Herman Pilnik

German chess player (January 8, 1914, Stuttgart - November 12, 1981, Caracas) was an Argentine chess player and grandmaster (1952).

He was born in Germany, where he began playing in chess tournaments. In 1930 his family emigrated to Argentina.

Three-time champion of Argentina (1942, 1945 and 1958). As part of the national team of this country, he participated in the Chess Olympiad 5 times (in 1950 he showed the best result among the first reserve). He participated in two inter-zonal tournaments and the candidates' tournament in 1956.

At the end of his life he lived in Venezuela and taught chess at the Military Academy

An array of plays
Herman Pilnik player profile and games at Chessgames.com