Paul Tröger (28 June 1913 – 20 January 1992) was a German chess player and sport journalist, West Germany Chess Championship winner (1957).
| Paul Tröger | |
|---|---|
 Paul Tröger in 1975 | |
| Country |  West Germany |
| Born | 28 June 1913 Augsburg, German Empire |
| Died | 20 January 1992 (aged 78) Cologne, Germany |
Biography
editPaul Tröger won three medals in West Germany Chess Championship: gold (1957),[1] silver (1949)[2] and bronze (1961).[3] He won international chess tournaments in Kirchheim unter Teck (1947) and Kapfenberg (1955, shared 1st place with Karl Robatsch).
Paul Tröger played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1958, at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4, =3, -5),
- In 1962, at fourth board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+4, =5, -3).
Paul Tröger played for West Germany in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]
- In 1961, at fifth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in Oberhausen (+0, =5, -3),
- In 1965, at sixth board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in Hamburg (+1, =2, -2).
Also Paul Tröger played for West Germany in Clare Benedict Chess Cup (1958, 1962-1963, 1969) and in team competition won 2 gold (1962, 1963) and 2 bronze (1958, 1969) medals.[6] With chess club SG Porz he three times won Chess Bundesliga (1967, 1979, 1982) and two times participated in European Chess Club Cup.[7]
In the period from 1951 to 1955 Paul Tröger was the editor-in-chief of sports magazine Kicker. Later he was the editor of the publications in football magazine Fußball-Woche and chess magazine Deutschen Schachblätter. In 1985, Paul Tröger received the media prize of the German Chess Union.
Literature
edit- Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt: eine Zeitungsgeschichte. München: Inst. f. Zeitungswissenschaft an d. Univ. München; Zeitungswiss. Vereinigung in Komm. 1937.
- Mein Schach-Lesebuch: Kommentare, Glossen, Portraits, Partien. Bamberg: Bamberger Schachverlag 1983.
- Aus meinen Tagebüchern. Hollfeld: Beyer [1987]. ISBN 3-89168-004-X.
- Angriff und Gegenspiel: Pläne, Pointen, Pleiten. Stuttgart: Franckh 1987. ISBN 3-440-05736-4.
- Danke Partner, für Deinen Fehler!: Schach, Matt, Patt – auch Meister können straucheln. Stuttgart: Franckh 1989. ISBN 3-440-05899-9.
References
edit- ^ "TeleSchach / Historische Turniere in Deutschland / Bad Neuenahr 1957". www.teleschach.de.
- ^ "TeleSchach / Historische Turniere in Deutschland / Bad Pyrmont 1949". www.teleschach.de.
- ^ "TeleSchach / Historische Turniere in Deutschland / Bad Pyrmont 1961". www.teleschach.de.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Chess Club Cup :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
edit- Paul Troger player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Paul Tröger chess games at 365chess.com
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