Roman Tylkowski was a Polish chess master.[1]

Roman Tylkowski
Roman Tylkowski
Roman Tylkowski at the sixth chess tournament for the Poznań championship[1]

He was a well-known player in Poznań, Poland, in the 1930s and 1940s. He represented the city in 1934 and 1948 in the Polish Chess Team Championships.[2][3][4]

Legacy

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Tylkowski is probably best known for participation in the game Tylkowski – Wojciechowski, Poznań 1931 [de] against Antoni Wojciechowski at Poznań 1931 in which Wojciechowski played his famous combination.[5][6][7] While the game is documented on many websites and is included in a well-known chess book (see references), there is some dispute regarding the moves in this game and whether it even occurred.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Photograph taken at the sixth chess tournament for the Poznań championship organized by the Poznań Chess Club". Audio-visual archives of the Government of Poland. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ^ "2nd Polish Team Chess Championship: Katowice 1934". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  3. ^ "5th Polish Team Chess Championship: Wrocław 1948". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ^ "Polish Team Chess Championship::Roman Tylkowski". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  5. ^ Irving Chernev (1974). Wonders and Curiosities of Chess. Dover.
  6. ^ "Tylkowski vs Antoni Wojciechowski". chessgames.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  7. ^ "The Real Polish Immortal: Tylkowski vs. Wojciechowski - Endgames". St Louis Chess Club, Pepe Cuenca [es], Chess Grandmaster. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  8. ^ "Strangest Coincidence Ever - Or Hoax?". Tim Krabbé, Chess Historian. 1999. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. ^ "The Perfect Chess Combination? - Best of the 30s - Tylkowski vs. Wojchiehowski, 1931". Sam Copeland, Chess National Master. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  10. ^ "Tylkowski v Wojciechowski (Poznan 1931)". Cornwall County Chess Association. Retrieved 2021-12-13.