Bruno Moritz (born January 10, 1898,[1] – November 17, 1966) was a GermanEcuadorian chess master.[2]

Bruno Moritz
CountryGermany Germany, Ecuador Ecuador
Born(1898-01-10)January 10, 1898
Stettin (Szczecin)
DiedDecember 17, 1966(1966-12-17) (aged 68)
Hamburg
TitleMaster

He shared 1st at Bad Oeynhausen 1922 (Hauptturnier B), took 10th at Frankfurt 1923 (the 23rd DSB Congress, Ernst Grünfeld won), took 12th at Breslau 1925 (the 24th DSB-Congress, Efim Bogoljubow won), took 12th at Vienna 1926 (DSV-Kongress won by Karl Gilg and Heinrich Wagner), won at Stargard 1926, shared 2nd, behind Fritz Sämisch, at Stettin 1930,[3] took 13th at Swinemünde 1931 (the 27th DSB-Congress, Bogoljubow and Ludwig Rödl won),[4] and tied for 6-7th at Swinemünde 1932 (Gösta Stoltz won).[5]

In the 1930s, he emigrated from Germany because of Nazi policy.

Moritz played for Germany in 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Budapest 1926,[6] and for Ecuador in the 16th Chess Olympiad at Tel Aviv 1964.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bruno Moritz - geboren 1900, Schicksal unbekannt - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland".
  2. ^ http://www.sport-stat.ru/chess/players.php?id=60299[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  4. ^ "Nice 1931". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  5. ^ "Altona 1932". Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: Budapest 1926 Chess Summit: Team Tournament".
  7. ^ "OlimpBase :: 16th Chess Olympiad, Tel Aviv 1964, individual results".

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