Heinz Lehmann (chess player)
{{Short description|German chess player (1921–1995)}}
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|name = Heinz Lehmann
|birth_date = {{birth date|1921|10|20|df=y}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1995|06|08|1921|10|20|df=yes}}
|title = Grandmaster
|birth_place = Königsberg
|country = Germany
|image = Heinz_Gerhard_Lehmann_1973.jpg
|caption = Lehmann in 1973
|full_name = Heinz Gerhard Lehmann
|death_place = Berlin
}}
Heinz Gerhard Lehmann (20 October 1921, Königsberg – 8 June 1995, Berlin) was a German chess master and 1956 West Berlin Chess Champion.
Biography
Lehmann was born in Königsberg in 1921, studied law. As a chess player, he received FIDE title, International Master (IM) in 1961.{{Cite book|last=Felice|first=Gino Di|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dBHDwAAQBAJ&dq=Heinz+Lehmann+chess&pg=PA184|title=Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016|date=2018-01-16|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-3361-9|language=en}} He won 1956 Berlin City Chess Championship and 1976 European Chess Club Cup.{{Cite web|date=2011-11-09|title=Berliner Schachverband :: Sieger Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft|url=http://archiv.berlinerschachverband.de/archiv/events/bsv/bem/west.html|access-date=2021-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109010917/http://archiv.berlinerschachverband.de/archiv/events/bsv/bem/west.html|archive-date=9 November 2011}} He was a national player in the 1950s and 1960s, took part in the 13th and 14th Chess Olympiad. He played for West Germany in the 1957 European Chess Championship, and won the individual bronze medal for his board.{{Cite web|title=OlimpBase :: 14th Chess Olympiad, Leipzig 1960, West Germany|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/1960/1960ger.html|access-date=2021-07-12|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
At the 1965 Capablanca Memorial Tournament, he played against Bobby Fischer in the first round, lost in 32 moves.{{Cite news|date=1965-08-26|title=Fischer Defeats Heinz Lehmann|pages=2|work=The Pittsburgh Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28862541/fischer-defeats-heinz-lehmann/|access-date=2021-07-12}}
Lehmann became an Honorary Grandmaster (GM) in 1992. He died on 8 June 1995 in Berlin.File:Lehmann Kinzel Teschner 1992.jpg
= Achievements =
- 1956 – Berlin City Chess Championship – Champion
- 1957 – European Team Chess Championship – Bronze (individual)
- 1957 – Bad Neueunahr – 3rd
- 1958 – Malta Open – 1st{{Cite book|last=Felice|first=Gino Di|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=urSHHDciyzAC&dq=Heinz+Lehmann&pg=PA94|title=Chess Results, 1956-1960: A Comprehensive Record with 1,390 Tournament Crosstables and 142 Match Scores, with Sources|date=2010-04-19|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5557-7|pages=243|language=en}}
- 1958 – San Benedetto del Tronto 7th Festival – 2-3rd{{Cite book|last=Felice|first=Gino Di|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=urSHHDciyzAC&dq=Heinz+Lehmann&pg=PA94|title=Chess Results, 1956-1960: A Comprehensive Record with 1,390 Tournament Crosstables and 142 Match Scores, with Sources|date=2010-04-19|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5557-7|pages=262|language=en}}
- 1962 – Reggio Emilia – 2nd{{Cite book|last=Felice|first=Gino Di|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghN2BQAAQBAJ&dq=+Reggio+Emilia&pg=PA17|title=Chess Results, 1961-1963: A Comprehensive Record with 938 Tournament Crosstables and 108 Match Scores, with Sources|date=2013-06-04|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0372-8|language=en}}
- 1968 – OLOT, Spain – 1st{{Cite book|last=Felice|first=Gino Di|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gUEBbQ9yR-YC&dq=Heinz+Gerhard+Lehmann&pg=PA415|title=Chess Results, 1968-1970: A Comprehensive Record with 854 Tournament Crosstables and 161 Match Scores, with Sources|date=2013-06-20|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-7574-2|pages=60,206|language=en}}
- 1968 – Stary Smokovec 17th High Tatra Cup – 1st
- 1976 – European Chess Club Cup - 1st (team)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Heinz Lehmann (Schachspieler)}}
- Heinz Lehmann at [https://www.chessgames.com/player/heinz_lehmann.html Chessgames]
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