Georg Stein (chess player)
Georg Stein (born April 17, 1909 ; † 1980s ) was a German chess player .
At the age of 16 he won the Koblenz city championship in 1925 . He then won this several times, including 1930 and 1935. One of his greatest successes was winning the second GDR chess championship in 1951 in Schwerin ahead of Wolfgang Pietzsch . His highest historical rating was 2433 in February 1951, which put him at number 256 in the world rankings. His highest world ranking according to historical Elo number was 214 in January 1949. Nothing more is known about Stein's death.
At the German championship in Essen in 1948 , he won the following game as white against Rudolf Teschner :
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0–0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Ba4 Be7 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0–0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 Nf5 11. c3 d5 12. Bf4 Be7 13.Nd2 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Re5 c6 16. Bc2 g6 17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Tae1 Qf6 19. Qg3 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Qg4 Rad8 22. f4 Nd6 23.R1e3 Tde8 24. Rh3 Qd8 25.Nf3 f6 26.Reh5 Rh8 27.f5 De7 28.Rxh7 + Rxh7 29.Qxg6 + Kf8 30.Rxh7 De3 + 31.Kh1 Qc1 + 32.Ng1 Qg5 33.Rh8 + Ke7 34.Rxe8 + Nxe8 35.Qxg5 fxg5 36.g4 Nd6 37. Nf3 Nc4 38. b3 Ne3 39. h3 Nd1 40. c4 1: 0
Web links
- Re-playable chess games by Georg Stein on 365Chess.com (English)
- Georg Stein took a photo in the Federal Archives in Dresden in 1952
Individual evidence
- ↑ 100 years SV03 / 25 Koblenz ( Memento from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Article 100th birthday of Georg Stein from April 17, 2009
- ↑ 2nd GDR Championship, Schwerin 1951 table and all 136 games on 365Chess (English)
- ↑ German championship of the western zones 1948 in Essen on TeleSchach (cross table and all 120 games)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stein, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1909 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |