Miksa (Max) Fleissig (10 November 1845, in Csenger – 23 January 1919) was a Hungarian-born

Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

chess master. Dr. Maximilian Fleissig tied for 7-8th in the

Vienna 1873 chess tournament The Vienna 1873 chess tournament was a side event of the world exhibition of 1873 (the fifth since the first Great Exhibition in London in 1851). Background The fair was held in the Prater in Vienna, and opened in the Rotunde on May 1. Companies ...

(

Wilhelm Steinitz William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was an Austrian and, later, American chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first official World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and c ...

and

Joseph Henry Blackburne Joseph Henry Blackburne (10 December 1841 – 1 September 1924) was a British chess player. Nicknamed "The Black Death", he dominated the British scene during the latter part of the 19th century. Blackburne learned the game at the relatively late ...

won), played (scoring 5.5/12) at Vienna 1875 (

Philipp Meitner Philipp Meitner (24 August 1839, Vienna – 9 December 1910, Vienna) was an Austrian lawyer and chess master. His most famous game was the " Immortal Draw" ( Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner, Vienna 1872). He won at Vienna 1875, and won a match agains ...

won), and tied for 4-7th at Vienna 1882 ( Vincenz Hruby won). His name is attached to the Fleissig Gambit in the Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3). Max (Miksa) Fleissig was the elder brother of

Bernhard Fleissig Bernhard (Bernát) Fleissig (born 1853, Hungary – died 7 March 1931, Vienna) was a Hungarian-born Austrian chess master. Bernhard Fleissig took 18th in the Vienna 1882 chess tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won), took 2nd, behind ...

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