Sigmund Herland

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Sigmund Herland (September 27, 1865 – August 15, 1954) was a Romanian chess master and composer.


Herland drew a match with Jacques Mieses in 1890.[1] He tied for 11-12th at Breslau 1912 (the 18th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Bernhard Gregory won),[2] and tied for 6-10th at Mannheim 1914 (interrupted 19th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier A, B. Hallegua won).[3]

After World War I, he played in many tournaments in Bucharest. Herland won in 1921; won in 1924; took 2nd (Quadrangular) and shared 1st in 1925; tied for 7-8th (Alexandru Tyroler won) and took 3rd in 1927 (Wechsler won); took 2nd, behind Taubmann, and shared 1st with Wechsler in 1928; took 2nd in 1929 (Gudju won); took 11th (Mendelssohn won) and won in 1930.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/profili/800.htm
  2. ^ Deutschen Schachkongresse
  3. ^ Schach Nachrichten
  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
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