Izaak Appel

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Izaak (Isaak) Appel (born 1905 – died 1941) was a Polish chess master.

In 1926, he took 12th in Warsaw (1st POL-ch). The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Lodz. In 1930, he took 6th in Zoppot (Sopot). The event was won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930-1934 and 1937, Appel won six times the Lodz championships. He represented Lodz at the Polish Team championships (1st at Królewska Huta (Königshütte) 1929, and 2nd at Katowice 1934). Lodz team won two silver medals.

In 1932, he won matches against P. Frydman and O. Karlin. In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Lodz (Tartakower won). In 1935, he won in Lodz. In 1935, he tied for 10-11th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch). The event was won by Savielly Tartakower. In 1937, he tied for 4-6 th with Endre Steiner and Vasja Pirc, behind Tartakower, Stahlberg, and Najdorf in Jurata (4th POL-ch). In 1938, he tied for 8-9th in Lodz (Pirc won).

In 1933 and 1935, he took 2nd in pre-Olympic tournaments. Appel represented Poland in two Chess Olympiads. In 1933, he played at fourth board (+4 -2 =4) in Folkestone. In 1937, he played at fourth board (+7 -3 =4) in Stockholm, where he won team bronze medal.

During WW II, Appel lived in Lvov, where he played in some Ukrainian tournaments. In 1940, he took 11th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch). The event was won by Isaac Boleslavsky. After 22nd June 1941, Appel disappeared (probably died in a Nazi camp).