Wolfgang Hasenfuss

Latvian chess player

Wolfgang Hasenfuss (Latvian: Volfgangs Hāzenfuss; born December 11, 1900, Jēkabpils, Russian Empire – died October 6, 1944, Gotenhafen) was a Latvian chess master of Baltic German ethnicity.

He played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads and 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad:

In 1931, at first reserve board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+7−3=1);^[1]
In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+5−6=3);^[2]
In 1935, at fourth board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+4−4=4);^[3]
In 1936, at fifth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+7−7=3).^[4]

Hasenfuss won individual bronze medal in 1931.

He took 6th at Riga 1932 (Vladimirs Petrovs won), took 4th at Riga 1934 (LAT-ch, Fricis Apšenieks and Petrovs won), tied for 17th–18th at Kemeri 1937 (Samuel Reshevsky, Petrovs and Salo Flohr won),^[5] and took 10th at Kemeri / Riga 1939 (Flohr won).^[6]

In 1944 Hasenfuss was leading the Riga Chess Championship, but due to illness was forced to withdraw from the tournament. He died at a German hospital in Gotenhafen (today Gdynia, Poland).^[7]

References

^ "OlimpBase :: 4th Chess Olympiad, Prague 1931, Latvia".
^ "OlimpBase :: 5th Chess Olympiad, Folkestone 1933, Latvia".
^ "OlimpBase :: 6th Chess Olympiad, Warsaw 1935, Latvia".
^ "OlimpBase :: Unofficial Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936, Latvia".
^ "Kemeri 1937 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ "Kemeri 1939 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
^ Alfrēds Krūmiņš, "No atmiņu cikla" ("From memory cycle"), magazine "Ilustrētais Vārds" 01.02.1947.