Sadi Kalabar (18 February 1901 – 23 July 1960) was a Croatian origin Yugoslav chess player.
| Sadi Kalabar | |
|---|---|
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Born | 18 February 1901 |
| Died | 23 July 1960 (aged 59) |
Biography edit
Sadi Kalabar played for Yugoslavia in the Chess Olympiad:[1]
- In 1927, at fourth board in the 1st Chess Olympiad in London (+5, =1, -9).
In this Chess Olympiad he made one of the most ridiculous blunder in the history of chess: in the game with the Argentine chess player Palau after moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Sadi Kalabar wanted to play 4 ... Qe7, but instead of the queen he rearranged the king on the e7 square (4 ... Ke7) and after the answer 5. Bxb4+ passed the game.
Sadi Kalabar also participated in the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1946 and shared 18th - 19th place (+4, =6, −9).
References edit
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Sadi Kalabar". www.olimpbase.org.
External links edit
- Sadi Kalabar player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sadi Kalabar chess games at 365chess.com
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