Walther von Holzhausen (29 May 1876, Opava – 9 August 1935, Magdeburg) was a German chess master and problemist. Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany). During World War I, he fought in eastern front, where he was captured by Russians, and as a prisoner of war, was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East.

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  • Walther von Holzhausen (29 May 1876, Opava – 9 August 1935, Magdeburg) was a German chess master and problemist. Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany). During World War I, he fought in eastern front, where he was captured by Russians, and as a prisoner of war, was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East. In winter 1917/18 he escaped from the camp.
  • Walther Freiherr von Holzhausen war ein starker Schachmeister, seine Hauptverdienste liegen aber in der Schachkomposition.
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  • Walther von Holzhausen (29 May 1876, Opava – 9 August 1935, Magdeburg) was a German chess master and problemist. Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany). During World War I, he fought in eastern front, where he was captured by Russians, and as a prisoner of war, was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East.
  • Walther Freiherr von Holzhausen war ein starker Schachmeister, seine Hauptverdienste liegen aber in der Schachkomposition.
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  • Walther von Holzhausen
  • Walther Freiherr von Holzhausen
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