Carl (Karl) Mayet (11 August 1810, Berlin – 18 May 1868,

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, now Szczecin) was a German

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. He was one of the most original of the

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(the seven stars of German chess). In 1839, Mayet defeated Jozsef Szen in a match with (+3−2=1). In 1845, he drew a match with

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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 (3 August 1811 in Berlin – 14 October 1850 in Magdeburg) was a German chess player and writer. Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found ''Berliner Schachzeitung'', later to become ''Deutsche Schachzeitung''. H ...

(+5−12=1). In 1848, he lost a match to

Daniel Harrwitz Daniel Harrwitz (22 February 1821 – 2 January 1884) was a German chess master. Harrwitz was born in Breslau (Wrocław) in the Prussian Province of Silesia. Harrwitz's correct birth and death dates (22 February 1821 and 2 January 1884 respectiv ...

(+2−5=2). In the

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, he was knocked out in round 1 when he lost to

Hugh Alexander Kennedy Hugh Alexander Kennedy (22 August 1809 – 22 October 1878) was an English chess master and writer. Chess career Hugh Alexander Kennedy was born in Madras, British India in 1809."India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947," index, FamilySearch (htt ...

with two losses. In 1851, he lost a match to

Adolf Anderssen Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 – March 13, 1879)"Anderssen, Adolf" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a German chess master. He won the great interna ...

in Berlin with four losses. In 1852, he lost a match to

Frederick Deacon Frederick Horace Deacon (January 1829 – 20 November 1875, in Brixton, London) was a British chess master. He is mainly notable for spurious claims to have drawn against Paul Morphy, making himself both notorious and unpopular. He won a match a ...

(2–5). In 1853, he took third place in the first unofficial Berlin Championship, behind

Jean Dufresne Jean Dufresne (14 February 1829 – 13 April 1893) was a German chess player and chess composer. He was a student of Adolf Anderssen, to whom he lost the "Evergreen game" in 1852. Life Dufresne was born and died in Berlin. The son of a wealthy J ...

and

Max Lange Max Lange (August 7, 1832, Magdeburg – December 8, 1899, Leipzig) was a German chess player and problem composer. Chess career In 1858–64, Lange was an editor of the ''Deutsche Schachzeitung'' (German Chess Newsletter). He was a founder of ...

. 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 Richard Ludwig Neumann (15 December 1838 – 16 February 1881) was a German chess master. Neumann was born in Gleiwitz in the Prussian Province of Silesia. In matches he lost to Louis Paulsen (+3 –5 =3) at Leipzig 1864, and defeate ...

(−6=1).Edo Ratings, Mayet
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* 1810 births 1868 deaths German chess players Sportspeople from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenburg 19th-century chess players {{Germany-chess-bio-stub