Samuel Mieses


Samuel Mieses was a German chess master.
Uncle of Jacques Mieses, he studied medicine at the University of Breslau, and was one of chess pupils of Adolf Anderssen. He lost a match to him in 1867, and was a frequent chess opponent of Johannes Zukertort and Jakob Rosanes in Breslau.
He won at Bad Ems 1871 and shared 1st with Anderssen but lost a play-off game to him at Leipzig 1871, He lost a match to Johannes von Minckwitz at Leipzig 1872.