Horst Rittner
| Horst Rittner | |
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| Full name | Horst Robert Rittner |
| Country | Germany |
| Born |
July 16, 1930 Breslau, Germany (today Wrocław, Poland) |
| Title | ICCF Gradmaster (1961) |
| ICCF World Champion | 1968–71 |
Horst Robert Rittner (born July 16, 1930 in Breslau [formerly part of Germany but today in Poland, named Wrocław]) is a German correspondence chess Grandmaster. He is most famous for being the sixth ICCF World Champion between 1968 and 1971. He also edited the German magazine Schach.
References
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1987). The Oxford Companion to Chess. Oxford University Press. p. 283. ISBN 0-19-281986-0.
External links
- Horst Rittner player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Rittner at chessmail.com
| Preceded by Hans Berliner |
World Correspondence Chess Champion 1968–1971 |
Succeeded by Yakov Estrin |
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