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Miksa Weiß [ ˈmikʃɒ ˈvɛjs ] (German Max Weiß [ ˈmaks ˈvaɪs ]; * July 21, 1857 in Szered, Austria-Hungary , today Sereď , Slovakia ; † March 14, 1927 in Vienna ) was a chess player from Austria-Hungary. Between 1885 and 1895 he was one of the strongest players in the world.
Life
He studied mathematics in Vienna and played in several master tournaments from 1880, including the DSB congresses in Nuremberg in 1883, Hamburg in 1885 and Frankfurt am Main in 1887. He achieved his greatest success at the tournament in New York in 1889 , which was held in two rounds with 20 participants. White reached the 1st / 2nd, which was shared with Michail Chigorin . Space. A playoff remained a tie, with both players receiving $ 875 in prize money. He then decided to cut back on the game of chess in order to continue a successful career as a bank clerk at the Rothschild house . He showed no interest in a match for the World Chess Championship against Wilhelm Steinitz . He played a few smaller tournaments in Vienna and won a match against Georg Marco there in 1895 with a 3-1 draw .
His positional style was considered typical of the Viennese chess school of the time , from which masters like Carl Schlechter also emerged .
His best historical rating was 2727 in July 1889, making him the fourth best player in the world.
literature
- Obituaries in the Wiener Schachzeitung 1927, pp. 89–91, and the Deutsche Schachzeitung 1927, p. 106.
Web links
- André Schulz : 160 years of Miksa Weiß , de.chessbase.com, July 21, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calculations on Weiß 'historical Elo rating (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | White, Miksa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | White, max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Hungarian chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sereď |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1927 |
| Place of death | Vienna |