Carl Behting

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Carl Behting, before 1908

Carl Behting ( Latvian Kārlis Bētiņš ; born October 27, 1867 in Bērzmuiža near Doblen , Courland Governorate ; † March 28, 1943 in Riga ) was a Baltic chess player , chess composer and chess journalist.

Chess player

  • 1899 3rd - 5th 1st place in the Congress of the Baltic Chess Federation in Riga
  • 1900 3rd place tournament in Riga
  • 1901 1st-4th place 2nd Congress of the Baltic Chess Federation in Jurjew with the award of the title of national master
  • 1904 3rd – 4th 3rd place in the Congress of the Baltic Chess Federation in Reval
  • 1924 3rd place in the tournament of the first Latvian Chess Congress behind Mattison and Apšenieks
  • 1924 4th place (+7 = 2 −4) in the Latvian team at the first (unofficial) Chess Olympiad in Paris , 4th – 7th place. Place in singles (Consolation Cup)

Between 1896 and 1913, Behting played a leading role in a series of telegraphic correspondence chess comparisons between the Riga Chess Society and other European chess clubs. In an individual competition, he won both games against Emanuel Schiffers at the 4th distance tournament of the Petersburg magazine Schachmatny Schurnal .

Chess composition

Behting composed chess problems and studies. There are no known collaborations with his brother and chess composer Johann ( Jānis ) .

Carl Behting
Bohemia , 1907
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White moves and wins

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Solution:

Trying to play first with 1. Nb4 – d3? Nh1 – f2 2. Nd3xb2 conquering the passed pawn results in the loss of your own Nf2 – e4 3. f6 – f7 Ne4 – d6 +. Therefore the other way around
1. f6 – f7! Kb1 – a1 1.… Kb1 – c1? 2. Nb4 – d3 + together with 3. Nd3xb2
2. f7 – f8D b2 – b1D
3. Qf8 – f6 + Qb1 – b2
4. Qf6 – a6 + Ka1 – b1
5. Qa6 – f1 + Qb2 – c1
6. Qf1 – f5 + Qb1 – a1
7 Qf5 – a5 + Ka1 – b2 7.… Ka1 – b1? 8. Qa5 – a2 mate
8. Nb4 – d3 + queen and game are lost.

Theorist and publicist

Carl Behting made a significant contribution to opening theory in the Latvian Gambit . He was one of the organizers of the Riga chess life and editor of various chess columns in newspapers, such as the feature pages -Beilage For home and family of the Dvina newspaper in Riga and Riga's newspaper . From issue 9 he published the Baltic chess sheets together with Paul Kerkovius . From 1931 to 1932 he was chairman of the Latvian Chess Federation and from 1931 to 1943 of the Association of Latvian Chess Composers.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sergej Grodsenski: Kak Karlis Betinsch igral po perepiske . In: Šahs , Heft 12, 1981, pp. 15-16.

Works

  • Carl Behting, Johann Behting: Studies and Problems. Walters & Rapa (Dr.), Riga, 1930.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Behting, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Betinš, Kārlis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian chess composer and chess player
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Bērzmuiža , Courland Governorate
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1943
Place of death Riga