- Karol Piltz
Karol Piltz (1903-1939) was a Polish chess master.
He played for Poland in
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1924/1924in.html OlimpBase :: Chess Olympiad Paris 1924: information ] ] tied for 3rd-7th in the 1stPolish Chess Championship at Warsaw 1926 (Dawid Przepiórka won), and tied for 17-18th at Jurata 1937 (4th POL-ch,Savielly Tartakower won). [ [http://polbase.w.interia.pl/tabele.htm Szachowe Mistrzostwa Polski - Polish Chess Championships ] ]Piltz, along with other members of the Warsaw team (
Abram Blass ,Rafał Feinmesser , Paulin Frydman,Stanisław Kohn ,Leon Kremer ,Henryk Pogorieły ) won gold medal in the 1st Polish Team Championship at Królewska Huta 1929. [ [http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/jubileuszszz.htm Jubileusz 80 -lecia Śląskiego Związku Szachowego ] ]He died during the siege of Warsaw in September 1939.
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