Emanuel Schiffers

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Emanuel (Emmanuel) Stepanovich Schiffers (born 4 May 1850 – died 12 December 1904) was a Russian chess player. His parents had emigrated from Germany.

In 1878 he played two matches against Mikhail Chigorin, losing the first 7-3, but winning the second 7.5-6.5, thus establishing himself as the second strongest player in Russia after Chigorin himself. At Rostov on Don in 1896 he played a match against former World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz, losing 6.5-4.5. His best tournament result was at Hastings 1895 where he finished sixth with 12/21 (Harry Pillsbury won). In 1899 and 1900/01, he took second places, behind Chigorin, in All Russian Masters Tournament (1st and 2nd RUS-ch).

Schiffers was also a notable chess teacher, and wrote the chess textbook Samouchitel shakhmatnoi igry (published 1906).