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 and 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 1950-1952
In 1958 he became 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.
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.
Private lifeedit
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
alexander, prameshuber, november, 1926, june, 1983, austrian, chess, player, austrian, chess, championship, winner, 1958, countryaustriatitleaustrian, chess, championship, winner, 1958, peak, ranking155, november, 1971, rating, 2539, 1971, contents, personal, . Alexander Prameshuber 20 November 1926 19 June 1983 was an Austrian chess player Austrian Chess Championship winner 1958 Alexander PrameshuberCountryAustriaTitleAustrian Chess Championship winner 1958 Peak ranking155 November 1971 ELO Rating 2539 1971 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Private life 3 Tournaments 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editPrameshuber 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 and 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 1950 1952In 1958 he became 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 Private life editPrameshuber 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 Grodig AustriaTournaments editPrameshuber played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads 1 In 1954 at third board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam 4 5 4 In 1956 at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow 4 4 4 In 1958 at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich 4 4 8 In 1964 at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv 5 5 3 In 1966 at first board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana 5 10 3 In 1968 at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano 7 6 4 In 1974 at third board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice 5 8 2 Prameshuber played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 2 In 1957 at eighth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 2 2 0 In 1961 at first board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 0 4 1 In 1965 at seventh board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 2 2 0 Also Prameshuber with Austria team won Clare Benedict Chess Cup 1961 3 References edit OlimpBase Men s Chess Olympiads Alexander Prameshuber www olimpbase org OlimpBase European Men s Team Chess Championship preliminaries Alexander Prameshuber www olimpbase org OlimpBase Clare Benedict Chess Cup Alexander Prameshuber www olimpbase org External links editAlexander Prameshuber player profile and games at Chessgames com Alexander Prameshuber chess games at 365chess com nbsp nbsp This Austrian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Prameshuber amp oldid 1011474540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
