About Gerhard Pfeiffer
Lived 1923 – 2000 (aged 77). Gerhard Pfeiffer was a German chess player, chess composer and athlete.
Gerhard Pfeiffer (June 14, 1923 – June 27, 2000) was a German chess master and chess problemist.
He tied for 5-7th at Bad Oeynhausen 1941 (8th German Chess Championship, Paul Felix Schmidt and Klaus Junge won); shared 1st with Lothar Schmid at Wiessenfels 1947 (Soviet Zone-ch); shared 10th at Bad Pyrmont 1949 (West Germany-ch, Efim Bogoljubow won); took 2nd, behind Rudolf Teschner, at Düsseldorf 1951 (GER-ch); and took 5th at Sofia 1957 (zonal, Miroslav Filip won).
Pfeiffer won six times for West Germany in Chess Olympiads (1950-1960), and won two bronze medals (team and individual) in the 9th Chess Olympiad at Dubrovnik 1950.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1957.
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Who was Gerhard Pfeiffer?
German chess player (1923–2000)
When was Gerhard Pfeiffer born?
Gerhard Pfeiffer was born on 14 June 1923 in Leipzig.
When did Gerhard Pfeiffer die?
Gerhard Pfeiffer died on 27 June 2000 in Hamburg.
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Gerhard Pfeiffer was a chess player, chess composer and athlete.
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Gerhard Pfeiffer was German.
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