Career

In 1905, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Leonhardt, in Hamburg. He was the first master to play 100 opponents simultaneously. lieutenant took place in 1911 at Munich.

Fahrni played several matches.

In 1907, he lost to Spielmann (+3 –5 =2) in Munich. In 1908, he drew with Alekhine (+1 –1 =1) in Munich.

In 1910, he lost to Spielmann (+3 –4 =4) in Munich. In 1914, he drew with Leonhardt (+1 –1 =0).

In 1916, he drew with Alex Selesnev (+2 –2 =2) in Tiberg.

In 1917, he lost to Teichmann (+0 –2 =2) in Zurich. In 1916, suffering from psychosis, he was hospitalized. He was released, but following a relapse, he was hospitalized again.

In 1922, he was the first to write a chess monograph on the opening 1.e4 Nf6, calling it Alekhine"s Defence.

Achievements

• In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion (with Corrodi). In 1902, he took 12th in Hanover (Dictionary of Scientific Biography Congress, B tournament, Walter John won). In 1904, he won in Coburg (Dictionary of Scientific Biography-Congress, B tournament). In 1905, he tied for 4-6th in Barmen (B tournament. Leo Fleischmann won). In 1906, he took 15th in Ostend (Carl Schlechter won). In 1906, he tied for 14-15th in Nuremberg (Dictionary of Scientific Biography-Congress, Frank Marshall won). In 1909, Fahrni won, ahead of Savielly Tartakower, Semyon Alapin and Rudolf Spielmann, in Munich (Quadrangular). In 1911, he won in San Remo, took 4th in Munich (Quadrangular, Alapin won), and tied for 23-26th in Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann won). In 1914, he tied for 7-8th in Baden bei Wien (Spielmann won), and tied for 13-14th in Mannheim (the 19th Dictionary of Scientific Biography-Congress, interrupted tournament, Alexander Alekhine won first prize). In 1916, he tied for 4-5th in Triberg (Ilya Rabinovich won). In 1908, he won against Gersz Salwe (+3 –1 =1) in Prague. In 1912, he won against Curt von Bardeleben (+3 –0 =1).