Martin Severin Janus From (8 April 1828 – 6 May 1895) was a Danish chess master known for creating From's Gambit . From's Gambit is a sharp response to Bird's Opening , requiring precision from both players.
3-801: Born in Nakskov , From received his first education at the grammar school of Nykøbing Falster . He entered the army as a volunteer during the Prussian–Danish War (Schleswig-Holstein War of Succession), where he served in the brigade of Major-General Olaf Rye and partook in the Battle of Fredericia on July 6, 1849. After the war From settled in Copenhagen . He was employed by the Statistical Bureau, where he met Magnus Oscar Møllerstrøm , then
6-611: The strongest chess player in Copenhagen. Next, he worked in the central office for prison management, and in 1890 he became an inspector of the penitentiary of Christianshavn . In 1891 he received the order Ridder af Dannebrog ("Knight of the Danish cloth", i.e. flag of Denmark ), which is the second highest of Danish orders. From won a chess tournament in Copenhagen 1862, followed by Magnus Oscar Møllerstrøm, Søren Anton Sørensen, Hans A. Lindehn, A. Mathiassen, and others. In 1865 he
9-524: Was elected President of Københavns Skakforening ("Copenhagen Chess Association"), today Denmark's oldest chess club , and held that position for many years. He tied for 12–13th in the Paris 1867 chess tournament , won by Ignatz von Kolisch . In 1895 From died of cancer . He is interred at Vestre Cemetery , Copenhagen . He essayed the Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3) at Paris 1867, and he
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