Rudolf Gottschall was a German poet, dramatist, literary critic and literary historian.
The German Chess Championship has been played since 1861, and determines the national champion. Prior to 1880, three different federations organized chess activities in Germany: the Westdeutscher Schachbund (WDSB), the Norddeutscher Schachbund (NDSB) and the Mitteldeutscher Schachbund (MDSB). Each one organized its own championship. In 1880, the nationwide Deutscher Schachbund was founded, so afterwards only one German championship was played.
Max Lange was a German chess player and problem composer.
Johann Nepomuk Berger was an Austrian chess master, theorist, endgame study composer, author and editor.
Alfred Brinckmann was a German chess International Master, author and functionary from Kiel.
Leopold Loewy (Löwy) Jr. was an Austrian chess master.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the Deutscher Sportbund (DSB), and the Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland (NOK) which dates back to 1895, the year it was founded and recognized as NOC by the IOC.
The Deutscher Schachbund (DSB) was founded in Leipzig on 18 July, 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary. Twelve players participated in the master tournament of Leipzig 1879.
A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted for life. The international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most prestigious of which is Grandmaster; many national chess federations also grant titles such as "National Master". More broadly, the term "master" can refer to any highly skilled chess player.
Bruno Moritz was a German–Ecuadorian chess master.
The Austrian Chess Federation is the national organisation for chess in Austria. It is based in Graz.
Walter Robinow was a German chess functionary and organizer.
The Deutscher Schachbund had been founded in Leipzig on July 18, 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus, Leipzig on July 15, 1879, sixty-two clubs had become members of the federation. Hofrat Dr. Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanzig the General Secretary. When foreign players were invited to Berlin in 1881, an important and successful formula was completed. A master tournament was organised every second year, and Germans could partake in many groups and their talents qualified for master tournaments by a master title in the Hauptturnier.
The Deutsche Wertungszahl is a chess rating system used in Germany. A higher rating number corresponds to a stronger player. A beginner is rated around 500 and a world champion about 2800.
Paul Baender, also known in Spanish as Pablo Baender, was a German–Bolivian chess player and functionary.
The European Chess Union (ECU) is an independent association for the interests of European chess.
Georg Meier is a German grandmaster of chess. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2009.
Matthias Blübaum is a German chess grandmaster. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2022.
Ilja Brener is a Russian-born German chess player. Since May 2007 he has been identified as an International Master by the World Chess Federation, having first broken through the necessary Elo ratings threshold of 2400 points at a tournament in Prague in May 2004.
Dinara Wagner is a Kalmyk-born German chess player. Until 2022, she played for the Chess Federation of Russia. Since 2020, she holds the title Woman Grandmaster.
