Emil Josef Diemer
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Emil Joseph Diemer (15 May 1908, Radolfzell
- 10 October 1990, Fussbach/Gengenbach
) was a German chess
master.
, among others.
After the war, he wrote in countless little magazines and papers, sold chess books, gave simuls
, but soon found that it was difficult to support himself in this way. As a middle-tier master, his successes in chess were few.
It was not until 1956, in the Netherlands
, that Diemer finally enjoyed real success, winning the Reserves Group of the Hoogovens tournament and later the Open Championship of the Netherlands.
He became less interested in chess, and increasingly interested in Nostradamus
, the famous 16th century French clairvoyant. In 1965 he was committed to a psychiatric clinic. The director found that chess was too much of a strain for Diemer's nerves and he was not permitted to play anymore.
But six years later a miracle happened. In 1971 a young admirer brought about the cancellation of both the clinic's interdiction and the expulsion from the German chess federation. Diemer could become a member of a German chess club again and his young admirer had seen to it that he got first board on the team.
Diemer played many unorthodox openings, like the Diemer-Duhm Gambit
(1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.c4) and the Alapin-Diemer Gambit
(1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Be3), but is most famous for his refinements to an old idea by Armand Edward Blackmar (1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3), commonly known as the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
(1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3).
Radolfzell
Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz. It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg....
- 10 October 1990, Fussbach/Gengenbach
Gengenbach
Gengenbach is a town in the district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest with about 11,000 inhabitants....
) was a German chess
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...
master.
Biography
In 1931 Diemer was out of work and decided to join the NSDAP, the German Nazi party. He was present at all important international chess events, and appeared in several Nazi newspapers and magazines. In 1942-1943, he played correspondence tournaments with Klaus JungeKlaus Junge
Klaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
, among others.
After the war, he wrote in countless little magazines and papers, sold chess books, gave simuls
Simultaneous exhibition
A simultaneous exhibition or simultaneous display is a board game exhibition in which one player plays multiple games at a time with a number of other players. Such an exhibition is often referred to simply as a "simul".In a regular simul, no chess clocks are used...
, but soon found that it was difficult to support himself in this way. As a middle-tier master, his successes in chess were few.
It was not until 1956, in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, that Diemer finally enjoyed real success, winning the Reserves Group of the Hoogovens tournament and later the Open Championship of the Netherlands.
He became less interested in chess, and increasingly interested in Nostradamus
Nostradamus
Michel de Nostredame , usually Latinised to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties , the first edition of which appeared in 1555...
, the famous 16th century French clairvoyant. In 1965 he was committed to a psychiatric clinic. The director found that chess was too much of a strain for Diemer's nerves and he was not permitted to play anymore.
But six years later a miracle happened. In 1971 a young admirer brought about the cancellation of both the clinic's interdiction and the expulsion from the German chess federation. Diemer could become a member of a German chess club again and his young admirer had seen to it that he got first board on the team.
Diemer played many unorthodox openings, like the Diemer-Duhm Gambit
Diemer-Duhm Gambit
The Diemer-Duhm Gambit is a variation of the French Defense and is characterized by the movesThe opening is named after the German master Emil Josef Diemer and the German-Swiss master Andreas Duhm....
(1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.c4) and the Alapin-Diemer Gambit
Alapin-Diemer Gambit
The Alapin-Diemer Gambit is a variation of the Diemer-Duhm Gambit declined and is characterized by the moves The Alapin-Diemer Gambit is a variation of the Diemer-Duhm Gambit declined and is characterized by the moves...
(1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Be3), but is most famous for his refinements to an old idea by Armand Edward Blackmar (1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3), commonly known as the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit is a chess opening characterized by the moves:- History :The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit arose as a development of the earlier Blackmar Gambit, named after Armand Blackmar, a relatively little-known New Orleans player of the late 19th century who popularized its...
(1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3).
Literature
- Georg Studier, Emil Josef Diemer. Ein Leben fuer das Schach im Spiegel der Zeiten, Manfred Maedler Verlag 1996 (Germany)
- Dany Senechaud, Emil J. Diemer, missionnaire des échecs acrobatiques, Poitiers 1997 (France), 2003 (3rd ed.)