Martin Severin From

the grammar school of Nykbing 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 Mllerstrm, then the strongest chess player in
Copenhagen. Next, he worked in the central oce 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. ag of Denmark), which is the second
highest of Danish orders.
In 1895 Severin From died of cancer.[2] He is interred at
Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen.

1 Chess career
From won a chess tournament in Copenhagen 1862,
followed by Magnus Oscar Mllerstrm, Sren Anton
Srensen, Hans A. Lindehn, A. Mathiassen, and others.
In 1865 he was elected President of Kbenhavns Skakforening (Copenhagen Chess Association), today Denmarks oldest chess club, and held that position for many
years. He tied for 1213th in the Paris 1867 chess tournament, won by Ignatz von Kolisch.[3]

Martin Severin From.

He essayed the Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3)

at Paris 1867, and he is usually given credit for the opening. His name is attached to Froms Gambit in the Birds
Opening (1.f4 e5).

2 References
[1] Severin From (in Danish). Skakjournal.dk. Retrieved
22 January 2011.
[2] Olsen, Claus (1997). Skakspilleren Severin From 182895
(in Danish) (1st ed.). Copenhagen. ISBN 87-986632-0-8.

From gambit.

Martin Severin Janus From (8 April 1828 6 May

1895) was a Danish chess master.[1]

[3] FM Claudio Sericano (ed.). Paris. La grande storia

degli scacchi (in Italian). Soloscacchi. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

Born in Nakskov, From received his rst education at

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External links
Martin Severin From player prole and games at
Chessgames.com

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