Józef Żabiński
Józef Żabiński was a Polish chess master and problemist.
Born in Warsaw, he was educated in a high school gymnasium and graduated in Law Faculty at the Imperial University of Warsaw in 1886.
Żabiński won the 2nd Warsaw City Chess Championship in 1883/84. He drew a mini-match with Simon Alapin at Warsaw 1888.
In 1899, he became the first chairman of the Warsaw Association of the Followers of the Chess Game. After World War I, he was an organizer of chess tournaments in Poland. He was the first chairman of the Polish Chess Federation in 1926–1928.
