Emil Schallopp (1 August 1843,

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, Germany – 9 April 1919, Berlin) was a German

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master and author. He became head of the

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department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz– Zukertort 1886 World Championship match. He is best known today as an author, particularly of the seventh edition (1891) of the '' Handbuch des Schachspiels''.

Tournaments

Schallopp played in many international

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, especially in the 1880s, although he never won an important event. He placed fourth at

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1880, after

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, and

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, and ahead of

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, Louis Paulsen, and nine others. He placed second at

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1886 to

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, and received the best game prize for his encounter with Zukertort.

Legacy

The Schallopp Defense to the

King's Gambit Accepted The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit, White has two main plans. The first is to play d4 and Bxf4, regaining the gambit p ...

(1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6) is named after him. The Schallopp Defense variation of the

Slav Defense The Slav Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: :1. d4 d5 :2. c4 c6 The Slav is one of the primary defenses to the Queen's Gambit. Although it was analyzed as early as 1590, it was not until the 1920s that it started to be e ...

is named after him.

References

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External links

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249 chess games of Emil Schallopp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schallopp, Emil 1843 births 1919 deaths German chess players German chess writers German male non-fiction writers 19th-century chess players