Rudolf Pitschak

Who was Rudolf Pitschak?

Rudolf Pitschak was a Czech–German chess master.

Born in Rumburk, he once was the head of the Brünn German Chess Club. He played in Silesian Chess Congress, where he tied for 3rd-4th at Gleiwitz 1927, took 3rd at Reichenbach 1928, and took 2nd, behind Heinz Foerder, at Breslau 1930.

Pitschak won at Venice 1929, finished second to Flohr at Králičky 1929, tied for 3rd-4th at Bílina 1930, took 7th at Mnichovo Hradiště 1930, took 11th at Moravská Ostrava 1933, tied for fourth at Bad Liebwerda 1934, the 13th DSV-ch, Salo Flohr won, tied for 7-8th at Konstantinsbad 1935, and tied for 2nd-3rd at Vienna 1943.

After World War II, Pitschak played at Cleveland in the 1957 where he drew a game with Bobby Fischer.