Otto Rüster
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Otto Rüster (born 1895, date of death unknown) was a German chess
master.
He represented Germany in 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
at Budapest 1926. He played several times in Silesian Chess Congress
, and won at Breslau 1925 (the 4th SCC). After World War II
, he lived in East Germany, and played at Jena 1953 (the 4th GDR-ch
).
Before and after the war, he participated in many correspondence chess
tournaments.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
He represented Germany in 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad
The 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held in Budapest, June 26 - July 15, 1926, during the FIDE Congress.Team tournament was won by Hungary. The individual tournaments, among them a masters', an open, and a women's tournament, had also been played...
at Budapest 1926. He played several times in Silesian Chess Congress
Silesian Chess Congress
The first Silesian Chess Congress was held in 1922. When the German Chess Federation started in 1877, there were not many regional chess federations. On 19 September 1877 the Breslau Chess Association was founded by amongst others Theodor von Scheve. In 1895 Görlitz and 1899 Liegnitz were...
, and won at Breslau 1925 (the 4th SCC). After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he lived in East Germany, and played at Jena 1953 (the 4th GDR-ch
German Chess Championship
The German Chess Championship has been played since 1861, and determines the national champion.Prior to 1880 three different federations organized chess activities in Germany: the Westdeutscher Schachbund , the Norddeutscher Schachbund and the Mitteldeutscher Schachbund . Each one organized its...
).
Before and after the war, he participated in many correspondence chess
Correspondence chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through email or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon...
tournaments.