Hermann Keidanski

Hermann Keidanski, later: Keidanz, Kaidanz (born 4 November 1865, Władysławowo, Poland – died December 1938, Germany) was a German chess master. [http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter41.html#5362._Four-move_game]

Born in Pomerania (Pomorze, Pommern), he had come to Berlin where participated in many chess tournaments in the 1890s. He tied for 8-9th at Cologne 1898 (the 11th DSB Congress, "Hauptturnier A", Ottokar Pavelka won), took 2nd, behind Julius Finn, at New York 1903, and tied for 5-6th at New York State Chess Association 1907. [http://www.chessmetrics.com]

He lost a match to Carl August Walbrodt (1–5) in 1891, and won against Eugene Delmar (4–1) in 1902. [http://members.shaw.ca/edo2/players/p1007.html]

His name is attached to the Keidanski Variation in the Prussian Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Nxc6!? Bxf2+ 9.Kf1 Qh4!). Analysis by Dr. Hermann Kaidanz appeared in the "Wiener Schachzeitung" in 1904. [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz46.txt] He also analysed the Keidansky Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qxd4). [http://64squar.es/openings/show/1302]

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