Adolf Schwarz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolf Schwarz

Austro-Hungarian chess player

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1836

Place of Birth: Sečovce, Košice Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1910

Profession: chess player

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Adolf Schwarz (31 October 1836, Gálszécs, Hungary, now Secovce, Slovakia – 25 October 1910, Vienna) was an Austria-Hungarian chess master. He took 10th in the Vienna 1873 chess tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won).
In 1878, he took 2nd, behind Louis Paulsen, in Frankfurt.
In 1879, he took 3rd in Leipzig (1st DSB-Congress, Berthold Englisch won).
In 1880, he tied for 1st–3rd with Blackburne and Englisch in Wiesbaden.
In 1880, he tied for 1st–3rd with Max Weiss and Johannes Minckwitz in Graz.
In 1880, he tied for 3rd–5th in Braunschweig.
In 1882, he took 3rd in Vienna (Vincenz Hruby won), and tied for 12–13th in the Vienna 1882 chess tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won).Adolf Schwarz won matches against Minkwitz (+3 -2 =4) in 1878, and against Winawer (+3 -1 =0) in 1880.