July 23, 2026
Matthew Sadler
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The elite Groningen 1946 tournament is most remembered fort he hug battle between Botvinnik and Euwe for first place but our hero Stoltz was also there, finishing in a creditable 9th place in a star-studded field. (Thanks as always to Tidskrift for Schack for all this wonderful information) However, the tournament itself was not without…
July 16, 2026
Matthew Sadler
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Munich 1941 was perhaps Stoltz’ best tournament result ever, finishing 1,5 points clear of World Champion Alexander Alekhine The strength in depth of the field was not so impressive – due in no small measure to the circumstances of the event (the interested reader is referred to “Chess in the Third Reich” by Taylor Kingston…
July 8, 2026
Matthew Sadler
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Our game this time was played in November 1938 in a tournament organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of one of Sweden’s great chess benefactors. The game was not annotated in Tidskrift för Schack, only the brief description above but a commemorative booklet of the tournament was published through it is unclear whether the games…
June 26, 2026
Matthew Sadler
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I was inspired to analyse this game after coming across this passage in the excellent 4-part biography of Kortchnoi by Tibor Karolyi and Hans Renette (Elk and Ruby) Stoltz didn’t make a great score in this Olympiad But he was instrumental in Sweden’s victory over a very strong American team. The game was annotated here…
June 17, 2026
Matthew Sadler
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In Tidskrift för Schack 1952/10-11, Stahlberg is quoted as referring to Stoltz as “an extinct volcano”! However, the volcano still had some danger to it from time to time as this game – which won the beauty prize at the 1952 Interzonal – demonstrates. Translation: “Today’s sensational match was provided by Stoltz and Steiner. The…