Karl Poschauko
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Karl Poschauko was an Austrian chess
master.
At the beginning of his career, he took 3rd at Vienna 1921 (Albert Becker won), shared 4th and won at Linz 1924, and took 3rd at Budapest 1926. He played, with a score of 7.5/15, at Krakow 1938 (Jaroslav Šajtar
won), tied for 5-7th at Gablonz (Jablonec nad Nisou) 1938 (DSV, Karl Gilg
won), shared 1st with Herbert Heinicke
at Graz 1941, and won in the Austrian Chess Championship
at Steyr 1952.
He represented Austria in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
at Munich 1936, the 1st IFSB
(Internationaler Fernschachbund) Correspondence Chess Olympiad in 1937-1939 (won team silver medal), and the 10th Chess Olympiad
at Helsinki 1952. He also played in two friendly matches: Austria vs. the Soviet Union in 1953, and Austria vs. Switzerland in 1955.
Chess
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master.
At the beginning of his career, he took 3rd at Vienna 1921 (Albert Becker won), shared 4th and won at Linz 1924, and took 3rd at Budapest 1926. He played, with a score of 7.5/15, at Krakow 1938 (Jaroslav Šajtar
Jaroslav Šajtar
Jaroslav Šajtar was a Czech chess master and an honorary grandmaster, born in Ostrava.He won at Kraków 1938, thrice placed joined 4th at Choceň 1942, Prague 1943 , Zlín 1943, and 4th at Teplitz-Schönau 1947...
won), tied for 5-7th at Gablonz (Jablonec nad Nisou) 1938 (DSV, Karl Gilg
Karl Gilg
Karl Gilg was a German chess International Master from Czechoslovakia.Gilg played for Czechoslovakia in several Chess Olympiads....
won), shared 1st with Herbert Heinicke
Herbert Heinicke
Herbert Heinicke was a German chess master.-Biography:He, like Carlos Otto Junge and Klaus Junge, left South America for Hamburg, Germany....
at Graz 1941, and won in the Austrian Chess Championship
Austrian Chess Championship
The Austrian Chess Championship is held by the Austrian Chess Federation .For its Correspondence chess subdivision, see ICCF Austria.-Unofficial Championships:-Official Championships:...
at Steyr 1952.
He represented Austria in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
at Munich 1936, the 1st IFSB
IFSB
The Internationaler Fernschachbund was an international correspondence chess organisation, founded in 1928. It was superseded in 1945 by the International Correspondence Chess Association, and by the International Correspondence Chess Federation in 1951.-Creation:In August 1928 the Internationaler...
(Internationaler Fernschachbund) Correspondence Chess Olympiad in 1937-1939 (won team silver medal), and the 10th Chess Olympiad
10th Chess Olympiad
The 10th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 9 and August 31, 1952, in Helsinki, Finland.-References:* OlimpBase...
at Helsinki 1952. He also played in two friendly matches: Austria vs. the Soviet Union in 1953, and Austria vs. Switzerland in 1955.