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Erich Eliskases

1913 - 1997

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Erich Gottlieb Eliskases (15 February 1913 – 2 February 1997) was a chess player who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition. In the late 1930s he was considered a potential contender for the World Championship. Eliskases was granted the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Eliskases is the 114th most popular chess player (up from 123rd in 2019), the 768th most popular biography from Austria (up from 856th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Erich Eliskases ranks 114 out of 461. Before him are André Chéron, Veselin Topalov, Philipp Stamma, Grigory Levenfish, Vasja Pirc, and Peter Leko. After him are Oscar Panno, Ernst Grünfeld, Igor Bondarevsky, Eugenio Torre, Wolfgang Uhlmann, and István Csom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Erich Eliskases ranks 210. Before him are Franz Brunner, Masayoshi Ito, Jiří Hájek, Jacqueline de Romilly, Gheorghe Apostol, and Lawrence Stevens. After him are Lilian Jackson Braun, Luis Miró, Vasco Pratolini, Igor Bondarevsky, Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, and Roberto Porta. Among people deceased in 1997, Erich Eliskases ranks 181. Before him are Dulce María Loynaz, Sándor Végh, Jurek Becker, Shinichi Hoshi, Jarl Kulle, and Tamara Tyshkevich. After him are Agnieszka Osiecka, Martin Kippenberger, Brian Connolly, Daniil Shafran, Baltazar, and Helen Jacobs.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Erich Eliskases ranks 768 out of 1,424. Before him are Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart (1824), Karl Wendlinger (1968), Josef August Schultes (1773), Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828), Johann Michael Vogl (1768), and Willy Puchner (1952). After him are Matthias Braun (1684), Baldur Preiml (1939), Fritzi Burger (1910), Josef Uridil (1895), Herma Szabo (1902), and Valie Export (1940).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Austria

Among chess players born in Austria, Erich Eliskases ranks 3. Before him are Carl Schlechter (1874), and Rudolf Spielmann (1883). After him are Ernst Grünfeld (1893), Johann Berger (1845), Eva Moser (1982), and Markus Ragger (1988).

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