Johann Hermann Bauer

Johann Hermann Bauer (23 June 1861 – 5 April 1891) was an Austrian chess master.

Biography Bauer was born on 23 June 1861 in Kotopeky in Bohemia, Austrian Empire (now the Czech Republic). His father was an estate owner in Kotopeky and a formally trained painter later in Prague. His mother Eleonora was an older sister of Czech composer Josef Richard Rozkošný.

As a youth he settled in Vienna and won the master title at Frankfurt 1887 (the 5th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A). His best tournament achievement was at Graz 1890 (+3 –0 =3) where he finished in 2nd place behind Gyula Makovetz and ahead of Emanuel Lasker and Georg Marco. In 1891 whilst playing in a double-round tournament at Vienna his health broke down when he was sharing the lead with Adolf Albin.

He won matches against Bernhard Fleissig (2:0) in 1890, and Albin (4:0) and Marco (3:1), both in 1891.

J.H. Bauer is known mainly for losing to Emanuel Lasker as a result of a brilliant double-bishop sacrifice at Amsterdam 1889.

He died of tuberculosis at the age of 29 on 5 April 1891 in Gorizia.