Hans Fahrni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hans Fahrni

Swiss chess player (1874-1939)

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1874

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 28-May-1939

Profession: author, chess player

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Hans Fahrni

  • Hans Fahrni (1 October 1874 in Prague – 28 May 1939 in Ostermundigen) was a Swiss chess master.In 1902, he took 12th in Hanover (DSB Congress, B tournament, Walter John won).
  • In 1904, he won in Coburg (DSB-Congress, B tournament).
  • In 1905, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Leonhardt, in Hamburg.
  • In 1905, he tied for 4-6th in Barmen (B tournament; Leo Fleischmann won).
  • In 1906, he took 15th in Ostend (Carl Schlechter won).
  • In 1906, he tied for 14-15th in Nuremberg (DSB-Congress, Frank Marshall won). In 1909, Fahrni won, ahead of Savielly Tartakower, Semyon Alapin and Rudolf Spielmann, in Munich (Quadrangular).
  • In 1911, he won in San Remo, took 4th in Munich (Quadrangular, Alapin won), and tied for 23-26th in Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann won).He was the first master to play 100 opponents simultaneously.
  • It took place in 1911 at Munich. In 1914, he tied for 7-8th in Baden bei Wien (Spielmann won), and tied for 13-14th in Mannheim (the 19th DSB-Congress, interrupted tournament, Alexander Alekhine won first prize).
  • In 1916, he tied for 4-5th in Triberg (Ilya Rabinovich won).
  • Fahrni played several matches.
  • In 1907, he lost to Spielmann (+3 –5 =2) in Munich.
  • In 1908, he drew with Alekhine (+1 –1 =1) in Munich.
  • In 1908, he won against Gersz Salwe (+3 –1 =1) in Prague.
  • In 1910, he lost to Spielmann (+3 –4 =4) in Munich.
  • In 1912, he won against Curt von Bardeleben (+3 –0 =1).
  • In 1914, he drew with Leonhardt (+1 –1 =0).
  • In 1916, he drew with Alex Selesnev (+2 –2 =2) in Tiberg.
  • In 1917, he lost to Teichmann (+0 –2 =2) in Zurich.
  • In 1916, suffering from psychosis, he was hospitalized.
  • He was released, but following a relapse, he was hospitalized again. In 1922, he was the first to write a chess monograph on the opening 1.e4 Nf6, calling it Alekhine's Defence.

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