Adolf Stern (chess player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adolf Stern (chess player)

German chess player

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1849

Place of Birth: Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1907

Profession: chess player

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Adolf Stern (chess player)

  • Adolf Stern (25 December 1849, Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate – 24 August 1907, Mannheim) was a German chess master. Born into a merchant Jewish family, he was the second child of Jacob Stern and Babette Caroline.
  • At the beginning of his chess career, he participated in Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament, playing only four games (scoring 1½/4) because of Franco-Prussian War (as a Bavarian reservist, he fought in the war). In August 1871 he played in Wiesbaden (section I) scoring 3/4. In September 1871 he took second place, behind Samuel Mieses, in Bad Ems. In July/August 1878 he took ninth in Frankfurt (the 12th WDSB–Kongress, Louis Paulsen won).

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