The ''
Deutscher Schachbund
The German Chess Federation (german: Deutscher Schachbund, DSB) is the umbrella organization for German chess players. It is a member of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund and of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. It has over 90,000 members in ove ...
'' (DSB) was founded in
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
on 18 July, 1877. When the next meeting took place in the
Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation.
Hofrat
''Geheimrat'' was the title of the highest advising officials at the Imperial, royal or princely courts of the Holy Roman Empire, who jointly formed the ''Geheimer Rat'' reporting to the ruler. The term remained in use during subsequent monarchic r ...
Rudolf von Gottschall
Rudolf Gottschall (von Gottschall since 1877; 30 September 1823 – 21 March 1909) was a German poet, dramatist, literary critic and literary historian.
Biography
He was born at Breslau, the son of a Prussian artillery officer. He was educated ...
became Chairman and
Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary. Twelve players participated in the master tournament of Leipzig 1879.
Masters' Tournament
:
Hauptturnier A
:
See also
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Silesian Chess Congress
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German Chess Championship
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List of strong chess tournaments
This article depicts many of the strongest chess tournaments in history.
The following list is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive record of tournament chess, but takes as its foundation the collective opinion of chess experts and ...
References
{{Chess tournaments
Chess competitions
Chess in Germany
1879 establishments in Germany