Walther von Holzhausen


Walther von Holzhausen was a German chess master and problemist.
Born in Troppau, then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, he graduated from states military academies at Graz and Hanau. During World War I, he fought on the Eastern Front, where he was captured by Russians. He was captured as a prisoner of war and was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East. In winter 1917/18 he escaped from the camp.

Competitions

At the beginning of his chess career, he won at Leipzig 1898/99. After the war, he took 4th at Bad Oeynhausen 1922, took 3rd at Frankfurt 1923, and shared 1st at Eisenach 1924.
Walther von Holzhausen was the director of international the 24th DSB Congress at Breslau 1925, and won himself Hauptturnier A there. He took 10th place at Berlin 1926, 5th at Dresden 1926, 9th at Vienna 1926,
3rd at Hanover 1926), 8th at Bremen 1927,
3rd-4th at Magdeburg 1927,
8th at Giessen 1928,
12th at Berlin 1928,
12th at Duisburg 1929,
tied for 13-14th at Bad Pyrmont 1933 and took 6th at Bad Salzbrunn 1933.

Publications

He published two chess books: Brennpunktprobleme. Eine Schachstudie., and Logik und Zweckreinheit im neudeutschen Schachproblem..

Namesakes

His name is attached to the Holzhausen Attack in the Giuoco Piano.