Max Lange
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| Full name | Max Lange | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| Born | August 7, 1832 Magdeburg, Germany |
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| Died | December 8, 1899 Leipzig, Germany |
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Max Lange (August 7, 1832, Magdeburg – December 8, 1899, Leipzig) was a German chess player and composer.[1]
In 1858–1864, he was an editor of Deutsche Schachzeitung. He was a founder of Westdeutschen Schachbundes (WDSB), and an organizer of the 9th DSB–Congress (Kongresse des Deutschen Schachbundes) at Leipzig 1894. He was second President of DSB.[2]
Max Lange won four Western German championships: thrice in Düsseldorf (1862, 1863, 1864), and at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) 1868 (7th WDSB–Congress). He also won at Hamburg 1868 (1st NDSB–Congress).
He published Lehrbuch des Schachspiel (Halle 1856), and Handbuch der Schachaufgaben (Leipzig 1862).[3]
The variation of the Two Knights Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O–O Bc5 6.e5 is called the Max Lange Attack.
[edit] References
- ^ Ludwig Fränkel: Lange, Max. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Bd. 51 (1906), S. 577.
- ^ DSB 2. Teil
- ^ Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z).
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