Silesian Chess Congress
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The first Silesian Chess Congress was held in 1923. When the German Chess Federation (Deutsche Schachbund) started in 1877, there were not many regional chess federations. On 19 September 1877 the Breslau Chess Association (Breslauer Schachverein) was founded by amongst others Theodor von Scheve. In 1895 Görlitz and 1899 Liegnitz were meetings of mainly Silesian clubs. At the end of 1908 the Breslau clubs Anderssen and Morphy decided to found the East German Chess Federation (Ostdeutsche Schachverband).
After the World War I Germany had to cede a part of the Ostprovinzen, mainly Posen (Poznań). In 1922 the new Silesian Chess Federation (Schlesischer Schachverband) was founded and held a great number of congresses till 1939. Members of this federation (Oberschlesischer Schachverband, Groß-Breslau Schachverband) and of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia (Deutsche Schachverband in der Tschechoslowakei) played in each other’s championships.[1],[2]
[edit] Winners
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Year City Winner 1923 Beuthen Adolf Kramer Kramer won a play-off against Ertel 1924 Bad Salzbrunn W. Bergmann Bergmann won a play-off against Kramer 1926 Bad Altheide Gottlieb Machate Friedrich Sämisch (off contest) won 1927 Gleiwitz Ludwig Schmitt Schmitt got extra-points more than Foerder 1928 Reichenbach Gottlieb Machate 1930 Breslau Heinz Foerder 1933 Bad Salzbrunn Ludwig Schmitt ? ? ? 1939 Bad Warmbrunn Erich Weinitschke Weinitschke won a play-off against Heuaecker
