| Alexander Prameshuber | |
| Country: | Austria |
| Austrian Chess Championship winner (1958) | |
| Peakranking: | 155 (November 1971) ELO Rating 2539 (1971) |
Alexander Prameshuber (20 November 1926 – 19 June 1983) was an Austrian chess player, and Austrian Chess Championship winner (1958).
Prameshuber played chess with his father since he was eight and intensified the game during his captivity in World War II (1944/1945) in the Vosges Mountains in France. After graduating from high school in Linz in 1946, he completed his law studies in Vienna in 1952. During this time he was a member of the Viennese chess club, took part in the Vienna City Championships and finished second in the State Championships in 1953 behind Josef Lokvenz.
He was the first Austrian correspondence chess championship winner from 1950-1952
In 1958 he became the Austrian Chess Champion.
Prameshuber represented Austria at seven Chess Olympiads (1954 Amsterdam, 1956 Moscow, 1958 Munich, 1964 Tel Aviv, 1966 Havana, 1968 Lugano and 1974 Nice).
He also defended Austria at the European Team Championships in 1957, 1961 and 1965.
In 1967 he won the Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Leysin, Switzerland, showing his best individual performance, 14th.
He always remained an amateur player. His professional career led to leading the post and telegraph directorate in Linz and Salzburg. He was always actively involved in the chess section of the post sports club.
Prameshuber was born in Sierning, Austria and was married and had three daughters. His two great passions were piano and chess throughout his life. As a virtuoso classical pianist and great jazz fan, he only appeared privately. He died in 1983 in Grödig, Austria
Prameshuber played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
Prameshuber played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]
Also, Prameshuber with the Austria team won the Clare Benedict Chess Cup (1961).[3]