5 Qxc3 Qg5+ 5. Qxg5) 3... Kxa1 4. Bb2+! Nxb2 5. Qa3+
b4 10. Kd3 h5 11. g5 bxc3 12. Kxc3 Kb6 13. Kd3 Qa2 (5... Ba2 6. Qxb2#) 6. Qc3! g5 7. h3 1-0
Qe7=) 4. Kc2! Kd5 5. Kd3! Ke6 (5... Qd8 6. c4+ (6. Ng7
b5 7. b3 Qxe8 8. Nxe8 Ke6 9. Nc7+ Kd7) 6... Ke6 7.
1222222223
d5+ Kf6 8. Bh5 h6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Ke3 Qc5+ 11. Kf3 4*+*+*+*+5
Qg1 12. g5+ hxg5 13. hxg5+ Kxf5 14. g4+ Qxg4+ 15.
Bxg4+ Kg6 16. Be6+-) 6. d5+! Kxd5 7. Ne3+ Ke6 8. f5+
4V*+*+*+*5
Ke5 (8... Ke7!? 9. Nd5+ Kxe8 10. Nxf6+ Kf7 11. Nxh7 4o+*+*+*+5
Kg7 12. Ng5 Kf6 13. Ne6+-) 9. Nc4+ Kd5 10. Nxb6+ 4P*P*P*+*5
Kc5 11. Nd7+ 1-0
4*+*+p+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*L*+*+5
4+*+*Mk+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, White wins
1. c6! Nc2! (1... Bb8 2. e6+-) 2. Kg2! (2. c7? Ne3+ 3.
Kg1 Nd5+-+) 2... Bb8 (2... Ne3+ 3. Kh3! Bb8 4. e6 Nc4
5. e5! Bxe5 6. e7 Nd6 7. c7+-) 3. e6 Ne3+ (3... Bd6 4.
e7 Bxe7 5. c7+-) 4. Kh3! (4. Kf3? Nc4 5. e7 Nd6-+) 4...

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Nc4 5. e5!! (5. e7? Nd6-+) 5... Bxe5 6. e7 Nd6 7. c7 1-0 Kf7 6. Qh7 Qg8 7. Qg6# 1-0

1222222223
1222222223 4*+*W*+*+5
4nW*B*+*+5 4+*+o+*+k5
4+*O*+*+*5 4o+*P*+*+5
4k+*+*+*+5 4+o+*+o+o5
4+*+n+*+*5 4*+*O*+v+5
4o+lO*+*O5 4+p+p+*+*5
4+*+*+*+p5 4*+*+*Q*+5
4*+pP*+*+5 4L*+*+*B*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, White wins 1. Qd2 Qb6 2. Qc1+ Ka2 3. Qc7 1-0
1. Nab6+ cxb6 2. Nxb6+ Kc5 (2... Qxb6+ 3. Kxb6 a3 4.
Kc6 a2 5. Ba5 a1=Q 6. d3#) 3. Nd7+ Kd5 4. Nxb8 a3 5.
1222222223
Nc6 Kxc6 (5... Kc4 6. Ne5+ Kd5 7. Nd3 a2 8. Nb4+-+) 4*+*+*+*+5
6. Bf6 Kd5 7. d3 a2 8. c4+ Kc5 9. Kb7 a1=Q 10. Be7# 4P*+o+*+*5
1-0
4*O*+*O*+5
1222222223 4+pPk+*+v5
4*W*+*+*+5 4*+*M*+*+5
4+*+*+q+*5 4+o+*+p+*5
4oP*+*+*+5 4*P*L*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*O*+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, Draw
4Lp+*O*+o5 1. Kc4 Bxf3 2. c6 Nxc6 3. a8=Q Na5+ 4. Kd4 Bxa8
4*+*+*+*+5 1/2-1/2

4+k+*+*+*5 1222222223
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, White wins 4*+*+*+*+5
1. Qd7 Kxb3 2. Qd3+ Ka4 3. Qxa6+ Kb3 4. Qd3+ Ka4 4+o+o+*O*5
5. Qd7+ Kb3 6. Qf7+ Ka4 7. Qa7+ 1-0
4*OlO*+*+5
1222222223 4+*+*+p+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+k+*+*+5
4+*+*Oo+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4w+*+l+p+5 4*+qPp+*W5
4+o+*+*+k5 4+*+m+*+*5
4*V*+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
4+*+*+*O*5 1. Kb4+ Kd5 (1... Nc3 2. Qxc3+ Kd5 3. d3! Qxe2 4.
4*+*+*+q+5 Qc4+ Ke5 5. d4++-) 2. e4+ Kd4 (2... Ke5 3. d4++-) 3.

4+*+*+*+*5 Qa2! Kxe4 (3... Ke5 4. d4++-) (3... Nc3 4. dxc3++-) (3...
Ne3 4. dxe3++-) 4. d3+ {Albino} 1-0
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1933, White wins
1. g7 Qc8 2. Qh3+ f5 3. Qxg3 Kf7 4. Qg6+ Kg8 5. Qh6

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1. Rc6 Nd4! (1... Ne5 2. Ra6! Nc7 3. Ra7 Nd5 (3...


1222222223 Ne6 4. Re7+-) 4. Ra5+-) 2. Rc8 (2. Ra6? Nc7 3. Rd6

4*+*+*L*+5 Nf5 4. Rd7 Ne6=) 2... Nb6 3. Rb8 Nc4 (3... Nd5 4. Rd8)
4. Rb4 1-0
4+o+*+o+*5 1222222223
4*P*+*PpK5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+o+o+*5
4*+*+*O*O5 4*+*L*P*+5
4+*+*O*+p5 4+*+o+o+*5
4b+*+pP*O5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+t+*5 4+*+*+*+k5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
4o+*P*+r+5
1. g7+ (1. Bxf7? Rg1 2. Bd5 Rxg6+-+) 1... Kg8 2. Bd5!
(2. Bb3? Rc1 3. Bd5 h1=Q-+) 2... h1=Q 3. f3 Ra1! (3... 4V*+*B*+*5
Rg1 4. Be4 Rg6+ 5. Bxg6 fxg6 6. f7+! Kxf7 7. Kh7=) 4. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
Be4 Qb1 {Bristol} 5. Bf5! {mutual zugzwang} Qxf5 { 1. d3 (1. d4? Bb2 2. Bb4+ Kc6 3. Rc2+ Kb5 4. Rxb2
stalemate} 1/2-1/2 a1=Q 5. Bc3+ Kc4-+) (1. Bg3+? f4 (1... Ke6? 2. d3 Bb2
1222222223 3. Rxb2 a1=Q 4. Rb6+ d6 5. Rxd6#) 2. Bxf4+ Ke6=) 1...

4*+*+*L*+5 Bb2 2. Bb4+ Kc6 (2... Ke6 3. Re2+ Kxf6 (3... Be5 4.
Bc3 d4 5. Bxd4 d6 6. Bc3 Kxf6 7. d4 Bf4 8. d5+ Be5 9.
4+*+*+*+*5 Bxe5+ dxe5 10. Rxa2 e4 11. Ra7 f4 12. Kg4 f3 13. Kg3

4*+*+*+*K5 Ke5 14. Rxf7 Kxd5 15. Kf2+-) 4. Rxb2 a1=Q 5. Bc3+
Kg6 6. Rg2+) (2... Ke5 3. Rxb2 a1=Q 4. Bc3+ d4 5.
4+*+*+*+*5 Rb5+) 3. Rc2+ Kb5 4. Rxb2 a1=Q 5. Bc3+ Kc5 (5...
4*+*+*B*+5 Qxb2 6. Bxb2 Kb4 7. Ba1+- (7. Kg3 Kb3 8. Ba1 Ka2 9.

4+*O*Op+*5 Bd4+-)) 6. Rb5+ Kxb5 7. Bxa1+- 1-0

4*+p+*V*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
4+*+*+*+*5
1. Bd6+! Kf7 2. Bc5! Ke6! (2... Bg1 3. Bd4 e2 4. Bxc3) 4*+*+*+*+5
3. Bd4!! (3. Kg5? Kd5 4. Bb6 Bg1 5. Kf4 e2) 3... Be1 4. 4+*+*+*+*5
Bxe3 Bd2! 5. Bg5! Kf5! 6. f4!! Bxf4 7. Kh5!! Bxg5
1/2-1/2
4*Vl+*+*+5
1222222223 4+*T*+*+*5
4m+*+*+*+5 4*Kp+*B*+5
4+*+*+*Ol5 4R*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
1. Ra4! Ra3! 2. Rxb4+! Kxb4 3. Be1+! (3. Bc5+? Kxc5
4+*+*+*+*5 4. Kxa3 Kc4) 3... Ka4 4. Bc3! Rxc3 5. Kxc3 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+m+*5
4n+*+*+*+5
4+*R*+*+k5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins

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(3... Kxe5 4. Nd7+ Kd6 5. Nxf8+-) 4. c3+ Kxe5 5. Nd7+


1222222223 1-0

4*+*+*L*+5 1222222223
4+o+o+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*T*P*Pp+5 4+*O*+*+o5
4+*+r+*P*5 4*Op+*+oP5
4*+*+*+*+5 4O*R*+pT*5
4+o+*+*+*5 4kOp+*Lp+5
4*Pt+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+k+*+*+*5 4*P*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins 4+*+*V*+*5
1. g7+ Kg8! 2. Re5 Rc8 3. g6 Rxd6! 4. Re8+! Rxe8 5. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
f7+ Kxg7 6. fxe8=N+! (6. fxe8=Q? Rd1#) 6... Kxg6 7. 1. f6 Bf2 2. Rb5 Rxb5 3. f7 Bc5 4. b3 Bf8 5. cxb5
Nxd6+- 1-0 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+r+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4Ot+*+*+o5 4M*+*Ko+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+q+*O*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*L*+*5
4*+*+*L*+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+*P*+p+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*T*+qKp+5 4w+*+*+p+5
4M*+*+*+*5 4+*B*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
1. g3+ Kf5 (1... Kg5 2. f4+ Kf5 3. Rc5+ Kf6 4. Rc6+ Kf5 1. Bb2+ Kf4 2. Qc1+ Ke4 3. Qc2+ Kd5 4. Kd7 Qa6 5.
5. Kf3 Rxe2 6. g4#) 2. g4+ Kf4 3. Rc4+ Kg5 4. Rc5+ Qf5+ Kc4 6. Qf1+ 1-0
Kf6 5. Rc6+! Kg5 6. Kg3! Rxe2 7. f4# 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*L*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*V*5
4+*O*+pO*5 4*+*+*+p+5
4o+*+oN*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*O*P*+*5 4*O*+*+*+5
4*+pL*+*+5 4+*+v+*+*5
4+*+p+*+*5 4*P*+*B*+5
4*+pK*Pw+5 4+*+*K*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
1. Bb6+ Kd7 2. Ba5 b3 3. Kd2 Bxg6 4. Kc1 Bh6+ 5.
1. Ne4 Qf3 2. f8=Q! Qxf8 3. Nf6! {blocus} Qb8 (3... Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Kxd2 Kd6 7. Kc1 1/2-1/2
Qxf6 4. exf6 gxf6 5. f4 e5 6. c3#) (3... gxf6 4. f4 fxe5 5.
c3#) (3... Qh8 4. Ng4 Qh6+ 5. Nxh6 Kxe5 6. Nf7++-)

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1222222223 1222222223
4*R*+*+*+5 4*+*M*+*+5
4+*+*+*+o5 4O*+oO*W*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4k+*L*M*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+o+p+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*P*+5
4+*+l+t+*5 4+*+*Q*+*5
4*+*+*+*P5 4*+*+*+*B5
4M*+*+*K*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, White wins
1. Rb7 h6 2. Rb6 h5 3. Rb5 h4 4. Rb4 h3 5. Rb1 Nc2 1. Qe5+ Kc5 2. Qc3+ Kd6 3. Kb5 Nc6 4. Qe5+ Nxe5 5.
6. Rb3+ Ke2 7. Rxf3 Kxf3 8. Kh1 1/2-1/2 fxe5+ Kc7 6. exf6+ Kb7 7. fxg7 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*B*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*WbT*+vR5 4*V*K*+l+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*L*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4O*+*+*N*5
4k+*B*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*N*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
1. Nf3+ Kd3 2. Ne5+ Kc2 3. Ba4+ Kxd2 4. Nc4+ Kc3 5. 1. Nf5 a2 2. Bg7 Kxf5 3. Kd5 Bd8 4. Ba1 Bf6 5. Kc4
Nxb6 Bf7+ 6. Nd5+ Bxd5+ 7. Bb3 Bxb3+ 8. Ka3 Be6 9. Bxa1 6. Kb3 1/2-1/2
Ka4 Ra6+ 10. Kb5 Bc4+ 11. Kc5 Rxh6 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+k+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*Lo+*+5 4+*+*K*+*5
4+*+*V*+*5 4*+*+p+o+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+o+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*Lo+*B5
4*+*+*R*+5 4+*+*+r+*5
4+*+*M*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1934, Draw
1. Bf4+ Kd3 (1... Kc3 2. Rc1+ Kb2 (2... Kb3 3. Bg3) 3.
1. Rd2+ Ke7 2. Re2 Bc3 3. Re3 Bb4 1/2-1/2 Re1+-) 2. Rc1 (2. Rxf3+? gxf3 3. Bg3 Ke3-+) 2... f2 3.
Bg3 f1=Q (3... f1=N 4. Be1 Nd2 5. Bxd2 Kxd2 6. Ra1
Ke3 7. Kf5 g3 8. Kg4 g2 9. Kg3+-) 4. Be1 Qxe1 (4... g3
5. Rc3#) 5. Rxe1 Kd2 6. Rxe2+ Kxe2 7. Kf4 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*K5 4*+*+*B*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+m+*5
4*+v+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+oP*5
4*+*+*+lP5 4*+*O*P*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4O*+*+p+*5
4*+*+*R*+5 4pOkP*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+l5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Rf6 Be8 2. Rh6 Bh5 3. Kg7 Kxh4 4. Kf6 Kg4 5. Rh8! 1. g6 Nh6 2. Bxh6 d3+ 3. Kb1 h3 4. Bf8 (4. g7? h2 5.
Kh4 6. Kf5 1-0 g8=Q) 4... h2 5. g7 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+l+*+5 4*+*+*+b+5
4+w+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*O*5
4*+*+*+p+5 4v+*+*+*O5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+n+*+l+*5
4*+*O*+rM5 4*+*+*B*K5
4+*+k+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4R*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Re1+ Kf8 2. g7+ Qxg7! 3. Rf4+!! Nf5! (3... Kg8 4. 1. Nc7 g5+ (1... Kxf4 2. Nxa6) 2. Kh3 Bf1+ 3. Kg3
Re8+ Kh7 5. Rxh4+ Kg6 6. Rg4++-) 4. Rxf5+ Kg8 5. gxf4+ 4. Kf2 Bd3 (4... Bh3 5. Be6++-) (4... h5 5. Kxf1+-)
Re8+ Kh7 6. Rh5+ Kg6 7. Reh8!! Kf6 8. R8h6+ 1-0 5. Bh7+ 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*L*+5 4l+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+p+*5 4VrKo+*+*5
4*+o+*Qo+5 4*+m+*+*+5
4+*+o+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4o+o+o+o+5 4*+*O*+*+5
4+*+*W*+*5 4+*+pN*+*5
4*Kp+*+p+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Qe6 Qb6+ (1... Qf2 2. Qe8+ Kg7 3. Qg8++-) 2. Ka2 1. Nc4 Bb8+ 2. Kb6 Ba7+ 3. Ka6! Nb8+ 4. Rxb8+ Kxb8
Qb8 (2... Qd8 3. Qxg6 Ke7 4. Qg5++-) 3. Qf6 Qh2 (3... 5. Ne5 Ka8 (5... Kc7 6. Kxa7 Kd6 7. Nf3 Kc5 8. Kb7
Qc7 4. Qh8+ Kxf7 5. Qh7++-) 4. Qxg6 Qh8 5. Qe6! Kg7 Kb4 9. Kc7 Kc3 10. Ne5+-) 6. Nxd7+- 1-0
6. Qe5+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*Bn+*+5 4*+*+*+l+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+o5
4*+*+o+*+5 4*O*O*O*+5
4+*O*+*+*5 4+pO*+*+o5
4o+pL*+*+5 4p+*+*+*T5
4P*+pNk+*5 4+*Kp+*+p5
4*+*O*+*+5 4*P*+*+*R5
4+t+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Ke2 Re1+ 2. Kxd2 Rxe3 3. Bf6+ e5 4. Bxe5+! Rxe5 1. a5 bxa5 (1... Rb4 2. a6 Rxb5 3. b4 cxb4+ 4. Kb3
5. Ng7 {zugzwang} Re7 ( 5... Rg5 6. Ne6+) (5... Re1 6. Ra5 5. Ra2) 2. b4 a4 3. bxc5 dxc5 4. Ra2! (4. b6? a3)
Nf5+ (6. Kxe1 Kxd3 7. Kd1 Kxc4 8. Kc2 Kd4 9. Ne6++-) 4... Rb4 5. Rb2 Rd4 6. b6 Rd8 7. Kc4 a3 8. Ra2 Kf7 9.
6... Ke5 7. Kxe1 Kxf5 8. Ke2+-) 6. Nf5+ 1-0 Rxa3 Ke6 10. Kxc5 Rc8+ 11. Kb5+- 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4lT*+b+*+5 4*+*L*+*+5
4OoK*+*B*5 4+k+*O*+*5
4*P*+o+*+5 4*+r+*+*+5
4+*+*+p+*5 4+v+*+n+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+t+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4N*+t+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+b+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Bf7 exf5 2. bxa7 Kxa7 3. Bd4+ b6 (3... Ka8 4. Bd5 f4 1. Rc8+ (1. Bxg4? Bxc6+ 2. Kxc6 Rxa3=) 1... Kd7 2.
5. Bf2 (5. Bf3? Rc8+ 6. Kxc8) 5... f3 6. Kb6 Rc8 7. Rc7+ (2. Bxg4? Ba6+ 3. Kxa6 Rxa3+ 4. Kb7 Rb3+ 5.
Bxb7+ Kb8 8. Bg3+ Rc7 9. Bxc7#) 4. Bd5 f4 (4... Re8 Ka7 Ra3+=) 2... Kd8 (2... Ke8 3. Bxg4 Rxa3 4. Bh5+
5. Bxb6+ Ka6 6. Bc4#) 5. Bf3 (5. Bg1? f3 6. Bxf3 Rb7+ Kd8 5. Rc8+ Kd7 6. Be8+ Ke6 7. Nd4+) (2... Ke6 3.
7. Bxb7 {pat}) 5... Re8 (5... Rf8 6. Bxb6+ Ka6 7. Be2#) Bxg4 Rxa3 4. Nd4+) 3. Bxg4 Ba6+ (3... Rxa3 4. Rc8+
6. Bxb6+ Ka6 7. Bb7+ Kb5 8. Bc6+ 1-0 Kd7 5. Nd4+ e6 6. Bxe6+ Ke7 7. Nxb5+-) (3... Bd7 4.
Nc4+-) 4. Kb6 (4. Kxa6? Rxa3+ 5. Kb6 Rb3+=) 4...
Rb3+ (4... Rxa3 5. Nd4 Ke8 6. Ra7 Rd3 7. Bh5+ Kf8 8.
Ne6+ Kg8 9. Rxa6+-) 5. Nb5 Rxb5+ (5... Bxb5 6. Nd4)
6. Kxa6 Rb4 (6... Rxf5 7. Rc6 Rf6 8. Be6) 7. Rc8+!
Kxc8 (7... Kd7 8. Nd4+ Kd6 9. Rd8+ Kc5 10. Ne6+ Kc4
11. Rd4+ Kc3+-) 8. Nxe7+ Kc7 (8... Kd8 9. Nc6+) (8...
Kb8 9. Nc6+) 9. Nd5+ 1-0

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4*B*+*+*V5 4*+*+*+w+5
4+*+*Ok+o5 4+*+o+*+*5
4vL*+*+*+5 4o+*+*O*+5
4+*+*+*Qo5 4P*Lp+*O*5
4pO*O*+*+5 4*+*+p+r+5
4+p+*O*+*5 4+*No+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+m5 4+k+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Qa5+! Kc6 (1... Kxa5 2. Bc7#) 2. Qxa6+ (2. Qc7+? 1. e5 fxe5 2. Ne4+ Kb5 3. b4 Ka4 4. Kb2 Kxb4 5. Nf6+
Kd5 3. Qd7+? Ke4 4. Qc6+ Kf5 (4... Kd3 5. Qxa6+ Kd2 1-0
6. Qc4+-) 5. Qe6+ Kg5 6. Qh6+! Kxh6 (6... Kf5 7. Qf4#)
(6... Kg4 7. Qf4+ Kh3 8. Qf3+ Kh4 9. Qxh1+ Kg5 10.
1222222223
Qg2+ Kf5 (10... Kh4 11. Qg3#) 11. Qf3+ Kg5 12. Qf4#) 4*+*+*+r+5
7. Bf4#) (2. Kxe7 Bf6+ 3. Kxf6 {M3}) 2... Kd5 3. Qe6+
Kc5 4. Ba7# 1-0
4+*+*O*+*5
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*T*+*5
4+*+*+lO*5 4*+*KpV*+5
4*+*O*P*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*P*Op5 4*L*+p+*+5
4*+o+*+p+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+w+*+*+o5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, Draw
1. Rb8+ Ka3 2. Ra8+ Kb4 3. e3 Bg3 4. Rg8 Bh2 5.
4*+*+rP*K5 Rh8 Ra5 6. Rxh2 e5+ 7. Kd3 Ra3+ 8. Kc2 Ra2+ 9. Kd3
4+*+*+*+*5 Rxh2 1/2-1/2

7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins 1222222223
1. e6+ Kxf6 (1... Kf8 2. e7+) (1... Ke8 2. fxg7) 2. e7 Qf3 4*+*+*BvL5
({duals :} 2... Qb7 3. e8=N+ Kf7 4. Nxd6+) (2... Qa4 3.
e8=Q Qxe8 4. Rxe8 d5 5. Kxh3 c3 6. Kg3 d4 7. Kf3 c2
4W*+*+*+*5
8. Rc8 d3 9. Ke3+-) 3. Re6+ Kxe6 (3... Kf7 4. e8=Q#) 4*+*+*+*+5
4. e8=Q+ Kd5 ( 4... Kf6 5. Qf8+) 5. Qa8+ 1-0 4O*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4K*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*P*+5
4+*+*+*Q*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Qa1+ Kh7 2. Qb1+ Kh8 3. Qb2+ Kh7 4. Qc2+ Kh8
5. Qc3+ Kh7 6. Qd3+ Kh8 7. Qh3+ Bh7 8. Qc3+ Kg8 9.
Qc8 Kf7 10. Bc5 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*K*+5 4*+*N*+*+5
4+o+*+*+*5 4O*+*+k+o5
4*P*+*+*+5 4vM*+*O*+5
4P*+*+*+*5 4+*+oV*O*5
4*P*+t+*+5 4*+l+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4Po+oQ*O*5
4*+*+*+l+5 4tP*+*Pp+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*Mw5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. b5 Rb4 2. Ke7 Rxb5 3. Kd6 Rf5 4. Kc7 Rf7+ 5. Kb8 1. Qc1+ Kb5 2. Qc6+ Ka5 3. Qc5+ Bb5 4. Qb4+ Ka6 5.
Kf3 6. Ka7 Ke4 7. a6 Kd5 8. axb7 Kc6 9. Ka8 Rxb7 Qa5+ Kxa5 6. Nb7+ Ka6 7. Nc5+ Ka5 8. Nxb3+ Ka4 9.
1/2-1/2 Nc5+ Ka5 10. b4# 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+t+*+*+5 4*+*L*T*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+o+k5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+pP*+5
4+*+*+*L*5 4W*+oR*+*5
4*+*+*O*+5 4*O*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+o+*R*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*Nk5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, Draw
1. Ne2 Re8 2. Nc1 Re1+ 3. Kg2 Rxc1 4. Kf3 Kf5 5. 1. e7+ Ke8 2. Rg5 Qc5 3. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 4. Rxd5 b3 5.
Rxc2 Rxc2 1/2-1/2 Rd8+ Kxd8 1/2-1/2
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*B*+*+*V5
4+*O*O*+*5 4+*+*Ok+o5
4*O*+r+*+5 4vL*+*+*+5
4+b+*+*Ol5 4+*+*+*Qo5
4*+*+*+*+5 4pO*O*+*+5
4+p+*+*+w5 4+p+wO*+*5
4*+p+*+*P5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*K*+*5 4+*+*+*M*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
1. Be8+ Kg4 2. Re4+ Kf3 3. Bc6 Qc8 4. Rxe7+ Kf4 5. 1. Qa5+ Kc6 2. Qc7+ Kd5 3. Qd7+ Ke4 4. Qc6+ Kf5 5.
Re4+ Kf5 6. Re8 Qa6 7. Ra8 1-0 Qe6+ Kg5 6. Qh6+ Kxh6 7. Bf4# {#} 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*O*+*+w5 4+*+*+*+*5
4p+o+*+*T5 4*+*+*+l+5
4+*+*+*+o5 4B*+*+*+*5
4l+*+*O*+5 4*+o+*+*P5
4+*+p+p+k5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*Qp+5 4*+*+*+*V5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+n+*K*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
1. a7 Qd7+ 2. Kh2 Rh8 3. Qa2+ Kb5 4. Qb2+ Ka6 5. 1. Kf2 Kh5 2. Kg2 Bd6! (2... Bf4 3. Kh3 Bd6) (2... Be5
Qb8 Rxb8 6. axb8=N+ 1-0 3. Kh3 Bf6 (3... Bd6 4. Bc3 Be7 5. Be1 Bd8 6. Nc3 Ba5
1222222223 {etc.}) 4. Be1 Be7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Ba5 7. Ne4 Bxd2

4*+lV*R*+5 8. Nxd2+-) 3. Kh3 Be7 4. Be1 c3? (4... Bc5 5. Nc3 Bb4
6. Bd2 Ba5 7. Ne4 Bxd2 8. Nxd2 c3 9. Nb3+-) 5. Nxc3
4+o+*+*O*5 Bb4 6. Bd2! Be7 7. Nd5 Bxh4 8. Nf4+ Kg5 9. Bc1 1-0

4*O*K*O*+5 1222222223
4+p+*+p+*5 4*+*+*+l+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+bO*Oo5
4+*+*+*O*5 4*+k+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+p5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Rg8 g5 2. fxg6 g2 3. g7 g1=Q 4. Rxd8+ Kxd8 5.
g8=Q+ Qxg8 1/2-1/2
4*B*+*+*+5
1222222223 4+*+*+v+*5
4*+*+*+*R5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
1. Be6+! Kf8 2. Kd7 Bb5+! 3. Kd8 Be8! (3... h6 4. Ba3
4+*Lt+*+o5 g6 5. hxg6 Bd3 6. Bf7 Bc2 7. Bc1 Kg7 8. Bb2+ Kf8 9.

4*+*+*+pO5 Be8 e5+- {M24}) 4. h6! gxh6 5. Bc1! Bf7 (5... Kg7 6.
Kxe8 Kf6 7. Kd7 h5 8. Bb2+ Kg5 9. Kxe7+-) 6. Bxh6+
4+*+*+*+*5 Kg8 7. Kd7!! Bxe6+ 8. Kxe6 Kh8 9. Kf7 e5 10. Bg7# 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*Pt5
4*+*+*K*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1935, Draw
1. Kg2 Rh5 2. gxh7 Kd6 3. Ra8 Rxh7 4. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*R*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+o5 4+*+*K*+*5
4*+*+oK*L5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+r+*5 4+*+*L*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*O*+*+5
4+v+*T*P*5 4+*V*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+bTp+*+5
4+*+*+b+*5 4B*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
1. Rf2 Bd1 2. Rh2+ Bh5 3. Be2 Rxe2 4. g4!! Rf2+ (4... 1. Bd3 Bxa1 2. Rf8 Kd5 (2... Rxd3 3. exd3 Bc3 4. Kd7
Rxh2 5. g5# {#}) 5. Rxf2 Bxg4 6. Rh2+ Bh5 7. Rh1 e5 Bd2 5. Kc6 Bc3 6. Re8+ Kf6 7. Kd5 Kf5 8. Re4 Kf6 9.
8. Rh4! e4 9. Rxe4 {M20} 1-0 Rf4+ Ke7=) 3. Kd7 Kc5 4. Rb8 Rb2 5. Ra8! Rb7+ 6.
1222222223 Kc8 Rf7 7. Rxa1 Kc6 8. Rc1+ Kd6= 1-0

4tL*V*+*+5 1222222223
4O*+o+*O*5 4*+*+*L*+5
4*P*+*+*+5 4+*+*Oo+*5
4+*R*+p+*5 4*V*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*N*5
4+*K*+*+*5 4*+oW*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+p+*5
4+*+*+b+*5 4*P*+r+r+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins 4+k+*+*+*5
1. Rc8+ (1. b7? Kxb7 2. Bg2+ Kb6) (1. Ba6? axb6) (1. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
Bg2? axb6) 1... Kxc8 (1... Kb7 2. Bg2+ Kxc8 3. b7+) 2. 1. Nh7+ Ke8 2. Rd2 Qh8 3. Nf6+ exf6 4. Rge2+ Kf8 5.
Ba6+ Kb8 3. b7 Bb6 (3... Bf6+ 4. Kc4 Be7 5. Kd5 Ba3 Rh2 Qg8 6. Rdg2 1-0
6. Ke5 Bf8 7. f6 g6 (7... g5 8. Kf5) 8. f7 Be7 (8... g5 9.
Kf5 Be7 10. f8=Q+ Bxf8 11. Kxg5 d5 (11... Be7+ 12.
1222222223
Kg6) 12. Kf5) 9. f8=Q+ Bxf8 10. Kf6) 4. Kc4 Bc7 (4... 4*+*+*+r+5
Bd8 5. Kd5 Bc7 6. f6 gxf6 7. Ke4+-) 5. Kd5 Bg3 (5...
Bf4 6. f6 gxf6 7. Ke4 {etc. +-}) 6. f6 gxf6 7. Ke4 Bh2 8.
4L*+*+*+*5
Kf5 Be5 9. Kg6 d5 10. Kf5 d4 11. Ke6 d3 12. Kd7 d2 4*+*+*+*+5
13. bxa8=Q+ Kxa8 14. Kc8 d1=Q 15. Bb7# { Р№tude 4W*+*+o+k5
positionnelle fort intР№ressante} 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+r+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*V*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, Draw
1. Rg7+ Kb6 2. Rg6+ Kc7 3. Rg7+ Kd6 4. Rg6+ Ke7 5.
Rg7+ Kf8 6. Rg5 Bxg5 7. Rxf5+ Qxf5 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*Q*+*+5
4+o+*+wO*5 4+*+v+*+*5
4*+o+*O*+5 4*OoL*K*+5
4+*P*+p+o5 4+w+*+*O*5
4*+*+*+*P5 4*+o+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+l5 4+*+*O*+*5
4*K*+*P*+5 4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+q+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
1. Qh1+ Kg4 2. Qe4+ Kh3 3. Qe6 Qc7 4. Qd6 Qf7 5. 1. Qb8+ Kc5 2. Qe5+ Kb4 3. Qc3+ Kc5 4. Qxe3+ Kd6
Qg3# 1-0 5. Qg3+ Kc5 6. Qe5+ Kb4 7. Qc3+ Kc5 8. b4+ Qxb4 9.
1222222223 Qe5# 1-0

4*+*V*+*L5 1222222223
4+*+*+o+*5 4*+*+*B*R5
4o+*+*+*K5 4W*O*+l+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*O*+*K5
4*+*+*+rN5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4b+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+n+*+*+*5
4T*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Re4 Rg1 2. Re8+ Rg8 3. Ng6+ fxg6 4. Re7 Bxe7 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
1/2-1/2 1. Be8+ Kxe8 2. Nc5 Kf7 3. Bxd6 cxd6 4. Rh7+ 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*W*+*+*+5 4*M*+*+*+5
4O*O*+o+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4o+o+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*L5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*P*+*+o5
4*+*+*+*+5 4v+*+*+*K5
4Lp+*+*O*5 4+*+b+*+*5
4*+p+*P*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+q+*+*K*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1936, Draw
1. b4 gxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Qb6+ 3. Kf3 Ka4 4. Qb3+ Kb5 5. 1. Be2 Be8 2. c6 Nxc6 3. Bb5 Bd7 4. Be2 Nd4 5. Bxh5
c4# 1-0 Nf5+ 6. Kg4 Ng7+ 7. Kh4 Nxh5 1/2-1/2

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Bd8 5. Kd7++-) 5. Kb5+ 1-0


1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+oW*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4o+*+*O*+5
4+*+*+*+m5 4Bl+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*P*+*P*+5
4+*+*+*+n5 4+*+p+b+*5
4*+*Lo+k+5 4p+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+m+*5 4+*K*+*+*5
7888888889
Herbstmann A, Kubbel L, 1937, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, White wins
1. Ng1 Ne3+ (1... Nf4+ 2. Kh1 e1=N 3. Nf3+ Nxf3) 2. 1. Kb2 f5+ 2. Kb3 Qa1 3. a4+ Qxa4+ 4. Kb2 f6 5. Bh5
Kh3 Nf4+ (2... e1=N 3. Nf3+ Nxf3) 3. Kh2 Ng4+ 4. Kh1 Kc6 6. Be8+ 1-0
Nf2+ (4... e1=N 5. Nf3+ Nxf3) (4... e1=Q) 5. Kh2 e1=N
6. Nf3+ (6. Kg3? Ned3) 6... Nxf3+ 7. Kg3 Ke3 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4nB*+*+*+5
4*+*+*K*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*O*+*+v+5
4*+*+*P*O5 4+*L*+*+m5
4+*+*+lP*5 4*+*+*+*K5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+p+5 4+*+m+*+*5
4V*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, Draw
1. Ba7 Kc6 2. Nxb6 Kb7 3. Nc4 Kxa7 4. Kg5 Bd3 5.
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, White wins
Ne5 Be2 6. Nc6+ Kb6 7. Nd4 1/2-1/2
1. f7 Kg6 2. gxh6! Kxh6 3. Kg8 Bg7 4. g4 Kg6 5. g5
1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*L5
4l+*+*+*+5 4+*+b+*+*5
4P*+*+*+*5 4*M*+*Pp+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*Pk+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*O*+*+5 4+*K*M*+*5
4+*+p+b+*5 4*+*+*+v+5
4*+*+*+*O5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*V*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, Draw
1. g7+ Kh7 2. Be6 Ned5+ 3. Kd4 Nxf6 4. g8=Q+ Nxg8
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, White wins
5. Kc5 Na4+ 6. Kb4 Nb2 7. Kc3 Nd1+ 8. Kd2 Nf2 9.
1. c6 h1=Q (1... Kxa7 2. c7 Kb7 3. Kd6+ Kc8 4. Ke3 Nh3 10. Bf5+ Kh6 11. Be4 Bf1 12. Bd3 Bg2 13.
Bg4++-) 2. Bxh1 Bh2 (2... Kxa7 3. c7 Kb7 4. Kd6+ Kc8 Be4 1/2-1/2
5. Bb7+ Kxb7 6. Kd7 {M7}) 3. c7 Bxc7 4. Kc6 Ba5 (4...

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+l+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+m+*+*P5 4*N*+*+*+5
4V*+*+*+*5 4+l+*+*+*5
4k+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*B*+*+*5
4m+*+*+n+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+m+k+mV*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, Draw
1. Kb5 Nab4 2. h7 Kg7 3. Nf4 Kxh7 4. Ne6 Kh6 5. Nd4 1. Nd5 Kc4 2. Be1 Kxd5 3. Ke2 Nh2 4. Bf2 Nc3+ 5.
1/2-1/2 Ke1 Nf3+ 6. Kf1 Bh2 7. Kg2 Ke4 8. Bg3 Bg1 9. Bf2
1222222223 1/2-1/2

4*+*+*+m+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*B*5 4*+l+*+*+5
4*+m+p+*+5 4+*+*+v+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+k+*+5 4+*+*R*+o5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*L*+*V5 4+m+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, Draw 4+*+b+*K*5
1. e7 Ngxe7 2. Bh6+ Ke2 3. Bf4 Bg1 4. Be3 Bxe3 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, White wins
1/2-1/2 1. Re7 Bc4 (1... Bd5 2. Re3 Na5 3. Re5 Bb3 4. Rc5+
1222222223 Kd7+-) 2. Re3 Na5 (2... Nc1 3. Rc3+-) (2... Nd2 3. Rc3

4*+*+l+*+5 Kb7 4. Rc2+-) 3. Ra3 Nc6 (3... Nb7 4. Rc3 Nd6 5.


Be2+-) 4. Rc3 Bd5 5. Rc5 Be4 6. Bc2 Bf3 7. Kf2 Bh1 8.
4O*+*+*+v5 Rxh5 Nd4 9. Rxh1 Nxc2 10. Rc1 1-0

4*+*K*+oO5 1222222223
4P*+nN*+*5 4*N*+*+*+5
4p+*+*+*+5 4+*+*KpL*5
4+*O*+o+*5 4*+p+*+*+5
4o+*+oP*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+m+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1937, Draw 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Nc7+ Kf8 2. Ne6+ Kg8 3. Ng4 Kh8 4. Ne5 Kg8 5.
Ng4 Kf7 6. Ne5+ Kf6 7. Ng4+ Kf5 8. Ne3+ Ke4 9. Nc5+
4*+*+nT*+5
Kd4 10. Nc2+ Kc4 11. Ne3+ Kb4 12. Nc2+ Kxa5 13. 4+*+*+*+*5
Kc6 Bg8 14. Nb7+ Kxa4 15. Nc5+ Ka5 16. Nb7+ Ka4 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, White wins
17. Nc5+ 1/2-1/2 1. Nf4! Rxf4 2. Nd7 Re4+ 3. Kd6! Kxf7 4. Ne5+ Ke8

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(4... Kf6 5. c7 Rd4+ 6. Kc5+-) 5. c7 Rd4+ 6. Kc6 (6. hxg7+ Kxg7 6. Nd7 Ba7 7. Nb6 Bb8 8. Nd7 1/2-1/2
Kc5? Rd8=) 6... Rd8 7. Kb7! {zugzwang} 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*L*+*+5 4+*+*+*+m5
4+o+nO*T*5 4*+*+*+tN5
4*+*+*+o+5 4+*+k+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*LbB5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+p+5
4*+*+*+k+5 4+*+*+m+*5
4+*+r+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, White wins 1. g3+ Nxg3 2. Nf7 Rxg4 3. Bg5+ Nxg5 4. Ne5 Rh4 5.
1. Nf8+! Ke8 (1... Kc8 2. Rc1+ Kb8 (2... Kd8 3. Ne6+) Ng6+ 1/2-1/2
3. Nd7+ Ka7 4. Ra1#) 2. Ne6 Rg8 (2... Rf7 3. Rd8#)
(2... Rh7 3. Rd8+ Kf7 4. Ng5+) (2... Kf7 3. Nxg7
1222222223
Kxg7+-) 3. Nc7+ Kf7 4. Rf1+ Kg7 5. Ne6+ Kh6 6. Rh1# 4*+*L*+*+5
1-0 4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 4*O*+k+*+5
4*+*W*+*+5 4+p+*O*+*5
4+*O*+o+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4o+lV*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+r+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*W*+*5
4+*P*+n+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, Draw
4k+*+*+*+5 1. Rg2 Qh4 2. Rg8+ Kc7 3. Rg7+ Kc8 4. Rg8+ Qd8 5.

4+*+*+*+q5 Rxd8+ Kxd8 6. Kxe5 1/2-1/2

7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, White wins
1222222223
1. Ne5+ Kb6 2. Qb1+ Kc5 3. Qg1+ Kd5 4. Qe3 Qc8 5. 4*+*+*+*+5
c4+ Ke6 6. Nc6+ Kf6 7. Qh6+ Kf5 8. Qh3+ 1-0 4+*K*L*+*5
1222222223 4*+m+t+*P5
4*V*+*+n+5 4+*+*B*M*5
4+*+o+*+l5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*P5 4+*+n+*+*5
4+*+*+*R*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+k+*M5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, Draw
4*+*+*+m+5 1. h7 Nxh7 2. Nf4 Rh6 3. Bg7 Rd6 4. Bc3 Rd8 5. Kxc6

4+*+*+*T*5 Rc8+ 6. Kb5 Rxc3 7. Nd5+ 1/2-1/2

7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, Draw
1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Nf6 d5+ 3. Kxd5 Nf4+ 4. Kc6 Rxg7 5.

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Nf3 6. Rh3 1-0


1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*T*5 4+o+w+*+*5
4*P*+*M*+5 4*P*+o+nO5
4+*K*+*M*5 4+q+v+*+o5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+b+*+*+*5 4+*P*Lo+*5
4*+*+*Ro+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*L*+*+*5 4+*+*K*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1938, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1939, White wins
1. Rc2+ Kb1 2. Rxg2 Nge4+ 3. Kc6 Rxg2 4. b7 Nd7 5. 1. Qc5+ Ke4 2. Qd4+ Kf5 3. Nh4+ Kg5 4. Kf2 Qd6 5.
Kxd7 Nc5+ 6. Kc8 Nxb7 7. Bd5 Nd6+ 8. Kd7 Rg6 9. Qg7+ Kxh4 6. Qc7 1-0
Be6 Ne4 10. Bf5 Rd6+ 11. Ke7 Rd4 12. Ke6 Kc2 13.
Ke5 Kd3 14. Kf4 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*K*N5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+l5
4+*+k+*O*5 4*+*+*O*+5
4*+*+o+p+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*LmP*5 4qO*W*+*+5
4*+*+*+*P5 4+*+*+pO*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+p+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1939, White wins
1. Qc2+ Kxh8 2. Qc7 f5 3. Qe7 g2 4. f4 1-0
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1939, White wins
1222222223
1. h5 Kf4 (1... Kd5 2. g3 Ke5 3. Ke8 Nxg3 4. h6! gxh6
5. gxh6 Nf5 6. h7+-) 2. h6 gxh6 3. g7 Nxg7 4. gxh6 Nh5 4*+r+*+*B5
5. Kxe6 Kg5 6. h7 Nf4+ 7. Kf7 Ng6 8. Kg7 Kf5 9. g3
Kg5 10. g4 1-0
4+*+*+*+*5
1222222223 4*Lm+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*L*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*K*Nv+*5
4B*+*M*+*5 4*+*+*O*O5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1939, Draw
1. Bd4+ Nxd4 2. Rh8 Ne2+ 3. Kd2 Ng3 4. Rxh2 f1=N+
4k+*R*+*+5 5. Ke1 Nxh2 6. Kf2 Ne4+ 7. Kg1 Ng4 8. Nc4+ Kc5 9.
4+*+*V*+*5 Nd2 Nxd2 1/2-1/2

7888888889
Kubbel L, 1939, White wins
1. Re2 Bg3 2. Be1 Bf4 3. Re4 Bh2 4. Bf2 Kf6 5. Rh4

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+r+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*W*O*+*+5 4*O*+*+*O5
4+oOo+*+*5 4+pL*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+n+k5 4+k+*+*B*5
4*+*+*L*+5 4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+q+*+*5 4+*W*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, White wins
1. Nh2 Ke3 2. Ng4+ Kf4 3. Qf1+ Ke4 4. Nf6+ Kd4 5. 1. Re1 Qd2 2. Re5+ Kd4 3. Be1 Qf4 4. Bc3# 1-0
Qd1+ Kc4 6. Qxd5+ Kc3 7. Qa8! Kd4 8. Nd5 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*V*L*+5
4*+n+*+*+5 4+*M*+*+*5
4K*L*+*+*5 4v+k+*P*+5
4b+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+p+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+n+m+*+5
4*+o+*+*+5 4+b+*+*+*5
4+o+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, White wins
1. Kd7 Nc5+ 2. Kxd8 Nxb3 3. Nb6 Nb5 4. Nd7+ Kf7 5.
1. Nb6 b2 2. Nd5+ Kd6 3. Nc3 Kc5 4. Nb1 Kb4 5. Kb6 Nc5 Nxc5 1/2-1/2
c3 6. Bd3 Kb3 7. Kb5 c2 8. Bc4# {#} 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+t+nT5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+l+p5 4v+n+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*K5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+oP*5 4*+*+*+kR5
4*+*+*P*+5 4+*+l+*O*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+o+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, Draw
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, White wins
1. Ne5+ Ke3 2. Nf3 Be2 3. Kxg3 Bxf3 4. Kh2 Kf2 5.
1. g6+ Ke6 2. Kg7 Ra8 3. Kxh8 Ra7 4. Ne7! (4. g7? Rg4 Bxg4 1/2-1/2
Ra8 {pat}) 4... Rxe7 5. g7 (5. Kg8? Kf6 6. h8=Q+ Kxg6
7. Kf8 Re8+ 8. Kxe8) 5... Re8+ 6. g8=R! (6. g8=Q+?
Kf6! 7. Qxe8 {pat}) 6... Re7 7. Rf8 Rc7 8. Kg8+- 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+m+*+5
4+k+o+o+*5 4+*+*P*Bo5
4*O*+l+*+5 4n+*O*+*K5
4Vn+*+*+*5 4O*P*O*+*5
4*+*+*O*W5 4*+*+l+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+o+*5
4*Q*+p+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1941, White wins
1. Nd4+ Kd5 2. Nf3 Qf2 3. e4+ fxe3 4. Qd4+ Ke6 5. 1. Nc7 (1. c6? f2-+) (1. cxd6? Nxd6-+) 1... dxc5!? (1...
Qe5# 1-0 f2 2. Nxe8 f1=Q 3. Nxd6+ Kd5 4. e8=Q Qh3+ 5. Kg5
1222222223 Qg3+ 6. Kf6! Qh4+ 7. Kf7 Qh5+ 8. Ke7 Qxe8+ 9. Nxe8

4*+*+b+*+5 a4 10. Nf6+ Kxc5 11. Ke6 Kc4 12. Kxe5 a3 13. Nxh7+-)
(1... Nxc7?! 2. cxd6 f2 3. dxc7 f1=Q 4. c8=Q (4. e8=Q?
4+*+*+*+*5 Qc1+ 5. Kxh7 Qxc7) 4... Qf4+ 5. Kxh7 (5. Kh5? Qf7+)

4*+*+*+*+5 5... Qh4+ 6. Kg6 Qxe7 7. Bf8 Qa7 (7... Qh4 8. Qc4+) 8.
Bc5+-) 2. Nxe8 f2 3. Nd6+ Kd5 4. e8=Q f1=Q 5. Qxe5+
4+*+*+*+m5 Kc6 6. Kxh7 Qh3+ 7. Kg6 Qg4+ 8. Kf6!+- 1-0
4*+*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4o+pK*+*+5 4+*+*+*+l5
4VlB*+*+*5 4*O*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, Draw
4+p+*O*+k5
1. c3 Bxc3+ 2. Kd1 Nf4 3. Ba4 a1=Q 4. Bc2+ Ka2 5.
Bb3+ Kxb3 1/2-1/2
4*+*+*+*+5
1222222223 4+r+*O*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+o+*+*+5
4K*+rM*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+wP*+*+5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1949, Draw
1. Rc3 e2 2. Rc7+ Kg8 3. Kg6 Kf8 4. Kf6 Ke8 5. Ke6
4+n+l+*+*5 Kd8 6. Rxc2 e1=Q 7. Rg2 1/2-1/2
4v+*P*+*+5
4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1940, Draw
1. Nc7+ Kxd4 2. dxe7+ Qxd7 3. e8=Q Qxc7+ 4. Ka6
Qd6+ 5. Ka5 Bxe8 1/2-1/2

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1. Rd2+ Kxd2 2. Bc3+ Kxc3 3. Qxf5 Be2+ 4. Kc5 Rc6+


1222222223 5. dxc6 d6+ 6. Kd5 Bc4+ 7. Ke4 Bd3+ 8. Kd5 Bxf5

4l+*+*+*+5 1/2-1/2

4+*+*+*+r5 1222222223
4*+*K*+*+5 4*+*Bv+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+o+l+*+*5
4b+*+*+*+5 4*+t+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+o5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*O5 4*R*+*+o+5
4+*+*+w+*5 4+*PoK*R*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1950, Draw
4*+o+*+p+5
1. Bc6+ Kb8 2. Rb7+ (2. Rh8+? Ka7 3. Ra8+ Kb6 4. 4+*+*+*+*5
Rb8+ Ka5! 5. Ra8+ Kb4 6. Rb8+ Kc3-+) 2... Kc8 3. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1952, White wins
Rc7+ Kd8 4. Rd7+ Ke8 5. Re7+ Kf8 6. Re8+ Kf7 7. 1. Rd4+ (1. Kd2? Rxc3 2. Rd4+ Kc6 3. Kc1 d2+ 4.
Re7+ Kf6 8. Re6+ Kf5 9. Re5+ (9. Be4+? Kg4-+) 9... Rxd2 Rxg3 5. Rxc2+ Kd5=) 1... Kc8 (1... Ke6 2. Kd2
Kf4 10. Re4+ Kg3 11. Re3+ Kf2 12. Rf3+ Ke1 13. Rxc3 3. Re3+) 2. Kd2 Rxc3 (2... Bg6 3. Rdxd3 b5 4.
Rxf1+ Kxf1 14. Ke5 Kg1 15. Kf4 h1=Q 16. Bxh1 Kxh1 Be7 Bxd3 5. Rxd3 Re6 6. Ba3 Ra6 7. Bc1 Rf6 8. Rg3
17. Kg3 h2 18. Kf2 {pat} 1/2-1/2 Rg6 9. Kxc2+-) 3. Kc1 d2+ 4. Rxd2 Rxg3 5. Bb6! Bd7
1222222223 6. Rxc2+ Bc6 (6... Kb8 7. Bc7+) 7. Rd2 Bd7 8. Kb2!

4*+*+*+*+5 {blocus} Kb8 9. Rxd7 {M4} 1-0

4+*+*+*+*5 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+o+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*Po+5 4*O*+pQ*+5
4+*+*+*Op5 4L*On+*+*5
4*+*K*+*R5 4o+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*L*5 4+*Pk+*Ow5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1950, Draw
4pP*+p+mO5
1. Re2 gxh3 2. Ke3 h2 3. Kf3 h1=Q+ 4. Kxg3 Kf1 5. 4+*+*+*+*5
Re1+ Kxe1 1/2-1/2 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1952, White wins

1222222223 1. e7 Nf4+ 2. Qxf4 Qh7+ 3. Kd2 h1=Q 4. Qxa4+ Kxa4

4*+*+*+*+5 5. e8=Q+ Ka5 6. Qa8+ Kb5 7. Nc7+ Qxc7 8. a4+ Kc4


9. Qg8+ Qd5+ 10. Kc2 Qxg8 11. e4 g2 12. b3# 1-0
4+*Oo+q+*5
4*+*+*B*T5
4+k+p+w+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+l+*+*5
4*+*+r+*+5
4+*+v+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1951, Draw

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+b+l+5 4l+*+*+mT5
4+*+*Ko+*5 4+*O*+*O*5
4*+*+*P*+5 4*+*+*+o+5
4+*+*+p+w5 4K*+o+*+*5
4*+*+*+*M5 4q+*+o+*V5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+o+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*O*+m+5
4+*+*+*+q5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1955, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1955, Draw
1. Qg1+ Ng6+ 2. Qxg6+ fxg6 3. f7+ Kh7 4. fxg6+ Kxg6 1. Qc6+ Kb8 2. Ka6 Kc8 3. Qe8+ Bd8 4. Qe6+ Kb8 5.
5. f8=R+ 1-0 Qxd5 Kc8 6. Qe6+ Kb8 7. Qxe4 Kc8 8. Qg4+ Kb8 9.
1222222223 Qxf3 Kc8 10. Qg4+ Kb8 11. Qxg2 Kc8 12. Qg4+ Kb8

4lV*+*B*+5 13. Qe4 Kc8 14. Qe6+ Kb8 15. Qc6 Kc8 16. Ka7 Bg5
17. Qe8+ Bd8 18. Qe6# 1/2-1/2
4O*+*+o+*5 1222222223
4*+*O*O*+5 4m+*K*+*B5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*O*+lP*5
4*+k+*+*+5 4*O*+*+*P5
4+oP*+*+*5 4+oO*P*+*5
4*+*W*+p+5 4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+*+q+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1955, White wins
4*+p+*+*+5
1. Bh6 d5+ 2. Kxb3 Qxh6 3. Qa6 Bc7 4. Qc8+ Bb8 5.
Qc6# 1-0 4+*+*+*W*5
1222222223 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, Draw

4*+*+*+*+5 1. h7 Qg5+ (1... Qd4+ 2. Kc8 Qg4+ 3. Kb8) 2. Kc8


Qf5+ 3. e6+ Qxe6+ 4. Kb8 Qe8+ 5. Ka7 Qg8 (5... cxb4
4+*+*N*+*5 6. g8=Q+ Qxg8 7. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 8. Bb2 Kf7 9. Kxa8)

4*B*+*+*+5 6. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 7. Kb7 (7. Ka6? cxb4 8. Kxb5 c5) 7...
cxb4 8. Kc6 b3 9. cxb3 b4 10. Kb5 c5 (10... Kf7 11.
4+*O*M*K*5 Kc6) 11. Ka4 (11. Kc4? Nc7) 11... Nc7 (11... Kf7 12.
4*L*M*+*+5 Kb5 Nc7+ 13. Kxb6) 1/2-1/2

4+*+*+*+*5
4*+p+*+*V5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1955, Draw
1. c3+ Kxc3 2. Bxc5 Ne6+ 3. Kh4 Nxc5 4. Kh3 Bg1 5.
Kg2 Bd4 6. Nf5 1/2-1/2

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1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*O*+o+w5 4+kQ*+*+*5
4*+*+o+*+5 4*+*B*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+lO*+*5
4*+*+p+*L5 4*+*O*+*W5
4+*+*+p+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*P*K*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4R*+b+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
1. Bc2 Kg5 2. Rg1+ Kf4 3. Rg4+ Ke5 4. d4+ Kxd4 5. 1. Be7 Qh6 2. Qc2 e4 3. Qc5+ Ke6 4. Qd6+ 1-0
e5+ 1-0
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*+*Q5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*+*+l+*5
4+*+*Oq+o5 4w+*+oO*+5
4*+*+*+*L5 4O*+*+*O*5
4O*W*+*Op5 4*+o+*+*+5
4p+*+*P*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+b+*+5
4p+*+*+pK5 4+*+*K*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Qc7 g4 3. Bxc4 Qa8 4. Bb5+ Kf8 5.
1. Qf8+ Kxh5 2. Qe8+ Kh6 3. Qb5 1-0 Bc6 Qa6 6. Qb8+ Ke7 7. Bb5 Qd6 8. Qe8# 1-0
1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*Q*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4O*+b+*+o5
4*+*Oo+*O5 4*+oLo+*+5
4O*+*+m+w5 4+*+*+*O*5
4l+*+*+*O5 4*+*+*+*W5
4+*+p+*+*5 4+*P*+*+*5
4p+*+n+*K5 4*+o+*+p+5
4+*+*Q*+*5 4+*Km+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
1. Qd1+ Kb4 2. Qb3+ Kc5 3. Nf4 Qf3 4. d4+ Nxd4 5. 1. g3 Qg4 2. Bxe6+ Kxe6 3. Qc8+ 1-0
Nxe6+ Kc6 6. Nxd4+ 1-0

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1222222223 1222222223
4*Q*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+r+5
4+o+*+oVo5 4+*+*+*+*5
4o+l+*+*+5 4*L*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*W*+*5
4*P*O*P*K5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+w+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*P*+*+*+5
4+*+b+*+*5 4+*K*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1956, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1981, Draw
1. Qc8+ Kd6 2. Qd8+ Ke6 3. Bg4+ f5 4. Be2 Qc3 5. 1. Rc8 Qf4+ 2. Kb1 Qf5+ 3. Rc2 Kb5 4. b3 Kb4 5. Kb2
Bc4+ Qxc4 6. Qg8+ 1-0 Qe5+ 6. Ka2 Qa5+ 7. Kb2 Qa3+ 8. Kb1 Kxb3 9. Rc3+
1222222223 Kxc3 1/2-1/2

4*K*+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+l+*+n5 4*+*+*L*+5
4*P*+*+*+5 4M*R*+pO*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*O*P*+p+5
4o+*+*+*+5 4+*+*V*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+o+*+*+5
4*+*+*+*+5 4+*P*B*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+pPo+*W5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 1977, White wins 4+k+*+*+*5
1. Nf8+! (1. Nf6+? Kc6 2. b7 a3 3. Kc8 a2=) (1. b7? a3 7888888889
Kubbel L, 1984, Draw
2. Nf8+ Ke7!=) (1. Kb7!? {dual} a3 2. Nf6+ Kd8 (2... 1. Rc8+! Nxc8 2. d7 e1=Q+ 3. Ka2 Qa1+! 4. Kxa1
Kd6 3. Ne4++-) (2... Ke6 3. Ne4 a2 4. Nc5+ Kd5 5. Nb3 Bxc3+! 5. dxc3 Qc7 6. dxc8=Q+! Qxc8 7. Bc1 Qa8+ 8.
Kc4 6. Na1 Kc3 7. Kc6 Kb2 8. b7 Kxa1 9. Kc5 Kb2 10. Kb1 Qh1 (8... Ke7 9. Ba3+ Qxa3 10. f8=Q+ Kxf8) 9.
b8=Q+ Kc2 11. Qh2+ Kb1 12. Kb4 a1=Q 13. Kb3) 3. Ka2 Qxc1 1/2-1/2
Kc6 a2 4. b7 a1=Q 5. b8=Q+ Ke7 6. Qe8+ Kxf6 7.
Qh8++-) 1... Kc6 (1... Ke7 2. Ng6+ Kf7 3. Ne5++-) 2. b7
1222222223
a3 3. Ne6 Kd5 4. Nd4! Kxd4 5. Kc7 a2 6. b8=Q a1=Q 4*+*+*+*+5
7. Qh8+ 1-0
4+*+*W*+*5
4*+o+*+*+5
4+*M*+q+*5
4o+*+*+n+5
4+*+*+*+l5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+k+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins
1. Ne3+ Kg3 2. Qg4+ Kf2 3. Qf4+ Ke2 4. Qf1+ Kd2 5.
Qd1+ Kc3 6. Qc2+ Kb4 7. Qb2+ Nb3 8. Qa3+!! Kxa3 9.

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Nc2# 1-0 Qxe2 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4l+*+*+*+5 4l+*+*+m+5
4+*OnK*+*5 4+*O*+*O*5
4*+*+*+r+5 4*O*+*O*+5
4+*+*O*+*5 4+*+p+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5 4*P*P*+*+5
4O*+*+o+t5 4+*+*MnP*5
4*+*+*+*O5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*K*+b5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, Draw 7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins
1. Kd8! h1=Q (1... c6 2. Rg4! h1=Q 3. Ra4+ Kb7 4. 1. d6! (1. Ke2 Nf5 2. d6 Nxd6 $1) 1... cxd6 2. Ke2 Nd5!
Rb4+ Ka6 5. Nb8+ Ka5 6. Nxc6+) (1... Rh7 2. Kc8! c6 3. Ne5! Nge7! ( 3... dxe5 4. Bxd5+ Kb8 5. Bxg8 exd4 6.
3. Rg4 Rxd7 4. Ra4+ Ra7 5. Rb4 Ra5 6. Kc7! h1=Q Kd3+-) 4. Nc6 Nxc6 (4... Nc3+ 5. Kd3 Ned5 (5... Nxc6
(6... Ra7+ 7. Kc8) 7. Rb8+ Ka7 8. Rb7+ Ka6 9. Rb6+) 6. Bxc6++-) 6. Ne7) 5. Bxd5 Kb7 6. b5 1-0
2. Ra6+ Kb7 3. Nc5+ Kb8 4. Nd7+ 1/2-1/2
1222222223
1222222223 4*+*+*L*+5
4*+*+k+*+5 4+k+*+*V*5
4B*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*Mo+5
4n+*+lO*+5 4P*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+o+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*P*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*O*+*+*+5 4+*+*+*N*5
4+*+*+*+*5 7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins 1. a6 Nd7 2. a7 Nb6! 3. Ne2! Bh6 4. Nc3 Kf7! (4... Ke7
1. Nc7+ Ke5 2. Nb5! b1=Q (2... b1=N 3. Nd4+-) 3. 5. Nd5+ Nxd5 6. a8=Q Ne3=) (4... Bg7! 5. Nd5! Na8 6.
Bb8+ Ke6! 4. Bf4!! Qc2 5. Nd4+ 1-0 Nc7 Bd4 7. Ne6+) 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. a8=Q Nf6= 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+o+*+*+*5 4+o+o+*+*5
4*+lOp+*O5 4o+*P*+*+5
4+*P*+*+*5 4+pL*+*+*5
4*+*P*+*+5 4*+*+*B*+5
4+*P*+*+m5 4V*K*+*+*5
4k+*+oB*+5 4*+p+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins 7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins
1. d5+!! Kxd5 (1... Kc7 2. Bg3+-) 2. e7 Nxf2 3. e8=Q 1. Kb3! axb5! (1... Bb4 2. bxa6 bxa6 3. Be3+ Kb5 (3...
Nd3! 4. c6! (4. Qxe2? Nc1+-+) 4... bxc6 5. Qh5+ Kc4 6. Kxd6 4. Kxb4) 4. c4+ Ka5 5. Bg5 Bc5 6. Bd8+ Bb6 7.

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Bc7) 2. Kxa3 Kc4 3. Bg3 Kc3 4. Bh2= 1-0

1222222223 1222222223
4*+*+*+*+5 4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*Oo5 4+*+*+*B*5
4*+*+*+p+5 4*T*P*+*+5
4O*+*+*P*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4l+o+*+*+5 4*+*+k+*+5
4+*+*+o+*5 4+*+*+*+*5
4*Pk+p+*+5 4*+*+*+*V5
4+*+*+b+v5 4+*L*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins 7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, Draw
1. gxh7 fxe2! 2. Bxe2 Be4+ 3. Kc3 Bxh7 4. Bh5! Kb5 1. Be5! Rb4+ 2. Kd5 Rb5+ (2... Bg1 3. d7 Bb6 4. Bf6
(4... g6 5. Bg4 Kb5 6. Be6) 5. Be8+ Kc5 (5... Kb6! 6. g6 Kc2 (4... Rb3 5. Kc4) 5. d8=Q Bxd8 6. Bxd8=) 3. Kc6
Bxg6 7. Bxg6 Kc5=) 6. g6 Bg8 (6... Bxg6 7. Bxg6 a4 8. Rxe5 4. d7 Re6+ 5. Kb7 Rd6 6. Kc8! (6. Kc7? Rd2+ 7.
Bh5 g5 9. Be2+-) 7. Bf7 1-0 Kc8 Rc2+ 8. Kb7 Bc7-+) 6... Rc6+ 7. Kb7 Rc7+ 8. Ka8

1222222223 Rxd7 {pat} 1/2-1/2

4*+k+*+*+5 1222222223
4+*+*B*+*5 4m+*+*+*+5
4*Tl+*+*+5 4+*Vk+l+*5
4+*O*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+*+*+b+5 4+p+p+*+*5
4+o+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
4*+pOn+*+5 4+*+*+*+*5
4+*+*+*+*5 4*+*+*+*+5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, White wins 4+*+*+*+*5
1. Nc3! Rb8+! (1... Rb4 2. Bf3+ Kb6 3. cxb3 Rxb3 4. 7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, Draw
Bd8+ (4. Bf6 Ka5 5. Be2 c4 6. Bg5 Rb2 7. Bd1 Kb4 8. 1. d6 Ba5 2. b6! Nxb6+ (2... Bxb6 3. Kc8 Ke8 4. d7+
Ne4 c3 9. Nxc3 Kc4 10. Ne4 Kd3 11. Nf2+ Kc4) 4... Ke7 5. Kb7=) 3. Kc6 Ke8 4. Kb5 Kd7= 1/2-1/2
Ka6 5. Be2+ Ka7 6. Bf6 Kb6 7. Bd1 Rb4 8. Nd5++-) 2.
Kxb8 bxc2 3. Bd1! c1=Q 4. Ba4+ Kb6 5. Bd8+ Ka6 6.
1222222223
Bb5# 1-0 4*+*+*R*+5
4+*+o+p+*5
4*O*+*L*+5
4+*+k+*+*5
4*+*+p+*+5
4+b+v+*+*5
4*+*+o+*+5
4T*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 19??, Draw
1. Rg8 Kxf7 2. Ke5+ Ke7 (2... d5 3. Bxd5+ Ke7 4.
Rg7+ Ke8 5. Kd6 Rf1 6. Rg8+ Rf8 7. Bc6+ Kf7 8. Bd5+

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Ke8= {Р№chec perpР№tuel}) (2... Bc4 3. Bxc4+ d5 4.


Bxd5+ (4. Rg2 dxc4 5. Rxe2 Rd1=) (4. Bxe2 Kxg8 5.
Kxd5=) 4... Ke7 5. Rg7+ Kf8 6. Rg8+ Ke7) 3. Rg7+ Kd8
(3... Ke8 4. Rg8+ Ke7 5. Rg7+= {etc.}) (3... Kf8 4. Rg8+
Ke7=) 4. Kd6 Bc4! 5. Bxc4 Rd1+ 6. Bd5 Rxd5+! 7. exd5
(7. Kxd5? e1=Q 8. Rg8+ Kc7-+) 7... e1=Q 8. Rg8+ Qe8
9. Rh8 (9. Rxe8+? Kxe8 10. Ke5 Kd8 11. Kd6 Kc8 12.
Ke5 Kc7-+) 9... Qxh8 {pat} 1/2-1/2

1222222223
4*+l+*+*+5
4K*+*+*+*5
4*+*RpT*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
4*+*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
4*V*+*+*+5
4+*+*+*+*5
7888888889
Kubbel L, 2005, White wins
1. e7 Bd4+ (1... Kc7 2. e8=N+ (2. e8=Q? Bd4+ 3. Rxd4
Ra6+ 4. Kxa6=)) 2. Rxd4 Re6 3. Rd8+ Kc7 4. e8=R!+-
(4. e8=Q? Ra6+ 5. Kxa6 {pat}) 1-0

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