Richard Teichmann
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| Born | December 23, 1868 Lehnitzsch |
| Died | June 12, 1925 Berlin |
| Best Elo rating | 2744 (January 1912) ( Historic Elo rating ) |
Richard Teichmann (born December 23, 1868 in Lehnitzsch near Altenburg , † June 12, 1925 in Berlin ) was a German chess master .
Youth and Studies
Teichmann already lost his right eye at a young age. Since he couldn't stand artificial eyes, he always played chess with a blindfold.
Teichmann studied philology at the universities of Jena and Berlin. He first drew attention to himself in chess when he won a tournament of the Berlin Chess Society in 1890/91 .
Stay in England
From 1892 to 1908 he chose London as his residence. Here he was in 1892 in the tournament of the "Simpson Divan" shared second. He won against Rudolf Loman 4-0 (+4 = 1 −0). In 1900 he won the London tournament before Blackburne , Gunsberg and Mason . Further successes were his victory in 1901 in the five-master tournament of the "Simpson Divan", second place in 1904 in the tournament "City of London" (behind Napier ) and his victory in the "Rice Gambit Tournament" of the "Metropolitan Club".
International success
Teichmann played his first international tournament in Leipzig in 1894 . Here he was third behind Tarrasch and Paul Lipke .
He won a major tournament only once in his life. That was in Karlsbad in 1911 , where he left many well-known masters behind. He also won competitions against Frank Marshall , Jacques Mieses and Rudolf Spielmann . A match against Alexander Alekhine ended in a draw.
Often, because of his preference for peaceful draws, he only came in 5th place - the last place for which there was usually prize money . That is why he was given the nickname "Richard V". This money was just enough to finance his modest living. In 1912 he was third behind Oldřich Duras and Akiba Rubinstein at the 18th Congress of the German Chess Federation in Breslau .
His best historical rating was 2744. This he reached in January 1912. He was temporarily at number 5 in the world rankings. Teichmann was considered an excellent opening theorist and endgame expert . He died in 1925 after a long kidney disease.
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In the following game, Teichmann defeated Carl Schlechter with the white pieces in Karlsbad in 1911.
- Teichmann – Schlechter 1-0
- Carlsbad, September 14, 1911
- Spanish Match ( Closed Defense ), C90
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0–0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0–0 9. d3 Sa5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. Nf5 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Bb3 Nf8 17. Bd5 Ng6 18. Bxe7 Ngxe7 19. Bxf7 + Kxf7 20. Ng5 + Kg8 21. Qh5 Nxf5 22. Qxh7 + Kf8 23. Qxf5 + Kg8 24. Qg6 Qdd5 + Kg8 24 25. Re3 1-0
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Teichmann won the following game with the black pieces in a match against Alexander Alekhine in Berlin in 1921.
- Alekhine – Teichmann 0: 1
- Berlin, June 10, 1921
- Spanish game ( exchange variant ), C68
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Sc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Nde2 Ne7 10. Bf4 Be6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 12. 0–0– 0 0–0–0 13. The1 Bf7 14. Nd4 The8 15. f3 Kc7 16. a4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 Sc8 19. Nf5 g6 20. Ne3 Nb6 21. Kb2 d5 22. Rd4 f5 23. Ra1 Nc8 24.g4 dxe4 25.Rxd8 Kxd8 26.fxe4 f4 27.Rd1 + Kc7 28.Rf1 g5 29.Nf5 Nd6 30.Ra1 Nc4 + 31.Kc1 Kb6 32.Nd4 h5 33.gxh5 Lxh5 34.Nb3 f3 35.Nd2 Ne3 36. Ra3 f2 37.Na4 + bxa4 38.Rxe3 Rd8 0: 1
Chess composition
Some chess problems and endgame studies are known from Teichmann.
literature
- Jack Spence: The chess career of Richard Teichmann . Revised edition. The Chess Player, Nottingham 1995, ISBN 0-906042-88-7 .
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Richard Teichmann on 365Chess.com (English)
- Compositions by Richard Teichmann on the PDB server
Individual evidence
- ^ The international tournament in Breslau 1912 (18th DSB Congress) on TeleSchess (cross table and all games)
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| SURNAME | Teichmann, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lehnitzsch , district of Altenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1925 |
| Place of death | Berlin |