- Source: Wolfgang Hasenfuss
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);
In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+5−6=3);
In 1935, at fourth board in 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+4−4=4);
In 1936, at fifth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+7−7=3).
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), and took 10th at Kemeri / Riga 1939 (Flohr won).
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).
References
External links
Wolfgang R. Hazenfuss player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Wolfgang R. Hazenfuss chess games at 365Chess.com
Volfgangs Hasenfuss Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org