CHESS PLAYER
Ignatz Kolisch
1837 - 1889

Ignatz Kolisch
Baron Ignatz von Kolisch (6 April 1837 – 30 April 1889), also Baron Ignaz von Kolisch (German) or báró Kolisch Ignác (Hungarian), was a merchant, journalist and chess master with Jewish roots. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ignatz Kolisch is the 105th most popular chess player (down from 91st in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 126th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Ignatz Kolisch ranks 105 out of 461. Before him are Robert Byrne, Richard Teichmann, Mišo Cebalo, Alexander Khalifman, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Jean Dufresne. After him are Alexander Petrov, Jacques Mieses, André Chéron, Veselin Topalov, Philipp Stamma, and Grigory Levenfish.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Byrne
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 99
Richard Teichmann
1868 - 1925
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 100
Mišo Cebalo
1945 - 2022
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 101
Alexander Khalifman
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 102
Israel Albert Horowitz
1907 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 103
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 104
Ignatz Kolisch
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 105
Alexander Petrov
1799 - 1867
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 106
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 107
André Chéron
1895 - 1980
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 108
Veselin Topalov
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 109
Philipp Stamma
1705 - 1755
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 110
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 111
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, Ignatz Kolisch ranks 80. Before him are Alphonse Legros, Tony Robert-Fleury, Amelia Dyer, Tigran Chukhajian, Georg von Kopp, and Jacob Maris. After him are Robert Gould Shaw, Jorge Isaacs, Charles Yerkes, Mubarak Al-Sabah, Wilhelm Lexis, and Francis Marrash. Among people deceased in 1889, Ignatz Kolisch ranks 61. Before him are Louis Faidherbe, Belle Starr, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Ludwig Anzengruber, José Joaquín Pérez, and Ivan Larionov. After him are Gustav Lange, Domingo Santa María, Laura Bridgman, August Ahlqvist, Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, and Josip Filipović.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsAlphonse Legros
PAINTER
1837 - 1911
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 74
Tony Robert-Fleury
PAINTER
1837 - 1912
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 75
Amelia Dyer
EXTREMIST
1837 - 1896
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 76
Tigran Chukhajian
COMPOSER
1837 - 1898
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 77
Georg von Kopp
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1914
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 78
Jacob Maris
PAINTER
1837 - 1899
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 79
Ignatz Kolisch
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 80
Robert Gould Shaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1863
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 81
Jorge Isaacs
WRITER
1837 - 1895
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 82
Charles Yerkes
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1905
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 83
Mubarak Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 84
Wilhelm Lexis
ECONOMIST
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 85
Francis Marrash
WRITER
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 1889
Go to all RankingsLouis Faidherbe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1889
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 55
Belle Starr
MAFIOSO
1848 - 1889
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 56
Julia Gardiner Tyler
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 57
Ludwig Anzengruber
WRITER
1839 - 1889
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 58
José Joaquín Pérez
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1889
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 59
Ivan Larionov
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 60
Ignatz Kolisch
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 61
Gustav Lange
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 62
Domingo Santa María
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 63
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 64
August Ahlqvist
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 65
Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1889
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 66
Josip Filipović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1889
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 67
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Ignatz Kolisch ranks 140 out of 418. Before him are Miloslav Mečíř (1964), Lya De Putti (1897), Vasiľ Biľak (1917), Peter Šťastný (1956), Eugen Suchoň (1908), and Roland Jacobi (1893). After him are Ján Kozák (1954), Ladislav Petráš (1946), Hana Hegerová (1931), János Bihari (1764), Janko Matúška (1821), and József Csermák (1932).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsMiloslav Mečíř
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 134
Lya De Putti
ACTOR
1897 - 1931
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 135
Vasiľ Biľak
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2014
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 136
Peter Šťastný
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 137
Eugen Suchoň
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1993
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 138
Roland Jacobi
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1893 - 1951
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 139
Ignatz Kolisch
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 140
Ján Kozák
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 141
Ladislav Petráš
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 142
Hana Hegerová
SINGER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 143
János Bihari
MUSICIAN
1764 - 1827
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 144
Janko Matúška
WRITER
1821 - 1877
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 145
József Csermák
ATHLETE
1932 - 2001
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 146
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Slovakia
Among chess players born in Slovakia, Ignatz Kolisch ranks 2. Before him are Richard Réti (1889). After him are Adolf Schwarz (1836), Max Weiss (1857), Herman Steiner (1905), and Ľubomír Ftáčnik (1957).
Richard Réti
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
Ignatz Kolisch
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 2
Adolf Schwarz
1836 - 1910
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 3
Max Weiss
1857 - 1927
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 4
Herman Steiner
1905 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5
Ľubomír Ftáčnik
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 6