# Theodor Germann

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{{Short description|Latvian chess player (1879–1935)}}
'''Theodor Germann''' ({{langx|lv|Teodors Germans}}; 14 August 1879 – 29 January 1935) was a Latvian [chess](/source/chess) master.

He tied for 6-8th at Riga 1899 (the 1st [Baltic Chess Congress](/source/Baltic_Chess_Championship)), took 5th at Riga 1900, took 6th at Dorpat (Tartu) 1901 (the 2nd Baltic-ch), tied for 6-7th at Riga 1902, tied for 3-4th at Reval (Tallinn) 1904, tied for 6-7th at Riga 1907, and tied for 8-9th at Reval 1909. 

In 1910s, he lived in England, where he played in several tournaments in London. He tied for 9-10th in 1913 and 1914, shared 1st with [Edward Guthlac Sergeant](/source/Edward_Guthlac_Sergeant) and lost a playoff match to him in 1915/16,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/ShortMatchesOf20thCentury.htm |title=Short Matches of the 20th Century |accessdate=2008-05-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140535/http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/ShortMatchesOf20thCentury.htm |archivedate=2007-09-28 }}</ref> took 7th in 1916, took 5th in 1917, and shared 1st with R.C.J. Walker in 1918. After World War I, he tied for 9-10th at Hastings 1919 (Minor, E.G. Sergeant won), tied for 9-10th at Riga 1924 (the 1st [Latvian Chess Championship](/source/Latvian_Chess_Championship), [Hermanis Matisons](/source/Hermanis_Matisons) won), and tied for 3rd-5th at Tallinn 1930 (the 3rd [Estonian Chess Championship](/source/Estonian_Chess_Championship), [Vladas Mikėnas](/source/Vladas_Mik%C4%97nas) won).<ref>http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's ''Chess Tournament Crosstables'', An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01</ref>

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