Elias Stein (chess player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elias Stein (chess player)

Dutch chess master

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1748

Place of Birth: Forbach, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1812

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Elias Stein (5 February 1748, Forbach – 12 September 1812, The Hague) was a Dutch chess master.
Born in Lorraine into a Jewish family, he settled in The Hague. Stein was also employed as chess teacher of the sons of William V, Prince of Orange, and thereby introduced chess to the Dutch high society.He recommended what is now known as Dutch Defence as the best reply to 1.d4 in his book Nouvel essai sur le jeu des échecs, avec des réflexions militaires relatives à ce jeu (1789).
His biography was written by lieutenant-colonel F.W.
von Mauvillon in the book Anweisung zur Erlernung des Schachspiels (Essen, Germany, 1827).