DSB Congress

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

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! # !!Year !!City !! Winner
 * 1 || 1879 || Leipzig || Berthold Englisch / [[Image:Flag of Czech Silesia.svg|23px|Flag of Czech Silesia]] Czech Silesia
 * 2 || 1881 || Berlin || 🇬🇧 Joseph Henry Blackburne (GBR) / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
 * 3 || 1883 || Nuremberg || Szymon Winawer / 🇵🇱
 * 4 || 1885 || Hamburg || 🇬🇧 Isidor Gunsberg (GBR) / 🇭🇺
 * 5 || 1887 || Frankfurt || 🇺🇸 George Henry Mackenzie (US) /
 * 6 || 1889 || Breslau || Siegbert Tarrasch / Prussian Silesia
 * 7 || 1892 || Dresden || Siegbert Tarrasch / Prussian Silesia
 * 8 || 1893 || Kiel || Carl August Walbrodt / Curt von Bardeleben /  Brandenburg
 * 9 || 1894 || Leipzig || Siegbert Tarrasch / Prussian Silesia
 * 10 || 1896 || Eisenach || 🇳🇿 Robert Henry Barnes (NZL) / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
 * 11 || 1898 || Cologne || 🇬🇧 Amos Burn (GBR) / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
 * 12 || 1900 || Munich || Géza Maróczy / 🇭🇺 🇺🇸 Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA) / Massachusetts Carl Schlechter / 🇦🇹
 * 13 || 1902 || Hannover || 🇫🇷 Dawid Janowski (FRA) / 🇵🇱
 * 14 || 1904 || Coburg || Curt von Bardeleben / Brandenburg Carl Schlechter / 🇦🇹 Rudolf Swiderski /  Saxony
 * 15 || 1906 || Nuremberg || 🇺🇸 Frank James Marshall (USA) / New York
 * 16 || 1908 || Düsseldorf || 🇺🇸 Frank James Marshall (USA) / New York
 * 17 || 1910 || Hamburg || Carl Schlechter / 🇦🇹
 * 18 || 1912 || Breslau || Akiba Rubinstein / 🇵🇱 Oldřich Duras /
 * 19 || 1914 || Mannheim || Alexander Alekhine / 🇷🇺
 * 20 || 1920 || Berlin || 🇩🇪 Friedrich Sämisch (DEU) / Brandenburg
 * 21 || 1921 || Hamburg || 🇩🇪 Ehrhardt Post (DEU) / Brandenburg
 * 22 || 1922 || Oeynhausen || 🇩🇪 Ehrhardt Post (DEU) / Brandenburg
 * 23 || 1923 || Frankfurt || 🇦🇹 Ernst Grünfeld (AUT) / Lower Austria
 * 24 || 1925 || Breslau || Efim Bogoljubow / 🇺🇦
 * 25 || 1926 || Dresden || 🇩🇰 Aron Nimzowitsch (DNK) / 🇩🇰 Denmark
 * 26 || 1927 || Magdeburg || 🇦🇹 Rudolf Spielmann (AUT) / Lower Austria
 * 27 || 1929 || Duisburg || 🇩🇪 Carl Ahues (DEU) / Lower Saxony
 * 28 || 1931 || Swinemünde || 🇩🇪 Efim Bogoljubow (DEU) / 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇩🇪 Ludwig Rödl (DEU) / Bavaria
 * 29 || 1932 || Bad Ems || 🇩🇪 Georg Kieninger (DEU) / Bavaria
 * }
 * 16 || 1908 || Düsseldorf || 🇺🇸 Frank James Marshall (USA) / New York
 * 17 || 1910 || Hamburg || Carl Schlechter / 🇦🇹
 * 18 || 1912 || Breslau || Akiba Rubinstein / 🇵🇱 Oldřich Duras /
 * 19 || 1914 || Mannheim || Alexander Alekhine / 🇷🇺
 * 20 || 1920 || Berlin || 🇩🇪 Friedrich Sämisch (DEU) / Brandenburg
 * 21 || 1921 || Hamburg || 🇩🇪 Ehrhardt Post (DEU) / Brandenburg
 * 22 || 1922 || Oeynhausen || 🇩🇪 Ehrhardt Post (DEU) / Brandenburg
 * 23 || 1923 || Frankfurt || 🇦🇹 Ernst Grünfeld (AUT) / Lower Austria
 * 24 || 1925 || Breslau || Efim Bogoljubow / 🇺🇦
 * 25 || 1926 || Dresden || 🇩🇰 Aron Nimzowitsch (DNK) / 🇩🇰 Denmark
 * 26 || 1927 || Magdeburg || 🇦🇹 Rudolf Spielmann (AUT) / Lower Austria
 * 27 || 1929 || Duisburg || 🇩🇪 Carl Ahues (DEU) / Lower Saxony
 * 28 || 1931 || Swinemünde || 🇩🇪 Efim Bogoljubow (DEU) / 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇩🇪 Ludwig Rödl (DEU) / Bavaria
 * 29 || 1932 || Bad Ems || 🇩🇪 Georg Kieninger (DEU) / Bavaria
 * }
 * 23 || 1923 || Frankfurt || 🇦🇹 Ernst Grünfeld (AUT) / Lower Austria
 * 24 || 1925 || Breslau || Efim Bogoljubow / 🇺🇦
 * 25 || 1926 || Dresden || 🇩🇰 Aron Nimzowitsch (DNK) / 🇩🇰 Denmark
 * 26 || 1927 || Magdeburg || 🇦🇹 Rudolf Spielmann (AUT) / Lower Austria
 * 27 || 1929 || Duisburg || 🇩🇪 Carl Ahues (DEU) / Lower Saxony
 * 28 || 1931 || Swinemünde || 🇩🇪 Efim Bogoljubow (DEU) / 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇩🇪 Ludwig Rödl (DEU) / Bavaria
 * 29 || 1932 || Bad Ems || 🇩🇪 Georg Kieninger (DEU) / Bavaria
 * }
 * 27 || 1929 || Duisburg || 🇩🇪 Carl Ahues (DEU) / Lower Saxony
 * 28 || 1931 || Swinemünde || 🇩🇪 Efim Bogoljubow (DEU) / 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇩🇪 Ludwig Rödl (DEU) / Bavaria
 * 29 || 1932 || Bad Ems || 🇩🇪 Georg Kieninger (DEU) / Bavaria
 * }
 * 29 || 1932 || Bad Ems || 🇩🇪 Georg Kieninger (DEU) / Bavaria
 * }

Hauptturnier A

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! # !!Year !!City !! Winner
 * 1 || 1879 || Leipzig || –
 * 2 || 1881 || Berlin || Curt von Bardeleben / Brandenburg
 * 3 || 1883 || Nuremberg || Siegbert Tarrasch / Prussian Silesia
 * 4 || 1885 || Hamburg || Max Harmonist / Brandenburg
 * 5 || 1887 || Frankfurt || Johann Hermann Bauer / Bohemia
 * 6 || 1889 || Breslau || Emanuel Lasker / East Brandenburg
 * 7 || 1892 || Dresden || Paul Lipke / Thuringia
 * 8 || 1893 || Kiel || Hugo Süchting / Schleswig-Holstein
 * 9 || 1894 || Leipzig || 🇳🇱 Norman van Lennep (NLD) / North Holland
 * 10 || 1896 || Eisenach || Wilhelm Cohn / Brandenburg
 * 11 || 1898 || Cologne || Ottokar Pavelka / Bohemia
 * 12 || 1900 || Munich || Rudolf Swiderski / Saxony
 * 13 || 1902 || Hannover || Walter John / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 14 || 1904 || Coburg || Augustin Neumann / 🇦🇹 Austria
 * 15 || 1906 || Nuremberg || Savielly Tartakower / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 16 || 1908 || Düsseldorf || Friedrich Köhnlein / Bavaria
 * 17 || 1910 || Hamburg || Gersz Rotlewi / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 18 || 1912 || Breslau || Bernhard Gregory / 🇪🇪 Estonia
 * 19 || 1914 || Mannheim || B. Hallegua / 🇹🇷 Turkey
 * }
 * 11 || 1898 || Cologne || Ottokar Pavelka / Bohemia
 * 12 || 1900 || Munich || Rudolf Swiderski / Saxony
 * 13 || 1902 || Hannover || Walter John / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 14 || 1904 || Coburg || Augustin Neumann / 🇦🇹 Austria
 * 15 || 1906 || Nuremberg || Savielly Tartakower / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 16 || 1908 || Düsseldorf || Friedrich Köhnlein / Bavaria
 * 17 || 1910 || Hamburg || Gersz Rotlewi / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 18 || 1912 || Breslau || Bernhard Gregory / 🇪🇪 Estonia
 * 19 || 1914 || Mannheim || B. Hallegua / 🇹🇷 Turkey
 * }
 * 16 || 1908 || Düsseldorf || Friedrich Köhnlein / Bavaria
 * 17 || 1910 || Hamburg || Gersz Rotlewi / 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 18 || 1912 || Breslau || Bernhard Gregory / 🇪🇪 Estonia
 * 19 || 1914 || Mannheim || B. Hallegua / 🇹🇷 Turkey
 * }
 * 18 || 1912 || Breslau || Bernhard Gregory / 🇪🇪 Estonia
 * 19 || 1914 || Mannheim || B. Hallegua / 🇹🇷 Turkey
 * }
 * }