Hermann Keidanski
Hermann Keidanski (later Keidanz and Kaidanz; born November 4, 1865, Władysławowo (now Poland) – December 1938, Germany) was a Jewish Polish-German chess master.[1]
Born in Pomerania (Pomorze, Pommern), he had come to Berlin where participated in many chess tournaments in the 1890s. He tied for 8-9th at Cologne 1898 (the 11th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Ottokar Pavelka won), took 2nd, behind Julius Finn, at New York 1903, and tied for 5-6th at New York State Chess Association 1907.[2]
He lost a match to Carl August Walbrodt (1–5) in 1891, and won against Eugene Delmar (4–1) in 1902.[3]
His name is attached to the Keidanski Variation in the Prussian Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Nxc6!? Bxf2+ 9.Kf1 Qh4!). Analysis by Dr. Hermann Kaidanz appeared in the Wiener Schachzeitung in 1904.[4] He also analysed the Keidansky Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qxd4).[5]
References
- ↑ "Chess Notes by Edward Winter". Chesshistory.com. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Chessmetrics site". Chessmetrics.com. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Edo Ratings, Keidanski, H". Edochess.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz46.txt
- ↑ Archived July 20, 2011 at the Wayback Machine