Frédéric Lazard (20 February 1883, in Marseille – 18 November 1948, in Le Vésinet) was a French chess master, problemist and journalist.
Frédéric Lazard, 1929
He lived in Paris, where he played in many local tournaments. He took twice 4th place in 1905, shared 3rd in 1908, took 3rd (Arnold Aurbach won) in 1909, shared 2nd behind H. Weinstein in 1909, won ahead of Amédée Gibaud in 1910, tied for 1st with Aristide Gromer in 1912, took 4th in 1914,[1] and shared 2nd, behind Alphonse Goetz, at Lyon 1914.[2]
In 1912, he drew a match with Gibaud (3–3), and lost to Edward Lasker (0.5–2.5). In 1913, he drew with Smirnov (1.5–1.5).[3]
Position following 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. h3 Ne3
A very short miniature attributed to Amédée Gibaud and Lazard is frequently reproduced in chess literature,[12][13] sometimes with the claim that it was the shortest game ever played between masters in a formal setting.[12] In its shortest and most commonly reproduced version, the game consists of four moves by each player. Black (Lazard) rapidly develops his king's knight to e3 after White (Gibaud) weakens the defense of the square.
Gibaud vs. Lazard (apocryphal), Paris 1924 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. h3 Ne3 0–1 (Resignation)[12][14]
In the final position White is unable to prevent the capture of his queen, because doing so would allow Black to force checkmate: 5. fxe3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qxg3#.
The four-move, "formal" version of the game is not accepted as a real historical event.[13][15] Gibaud denied having ever lost a serious game in four moves, instead suggesting that he may have lost a casual skittles game against Lazard involving similar positional themes, albeit with more than four moves played. Gibaud also suggested that his game with Lazard might have been confused with a previously published "theoretical" miniature. Although the four-move version of the game is not accepted as historically accurate, it illustrates several principles of gameplay: the possibility for rapid development to cause serious problems for an opponent, the importance of not weakening the defense of critical squares, and the importance of defending a structural weakness on the kingside in the initial phase of the game (especially involving the f- and g- pawns), which if left unguarded may lead to a quick checkmate, akin to Fool's mate.
References
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^"Champ Paris 1927". Heritageechecsfra.free.fr. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
^"Champ Paris 1928". Heritageechecsfra.free.fr. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
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^Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN83-217-2745-X (2. N-Z)
^ abcChernev, Irving (1955). The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess. Simon and Schuster. p. 2, game No. 1. ISBN9710851330.
^ abFox, Mike; James, Richard (1993). The Even More Complete Chess Addict. Faber and Faber. p. 176. ISBN9780571170401.
^Winter, Edward (26 October 2015). "The Gibaud v Lazard Gamelet". chesshistory.com.
External links
Frederic Lazard player profile and games at Chessgames.com
March 06, 2023
frédéric, lazard, february, 1883, marseille, november, 1948, vésinet, french, chess, master, problemist, journalist, 1929, lived, paris, where, played, many, local, tournaments, took, twice, place, 1905, shared, 1908, took, arnold, aurbach, 1909, shared, behin. Frederic Lazard 20 February 1883 in Marseille 18 November 1948 in Le Vesinet was a French chess master problemist and journalist Frederic Lazard 1929 He lived in Paris where he played in many local tournaments He took twice 4th place in 1905 shared 3rd in 1908 took 3rd Arnold Aurbach won in 1909 shared 2nd behind H Weinstein in 1909 won ahead of Amedee Gibaud in 1910 tied for 1st with Aristide Gromer in 1912 took 4th in 1914 1 and shared 2nd behind Alphonse Goetz at Lyon 1914 2 In 1912 he drew a match with Gibaud 3 3 and lost to Edward Lasker 0 5 2 5 In 1913 he drew with Smirnov 1 5 1 5 3 After World War I he won at Paris 1920 took 2nd at Paris 1922 Triangular Andre Muffang won represented France in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924 4 took 9th at Strasbourg 1924 French Chess Championship Robert Crepeaux won 5 tied for 2nd 3rd at Nice 1925 FRA ch Crepeaux won 6 shared 1st with Andre Cheron at Biarritz 1926 FRA ch 7 took 13th in the 1927 Paris City Chess Championship Abraham Baratz won 8 tied for 10 11th in the 1928 Paris ch Baratz won 9 took 7th at Paris 1929 Savielly Tartakower won tied for 3rd 5th in the 1930 Paris ch Josef Cukierman won and took 10th at Paris 1933 Alexander Alekhine won 10 He published a chess book entitled Mes problemes et etudes d echecs 1928 11 He was a younger brother of Gustave Lazard This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Apocryphal game EditGibaud vs Lazard apocryphal Paris 1924abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghPosition following 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nd2 e5 3 dxe5 Ng4 4 h3 Ne3 A very short miniature attributed to Amedee Gibaud and Lazard is frequently reproduced in chess literature 12 13 sometimes with the claim that it was the shortest game ever played between masters in a formal setting 12 In its shortest and most commonly reproduced version the game consists of four moves by each player Black Lazard rapidly develops his king s knight to e3 after White Gibaud weakens the defense of the square Gibaud vs Lazard apocryphal Paris 1924 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nd2 e5 3 dxe5 Ng4 4 h3 Ne3 0 1 Resignation 12 14 In the final position White is unable to prevent the capture of his queen because doing so would allow Black to force checkmate 5 fxe3 Qh4 6 g3 Qxg3 The four move formal version of the game is not accepted as a real historical event 13 15 Gibaud denied having ever lost a serious game in four moves instead suggesting that he may have lost a casual skittles game against Lazard involving similar positional themes albeit with more than four moves played Gibaud also suggested that his game with Lazard might have been confused with a previously published theoretical miniature Although the four move version of the game is not accepted as historically accurate it illustrates several principles of gameplay the possibility for rapid development to cause serious problems for an opponent the importance of not weakening the defense of critical squares and the importance of defending a structural weakness on the kingside in the initial phase of the game especially involving the f and g pawns which if left unguarded may lead to a quick checkmate akin to Fool s mate References Edit Name Index to Jeremy Gaige s Chess Tournament Crosstables PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2007 07 04 Retrieved 2011 12 01 Lyon 1914 Heritageechecsfra free fr Retrieved 2011 12 01 Lazard Fred Heritageechecsfra free fr 1948 11 18 Retrieved 2011 12 01 Wojciech Bartelski Unofficial Chess Olympiads Frederic Lazard OlimpBase Retrieved 2011 12 01 Strasbourg 1924 Heritageechecsfra free fr Retrieved 2011 12 01 Nice 1925 Heritageechecsfra free fr Retrieved 2011 12 01 Biarritz 1926 Heritageechecsfra free fr Retrieved 2011 12 01 Champ Paris 1927 Heritageechecsfra free fr Retrieved 2011 12 01 Champ Paris 1928 Heritageechecsfra free fr Retrieved 2011 12 01 NED ch08 the Hague Leiden 1933 Archived from the original on 2007 08 07 Retrieved 2008 04 25 Litmanowicz Wladyslaw amp Gizycki Jerzy 1986 1987 Szachy od A do Z Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa ISBN 83 217 2481 7 1 A M ISBN 83 217 2745 X 2 N Z a b c Chernev Irving 1955 The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess Simon and Schuster p 2 game No 1 ISBN 9710851330 a b Fox Mike James Richard 1993 The Even More Complete Chess Addict Faber and Faber p 176 ISBN 9780571170401 Amedee Gibaud vs Frederic Lazard Chessgames com Winter Edward 26 October 2015 The Gibaud v Lazard Gamelet chesshistory com External links EditFrederic Lazard player profile and games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederic Lazard amp oldid 1106152122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
