Friedrich Ludwig Balthasar Amelung (born 23 March 1842, Dorpat, Estonia – died 21 March 1909, Riga, Latvia) was an Estonianchess player, endgame composer, and journalist. He played a few games with Adolf Anderssen, Neumann, Mayet, Schallopp, Ascharin, Emanuel Schiffers. He published numerous endgame studies. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Chess is an abstract strategy board game and mental sport for two players. ... Adolf Anderssen Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 - March 13, 1879) was a famous German chess master, one of the most renowned of the classic masters of 19th century chess. ... Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers (1850 â 1904) was a Russian chess player. ... An endgame study, or just study, is a composed chess position—that is, one that has been made up rather than one from an actual game—presented as a sort of puzzle, in which the aim of the solver is to find a way for White, moving first...