Brazilian chess player

Octávio Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida (30 November 1897 – 26 March 1984) was a Brazilian chess player, who was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.Trompowsky won the 1939 Brazilian Championship, but is best known as the player for whom the Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) chess opening was named.

References

Further reading

• British Chess Magazine, vol.:1984, p.:482 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |*le= (help)

External links

• Octavio Trompowsky player profile and games at Chessgames.com