Conrad Bayer

Konrad Bayer

Conrad Bayer (also Konrad Bayer ; born November 10, 1828 in Olomouc , † September 21, 1897 in Vienna ) was an old Austrian chess composer and theorist of the Old German School . His most famous chess problem is the Immortal Chess Problem .

Typical for Bayer's tasks were four and five-move trains with silent, hidden moves, sacrifices to guide the driver and the main variant that ended with a matt finish and was difficult to find. By 1870 he won several international composition tournaments, including the first hosted by The Era in 1856 .

Web links

Compositions by Conrad Bayer on the PDB server

Individual evidence

^ Brno and Provincial News: Death . In: Brünner Zeitung , September 23, 1897, p. 3.

personal data
SURNAME	Bayer, Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bayer, Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian chess composer and theorist of the Old German School
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH	Olomouc
DATE OF DEATH	September 21, 1897
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Brno and Provincial News: Death . In: Brünner Zeitung , September 23, 1897, p. 3.