Ludwig Ernst Bachmann
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Years covered: 1899 to 1908

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LUDWIG ERNST BACHMANN (born Aug-11-1856, died Jun-22-1937) Germany [what is this?] Ludwig Ernst August Bachmann was a German chess author and chronicler of chess. He worked for the Bavarian railway as a senior official. In his spare time, he collected information on chess events and put them in yearbooks (Schach-Juhrbuch), from 1891 to 1930. He wrote 44 volumes of chess events and yearbooks. His nickname was the ‘Chess Herodotus’. He was the first person to issue a yearbook on chess. He authored several textbooks in chess history, including biographies of Steinitz, Anderssen, Pillsbury, and Charousek.

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Bachmann vs Kunstmann 1-0 12 1899 Augsburg C44 King's Pawn Game 2. Lasker vs L Bachmann 1-0 17 1908 GER tour sim C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

Oct-08-08    whiteshark: (* 11. August 1856 in Kulmbach; † 22. June 1937 in Munich) was a German chess historian. With his numerous publications he was one of the most productive German chess authors. Bio: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig... Aug-11-12    brankat: A true pioneer of Chess History. Rest in Peace Herr Bachmann.

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