Karl Gilg

Karl Gilg ( born January 20, 1901 in Mankovice ( Mankendorf ); † December 4, 1981 in Kolbenmoor ) was a German chess master.

Gilg learned chess as a four year old. After the end of World War II, he was one of the German minority in Czechoslovakia newly created. A teacher by profession, Gilg actively participated in the Czechoslovak chess life. He represented Czechoslovakia at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928 and 1931 Gilg participated in numerous international tournaments. Kecskemét in 1927, he finished eighth in Semmering 1926, he defeated Alexander Alekhine. He is one of the few players who have a positive balance against Alekhine. Of the three games, playing both players each won a Gilg and the other two held a draw. In 1931 he finished third in the Master Tournament for the 19th Congress of the Saxon Chess Federation in Leipzig together with Karl Helling shared first place after one year earlier in Meisterurnier to the Championship of Central Germany to the 18th Congress in Zwickau behind Karl Helling and Salo Flohr together with Max Blümich, Jacques had Lousy and Friedrich Palitzsch ranks 3-6.

After Czechoslovakia was occupied by the German Empire, Gilg, in 1939 at the German Championship in Bad Oeynhausen part. He finished third and repeated this success a year later.

After the end of World War II, the Gilg experienced as a soldier of the German army at the front, he settled in Kolbenmoor near Rosenheim and found employment as a teacher. He was 25 times champion of Rosenheim and twice Bavarian champion. In the German Cup in 1951 in Dusseldorf, he was fourth in the championship in 1953 in Berlin as well. In the same year he FIDE awarded the title of International Master. In 1954/55 and 1963 he won the German Cup and took Dähne 1957 in the national team at the European Championship in Vienna in part. By 1980 he was playing for his club team matches in Rosenheim.

Gilg published some endgame studies.