Bernhard Fleissig

{{Short description|Hungarian-born Austrian chess player}}

Bernhard (Bernát) Fleissig (1853 in Austrian Empire – 7 March 1931 in Vienna) was an Austrian chess master.

Fleissig took 18th in the Vienna 1882 chess tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won),[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2117 ChessBase.com - Chess News - International Chess Tournament Vienna 1882] took 2nd, behind Vincenz Hruby, at Vienna 1882,{{cite web|url=http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf |archive-date=2007-07-04 }} Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 and tied for 2nd-3rd with Johann Hermann Bauer before losing a play-off match to him (0–2) at Vienna 1890 (Max Weiss won).[http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1890vienna.htm Vienna] at xoomer.alice.it

http://www.edochess.ca/players/p797.html Edo Historical Chess Ratings

The Fleissig Variation in the Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Nc2) is named for him.{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/eco.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-02-20 |archive-date=2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026154855/http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/eco.htm |url-status=dead }}[http://www.chessworld.org/F.htm F] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511210035/http://www.chessworld.org/F.htm |date=May 11, 2008 }}

Fleissig was the younger brother of Max Fleissig.