Karl Gilg
Karl Gilg was a German chess International Master from Czechoslovakia.
Gilg played for Czechoslovakia in several Chess Olympiads.
In tournaments, he won at Aussig 1923, won at Chabařovice 1924, tied for 1st-2nd at Broumov 1925, took 2nd at Breslau 1925, took 2nd at Dresden 1926, won at Ostrava 1926, tied for 1st-2nd with Borislav Kostić at Trenčianske Teplice 1926, and won, jointly with Heinrich Wagner, at Vienna 1926. He tied for 14–15th at Semmering 1926, though defeating Alexander Alekhine in their individual game. In 1927, he tied for 7–8th in Kecskemét.
In 1928, he won in Šumperk. In 1929, he took 20th in Karlovy Vary. In 1930, he won in Olomouc. In 1930, he tied for 3rd–5th in Štubnianske Teplice. In 1933, he tied for 8–9th in Ostrava. In 1934, he tied for 1st-2nd with Hans Müller in Klosterneuburg. In 1934, he took 3rd in Bad Liebwerda. In 1935, he won in Konstantinsbad. In 1937, he took 7th in Prague.
In 1938, Gilg changed his citizenship to become German. That year he won in Gablonz, and tied for 4–5th in Bad Elster. In 1939, he took 3rd in Bad Oeynhausen. In 1940, he tied for 3rd–4th in Bad Oeynhausen, and took 9th at Kraków/Krynica/Warsaw. In 1943, he tied for 6–7th in Vienna.
After World War II, he lived in West Germany. In May 1949, he tied for 26–27th in Bad Pyrmont. In 1951, he took 4th in Düsseldorf. In 1953, he took 4th in Berlin. In 1954 and 1963, he won FRG Cup championships. Gilg played for Germany in 1st European Team Championship at Vienna 1957, where, as first reserve, he scored 1/4.
Gilg was awarded the International Master title in 1953.
