Emil Schallopp

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Emil Schallopp
Association German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
Born August 1, 1843
Friesack
Died April 9, 1919
Steglitz
Best Elo rating 2650 (July 1887) ( historical rating )

Emil Schallopp (born August 1, 1843 in Friesack , † April 9, 1919 in Steglitz ) was a German chess player and stenographer .

Career and occupation

Schallopp obtained his Abitur at the Joachimsthaler Gymnasium in Berlin in 1861 . He studied philology and during his studies in 1863 became a co-founder of the old / "third" fraternity Alemannia Berlin . He later turned to shorthand ( Stolze system ) and worked as a stenographer for the North German Reichstag from 1867 .

After the founding of the Reich, he then held the position of chairman of the Berlin stenographers office of the Reichstag from 1872 . He was later given the title of Privy Accountant .

At the end of his life, Schallopp suffered from the effects of a stroke for years , from which he no longer recovered.

Chess career

At the age of 13, Schallopp learned to play chess. In 1861 he became a member of the Academic Chess Club Berlin. From 1867 he took part in the most important tournaments of this time and wrote a large number of tournament books. In the obituary of the German Chess Newspaper it is said that Schallopp achieved a significant playing strength in battles with Adolf Anderssen , Johannes Zukertort , Gustav Neumann and Berthold Suhle in Berlin from 1863 to 1871 . In his younger years he also caused a stir as an outstanding blind player , who played up to eight games at the same time.

His more important tournament successes were a fourth place in 1880 in Wiesbaden , in 1885 a second place in Hereford (together with Henry Edward Bird ) and in 1886 in Nottingham . In 1891 he was defeated by Walbrodt in a competition in Berlin with 3.5: 5.5 (+3 = 1 −5).

His best historical rating was 2650, which he achieved in July 1887.

Chess writer

Schallopp was active in journalism on a large scale. He wrote books by name on the following championship tournaments: Leipzig 1877, Paris 1878, Leipzig 1879, Berlin 1881, Nuremberg 1883 and Hastings 1895. In 1886 he published a volume on the first official world championship match between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort , which took place in the United States .

In 1891, Schallopp also published the 7th edition of the manual of the chess game by Paul Rudolph von Bilguer . He also worked on numerous chess columns in periodicals, e.g. B. in the Saale-Zeitung (Halle).

Honors and aftermath

In 1902 the Berlin Chess Society , which Schallopp had served as chairman for several years, appointed him honorary president. Furthermore, Schallopp was an honorary member of the German Chess Federation .

In Steglitz (since 1920: Berlin-Steglitz) there was later a chess club Schallopp Steglitz . A street there still bears his name today.

The Schallopp variant in the King's Gambit is named after Schallopp : 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. f2 – f4 e5xf4 3. Ng1 – f3 Ng8 – f6 . It was used successfully several times in modern chess by the former world champion Anatoli Karpov .

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , p. 195.
  • Anthony J. Gillam: Emil Schallopp . The Chess Player, Nottingham 2008, ISBN 1-901034-64-1 .
  • Moritz Lewitt (Ed.): Emil Schallopp. A commemorative sheet for the 70th birthday . A. Stein's publishing house, Potsdam 1913.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , p. 195.
  2. ^ SG Lasker Steglitz-Wilmersdorf: History: The predecessor clubs
personal data
SURNAME Schallopp, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess player and stenographer
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Friesack
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1919
Place of death Steglitz