Georg Kieninger

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Georg Kieninger (Amsterdam, 1963)

Georg Kieninger (born June 5, 1902 in Munich , † January 25, 1975 in Düsseldorf ) was a German chess player .

Life

Georg Kieninger learned to play chess at the age of 15. He had been a professional chess player since 1922. In 1929 he won the Frankfurt city championship. In addition to his tournament participation, he secured extra income as a journalist. Between 1931 and 1934 he played three competitions against the master player Ludwig Engels , which were of great benefit to his chess development. In 1932 he won the championship title of the German Chess Federation in the championship tournament of the 28th DSB Congress in Bad Ems . It had its most successful phase in the second half of the 1930s. The Second World War interrupted its promising development.

Kieninger won the German championship in 1937 and 1940 in Bad Oeynhausen and in 1947 in Weidenau . In 1938 he was second behind Erich Eliskases at the German individual championship in Bad Oeynhausen. In international tournaments he also proved to be successful and ended up in the top ranks when he participated until the beginning of the 1950s.

In 1950 FIDE awarded him the title of International Master . In 1957 he played for the Federal Republic of Germany in the European team championship .

After the Second World War, Kieninger continued his chess calling. He often changed his chess club to make a living; so he was a member of many German clubs. In addition, he secured income through various chess columns in German newspapers.

Kieninger was known for his toughness in the game, which corresponded well with his strictly positional style. Against weaker players he continued to play every balanced position until they lost patience and made a mistake. He was therefore also called the Iron Schorsch . In the Budapest Gambit an opening trap is named after him.

Kieninger achieved his best historical rating of 2636 in October 1948. In 1938 he achieved his best position on the world rankings with 23rd place.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frankfurt City Championship - Honor Roll
  2. ↑ 28th DSB Congress, Bad Ems 1932 on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
  3. ↑ German individual championship 1937 in Bad Oeynhausen on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
  4. ↑ German individual championship 1940 in Bad Oeynhausen on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
  5. ↑ German championship 1947 in Weidenau on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
  6. ↑ German individual championship 1938 in Bad Oeynhausen on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
  7. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 87
  8. ↑ EUROPEAN MEN'S TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Kieninger, Georg (Germany) on Olimpbase (English)
  9. ↑ Georg Kieninger's historical Elo numbers on chessmetrics.com (English)

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SURNAME Kieninger, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess player
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1975
Place of death Dusseldorf