Rudolf Pitschak

Rudolf Pitschak (born 5 August 1902 – died ?) was a Czech–German chess master.

Born in Rumburk (Rumburg), he once was the head of the Brünn (Brno) German Chess Club. He played in Silesian Chess Congress, where tied for 3rd-4th at Gleiwitz 1927 (Ludwig Schmitt won), took 3rd at Reichenbach 1928 (Gottlieb Machate won), and took 2nd, behind Heinz Foerder, at Breslau 1930. [ [http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/fredvandervliet.htm Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet ] ]

Pitschak won at Venice 1929, [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1929venezia.htm venezia ] ] took 2nd, behind Flohr, at Králičky 1929, tied for 3rd-4th at Bílina 1930 (Foerder won), took 7th at Mnichovo Hradiště (Münchengrätz) 1930 (Efim Bogoljubow 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] took 11th at Moravská Ostrava (Mährisch Ostrau) 1933 (Ernst Grünfeld won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables4.htm NED-ch08 The Hague/Leiden 1933 ] ] tied for 4-6th at Bad Liebwerda (Lázně Libverda) 1934 (the 13th DSV-ch, Salo Flohr won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934 ] ] tied for 7-8th at Konstantinsbad (Konstantinovy Lázně) 1935 (the 14th DSV-ch, Karl Gilg won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables6.htm GER-ch 3rd Aachen 1935 ] ] and tied for 2nd-3rd at Vienna 1943 ("Hietzing", Lešnik won). [ [http://members.chello.at/snoopy99/hietzing75/geschichte/geschichte2.htm 75 Jahre Schachklub Hietzing Wien 1921-1996 ] ]

After World War II, he played at Cleveland 1957 (U.S. Open Chess Championship) where drew a game with Bobby Fischer.

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