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Georg Kieninger
Chess Player
1902 – 1975
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Who was 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. In 1950, FIDE awarded him the IM title.
His major openings were the Ruy Lopez and the French Defence. The famous Kieninger Trap in the Budapest Gambit is named after him.
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- Born
- Jun 5, 1902
Munich - Also known as
- Кинингер, Георг
- Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Munich
- Died
- Jan 25, 1975
Düsseldorf
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on July 23, 2013
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