Emil Schallopp

Emil Schallopp ( born August 1, 1843 in Friesack, † April 9, 1919 in Steglitz ) was a German chess master and stenographer.

Career and vocational

Schallopp earned his high school diploma in 1861 at the Joachimsthalerstrasse Gymnasium in Berlin. He studied philology and was during his studies in 1863 co-founders of the old / "third " fraternity Alemannia Berlin. Later he turned to the shorthand ( system Stolze ) and worked since 1867 as a stenographer at the North German Reichstag.

Following the Empire since 1872 he held the position of Chairman of the Berlin stenographers offices of the Reichstag. Later, the title Secret Rechnungsrat he was awarded.

At the end of his life Schallopp suffered for years from the effects of a stroke from which he never recovered.

Chess career

With 13 years Schallopp learned the game of chess. In 1861 he became a member of the Academic Chess Club Berlin. He took part in 1867 in the most important tournaments of this time and wrote a considerable number of tournament books. In the obituary of the German chess magazine states Schallopp have 1863-1871 in Berlin gained in battles with Adolf Anderssen, Zukertort Johannes Gustav Neumann and Berthold wallow a significant skill level. In recent years he also attracted an outstanding blind players sensation that led up to eight simultaneous games.

His more important tournament successes were a fourth place in 1880 in Wiesbaden, 1885, respectively, a second place in Hereford (along with Bird) and in 1886 in Nottingham. In 1891 he was defeated Walbrodt in a competition in Berlin with 3,5:5,5 ( 3, -5, = 1).

His best historical Elo rating was 2650, which he reached in July 1887.

Chess writer

Schallopp was active in journalism on a large scale. He wrote in particular books on the following Master Tournament. Leipzig in 1877, Paris in 1878, in Leipzig in 1879, Berlin in 1881, Nuremberg 1883, Hastings 1895, he published in 1886 a band to the first official world championship fight between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, which took place in the United States.

In 1891 Schallopp also gave out the manual of chess by Paul Rudolph of Bilguer in the 7th edition. He also edited numerous chess columns in periodicals, such as in the Saale -Zeitung (Hall ).

Honors and Aftermath

In 1902, he was named the Berlin Chess Club, the Schallopp had served as chairman for several years, honorary president. Furthermore Schallopp was an honorary member of the German Chess Federation.

In Steglitz ( since 1920: Berlin -Steglitz ), there was later a chess club Schallopp Steglitz. Even today there carries a street its name.

After Schallopp the Schallopp variant is also named in the King's Gambit: 1.e2 e5 -e4 e7 - 2.f2 - f4 -f3 e5xf4 3.Sg1 Ng8 - f6. It has been used successfully in modern chess by former world champion Anatoly Karpov few times.

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