Philipp Meitner

{{Short description|Austrian lawyer and chess master, father of Lise Meitner}}

Philipp Meitner (24 August 1839, Vienna – 9 December 1910, Vienna) was an Austrian lawyer and chess master. His most famous game was the "Immortal Draw" (Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner, Vienna 1872).[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250160 Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner (1872) "The Immortal Draw"] He won at Vienna 1875,[http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/itorneifino1880.htm I tornei fino al 1880] at xoomer.alice.it and won a match against Adolf Schwarz (6½–3½) at Vienna 1878.[http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site]

Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in Vienna in 1873 and Vienna in 1882. He tied for 7–8th in the first tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won),[http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1873Wien.htm Vienna] and took 14th in the second one (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won).[http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1882wien.htm Wien] at xoomer.alice.it He also tied for 8–9th at Vienna 1882 (Vincenz Hruby won), took 8th at Vienna 1895 (Georg Marco won), took 4th at Vienna 1908 (Richard Réti won), and tied for 6–7th at Vienna 1909/1910 (Trebitsch Memorial, Réti won).[http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables], An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01

Meitner studied at the Vienna Polytechnic, and William Steinitz was a fellow student.{{Cite book | last =Landsberger | first =Kurt | title =William Steinitz, Chess Champion | publisher =McFarland & Co | year =2006 | pages =17 | isbn =978-0-7864-2846-5 }}

Philipp Meitner was the father of Dr. Lise Meitner.{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/lisemeitner.htm#TOP | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=1997-05-13 | accessdate=2010-05-22 | title=Lise Meitner}}