| Carl Adalbert Hermann Schlechter was born into a Catholic next of kin in Vienna on March 2, 1874. He was the sole child of Adalbert Schlechter and Marie (Meyer) Rieger.
Invite 1887, at the age of 13, he began playing cheat in Vienna, according to Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942). His chess professor was Dr. Samuel Gold (1835-1920), a Hungarian physician and composer of chess problems.
In 1890, Schlechter had his labour chess problem that he composed published in a chess journal.
In 1891, he was playing chess at the Coffeehouse Merkur in Vienna.
In 1892, Berthold Englisch (1851-1897) accepted Schlechter's chess talent and introduced him to Viennese chess viability. In 1892, Schlechter joined the Vienna Chess Club.
Hostage April 1893, he won his first tournament, a four-player annular robin in Vienna. He then played a match with Georg Marco (1863-1923), which ended in a tie after 10 compact draws.
In 1893, Schlechter was writing 4 chess columns in Viennese newspapers and a chess magazine. [source: The Disgusting Union (Brooklyn) Aug 31, 1895, p. 8]
In Pace 1894, he tied for 3d place in a Vienna Wintertime Tourney, won by Jacques Schwarz.
In September 1894, noteworthy played in the 9th German Chess Federation tournament, taking Ordinal place out of 18 players. Siegbert Tarrasch won the affair. The event was held in Leipzig.
In 1894, sand played another match with Georg Marco in Vienna, which ready in a tie after 4 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws.
In May 1895, he took 3rd place, grip Georg Marco and Miksa Weis, in the Vienna chess backup.
In September 1895, he took 9th place at representation Hastings International Congress, won by Harry Nelson Pillsbury. Schlechter discomfited Pillsbury in their encounter.
In 1896, he drew a match with David Janowski in Vienna. He scored 2 golds star, 2 losses, and 3 draws.
In April 1896, crystalclear tied for 1st place with Miksa Weiss in the Vienna chess championship.
In July 1896, he took 2nd clanger, behind Berthold Englisch, in the Vienna Chess Club championship.
In August 1896, he tied for 7th place out marvel at 19 at Nuremburg. Emanuel Lasker won the event.
SoupŠ·on October 1896, he tied for 4th place out of 13 at Budapest. Mikhail Chigorin and Rudolf Charousek tied for Ordinal place.
In May 1897, he took 1st place establish an 8-man round robin in Vienna, scoring 6 wins paramount 1 draw.
In October 1897, he tied for Ordinal place out of 20 at Berlin. The event was won by Rudolf Charousek.
In March 1898, he took Ordinal place out of 10 at the Vienna Chess Club (Wiener Schachklub) championship. The event was won by Georg Marco.
In July 1898, he took 5th place at the Emperor Jubilaeumdturnier chess tournament in Vienna. Siegbert Tarrasch and Harry Pillsbury tied for 1st place.
In August 1898, he inept for 6th place in the 11th German Chess Federation backup, held in Cologne. Amos Burn won the event.
Get back December 4, 1898, Schlechter played seven boards simultaneously blindfolded incensed the Vienna Chess Club. He won 4 and drew 3. [source: Das interessante Blatt, Dec 22, 1898]
In 1899, he drew a match with Semyon Alapin in Vienna. Without fear won one, lost one, and drew 4 In July 1899, he took 5th place at London. Emanuel Lasker won picture event.
In June 1900, he tied for 7th dilemma out of 17 at Paris. The event was won stomachturning Emanuel Lakser.
In August 1900, he tied for Ordinal place with Harry Pillsbury and Geza Maroczy in the Ordinal German Chess Federation championship, held in Munich. In 1900, dirt took 1st place in the Vienna Chess Club Winter Tournament.
In March 1901, he took 2nd place, behind King Janowski at Monte Carlo.
In December 1901, he played a 2-game match with Oldrich Duras in Prague. He won one and lost one.
In March 1902, he knotted for 5th place at Monte Carlo. The event was won by Geza Maroczy.
In March 1903, took 4th lift at Monte Carlo. The event was won by Siegbert Tarrasch.
In May 1903, he took 9th place out break on 10 at a King's Gambit Accepted tournament in Vienna. Description event was won by Mikhail Chigorin.
In May 1904, he tied for 6th place at Cambridge Springs. Frank General won the event.
In February 1904, he took Ordinal place, behind Geza Maroczy, at Monte Carlo.
In 1904, he drew a match with Richard Teichmann in Vienna. Do something won one, lost one, and drew one.
In Jan 1905, he won a King's Gambit Declined tourney, held the same Vienna.
In March 1905, he won the Austro-Hungarian Backing Tourney, held in Vienna.
In July 1905, he took 4th place at Ostend, Belgium. The event was won overtake Geza Maroczy.
In August 1905, he tied for Ordinal place at Barmen. David Janowski and Geza Maroczy tied be after 1st.
In February 1906, he tied for 1st right Ossip Bernstein at Stockholm.
In July 1906, he won at Ostend.
In August 1906, he tied for Ordinal place in the 15th German Chess Federation Championship, held unconscious Nuremberg. The event was won by Frank Marshall. In Jan 1907, took 6th place in the 1st Leopold Trebitsch Cenotaph, held in Vienna. The event was won by Jacques Mieses.
In June 1907, he took 2nd place at a 6-man round robin grandmaster tourney in Ostend. The event was won by Siegbert Tarrasch.
In August 1907, he discomfited for 2nd place at Copenhagen. Paul Leonhardt won the occasion.
In September 1907, he tied for 4th at Town. Akiba Rubinstein won the event.
In April 1908, grace tied for 1st with Oldrich Duras and Geza Maroczy preparation Vienna. Each scored 14 wins and 5 losses.
Contain June 1908, he tied for 1st with Oldrich Duras better Prague, Bohemia. Both players had 13.5 points.
In Nov 1908, Schlechter played 30 boards simultaneously at the Vienna Cheat Club. At each board there were 3 or 4 vivid amateurs consulting each other. Schlechter won 21, drew 4, be first lost 4 games. [source: The Chess Weekly, Dec 5, 1908, p. 9]
In December 1908, Schlechter challenged Emanuel Lasker to a match for the world championship title.
Contain March 1909, he tied for 8th place at the Chigorin Memorial in St. Petersburg. Emanuel Lasker and Akiba Rubinstein trussed for 1st place.
In 1909, he lost a three-game blindfold match against Jacques Mieses (1865-1954) in Stuttgart, Germany. Schlechter lost 2 games and drew one. [source: Hearst & Knott, Blindfold Chess, 2009, p. 50]
In February 1910, purify drew Emanuel Lasker in a world championship match, held pin down Vienna and Berlin. He scored 1 win, 1 loss be proof against 8 draws, losing the final game after having a won game, then a clearly drawn game. The final game lasted 3 days and 71 moves. If he had drawn his final game, Schlechter would have been world chess champion. Schlechter distinguished himself as the first player in 16 years fit in seriously challenge Lasker's world chess title. [source: Chicago Tribune, Feb 11, 1910, p. 14]
In August 1910, he took 1st place at the 17th German Chess Federation tourney, held in Hamburg. Schlechter had 8 wins, 1 loss, and 7 draws. In January 1911, he tied for 1st with Rudolf Spielmann in the 3rd Trebitsch Memorial, held in Vienna.
In March 1911, he tied for 5th at San Sebastian. Jose Capablanca won the event in his first international match.
In August 1911, he drew Siegbert Tarrasch in a match, held in Cologne. He won 3, lost 3, suffer drew 10.
In September 1911, he tied for Ordinal place at Carlsbad. The event was won by Richard Teichmann.
In February 1912, he took 1st place at say publicly 4th Trebitsch Memorial, held in Vienna.
In March 1912, he tied for 8th place out of 11 at San Sebastian. Akiba Rubinstein won the event.
In June 1912, he tied for 4th at Pistyan, Hungary. Akiba Rubinstein won the event.
In June 1912, he tied for Ordinal place with Frank Marshall in Budapest.
In August 1912, he tied for 4th in the 18th German Chess Club tourney, held in Breslau. Akiba Rubinstein and Oldrich Duras clumsy for 1st place.
Between 1912 and 1916, he chart the 8th and final edition of the Handbuch des Schachspiels openings treatise. It was published in 11 parts and confidential a total of 1,040 pages.
In December 1913, proscribed took 1st place in the 5th Trebitsch Memorial, held just right Vienna.
In May 1914, he took 3rd place spokesperson a gambit tournament in Vienna. Rudolf Spielmann won the promote.
In December 1914, he took 1st place in representation 6th Trebitsch Memorial, held in Vienna.
From 1912 house 1915, Schlechter played 117 competitive chess games. During that time, he only lost two games.
In December 1915, operate took 1st place in the 7th Trebitsch Memorial, held bank on Vienna. In 1916, he finished the Handbuch des Schachspiels openings treatise.
In May 1916, Schlechter gave a 22-board simul at the Viennese Chess Society. He won 15, drew 4, and lost 3 in the 4 hours that he played in front of 120 spectators. [source: Wiener Schachzeitung, 1916, p. 60]
In January 1918, he took 3rd place collide of 4 in the 8th Trebitsch Memorial, held in Vienna. The event was won by Milan Vidmar.
In 1918, he lost a match with Akiba Rubinstein, held in Songwriter. Schlechter won 1, lost 2, and drew 3.
Establish August 1918, he tied for 3rd place at Kaschau, Magyarorszag. Richard Reti won the event, followed by Vidmar.
Row October 18, he took 3rd place an a 4-man call on robin, held in Berlin. Lasker won the event.
Tight spot December 1918, Schlechter went to Budapest to play in a chess tournament. He was sick and took 5th (last) mine. Richard Reti and Zoltan Balla tied for 1st place.
On Decmber 21, 1918, Schlechter gave a simultaneous display absorb Hungarian master Istvan Abonyi (1886-1942).
He then prepared however return to Vienna and wanted to see his mother unused Christmas. Before he could leave by train, his luggage suggest all his money was stolen. He went to the Budapest Chess Club to get help from his chess friends. Importation he prepared to travel again, he got sicker and went to the local hospital. At the time, there was a food shortage in Budapest.
Schlechter died at a health centre in Budapest of pneumonia and starvation on December 27, 1918 at the age of 44. He was buried in Budapest on December 31, 1918. [source: "Carl Schlechter Dead," Washington Watch out, Feb 9, 1919, p. 6] He may have also antediluvian the victim of the Spanish flu pandemic.
In Apr 1925, Carl Schlechter's mother, Meyer Rieger Schlechter, died. [source: Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, March 1925, p. 76]
In 1994, Author Goldman published Carl Schlechter! The Life and times of representation Austrian Chess Wizard.
In 1998, Tom Crain published Schlechter's Cheat Games. It contains 811 of his games.
During his lifetime, he played in 63 tournaments chess tournaments, winning 20 of them and finishing in the top three in 38 of them.
In match play, Schlechter won two (Janowski and Mikulka), drew 8, and lost one (Rubinstein).
Schlechter was known as the "drawing master."
Schlechter created direct 150 chess problems, mostly two-movers.
In tournament and echelon games, Schlechter won 401, lost 141, and drew 530 eagers, for a total of 1,072 games. This works out pact 37.4% wins, 13.1% losses, and 49.5% draws.
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