Jacob Silbermann
Jacob Silbermann (born July 28, 1907 in Romania , † March 24, 1978 in Düsseldorf ) was a Romanian chess player, trainer and historian.
Life
Together with Esteban Canal he shared the tournament victory in Reus (Spain) in 1936 . From 1949 to 1963 he coached the Romanian national team. Silbermann later lived in Düsseldorf. He was a lawyer. Together with Wolfgang Unzicker , he published a history of the game of chess in 1975 . In addition to the work of the historical chess masters, he was also interested in the influence of the game of chess on various areas of life.
Works
- together with Wolfgang Unzicker: Geschichte des Schachspiels , Bertelsmann-Ratgeberverlag, Munich / Gütersloh / Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-570-01335-9 (paperback edition under the title Geschichte des Schach , Heyne, Munich 1979)
- Anastasia and the game of chess. On the novel by Wilhelm Heinse . In: Schach-Echo , No. 1/1977
- Contributions to Klaus Lindörfer: Großes Schach-Lexikon , Mosaik, Munich 1984, ISBN 84-499-8080-1
- Chess triumph . The Spasskij-Fischer title fight raised many questions, especially the age-old, never-resolved one: What is chess anyway? In: Die Zeit , No. 41/1972
literature
- Renate Heuer : Bibliographia Judaica: Directory of Jewish authors in the German language . P. 72.
- Klaus Lindörfer: The Rowohlt chess book from A-Z . Reinbek 1984, p. 264.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Silbermann, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian chess player, trainer and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1978 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |