Andria Dadiani

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Andria Dadiani

Andria Dadiani ( ანდრია დადიანი * 24. October 1850 in Zugdidi ; † 12. June 1910 in Kiev ), also known by its Russian name Andrei Davidovich Dadian-Mingrelski ( Russian Андрей Давидович Дадиани ), was a Georgian nobility to and prominent patron of chess . In chess literature he is usually called Prince Dadian of Mingrelia . He was considered a strong amateur himself, but his exact skill level is unclear.

origin

Andria Dadiani was the younger son of the Prince of Mingrelia David Dadiani and a brother of Niko Dadiani , with whose abdication in 1857 (and the annexation of Mingrelia by the Russian Empire ) the rule of the Dadiani family ended.

Chess players and patrons

Andria Dadiani learned to play chess from his parents. After he received his doctorate from the law faculty of Heidelberg University in 1873 , he joined the Imperial Russian Army . He rose to the rank of lieutenant general . In 1880 he fought a duel against the Italian champion Serafino Dubois , which is said to have ended in a draw. Prince Dadian won the amateur chess tournaments in Saint Petersburg in 1881/82 and Kiev in 1904. However, he was primarily a sponsor of several international chess tournaments.

A number of short roles have survived from him, most of which contain spectacular combinations . Sometimes they were published and commented on by leading masters, including Wilhelm Steinitz . However, it is assumed that the games were wholly or partially constructed. The same applies to possible agreements on results in games against well-known master players. However, these allegations, already raised by contemporaries, have not yet been clarified. There is also an incident that occurred at the 1903 Monte Carlo championship tournament, in which Prince Dadian headed the tournament committee. At that time he obtained the exclusion of the Russian master Mikhail Chigorin by means of a personal payment , because he had "repeatedly insulted the prince in the press".

In collaboration with Emanuel Schiffers , Prince Dadian published a book with a hundred selected combinations in 1903. The names of the opponents he defeated are not mentioned, nor are the places and times of the games played. The publication, which appeared in limited editions, can be regarded as the first chess book by a Georgian master.

Works

  • Fins de partie de SAS le Prince Dadian de Mingrelie , Kiev 1903

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The Dadian Controversy" , Sarah's Chess Journal
  2. ^ P. Feenstra Kuiper: Hundred years of chess tournaments. The most important chess tournaments 1851-1950 , Amsterdam 1964, p. 214f.

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personal data
SURNAME Dadiani, Andria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dadian, Andrei Dawidowitsch; Dadian of Mingrelia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Georgian chess player and Prince of Mingrelia
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Zugdidi
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1910
Place of death Kiev