CHESS PLAYER

Johann Berger

1845 - 1933

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Johann Nepomuk Berger (11 April 1845, Graz – 17 October 1933) was an Austrian chess master, theorist, endgame study composer, author and editor. In September 1870, he won the first tournament in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at Graz. In 1875, he won a match against Alexander Wittek (14 : 4) in Graz, and drew a match with Paul Lipke (3½ : 3½) at Eisenach 1896. He tied for 5–6th at Graz 1880 (Max Weiss, Johannes von Minckwitz and Adolf Schwarz won); tied for 9–10th at Berlin 1881 (second DSB Congress, Joseph Henry Blackburne won); took fourth at Nuremberg 1883 (third DSB–Congress, Simon Winawer won); tied for 11–12th at Hamburg 1885 (fourth DSB–Congress, Isidor Gunsberg won); tied for 5–6th at Frankfurt 1887 (fifth DSB–Congress, George Henry Mackenzie won); took tenth at Breslau 1889 (sixth DSB–Congress, Siegbert Tarrasch won); tied for 4–5th at Graz 1890 (Gyula Makovetz won); tied for 8–9th at Leipzig 1894 (ninth DSB–Congress, Tarrasch won). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Berger has received more than 28,946 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Berger is the 158th most popular chess player, the 948th most popular biography from Austria and the 5th most popular Austrian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Johann Berger ranks 158 out of 461. Before him are Boris Verlinsky, Vladimir Bagirov, Genrikh Kasparyan, Lajos Asztalos, Lubomir Kavalek, and Tatiana Zatulovskaya. After him are George Koltanowski, Hermann Pilnik, Zoltán Ribli, Eduard Gufeld, Clarice Benini, and Ratmir Kholmov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Johann Berger ranks 93. Before him are Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Archibald Sayce, Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Ragna Nielsen, Herbert Giles, and Edmund Reitter. After him are Wollert Konow, Lobengula, Facundo Machaín, Juan Bautista Egusquiza, George Reid, and Nikolaos Deligiannis. Among people deceased in 1933, Johann Berger ranks 131. Before him are Achille Paroche, Ismael Montes, Ahmet Haşim, Stasys Girėnas, Ring Lardner, and Albert Champoudry. After him are Johannes Schmidt, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Gustavo Jiménez, John Joly, Henry van Dyke Jr., and Karl Jatho.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Johann Berger ranks 948 out of 1,424. Before him are Robert Körner (1924), Joseph Rock (1884), Melitta Brunner (1907), Michael Häupl (1949), Rupert Hollaus (1931), and Robert Kalina (1955). After him are Ferdinand Kiefler (1913), Alfred Gusenbauer (1960), Erika Mahringer (1924), Hannes Swoboda (1946), Eva Ibbotson (1925), and Liese Prokop (1941).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Austria

Among chess players born in Austria, Johann Berger ranks 5. Before him are Carl Schlechter (1874), Rudolf Spielmann (1883), Ernst Grünfeld (1893), and Erich Eliskases (1913). After him are Eva Moser (1982), and Markus Ragger (1988).

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