Karl Gilg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl Gilg

German chess International Master

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1901

Place of Birth: Mankovice, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1981

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Karl Gilg

  • Karl Gilg (20 January 1901, in Mankovice (Mankendorf), Austrian Silesia – 4 December 1981, in Kolbermoor, Bavaria) was a German chess International Master from Czechoslovakia.Gilg played for Czechoslovakia in several Chess Olympiads. In 1927, at second board in 1st Olympiad in London (+5 -3 =5); In 1928, at first board in 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+5 -3 =4); In 1931, at second board in 4th Olympiad in Prague (+2 -3 =6), team bronze; In 1936, at fifth board in 3rd unofficial Olympiad in Munich (+8 -3 =5).In tournaments, he won at Aussig 1923, won at Chabarovice 1924, tied for 1st-2nd at Broumov 1925, took 2nd at Breslau 1925 (B tourn), took 2nd at Dresden 1926 (B tourn), won at Ostrava 1926, tied for 1st-2nd with Borislav Kostic at Trencianske Teplice 1926, and won, jointly with Heinrich Wagner, at Vienna 1926 (DSV Kongress).
  • He tied for 14–15th at Semmering 1926, though defeating Alexander Alekhine in their individual game (Rudolf Spielmann won).
  • In 1927, he tied for 7–8th in KecskemĂ©t (Alekhine won).In 1928, he won in Ĺ umperk.
  • In 1929, he took 20th in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad; Aron Nimzowitsch won).
  • In 1930, he won in Olomouc.
  • In 1930, he tied for 3rd–5th in Ĺ tubnianske Teplice (Andor Lilienthal won).
  • In 1933, he tied for 8–9th in Ostrava (Ernst GrĂĽnfeld won).
  • In 1934, he tied for 1st-2nd with Hans MĂĽller in Klosterneuburg.
  • In 1934, he took 3rd in Bad Liebwerda (13th DSV Kongress; Salo Flohr won).
  • In 1935, he won in Konstantinsbad (14th DSV Kongress).
  • In 1937, he won in Teplice).
  • In 1937, he took 7th in Prague (Paul Keres won). In 1938, Gilg changed his citizenship to become German.
  • That year he won in Gablonz, and tied for 4–5th in Bad Elster (Efim Bogoljubow won).
  • In 1939, he took 3rd in Bad Oeynhausen (the 6th GER-ch; Erich Eliskases won).
  • In 1940, he tied for 3rd–4th in Bad Oeynhausen (7th GER-ch; Georg Kieninger won), and took 9th at KrakĂłw/Krynica/Warsaw (the 1st GG-ch, Bogoljubow and Anton Kohler won).
  • In 1943, he tied for 6–7th in Vienna (10th GER-ch; Josef Lokvenc won).After World War II, he lived in West Germany.
  • In May 1949, he tied for 26–27th in Bad Pyrmont (3rd West GER-ch; Bogoljubow won).
  • In 1951, he took 4th in DĂĽsseldorf (GER-ch; Rudolf Teschner won).
  • In 1953, he took 4th in Berlin (FRG-ch; Wolfgang Unzicker won).
  • In 1954 and 1963, he won FRG Cup championships.
  • Gilg played for Germany (FRG) in 1st European Team Championship at Vienna 1957, where, as first reserve, he scored 1/4 (+0 =2 -2). Gilg was awarded the International Master title in 1953.

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