Wolfgang Hasenfuss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wolfgang Hasenfuss

chess player

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: Jēkabpils, Courland Governorate, Latvia

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1944

Profession: physician, chess player

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Wolfgang Hasenfuss (Latvian: Volfgangs Hazenfuss; born December 11, 1900, Jekabpils, Russian Empire – died October 6, 1944, Gotenhafen) was a Latvian chess master of Baltic German ethnicity. He played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads and 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad: In 1931, at first reserve board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+7-3=1); In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+5-6=3); In 1935, at fourth board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+4-4=4); In 1936, at fifth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+7-7=3).Hasenfuss won individual bronze medal in 1931. He took 6th at Riga 1932 (Vladimirs Petrovs won), took 4th at Riga 1934 (LAT-ch, Fricis Apšenieks and Petrovs won), tied for 17th–18th at Kemeri 1937 (Samuel Reshevsky, Petrovs and Salo Flohr won), and took 10th at Kemeri / Riga 1939 (Flohr won).In 1944 Hasenfuss was leading the Riga Chess Championship, but due to illness was forced to withdraw from the tournament.
He died at a German hospital in Gotenhafen (today Gdynia, Poland).