Ignatz von Popiel

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Ignatz (Ignacy) von Popiel (27 July 1863 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary – 2 May 1941) was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player.

[edit] Biography

Popiel began his chess career at Lvov, Galicia, in the 1880s. In 1886, he took 10th at Vienna. In 1887, he took 2nd at Vienna. In 1889, he tied for 3rd-4th at Breslau. In 1889, he tied for 5th-6th at Breslau. In 1892, he tied for 1st-3rd at Dresden. In 1892, he took 7th at Dresden. In 1895, he won at Lvov. In 1896, he tied for 2nd-3rd at Eisenach. In 1896, he took 13th at Budapest. In 1896, he won at Lvov. In 1897, he tied for 1st-2nd at Berlin. In 1897, he won at Berlin. In 1898, he tied for 10th-11th at Cologne. In 1899, he took 9th at Vienna. In 1900, he tied for 11th-12th at Munich. In 1902, he took 16th at Monte Carlo. In 1902, he took 18th at Hannover.

During World War I, in 1915, he took 6th at Vienna. After the war, Popiel was one of the strongest chess players at Lvov, Poland. In 1925, he took 2nd at championship of Lvov.

[edit] Notable chess games

• Emanuel Lasker vs Ignatz von Popiel, Breslau 1889, Vienna Game, Mieses Variation, C26, 0-1
• Ignatz von Popiel vs Dawid Janowski, Cologne 1898, DSB 11th Kongress (GER ch.), Sicilian Defense, Pin Variation, B40, 1-0
• Ignatz von Popiel vs Georg Marco, Monte Carlo 1902, Philidor Defense, C41, 1-0