Emil Schallopp
Emil Schallopp |
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Association | 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
- Replayable chess games by Emil Schallopp on 365Chess.com (English)
- Literature by and about Emil Schallopp in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary for Emil Schallopp ( memento of February 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), in: Deutsche Schachzeitung , No. 5, May 1919, pp. 108-109.
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
- ^ SG Lasker Steglitz-Wilmersdorf: History: The predecessor clubs
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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 |