Octavio Trompowsky
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Octavio Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida (30 November 1897 – 26 March 1984) was a Brazilian chess player, who was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Trompowsky won the 1939 Brazilian Championship, but is best known as the player for whom the Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) chess opening was named.
[edit] References
- ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 431, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
[edit] Further reading
- British Chess Magazine 1984: 482
[edit] External links
- Octavio Trompowsky player profile at ChessGames.com
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