Fritz Riemann

Fritz Riemann (2 January 1859, Weistritz, near Schweidnitz – 25 November 1932, Erfurt) was a German chess master.

Born in Silesia (then Prussia), he was a chess pupil of Adolf Anderssen in Breslau. In 1876, he won a match against Arnold Schottländer (5 : 0) there.

In 1879, he took 5th in Leipzig (1st "DSB–Congress", Berthold Englisch won), and took 2nd in Wesselburen. [ [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's "Chess Tournament Crosstables", An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01] ] In 1880, he took 2nd, behind Louis Paulsen, in Braunschweig (13th "WSB–Congress"), and drew a match with Emil Schallopp (+2 –2 =2) in Berlin. In 1881, he tied for 13-14th in Berlin (2nd "DSB–Congress", Joseph Henry Blackburne won). In 1883, he tied for 6-7th in Nuremberg (3rd "DSB–Congress", Szymon Winawer won). In 1885, he tied for 8-9th in Hamburg (4th "DSB–Congress", Isidor Gunsberg won), and drew a match with Ernst Flechsig (+5 –5 =0) in Breslau. [http://members.shaw.ca/edo2/players/p386.html Edo Historical Chess Ratings] In 1888, he shared 1st with Curt von Bardeleben in Leipzig. [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/itornei1880-99.htm I tornei dal 1880 al 1899 ] ]

* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=10376 The chess games of Fritz Riemann]

He wrote a book : Riemann, Fritz: Schach-Erinnerungen des jüngsten Anderssen-Schülers. Mit vielen Diagrammen im Text und einem Bildnis des Verfassers. de Gruyter, Berlin und Leipzig 1925.

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