Horst Robert Rittner (16 July 1930 – 14 June 2021) was a German
correspondence chess
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Grandmaster. He was born in
Breslau,
Weimar Germany
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, and was the sixth
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* International Conference on Cold Fusion
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* International Correspondence Chess Federation
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World Champion
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, between 1968 and 1971. He also edited the German magazine ''Schach''.
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Nachruf bei ChessBase von André Schulz Obituary – 18 June 2021
News – 19 June 2021
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1930 births
2021 deaths
German chess players
Correspondence chess grandmasters
World Correspondence Chess Champions
Chess players from Wrocław
People from the Province of Lower Silesia
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