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Wolfgang Heidenfeld was born on 29 May, 1911 in Berlin, German Empire, is a South African chess player. Discover Wolfgang Heidenfeld's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 29 May, 1911
Birthday 29 May
Birthplace Berlin, German Empire
Date of death 3 August, 1981
Died Place Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Nationality Berlin

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1911

Wolfgang Heidenfeld (29 May 1911 – 3 August 1981) was a German chess player and chess composer.

Heidenfeld was born in Berlin.

1930

He was forced to move from Germany to South Africa in the 1930s because he was a Jew.

1955

In 1955, he beat former world champion Max Euwe.

He also won games against Miguel Najdorf, Joaquim Durao and Ludek Pachman.

He never became an International Master—he did eventually attain the required qualifications but declined to accept the award from FIDE.

He wrote several chess books, including Chess Springbok (1955), My Book of Fun and Games (1958), Grosse Remispartien (1968; in German; an English edition entitled Draw!, edited by John Nunn, was published in 1982), and Lacking the Master Touch (1970).

1957

In 1957, after visiting Ireland, he moved to Dublin.

1958

There, he won the South African Chess Championship eight times, and he represented South Africa in the Chess Olympiad in 1958.

Besides playing chess, he was also a writer, door-to-door salesman, journalist, and designer of crossword puzzles.

His hobbies were poker, bridge and collecting stamps as well as playing chess.

During World War II, he used his fluency in German to help decode German messages for the Allies.

Despite having so many different interests and activities to engage into, he nevertheless managed to succed in chess to the point of becoming national champion in both of the countries he lived in.

Heidenfeld was Irish Champion in 1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, and 1972.

1965

He won the Leinster Chess Championship in 1965, 1969 (shared), and 1972.

1966

He was in the Olympiad team in 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1974; and in the European Championships team in 1967.

1979

In 1979, the family moved back to Ulm, where he died two years later.

2000

His son Mark Heidenfeld is an International Master, has also played chess for Ireland, and won the Irish Chess Championship in 2000 and 2021.

The Heidenfeld Trophy, the second division, of the Leinster chess league, is named in his honour.