About Karol Piltz
Lived 1903 – 1939 (aged 35–36). Karol Piltz was a Polish chess player and engineer.
Karol Piltz (1903–1939) was a Polish chess master who played for Poland in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, tied for 3rd-7th in the 1st Polish Chess Championship at Warsaw 1926 (Dawid Przepiórka won), and tied for 17-18th at Jurata 1937 (4th POL-ch, Savielly Tartakower won).
Piltz, along with other members of the Warsaw team, including Abram Blass, Rafał Feinmesser, Paulin Frydman, Stanisław Kohn, Leon Kremer, Henryk Pogorieły, won a gold medal in the 1st Polish Team Championship at Królewska Huta 1929.
He died during the Siege of Warsaw in September 1939.
He won approximately 46.2% of the games he played, and played Alekhine's Defence in approximately 15.39% of his games.
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Who was Karol Piltz?
Polish chess player
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Karol Piltz was born on 7 February 1903 in Warsaw.
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Karol Piltz died in 1939 in Warsaw.
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Karol Piltz was a chess player and engineer.
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Karol Piltz was Polish.
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