German Chess Federation location of formation Leipzig
History
The DSB was founded on July 18, 1877 in Leipzig.  Founding members included the philosopher Carl Göring and the writer Rudolf von Gottschall; organizers Hermann Zwanzig , Constantin Schwede and Eduard Hammacher; and the chess masters Adolf Anderssen, Max Lange, and Johannes Hermann Zukertort.
The DSB ran into a major budget issue in 2023.  While the federation has a large dues-paying group of members and had previously been cash-rich, the federation's budgeting and financial controls seem to have gone awry at some point.  Over 500,000 euros were missing.  President Ullrich Krause and Vice President Lutz-Rott Ebbinghaus blamed a combination of financial miscalculations, unplanned for expenses, and inflation.
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