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Carl Mayet

1810 – 1868

German chess player

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Lived 1810 – 1868 (aged 57). Carl Mayet was a German chess player.

Carl (Karl) Mayet (11 August 1810, Berlin – 18 May 1868, Stettin, now Szczecin) was a German chess master. He was one of the most original of the Berlin Pleiades (the seven stars of German chess).

In 1839, Mayet defeated Jozsef Szen in a match with (+3−2=1). In 1845, he drew a match with Augustus Mongredien with (+3−3). In 1847, he defeated A. von der Goltz in a match (+14−9=1), but then lost a match with his cousin Wilhelm Hanstein (+5−12=1). In 1848, he lost a match to Daniel Harrwitz (+2−5=2). In the London 1851 chess tournament, he was knocked out in round 1 when he lost to Hugh Alexander Kennedy with two losses. In 1851, he lost a match to Adolf Anderssen in Berlin with four losses. In 1852, he lost a match to Frederick Deacon (2–5).

In 1853, he took third place in the first unofficial Berlin Championship, behind Jean Dufresne and Max Lange. In 1853, he lost a match to Dufresne (+5−7). In 1855, he lost to Anderssen (+6−14=1). In 1856, he lost to T. Wiegelmann (2–4) in the 1856 Berlin Knockout Tournament. In 1859, he lost a match to Anderssen (+1−7). In 1865, he lost a match to Anderssen (+2−5=1). In 1866, he lost a match to Gustav Neumann (−6=1).

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Who was Carl Mayet?

German chess player (1810–1868)

When was Carl Mayet born?

Carl Mayet was born on 11 August 1810 in Berlin.

When did Carl Mayet die?

Carl Mayet died on 18 May 1868 in Berlin.

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Carl Mayet was a chess player.

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Carl Mayet was German.

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· Wikipedia: Carl Mayet

· Wikidata: Q62465

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