Carl Ferdinand von Jaenisch[1][2] (Russian: Карл Андреевич Яниш, romanized: Karl Andreyevich Yanish; April 11, 1813 – March 7, 1872) was a Finnish and Russian chess player and theorist. In the 1840s, he was among the top players in the world.[3]
- ^ "Finland Baptisms, 1657-1890" database, FamilySearch, 7 December 2014. (registration required) "Carl Ferdinand Jaenisch, 20 Apr 1813"; citing Church of Finland; FHL microfilm 55,715.
- ^ An obituary in Deutsche Schachzeitung, September 1872, gives Friedrich as his middle name, and this has been widely copied.
- ^ Adriano Chicco, Giorgio Porreca, Dizionario enciclopedico degli scacchi, Milan: Mursia, 1971 (in Italian)