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Carl Schlechter
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Carl Schlechter was an Austrian chess player and chess composer, born in Vienna on 2 March 1874. He spoke German and used his given name Carl throughout his career in the sport of chess.
He died in Budapest on 27 December 1918 of tuberculosis, a natural cause of death, the same medical condition that is recorded as afflicting him during his life.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-04-09
- Active to
- 1998-01-19
Discography
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1874-03-02 ) 2 March 1874, Vienna , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 27 December 1918 (1918-12-27) (aged 44), Budapest , Hungary
- Country
- Austria-Hungary
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Occupation
- chess composer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- chess
- Image
- Schlechter, Carl 1896 - DPLA - 832da5245429c37f5e2ffcdf1fa3b902 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1874-03-02
- date of death
- 1918-12-27
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- Commons category
- Carl Schlechter
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Carl Schlechter
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Schlechter (2 March 1874 – 27 December 1918) was a leading Austro-Hungarian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a controversial World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.
Early life
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