Vincenc Hrubý (9 September 1856 – 16 July 1917, Trieste) was a Czech chess master.
He was born in Krivsoudov ( Bohemia). [1] Hrubý worked as a teacher at a secondary school ( Realschule) in Trieste. He died there as well.
His best results were in 1880s and 1890s. In the International Chess Tournament at Vienna 1882, won by Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer, he finished 11th. [2] He won, ahead of Bernhard Fleissig, at the Vienna Chess Club tournament 1882, [3] and tied for 10–11th at Nuremberg 1883 (the 3rd DSB Congress, Winawer won). [4]
He won matches in Vienna against Berthold Englisch (3.5 : 1.5) in 1882, and Adolf Albin (5.5 : 3.5) in 1891.
References
- ^ logicalchess.com
- ^ Wien at xoomer.alice.it
- ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
- ^ Norimb at xoomer.alice.it
External links
- Vincenz Hruby player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Estimated rating of Vincenz Hruby