Izaak (Isaak) Appel (1905–1941) was a

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master.

Biography

In 1926, he took 12th place in the

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(1st POL-ch) competition, which was won by

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. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind

Teodor Regedziński Teodor (Theodor, Theodore) Regedziński (Regedzinski, Reger) (28 April 1894 – 2 August 1954) was a Polish chess master of German origin. Biography Born Poland (near Łódź), Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He ...

, in the Championship of

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. In 1930, he took 6th place in

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(Sopot), the event won by

Paulin Frydman Paulino (Paulin) Frydman (26 May 1905 in Warsaw, Poland – 2 February 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish chess master. Career In 1922, Paulin Frydman took 2nd place, behind Kazimierz Makarczyk in Warsaw. In 1923, he tied for 2nd ...

. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won six times the Łódź championships. He represented Łódź at the Polish Team championships (1st place at

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(Königshütte) 1929, and 2nd place at

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1934). The Łódź team won two silver medals. In 1932, he won matches against P. Frydman and O. Karlin. In 1935, he tied for 8th place in Łódź, which Tartakower won. In 1935, he won in Łódź. In 1935, he tied for 10th place in the Warsaw (3rd POL-ch) competition. The event was won by

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. In 1937, he tied for 4th place with

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and

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, behind Tartakower, Ståhlberg, and Najdorf in the Jurata (4th POL-ch) competition. In 1938, he tied for 8th place in the Łódź competition, which Pirc won. In 1933 and 1935, he took 2nd in the pre-Olympic tournaments. Appel represented Poland in two

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s. He played at fourth board (+4 -2 = 4) at Folkestone 1933. He played at fourth board (+7 -3 =4) at Stockholm 1937, where he won team bronze medal.OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
/ref> Just prior to World War II, Appel lived in

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, where he played in some Ukrainian tournaments. In 1940, he took 11th place in the

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, Soviet Union (12th UKR-ch) competition. The event was won by

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. Appel disappeared and is presumed to have died during the

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, but the precise date and circumstances of his death are unknown.

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