Augustin Neumann Explained

Augustin Neumann (23 May 1879 – 2 February 1906) was an Austrian chess master.

He tied for 3rd-5th at Vienna 1901/02 (Julius Perlis won); took 2nd, behind Leopold Loewy Jr at Vienna 1902 (Quadrangular);^[1] took 3rd at Hannover 1902 (13th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Walter John won);^[2] took 5th at Hilversum 1903 (Paul Leonhardt won);^[3] tied for 4-5th at Vienna 1904 (Carl Schlechter won).^[4]

Augustin Neumann won at Coburg 1904, after a playoff against Milan Vidmar (14th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier A),^[5] which earned him the master title of the German Chess Federation. Neumann tied for 4-6th at Barmen 1905 (B tourn, Leo Fleischmann won);^[6] and tied for 7-9th at Vienna 1905 (Schlechter won).^[7]

He died in a hospital, at the age of 26.^[8]

Notes and References

http://www.edochess.ca/players/p2003.html Edo Ratings, Neumann, A
http://www.berlinerschachverband.de/archiv/chronik/spieler/j/john_walter.html Berliner Schachverband :: Walter John
http://www.chessmetrics.com/ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1904vienna.htm wien
http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1904coburgb.htm coburgb
http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1905barmenb.htm barmenb
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Web site: MIME Attachment View . 2007-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071026071651/http://chessbooks.nl/elburg95.html . 2007-10-26 . Chess facts and fables by Edward Winter