- Antoni Wojciechowski
Antoni Wojciechowski (
6 June 1905 –19 January 1938 ) was a Polishchess master.He was a well-known player in
Poznań ("Posen") in the 1920s and 1930's. In 1926, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Poznan championship. The same year, he won at the Poznan Chess Club Championship. In 1928, he won again in the Poznan championship. Wojciechowski represented Poznań at the Polish Team championships (1st atKrólewska Huta ("Königshütte") 1929, and 2nd atKatowice 1934). He took 16 th place in the 3rdPolish Chess Championship at Warsaw 1935 (Savielly Tartakower won), and 11 th in the 4th POL-ch atJurata 1937 (Tartakower won). [Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z)]He played for Poland at the eighth board (+7 –2 =5 ) in
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad atMunich 1936. He won a team silver medal there. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1936/1936in.html OlimpBase :: Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936, information ] ]Wojciechowski is best known for his famous combination in a game against Tylkowski at Poznań 1931. He was a poor man with weak health, and in January 1938 a bad attack of
pneumonia killed him. [ [http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/rxb2.htm Strangest coincidence ever - or hoax? The case of the Polish Rxb2 ] ]References
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