Ignaz Kolis ( German: Ignaz von Kolisch ; April 6, 1837 , Presburg - April 30, 1889 , Vienna ) is an Austro-Hungarian chess player , one of the strongest in the world in the 60s of the XIX century . Banker, journalist.
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| Ignaz von Kolisch | |
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| Country |  Hungary  Austria-Hungary |
| Date of Birth | April 6, 1837 |
| Place of Birth | Presburg |
| Date of death | April 30, 1889 (52 years old) |
| Place of death | Vein |
Biography
Born in Austria-Hungary , in Pressburg (now Bratislava ) in a wealthy Jewish family. He spent his early years in Vienna [1] , where already at the age of 17 he successfully fought with the famous chess player E. Falkbeer in the Silver Cafe [2] . At the same time, under the pseudonym Ideka [3] he conducted chess headings in several Vienna newspapers.
International chess success came to Kolis after a series of victories in Paris over Daniel Garvitz , champion of the Cafe de la Regens , in 1859 and a draw in a series of “easy” games with A. Andersen in 1860 (6: 6) [4] . In the same 1860, he won the tournament of the British Chess Federation (Cambridge), and also won the matches against B. Gorwitz (3: 1; +3 −1 = 0) and T. Barnes (10: 1; +10 −1 = 0 ) [4] [5] . In 1861, he participated in a tournament in Bristol (the tournament was held according to the elimination system), where he lost the micro-match to L. Paulsen (+0 -1 = 2) [6] [7] . In the same year, with a minimum score, he lost the matches to Andersen (4: 5; +3 −4 = 2) and L. Paulsen (15:16; +6 −7 = 18), the latter was interrupted and declared a draw [5] due to the protracted struggle.
In 1862, as the personal secretary of Count Kushelev-Bezborodko, he visited Petersburg [4] [8] , where he played two small matches with I. Shumov (6: 2) and S. Urusov (2: 2). This was the first time a large foreign chess player arrived in Russia. In 1863, he tried to organize a match with Paul Morphy during his second visit to Europe , but he no longer agreed to play with anyone [5] .
Victory at the international tournament in Paris in 1867 is Kolish's highest sporting and creative achievement (20 out of 24, 2nd place S. Wienaver - 19th, 3rd V. Steinitz ). After this victory, he ended his chess career [5] and switched to commercial activity. In 1868 he met with the famous Viennese banker A. Rothschild , in 1869 he founded Wiener Börse-Syndikatskasse , in 1873 - a commission house in Paris [9] . He has excelled in the exchange business. In 1881, the Duke George II granted him the title of Baron.
After the end of his chess career, Kolisz continued to support chess, financing tournaments in Baden-Baden (1870), Vienna (1873), Paris (1878), Vienna (1882), London (1883). He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper , where under the pseudonym Ideka he published many feuilletons [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950 Online-Edition
- ↑ Wiener Silbernen Kaffeehaus in der Plankengasse
- ↑ Ideka is a pseudonym derived from Kolish’s initials.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 471-472. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Ignatz Von Kolisch - personal card in the database chessgames.com
- ↑ N.I. Greeks. The history of chess competitions. M. - Physical Culture and Tourism, 1937. - P. 23
- ↑ Oxford encyclopedia of chess games. Volume 1. 1485-1866. - Oxford University Press, 1981 - ISBN 0192175718 . - P. 336
- ↑ Dudakov S. Jews in chess
- ↑ Singer I., Porter A. Kolisch, Baron Ignaz Von // Jewishencyclopedia.com
- ↑ Székely Dávid: Magyak irók álnevei a multban és jelenben , p. 18 (Budapest, 1904)
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G. M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 254. - 120 000 copies.
- Kolisch Ignác, Magyar sakktörténet, 1, Bdpst, 1975, p. 199-209.
- Plisetskiy D., Chashikhin V. Not glorious with gold. // "64 - Chess Review." - 1987. - No. 8. - S. 24-26.
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 163-164. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
Links
- Ignatius Kolisz games in the database
- Ignatius Kolisch's personal card on 365chess.com