DSB Congress

Template:Short description The Deutscher Schachbund (DSB) was founded in Leipzig on 18 July, 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary. Twelve players participated in the master tournament of Leipzig 1879.

Masters' Tournament

#	Year	City	Winner
1	1879	Leipzig	Template:Flagathlete / Flag of Czech Silesia Czech Silesia
2	1881	Berlin	Template:Flagathlete /
3	1883	Nuremberg	Template:Flagathlete /
4	1885	Hamburg	Template:Flagathlete /
5	1887	Frankfurt	Template:Flagathlete /
6	1889	Breslau	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagicon Prussian Silesia
7	1892	Dresden	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagicon Prussian Silesia
8	1893	Kiel	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
9	1894	Leipzig	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagicon Prussian Silesia
10	1896	Eisenach	Template:Flagathlete / England
11	1898	Cologne	Template:Flagathlete / England
12	1900	Munich	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagathlete / Massachusetts Template:Flagathlete /
13	1902	Hannover	Template:Flagathlete /
14	1904	Coburg	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagathlete / Saxony
15	1906	Nuremberg	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Country data New York
16	1908	Düsseldorf	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Country data New York
17	1910	Hamburg	Template:Flagathlete /
18	1912	Breslau	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagathlete /
19	1914	Mannheim	Template:Flagathlete /
20	1920	Berlin	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
21	1921	Hamburg	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
22	1922	Oeynhausen	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
23	1923	Frankfurt	Template:Flagathlete / Lower Austria
24	1925	Breslau	Template:Flagathlete /
25	1926	Dresden	Template:Flagathlete / Denmark
26	1927	Magdeburg	Template:Flagathlete / Lower Austria
27	1929	Duisburg	Template:Flagathlete / Lower Saxony
28	1931	Swinemünde	Template:Flagathlete / Ukraine Template:Flagathlete / Bavaria
29	1932	Bad Ems	Template:Flagathlete / Bavaria

Hauptturnier A

#	Year	City	Winner
1	1879	Leipzig	–
2	1881	Berlin	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
3	1883	Nuremberg	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagicon Prussian Silesia
4	1885	Hamburg	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
5	1887	Frankfurt	Template:Flagathlete / Bohemia
6	1889	Breslau	Template:Flagathlete / Template:Flagicon East Brandenburg
7	1892	Dresden	Template:Flagathlete / Thuringia
8	1893	Kiel	Template:Flagathlete / Schleswig-Holstein
9	1894	Leipzig	Template:Flagathlete / North Holland
10	1896	Eisenach	Template:Flagathlete / Brandenburg
11	1898	Cologne	Template:Flagathlete / Bohemia
12	1900	Munich	Template:Flagathlete / Saxony
13	1902	Hannover	Template:Flagathlete / Poland
14	1904	Coburg	Template:Flagathlete / Austria
15	1906	Nuremberg	Template:Flagathlete / Poland
16	1908	Düsseldorf	Template:Flagathlete / Bavaria
17	1910	Hamburg	Template:Flagathlete / Poland
18	1912	Breslau	Template:Flagathlete / Estonia
19	1914	Mannheim	Template:Flagathlete / Turkey

See also

• Silesian Chess Congress
• German Chess Championship
• List of strong chess tournaments