Józef Żabiński (1860 – 27 December 1928) was a Polish

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

master and problemist. Born in

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(then in the Russian Empire), he was educated in a high school gymnasium and graduated in law faculty at the Imperial University of Warsaw (''Императорский Варшавский Университет'') in 1886. Żabiński won the 2nd Warsaw City Chess Championship in 1883/84. He drew a mini-match with Simon Alapin (1 : 1) at Warsaw 1888. In 1899, he became the first chairman of the Warsaw Association of the Followers of the Chess Game (''Warszawskie Towarzystwo Zwolenników Gry Szachowej''). After

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, he was an organizer of chess tournaments in Poland. He was the first chairman of the

Polish Chess Federation The Polish Chess Federation (Polski Związek Szachowy, PZSzach) was created on 11 April 1926 in Warsaw. Józef Żabiński was the first chairman. The initial statute outlined the fundamental objectives of the association including amongst othe ...

in 1926–1928. He was the father of

Jan Żabiński Jan Żabiński () (8 April 1897 – 26 July 1974) and his wife Antonina Żabińska (née Erdman) (1908–1971) were a Polish couple from Warsaw, recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic rescue of Jews during the H ...

, a

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and zootechnician by profession, a scientist, and organizer and director of the renowned

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before and during

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