Emil Zinner

Chess Player

1909 – 1942

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Who was Emil Zinner?

Emil Zinner was a Jewish-Czech chess master.

He won an open tournament at Budapest 1926; tied for 5-6th at Bilina 1930; tied for 8-10th at Brno 1931, tied for 2nd-4th at Moravska Ostrava 1933; tied for 4-6th at Bad Liebenwerda 1934; tied for 5-7th at Luhačovice 1935; tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Karl Gilg at Konstantinsbad 1935; took 15th at Poděbrady 1936, and took 2nd, behind Paul Keres, at Prague 1937.

Zinner played for Czechoslovakia in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936, and won individual bronze medal at third board there. He also played in 7th Chess Olympiad at Stockholm 1937 at third board.

He died in the Nazi Majdanek concentration camp in 1942.

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Born
Aug 23, 1909
Lived in
  • Brno
Died
Jul 8, 1942

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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