Karol Piltz

Karol Piltz (1903–1939) was a Polish chess master who played for Poland in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924,^[1] tied for 3rd-7th in the 1st Polish Chess Championship at Warsaw 1926 (Dawid Przepiórka won), and tied for 17-18th at Jurata 1937 (4th POL-ch, Savielly Tartakower won).^[2]

Piltz, along with other members of the Warsaw team, including Abram Blass, Rafał Feinmesser, Paulin Frydman, Stanisław Kohn, Leon Kremer, Henryk Pogorieły, won a gold medal in the 1st Polish Team Championship at Królewska Huta 1929.^[3]

He died during the Siege of Warsaw in September 1939.