Eduard Dyckhoff

Eduard Dyckhoff
Personal information
Born14 November 1880
DiedMarch 2, 1949(1949-03-02) (aged 68)
Occupation(s)Doctor of Law, chess player
Chess career
CountryGermany

Eduard Dyckhoff (November 14, 1880 in Augsburg, Germany – March 2, 1949) was a German doctor of law and chess player. He won the Bavarian Chess Championship in 1913 and again in 1942, and is often considered an important figure in the development of correspondence chess in the early 20th century. Dyckhoff was born in Augsburg and died in Bad Tölz.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 102, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6