Hans-Hilmar Staudte (18 January 1911 – 21 January 1979) was a German jurist and chess player, Chess Olympiad team and individual bronze medals winner (1950).
| Hans-Hilmar Staudte | |
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 Hans-Hilmar Staudte in Nuremberg trials in 1948 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | January 18, 1911 Kaldenkirchen, German Empire |
| Died | January 21, 1979 (aged 68) Münster, West Germany |
Biography edit
In 1940, Hans-Hilmar Staudte in University of Hamburg defended his doctorate in law. During the World War II he worked as a judge in Munich. After the war, Hans-Hilmar Staudte was in custody of allies. In 1948, he participated as a witness in Nuremberg trials.[1] In the later years, Hans-Hilmar Staudte worked at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Bonn until he retired at the age of 65. He died after a long illness.
In 1925 he became a member of Aachen chess club. In 1935, Hans-Hilmar Staudte ranked 2nd in the Bas-Rhin Chess Federation Championship. In 1941, he won one of the Bavaria chess congresses second tournament. In 1950, in German Chess Championship Hans-Hilmar Staudte shared 2nd place with Efim Bogoljubov behind winner Wolfgang Unzicker. Hans-Hilmar Staudte played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiad:[2]
- In 1950, at fourth board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+6, =3, -3) and won team and individual bronze medals.
Due to his busy job, he finished his active chess career early.
From 1951 to 1961 Hans-Hilmar Staudte was secretary of the German Chess Federation. He seriously worked with chess composition. In 1962, Hans-Hilmar Staudte became FIDE International Judge for Chess Composition.[3] He wrote several books about chess endgame.
Literature edit
- Staudte, Hans Hilmar: Aus der Welt der Schachstudie. Bad Nauheim, Loeffler, 1961
- Richter, Kurt; Staudte, Hans Hilmar: Richtig und falsch Berlin: de Gruyter, 1962, (2. Aufl. 1978, ISBN 3-11-007428-1)
- Staudte, Hans Hilmar; Milescu, Milu: Das 1×1 des Endspiels Berlin: de Gruyter, 1965 (2. Aufl. 1981, ISBN 3-11-007431-1)
References edit
- ^ "Archiv des Institut für Zeitgeschichte, München, Signatur ZS-1545 1948/56" (PDF).
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Hans-Hilmar Staudte". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "International judges". www.sci.fi.
External links edit
- Hans-Hilmar Staudte player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Hans-Hilmar Staudte chess games at 365chess.com
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