About Hugo Süchting
Lived 1874 – 1916 (aged 42). Hugo Süchting was a chess player and farmer.
Hugo Süchting (Suechting) (8 October 1874 – 27 December 1916) was a German chess player.
He won at Kiel 1893 (the 8th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier) took 13th at Leipzig 1894 (the 9th DSB-Congress, Siegbert Tarrasch won), shared 2nd with Ignatz von Popiel, behind Robert Henry Barnes, at Eisenach 1896 (the 10th DSB-Congress), and took 15th at Berlin 1897 (Rudolf Charousek won). He played also in quadrangular tournaments; took 2nd (Altona 1897), and twice shared 1st (Elmshorn 1898, Kiel 1900).
In the 20th century, he tied for 14-15th at Hannover 1902 (the 13th DSB-Congress won by Dawid Janowski), won at Hamburg 1903, tied for 8-9th at Coburg 1904 (the 14th DSB-Congress, Curt von Bardeleben, Carl Schlechter and Rudolf Swiderski won), tied for 11-12th at Barmen 1905 (Géza Maróczy and Janowski won), tied for 5-6th at Stockholm 1906 (Ossip Bernstein and Schlechter won), tied for 18-19th at Ostend 1907 (Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein won), tied for 13-14th at Prague 1908 (Oldřich Duras and Schlechter won), tied for 16-18th at Vienna 1908 (Duras, Maróczy and Schlechter won), tied for 6-7th at Düsseldorf 1908 (the 16th DSB-Congress, Frank Marshall won), and tied for 14-16th at Carlsbad 1911 (Richard Teichmann won).
He won two matches against Paul Saladin Leonhardt (2.5 : 1.5) and Carl Carls (2 : 1), both at Hamburg 1911, and drew a match with Leonhardt (2 : 2) at Hamburg 1912.
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Who was Hugo Süchting?
German chess player (1874-1916)
When was Hugo Süchting born?
Hugo Süchting was born on 8 October 1874 in Bosau.
When did Hugo Süchting die?
Hugo Süchting died on 27 December 1916 in Lüttow-Valluhn.
What was Hugo Süchting's occupation?
Hugo Süchting was a chess player and farmer.
What nationality was Hugo Süchting?
Hugo Süchting's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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