Theodor von Scheve
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| Theodor von Scheve |
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| Born | June 11, 1851 Cosel |
| Died | April 19, 1922 Patschkau |
| Best Elo rating | 2669 (January 1902) ( historical rating ) |
Theodor von Scheve (born June 11, 1851 in Cosel , Upper Silesia , † April 19, 1922 in Patschkau , Upper Silesia) was a German chess master .
Life
Von Scheve, who found chess quite late in life, "gave the chess world perhaps the only spectacle of how a good player develops into a real master at a mature age," according to Tarrasch . He took part in many international tournaments from 1887 to 1911 with remarkable success . Among other things, he came fourth in Leipzig in 1888 and third in Monte Carlo in 1901.
Von Scheve published a remarkable essay on chess-philosophical thoughts: The Spirit of the Chess Game , Berlin 1919.
Individual evidence
- ^ Siegbert Tarrasch: Three hundred chess games , Veit, Leipzig 1895, p. 3.
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Theodor von Scheve on 365Chess.com (English)
- Literature by and about Theodor von Scheve in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Scheve, Theodor von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cosel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1922 |
| Place of death | Patschkau |