Johann Hermann Bauer
Johann Hermann Bauer (23 June 1861, Kotopeky[1] – 5 April 1891, Görz) was an Austrian chess master.
Biography
[edit]Bauer was born in Kotopeky in Bohemia (then in the Austrian Empire). His father was an estate owner in Kotopeky and a formally trained painter later in Prague.[2] His mother Eleonora was an older sister of Czech composer Josef Richard Rozkošný. As a youth he settled in Vienna and won the master title at Frankfurt 1887 (the 5th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A). His best tournament achievement was at Graz 1890 (+3 –0 =3) where he finished in 2nd place behind Gyula Makovetz and ahead of Emanuel Lasker and Georg Marco. In 1891 whilst playing in a double-round tournament at Vienna his health broke down when he was sharing the lead with Adolf Albin.[3]
He won matches against Bernhard Fleissig (2:0) in 1890, and Albin (4:0) and Marco (3:1), both in 1891.[4]
J.H. Bauer is known mainly for losing to Emanuel Lasker as a result of a brilliant double-bishop sacrifice at Amsterdam 1889.
He died of tuberculosis at the age of 29.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Státní oblastní archiv v Praze".
- ^ "Archivní katalog".
- ^ Chess Games Database
- ^ http://www.edochess.ca/players/p490.html Edo Historical Chess Ratings
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-866164-9
External links
[edit]- Johann Hermann Bauer player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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