Fritz Igel Explained

Fritz Igel
Country:	Austria Brazil
Birth Date:	1898
Death Date:	unknown

Friedrich Karl Igel (also Frederico Carlos Igel; 1898 – unknown) was an Austrian chess player and writer.

Biography

In 1914, Fritz Igel shared 1st — 2nd place in Chess Club Donaustadt tournament.^[1] He played in many important chess tournaments in the 1920s and 1930s, including Vienna's Leopold Trebitsch Memorial Tournaments.

Fritz Igel played for Austria in the Chess Olympiad:^[2]

• In 1933, at reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+1, =1, -2).

Presumably, in adulthood, he moved to Brazil. He is the author of two books about chess:

• Um die Weltmeisterschaft im Schachspiel Wien 1950. (in German).
• As Regras Enxadrísticas do Super Matador São Paulo 1972. (in Portuguese, author name is indicated as Frederico Carlos Igel).

External links

• • Fritz Igel chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Wiener Schachzeitung. September-November 1914. p. 229.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Fritz Igel. www.olimpbase.org.