Daniel Harrwitz

Daniel Harrwitz ( born February 22, 1821 in Breslau, † January 2, 1884 in Bolzano ) was a German chess master.

Harrwitz lived as a professional chess player. He emigrated in 1848 via Berlin to England and lived a long time in London, where he had a chess magazine, The British Chess Review published in 1853. Later he moved to Paris. In the famous (1854 reopened in a new building ) Cafe de la Regence introduced him as the owner of a professional player. There Harrwitz played from morning till night Chess. He also gave numerous simultaneous exhibitions blind. Among chess players, he was considered a dandy, he wore embroidered with chess symbols shirts and ties.

He lost in 1846 against Howard Staunton 9:12 in a draw, with Staunton but seven builders and train and seven farmers and two trains pretended to him. The seven games without a default, he lost all of them. Against Adolf Anderssen he could in 1848 with a draw 5:5. In 1858, he lost to Paul Morphy with 2:5 at a draw.

In 1862 he published a textbook of chess.

For Harrwitz was determined as the best historical Elo rating of 2644 (June 1853). From January 1853 to February 1856 he was ranked one of the subsequently calculated world rankings.

Harrwitz spent his last years in Bolzano, where he " lung paralysis " 63 -year-old died, according to Book of the Dead. Its well-preserved grave stone located on the Bolzano Jewish Cemetery.

Works

• Daniel Harrwitz: Textbook of chess. Containing the analysis of the openings and endings. Berlin 1862