Silesian Chess Congress
{{Short description|German chess tournament (1922–1939)}}
The Silesian Chess Congress was a German chess tournament held from 1922 until 1939. On 19 September 1877 the Breslau Chess Association (Breslauer Schachverein) was founded by Theodor von Scheve. In 1895 Görlitz and 1899 Liegnitz were meetings of mainly Silesian clubs.
History
After the World War I Germany had to cede a part of the Ostprovinzen, mainly Posen (Poznań). In 1922 the new Silesian Chess Federation (Schlesischer Schachverband) was founded and held congresses until 1939. Members of this federation (Oberschlesischer Schachverband, Groß-Breslauer Schachverband) and of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia (Deutscher Schachverband in der Tschechoslowakei) played in each other's championships.[http://www.tomaatnet.nl/~h.christen/SORotterdam/clubblad/januari%202006.pdf Inhoud] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927161029/http://www.tomaatnet.nl/~h.christen/SORotterdam/clubblad/januari%202006.pdf |date=2007-09-27 }}[http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/fredvandervliet.htm Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516195332/http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/fredvandervliet.htm |date=2008-05-16 }}
When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Heinz Josef Foerder, being a Jew, lost his job, and moved to Riga, Latvia. In 1934 he emigrated to British Mandate of Palestine where he had changed his name to Yosef Porat.Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. {{ISBN|83-217-2481-7}} (1. A-M), {{ISBN|83-217-2745-X}} (2. N-Z) In April 1935, he tied for 3rd-5th in Tel Aviv (the 2nd Maccabiah Games, Abram Blass won).Wolsza Tadeusz. Arcymistrzowie, mistrzowie, amatorzy. Słownik biograficzny szachistów polskich. Tom 5. Wydawnictwo DiG, Warszawa 2007. {{ISBN|83-7181-495-X}}
Winners
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| class="sortable wikitable"
! # !! Year !! City !! Winner !! Comment | ||||
| 1 | 1922 | Neisse | Hermann Thelen | Thelen won ahead of Kramer |
| 2 | 1923 | Beuthen | Adolf Kramer | Kramer won a play-off against Ertelt |
| 3 | 1924 | Bad Salzbrunn | Walter Bergmann | Bergmann won a play-off against Kramer |
| 4 | 1925 | Breslau | Otto Rüster | played alongside the 24th DSB Congress |
| 5 | 1926 | Altheide Bad | Gottlieb Machate | Friedrich Sämisch (off contest) won |
| 6 | 1927 | Gleiwitz | Ludwig Schmitt | Schmitt got extra-points more than Foerder |
| 7 | 1928 | Reichenbach | Gottlieb Machate | |
| 8 | 1929 | Bad Warmbrunn | Walter Bergmann | Bergmann from Glogau |
| 9 | 1930 | Breslau | Heinz Foerder | Foerder won ahead of Rudolf Pitschak |
| 10 | 1931 | Bad Salzbrunn | Heinz Foerder, Gottlieb Machate | |
| 11 | 1932 | Ratibor | Heinz Foerder | |
| 12 | 1933 | Bad Salzbrunn | Ludwig Schmitt | Schmitt won ahead of Carl Ahues |
| 13 | 1934 | Ottmachau | Ludwig Schmitt | |
| 14 | 1937 | Beuthen | Gottlieb Machate | |
| 15 | 1938 | Liegnitz | Dietrich Duhm | Prof. Duhm from Breslau |
| 16 | 1939 | Bad Warmbrunn | Erich Weinitschke | Weinitschke won a play-off against Heuaecker |