Max Fleissig

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Miksa (Max) Fleissig (born 10 November 1845, Csenger – died ?) was a Hungarian-born Austrian chess master.


Dr. Maximilian Fleissig tied for 7-8th at Vienna 1873 (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won),[1] played (scoring 5.5/12) at Vienna 1875 (Philipp Meitner won),[2] and tied for 4-7th at Vienna 1882 (Vincenz Hruby won).[3] [4]

His name is attached to the Fleissig Gambit in the Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3).[5] [6]

Max (Miksa) Fleissig was the elder brother of Bernhard Fleissig.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vienna
  2. ^ I tornei fino al 1880
  3. ^ http://members.shaw.ca/edo2/players/p364.html Edo Historical Chess Ratings
  4. ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  5. ^ http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/eco.htm
  6. ^ F
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