DSB Congress

The Deutscher Schachbund (DSB) was founded in Leipzig on 18 July, 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary. Twelve players participated in the master tournament of Leipzig 1879.[1][2][3]

Masters' Tournament
#YearCityWinner
11879Leipzig Berthold Englisch (Austria-Hungary) / Czech Silesia
21881Berlin Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom) /  England
31883Nuremberg Szymon Winawer (Russian Empire) /  Poland
41885Hamburg Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom) /  Hungary
51887Frankfurt George Henry Mackenzie (United States) /  Scotland
61889Breslau Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
71892Dresden Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
81893Kiel Carl August Walbrodt (German Empire) /  Netherlands
 Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire) /  Brandenburg
91894Leipzig Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
101896Eisenach Robert Henry Barnes (New Zealand) /  England
111898Cologne Amos Burn (United Kingdom) /  England
121900Munich Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary) /  Hungary
 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA) /  Massachusetts
 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) /  Austria
131902Hannover Dawid Janowski (France) /  Poland
141904Coburg Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire) /  Brandenburg
 Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) /  Austria
 Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire) /  Saxony
151906Nuremberg Frank James Marshall (USA) /  New York
161908Düsseldorf Frank James Marshall (USA) /  New York
171910Hamburg Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) /  Austria
181912Breslau Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire) /  Poland
 Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary) /  Bohemia
191914Mannheim Alexander Alekhine (Russian Empire) /  Russia
201920Berlin Friedrich Sämisch (Germany) /  Brandenburg
211921Hamburg Ehrhardt Post (Germany) /  Brandenburg
221922Oeynhausen Ehrhardt Post (Germany) /  Brandenburg
231923Frankfurt Ernst Grünfeld (Austria) /  Lower Austria
241925Breslau Efim Bogoljubow (Soviet Union) /  Ukraine
251927Magdeburg Rudolf Spielmann (Austria) /  Lower Austria
261929Duisburg Carl Ahues (Germany) /  Lower Saxony
271931Swinemünde Efim Bogoljubow (Germany) /  Ukraine
 Ludwig Rödl (Germany) /  Bavaria
281932Bad Ems Georg Kieninger (Germany) /  Bavaria

Hauptturnier A
#YearCityWinner
11879Leipzig–
21881Berlin Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire) /  Brandenburg
31883Nuremberg Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
41885Hamburg Max Harmonist (German Empire) /  Brandenburg
51887Frankfurt Johann Hermann Bauer (Austria-Hungary) /  Bohemia
61889Breslau Emanuel Lasker (German Empire) / East Brandenburg
71892Dresden Paul Lipke (German Empire) /  Thuringia
81893Kiel Hugo Süchting (German Empire) /  Schleswig-Holstein
91894Leipzig Norman van Lennep (Netherlands) /  North Holland
101896Eisenach Wilhelm Cohn (German Empire) /  Brandenburg
111898Cologne Ottokar Pavelka (Austria-Hungary) /  Bohemia
121900Munich Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire) /  Saxony
131902Hannover Walter John (German Empire) /  Poland
141904Coburg Augustin Neumann (Austria-Hungary) /  Austria
151906Nuremberg Savielly Tartakower (Austria-Hungary) /  Poland
161908Düsseldorf Friedrich Köhnlein (German Empire) /  Bavaria
171910Hamburg Gersz Rotlewi (Russian Empire) /  Poland
181912Breslau Bernhard Gregory (German Empire) /  Estonia
191914Mannheim B. Hallegua (Ottoman Empire) /  Turkey

See also

References
  1. Deutschen Schachkongresse Archived December 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "DSB 1. Teil". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  3. "DSB 2. Teil". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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