About Emil Josef Diemer
Lived 1908 – 1990 (aged 82). Emil Josef Diemer was a German chess player and author.
Emil Joseph (Josef) Diemer (15 May 1908, in Radolfzell – 10 October 1990, in Fussbach/Gengenbach) was a German chess master.
Biography In 1908, Emil Joseph Diemer was born in the German town of Radolfzell, in Baden.
In 1942–1943, Diemer played correspondence and tournament games with Klaus Junge.
After the war ended in 1945, Diemer continued his chess journalism, sold chess books, and gave simuls, but the stigma of his Nazi past made it difficult to support himself in this way. As a middle-tier master, his successes in chess were few.
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Who was Emil Josef Diemer?
German chess player (1908–1990)
When was Emil Josef Diemer born?
Emil Josef Diemer was born on 15 May 1908 in Radolfzell am Bodensee.
When did Emil Josef Diemer die?
Emil Josef Diemer died on 10 October 1990 in Gengenbach.
What was Emil Josef Diemer's occupation?
Emil Josef Diemer was a chess player and author.
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Emil Josef Diemer was German.
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