Józef Dominik was a Polish chess master.

Born in Dobczyce (western Galicia), he was educated in Crakow (Kraków, then Austria-Hungary

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 his short chess career, he took 3rd at Crakow 1913 (Adolf Hauke won), took 2nd, behind Alexander Flamberg

Alexander Flamberg

Alexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in...

 at Cracow 1914, took 2nd at Mannheim 1914

Mannheim 1914 chess tournament

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 (Hauptturnier B, Rudniev won).

Dominik won at Vienna 1915 (Quadrangular), won at Cracow 1918, and took 5th at Warsaw 1919 (Zdzisław Belsitzmann won).

He died after a battle of Krasne (eastern Galicia) during the Polish-Soviet War

Polish-Soviet War

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in 1920.