Ferdinand Maack, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ferdinand Maack

German chess variant inventor

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1861

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1930

Profession: writer, author, chess player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Ferdinand Maack

  • Ferdinand Maack (1861–1930) was a German doctor, inventor and occultist.
  • He invented Raumschach, the classic 3D chess game, first described by him in the Frankfurter Zeitung in 1907.
  • He promoted the game with demonstrations, articles, specialist magazines and several books.
  • He founded the Hamburg Raumschach Club in 1919, which remained active until World War II.

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