Background
Chajes was Jewish and was born in Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, in what is now Ukraine.
Chajes was Jewish and was born in Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, in what is now Ukraine.
The next year he took second in the same event at Chicago 1910. In January/February 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th in New York behind Frank Marshall and José Raúl Capablanca. In 1913, he tied for 5-6th in New New York
In 1913, he tied for 4-5th in New New York
In February/March 1913, he tied for 4-5th in Havana. In 1913, he took 3rd in New York (Quadrangular).
In 1915, he tied for 3rd-4th in New New York In January/February 1916, he took 3rd in New York (Rice Memorial).
In July 1918, he took 2nd, behind Abraham Kupchik, in Rye Beach, New York In October/November 1918, he took 4th in New York (Manhattan Chess Club Championship).
In 1920, he tied for 1st-2nd in New New York In 1923, he tied for 17-18th in Karlovy Vary. In 1923, he tied for 7-8th in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey (9th American Chess Congress).
In 1926, he took 4th in New New York
He was the last person to defeat José Raúl Capablanca, at New York 1916, prior to Capablanca"s eight-year undefeated stretch from 1916 to 1924. Chajes died in New York City in 1928.
(See diagram at right Notes by Walter Korn)
34. a8(Q)!! Black seems safe, with two advanced pawns threatening to promote. The point of this decoy is revealed by White"s next move.
34.. Rxa8
35. Rxh6!! White threatens 36.Be6#, and 35..gxh6 36.Be6+ Kh8 37.Ng6# is also mate, so Black covers e6.
35.. Rae8
36. Qb3+ Rf7
37. Re6! 37.. Rxe6
38.
Bxe6 dxe2
39. Bxf7+ Resigns
Other notable games:
Alfred Kreymborg vs Oscar Chajes, New York 1911, Sicilian, Dragon, Classical Variation, B78, 0-1
Oscar Chajes vs Savielly Tartakower, Karlsbad 1911, Indian Game, Wade-Tartakower Defense, A46, 1-0
Chajes vs José Raúl Capablanca, New York 1916, Rice Memorial, French, MacCutcheon, Duras Variation, C12, 1-0
Oscar Chajes vs Dawid Janowski, New York 1918, Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, B34, 1-0
Oscar Chajes vs Aron Nimzowitsch, Karlsbad 1923, French, Winawer, Delayed Exchange Variation, C01, 1-0.
In 1909, he won in the United States. Open Championship in Excelsior, Minnesota. In August/September 1911, he tied for 23-26th in Karlsbad (Richard Teichmann won), but won brilliancy prizes for his victories over Savielly Tartakower and Julius Perlis. During World War I, in 1914, he tied for 2nd-3rd in New York (Edward Lasker won). The event was won by José Raúl Capablanca. In 1917, he won in Rochester (New York State Championship). After the war, in August 1919, he took 3rd in Troy, New York In 1920, he won in New New York In 1923/24, he won in New York (Manhattan Central Committee-ch). In 1926, he took 11th in Chicago (Marshall won). Chajes played two matches against Dawid Janowski: he lost in Havana in 1913 (+0 −2 =1), and won in 1918 in New York (+7 −5 =10). Chajes received two brilliancy prizes for games at Carlsbad 1911, including this victory as White over Julius Perlis. Korn gives this an exclamation mark, but 37.Rh8+ would also win quickly.
