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DSB Congress

The Deutschen Schachbund (DSB) had been founded in Leipzig on 18 July 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary. Twelve players participated in the master tournament of Leipzig 1879.

Masters' Tournament

# Year City Winner
1 1879 Leipzig Berthold Englisch (Austria-Hungary) / Czech Silesia
2 1881 Berlin Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom) / England
3 1883 Nuremberg Szymon Winawer (Russian Empire) / Poland
4 1885 Hamburg Isidor Gunsberg (United Kingdom) / Hungary
5 1887 Frankfurt George Henry Mackenzie (United States) / Scotland
6 1889 Breslau Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
7 1892 Dresden Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
8 1893 Kiel Carl August Walbrodt (German Empire) / Netherlands
Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire) / Brandenburg
9 1894 Leipzig Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
10 1896 Eisenach Robert Henry Barnes (New Zealand) / England
11 1898 Cologne Amos Burn (United Kingdom) / England
12 1900 Munich Géza Maróczy (Austria-Hungary) / Hungary
Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA) / Massachusetts
Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) / Austria
13 1902 Hannover Dawid Janowski (France) / Poland
14 1904 Coburg Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire) / Brandenburg
Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) / Austria
Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire) / Saxony
15 1906 Nuremberg Frank James Marshall (USA) / New York
16 1908 Düsseldorf Frank James Marshall (USA) / New York
17 1910 Hamburg Carl Schlechter (Austria-Hungary) / Austria
18 1912 Breslau Akiba Rubinstein (Russian Empire) / Poland
Oldřich Duras (Austria-Hungary) / Bohemia
19 1914 Mannheim Alexander Alekhine (Russian Empire) / Russia
20 1920 Berlin Friedrich Sämisch (Germany) / Brandenburg
21 1921 Hamburg Ehrhardt Post (Germany) / Brandenburg
22 1922 Oeynhausen Ehrhardt Post (Germany) / Brandenburg
23 1923 Frankfurt Ernst Grünfeld (Austria) / Lower Austria
24 1925 Breslau Efim Bogoljubow (Soviet Union) / Ukraine
25 1927 Magdeburg Rudolf Spielmann (Austria) / Lower Austria
26 1929 Duisburg Carl Ahues (Germany) / Lower Saxony
27 1931 Swinemünde Efim Bogoljubow (Germany) / Ukraine
Ludwig Rödl (Germany) / Bavaria
28 1932 Bad Ems Georg Kieninger (Germany) / Bavaria

Hauptturnier A

# Year City Winner
1 1879 Leipzig -
2 1881 Berlin Curt von Bardeleben (German Empire) / Brandenburg
3 1883 Nuremberg Siegbert Tarrasch (German Empire) / Prussian Silesia
4 1885 Hamburg Max Harmonist (German Empire) / Brandenburg
5 1887 Frankfurt Johann Hermann Bauer (Austria-Hungary) / Bohemia
6 1889 Breslau Emanuel Lasker (German Empire) / East Brandenburg
7 1892 Dresden Paul Lipke (German Empire) / Thuringia
8 1893 Kiel Hugo Süchting (German Empire) / Schleswig-Holstein
9 1894 Leipzig Norman van Lennep (Netherlands) / North Holland
10 1896 Eisenach Wilhelm Cohn (German Empire) / Brandenburg
11 1898 Cologne Ottokar Pavelka (Austria-Hungary) / Bohemia
12 1900 Munich Rudolf Swiderski (German Empire) / Saxony
13 1902 Hannover Walter John (German Empire) / Poland
14 1904 Coburg Augustin Neumann (Austria-Hungary) / Austria
15 1906 Nuremberg Savielly Tartakower (Austria-Hungary) / Poland
16 1908 Düsseldorf Friedrich Köhnlein (German Empire) / Bavaria
17 1910 Hamburg Gersz Rotlewi (Russian Empire) / Poland
18 1912 Breslau Bernhard Gregory (German Empire) / Estonia
19 1914 Mannheim B. Hallegua (Ottoman Empire) / Turkey

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