Octavio Trompowsky

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Octavio Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida (30 November 1897 – 26 March 1984) was a Brazilian chess player, who was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.^[1] Trompowsky won the 1939 Brazilian Championship, but is best known as the player for whom the Trompowsky Attack chess opening was named.

[edit] References

1. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 431, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 

[edit] Further reading

• British Chess Magazine 1984: 482