Hieronim Czarnowski
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Hieronim Ignacy Czarnowski (January 1834 – 28 December 1902) was a Polish chess
master and activist.
He lived in Warsaw (then Russian Empire) where played, among others, with Alexander Petrov
and Szymon Winawer
. After the failure of the January Uprising (1863-64), he emigrated to France.
In 1867, he took 8th in Paris
(Ignaz von Kolisch won),
and won at Café de la Régence
in Paris. He won a match against Préti (+3 –0 =1).
In 1880, he came to Cracow (then Austro-Hungarian Empire
) in the period of Galician autonomy. He was a co-founder and a president of the Cracovian Chess Club (Krakowski Klub Szachistów) (1893), where he won a championship in 1897.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master and activist.
He lived in Warsaw (then Russian Empire) where played, among others, with Alexander Petrov
Alexander Petrov
Alexander Dmitrievich Petrov was a Russian chess player, chess composer, and chess writer....
and Szymon Winawer
Szymon Winawer
Szymon Abramowicz Winawer , born in Warsaw, Poland, was a leading chess player who won the German Chess Championship in 1883...
. After the failure of the January Uprising (1863-64), he emigrated to France.
In 1867, he took 8th in Paris
Paris 1867 chess tournament
World exhibitions became a new phenomenon in the West in the nineteenth century. Scientific and technical progress were shown. Ten World Fairs were organised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Seven times an international chess tournament was part of the event...
(Ignaz von Kolisch won),
and won at Café de la Régence
Café de la Régence
The Café de la Régence in Paris was an important European centre of chess in the 18th and 19th centuries. All important chess masters of the time played there.The Café' masters include, but are not limited to:* Paul Morphy...
in Paris. He won a match against Préti (+3 –0 =1).
In 1880, he came to Cracow (then Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
) in the period of Galician autonomy. He was a co-founder and a president of the Cracovian Chess Club (Krakowski Klub Szachistów) (1893), where he won a championship in 1897.