Karl Mayet
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Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
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He was one of the most original of the Berlin Pleiades
Berlin Pleiades
The Berlin Pleiades – a group of seven stars of German chess - Die Berliner Schule or Das Berliner Siebengestirn - in the 19th century.The members of the Berlin Pleiades were:...
(the seven stars of German chess).
In 1839, Mayet defeated Jozsef Szen
József Szén
József Szén was a Hungarian chess master.He obtained a law degree and later became the municipal archivist for the city of Pest. He often played in the café Worm of Pest, playing with any opponent for a stake of 20 Kreuzers. Very strong in the endgame, he was given the nickname of the Hungarian...
in a match with (+3-2=1). In 1845, he drew a match with Augustus Mongredien
Augustus Mongredien
Augustus Mongredien was a leading English chess master. Political economist and miscellaneous writer; born in London of French parents; gradually withdrew from business and devoted himself to literary pursuits; joined National Political Union, 1831; member of the Cobden Club, 1872; received a...
with (+3-3). In 1847, he defeated A. von der Goltz in a match (+14-9=1), but then lost a match with his cousin Wilhelm Hanstein
Wilhelm Hanstein
Wilhelm Hanstein was a German chess player and writer.Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berliner Schachzeitung, later to become Deutsche Schachzeitung. He was a civil servant.In 1842, he won a match against Carl Jaenisch...
(+5-12=1). In 1848, he lost a match to Daniel Harrwitz
Daniel Harrwitz
Daniel Harrwitz was a Jewish German chess master.Harrwitz was born in Breslau in the Prussian Province of Silesia. He established his reputation in Paris, particularly as a player of blindfold games...
(+2-5=2). In the London 1851 chess tournament
London 1851 chess tournament
right|thumb|[[Adolf Anderssen]] won both the London International Tournament and the rival London Club Tournament.London 1851 was the first international chess tournament. The tournament was conceived and organised by English player Howard Staunton, and marked the first time that the best chess...
, he was knocked out in round 1 when he lost to Hugh Alexander Kennedy
Hugh Alexander Kennedy
Hugh Alexander Kennedy was a British chess master.He was a former British army captain and leading London chess player. In 1844, he lost a match to Howard Staunton...
with two losses. In 1851, he lost a match to Adolf Anderssen
Adolf Anderssen
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He is considered to have been the world's leading chess player in the 1850s and 1860s...
in Berlin with four losses. In 1852, he lost a match to Frederic Deacon
Frederic Deacon
Frederic Deacon was a Belgian chess master.He won a match against W. Gilby and lost a match to Charles Edward Ranken at London 1851 ....
(2-5).
In 1853, he took third place in the first unofficial Berlin Championship
Berlin City Chess Championship
The Berlin Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament in Germany. The first unofficial Berlin Chess Championship was held in 1853, and Jean Dufresne won a match against Max Lange.Since 1904, official Berlin championships have taken place...
, behind Jean Dufresne
Jean Dufresne
Jean Dufresne was a German chess player and chess composer. He was a student of Adolf Anderssen, and lost the "Evergreen game" to him in 1852. Dufresne was an unsuccessful novelist under the anagrammatic pseudonym E. S...
and Max Lange
Max Lange
Max Lange was a German chess player and composer.In 1858–1864, he was an editor of the Deutsche Schachzeitung . He was a founder of Westdeutscher Schachbund , and an organizer of the 9th DSB–Congress at Leipzig 1894...
. In 1853, he lost a match to Dufresne (+5-7). In 1855, he lost to Anderssen (+6-14=1). In 1856, he lost to T. Wiegelmann (2-4) in the 1856 Berlin Knockout Tournament. In 1859, he lost a match to Anderssen (+1-7). In 1865, he lost a match to Anderssen (+2-5=1). In 1866, he lost a match to Gustav Neumann
Gustav Neumann
Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann was a German chess master.Neumann was born in Gleiwitz in the Prussian Province of Silesia. In matches he lost to Louis Paulsen at Leipzig 1864, and defeated Celso Golmayo Zúpide , and Simon Winawer at Paris 1867...
(-6=1).