Rudolf Keller
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Rudolf Keller was a German chess
master.
Born in Dresden, he was the brother of Edith Keller-Herrmann
. In 1935-1938, he won Dresden and Saxony championships. He took 4th at Berlin 1938, shared 1st with Ludwig Rellstab
and Paul Michel at Bad Warmbrunn 1939, played in a match Germany vs. Hungary in Karlsbad in April 1939, tied for 6-7th at Vienna
1939, shared 6th at Bad Oeynhausen 1939 (the 6th German Chess Championship
, Erich Eliskases
won), tied for 6-9th at Bad Oeynhausen 1940 (the 7th GER-ch, Georg Kieninger
won), took 2nd, behind Klaus Junge
, at Dresden 1942, tied for 9-10th at Choceň 1942 (Miroslav Katětov
won), and tied for 4-5th at Warsaw/Lublin/Kraków 1942 (the 3rd General Government chess tournament
won by Alexander Alekhine
).
After World War II
, he won the Saxony championships in 1949, and played in a match GDR vs. CSR in 1957. He was awarded the International Master title in 1950.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
Born in Dresden, he was the brother of Edith Keller-Herrmann
Edith Keller-Herrmann
Edith Keller-Herrmann was a German woman chess master. She was born in Dresden.In August 1939, Keller , along with Klaus Junge , Wolfgang Unzicker , Rudolf Kunath and Karl Krbavac , played in Jugendschachwoche Fürstenwalde near Berlin...
. In 1935-1938, he won Dresden and Saxony championships. He took 4th at Berlin 1938, shared 1st with Ludwig Rellstab
Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)
Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg...
and Paul Michel at Bad Warmbrunn 1939, played in a match Germany vs. Hungary in Karlsbad in April 1939, tied for 6-7th at Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
1939, shared 6th at Bad Oeynhausen 1939 (the 6th German Chess Championship
German Chess Championship
The German Chess Championship has been played since 1861, and determines the national champion.Prior to 1880 three different federations organized chess activities in Germany: the Westdeutscher Schachbund , the Norddeutscher Schachbund and the Mitteldeutscher Schachbund . Each one organized its...
, Erich Eliskases
Erich Eliskases
Erich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition....
won), tied for 6-9th at Bad Oeynhausen 1940 (the 7th GER-ch, Georg Kieninger
Georg Kieninger
Georg Kieninger was a German chess player and International Master .An avid cigar smoker, Kieninger was nicknamed "Eisernen Schorsch" because of his fighting style. He won the German Chess Championship in 1937, 1940, and 1947...
won), took 2nd, behind Klaus Junge
Klaus Junge
Klaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
, at Dresden 1942, tied for 9-10th at Choceň 1942 (Miroslav Katětov
Miroslav Katetov
Miroslav Katětov |Chembar]], Russia – December 15, 1995) was a Czech mathematician, chess master, and psychologist. His research interests in mathematics included topology and functional analysis. He was an author of the Katětov–Tong insertion theorem. From 1953 to 1957 he was rector of Charles...
won), and tied for 4-5th at Warsaw/Lublin/Kraków 1942 (the 3rd General Government chess tournament
General Government chess tournament
General Government chess championships were held during World War II:- Participants :*Alexander Alekhine /*Efim Bogoljubow /*Paul Felix Schmidt /*Klaus Junge /*Karl Gilg /*Josef Lokvenc /*Hans Müller /...
won by Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
).
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he won the Saxony championships in 1949, and played in a match GDR vs. CSR in 1957. He was awarded the International Master title in 1950.