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| Born | (1837-04-06)6 April 1837 |
| Died | 30 April 1889(1889-04-30) (aged 52) |
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| Country | Austria-Hungary |
BaronIgnatz von Kolisch (6 April 1837 – 30 April 1889), also BaronIgnaz von Kolisch (German) or báróKolisch Ignác (Hungarian), was amerchant,journalist andchess master withJewish roots.
Kolisch was born into a Jewish family in Pressburg (known today asBratislava). Both in business and as a chess player he was eminently successful. In his early years he moved to Vienna, then spent a year in Italy. In 1859 he arrived in Paris and in 1860–62 mostly sojourned in London, where he edited theChess Player's Chronicle withAdolf Zytogorski andJosef Kling.[1] In summer 1862 he accompanied the RussianCount Kushelev-Bezborodko to St. Petersburg, where he won a match againstIlya Shumov. Later he moved toParis and in 1869 toVienna. He became involved in banking and became a millionaire and chess patron, organizing and sponsoring important chess tournaments in the 1870s and 1880s. He founded theWiener Börse-Syndikatskasse in 1869, and in 1873 established a commission house inParis; and by prudent management he acquired considerable wealth. In 1881 he received the title of baron fromGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
As a chess player, Kolisch soon became known for his brilliant and aggressive style, but he was not a frequent participant in tournaments. In 1860 he won the first prize at the international tournament held atCambridge,England. In 1861 he lost a match toAdolf Anderssen, the strongest player of the day, by a score of 5–4.[2] The same year, he drew a match withLouis Paulsen. In 1867 at theParis tournament he secured first place, defeating bothSzymon Winawer andWilhelm Steinitz.
Kolisch was the founder and editor-in-chief of theWiener Allgemeine Zeitung, to which, under the pseudonym "Ideka",[3] he contributed manyfeuilletons. The protagonist in the short story "The chessbaron" (A sakkbáró) byFerenc Móra is based on him. He died of kidney failure in 1889.
"Колиш, Игнатий" .Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.| International | |
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