Louis Eichborn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Eichborn

German banker and chess player

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1812

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 09-May-1882

Profession: banker, chess player

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Louis Eichborn (1812 - 9 May 1882) was a banker and a strong amateur chess player who played a series of casual games against Adolf Anderssen who was among the best players in the world in the 1850s.
Almost all of his known games are wins against Anderssen, found in Eichborn's papers after his death. Based on the results of these games, an argument can be made for Eichborn being the best chess player ever, although this is highly unlikely to be an accurate evaluation.