HORWITZ

Bernard . b. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg 1807; learnt che from Mendheim at Berlin; one of the 7 great Berlin players known as the Pleiades; spent sometime at Hamburg; lived in England about 1845 to death; took part in nearly all the tournaments held in England before 1862; author of Che studies and end-games systematically arranged 1884; author with J. Kling of Che Studies 1851 three editions, and of a periodical called The Che Player 4 vols. 1851–3. d. 27 Park hurst road, Bowes Park, London 29 Aug. 1885. I.L.N. viii , 100 (1846), portrait ; Che Monthly, vii , 8; Fortnightly Review, Dec. 1886 p. 754.