CHESS PLAYER
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975

Friedrich Sämisch
Friedrich Sämisch (20 September 1896 – 16 August 1975) was a German chess player and chess theorist. He was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Sämisch is the 93rd most popular chess player (down from 84th in 2019), the 3,541st most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,629th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 93 out of 461. Before him are Gideon Ståhlberg, Ljubomir Ljubojević, Adolf Albin, Larry Evans, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and Edward Lasker. After him are Luděk Pachman, Rudolf Charousek, Reuben Fine, Alexander Beliavsky, Jackson Showalter, and Robert Byrne.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGideon Ståhlberg
1908 - 1967
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 87
Ljubomir Ljubojević
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 88
Adolf Albin
1848 - 1920
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 89
Larry Evans
1932 - 2010
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 90
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 91
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 92
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 93
Luděk Pachman
1924 - 2003
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 94
Rudolf Charousek
1873 - 1900
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 95
Reuben Fine
1914 - 1993
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 96
Alexander Beliavsky
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 97
Jackson Showalter
1860 - 1935
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 98
Robert Byrne
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 155. Before him are Frank Loomis, Norman Thomas Gilroy, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Tommy Johnson, Jaromír Weinberger, and Fritz Julius Kuhn. After him are Josef Kammhuber, Teinosuke Kinugasa, John L. McClellan, Constantin Rădulescu, George Burns, and Kathleen McKane Godfree. Among people deceased in 1975, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 126. Before him are Charles Journet, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Gustav von Wangenheim, Aníbal Troilo, Ezzard Charles, and Hans Jordan. After him are Richard Ratsimandrava, T-Bone Walker, Andrés Mazali, Louis Van Hege, Willy Böckl, and Pierre Fresnay.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsFrank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 149
Norman Thomas Gilroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1977
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 150
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 151
Tommy Johnson
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 152
Jaromír Weinberger
COMPOSER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 153
Fritz Julius Kuhn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1951
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 154
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 155
Josef Kammhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 156
Teinosuke Kinugasa
ACTOR
1896 - 1982
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 157
John L. McClellan
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1977
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 158
Constantin Rădulescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 159
George Burns
ACTOR
1896 - 1996
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 160
Kathleen McKane Godfree
TENNIS PLAYER
1896 - 1992
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 1975
Go to all RankingsCharles Journet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1975
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 120
Shigeyoshi Inoue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 121
Gustav von Wangenheim
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1975
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 122
Aníbal Troilo
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1975
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 123
Ezzard Charles
BOXER
1921 - 1975
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 124
Hans Jordan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1975
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 125
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 126
Richard Ratsimandrava
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1975
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 127
T-Bone Walker
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1975
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 128
Andrés Mazali
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1975
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 129
Louis Van Hege
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 130
Willy Böckl
SKATER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 131
Pierre Fresnay
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 132
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 3,543 out of 7,253. Before him are Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854), Julius Schiller (1580), Karl Friedrich von Gaertner (1772), Werner Egk (1901), Heinrich Kreutz (1854), and Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (1757). After him are Gertrude of Sulzbach (1114), Michael Ballhaus (1935), Karl von Einem (1853), Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau (1602), Karl-Josef Rauber (1934), and Max August Zorn (1906).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3,537
Julius Schiller
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3,538
Karl Friedrich von Gaertner
BIOLOGIST
1772 - 1850
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3,539
Werner Egk
COMPOSER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,540
Heinrich Kreutz
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,541
Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1757 - 1831
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,542
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,543
Gertrude of Sulzbach
NOBLEMAN
1114 - 1146
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,544
Michael Ballhaus
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,545
Karl von Einem
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1853 - 1934
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,546
Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau
NOBLEMAN
1602 - 1664
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,547
Karl-Josef Rauber
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2023
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,548
Max August Zorn
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,549
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Germany
Among chess players born in Germany, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 3. Before him are Robert Hübner (1948), and Louis Paulsen (1833). After him are Jean Dufresne (1829), Jacques Mieses (1865), Wolfgang Uhlmann (1935), Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818), Sonja Graf (1908), Wolfgang Unzicker (1925), Hermann Pilnik (1914), Bernhard Horwitz (1807), and Boris Gulko (1947).
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 1
Louis Paulsen
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 4
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 5
Wolfgang Uhlmann
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 6
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
1818 - 1899
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 8
Wolfgang Unzicker
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 9
Hermann Pilnik
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 10
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 11
Boris Gulko
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 12