POPE JOHN PAUL II AS CHESSPLAYER

CHESSPLAYING PERSONALITIES

DID YOU KNOW THAT POPE JOHN PAUL II (KAROL WOJTYLA)PLAYS CHESS ?

REMEMBER THAT THE FAMOUS RUY LOPEZ DEFENSE IS NAMED AFTER THE SPANISH PRIEST RUY LOPEZ !

GAME 1
WHITE – T. KAPFER
BLACK – KAROL WOJTYLA
(POPE JOHN PAUL II)

1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e5 c5
5. a3 Bxc3 +
6. bxc3 Ne7
7. Nf3 Bd7
8. dxc5 Qa5
9. Bd2 Ba4
10. Bd3 Nd7
11. 0-0 Nxc5
12. Qe2 Nxd3
13. cxd3 Qa6
14. Rfc1 0-0
15. c4 dxc4
16. dxc4 h6
17. Bb4 Rfe8
18. Rc3 Rad8
19. Qa2 Nc8
20. Re1 Rd7
21. Nd2 Bc6
22. Rce3 Red8
23. Ne4 Bxe4
24. Rxe4 Qb6
25. c5 Qc7
26. a4 a5
27. Ba3 Rd2
28. Qc4 R8d5
29. f4 Ne7
30. h3 Nf5
31. g4 Nd4
32. R1e3 Nc2
33. Rc3 Rd1 +
(SIMPLE IS 33…Nxa3
34. Rxa3 Rxc5 WINNING)

34. Kg2 R5d2 +
35. Kg3 Rg1 +
36. Kf3 Ne1 +
0 - 1

ANALYSIS: NM ERWIN L. CARAG
36. Rxe1 Rxe1
37. Qb5 Qd8
38. c6 Qd4
(OR 38. Qb7)
0 -1
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36. Ke3 Qd8 !
(OR 36…Rgg2)
37. f5 Rg3 +
38. Kf4 Qg5 +
39. Kg3 Rg2 + MATE
0 -1
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36. Ke3 Qd8 !
37. Rd4 Rxd4
38. Qxd4 Ng2 +
39. Ke4 Re1 +
(39. Kd3 Rd1 +)
40. Kd3 Rd1 +
0 - 1


GAME 2
KRAKOW, POLAND 1938
WHITE – PLATER
BLACK – POPE JOHN PAUL II

SICILIAN DEFENSE SCHEVENINGEN VARIATION KERES ATTACK 6. g4


1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e6
6. g4 Nc6
7. g5 Nd7
8. Be3 a6
9. h4 Be7
10. Qe2 Nxd4
11. Bxd4 0-0
12. 0-0-0 b5
13. g6 fxg6
14. h5 g5
15. Bg2 Rb8
16. h6 g6
17. a3 Qc7
18. Rh3 Nf6
19. e5 Nh5
20. Qe3 Nf4
21. Rg3 d5
22. Bf3 Bd7
23. Rdg1 Qd8
24. Bc5 Rf5
25. Bxe7 Qxe7
26. Bg4 b4
27. Bxf5 d4
28. Qxd4 bxc3
29. Bg4 Nd5
30. b4 a5
31. Qa7 Rc8
32. Rd3 axb4
33. Rxd5 exd5
34. Bxd7 Kf8
35. e6 bxa3
36. Qd4 Kg8
37. Bxc8 1 – 0