Louis Uedemann, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Uedemann

American chess player

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1854

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1912

Profession: chess player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Louis Uedemann (10 January 1854 – 22 November 1912) was an American chess master. He twice won the U.S.
Open Chess Championship at Excelsior 1900 (the first Western Chess Association Championship) and Excelsior 1902 (the 3rd WCA-ch).He developed a code that was later refined by Mr.
D.
A.
Gringmuth, of St.
Petersburg, "a leading Russian problem composer," [Steinitz] and adapted for use with telegraphs for cable matches.
Gringmuth's notation was first used in the telegraphic match between London and St Petersburg in November 1886 (see Chess notation#Uedemann code). He also won at Chicago 1890, took 7th at St.
Louis 1890 (Jackson Showalter won), tied for 4-5th at Lexington 1891 (Showalter and William Pollock won), took 3rd at Chicago 1903 (the 4th WCA-ch, Max Judd won), took 2nd, behind Stasch Mlotkowski, at St.
Louis 1904 (the 5th WCA-ch), took 3rd at St.
Louis 1904 (the 7th American Chess Congress, Frank Marshall won), tied for 3rd-5th at Excelsior 1905 (the 6th WCA-ch, Schrader won), took 5th at Chicago 1906 (the 7th WCA-ch, Wolbrecht won), took 3rd at Excelsior 1907 (the 8th WCA-ch, Michelsen won), took 4th at Excelsior 1908 (the 9th WCA-ch, Elliot won), took 3rd at Excelsior 1909 (the 10th WCA-ch, Oscar Chajes won), and took 3rd at Chicago 1910 (the 11th WCA-ch, Wolbrecht won).He played for the Chicago Chess Club in cable matches against Twin Cities CC (1904), Franklin CC of Pennsylvania (1904 and 1905), Brooklyn CC (1905), and Manhattan CC (1905).