Berlin Pleiades Explained

The Berlin Pleiades was a group of seven masters of German chess in the 19th century.^[1] They are named after the star constellation the Pleiades.

The members of the Berlin Pleiades were:^[2]

• Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815–1840), Army Lieutenant and author of the Handbuch des Schachspiels, the most influential chess book for 90 years;
• Dr. Ludwig Bledow (1795–1846), teacher of mathematics and the Pleiades co-founder;
• Wilhelm Hanstein (1811–1850), civil servant;
• Bernhard Horwitz (1807–1885), painter;
• Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818–1899), later became a Prussian diplomat and chess historian;
• Carl Mayet (1810–1868), barrister and judge;
• Carl Schorn (1803–1850), painter.

References

• Book: Hooper . David . David Vincent Hooper . Whyld . Kenneth . Kenneth Whyld . . . 2nd . 1996 . First pub. 1992 . 311 . Pleiades . 0-19-280049-3 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Cullen, Tony . Chess Rivals of the 19th Century: With 300 Annotated Games . 2020-12-21 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-8072-9 . 25.
2. Web site: Chess Trivia . 2008-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509073210/http://www.logicalchess.com/info/trivia/b.html . 2008-05-09 . dead .