Hugo Fähndrich
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Hugo Fähndrich 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.
He was the tournament director at Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898
in Vienna.
In 1898 he, along with Alexander Halprin
and Georg Marco
, renewed Wiener Schachzeitung (Viennese chess newspaper).
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).
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.
Born in Hungary, he moved to Vienna. In 19th/20th century, the Viennese chess school, founded by Max Weiss
Max Weiss
Miksa Weisz was an Austrian chess player born in the Kingdom of Hungary.Weiss was born in Sereď. Moving to Vienna, he studied mathematics and physics at the university, and later taught those subjects....
, was propagated by the 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:...
–Arthur Kaufmann
Arthur Kaufmann
Arthur Kaufmann was an Austrian chess master.Born in Romania, he lived and played in Vienna. In 1892, he tied for 5-6th , shared 3rd in 1893/94 , twice took 2nd in 1896 and 1897/98, both behind Georg Marco. He drew a match with Marco in 1893.Because of illness, his career was broken for many...
–Hugo Fahndrich trio.
He was the tournament director at Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier 1898
Vienna 1898 chess tournament
The tournament celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria's accession to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Main organiser was Baron Albert Freiherr von Rothschild who also financed the Vienna tournaments of 1873, 1882, 1903, and 1908. The players visited his Heugasse...
in Vienna.
In 1898 he, along with Alexander Halprin
Alexander Halprin
Alexander Halprin was a Russian–Austrian chess master.He took 6th at Vienna 1895/96 , lost a match to Kalikst Morawski at Vienna 1896, tied for 3rd-4th at Vienna 1897/98 , took 16th at Vienna 1898 ,Halprin, Marco, and Hugo...
and Georg Marco
Georg Marco
Georg Marco was a Romanian chess player.He was born in Chernivtsi , Bukovina...
, renewed Wiener Schachzeitung (Viennese chess newspaper).
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).
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