- Alexander Fritz
Alexander Fritz (15 January 1857, Kirchlotheim - 22 April 1932,
Alsfeld ) was a German chess master.He tied for 5-6th with
Wilfried Paulsen at Frankfurt 1878 (the 12th WDSB-Congress,Louis Paulsen won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1878frankfurt.htm Frankfurt ] ] took 9th at Braunschweig 1880 (the 13th WDSB-Congress, L. Paulsen won), took 13th at Wiesbaden 1880 (Joseph Henry Blackburne ,Adolf Schwarz , andBerthold Englisch won).He participated five times in
DSB Congress , and took 16th at Nuremberg 1883 (the 3rd DSB-Congress,Szymon Winawer won), took 20th at Frankfurt 1887 (the 5th DSB-Congress,George Henry Mackenzie won), tied for 13-14th at Breslau 1889 (the 6th DSB-Congress,Siegbert Tarrasch won), took 15th at Cologne 1898 (the 11th DSB-Congress,Amos Burn won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/itornei1880-99.htm I tornei dal 1880 al 1899 ] ] and took 16th at Düsseldorf 1908 (the 16th DSB-Congress,Frank James Marshall won). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1908duesseldorf.htm duesseldorf ] ]His name is attached to the Fritz Variation in the
Two Knights Defense or Prussian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nd4). [ [http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/learn_glossary_openings.asp?OnlyEdited=0&letter=T&glossaryID=8479 Chessworld.net: Play Free Online Chess ] at www.chessworld.net]References
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