Comments on: In Memoriam: IM Rob Hartoch http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/ The latest chess news online Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:14:07 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter Doggers http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-97277 Peter Doggers Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:27:06 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-97277 Hebert P?©rez Garc??a sent us a small in memoriam video of Hartoch playing at Corus 2007. The WMV file (a bit over 4MB) can be viewed / downloaded <a href="http://www.chessvibes.com/downloads/garcia.wmv" / rel="nofollow">here</a>. Hebert P?©rez Garc??a sent us a small in memoriam video of Hartoch playing at Corus 2007. The WMV file (a bit over 4MB) can be viewed / downloaded here.

]]> By: Meppie http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-96816 Meppie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:50:55 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-96816 I was impressed by this game. Black probably refused a draw-offer. Hartoch, Robert G (2345) Ivanov, Alexander (2555) Dieren NED-ch op 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e6 6. e4 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Qe1 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nh2 Qc7 11. f4 f5 12. e5 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 a5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ndf3 h6 16. Nh4 Rf7 17. N2f3 Qb6 18. g5 Bh5 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. c3 Qb5 21. d4 Bb6 22. Rg1 Qe2 23. g6+ Nxg6 24. Nxg6 Bxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kxg6 26. Bf1+ Kh7 27. Bxe2 a4 28. Be3 Bd8 29. h4 b5 30. h5 Nf8 31. Ne1 Rfa7 32. Nd3 Be7 33. Rg2 Rc8 34. Rag1 Bd8 35. Bd1 Ba5 36. Bd2 Bb6 37. Be1 Bd8 38. Bc2 Rcc7 39. Nc5 Kg8 40. Kh2 Rc8 41. Nxe6 Nxe6 42. Bxf5 Kf7 43. Rg6 Re7 44. Bxe6+ Rxe6 45. Rxg7+ Ke8 46. f5 Re7 47. f6 Rf7 48. Bh4 Rf8 49. R1g6 Rc7 50. Kh3 Rcf7 51. Kg4 a3 52. b4 1-0 I was impressed by this game. Black probably refused a draw-offer.

Hartoch, Robert G (2345)
Ivanov, Alexander (2555)
Dieren NED-ch op

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e6 6. e4 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Qe1 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nh2 Qc7 11. f4 f5 12. e5 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 a5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ndf3 h6 16. Nh4 Rf7 17. N2f3 Qb6 18. g5 Bh5 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. c3 Qb5 21. d4 Bb6 22. Rg1 Qe2 23. g6+ Nxg6 24. Nxg6 Bxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kxg6 26. Bf1+ Kh7 27. Bxe2 a4 28. Be3 Bd8 29. h4 b5 30. h5 Nf8 31. Ne1 Rfa7 32. Nd3 Be7 33. Rg2 Rc8 34. Rag1 Bd8 35. Bd1 Ba5 36. Bd2 Bb6 37. Be1 Bd8 38. Bc2 Rcc7 39. Nc5 Kg8 40. Kh2 Rc8 41. Nxe6 Nxe6 42. Bxf5 Kf7 43. Rg6 Re7 44. Bxe6+ Rxe6 45. Rxg7+ Ke8 46. f5 Re7 47. f6 Rf7 48. Bh4 Rf8 49. R1g6 Rc7 50. Kh3 Rcf7 51. Kg4 a3 52. b4 1-0

]]> By: Peter Doggers http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-96793 Peter Doggers Sat, 30 May 2009 21:54:24 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-96793 Indeed. Updated. Indeed. Updated.

]]> By: Felix http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-96790 Felix Sat, 30 May 2009 15:37:42 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-96790 I just looked up the game. [Event "It "IBM" (cat.11)"] [Site "Amsterdam (Netherlands)"] [Date "1971.01.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Hartoch Robert G (NED)"] [Black "Keres Paul (EST)"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "A57"] [WhiteElo "2400"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. c4 Bb7 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 b4 7. Ne2 Bg7 8. Ng3 e6 9. e4 exd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Bd3 Ba6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. b3 Rc7 18. h3 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Qf8 20. Rxe8 Nxe8 21. Ne2 Bc8 22. Nh2 Nd7 23. Be3 a5 24. g4 a4 25. f4 Ra7 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. Kg2 axb3 28. axb3 Ra3 29. Bc2 Ra2 30. Bf2 Nb6 31. Re1 Qd8 32. Bh4 Qd7 33. Qd3 Nf6 34. Ng3 h5 35. f5 hxg4 36. hxg4 Nxg4 37. fxg6 f6 38. Kg1 Ne5 39. Nxe5 dxe5 40. Qf5 Qe8 41. Qh5 Bh3 42. Bxf6 Bxf6 43. Qxh3 Qe7 44. Bf5 Kf8 45. Rf1 Ke8 46. Ne4 Bg7 47. Qh7 Bf8 48. d6 Qg7 49. d7+ Kd8 50. Qxg7 Bxg7 51. Nxc5 Nxd7 52. Rd1 Ra7 53. Rxd7+ Rxd7 54. Nxd7 1-0 37...Ne5 28.gxf Kf8! would have saved black maybe. Rybka takes quite some time to see that around move 40 black is already lost. If he was that happy about this game, you maybe should add it to the report :) I just looked up the game.

[Event "It "IBM" (cat.11)"]
[Site "Amsterdam (Netherlands)"]
[Date "1971.01.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hartoch Robert G (NED)"]
[Black "Keres Paul (EST)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. c4 Bb7 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 b4 7. Ne2 Bg7 8. Ng3 e6
9. e4 exd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Bd3
Ba6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. b3 Rc7 18. h3 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Qf8 20. Rxe8 Nxe8 21. Ne2 Bc8
22. Nh2 Nd7 23. Be3 a5 24. g4 a4 25. f4 Ra7 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. Kg2 axb3 28. axb3
Ra3 29. Bc2 Ra2 30. Bf2 Nb6 31. Re1 Qd8 32. Bh4 Qd7 33. Qd3 Nf6 34. Ng3 h5 35.
f5 hxg4 36. hxg4 Nxg4 37. fxg6 f6 38. Kg1 Ne5 39. Nxe5 dxe5 40. Qf5 Qe8 41. Qh5
Bh3 42. Bxf6 Bxf6 43. Qxh3 Qe7 44. Bf5 Kf8 45. Rf1 Ke8 46. Ne4 Bg7 47. Qh7 Bf8
48. d6 Qg7 49. d7+ Kd8 50. Qxg7 Bxg7 51. Nxc5 Nxd7 52. Rd1 Ra7 53. Rxd7+ Rxd7
54. Nxd7 1-0

37…Ne5 28.gxf Kf8! would have saved black maybe. Rybka takes quite some time to see that around move 40 black is already lost.

If he was that happy about this game, you maybe should add it to the report :)

]]> By: Rob Hartoch (62) overleden http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-96789 Rob Hartoch (62) overleden Sat, 30 May 2009 14:21:53 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-96789 [...] Hier een mooi in [...] [...] Hier een mooi in [...]

]]> By: paul http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-96788 paul Sat, 30 May 2009 12:29:55 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-96788 Indeed a great tribute to Rob by Karel. I'll miss the friendly "bear"! Indeed a great tribute to Rob by Karel. I’ll miss the friendly “bear”!

]]> By: Arne Moll http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/in-memoriam-im-rob-hartoch/comment-page-1/#comment-96786 Arne Moll Sat, 30 May 2009 06:34:42 +0000 http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=12003#comment-96786 A great memoriam, Karel, thank you! Rob was a great chess player indeed. Here are just two small stories. A few years ago I was analysing some crazy Najdorf line in Het Hok together with Merijn and some other strong chess players. This line had already been played many times in our club, but we just couldn't refute it. Suddenly Hartoch sat next to us and asked what we were looking at. We explained and after some thought, he suggested an idea nobody had looked at before. We immediately realised this was the solution to the problem. Rob had found something within minutes that had taken one of the strongest clubs in Amsterdam months. Another interesting story is that Rob once told me he always kept the scoresheet of one of his games in his wallet. I didn't believe him at first but then he showed it to me. I was surprised to be looking at the game Hartoch-Paul Keres from the IBM tournament in 1971. Rob had won that game. The victory over such a famous player still made Rob proud after all these years: he was smiling from ear to ear. A great memoriam, Karel, thank you!
Rob was a great chess player indeed. Here are just two small stories. A few years ago I was analysing some crazy Najdorf line in Het Hok together with Merijn and some other strong chess players. This line had already been played many times in our club, but we just couldn’t refute it. Suddenly Hartoch sat next to us and asked what we were looking at. We explained and after some thought, he suggested an idea nobody had looked at before. We immediately realised this was the solution to the problem. Rob had found something within minutes that had taken one of the strongest clubs in Amsterdam months.

Another interesting story is that Rob once told me he always kept the scoresheet of one of his games in his wallet. I didn’t believe him at first but then he showed it to me. I was surprised to be looking at the game Hartoch-Paul Keres from the IBM tournament in 1971. Rob had won that game. The victory over such a famous player still made Rob proud after all these years: he was smiling from ear to ear.

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