Fritz Riemann (chess player)
Fritz Riemann (born January 2, 1859 in Polish Weistritz, Schweidnitz district , † November 22, 1932 in Erfurt ) was a German chess master .
Riemann, an Anderssen student and a city councilor by profession, had his most successful phase as a chess master in the 1880s. At the congress of the West German Chess Federation in Braunschweig in 1880, he was second behind Louis Paulsen . In Leipzig he won in 1888 together with Curt von Bardeleben before Siegbert Tarrasch among others . Riemann, who lived in Breslau for a while , then in Berlin before moving to Erfurt , defeated Arnold Schottländer in a competition 5-0 in Breslau in 1876 ; in 1880 he played 3: 3 (+2 = 2 −2) against Emil Schallopp in Berlin . In 1885 a match against Ernst Flechsig in Breslau ended with 5: 5 (+5 = 0 −5). As early as 1889, at the age of 30, Riemann withdrew from tournament chess , but remained associated with the German Chess Federation (DSB) throughout his life .
Riemann wrote a book about his chess career with memories of Adolf Anderssen: Chess memories of the youngest Anderssen student , Berlin / Leipzig 1925.
The best historical rating was subsequently determined to be 2632 (March 1889). For some time he was one of the ten best chess players in the world.
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Fritz Riemann on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fritz Riemann's historical rating on chessmetrics.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riemann, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Polish Weistritz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1932 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |