Dietrich Duhm was a German–Swiss chess

Chess

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 master.

Born in Göttingen

Göttingen

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, Germany, he was the brother of Hans Duhm

Hans Duhm

Hans Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the elder brother of Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland...

 and Andreas Duhm

Andreas Duhm

Andreas Duhm was a German–Swiss chess master.Born in Göttingen, Germany, he was the younger brother of Hans Duhm and Dietrich Duhm. His father, Bernhard Duhm, was a professor for Protestant theology in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland...

. His father, Bernhard Duhm

Bernhard Duhm

Bernhard Lauardus Duhm was a German Lutheran theologian born in Bingum, today part of Leer, East Frisia....

, was a professor for Protestant theology (Old Testament

Old Testament

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) in Göttingen and Basel, Switzerland. Dietrich studied theology too.

He twice won Swiss Chess Championship

Swiss Chess Championship

The Swiss Chess Championship is held annually during two weeks of July. It is organised by the Swiss Chess Federation , which has been a member of the overall governing body, Swiss Olympic, since 2000...

 at Schaffhausen 1907 (jointly with Paul Johner

Paul Johner

Paul Johner was a Swiss chess master.A noted musician , elder brother of Hans Johner, he won the Swiss Championship in 1907 , 1908 , 1925, 1928 , 1930 and 1932 .He played in many international tournaments...

 and Kunz) and at Montreux 1914 (jointly with Moriz Henneberger

Moriz Henneberger

Moriz Henneberger was a Swiss chess master.He was Swiss Champion in 1899, 1906 , 1909, 1911 , and 1914 .He played for Switzerland in the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928....

). He tied for 3rd-5th, behind Andreas Duhm and Solomon Rosenthal, at Heidelberg 1913, and won at Baden-Baden 1921 (the 3rd Badischen Kongress, quadrandular).