Alexander Fritz
Chess Player
1857 – 1932
Who was Alexander Fritz?
Alexander Fritz was a German chess master.
He tied for fifth/sixth with Wilfried Paulsen at Frankfurt 1878, took 9th at Braunschweig 1880, took 13th at Wiesbaden 1880.
He participated in the DSB Congress five times and took 16th at Nuremberg 1883, took 20th place at Frankfurt 1887, tied for 13-14th at Breslau 1889, took 15th at Cologne 1898, and took 16th at Düsseldorf 1908.
He often put on blindfold exhibitions. In one he scored eight wins, two draws and two losses including this game: G. Deurer – Alexander Fritz 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 d6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Qb3 Bxf3 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Bxg8 Rxg8 9.gxf3 Qc8 10.Kh1 g5!? 11.d3 g4! 12.f4 g3!! 13.fxg3 Qh3 14.Rf3 Rxg3!! 0-1
His name is attached to the Fritz Variation in the Two Knights Defense or Prussian Game.
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