Paul Tröger

Paul Tröger (28 June 1913 – 20 January 1992) was a German chess player and sport journalist, West Germany Chess Championship winner (1957).

Paul Tröger
Paul Tröger in 1975
CountryGermany
Born(1913-06-28)28 June 1913
Augsburg, Germany
Died20 January 1992(1992-01-20) (aged 78)
Cologne, Germany

Biography

Paul Tröger won three medals in West Germany Chess Championship: gold (1957),[1] silver (1949)[2] and bronze (1961).[3] He won international chess tournaments in Kirchheim unter Teck (1947) and Kapfenberg (1955, shared 1st place with Karl Robatsch).

Paul Tröger played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiads:[4]

Paul Tröger played for West Germany in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]

  • In 1961, at fifth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in Oberhausen (+0, =5, -3),
  • In 1965, at sixth board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in Hamburg (+1, =2, -2).

Also Paul Tröger played for West Germany in Clare Benedict Chess Cup (1958, 1962-1963, 1969) and in team competition won 2 gold (1962, 1963) and 2 bronze (1958, 1969) medals.[6] With chess club SG Porz he three times won Chess Bundesliga (1967, 1979, 1982) and two times participated in European Chess Club Cup.[7]

In the period from 1951 to 1955 Paul Tröger was the editor-in-chief of sports magazine Kicker. Later he was the editor of the publications in football magazine Fußball-Woche and chess magazine Deutschen Schachblätter. In 1985, Paul Tröger received the media prize of the German Chess Union.

Literature
  • Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt: eine Zeitungsgeschichte. München: Inst. f. Zeitungswissenschaft an d. Univ. München; Zeitungswiss. Vereinigung in Komm. 1937.
  • Mein Schach-Lesebuch: Kommentare, Glossen, Portraits, Partien. Bamberg: Bamberger Schachverlag 1983.
  • Aus meinen Tagebüchern. Hollfeld: Beyer [1987]. ISBN 3-89168-004-X.
  • Angriff und Gegenspiel: Pläne, Pointen, Pleiten. Stuttgart: Franckh 1987. ISBN 3-440-05736-4.
  • Danke Partner, für Deinen Fehler!: Schach, Matt, Patt – auch Meister können straucheln. Stuttgart: Franckh 1989. ISBN 3-440-05899-9.

References
  1. "TeleSchach / Historische Turniere in Deutschland / Bad Neuenahr 1957". www.teleschach.de.
  2. "TeleSchach / Historische Turniere in Deutschland / Bad Pyrmont 1949". www.teleschach.de.
  3. "TeleSchach / Historische Turniere in Deutschland / Bad Pyrmont 1961". www.teleschach.de.
  4. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Chess Club Cup :: Paul Tröger". www.olimpbase.org.


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