Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)
| Ludwig Rellstab | |
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International Arbiter (1951) | |
| Peak ranking | 25 (1938, unofficial) |
Ludwig Rellstab (23 November 1904 – 14 February 1983) was a German
Biography
Rellstab was born in
Chess career
He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942.[4] He took 8th in the (unofficial) European Championship at Munich 1942 (Alexander Alekhine won).[5] In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg (Paul Keres and Alekhine won). In 1943, he took 5th in Vienna (10th GER-ch; Josef Lokvenc won).[citation needed]
Rellstab represented Germany at fifth board in the Munich 1936 unofficial Olympiad, and won two bronze medals (team and individual).[6] He played for West Germany three times in the Chess Olympiad.[7]
- In 1950, at fourth board in 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+3 −2 =6);
- In 1952, at second reserve board in 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+5 −1 =3);
- In 1954, at fourth board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+2 −2 =2).
He won the individual gold medal at Helsinki 1952 and team bronze medal at Dubrovnik 1950.[7]
Rellstab was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950 in 1983.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-455-0
- ^ ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ISBN 3-428-11202-4. Archived from the originalon 2016-03-03.
- ^ Whyld, p. 99.
- ISBN 1-901034-46-1
- ^ Unofficial Chess Olympiad: Munich 1936 at olimpbase.org. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ a b OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Ludwig Rellstab
External links
- Ludwig Rellstab player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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