Düsseldorf SK 1914/25

The Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V. ( DSK ) is a chess club in Düsseldorf .

history

The club was created in 1992 through the merger of the most successful clubs in Düsseldorf at the time, SG Düsseldorf and DSG Rochade in 1925. It should not be confused with the older Düsseldorf chess club from 1854 .

The history of the DSK is the history of various associations that have come together several times in the past. The most important predecessor club, the Düsseldorfer SG, won the German team championship twice, in 1955 and 1960 . Walter Niephaus , who was one of the best German chess players at the time, was involved in winning the second title .

The club currently has around 140 members, making it one of the largest German chess clubs. The best-known members of the association are Jan Timman and Ulf Andersson .

The first team of the Düsseldorfer SK played in the Bundesliga chess league in the 2018/19 season and was relegated in the end as 13th. In May 2019, the DSK won 3rd place in the German team blitz championship. In the 2019/20 season, the DSK will play in the 2nd Bundesliga (West) again.

Due to the restrictions caused by the corona pandemic, the DSK has set up a club presence at lichess.org and has taken part in the quarantine league. The best placement was 3rd place in the quarantine Bundesliga.

Web links

Home. In: duesseldorfer-schachklub.de. Accessed August 21, 2020(official website).
Chess District Düsseldorf. In: schach Bezirk-duesseldorf.de. Accessed August 21, 2020
Düsseldorf Chess Club DSK 1914/25 • lichess.org. In: lichess.org. Accessed August 21, 2020

Individual evidence

↑ Düsseldorf Chess. (PDF; 8.33 MB) In: schach region-duesseldorf.de. September 2010, p. 7 , accessed on August 21, 2020 .

[1] Düsseldorf Chess. (PDF; 8.33 MB) In: schach region-duesseldorf.de. September 2010, p. 7 , accessed on August 21, 2020 .