Federal form
Bundesform or German federal form is the name of a form of chess pieces . The federal form emerged in the mid-1930s as an alternative to the widely used Staunton figures . Federal form figures are mainly common in Germany.
Emergence
In 1934 , Ehrhardt Post announced in the German Chess Papers, representing the GSB Federal Director Otto Zander : “Federal form in chess games. According to my information and drafts, a new form of chess pieces has been produced that far surpasses previous games in appearance, durability and cheapness. The chess clubs are recommended to gradually introduce the new federal form… instead of the earlier pieces. ”In the chess literature there are also indications that the Greater German Chess Federation advocated the acquisition and use of the new pieces especially on the occasion of the unofficial Chess Olympiad that took place in Munich in 1936 . An announcement of the “Chess Olympia” expressly shows a position with federal form pieces.
Use in German tournament chess
The extent to which the figures were used on international occasions after 1936 is unclear. The federal form was often used in various versions in German team and club tournaments even after the Second World War and was still produced in the "Schachdorf" Borstendorf , at least in the GDR, until the end of VEB Holzwaren Grünhainichen . In the last few decades their use has decreased noticeably, although federal form pieces can still be found in the market for chess accessories.
Individual evidence
- ^ Deutsche Schachblätter, July 15, 1934, p. 226
- ^ Entry "Bundesform", in: Klaus Lindörfer: Schachlexikon. History. Theory and game practice from A – Z , Orbis Verlag, Munich 1991, p. 50, ISBN 3572027349 .
- ↑ Illustration “Chess Olympia 1936” see here
- ↑ Chess Pieces - Styles and Shapes. In: Schachmuseum.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
Web links
- German chessmen - Article at chess-museum.com u. a. via federal form