About Carl Friedrich Schmid
Lived 1840 – 1897 (aged 56). Carl Friedrich Schmid was a German chess player.
Carl Friedrich Schmid (22 April 1840 – 31 March 1897) was a Baltic German chess player.
Born in Mitau, Russian Empire (today Jelgava, Latvia), he tied for 15-16th at Wiesbaden 1880 (Joseph Henry Blackburne, Berthold Englisch, and Adolf Schwarz won), and took 16th in the Berlin 1881 chess tournament (the 2nd DSB Congress, Blackburne won).
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Who was Carl Friedrich Schmid?
German chess player (1840-1897)
When was Carl Friedrich Schmid born?
Carl Friedrich Schmid was born on 22 April 1840 in Jelgava.
When did Carl Friedrich Schmid die?
Carl Friedrich Schmid died on 31 March 1897.
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Carl Friedrich Schmid was a chess player.
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Carl Friedrich Schmid was German.
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