In 1929, he won the championship of Stuttgart. Pilnik emigrated from Germany to Argentina in 1930. He won the Argentine Championships in 1942, 1945 and 1958. Pilnik began his international career in 1942, when he tied for 10-11th in New York, and tied for 2nd-3rd in Mar del Plata. In 1944, he tied for 1st with Miguel Najdorf in Mar del Plata. In July/August 1945, he took 3rd at the Hollywood Pan-American Tournament in Los Angeles. The event was won by Samuel Reshevsky.[4] In 1951, he came third in Gijón international tournament (Euwe was the winner),[5] and he won in Beverwijk. In 1951/52, in Vienna, In 1952, he won in Belgrade. In 1954, he won in Stuttgart.
He played for Argentina in five Chess Olympiads. In 1950, he won individual gold medal playing at first reserve board (+6 −1 =3) and team silver medal at the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik. In 1952, he won team silver medal playing at fourth board (+6 −1 =7) at the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki. In 1954, he won team silver medal playing at fourth board (+3 −2 =2) at the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam. In 1956, he played at fourth board (+7 −3 =3) at the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow. In 1958, he won team bronze medal playing at first board (+5 −2 =8) at the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich.[6]
He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1952. He took 10th at the Candidates Tournament at Amsterdam 1956. He traveled a lot and finally settled in Venezuela, where he taught chess at the Caracas Military Academy. He died in Caracas in 1981.
The Pilnik Variation of the Ruy Lopez is named after him.
References
^His official name as Argentine citizen was Germán Pilnik
^Gaige; but '13' according to Ajedrez Revista Mensual December 1981, p. 737.
^Pilnik's given name was spelled with two 'n's, in standard German fashion. Hooper D. and Whyld K. 1992. The Oxford companion to chess. 2nd ed, Oxford University Press. However, on Argentinian periodicals the name always appears as 'Herman'.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
^Pedro Méndez Castedo and Luis Méndez Castedo (2019). The Gijón International Chess Tournaments, 1944-1965. McFarland.
Hermann Pilnik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Visa with photo of 1945
January 07, 2023
hermann, pilnik, january, 1914, stuttgart, germany, november, 1981, caracas, venezuela, german, argentine, chess, grandmaster, herman, pilnikpilnik, hoogovens, chess, tournament, 1963full, namecountryargentina, germanyborn, 1914, january, 1914stuttgartdied12, . Hermann Pilnik 1 8 January 1914 Stuttgart Germany 12 2 November 1981 Caracas Venezuela was a German Argentine chess Grandmaster 3 Herman PilnikPilnik at Hoogovens chess tournament 1963Full nameHermann PilnikCountryArgentina GermanyBorn 1914 01 08 8 January 1914StuttgartDied12 November 1981 1981 11 12 aged 67 CaracasTitleGrandmasterPeak rating2450 July 1972 Career EditIn 1929 he won the championship of Stuttgart Pilnik emigrated from Germany to Argentina in 1930 He won the Argentine Championships in 1942 1945 and 1958 Pilnik began his international career in 1942 when he tied for 10 11th in New York and tied for 2nd 3rd in Mar del Plata In 1944 he tied for 1st with Miguel Najdorf in Mar del Plata In July August 1945 he took 3rd at the Hollywood Pan American Tournament in Los Angeles The event was won by Samuel Reshevsky 4 In 1951 he came third in Gijon international tournament Euwe was the winner 5 and he won in Beverwijk In 1951 52 in Vienna In 1952 he won in Belgrade In 1954 he won in Stuttgart He played for Argentina in five Chess Olympiads In 1950 he won individual gold medal playing at first reserve board 6 1 3 and team silver medal at the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik In 1952 he won team silver medal playing at fourth board 6 1 7 at the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki In 1954 he won team silver medal playing at fourth board 3 2 2 at the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam In 1956 he played at fourth board 7 3 3 at the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow In 1958 he won team bronze medal playing at first board 5 2 8 at the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich 6 He was awarded the International Master IM title in 1950 and the Grandmaster GM title in 1952 He took 10th at the Candidates Tournament at Amsterdam 1956 He traveled a lot and finally settled in Venezuela where he taught chess at the Caracas Military Academy He died in Caracas in 1981 The Pilnik Variation of the Ruy Lopez is named after him References Edit His official name as Argentine citizen was German Pilnik Gaige but 13 according to Ajedrez Revista Mensual December 1981 p 737 Pilnik s given name was spelled with two n s in standard German fashion Hooper D and Whyld K 1992 The Oxford companion to chess 2nd ed Oxford University Press However on Argentinian periodicals the name always appears as Herman Vina del Mar Archived from the original on 2013 10 21 Retrieved 2013 07 29 Pedro Mendez Castedo and Luis Mendez Castedo 2019 The Gijon International Chess Tournaments 1944 1965 McFarland OlimpBase the encyclopaedia of team chessExternal links EditHermann Pilnik player profile and games at Chessgames com Visa with photo of 1945 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hermann Pilnik amp oldid 1122059398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
