Anton Hößlinger

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Anton Hößlinger (born January 11, 1875 in Ingolstadt ; † December 21, 1959 ) was a German rail mail inspector.

He developed the scoring system in chess named after his place of residence , the Ingo system . It was used in West German chess until 1992. It is still used in the Chinese chess Xiangqi today.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Donaukurier.de: Ingo-System is still known all over the world
  2. ↑ Schachbund.de: Anton Hösslinger | Person of the history of chess - Deutscher Schachbund. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Hößlinger, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rail mail inspector
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Ingolstadt
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 1959