- Hugo Fähndrich
Hugo Fähndrich (1851 – 1930) was an Austrian–Hungarian
chess master.Born in Hungary, he moved to Vienna. In 19th/20th century, the Viennese chess school, founded by
Max Weiss , was propagated by theCarl Schlechter –Arthur Kaufmann –Hugo Fahndrich trio. [ [http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=120 Judaism and Chess] ]He was the tournament director at Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898 in Vienna. [ [http://chess-results.com/tnr1.aspx?lan=1 Schach Turnierergebnis Server chess-results.com ] at chess-results.com] In 1898 he, along with
Alexander Halprin andGeorg Marco , renewed "Wiener Schachzeitung" (Viennese chess newspaper). [ [http://www.ballo.de/1844-1945,_d.htm 1844-1945, D ] at www.ballo.de]He played several tournaments in Vienna; took 3rd in 1896 (Marco won), took 4th in 1897 (Schlechter won), took 9th in 1897/98 (Marco won). [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] at www.chessmetrics.com]
Notable chess games
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132748, Hugo Fähndrich vs Wilhelm Steinitz, Vienna 1897, Bishop's Opening, Urusov Gambit (C24), 1-0]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1121065, Carl Schlechter vs Hugo Fähndrich, Vienna 1904, Ruy Lopez, Open Variation (C80), 0-1]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1409749, Oldřich Duras vs Hugo Fähndrich, Vienna 1909, Danish Gambit, Accepted (C21), 1/2-1/2]References
Literature
Hugo Fähndrich : "Internationales Kaiser-Jubiläums-Schachturnier", 1981, ISBN 3-283-00057-3
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