- Wolfgang Weil
Wolfgang Weil (born
November 23 ,1912 ,Klosterneuburg – died 1944/45,Croatia ) was an Austrian chess master. [ [http://www.chess.at/niederoesterreich/geschich.htm Neue Seite 1 ] ]Dr. Weil played for Austria at eighths board (+10 –2 =5) in
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936, and won individual gold medal. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1936/1936id01.html OlimpBase :: Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936, individual results ] ]He took 2nd, behind
Paul Keres , at Vienna 1937 ("Quadrangular"), tied for 6-7th at Vienna 1937/38 (the 20thTrebitsch Memorial ,Lajos Steiner won), took 9th at Bad Elster 1938 (Efim Bogoljubow won), tied for 15-16th at Bad Oeynhausen 1938 (the 5th German Championship,Erich Eliskases won), was a winner at Vienna ("Schachklub Hietzing") 1939, [ [http://www.schachklub-hietzing.at/erfolg/klubms.php Schachklub Hietzing Wien ] at www.schachklub-hietzing.at] took 3rd at Vienna 1939 (Eliskases won), and tied for 8-10th at Warsaw / Lublin / Krakow 1942 (the 3rd GG-ch,Alexander Alekhine won). [ [http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/fredvandervliet2.htm CHESS IN FORMER GERMAN, NOW POLISH TERRITORIES - Fred van der Vliet ] at www.astercity.net] [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables13.htm 1942 ] at www.rogerpaige.me.uk]References
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