Karl-Heinz Maeder
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| Karl-Heinz Maeder, 2010 |
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 Germany
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| Born | October 17, 1948 Eichwalde , Soviet occupation zone |
| Died | 5th September 2013 |
| title | FIDE Master (1992) |
| Best Elo rating | 2400 (July 1971 to July 1973) |
Karl-Heinz Maeder (born October 17, 1948 in Eichwalde ; † September 5, 2013 ) was a German chess player . He was co-winner of the European youth championship and won the 15th German correspondence chess championship .
Close chess
Maeder learned to play chess at the age of 9. He became a member of the Königsspringer Frankfurt chess club, with whom he took part in the finals of the German team championship in 1970 . From 1967 to 1969 he was the city champion of Frankfurt three times. In 1967 he was German youth champion in Hochspeyer. He repeated this success in 1968 in Saarbrücken. Then he took part in the European Youth Championship in 1968/69. Here he shared the victory with Zoltán Ribli and Rafael Vaganian . Another success was the shared second place in the master group in Amsterdam. At the German championship in 1970 in Völklingen, which Hans-Joachim Hecht won, he finished eighth among 36 participants. He won the Frankfurt City Championship again in 1977.
From the mid-1980s he played with Chessfreunde Frankfurt in the 2nd Bundesliga . He had to interrupt his close chess career several times for health reasons. His last Elo rating was 2201 and his highest rating of 2400 was in July 1971.
Correspondence chess
Maeder began correspondence chess in 1965. After several promotions, he qualified for the finals of the 11th German correspondence chess championship in 1968/71. Here he came third. For this he received the title of National Correspondence Chess Master . At the 12th German Championship in 1970/73 he came in fourth place without defeat.
Internationally, he played in the 1st World Cup, which he won in 1976 with 13 points out of 14 straight away. For this, the BdF awarded him the golden badge of honor. In 1979 he won the 15th German correspondence chess championship. At the 2nd World Cup tournament in 1983 he shared 2nd place. In the finals of the 10th Correspondence Chess World Championships 1978/1984 he finished 6th with 8.5 out of 15, at the 12th World Cup he reached 5th place with 9 out of 14 XII. At the correspondence chess Olympiad, he won the gold medal on board 6 with the German team. In 1990 Maeder was appointed International Correspondence Chess Master and in 1991 Correspondence Chess Grand Master.
Private
Maeder worked for the city administration in Frankfurt / Main.
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Karl-Heinz Maeder on 365Chess.com (English)
- Karl-Heinz Maeder at the World Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)
- Obituary by Thorsten Ostermeier on the website of Schachfreunde Frankfurt from September 14, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newsletter Hessenschach 16/2013 from October 1, 2013 with a detailed obituary by Hans-Dieter Post
- ↑ Frankfurt City Championships - Honor Roll
- ^ German individual youth championships 1967 on TeleSchach
- ^ German individual youth championships 1968 on TeleSchach
- ↑ German individual chess championship 1970 in Völklingen on TeleSchach (cross table and all 270 games)
- ↑ Index card at the ICCF (English)
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| SURNAME | Maeder, Karl-Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eichwalde |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 2013 |