Emil Schallopp

Emil Schallopp was a German chess master and author. He became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz–Zukertort World [Chess Championship 1886|1886 World Championship match]. He is best known today as an author, particularly of the seventh edition of the Handbuch des Schachspiels.

Tournaments

Schallopp played in many international chess tournaments, especially in the 1880s, although he never won an important event. He placed fourth at Wiesbaden 1880, after Joseph Henry Blackburne, Berthold Englisch, and Adolf Schwarz, and ahead of James [Mason (chess player)|James Mason], Szymon Winawer, Louis Paulsen, and nine others. He placed second at Nottingham 1886 to Amos Burn, and received the best game prize for his encounter with Zukertort.

Legacy

The Schallopp Defense to the King's Gambit Accepted is named after him.
The Schallopp Defense variation of the Slav Defense is named after him.