Walter Robinow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Robinow

German chess player

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1867

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1938

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Walter Robinow (15 August 1867 – 15 July 1938) was a German chess functionary and organizer. In 1908, he became the President of the Hamburg Chess Club (Hamburger SK), and was a main organizer of the Hamburg 1910 chess tournament (the 17th DSB Congress).
In 1914, he was appointed a Vice President of the German Chess Federation (DSB).
After World War I, he was a fifth Präsident des Deutschen Schachbundes (DSB) from 1920 to 1933.
Among others, he had organized the 24th DSB Kongress at Breslau 1925, the first international congress after the war.
In April 1933, due to Nazi Machtergreifung, Robinow had to resign his chairmanship of the Deutschen Schachbundes and the Hamburger Schachklubs, because of his Jewish origin.