Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa

Tassilo von Heydebrand and Lasa ( born October 17, 1818 in Berlin, † July 27, 1899 in Stork 's Nest at Lissa, Posen ) was a German chess master and theoretician of the 19th century.

Heydebrand studied law in Bonn and Berlin. Since 1845 he was a diplomat in the service of Prussia, his career as an envoy led him among other things, to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Rio de Janeiro. Tassilo von der Lasa Heydebrand and was married; his son Henry became politically active and was, among other things some years a member of the Prussian House of Lords.

End of the 1830s came from the Lasa as a student to the later named after the Pleiades Berlin chess school that had formed around Ludwig Bledow. This group of masters gave the theoretical exploration of the game a major boost. In the Berlin Chess memories framed by the Lasa this brief but important phase of the history of chess together.

The today's chess world is Tassilo von Heydebrand and the Lasa known primarily for the first time made ​​in 1843, the manual was published the game of chess, the Paul Rudolph had conceived of Bilguer, however, died in 1840, did not live to the publication of his work. From Heydebrand and the Lasa continued the work of the deceased and put his name selflessly in the authorship advance so that the legendary book ever since as the manual (the " Bilguer ") was known. It contained, among other things, extensive analyzes of all the then-known opening lines. From Heydebrand and the Lasa edited until 1874 four more runs.

Also on the Handbook of chess also was of Heydebrand and the Lasa a renowned chess researcher and theorist, what numerous articles in the Berlin or the German chess magazine and his 1897 published book demonstrate the history and literature of chess (since 1871). He had a large collection of chess literature, about which there is a last in 1896 out of him given directory.

In 1850, promoted by Heydebrand and the Lasa in the chess newspaper for an international chess tournament, which would have been the first of its kind in Trier should have taken place. However, the plans did not come to carry out, the first chess tournament took place in London in 1851.

In addition to these theoretical benefits was of Heydebrand and the Lasa in the mid- 19th century, one of the world's best players. He wore many games from especially with Carl Mayet and Wilhelm Hanstein. In competitions he won against such outstanding masters as Howard Staunton and Adolf Anderssen. Against the background of his diplomatic career stretched from Heydebrand and the Lasa but soon from a practical game back.

For his tireless work in the sense of chess, he was awarded in 1898 as the first honorary member of the German Chess Federation.

Works (selection)

  • Guide for chess players, Veit & Comp., Berlin 1857, 2nd edition
  • Berliner Chess memories along with the games of Greco and Lucena, Veit & Comp., Leipzig 1859
  • On the history and literature of chess, Veit & Comp., Leipzig, 1897 (reprinted, inter alia, Leipzig 1984)
  • Paul Rudolf von Bilguer. Continued and edited by his friends Tassilo von der Lasa and Heydebrand: Handbook of chess, Edition Olms: Zurich 1979 ( reprint of the first edition Berlin 1843). ISBN 3-283-00013-1 )
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