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German chess player
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3 August 1811(Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg)
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14 October 1850(Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
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Biography
Wilhelm Hanstein (3 August 1811 in Berlin – 14 October 1850 in Magdeburg) was a German chess player and writer. He was also a civil servant.
Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berliner Schachzeitung, later to become Deutsche Schachzeitung. In 1842, he won a match against Carl Jaenisch (+4 −1 =1). In 1847, he won a match against Karl Mayet (+12 −5 =1).