Bernhard Kagan
Encyclopedia
Bernhard Kagan was a German chess
player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.
Born in Poland he lived in Berlin where played in local tournaments. He took 7th in 1898, tied for 7–9th in 1902, took 6th in 1903, shared 2nd in 1923, and tied for 7–10th in 1925. He also shared 4th at Hanover 1902, tied for 6–7th at Ostend 1907, and took 10th at Prague 1908.
He organised several chess contests in Berlin at the end of World War I
. Four grandmasters (Emanuel Lasker
, Akiba Rubinstein
, Carl Schlechter
and Siegbert Tarrasch
) participated in the strongest event. It took place in the Kerkau-Palast from 28 September until 11 October 1918.
Kagan was an author of series of chess monographies (among others on prodigy Samuel Reshevsky
, Samuel Rzeschewski das Schachwunderkind, Berlin 1920). He published Kagans Schachkatalog from 1917 to 1927, and was an editor of the quarterly (later monthly) magazine Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten (Kagan's latest chess news) from 1921 to 1932. Many of the great tournaments of the period appeared in supplements to the magazine.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.
Born in Poland he lived in Berlin where played in local tournaments. He took 7th in 1898, tied for 7–9th in 1902, took 6th in 1903, shared 2nd in 1923, and tied for 7–10th in 1925. He also shared 4th at Hanover 1902, tied for 6–7th at Ostend 1907, and took 10th at Prague 1908.
He organised several chess contests in Berlin at the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Four grandmasters (Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
, Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
, Carl Schlechter
Carl Schlechter
Carl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
and Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century....
) participated in the strongest event. It took place in the Kerkau-Palast from 28 September until 11 October 1918.
Kagan was an author of series of chess monographies (among others on prodigy Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
, Samuel Rzeschewski das Schachwunderkind, Berlin 1920). He published Kagans Schachkatalog from 1917 to 1927, and was an editor of the quarterly (later monthly) magazine Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten (Kagan's latest chess news) from 1921 to 1932. Many of the great tournaments of the period appeared in supplements to the magazine.
Literature
- Friedmann R., Schachmeister Kagan zum 60 Geburtstage (1926)
- Kagan M., Bernhard Kagan. Sein Lebensbild (Berlin 1933)