Egon Ditt

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Egon Ditt 2001.jpg
Egon Ditt, 2001
Association GermanyGermany Germany
Born May 29, 1931
Bremen , Germany
Died 4th July 2005
Bremen
title FIDE Masters (1983)
Best Elo rating 2310 (July 1989 and January 1990)

Egon Ditt (born May 29, 1931 in Bremen ; † July 4, 2005 there ) was a German chess player and administrative specialist.

Chess player

Egon Ditt and Paul Tröger (1966)

In 1946 he joined the Bremen-Ost chess club . He later played for the Delmenhorster Chess Club , which was represented in the German Chess League for many years .

He qualified for the finals of the 13th German Championship in 1974 in Menden.

Ditt held the title of FIDE Master .

He was also successful in correspondence chess and played for the German team at European and World Championships. In the Eberhard Wilhelm Cup in 1963, he won against the world class players Aivars Gipslis and Grigori Sanakojew . At the 9th Correspondence Chess Olympiad, he got six out of eight points on board six.

He was awarded the title of International Correspondence Chess Master.

official

After working for many years at club level and in the Weser-Ems chess association, Ditt was elected President of the German Chess Federation in 1989. In the initial phase of his term of office, he played a key role in the merger of the DSB with the GDR Chess Federation, which was carried out on September 29, 1990.

He also held various offices at the World Chess Federation FIDE , from 1990 to 1994 he was its vice-president.

Work and private life

Appreciation for the services of Egon Ditt at the Dortmund Schachtagen 2001. From left to right: Helmut Kohls (Sparkasse Dortmund), David Baramidze , Egon Ditt, Gerhard Langemeyer (Lord Mayor) and Arkadij Naiditsch .

Ditt completed an apprenticeship in public administration and, as Senate Councilor, was Head of the Science Department at the Senator for Education in Bremen and from 1992-3 also acting director of the Bremen State and University Library .

He was u. a. friend of the long-time mayor Hans Koschnick , who was also an avid chess player.

Since 1954 he was married to his wife Jutta, who was also a strong chess player: she won the Bremen women's championship five times and took part twice in the German women's championship.

Honors

  • Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (September 16, 1996)
  • Honorary President of the German Chess Federation (2001)

Web links

Commons : Egon Ditt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German championship 1974 in Menden on TeleSchach (cross table, photos and games)
  2. ↑ Press conference of the Dortmund Chess Days 2001 on TeleSchach
  3. ↑ http://www.taz.de/!1669647/
  4. ↑ List of holders of the Federal Order of Merit (Federal President's Office)
personal data
SURNAME Ditt, Egon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess player and official
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2005
Place of death Bremen