Theodor Nissl was an advocate of the chess composing school known under the name of "Neudeutscher Schule". He composed his first problems shortly before WWI and became friends with numerous chess composers through epistolary exchanges (J. Kohtz & C. Kockelkorn, F. Sackmann, etc).
He was also a chess player: the reader may discover his game against Siegbert Tarrasch (Munich 1933).
A short biography in German can be found on Wikipedia.de. Other information in German can be found in the article "Das Pfälzer Dreigestirn" written by Dr. Hermann Weissauer about three composers from the Palatinate region - P.A.Orlimont, Franz Sackmann and Theodor Nissl.
The Nissl theme is nowadays better known under the name of Phoenix theme.Nissl, Theodor
Main-Post, 14th Mar 1959
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Main-Post, 14th Mar 1959
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Nissl, Theodor
Deutsche Schachblätter, 1962 (21)
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Deutsche Schachblätter, 1962 (21)
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