Heidenfeld was born in Berlin. He was forced to move from Germany to South Africa in the 1930s because he was a Jew. There, he won the South African Chess Championship eight times, and he represented South Africa in the Chess Olympiad in 1958. Besides playing chess, he was also a writer, door-to-door salesman, journalist, and designer of crossword puzzles. His hobbies were poker, bridge and collecting stamps as well as playing chess. During World War II, he used his fluency in German to help decode German messages for the Allies.[1] Despite having so many different interests and activities to engage into, he nevertheless managed to succed in chess to the point of becoming national champion in both of the countries he lived in.
He wrote several chess books, including Chess Springbok (1955), My Book of Fun and Games (1958), Grosse Remispartien (1968; in German; an English edition entitled Draw!, edited by John Nunn, was published in 1982), and Lacking the Master Touch (1970).
In 1957, after visiting Ireland, he moved to Dublin. In 1979, the family moved back to Ulm, where he died two years later.
Heidenfeld was Irish Champion in 1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, and 1972. He won the Leinster Chess Championship in 1965, 1969 (shared), and 1972.[2] He was in the Olympiad team in 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1974; and in the European Championships team in 1967.
^Heidenfeld Trophy – Leinster Chess Union Results website.
External linksedit
Irish Championships – Irish Chess Union website
Wolfgang Heidenfeld player profile and games at Chessgames.com
December 15, 2023
wolfgang, heidenfeld, german, pronunciation, ˈvɔlfɡaŋ, ˈhaɪdn, fɛlt, 1911, august, 1981, german, chess, player, chess, composer, full, namecountrygermany, south, africa, irelandborn, 1911, 1911berlin, german, empiredied3, august, 1981, 1981, aged, baden, württ. Wolfgang Heidenfeld German pronunciation ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈhaɪdn fɛlt 29 May 1911 3 August 1981 was a German chess player and chess composer Wolfgang HeidenfeldFull nameWolfgang HeidenfeldCountryGermany South Africa IrelandBorn 1911 05 29 29 May 1911Berlin German EmpireDied3 August 1981 1981 08 03 aged 70 Ulm Baden Wurttemberg West GermanyHeidenfeld was born in Berlin He was forced to move from Germany to South Africa in the 1930s because he was a Jew There he won the South African Chess Championship eight times and he represented South Africa in the Chess Olympiad in 1958 Besides playing chess he was also a writer door to door salesman journalist and designer of crossword puzzles His hobbies were poker bridge and collecting stamps as well as playing chess During World War II he used his fluency in German to help decode German messages for the Allies 1 Despite having so many different interests and activities to engage into he nevertheless managed to succed in chess to the point of becoming national champion in both of the countries he lived in In 1955 he beat former world champion Max Euwe He also won games against Miguel Najdorf Joaquim Durao and Ludek Pachman He never became an International Master he did eventually attain the required qualifications but declined to accept the award from FIDE He wrote several chess books including Chess Springbok 1955 My Book of Fun and Games 1958 Grosse Remispartien 1968 in German an English edition entitled Draw edited by John Nunn was published in 1982 and Lacking the Master Touch 1970 In 1957 after visiting Ireland he moved to Dublin In 1979 the family moved back to Ulm where he died two years later Heidenfeld was Irish Champion in 1958 1963 1964 1967 1968 and 1972 He won the Leinster Chess Championship in 1965 1969 shared and 1972 2 He was in the Olympiad team in 1966 1968 1970 and 1974 and in the European Championships team in 1967 His son Mark Heidenfeld is an International Master has also played chess for Ireland and won the Irish Chess Championship in 2000 and 2021 The Heidenfeld Trophy the second division of the Leinster chess league is named in his honour 3 See also editCastling Examples One of Heidenfeld s gamesReferences edit Wolfgang Heidenfeld 1911 1981 by Mark Orr Irish Chess Union Website June 1998 Roll of Honour Leinster Championships Heidenfeld Trophy Leinster Chess Union Results website External links editIrish Championships Irish Chess Union website Wolfgang Heidenfeld player profile and games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfgang Heidenfeld amp oldid 1185315964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
