Max Blümich
Reinhold Max Blümich (born November 3, 1886 in Leipzig , † February 23, 1942 in Falkenberg ) was a German chess master and author.
Chess player
Blümich was shared third at the 20th Congress of the German Chess Federation in Berlin in 1920 . In 1923 he won the main tournament of the German Chess Federation in Frankfurt am Main in front of master players such as Kurt Richter , Walther Freiherr von Holzhausen , Josef Lokvenc and Albert Becker .
At the 23rd Congress of the Saxon Chess Federation in Leipzig in 1935 , he achieved his 9th victory, the following year he was second again behind Wilhelm Großer at the 24th Congress in Limbach .
official
As an active functionary, Blümich headed the Saxon Chess Federation for many years. He campaigned for chess until he gave up himself. In a speech on April 15, 1933, he revealed his commitment to National Socialism , which culminated in a telegram of homage to Hitler .
editor
As early as 1922, Blümich was in charge of chess columns in the Leipziger Tageblatt and in the Leipziger Nachrichten . From 1925 Blümich was responsible for the game section of the Deutsche Schachzeitung , and was the main editor from 1932 until his death. He deleted the names of important Jewish chess masters from the editions of the textbook by Jean Dufresne and Jacques Mieses (15th edition 1941 and 16th edition 1943) that he had edited .
literature
- Hans-Winfrid Krämer: The Saxon chess landscape in the time of National Socialism (1933 to 1945) . In: Saxon Chess History - An Overview. Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig, 2002.
Web links
- Portrait photo
- Blümich against Fajarowicz (with games of Blümich against Sammi Fajarowicz )
- Blümich against world champion Alekhine at the tournament in Krakow / Warsaw 1941/1942 ( photo ). A look into the past - the story of a picture by Johannes Fischer, June 20, 2019.
- Vita Blümich at the DSB on November 3, 2015.
- Replayable chess games by Max Blümich on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://de.chessbase.com/post/ein-blick-in-die-vergangenheit-geschichte-eines-bildes
- ^ After World War I: 1st main tournament in 1920 in Berlin on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
- ↑ Deutsche Schachblätter , 1933, No. 9, p. 132
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blümich, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blümich, Reinhold Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1942 |
| Place of death | Falkenberg / Elster |