About Sigmund Herland
Lived 1865 – 1954 (aged 88). Sigmund Herland was a Romanian chess player and chess composer.
Sigmund Herland (September 27, 1865 – August 15, 1954) was a Romanian chess master and composer.
Career Herland drew a match with Jacques Mieses in 1890. He tied for 11-12th at Breslau 1912 (the 18th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Bernhard Gregory won), and tied for 6-10th at Mannheim 1914 (interrupted 19th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier A, B. Hallegua won).
After World War I, he played in many tournaments in Bucharest. Herland won in 1921; won in 1924; took 2nd (Quadrangular) and shared 1st in 1925; tied for 7-8th (Alexandru Tyroler won) and took 3rd in 1927 (Wechsler won); took 2nd, behind Taubmann, and shared 1st with Wechsler in 1928; took 2nd in 1929 (Ion Gudju won); took 11th (Iosif Mendelssohn won) and won in 1930.
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Who was Sigmund Herland?
Romanian chess player (1865–1954)
When was Sigmund Herland born?
Sigmund Herland was born on 27 September 1865 in Vienna.
When did Sigmund Herland die?
Sigmund Herland died on 15 August 1954 in Bucharest.
What was Sigmund Herland's occupation?
Sigmund Herland was a chess player and chess composer.
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Sigmund Herland was Romanian.
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