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{{short description|Austrian–Argentine chess player}}
{{short description|Austrian–Argentine chess player}}
[[File:BeckerKeres1936.jpg|thumb|Albert Becker vs. Paul Keres (1936)]]
'''Albert Becker''' (5 September 1896 in [[Vienna]] – 7 May 1984 in [[Vicente López, Buenos Aires|Vicente López]]), also known as '''Alberto Becker''', was an [[Austria]]n–[[Argentina|Argentine]] [[chess master]].
'''Albert Becker''' (5 September 1896 in [[Vienna]] – 7 May 1984 in [[Vicente López, Buenos Aires|Vicente López]]), also known as '''Alberto Becker''', was an [[Austria]]n–[[Argentina|Argentine]] [[chess master]].


==Chess career==
==Chess career==
===Early career===
===Early career===
In 1921, he won in Vienna. In 1923, he tied for 4-5th in Frankfurt (23rd DSB Kongress). The event was won by [[Ernst Grünfeld]]. In 1924, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Carls, behind Wagner, in Bremen. In 1924, he won a match against [[Heinrich Wagner]] (+3 –1 =4) in Hamburg. In 1924, he won ahead of Post and Gruber in Vienna. In 1925, he tied for 5-7th in Breslau (24th DSB Kongress). The event was won by [[Efim Bogoljubow]]. In 1925, he tied for 1st-2nd with Wolf in Vienna. In 1926, he tied for 4-5th in Vienna (10th Trebitsch-Turnier). The event was won by [[Rudolf Spielmann]]. In 1927, he tied for 1st with [[Friedrich Sämisch]] in Mittweida. In 1927, he tied for 1st with [[Hans Müller (chess player)|Hans Müller]] in Vienna. In 1928, he tied for 2nd-5th in Vienna. In July–August 1928, he took 8th in the [[World Amateur Chess Championship|Amateur World Championship]] in The Hague. The event was won by [[Max Euwe]]. In 1928, he took 7th in Vienna. In 1929, he tied for 5-7th in [[Karlovy Vary]], and also inaugurated the [[Vera Menchik#.22The Vera Menchik Club.22|Vera Menchik Club]] as the first member. The event was won by [[Aron Nimzowitsch]]. In 1930, he took 3rd in Ebensee ([[Hans Kmoch]] won).<ref>[http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf |date=July 4, 2007 }} An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01</ref>
In 1921, he won in Vienna. In 1923, he tied for 4-5th in Frankfurt (23rd DSB Kongress). The event was won by [[Ernst Grünfeld]]. In 1924, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Carls, behind Wagner, in Bremen. In 1924, he won a match against [[Heinrich Wagner]] (+3 –1 =4) in Hamburg. In 1924, he won ahead of Post and Gruber in Vienna. In 1925, he tied for 5-7th in Breslau (24th DSB Kongress). The event was won by [[Efim Bogoljubow]]. In 1925, he tied for 1st-2nd with Wolf in Vienna. In 1926, he tied for 4-5th in Vienna (10th Trebitsch-Turnier). The event was won by [[Rudolf Spielmann]]. In 1927, he tied for 1st with [[Friedrich Sämisch]] in Mittweida. In 1927, he tied for 1st with [[Hans Müller (chess player)|Hans Müller]] in Vienna. In 1928, he tied for 2nd-5th in Vienna. In July–August 1928, he took 8th in the [[World Amateur Chess Championship|Amateur World Championship]] in The Hague. The event was won by [[Max Euwe]]. In 1928, he took 7th in Vienna. In 1929, he tied for 5-7th in [[Karlovy Vary]], and also inaugurated the [[Vera Menchik]] Club as the first member. The event was won by [[Aron Nimzowitsch]]. In 1930, he took 3rd in Ebensee ([[Hans Kmoch]] won).<ref>[http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf |date=July 4, 2007 }} An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01</ref>


In July 1931, Becker played for Austria at fourth board (+10 –3 =1) in the [[4th Chess Olympiad]] in Prague. He won individual gold medal there. In 1931, he won in Vienna (14th Trebitsch). In 1932, he won in Vienna (15th Trebitsch). In 1934, he tied for 1st with [[Erich Eliskases]] in Linz. In 1934, he tied for 7-9th in Bad Liebwerda (Lázně Libverda). The event (''13.Kongreß des Deutschen Schachverbandes in der Tschechoslowakei'') was won by [[Salo Flohr]]. In 1934, he won in Vienna (17th Trebitsch). In 1935, he took 3rd, behind [[László Szabó (chess player)|László Szabó]] and [[Ernő Gereben]] in Tatatovaros. In 1935, he tied for 3rd-5th in Vienna (18th Trebitsch). In 1936, he took 11th in Zandvoort ([[Reuben Fine]] won). In August 1936, he played for Austria at second board (+11 –2 =5) in unofficial Olympiad in Munich. Becker won individual bronze medal there. In 1937, he took 4th in Teplitz-Schönau ([[Karl Gilg]] won). In 1937, he took 3rd in Vienna (Quadrangular). The event was won by [[Paul Keres]].<ref>[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm Roger Paige's Chess Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221010007/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm |date=2007-02-21 }}</ref>
In July 1931, Becker played for Austria at fourth board (+10 –3 =1) in the [[4th Chess Olympiad]] in Prague. He won individual gold medal there. In 1931, he won in Vienna (14th Trebitsch). In 1932, he won in Vienna (15th Trebitsch). In 1934, he tied for 1st with [[Erich Eliskases]] in Linz. In 1934, he tied for 7-9th in Bad Liebwerda (Lázně Libverda). The event (''13.Kongreß des Deutschen Schachverbandes in der Tschechoslowakei'') was won by [[Salo Flohr]]. In 1934, he won in Vienna (17th Trebitsch). In 1935, he took 3rd, behind [[László Szabó (chess player)|László Szabó]] and [[Ernő Gereben]] in Tatatovaros. In 1935, he tied for 3rd-5th in Vienna (18th Trebitsch). In 1936, he took 11th in Zandvoort ([[Reuben Fine]] won). In August 1936, he played for Austria at second board (+11 –2 =5) in unofficial Olympiad in Munich. Becker won individual bronze medal there. In 1937, he took 4th in Teplitz-Schönau ([[Karl Gilg]] won). In 1937, he took 3rd in Vienna (Quadrangular). The event was won by [[Paul Keres]].<ref>[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm Roger Paige's Chess Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221010007/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm |date=2007-02-21 }}</ref>
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After the [[Anschluss]] in March 1938, he tied for 1st with [[Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)|Ludwig Rellstab]] in Berlin. In July–August 1938, he tied for 5-7th in Bad Oeynhausen (5th GER-ch). The event was won by Eliskases. In December 1938, he tied for 4-5th in Karlsruhe. In June 1939, he took 5th in Vienna (Eliskases won).
After the [[Anschluss]] in March 1938, he tied for 1st with [[Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)|Ludwig Rellstab]] in Berlin. In July–August 1938, he tied for 5-7th in Bad Oeynhausen (5th GER-ch). The event was won by Eliskases. In December 1938, he tied for 4-5th in Karlsruhe. In June 1939, he took 5th in Vienna (Eliskases won).


Albert Becker was a Captain of the German team in the [[8th Chess Olympiad]] at Buenos Aires 1939. He played at fourth board (+6 –3 =3), and won team gold medal.<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In September 1939, when [[World War II]] broke out, he along with all members of the German team (Eliskases, Michel, Engels, Becker, Reinhardt) and many other participants of this Olympiad had decided to stay permanently in Argentina.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in '''Spanish''') |url=http://ar.geocities.com/carloseadrake/AJEDREZ/Asilados_1939.htm |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5kg6Gf6Rc?url=http://ar.geocities.com/carloseadrake/AJEDREZ/Asilados_1939.htm |archivedate=2009-10-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Albert Becker was a Captain of the German team in the [[8th Chess Olympiad]] at Buenos Aires 1939. He played at fourth board (+6 –3 =3), and won team gold medal.<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In September 1939, when [[World War II]] broke out, he along with all members of the German team (Eliskases, Michel, Engels, Becker, Reinhardt) and many other participants of this Olympiad decided to stay permanently in Argentina.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in '''Spanish''') |url=http://ar.geocities.com/carloseadrake/AJEDREZ/Asilados_1939.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018211031/http://ar.geocities.com/carloseadrake/AJEDREZ/Asilados_1939.htm |archivedate=2009-10-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 1944, Alberto Becker took 3rd, behind [[José María Cristiá]] and [[Paul Michel (chess player)|Pablo Michel]], in Buenos Aires (La Regence).
In 1944, Alberto Becker took 3rd, behind [[José María Cristiá]] and [[Paul Michel (chess player)|Pablo Michel]], in Buenos Aires (La Regence).
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Becker was awarded the [[International Master]] (IM) title in 1953.
Becker was awarded the [[International Master]] (IM) title in 1953.


The "Vera Menchik Club"
==Vera Menchik Club==

When in 1929, Menchik entered the Carlsbad 1929 chess tournament, Viennese master Albert Becker ridiculed her entry by proposing that any player whom she defeated in tournament play should be granted membership into the Vera Menchik Club. In the same tournament, Becker himself became the first member of the "club".[17] In addition to Becker, the "club" eventually included Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Abraham Baratz, Eero Böök, Edgard Colle, Max Euwe, Harry Golombek, Mir Sultan Khan, Frederic Lazard, Jacques Mieses, Stuart Milner-Barry, Karel Opočenský, Brian Reilly, Samuel Reshevsky, Friedrich Sämisch, Lajos Steiner, George Alan Thomas, William Winter, and Frederick Yates.[16][18][19][20]
When [[Vera Menchik]] entered the [[Carlsbad 1929 chess tournament]], at a time it was unusual for a woman to play against masters, Becker is said to have joked that any player she defeated would join the "Vera Menchik Club".

Becker went on to become the first member of the "club".

This story may be apocryphal, however, given that the earliest known source for it is a book printed in 1980, 51 years after when it is said to have occurred.<ref>[http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter01.html Chess Notes] [[Edward Winter (chess historian)|Winter, Edward]], Chess Note 3433 (excerpt from [[Anne Sunnucks|Sunnucks, Anne]], ''Encyclopaedia of Chess'' (1976)).</ref> In addition to Becker, the "club" eventually included [[Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander]], [[Abraham Baratz]], [[Eero Böök]], [[Edgard Colle]], [[Max Euwe]], [[Harry Golombek]], [[Mir Sultan Khan]], [[Frederic Lazard]], [[Jacques Mieses]], [[Stuart Milner-Barry]], [[Karel Opočenský]], [[Brian Reilly]], [[Samuel Reshevsky]], [[Friedrich Sämisch]], [[Lajos Steiner]], [[George Alan Thomas]], [[William Winter (chess player)|William Winter]], and [[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]].<ref name="Sunnucksp.306">Anne Sunnucks, ''The Encyclopaedia of Chess'', St. Martin's Press, 1970, p. 306.</ref><ref>B.M. Kazić, ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman, 1974, p. 260. {{ISBN|0-273-07078-9}}.</ref><ref>[[Irving Chernev]], ''Wonders and Curiosities of Chess'', Dover Publications, 1974, p. 6. {{ISBN|0-486-23007-4}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/menchikclub.html |title=The Vera Menchik Club |first=Edward |last=Winter |authorlink=Edward Winter (chess historian) |website=Chess Notes|date=11 August 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Argentine chess players]]
[[Category:Argentine chess players]]
[[Category:Chess International Masters]]
[[Category:Chess International Masters]]
[[Category:Game players from Vienna]]
[[Category:Chess players from Vienna]]
[[Category:20th-century chess players]]
[[Category:20th-century chess players]]

Latest revision as of 22:08, 7 October 2024

Albert Becker vs. Paul Keres (1936)

Albert Becker (5 September 1896 in Vienna – 7 May 1984 in Vicente López), also known as Alberto Becker, was an Austrian–Argentine chess master.

Chess career

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Early career

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In 1921, he won in Vienna. In 1923, he tied for 4-5th in Frankfurt (23rd DSB Kongress). The event was won by Ernst Grünfeld. In 1924, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Carls, behind Wagner, in Bremen. In 1924, he won a match against Heinrich Wagner (+3 –1 =4) in Hamburg. In 1924, he won ahead of Post and Gruber in Vienna. In 1925, he tied for 5-7th in Breslau (24th DSB Kongress). The event was won by Efim Bogoljubow. In 1925, he tied for 1st-2nd with Wolf in Vienna. In 1926, he tied for 4-5th in Vienna (10th Trebitsch-Turnier). The event was won by Rudolf Spielmann. In 1927, he tied for 1st with Friedrich Sämisch in Mittweida. In 1927, he tied for 1st with Hans Müller in Vienna. In 1928, he tied for 2nd-5th in Vienna. In July–August 1928, he took 8th in the Amateur World Championship in The Hague. The event was won by Max Euwe. In 1928, he took 7th in Vienna. In 1929, he tied for 5-7th in Karlovy Vary, and also inaugurated the Vera Menchik Club as the first member. The event was won by Aron Nimzowitsch. In 1930, he took 3rd in Ebensee (Hans Kmoch won).[1]

In July 1931, Becker played for Austria at fourth board (+10 –3 =1) in the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague. He won individual gold medal there. In 1931, he won in Vienna (14th Trebitsch). In 1932, he won in Vienna (15th Trebitsch). In 1934, he tied for 1st with Erich Eliskases in Linz. In 1934, he tied for 7-9th in Bad Liebwerda (Lázně Libverda). The event (13.Kongreß des Deutschen Schachverbandes in der Tschechoslowakei) was won by Salo Flohr. In 1934, he won in Vienna (17th Trebitsch). In 1935, he took 3rd, behind László Szabó and Ernő Gereben in Tatatovaros. In 1935, he tied for 3rd-5th in Vienna (18th Trebitsch). In 1936, he took 11th in Zandvoort (Reuben Fine won). In August 1936, he played for Austria at second board (+11 –2 =5) in unofficial Olympiad in Munich. Becker won individual bronze medal there. In 1937, he took 4th in Teplitz-Schönau (Karl Gilg won). In 1937, he took 3rd in Vienna (Quadrangular). The event was won by Paul Keres.[2]

Post Anschluss

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After the Anschluss in March 1938, he tied for 1st with Ludwig Rellstab in Berlin. In July–August 1938, he tied for 5-7th in Bad Oeynhausen (5th GER-ch). The event was won by Eliskases. In December 1938, he tied for 4-5th in Karlsruhe. In June 1939, he took 5th in Vienna (Eliskases won).

Albert Becker was a Captain of the German team in the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939. He played at fourth board (+6 –3 =3), and won team gold medal.[3] In September 1939, when World War II broke out, he along with all members of the German team (Eliskases, Michel, Engels, Becker, Reinhardt) and many other participants of this Olympiad decided to stay permanently in Argentina.[4]

In 1944, Alberto Becker took 3rd, behind José María Cristiá and Pablo Michel, in Buenos Aires (La Regence).

Becker was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1953.

Vera Menchik Club

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When Vera Menchik entered the Carlsbad 1929 chess tournament, at a time it was unusual for a woman to play against masters, Becker is said to have joked that any player she defeated would join the "Vera Menchik Club".

Becker went on to become the first member of the "club".

This story may be apocryphal, however, given that the earliest known source for it is a book printed in 1980, 51 years after when it is said to have occurred.[5] In addition to Becker, the "club" eventually included Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Abraham Baratz, Eero Böök, Edgard Colle, Max Euwe, Harry Golombek, Mir Sultan Khan, Frederic Lazard, Jacques Mieses, Stuart Milner-Barry, Karel Opočenský, Brian Reilly, Samuel Reshevsky, Friedrich Sämisch, Lajos Steiner, George Alan Thomas, William Winter, and Frederick Yates.[6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  2. ^ Roger Paige's Chess Site Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
  4. ^ "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.
  5. ^ Chess Notes Winter, Edward, Chess Note 3433 (excerpt from Sunnucks, Anne, Encyclopaedia of Chess (1976)).
  6. ^ Anne Sunnucks, The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, 1970, p. 306.
  7. ^ B.M. Kazić, International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events, Pitman, 1974, p. 260. ISBN 0-273-07078-9.
  8. ^ Irving Chernev, Wonders and Curiosities of Chess, Dover Publications, 1974, p. 6. ISBN 0-486-23007-4.
  9. ^ Winter, Edward (11 August 2020). "The Vera Menchik Club". Chess Notes.
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