Daniel Harrwitz

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Daniel Harrwitz, around 1850
Association German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
Born February 22, 1821
Breslau , Kingdom of Prussia
Died January 2, 1884
Bolzano
Best Elo rating 2644 (June 1853) ( historical rating )

Daniel Harrwitz (born February 22, 1821 in Breslau ; † January 2, 1884 in Bozen ) was a German chess master of Jewish origin.

Harrwitz lived as a professional chess player. In 1848 he emigrated to England via Berlin and lived for a long time in London , where he published the chess magazine The British Chess Review in 1853 . He later moved to Paris . The owner hired him as a professional player in the famous Café de la Régence (reopened in a new building in 1854) . Harrwitz played chess there from morning to evening. He also gave numerous blind simultaneous performances . He was considered a dandy among chess players ; he wore shirts and ties embroidered with chess symbols.

He lost in 1846 against Howard Staunton 9:12 in a draw , with Staunton but him seven builders and train and seven engineers and two trains pretending . He lost all of the seven games without a handicap. Against Adolf Anderssen he was able to reach a draw 5: 5 in 1848. In 1858 he lost to Paul Morphy 2-5 in a draw.

In 1862 he published a textbook on the game of chess .

For Harrwitz, the best historical rating was determined to be 2644 (June 1853). From January 1853 to February 1856 it was number one in the subsequently calculated world rankings.

Harrwitz spent the last years of his life in Bolzano , where he died of paralysis at the age of 62, according to the death register . His well-preserved tombstone is in the Bolzano Jewish cemetery.

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SURNAME Harrwitz, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess master
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1884
Place of death Bolzano