- Vincenz Hruby
Vincenz Hruby (Vincenc Hrubý) (born
September 9 ,1856 – diedJuly 16 1917 ) was a Czechchess master.He was born in
Krivsoudov .. [ [http://www.logicalchess.com/info/history/1800-1899.html logicalchess.com] ] Hruby worked as a teacher at a secondary school (Realschule ) inTrieste , today'sItaly . He died there as well.His best results were in 1880s and 1890s. In the International Chess Tournament at
Vienna 1882, won byWilhelm Steinitz andSzymon Winawer , he finished 11th. [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1882wien.htm Wien ] at xoomer.alice.it] He won, ahead ofBernhard Fleissig , at the Vienna Chess Club tournament 1882, [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's "Chess Tournament Crosstables", An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01] and tied for 10-11th at Nuremberg 1883 (the 3rdDSB Congress , Winawer won). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1883Norimberga.htm Norimb ] at xoomer.alice.it]He won matches in Vienna against
Berthold Englisch (3.5 : 1.5) in 1882, andAdolf Albin (5.5 : 3.5) in 1891. [ [http://members.shaw.ca/edo2/players/p448.html Edo Ratings, Hruby, V. ] at members.shaw.ca]References
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