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Iris Mai
Iris Mai (née Bröder; born 17 September 1962) is a German chess Woman International Master (1986) who three times won East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1982, 1984, 1987). Chess Iris Bröder began her chess career in the ''BSG Buna Halle'' and, at the age of 15, took part in a East Germany Women's Chess Championship for the first time in 1978 in Torgelow. Petra Feustel won this championship. She won East Germany Girl's Chess Championship in 1977 and 1980. Her trainer was Uwe Bönsch. Their game against men and recreational sports were important. In 1981 she achieved the sports badge in gold. She was also interested in good literature and music. In July 1986 she won the women's tournament in Nałęczów, Poland, and thus got her third Woman International Master norm. She then received the Woman International Master title from FIDE. Individual Championships After the East Germany Women's Chess Championship in 1978 she was 3rd in 1979 in Suhl and played (except 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony-Anhalt, the fifth most populous city in the area of former East Germany after (East Berlin, East) Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz, as well as the List of cities in Germany by population, 31st largest city of Germany, and with around 239,000 inhabitants, it is slightly more populous than the state capital of Magdeburg. Together with Leipzig, the largest city of Saxony, Halle forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle conurbation. Between the two cities, in Schkeuditz, lies Leipzig/Halle Airport, Leipzig/Halle International Airport. The Leipzig-Halle conurbation is at the heart of the larger Central German Metropolitan Region. Halle lies in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Leipzig Bay, the southernmost part of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eilenburg
Eilenburg (; hsb, Jiłow) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig. Geography Eilenburg lies at the banks of the river Mulde at the southwestern edge of the Düben Heath wildlife park. The town is subdivided into three urban districts: ''Berg'', ''Mitte'' and ''Ost'' and six rural districts named ''Behlitz'', ''Hainichen'', ''Kospa'', ''Pressen'', ''Wedelwitz'' and ''Zschettgau''. Neighbouring towns and cities are Leipzig (20 kilometres distant), Delitzsch (21), Bad Düben (16), Torgau (25) and Wurzen (12). History Eilenburg Castle was first mentioned on 29 July 961 in a document by Otto I. as ''civitas Ilburg''. The name has Slavic origin and means ''town with clay deposits''. A settlement of tradespeople probably developed from the 11th century in the vicinity of the castle. The town was incorporated in the Margravate of Meissen in 1386. In the 16th century Eilenburg was cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Halle (Saale)
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Burchardt
Brigitte Burchardt (born 17 October 1954), née Hofmann, also Burchardt-Hofmann, is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1975). She was a three-time winner the East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1975, 1978, 1979). Biography In the 1970s and 1980s, Brigitte Burchardt was one of the leading chess players in the East Germany. Many times she participated in the finals of East Germany Women's Chess Championships, where winning 10 medals: 3 gold (1975, 1978, 1979), 5 silver (1972, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990) and 2 bronze (1970, 1983). She was also a three-time East Germany Women's champion in fast chess (1970, 1979, 1981). In 1974, she won the international women's chess tournament in Piotrków Trybunalski. In 1975, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 1976, she participated at Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Tbilisi and ranked 9th place. In 1980, she shared 1st-2nd place togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carola Von Der Weth
Carola von der Weth (née Manger; born 19 June 1959) is a German chess Woman FIDE Master who won East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1986). Life Carola von der Weth completed an apprenticeship as a graduate engineer for urban planning and works in the ''Construction and Urban Development Office of the City of Suhl''. Her hobbies were chess and correspondence chess. In 1976 she took part in a East Germany Women's Chess Championship for the first time. In 1983 she won East Germany Women's Correspondence Chess Championship and in 1986 she won the 35th East Germany Women's Chess Championship. Chess career Individual Championships As Carola Manger, she took part in the East Germany Women's Chess Championships in 1976 in Gröditz, 1979 in Suhl, 1982 in Salzwedel, 1983 in Cottbus, 1984 in Eilenburg and 1986 in Nordhausen. In Nordhausen she was first with a lead of half a point in front of Iris Bröder, Annett Wagner-Michel and Antje Riedel who had the same number of poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordhausen, Thuringia
Nordhausen () is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Nordhausen district and the urban centre of northern Thuringia and the southern Harz region; its population is 42,000. Nordhausen is located approximately north of Erfurt, west of Halle, south of Braunschweig and east of Göttingen. Nordhausen was first mentioned in records in the year 927 and became one of the most important cities in central Germany during the later Middle Ages. The city is situated on the Zorge river, a tributary of the Helme within the fertile region of Goldene Aue ''(golden floodplain)'' at the southern edge of the Harz mountains. In the early 13th century, it became a free imperial city, so that it was an independent and republican self-ruled member of the Holy Roman Empire. Due to its long-distance trade, Nordhausen was prosperous and influential, with a population of 8,000 around 1500. It was the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt, today's capital, and Mühlhausen, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annett Wagner-Michel
Annett Wagner-Michel (née Michel, born 13 May 1955) is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title Woman International Master (WIM, 1975). She is a two-time East German Women's Chess Championship winner (1981, 1983). Biography In 1972, she won the East Germany Girl's Youth Chess Championship in U14 age group. The end of the 1980s Wagner-Michel became one of the leading female chess players in East Germany. She twice won East German Women's Chess Championship (1981, 1983) as well as three times won silver medal in this tournament (1979, 1984, 1985). Also she twice won East Germany Women's Fast Chess Championships: in 1988 and in 1990. In 1990, Wagner-Michel participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Genting Highlands where ranked 16th place. Wagner-Michel played for East Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiad: * In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+3, =4, -4). In 1975, she was awarded the FIDE Woman Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cottbus
Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with extensive sidings/depots. Although only a small Sorbian minority lives in Cottbus itself, the city is considered as the political and cultural center of the Sorbs in Lower Lusatia. Spelling Until the beginning of the 20th century, the spelling of the city's name was disputed. In Berlin, the spelling "Kottbus" was preferred, and it is still used for the capital's ("Cottbus Gate"), but locally the traditional spelling "Cottbus" (which defies standard German-language rules) was preferred, and it is now used in most circumstances. Because the official spelling used locally before the spelling reforms of 1996 had contravened even the standardized spelling rules already in place, the (german: Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen) stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fürstenwalde
Fürstenwalde/Spree (; Lower Sorbian: ''Pśibor pśi Sprjewje'') is the most populous town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. Geography The town is situated in the glacial valley (''Urstromtal'') of the Spree river north of the Rauen Hills, about east of Berlin and west of Frankfurt (Oder). The district capital Beeskow is about to the southeast. In the north, the municipal area comprises the village of Trebus. The town is located on the western part of historic Lubusz Land (Land Lebus). The Fürstenwalde station is a stop on the railway line from Berlin to Frankfurt (Oder), the former Lower Silesian-Marcher Railway. It also has access to the parallel Bundesautobahn 12. The 39 MW Fürstenwalde Solar Park supplies electricity to the local grid. History The settlement of ''Fürstenwalde'' in the Margraviate of Brandenburg was first mentioned in a 1272 deed, founded in the course of the German '' Ostsiedlung'' migration at a ford across the Spree river, probab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glauchau
Glauchau (; hsb, Hłuchow) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail ( its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the Zwickau district. History Glauchau was founded by a colony of Sorbs and Wends, and belonged to the lords of Schönburg as early as the 12th century. Sights Some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the Gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics. Notable people * Johann Pfeffinger (1493–1573), theologian and Protest reformer *Georg Agricola (1494–1555), scholar and scientist * Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), jurist, economist and historian *Ernst Friedrich Germar (1786–1853), professor of mineralogy, entomologist and local politician *Julius Heinrich Petermann (1801–1876), Orientalist *Ernst Kals (1905–1979), submarine commander *Walter Schlesinger (1908–1984), historian *Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
