CHESS PLAYER

Johann Berger

1845 - 1933

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Johann Nepomuk Berger (11 April 1845, Graz – 17 October 1933) was an Austrian chess master, theorist, endgame study composer, author and editor. In September 1870, he won the first tournament in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at Graz. In 1875, he won a match against Alexander Wittek (14 : 4) in Graz, and drew a match with Paul Lipke (3½ : 3½) at Eisenach 1896. He tied for 5–6th at Graz 1880 (Max Weiss, Johannes von Minckwitz and Adolf Schwarz won); tied for 9–10th at Berlin 1881 (second DSB Congress, Joseph Henry Blackburne won); took fourth at Nuremberg 1883 (third DSB–Congress, Simon Winawer won); tied for 11–12th at Hamburg 1885 (fourth DSB–Congress, Isidor Gunsberg won); tied for 5–6th at Frankfurt 1887 (fifth DSB–Congress, George Henry Mackenzie won); took tenth at Breslau 1889 (sixth DSB–Congress, Siegbert Tarrasch won); tied for 4–5th at Graz 1890 (Gyula Makovetz won); tied for 8–9th at Leipzig 1894 (ninth DSB–Congress, Tarrasch won). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Berger is the 160th most popular chess player (down from 158th in 2019), the 926th most popular biography from Austria (up from 948th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Johann Berger ranks 160 out of 461. Before him are Hermanis Matisons, Eduard Gufeld, Sofia Polgár, Rafael Vaganian, Nicolas Rossolimo, and William Lombardy. After him are Gedeon Barcza, Lev Alburt, István Bilek, Milunka Lazarević, Kira Zvorykina, and Bernhard Horwitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Johann Berger ranks 95. Before him are Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Herbert Giles, Archibald Sayce, Hermann Bollé, Facundo Machaín, and George Kennan. After him are William Christie, Sámuel Teleki, Henry Sweet, Lobengula, William Healey Dall, and Johan Henrik Deuntzer. Among people deceased in 1933, Johann Berger ranks 127. Before him are Ludwig Schlesinger, Ismael Montes, Anita Rée, Albert Champoudry, Stasys Girėnas, and Johannes Schmidt. After him are Achille Paroche, John Joly, György Almásy, Elizabeth Thompson, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, and F. Holland Day.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Johann Berger ranks 926 out of 1,424. Before him are Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), László Sternberg (1905), Sulamith Goldhaber (1923), O. W. Fischer (1915), Alexander Pschill (1970), and Walter Haummer (1928). After him are Anton Walbrook (1896), Albert Paris Gütersloh (1887), Fiorenzo Marini (1914), Michael Baur (1969), Josefine Swoboda (1861), and Ida Freund (1863).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Austria

Among chess players born in Austria, Johann Berger ranks 5. Before him are Carl Schlechter (1874), Rudolf Spielmann (1883), Erich Eliskases (1913), and Ernst Grünfeld (1893). After him are Eva Moser (1982), and Markus Ragger (1988).

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