Ignatz von Popiel

Ignatz (Ignaz, Ignacy) von Popiel (27 July 1863 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary – 2 May 1941) was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player.

Biography

Popiel began his chess career at Lvov, Galicia, in the 1880s. In 1886, he took 10th at Vienna. In 1887, he took 2nd at Vienna. In 1889, he tied for 3rd-4th (elim.) and tied for 5th-6th at Breslau (6th DSB Congress, "Hauptturnier B", Emanuel Lasker won). In 1892, he tied for 1st-3rd (elim.) and took 7th at Dresden (7th DSB-Congress, "Hauptturnier A"). In 1895, he won at Lvov. In 1896, he tied for 2nd-3rd at Eisenach (10th DSB-Congress). In 1896, he took 13th at Budapest. In 1896, he won at Lvov. In 1897, he tied for 1st-2nd (elim.) and won at Berlin. In 1898, he tied for 10th-11th at Cologne (11th DSB-Congress). In 1899, he took 9th at Vienna. In 1900, he tied for 11th-12th at Munich (12th DSB-Congress). In 1902, he took 16th at Monte Carlo. In 1902, he took 18th at Hannover (13th DSB-Congress). [http://members.shaw.ca/edo2/players/p549.html Edo Historical Chess Ratings] [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/itornei1900-09.htm I tornei dal 1900 al 1909 ] ]

During World War I, in 1915, he took 6th at Vienna. After the war, Popiel was one of the strongest chess players at Lvov, Poland. In 1925, he took 2nd at championship of Lvov.

Notable chess games

* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1379933 Emanuel Lasker vs Ignatz von Popiel, Breslau 1889, Vienna Game, Mieses Variation, C26, 0-1]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1002952 Ignatz von Popiel vs Dawid Janowski, Cologne 1898, DSB 11th Kongress (GER ch.), Sicilian Defense, Pin Variation, B40, 1-0]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1099222 Ignatz von Popiel vs Georg Marco, Monte Carlo 1902, Philidor Defense, C41, 1-0]

References