Max Lange (1832-1899) (aug 7, 1832 – dec 8, 1899)

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Was a German chess player and problem composer.

The statistical website Chessmetrics.com estimates that Lange was one of the top ten players in the world in the 1860s.

Lange should not be confused with the lesser-known but identically named Dr. Max Lange (1883–1923), who is generally referenced as Max Lange 2 in chess literature and whose best known tournaments were Hilversum 1903 and the 14th DSB-Congress at Coburg 1904.