Fritz Riemann (2 January 1859, Weistritz, near
Schweidnitz – 25 November 1932,
Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Central Germany (cultural area), Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the Gera (river), River Gera, in the so ...
) was a German chess master.
Born in Silesia (then Prussia), he was a chess pupil of
Adolf Anderssen
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (6 July 1818 – 13 March 1879)"Anderssen, Adolf" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a German chess master. ...
in Breslau. In 1876, he won a match against
Arnold Schottländer
Arnold Schottländer (2 April 1854 – 9 September 1909) was a German chess master.
Born in Münsterberg (now Ziębice), Silesia, he was one of the chess pupils of Adolf Anderssen.
He tied for 8-9th at Leipzig 1879 (the 1st DSB Congress, Berth ...
(5 : 0) there.
In 1879, he took 5th in Leipzig (1st ''DSB–Congress'',
Berthold Englisch
Berthold Englisch (9 July 1851 in Hotzenplotz – 19 October 1897 in Vienna) was a chess master from Austria-Hungary.
Englisch was born in Austrian Silesia, Austrian Empire into a Jewish family. He earned his living as a stock-market agent.
He ...
won), and took 2nd in Wesselburen. In 1880, he took 2nd, behind
Louis Paulsen
Louis Paulsen (15 January 1833 in Gut Nassengrund near Blomberg, Principality of Lippe – 18 August 1891) was a German chess player. In the 1860s and 1870s, he was among the top players in the world. He was a younger brother of Wilfried Pa ...
, in Braunschweig (13th ''WSB–Congress''), and drew a match with
Emil Schallopp
Emil Schallopp (1 August 1843, Friesack, Germany – 9 April 1919, Berlin) was a German chess master and author. He became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz– Zukertort 188 ...
(+2 –2 =2) in Berlin. In 1881, he tied for 13-14th in Berlin (2nd ''DSB–Congress'',
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). In 1883, he tied for 6-7th in Nuremberg (3rd ''DSB–Congress'',
Szymon Winawer
Szymon Abramowicz Winawer (March 6, 1838 – November 29, 1919) was a Polish chess player who won the German Chess Championship in 1883.
Tournament and match results
At the Paris 1867 tournament held at the Café de la Régence, his first inte ...
won). In 1885, he tied for 8-9th in Hamburg (4th ''DSB–Congress'',
Isidor Gunsberg
Isidor Arthur Gunsberg (also spelled ''Günzberg'', ; 1 November 1854 – 2 May 1930) was a Hungarian chess player, best known for narrowly losing the 1891 World Chess Championship match to Wilhelm Steinitz.
Biography
Gunsberg began his caree ...
won), and drew a match with
Ernst Flechsig (+5 –5 =0) in Breslau. In 1888, he shared 1st with
Curt von Bardeleben
Curt Carl Alfred von Bardeleben (4 March 1861 – 31 January 1924) was a German chess master, journalist, and member of the German nobility.
Biography
Curt von Bardeleben started playing chess when he was ten years old and quickly developed into ...
in Leipzig.
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He wrote a book : Riemann, Fritz: Schach-Erinnerungen des jĂĽngsten Anderssen-SchĂĽlers. Mit vielen Diagrammen im Text und einem Bildnis des Verfassers. de Gruyter, Berlin und Leipzig 1925.
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1859 births
1932 deaths
German chess players
People from the Province of Silesia