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 the Carl Schlechter–Arthur Kaufmann–Hugo Fahndrich trio.[1]
He was the tournament director at Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898 in Vienna.[2] In 1898 he, along with Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco, renewed Wiener Schachzeitung.[3]
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).[4]
Notable chess games
- Hugo Fähndrich vs Wilhelm Steinitz, Vienna 1897, Bishop's Opening, Urusov Gambit (C24), 1-0
- Carl Schlechter vs Hugo Fähndrich, Vienna 1904, Ruy Lopez, Open Variation (C80), 0-1
- Oldřich Duras vs Hugo Fähndrich, Vienna 1909, Danish Gambit, Accepted (C21), ½–½
References
- ↑ Judaism and Chess
- ↑ Schach Turnierergebnis Server chess-results.com at chess-results.com
- ↑ 1844-1945, D at www.ballo.de
- ↑ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site at www.chessmetrics.com
Literature
Hugo Fähndrich: Internationales Kaiser-Jubiläums-Schachturnier, 1981, ISBN 3-283-00057-3
External links
- Hugo Fähndrich player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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