About Viktor Tietz
Lived 1859 – 1937 (aged 78). Viktor Tietz was an Austrian and Czech chess player and politician.
Viktor Tietz (13 April 18598 December 1937) was an ethnic-German Austrian and Czechoslovak chess player, chess life organizer and local politician.
He took 7th at Breslau 1889 (the 6th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A won by Emanuel Lasker), and won ahead of Dawid Janowski and Moritz Porges at Carlsbad 1902 (Triangular).
He invented the tie-break system now called the Tietz system. His name is attached to the chess club in Karlovy Vary. He was a main organizer of four famous international tournaments: the Carlsbad 1907, the Carlsbad 1911, the Carlsbad 1923, and the Carlsbad 1929.
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Who was Viktor Tietz?
Czech chess player (1859–1937)
When was Viktor Tietz born?
Viktor Tietz was born on 13 April 1859 in Rumburk.
When did Viktor Tietz die?
Viktor Tietz died on 8 December 1937 in Karlovy Vary.
What was Viktor Tietz's occupation?
Viktor Tietz was a chess player and politician.
What nationality was Viktor Tietz?
Viktor Tietz was Austrian and Czech.
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