Background
Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany).
Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany).
During World War I, he fought in eastern front, where he was captured by Russians, and as a prisoner of war, was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East. In winter 1917/18 he escaped from the camp. After the war, he took 4th at Bad Oeynhausen 1922 (the 22nd Dictionary of Scientific Biography Congress, Hauptturnier B), took 3rd at Frankfurt 1923 (the 23rd Dictionary of Scientific Biography Congress, Haupturnier A), and shared 1st at Eisenach 1924.
He took 10th place at Berlin 1926, 5th at Dresden 1926, 9th at Vienna 1926 (DSV Kongress), 3rd at Hanover 1926), 8th at Bremen 1927, 3rd-4th at Magdeburg 1927 (the 25th Dictionary of Scientific Biography Congress), 8th at Giessen 1928, 12th at Berlin 1928 (Café Koenig), 12th at Duisburg 1929 (the 26th Dictionary of Scientific Biography Congress), tied for 13-14th at Bad Pyrmont 1933 (the 1st German Chess Championship) and took 6th at Bad Salzbrunn 1933 (the 12th Silesian Chess Congress).
His name is attached to the Holzhausen Attack in the Giuoco Piano (1e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3Bc4 Nf6 40-0 Bc5 5d4 Bxd4 6Nxd4 Nxd4 7Bg5 d6 8f4 Qe7 9fxe5 dxe5 10Nc3).