Octavio Trompowsky

Octavio Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida (30 November 1897 – 26 March 1984) was a Brazilian chess player, who was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.^[1] Trompowsky won the 1939 Brazilian Championship, but is best known as the player for whom the Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) chess opening was named.

References

1. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 431, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 

Further reading

• British Chess Magazine 1984: 482 

External links

• Octavio Trompowsky player profile at ChessGames.com

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Name	Trompowsky, Octavio Figuiera
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Date of birth	30 November 1897
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Date of death	26 March 1984
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