- Philipp Meitner
Philipp Meitner (January 1838 – September 1910) was a lawyer and Austrian chess master.
His the most famous game was the "Immortal Draw" (
Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner, Vienna 1872). [ [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250160 Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner (1872) "The Immortal Draw" ] ] He won at Vienna 1875, [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/itorneifino1880.htm I tornei fino al 1880 ] at xoomer.alice.it] and won a match againstAdolf Schwarz (6.5 : 3.5) at Vienna 1878. [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in Vienna in 1873 and 1882. He tied for 7-8th in the first tournament (
Wilhelm Steinitz andJoseph Henry Blackburne won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1873Wien.htm Vienna ] ] and took 14th in the second one (Wilhelm Steinitz andSzymon Winawer won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1882wien.htm Wien ] at xoomer.alice.it] He also tied for 8-9th at Vienna 1882 (Vincenz Hruby won), took 8th at Vienna 1895 (Georg Marco won), took 4th at Vienna 1908 (Richard Réti won), and tied for 6-7th at Vienna 1909/10 (Trebitsch Memorial , Réti won). [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] Dr. Philipp Meitner was the father ofLise Meitner . [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/lisemeitner.htm#TOP WashingtonPost.com: Lise Meitner : A Life in Physics ] ]* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=10418 chess games of Philipp Meitner ]
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