Philipp Hirschfeld

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Philipp Hirschfeld (born October 1, 1840 in Königsberg , † October 4, 1896 in Wannsee ) was a German chess player and theorist.

Hirschfeld came from a wealthy family and learned to play chess as a child in Königsberg. When he moved to Berlin to study in 1859 , he was already a very strong player and theoretician who was accepted into the editorial team of the Deutsche Schachzeitung , where he published analyzes of the opening theory . During his time in Berlin there were competitions against Carl Mayet and Berthold Suhle (1860) as well as against Adolf Anderssen (+10 = 5 −14) and Gustav Richard Neumann (1861).

In 1863, Hirschfeld finished his studies and entered his father's business. He founded the Königsberger Tea Company in London , which had branches in Königsberg, Moscow and China . Hirschfeld, whose job left him no time for international tournaments, met the best players of his time on business trips, with whom he occasionally competed. In 1864 he played 4-4 (+4 = 0-4) against Ignaz von Kolisch in Paris , in 1866 he lost to Sergei Urusov with 2-3 (+1 = 2-2) in Moscow . Hirschfeld has received individual games against Wilhelm Steinitz , Johann Jacob Löwenthal , Bernhard Horwitz and Cecil De Vere , among others . In 1873 he took up his permanent residence in London, where he was a frequent gaming and analysis partner of Johannes Hermann Zukertort . Since then he has regularly spent a few months a year in Berlin. He died in Wannsee in 1896 .

His best historical rating was 2600. This he reached in October 1864. In the years between 1862 and 1866 he was temporarily in fourth place in the world rankings.

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  1. ↑ The historical Elo rating of Philipp Hirschfeld on chessmetrics.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hirschfeld, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess master
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH 4th October 1896
Place of death Berlin-Wannsee