Berthold Suhle

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Berthold Suhle (born January 1, 1837 in Stolp , Pomerania , † January 26, 1904 in Nordhausen ) was a German classical philologist and chess player .

Suhle was the son of a school principal. He graduated in 1855 first in Berlin and then from 1857 to 1859 at the University of Bonn , the subjects philosophy , philology and natural sciences . He then lived alternately in Berlin and Stolp.

In 1859 he was defeated by Adolf Anderssen in Breslau in a longer competition (13:27, = 8). Five years later, a match against the same opponent ended in a draw (3: 3, = 2). He also won a match against Philipp Hirschfeld in 1860 (7-0, = 2). Suhle was also an excellent blind player . His work The Latest Theory and Practice of Chess , published in 1865 with Gustav Neumann , was well received. Max Lange took him on temporarily to the editorial staff of the respected chess newspaper .

Suhle ended his chess work early for professional reasons. From 1877 to 1901 he worked as a grammar school teacher for Greek in Stolp and later at the Royal High School in Nordhausen. In 1895 he was appointed professor.

Works

  • Arthur Schopenhauer and the philosophy of the present. Antimetaphysical investigations with special regard to the thinkers of the eighteenth century , W. Weber, Berlin 1862 ( online at Google Books ).
  • The London Chess Congress in 1862 and the Bristol Chess Congress in 1861 . W. Weber, Berlin 1864 ( Volume 1 and Volume 2 at Google Books )
  • About the caesura and its meaning for the rhythm. W. Weber, Berlin 1864.
  • (together with Gustav Richard Neumann ) The latest theory and practice of the game of chess since the Chess Congress in New York in 1857 . Julius Springer, Berlin 1865.
  • A new explanation of what is known as epic stretch, and about epic stretch. (1872), reprinted by Kessinger, Whitefish 2010, ISBN 1-160-08601-X .
  • Clear Homer Lexicon for school use and for more mature readers. Hahn, Leipzig 1874.
  • (together with Max Schneidewin) Clearly arranged Greek-German concise dictionary for all Greek literature with a tabular index of irregular verbs. Hahn, Leipzig 1875.
  • Complete school dictionary on Xenophon's Anabasis. Kern, Breslau 1896.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b P. Feenstra Kuiper: One Hundred Years of Chess Combat 1851–1950. Amsterdam 1967, p. 96.
  2. ↑ geb.uni-giessen.de ( PDF file, 3.2 MB). Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ Storia Scacchi: I grandi matches 1850 - 1864 . Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ The latest theory and practice of the game of chess since the New York Chess Congress in 1857. p. 17.
  5. ↑ See the note about a blind simultaneous performance of Suhle with eight opponents, in: The Chess Player's Chronicle , 1859, p. 71
  6. ↑ “Königliches Gymnasium zu Nordhausen - Program for the school year Easter 1899 to Easter 1900” (PDF; 5.2 MB), p. 10. There is also Suhles (also published separately) “Speech to celebrate the birthday of Sr. Majesty the Emperor and king ”included.
  7. ^ William Steinitz , Kurt Landsberger: The Steinitz Papers: Letters and Documents of the First World Chess Champion. P. 309.
personal data
SURNAME Suhle, Berthold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist and chess player
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Stolp , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1904
Place of death Nordhausen